noaholiviaian - NOT BACKING DOWN...
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City: Brookfield
State: WI
Country: USA
Member since: Apr 10, 2008
Last logged in: Nov 11, 2008
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"There's nothing you can do, Ma'am."





What kind of health professional gives THAT advice?  Quite a few in my life!  My son was diagnosed with Autism in 2004 (age 3.5 yrs) after 18 months of scrambling to learn why he stopped talking, stopped playing and stopped listening.  My search quickly led me to the GFCF diet, DAN! and biomedical intervention, all along being discouraged by doctor after doctor that what I was now following was simply garbage distributed to take advantage of desperate parents.  What a shame; and how fun it has been to prove them absolutely, 100%, unequivocally WRONG!  I can see recovery...





My name is Pam.  I am a mom of 3 and a wife to only 1.  My youngest, Ian, is on the Autism Spectrum.  Although I wish he never developed Autism, my son's journey has changed me in so many positive ways:  I am more compassionate, my famiy lives a clean and healthy lifestyle and the fire is back in my eyes.  It is no longer simply about me.





I'd love to tell you that my life is full of things other than Autism, but at this point that is fantasy.  I do enjoy cooking, physical activity, helping run an inner city food pantry and promoting Environmental Awareness whenever possible.  I should spend less time on the computer and more time interacting with 4 dimensional human beings, but I'm working on that...

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Summer Schedule needs Excel Program!
by noaholiviaian on 06.14.08 - public - 82 visits

Man, oh, Man. I am trying to get my 3 kids ready for summer (starts today!). Between therapy and social skills classes, Ian's days are jam-packed. I find it hard to make time to get my other kids where they need to go. I am considering a clone of myself for the short-term, but then I wouldn't know what to do with her once Fall comes. Worse yet, what if she is more competent than I am?
I look forward to the day where summer is more relaxing than the school year. The day where scheduling a play date doesn't involve wracking my brain over who would do the best with my son. The time where therapy is a distant memory and a day at the beach doesn't mean I have to cancel a session.
For now, the spread sheets are necessary. Ugh.

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Motherof4
Posted on Sun, 15 Jun 2008

Oogh. I know what you mean. I'm not quite sure how I'm going to get everyone where they need to go this summer. Oh, well, I live for a good challenge...

shannonj
Posted on Sun, 15 Jun 2008

Cloning--that is a great idea. Then one of you could hibernate during the winter! Who wouldn't want to catch up on their sleep every now and then!

Johanna
Posted on Sat, 14 Jun 2008

I have a calendar that has a column for Mom and then 4 other columns, 1 for each of the kids. I understand about having a schedule! With 2 kids on the spectrum and 2 teenagers it is a wonder that I don't miss more appointments :) Have a nice weekend!

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