Tag Archives: Autism

Shop Cynthia’s Closet on June 14th
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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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Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash–April Update
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I mentioned a few weeks ago that I was going to celebrate my 50th birthday by planning a year of activities and challenges to honor this milestone. I’m calling it Cynthia’s Yearlong 50th Birthday Bash, and so far, as predicted, … Continue reading

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Celebrating Life on the Spectrum
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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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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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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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More Essential Than Air
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One of the most interesting things about my ongoing health and wellness journey is that without realizing it, I stopped using coffee and tea. That’s right. No caffeine. A few months ago this would have seemed laughable, if not downright … Continue reading

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Story Included In Another Chicken Soup for the Soul Publication
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Somehow I managed to forget — probably because of everything that’s been going on in my life — that my story, “The Little Matchmaker,” will be published by the folks at Chicken Soup for the Soul later this month. The … Continue reading

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Story Published in Special Needs Anthology
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Yesterday was the release party for the new anthology entitled, Monday Coffee and Other Stories of Mothering Children with Special Needs. It contains my story, “Waiting, Still Waiting, For Words.” InWords Press published the anthology which was the vision of … Continue reading

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Separation Anxiety–An Update
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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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Structure’s Slippery Slope, Part 2
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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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