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Category Archives: autism spectrum disorders

A New Year Equals New Beginnings

I have been absent for a number of days.  No, I didn’t fall from the face of the earth.  I have been sick, and when I get sick, I get really sick.  See, I have an autoimmune disorder.  I don’t have AIDS, I have Systemic Lupus.  But that is ok.  Lately, I have been feeling wore out, and run down.  That coupled with a never ending sense of vertigo, makes me not want to spend a lot of time doing much of anything. So, what have I been doing? Something simple. I have been thinking about what it means to be a dad.  A Father.  A Father Figure. I am not all-knowing, contrary to any popular beliefs held by my children.  I am simply a guy. For a while now, I have been documenting our life with David.  Our lives are so much more than David though.  I have four

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Celebrated Christmas with David at the PRTF

We spent the day with David.  He got to open his presents from us, and we opened our presents from him.  It was a good day. the facility has apartments for families to utilize when they are visiting.  As a result, we spent the day in a home like environment rather than in the more institutional cottage where he resides. David received an abundance of clothes, and toys.  I received a cell phone case and wallet.  the siblings each got books or useful items like makeup mirrors. After lunch we watched a couple of movies and just enjoyed our time with David.  He was so different.  Calm doesn’t seem to be the right word, as he still had plenty of energy.  But you could tell he was working on controlling himself. When we left, sad to say, old habits die hard.  We checked all of his stuff to ensure that

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Reblog: Santa’s Reindeer Are On Facebook?

Laughter… I LOVE it!  I was trying to come up with a short post for today and finally settled on a little Christmas humour!!       Enjoy your Sunday! Happy Ho-Ho-Holidays!! Tweet #fighting4answrs

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