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Comment on Win 2 of Jenny McCarthy’s autism books. by tracy merritt

tracy merritt — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:25:27 +0000

Keep up the great work you do — i always pick up something new

Comment on Photoshoot by Tamie

Tamie — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 17:35:08 +0000

As mom to a 5-year-old with autism who can NEVER seem to keep a shirt on (or sometimes pants), I am so proud of Raif! And happy for you. Sounds like it went really well. And I had to chuckle over how he excused the photographer. My son does that kind of thing too (“Okay…bye-bye!”). If only the rest of us could get away with telling people that it was time to leave like that…lol…

Comment on Photoshoot by nine-arrows

nine-arrows — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 22:55:47 +0000

You SHOULD be proud! That warms my heart, too.

Comment on “And” by Tamie

Tamie — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 14:53:26 +0000

AWESOME!!! We are working on “and” with our guy right now and he is slowly picking it up. I get a big thrill when I hear him use it independently every now and then!!

Comment on “And” by Kim

Kim — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:50:32 +0000

Woohoooo! WTG Raif!

I can imagine you grinning ear to ear while you made dinner after that moment. I hope there are many such moments in your future.

Comment on 2009 is Here! by Beth

Beth — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 02:54:35 +0000

Happy New Year to you and your family also!

Comment on 2009 is Here! by Tamie

Tamie — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:28:07 +0000

I’m stopping by for the first time and am glad to have found the site. Happy New Year to you, too!!

Comment on Sick or Not Sick, That is the Question… by Tamie

Tamie — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:26:18 +0000

My son has autism and is now 5, and this is something we’ve been working HARD on since he was diagnosed at a year and a half old. I have always had such a fear of him suffering and not letting us know because although he is somewhat verbal, he is very stoic and does not seem to register pain the same way we do.

He just recently learned some more detailed body parts (armpits, fingernails, palms, etc) and has been using them to tell us what itches or hurts. He just went through a really bad allergy phase (found out he was severely allergic to our cat) and would come to me saying, “scratch armpit, please!” or “my toe itches!” It was wonderful to hear him being so precise.

My husband and I still stress a lot over things like sore throats, cramps, headaches and things that are more general in nature. It can make you nuts worrying over it!!

Comment on Sick or Not Sick, That is the Question… by sheasmom

sheasmom — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 22:07:53 +0000

This is a big worry for me too. My son, Shea, has a severe speech delay. I hate the thought of him hurting and not being able to tell us. I loose sleep at night thinking stuff like that.

You are not alone. Hang in there.

Comment on Another introduction by Kelly

Kelly — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:37:41 +0000

Hi Missy!

We live in Wichita, KS and have one son, adopted this year from the FC system at the age of 11 and one more on the way, will move in at the end of December, also from the system, and he is nine. Both my dh and I are 27 and are planning on many adopted children. We measured the bedrooms yesterday and we have room for 10 boys in our current home. We are hoping to adopt a sibling group of 3-5 once we finalize with our second son and get him acclimated to life with us. We too are very committed to our faith and could not be parenting our children without the Lord on our side. Our oldest son, T, has ADHD, RAD and ODD and spent 11 years in the system without a single family of permanence. Our second son, Z, has had 9 homes in five years. We homeschool T and will be bringing Z into the homeschool fold in January. So, I understand much of your motivation and many of the issues you face. I’d love to get together and chat sometime if you are close to Wichita and would like to have another friend who understands! – Blessings – Kelly