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snacks snacks and more snacks

Because of his high metabolism, David requires frequent snacks.  We do fresh fruit, canned fruit and baked goods.  The baked goods are more reward snacks than regular snacks. The dog was munching on a snack today.  Turns out he is getting his treats from David’s room.  Sure enough he had a whole box of Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies hidden in his room.  Grrrr… We don’t withhold food, rather we make every effort to ensure that he asks for permission, and that he doesn’t take them into his bedroom.  The only time he is denied a snack is right before meals. Recommendations?  We do lock our cupboards, but this cupboard is 6 feet off of the floor.   Tweet #fighting4answrs

a new therapist

David has a new therapist.  We met her yesterday.  Very abrupt lady.  Just what David needs, as he hasn’t been wanting to listen and stop having negative behaviors. David has OCD.  So we talked about his stealing electronic gadgets.  After she got done with his session we talked about it.  According to her, he knows right from wrong.  She doesn’t think the OCD has anything to do with his stealing.  Why?  When he stole a watch last week from Kmar sh asked him which pocket he put it in. His response was “I put it in my back pocket.” She asked him why. “Because they never search my back pockets.” was his reply. Which according to her means he is thinking about what he is doing before he is doing it.  Where as if it was a compulsive behavior, he would just do it without thinking it through first. So

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Sometimes…You Shouldn’t Say a Word – Health Activist Writer’s Month

As Special Needs Parents, We Sometimes Write Before we Think Special Needs Parents aren’t immune from this human failing, after all. We all are a bit guilty of sometimes writing something in anger, writing something without considering how deeply we feel about what we say. When emotions are high, which is often is when talking about our children with special needs, we lash out to hurt before being hurt. The problem is that when we do that we are giving up a chance to think critically about life in a way that can make a difference. I can see you shaking your head out there. So let me explain … Another Special Needs Parent’s Opinion isn’t my Own I wanted to write about this yesterday. I was going to write up a rant of a post and slap my autism awareness month label on it and proudly declare my right

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