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Married for over 16 years and mom of a six year old son with autism, I spend most of my time as my Little Guy's case manager/advocate/ cheerleader/everything else.

Try This Tuesday #46: G-Tube Meal Containers

Written on June 2, 2009 by Trish

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This week, Lynn from Pedaling Backwards is sharing one of her many great tips on G-tubes. G-TUBE MEAL CONTAINERSby Lynn After years of trying many containers, I have found these work best: Daily Meal Storage Pyrex 11 cup rectangle (www.pyrex.com). VERY hard to break (haven’t broken one yet unlike every other container type I’ve tried),…

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Try This Tuesday #45: Shoe Shopping

Written on May 26, 2009 by Trish

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This week, Kristin from The Days of My Life is joining us to share how she handles the difficult task of shoe shopping with her son. SHOE SHOPPINGby Kristin Since my son is autistic, he often doesn’t express himself, for example, when his shoes are too small. And yes, I found this out the hard…

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Try This Tuesday #44: Student Orientation

Written on May 19, 2009 by Trish

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Welcome to this week’s Try This Tuesday. For details on how to participate, please check out the welcome post. I know it’s almost summer, but if you’re in the middle of preparing an IEP like I am, you are already thinking about back to school time and how your child will adjust to a new…

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Try This Tuesday #43: How to address lying – by adults???

Written on May 12, 2009 by Trish

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Welcome to this week’s Try This Tuesday. For details on how to participate, please check out the welcome post. I actually have a couple of related situations that I would like some input on from other parents. It appears that twice in the last month my son has been told an untruth by the adult…

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Try This Tuesday #42: Know Who To Call For (IEP) Help

Written on May 5, 2009 by Trish

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Welcome to this week’s Try This Tuesday. For details on how to participate, please check out the welcome post. Good News and Bad News I was pleased last Thursday to receive a draft copy of my son’s IEP, a week ahead of the team meeting as I had requested. Yippee!! Less pleasing was the fact…

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Try This Tuesday #41: Choosing Therapies

Written on April 28, 2009 by Trish

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Welcome to this week’s Try This Tuesday. For details on how to participate, please check out the welcome post. Since the beginning of the year, I have been suggesting topics each week, sort of a take-it-or-leave-it writing prompt, but this week I left it open-ended. For now, I am going to leave it that way,…

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Try This Tuesday #40: Supplemental Therapies

Written on April 21, 2009 by Trish

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Welcome to this week’s Try This Tuesday. For details on how to participate, please check out the welcome post. If you’d like to join in but aren’t sure what to write about, try the topic suggestion for this week: Supplemental Therapies. I’m not sure if that’s the right word for it, but I’m thinking about…

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Try This Tuesday #39: Nurturing Your Relationships

Written on April 14, 2009 by Trish

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Welcome to another Try This Tuesday. For details on how to participate, please check out the welcome post. If you’d like to join in but aren’t sure what to write about, try the topic suggestion for this week: Nurturing Your Relationships. How do you make the time to connect with other adults and maintain the…

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Try This Tuesday #38: Safety Awareness

Written on April 7, 2009 by Trish

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Welcome to another Try This Tuesday. For details on how to participate, please check out the welcome post. If you’d like to join in but aren’t sure what to write about, try the topic suggestion for this week: Safety Awareness. How are you teaching your child to be safe, whether it is around traffic, water,…

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Try This Tuesday #37: Having a Little Fun

Written on March 31, 2009 by Trish

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Welcome to another Try This Tuesday. For details on how to participate, please check out the welcome post. If you’d like to join in but aren’t sure what to write about, try the topic suggestion for this week: Having A Little Fun. Is there an activity you’ve done with your child or something your child…

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