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	<title>Autism is Not the Boss &#187; autism</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>Five things I&#8217;ve learned about parenting an autistic child</title>
		<link>http://autismisnottheboss.com/2011/10/five-things-ive-learned-about-parenting-an-autistic-child/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:27:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Autism is still a mystery to me, but I&#8217;ve learned a few things over the last ten years (and no doubt there will be more of these in the next ten years). Here&#8217;s a few of my lessons-learned. What are yours?
1. I don&#8217;t trust anyone to say what my son&#8217;s abilities are, or will be. Autism is a developmental delay, not a developmental stasis. Studies are finally emerging that show most IQ tests underestimate the intelligence of kids with autism. We&#8217;ve had doctors and teachers tell us that Connor wouldn&#8217;t be able to do this or perform that, and he&#8217;s <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2011/10/five-things-ive-learned-about-parenting-an-autistic-child/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Mom, Will I Outgrow Autism?</title>
		<link>http://autismisnottheboss.com/2011/09/mom-will-i-outgrow-autism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Sep 2011 23:28:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Mom, will I outgrow autism?&#8221;
&#8220;Son, I don&#8217;t know. Some doctors say autism lasts a lifetime; others say some kids do outgrow it. I hope both are correct. I hope you learn how to handle the things that are difficult for you, but I also hope you never lose the gifts that autism has given you &#8212; your incredible memory, your powers of observation and your ability to envision the world as it should be.&#8221;
My son&#8217;s triennial evaluation is coming due this fall, and my son is doing so well in school that he may indeed lose his educational diagnosis of <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2011/09/mom-will-i-outgrow-autism/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></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>Keeping It Simple: Dr. Temple Grandin&#8217;s Top 5 Parenting Tips for Autism</title>
		<link>http://autismisnottheboss.com/2011/04/keeping-it-simple-dr-temple-grandins-top-5-parenting-tips-for-autism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 14:13:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes I get lost in all of the therapies, advice, opinions and &#8216;new findings&#8217; related to autism. That&#8217;s when I refer back to five simple tips for autism parenting provided by the renowned Dr. Temple Granding  last year during an interview for one of my Examiner.com columns.  I find myself referring back to these rules again and again to regain my focus and areas of priority. Here are the five tips, re-posted for your convenience. I hope they help other parents as they have helped me:
1. Develop the child&#8217;s areas of strengths. Focusing only on delays and weaknesses is not the answer. Developing areas of <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2011/04/keeping-it-simple-dr-temple-grandins-top-5-parenting-tips-for-autism/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>How one school district is drafting a policy against unlawful restraint and seclusion</title>
		<link>http://autismisnottheboss.com/2011/02/tonight-please-join-me-to-discuss-how-one-school-district-is-drafting-a-policy-against-unlawful-restraint-and-seclusion/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Feb 2011 16:13:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve heard the horror stories &#8211; Practices of using restraints and seclusion (R&#38;S) in schools have humiliated, physically harmed, or even caused the deaths of  children.  Yet many schools use R&#38;S routinely as a method to get troublesome kids, even those as young as five years old,  out of the classroom. Children on the autism spectrum are particularly vulnerable to this type of treatment.  Because they do not display physical signs of their disabilities, they are often perceived as being non-compliant, lazy or just plain &#8216;difficult.&#8217; 
For Missouri, the path to fixing the problem started with one courageous mom&#8217;s outrage against the treatment of her young son. Her story caught the attention of the media, <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2011/02/tonight-please-join-me-to-discuss-how-one-school-district-is-drafting-a-policy-against-unlawful-restraint-and-seclusion/"> 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>For grandparents, neighbors and extended family&#8230;How can you help?  Bring dinner!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My parents recently confessed that that they always wanted to help out with our son, but weren&#8217;t sure what to do.  They felt particularly helpless during the early years when Connor was newly diagnosed and we were still trying to find our way with Autism.  They are not alone. Many parents, neighbors and friends stand on the sidelines or walk on eggshells fearing that they will say or do the wrong thing.   If only these parents and friends knew how much we needed them during that difficult time (and how much we still need them now).  Maybe this  list of DO&#8217;s and DON&#8217;Ts will give them the guidelines and the <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/10/for-grandparents-neighbors-and-extended-family-how-can-you-help-bring-dinner/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Family Fun Away from Home</title>
		<link>http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/06/family-fun-away-from-home/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2009 18:23:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It was a nightmare taking Connor anywhere.  When he was an infant, we&#8217;d cover his pumpkin seat with a light blanket, much like a canary in a cage, as a barrier to sensory overload whenever we visited Wal-Mart or the grocery store. As a toddler and through pre-school, Connor would often refuse to get out of the car when we went to the zoo or to a children’s museum.  And movies…Connor couldn’t sit through previews until he was five!  So much money and time were wasted, and yet…he took his first plane ride when he was only three and half years old. The only thing <a href="http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/06/family-fun-away-from-home/"> Continue reading...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Engaging Your Spouse</title>
		<link>http://autismisnottheboss.com/2009/05/engaging-your-spouse-autism/</link>
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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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