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Autism

Starting to Understand Twitter a Bit More

February 8, 2009

I am a techno-geek, I’ve been working on PCs since the 80s. However, I was a bit slow to adopt social media. Over the past few weeks I’ve been starting to get more involved in Twitter. While working on a few articles tonight, I noticed a link come through on Twitter that made me smile. [...]

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A Look at Children with Special Needs and Car Seats

February 2, 2009

I receive automotive-related press releases because I write about eco-friendly vehicles for The Green Motorist. This release came through today and I found it both interesting but appropriate to share with Mindless Mommy readers. I know that once Ava reached the height limit on her convertible seat, we moved her to a booster. A few [...]

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We Have Appropriate Play!

January 23, 2009

Ava is on the floor near me making a “vroom” noise as she pushes a car around – woo! She spent the last 45 minutes or so lining up the cars in the playroom then brought a shiny one in to me to vroom it. I know in the grand scheme of things this isn’t [...]

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From Cars to Crayons – More Lining Up Fun

January 22, 2009

Ava spent about 1.5 hours lining up cars and crayons this morning before school. She wasn’t totally zoned out, she’d answer if I spoke with her. I tried to get down on the floor with her and make the cars go vroom on the race track (which was filled with crayons) but oh no – [...]

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Ava is Getting Obsessive About Lining Up Cars Again

January 21, 2009

Ava hasn’t lined up anything, in an obsessive manner, in months. These past few weeks I keep finding new sets of lined up things. One morning, I awoke to Wheat Thins broken in half and lined up neatly along the couch. In my household, it could have been either kiddo but Ava proudly accepted recognition [...]

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Navigating Arizona’s Division of Developmental Disabilities – Eligibility

January 12, 2009

I have decided to start a series of posts describing how a parent can navigate the State of Arizona’s Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD).  I am well versed in the process having been working with “the system” since 2006 when my daughter was diagnosed with autism.  I am diligent about scouring the web for information [...]

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ASAN’s Recommendations to President-Elect Obama

January 9, 2009

Although I am not on the autism spectrum myself, I am a fan of the work done by the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN). On Friday, January 2 members of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network met with members of the Office of the President-Elect on Autism Policy to discuss autism policy priorities for the coming [...]

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