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	<title>Autism is Not the Boss &#187; Engaging Your Spouse</title>
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	<description>Parenting tips for children on the autism spectrum. Is it possible to live with autism without losing your mind, your life savings, or your spouse? Yes! It may be an uphill climb at times, but there are also some surprisingly easy spots. So for those parents who are determined to enjoy life with autism, welcome.</description>
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		<title>Leveraging Your Spouse&#8217;s Strengths&#8230;and Weaknesses</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 17:44:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Little did I know that the things that drive me crazy about my spouse (and vice versa) would turn out to be terrific assets for parenting a child with autism. My husband and I have found we can actually divide and conquer parenting responsibilities based upon our own less-than-stellar abilities.  Try it!
1. Who is the most laid-back? In our case, my husband has a live-and-let-live attitude. A perfect job for him is to work on social facilitation during our son&#8217;s group outings (like cub scouts). Whereas I tend to hover, my dear husband is able to step in at just the right time. He <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/08/leveraging-your-spouses-strengths-and-weaknesses/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Engaging Your Spouse</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2009 19:58:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He kisses her on the cheek, slings his golf bag over his shoulder and heads out the door with a breezy,&#8221;Don&#8217;t worry, honey, he&#8217;ll grow out of this autism-thing on his own.&#8221;  In the meantime, she keeps a rigid schedule of appointments for every autism therapy &#8211; traditional, biomedical, experimental or pure black magic &#8211; she can find.    He listens to his mother.  She listens to whomever will take her call. What little time they have together is spent arguing about who is right and who is wrong.  &#8217;Quality couple time&#8217;  turns into an opportunity to fight without the children overhearing. Marriage is difficult enough, but autism can make <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/05/engaging-your-spouse-autism/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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