shannonj - A Hopeful Heart
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City: Harpswell
State: Maine
Country: USA
Member since: Jan 23, 2007
Last logged in: Dec 01, 2008
shannonj's Bio
 

My name is Shannon and I have a great husband and 2 amazing kids.

My oldest, Wynn, has autism and still struggles, after all these years of treatments and therapies, with anxiety and aggression. At his best, he is funny, intuitive and sensitive.

My daughter, 12 year old Haley, is strong and independent, creative and musical. She has been a shining example for Wynn and taught him many of his first words and skills by sheer example.

Steve is my husband of 19 years and partner in this endeavor to be a family in this crazy world of autism. Out of a need we had to have better communication with Wynn's team members, he created a web application called iAbida.com. It has been a project from his heart, and he makes it available to all families, around the globe, for free.

And me? In spite of being a terrible klutz, I have learned the fine art of juggling....motherhood, advocacy, household management and working from home. Foggyrock is my latest project--to fulfill my own need to be associated with other fantastic folks, like you, who I knew were out there.....Thank you for allowing me into your life through this community.

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My son Wynn has autism. As a result, his social skills are stunted. Neverl...Read more
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My 12 year old son struggles, for some reason, with understanding the difference...Read more
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One Voice
by shannonj on 11.19.07 - public - 207 visits

I don’t know about you, but I am especially grateful for all the folks out there who are not affected by autism personally, but find a way to support and encourage the community anyway. My favorite example is the YouTube video of a brave disabled singer, a packed stadium, uncomfortable laughter.....and then a chorus of thousands. Watch it and you might just believe in world peace....

www.youtube.com/watch?v=NhcZRFcjbhw
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carmel66
Posted on Mon, 19 Nov 2007

I was watching vh1 or something the other night - flipping through, I'm too old to watch - and there were all these "rockers" spouting off the Autism statistics. Ok - they were old rockers but that's their audience. I was amazed. Cath

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