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Be sure to get a case worker with your county.
A good caseworker will help with benefits and programs and help with questions. They will even come to the school for things like IEP (I’ll explain that in a different post). This is especially helpful during the very young years. There are many financial aid programs to help your child and you as a caretaker (yes, you…
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Brain pruning. This is important, and I’ll have much more to add as I go.
Here are the basics for now: The concept of “pruning” in the brain refers to a normal process where the brain refines its neural connections by eliminating unnecessary or redundant synapses (the points where neurons connect and communicate). This process is essential for the development of efficient and effective neural networks, and it typically accelerates…
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Just a quick note on autism spectrum
Autism became a spectrum for one reason: money. Funding for autism used to apply to autism (classic). As a spectrum, it confuses everyone, and now, no one knows what autism is when someone says it. It is not just a socially acquired issue at all. It seems to be trendy now to say I have…
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The day the smiles stopped
I’ll never forget the day, the moment, the second I came home from work and my wife hold my young baby boy no longer made eye contact with me or smiled. I was crushed, I felt I’m a new father and I’ve already failed. I knew something wasn’t right…. I’ll finish more a bit later,…
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My story of my autistic Son
I find new parents to autism go through so much I’ve forgotten some the joy and pains of this journey