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Tag Archives: joy

Transforming Parenthood

Transform Parenting Styles – Measures taken to embrace new ideas It’s been forever since we posted about David, and this is a result of our decision to transform how we saw parenthood. Specifically parent hood of David. The decision to transform was easy, actually beginning to transform our parenting styles was much more difficult. This post is about what that looks like for us, for David and for our family. Readers may remember that David came home in January of this year. During the last months of his stay in the care facility, we heard repeatedly that they had cured him. An adjective that we frequently heard was how he is. Beginning in November of last year, mom and I began discussing how we could adapt our parenting to David’s needs.  Because honestly, what is hugely important to mom and I, has no bearing to David and his life. Those

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Tags: change, joy, life, parenting, theft, Transformation ·

the value in flaws of the mind

I talk regularly about David’s mental health.  Flaws isn’t a good word for the way he is, or why he is the way he is. Even though most days I am flummoxed by what to do with his behaviors, his mind has value. Every mind has value.  Why? With David, it is the simple things.  When he wants to be helpful, regardless of the reason, you can’t find a better helper.  If one of the pets is upset, he calms them down.  He can calm pets for other people, especially cats, including one that is especially standoffish to anyone except her owner.  He has a wicked sense of humor.  He can hear conversations from 30 feet away, even if they don’t concern him. He is a voracious reader.  A technology wizard. Every mind has value, there is a purpose for everything that is in the world.  Sometimes we wonder at

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Tags: empathy, joy, life, mind, tolerance, value ·

an update, and the coolest thing

So, we have had a good couple of days here in the manor.  Seriously. No major issues at school, nothing out of the usual, in fact far from it. One night he even woke us to let us know that he had fallen asleep without his meds and now couldn’t sleep. Now, for the coolest thing ever. Today, David helped me fix up a bicycle for him to use.  It is an old bike, tires were flat, chain frozen stiff with rust… and now, he is wearing his helmet and cruising the neighborhood. Today has been an awesome day so far. 🙂 Tweet #fighting4answrs

Tags: autism, awesome, joy ·

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