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Janet’s Autism Journey Day 30

June 8, 2021 by Edna Smith

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Autism Journey Day 30-The month of April has been designated for teaching and learning more about autism so that the community can understand and accept individuals with autism. Though I have been talking about Paige and some of the things our family has experienced because of autism, I know that our anecdotes have resonated with many people who have a child with other … [Read more...] about Janet’s Autism Journey Day 30

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Janet’s Autism Journey Day 29

June 7, 2021 by Edna Smith

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Autism Journey Day 29-Paige takes part in the ROOTs program at The Farmer's House. She went to the farm weekly in middle school and high school. No two days are the same for her, which she loves! It was through participating in art projects there that she found her love of painting. Not only does she love it, but she is quite talented. She has won blue ribbons and one of her … [Read more...] about Janet’s Autism Journey Day 29

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Janet’s Autism Journey Day 28

June 6, 2021 by Edna Smith

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Autism Journey Day 28-I dreaded potty training. I was afraid Paige would never get it. We had a “potty party” that ended up being very successful. When big things needed to happen with Paige I relied on others for support. I had a lot of anxiety that things wouldn’t happen and the only way to silence those thoughts was to dive in with a trusted partner by my side. This was a … [Read more...] about Janet’s Autism Journey Day 28

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Janet’s Autism Journey Day 27

June 5, 2021 by Edna Smith

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Autism Journey Day 27-We were addressing Paige’s aggression with behavioral methods and removing foods she was allergic to. Things had gotten a lot better, but we wanted to extinguish all aggression. I had hoped to avoid medicating her because I didn’t want to just default to that. I spoke to Paige’s developmental pediatrician and she recommended trying a tiny dose of … [Read more...] about Janet’s Autism Journey Day 27

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Janet’s Autism Journey Day 26

June 4, 2021 by Edna Smith

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Autism Journey Day 26-Has anyone ever dealt with the nightmare of lice? Paige got lice in elementary school and it was a pretty bad case by the time we figured it out. She hated having her hair brushed or combed, so you can imagine how thrilled she was with everything we did to her hair. I would let her fall asleep on our leather couch and then spend hours going through her … [Read more...] about Janet’s Autism Journey Day 26

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