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Autism and Volunteering

Autism and Volunteering My son officially started high school this past summer. I’m sure I’ll be writing more about him in high school, but for now I’ll discuss his first ever high school class—the summer health class. What’s the summer health class? In our school district, it’s common practice for incoming freshman high school students…

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Chapter 4: Chemo Begins, With a Bonus: Bronchitis

To start at the beginning, read Chapter 1: Abby’s Crap News – AKA My “Journey” With Cancer The Kindness of Strangers and Others I cut my hair. And then I cut it again. I can’t even remember the last time I wore my hair short – I don’t particularly like it short, but I know it’s going to fall out within weeks, so I wanted to feel some modicum of control over the process. (Or the illusion of control, anyway.)

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Use S.E.A.T. as a Tool to Understand Your Child With Special Needs

S.E.A.T. What does S.E.A.T. stand for and why can it help you evaluate your child’s behaviors? S.E.A.T. stands for Sensory, Escape, Attention, and Tangible. It is my understanding that SEAT is a tool used to help understand your child’s behavior by attempting to break down undesirable behaviors. SEAT helps you discover the purpose or reason or explanation behind a behavior, or why it occurred and what lead up to that behavior. Why is this important?

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Your Child’s Blood Type: A Guide to Their Health

As parents we are always worried about our childrens health and well-being and a great part of this includes selecting the right foods that will help them grow into healthy adults. But how do we know whats right for our children? After-all each child is a unique person with their own unique needs.

8 mins read

Your Child?s Blood Type: A Guide to Their Health

As parents we are always worried about our children?s health and well-being and a great part of this includes selecting the right foods that will help them grow into healthy adults. But how do we know what?s right for our children? After-all each child is a unique person with their own unique needs.