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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>The Coffee Klatch &#8211; an oasis for parents of children with disabilities</title>
		<link>http://autismisnottheboss.com/2011/05/the-coffee-klatch-an-oasis-for-parents-of-children-with-disabilities/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 23:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Coffee Klatch  is the social networking version of  sharing a cup of coffee with a good friend.  Tailored to  parents of special needs children,  The Coffee Klatch doesn&#8217;t limit topics to one diagnosis, one advocacy issue or one type of ability.  Perhaps its very eclecticism is what makes The Coffee Klatch  so appealing to parents. After all, our kids typically don&#8217;t  have only  an autism diagnosis; they also have concomitant medical issues &#8211; from ADHD to Down&#8217;s Syndrome to epilepsy to Tourette&#8217;s Syndrome to Sensory Processing Disorders to many, many others. 
 The Coffee Klatch provides an  engaging and non-threatening community. Marianne Russo, creator and lead moderator of the Coffee Klatch, is highly sensitive <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2011/05/the-coffee-klatch-an-oasis-for-parents-of-children-with-disabilities/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Autism Ups and Downs: When Parents Lose Their Way</title>
		<link>http://autismisnottheboss.com/2010/09/autism-ups-and-downs-when-parents-lose-their-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Sep 2010 15:26:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Losing our way as parents happens.  Typically, it begins with the nagging doubt  that we aren&#8217;t doing something quite right, but we cannot  for the life of us figure out what it is. Sometimes the realization is a false alarm generated by other stressors in our lives.  Other times, the doubt is based in reality, but the underlying issue is easily identified and corrected by advice from other parents,  professionals or the ever-helpful Google search engine.
But other times, we parents do come to a point where we don&#8217;t know what to do, and all of the advice, research and theory just won&#8217;t cut it.   We need hands-on <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2010/09/autism-ups-and-downs-when-parents-lose-their-way/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>New Year&#8217;s Resolutions for an &#8216;Autism Mom&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/12/new-years-resolutions-for-an-autism-mom/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Dec 2009 19:55:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Autism and life are inextricable,  but certainly not incompatible nor joyless.  Sometimes, though, thriving with autism might take a bit more planning and commitment. Thus, with high hopes and good intentions, I join with many others in making my 2010 New Year&#8217;s resolutions. Here are mine, which have been tailored to an autism-friendly mode:
1. To stop dithering about my son&#8217;s educational placement, and get him where he needs and wants to be.  It all started with Connor&#8217;s statement, &#8221;There are too many students and staff at my school.  I can&#8217;t concentrate.&#8221; All the sleepless nights, hand-wringing and relationship-cultivating efforts with the special education staff won&#8217;t change the fact <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/12/new-years-resolutions-for-an-autism-mom/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Valentines, signatures and advice for the pincer-grip challenged</title>
		<link>http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/03/valentines-signatures-advice-pincer-gri/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it came time to write Valentines in kindergarten, Connor couldn’t write his classmates’ names small enough to fit on those teensie-tiny little cards. For those who are similarly pincer grip and fine-motor challenged, my husband came up with the perfect solution. First, he had Connor write every one of his classmates’ first and last names and his own signature on a single piece of paper. Then, I took the paper of his classmates’ names, scanned it and then resized the image so that it was roughly 1/3 of its original size. I scanned his signature, resized the image and <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/03/valentines-signatures-advice-pincer-gri/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>A bad day doesn’t stop us from going to school</title>
		<link>http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/03/a-bad-day-doesnt-stop-us/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:01:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One morning no matter how hard I tried, my son would not put a shoe or a sock on his right foot. After an hour of wailing, meltdowns, time outs, bribes and begging, I gave up. I decided to walk to school per our usual routine, albeit with my five-year old partially barefoot. Undaunted, I led the procession with broom in hand to sweep away bits of broken glass, splinters or bird droppings that could be dangerous to his naked toes. Keep in mind that my son wanted to go to school so badly that he was willing to walk <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/03/a-bad-day-doesnt-stop-us/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>IEP Serenity Wish</title>
		<link>http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/02/serenity-wish-parents-children-with-autism/</link>
		<comments>http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/02/serenity-wish-parents-children-with-autism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2009 16:23:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[May the great IEP wizard grant me:
The strength to help my son change what can be changed through a combination of effective and thoughtful programs, teachers, therapists and compensatory strategies.
The courage to ignore those behavioral issues that drive me crazy, but will likely disappear on their own and/or didn&#8217;t matter in the first place.
The wisdom to know the difference so that I don’t drive my son crazy, thereby increasing my chances that he  might actually come to visit me in the nursing home (preferably accompanied by at least one grandchild) during my sunset years.
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