State: Maine
Country: USA
Member since: Jan 23, 2007
Last logged in: Dec 01, 2008
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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by shannonj on 12.09.07 - public - 202 visits
A guy is flying in a hot air balloon, and he's lost. He lowers
himself over a field and calls down to a guy,
Balloon: "Can you tell me where I am, and where I'm headed?"
Ground: "Sure. You're at 41 degrees 2 minutes and 14 seconds North,
144 degrees 4 minutes and 19 seconds East; you're at an altitude of
762 meters above sea level, and right now you're hovering, but you
were on a vector of 234 degrees at 12 meters per second"
Balloon: "Amazing! Thanks! By the way, do you have Asperger's Syndrome?"
Ground: "I do! How did you know that?"
Balloon: "Because everything you said is true, it's much more detail
than I need, and you told me in a way that's no use to me at all."
Ground: "Hey, are you a clinical psychologist?"
Balloon: "Yes!, I am, but how did you know that??"
Ground: "You don't know where you are. You don't know where you're
going. You got where you are by blowing hot air. You put labels on
people after asking a few questions, and you're in exactly the same
spot you were 5 minutes ago, but now, somehow, it's my fault."






