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QBLOG: School break and screen time
Even our craft projects are screens! So there I was, reading a message on my iPhone while my two kids were plugging away at their own screens. It was a message on the Special Needs list I belong to in...
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QBLOG: Logos to communicate
This past week was Spring Break for my children. Like so many other American parents, we ventured to take our children on a little vacation. This is the first real trip we’ve taken since our very...
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QBLOG: Communication celebration
Did you know that May is Better Speech and Hearing Month? To celebrate, I thought I’d take a moment to report on Quentin’s progress in Speech. If you’ve been following this blog, you know that our...
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QBLOG: Quentin and logo love – an annotated summary
Many of you might be encountering my blog for the very first time this week, clicking over from Ron Suskind’s Life, Animated website. (If you are a longtime reader, you might want to click over there...
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COOL STUFF: Google Maps for your Child with Autism
Suppose you have a child, diagnosed with autism, who loves words and corporate logos. Suppose that said child is obsessed with reading words and logos so much, that it makes it difficult for you to...
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QBLOG: The Staples Clock
While Quentin’s love/ obsession/ affinity for corporate logos rages on, he still has some “side” affinities. These passions are not as great as the magnetic draw of a good logo for Quentin, but they do...
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QBLOG: Gift request
It’s not easy finding gifts for Quentin. He doesn’t exactly like typical playthings. He also doesn’t ever come right out and ask for any toys. Every year to prepare for the holidays, I go through...
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Why I don’t have screen limits for my child with autism
My son, Quentin, is an 8-year-old who loves to spin, jump, and swing. He loves to make snow angels and take long bubble baths. He likes to run into local stores to look for his favorite logos, and ask...
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QBLOG: Autism Acceptance & fashion statements
I am very aware that April 2 is Autism Awareness Day. I am also of the mind, as so many bloggers have posted before me, that I don’t be need to be made “aware” of autism; I live it 24/7 with my son....
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INTERVIEW: Judith Newman, author of “To Siri, With Love”
Okay, I’ll admit it: When I first read Judith Newman’s New York Times op-ed called “To Siri, With Love,” I shared it everywhere. (Well, truthfully, “everywhere” for me is Facebook and Twitter.) Not...
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