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What About School?
There is a lot of change facing Adam again and I, as his primary care-giver. After all the years of worrying about schools, I see that we may have a variety of options that may require us to re-juggle our days. I knew this day would come. I wrote about...
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Thu, Jun 30 2011 7:35 AM
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Estée Klar
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Autism and Learning
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We Deserve Better
Since Adam was diagnosed with autism at the age of 19 months, we employed ABA therapists. The therapy consisted of look-me-in-the-eye programs, table-top learning. Adam was a baby. When we talk about early intervention for autism, we don’t want...
Published
Thu, Jun 23 2011 5:58 AM
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Estée Klar
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Acceptance
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communication
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Wandering
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school
A Breeze of Good Feelings
I’m going to ramble about good feelings. Following the shock of last week — hearing that Adam’s class was going to be dismantled — I felt I was in another hurricane. That short story ended quickly as the school came through to...
Published
Tue, Jun 14 2011 2:17 PM
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Estée Klar
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This requires few words
It helps to look at the face of the Laughing Buddha or the Dalai Lama, who I understand has a great laugh. Yeah, so there’s a lot of change in our lives. We just have to learn that this is a part of it and smile. So this post needs few words. I’ve...
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Fri, Jun 03 2011 9:20 AM
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Estée Klar
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Wind of Change
Today, June 1st, the winds are blowing strong. I’m not a fan of wind, of things being stirred up furiously into the air. Wind has always made me nervous and I want to be inside. I’m sitting out at the foot of my back door, drinking a Corona...
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Wed, Jun 01 2011 7:37 PM
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Estée Klar
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