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Kimberly is the mother of three wonderful children: an eight-year-old who is somewhere on the autism spectrum, and twin four-year-olds who are just very busy little people. We live on routine with a side of novelty.

Mommy Boost

Written on May 9, 2012 by Kimberly

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What’s awesome is that it used to be a struggle to get her to eat just about anything. Picture tomato-based stew tossed willfully to the floor

in Autism Spectrum, Day In And Day Out, Family Life, PDD

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Then and Now

Written on May 2, 2012 by Kimberly

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I have very little trouble remembering the emotions of that day. They are still so true today.

in Autism Spectrum, Family Life, PDD

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Great Hope

Written on April 25, 2012 by Kimberly

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That’s the kind of hope I need to keep on going in my larger, and much more significant Mommy duties. We’ve learned a lot about the care and feeding of these three precious lives.

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Making it Good…

Written on April 19, 2012 by Kimberly

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I am dismayed at how we chew each other up sometimes. I don’t think much good comes of it. I think our energies could be better spent trying to solve the mysteries and making things as good as possible for all of us.

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Pain Thresholds

Written on April 12, 2012 by Kimberly

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It seems like this high pain threshold could be a good thing in some ways, but lately it’s getting a bit scary.

in Autism Spectrum, PDD, Self Care, Skill Development

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Road Trip with Grandma

Written on April 4, 2012 by Kimberly

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Last time we offered to do this I felt like I had just walked off a cliff. We are stretched thin just keeping up with our kids, so adding Grandma to the mix is daunting. If it were just caregiving I think it wouldn’t be quite so hard, but she is angry at us a good bit of the time.

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You’ve heard of the Tiger Moms, right? How about an Eagle Mom?

Written on March 28, 2012 by Kimberly

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The child’s teacher has now hooked me on a webcam that follows a nesting pair of eagles. If you want to get hooked yourself check it out here. One of the days that my daughter wasn’t quite up to standing in line to wait for the bell to ring we went into the classroom early…

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Bull Fight

Written on March 22, 2012 by Kimberly

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I think I have mentioned before how touchy our before school routine is. Getting through the necessary steps and out the door with a positive outlook for both mother and child is tricky at best. I should know better than to mess with the equilibrium.

in Autism Spectrum, Day In And Day Out, Laughing Through The Tears, PDD

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My Three Cents

Written on March 14, 2012 by Kimberly

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I didn’t feel like I was doing anything that extraordinary. I was doing what any good mom would do – trying my hardest to meet my children’s needs. There’s nothing here to pity or stand in awe of. It’s my child who is doing amazing things.

in Advocacy, Autism Spectrum, Dealing With Public Perceptions, PDD, Raising Awareness

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Counting the Grapes

Written on March 8, 2012 by Kimberly

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Well, when you’re child pulls your hair, kicks, screams, and starts throwing things because things aren’t just the way they want them; when you have no idea what’s going on with your child and they don’t have the words to tell you; when you generally feel out of control and have learned a few things that seem to help a little here and there…you do strange things like count the grapes. I think I offered the girl some of the other fruit.

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