State: Maine
Country: USA
Member since: Jan 23, 2007
Last logged in: Mar 16, 2010
My name is Shannon and I have a great husband and 2 amazing kids.
My oldest, Wynn, age 14, 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, 13 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 20 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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Post meaningful quotes, helpful advice, and those priceless autism moments ...on 04.12.09 - public
Wynn was sitting at the table eating dinner tonight when I noticed him staring at something in the corner with great interest. I peeked around the cabinet to find a gray mouse with a long tail searching for his dinner in my kitchen! Disgusted, I screamed loud enough to scare him across the room as he disappeared beneath the dishwasher. Wynn was instantly disappointed that the creature had vanished so quickly and asked, "Why haven't we had nature in our house in a while? Can we have nature again in our house tomorrow?" ......."Nature", I hope, won't be back anytime soon!
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