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Tag Archives: Anxiety
Separation Anxiety–An Update
I will admit that when I first thought about starting a blog, my thinking was more along the lines of “I should write a blog” than “wow, I can’t wait to do this!” I knew I needed a blog to … Continue reading
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Tagged Acceptance, Anxiety, Autism, Change, Gratitude, Milestones, Parenting, Unplanned Life
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Structure’s Slippery Slope, Part 2
Every so often Katie manages to surprise the hell out of me. The past few weeks were one such time. Two weeks ago, I discussed how Katie’s in-home therapy team and I had decided to break up some areas of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Autism, Expectations, Parenting, Rigidity, Transitions, Unplanned Life
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Structure’s Slippery Slope
This summer, due to an electrical service upgrade, my house was without power on an intermittent basis. Sometimes it was off for only 30 minutes; sometimes most of the day. Sometimes the power company would send a letter telling us … Continue reading
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Tagged Anxiety, Autism, Parenting, Rigidity, Transitions, Unplanned Life
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Separation Anxiety
Lately Katie has been struggling with what I can only call separation anxiety. This is a bit odd as she has always detached from me quite easily. Even at age three, when she transitioned into the autism program in my … Continue reading


