State: Maine
Country: USA
Member since: Jan 23, 2007
Last logged in: Mar 17, 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 02.08.10 - public
Yesterday, while Wynn and I were out for a drive, he spotted a white fluffy dog in someone else's car. That started a whole conversation about poodles, large and small.
I told him a story about a poodle we had when I was a kid. Her name was Sasha and she ran away one day. We found her in the creek, and she was dead.
I then told him about how my grandfather interrupted his day at the office, and came over, in his suit and nice shoes, and dug a hole for us to bury her in.
I told him how we covered her with dirt and then how we said a prayer.
He thought for a minute and then asked,
"So you pray to dogs?"
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