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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.

And A Wonderful Time Was Had By All

Written on December 19, 2008 by Trish

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This has been the strangest holiday season for me – I have been sick (with two back-to-back colds) since the day after Thanksgiving, but have somehow managed to not miss the big events we had on the calendar. I am hoping that bodes well for my feeling better before next Thursday! Last Sunday we attended…

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Try This Tuesday #22: An Easier Way to Vacuum

Written on December 16, 2008 by Trish

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Last week when I was cleaning up our house before a friend came over, I realized I wasn’t going to have time to vacuum the living room and still finish the other things that had to be done. My son likes to help me when I vacuum, but he can’t manage the heavy machine by…

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Solving the Mystery of Bethlehem

Written on December 12, 2008 by Trish

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Last weekend my husband, son and I attended an event at our church called A Night in Bethlehem. We usually tend to avoid large gatherings like this one, but we had talked about it, read the flyer and decided to give it a try. When we arrived, there were several people dressed as shepherds herding…

in Family Life, Holidays

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Try This Tuesday #21: Expected Behavior

Written on December 9, 2008 by Trish

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One of my son’s biggest issues is the difficulty he has with taking another person’s perspective. Now this is perhaps not totally uncommon in six year olds (LOL), but because he has trouble figuring out what other people are thinking and feeling, it is often hard for him to know what behavior is expected of…

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Starting a Holiday Tradition

Written on December 5, 2008 by Trish

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For the last several months, there has been a routine in our household. Every night after dinner, Daddy and Michael sit down together to watch a couple of videos, usually shows that my husband likes and wants to introduce to his son. The choices range from Batman and the Justice League to Popeye and the…

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Try This Tuesday #20: Gearing Up for the Holidays

Written on December 2, 2008 by Trish

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Edited to add: Although I am making a topic suggestion, you are always free to post about any situation or ideas that you wish to share. And if you do decide to write about holiday tips sometime this month, you can link them to whichever TTT is most current (you don’t have to come back…

in Family Life, Try This Tuesday

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Thanksgiving Reminiscing

Written on November 28, 2008 by Trish

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As I was sitting down to write this post, I started thinking about all of the things I am thankful for, and there are many. I realized that a year ago, I hadn’t even read a blog and certainly had never considered starting one, and now here I am – part of a community that…

in Family Life

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Try This Tuesday #19: How Do You Get Your Child To Sleep?

Written on November 25, 2008 by Trish

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When I asked a couple of weeks ago for any issues you would like some input on from other readers of 5MFSN, I got this one from Gail at Challenges and Adventures. She has a question regarding her son who just turned 11. Hi Trish, I would love to pose this question to other moms:…

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Acceptance Is Not Submission

Written on November 21, 2008 by Trish

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This quote recently popped up in the little quote of the day gadget on my desktop and stuck in my head: “Acceptance is not submission; it is acknowledgment of the facts of a situation. Then deciding what you’re going to do about it.” Kathleen Casey Theisen Not too long after entering the world of special…

in Advocacy, Dealing With Public Perceptions

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Try This Tuesday #18: Speech Game

Written on November 18, 2008 by Trish

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This week, Rickismom from beneath the wings shares a fun way to emphasize the use and meaning of pronouns through a game. SPEECH GAMEby Rickismom I want to present an easy, very useful game to teach the words “I”, “YOU”, “WE”, and “THEY”. These words are confusing, due to the fact that the terms are…

in Arts and Crafts, Try This Tuesday

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