Category Archives: Autism

Our iPad Adventure Continues
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Posted on August 14, 2014 by

Last Christmas I bought my daughter an iPad and if I was to sum up our experience to date it would be this: I don’t know how we lived without it. We both love the thing! Katie immediately began using … Continue reading →

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Summer Fun
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Posted on July 24, 2014 by

Sometimes, I have to admit, life forces me to try something new with my daughter, and virtually every time, Katie wildly exceeds my expectations. You’d think I’d remember this by now, but I almost never do. Which is why, perhaps, … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Meltdown, Part 3
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Posted on July 17, 2014 by

After the meltdown, after the sensory binge, after putting the pieces together (read Part 1 and Part 2), my daughter and I checked out Livermore’s labyrinth, hidden in a courtyard behind the Presbyterian Church. It was lovely, ringed in candles. … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Meltdown, Part 2
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Posted on July 10, 2014 by

After my daughter’s food throwing meltdown at the Vietnamese restaurant (read Part 1 here), we headed straight for the park. Katie swung hard for 20 minutes, then took off her shoes and practically rolled in the sand. Then her shoes … Continue reading →

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Anatomy of a Meltdown, Part 1
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Posted on July 3, 2014 by

While I’ve been busy launching Autism A to Z and the Whistlestop Writers Open Mic, some of my friends have been tackling their own exciting projects. Sharon, for example, has long had a dream to build a labyrinth and lead … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Hoofprints on the Heart
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Posted on June 5, 2014 by

Those that know my daughter Katie’s story know that Katie said her first words when she was two years and eight months. After more than six months of intensive speech therapy, the breakthrough finally came the first time she rode … Continue reading →

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Shop Cynthia’s Closet on June 14th
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Posted on May 15, 2014 by

As a result of Isagenix and the IsaBody Challenge, I’ve lost 40 pounds. I want to lose a few more, but I took a break for my birthday celebrations, and as I tend to do, a couple weeks turned into … Continue reading →

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Celebrating Life on the Spectrum
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Posted on April 10, 2014 by

Back when I inherited Storied Nights: An Evening of Spoken Word in late May 2013, I might have had no clue what I was going to do for programming in the short-term, but I knew I wanted to do an … Continue reading →

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Our iPad Adventure Begins
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Posted on January 2, 2014 by

As I wrote last week, my daughter Katie received an iPad for Christmas. It finally arrived on the 26th, and Michael 2.0 and Katie happily tore open the packaging to get at the plain white box. Michael set up the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Surprises
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Posted on December 26, 2013 by

Christmas was very low-key and relaxing this year—a pleasant change from many holidays in the past. And no, if you are wondering: Michael 2.0 and I did not create any new traditions. We didn’t even spend Christmas together. He went … Continue reading →

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