Words to live by---

These 3 things remain true to the "Journey of Autism". Anyone or everyone can advise you;

ULTIMATELY you MUST go with what you feel is right. "GO WITH YOUR GUT."

Once you have arrived at this decision; "NEVER GIVE UP"!

LASTLY "Ya Gotta do, what Ya Gotta do!"



Saturday, December 17, 2005

CHRISTMAS CHIT CHAT

WELL AS USUAL CHRISTAMS IS ONLY A WEEK AWAY AND I AM BEHIND__OH WELL

HAVE LOTS TO REPORT BUT TOO MANY OTHER THINGS THAT NEED MY TIME RIGHT NOW SO WILL FOLLOW UP BEFORE THE MONTH  IS OUT

JUST WANTED TO REPORT ON OUR THURSDAY NIGHT                      I WON TICKETS FROM A LOCAL RADIO SHOW TO ATTEND THEIR CHRISTMAS PARTY AND I TOOK DAKOTA     AND I AM SO INCREDIBILY PROUD OF HIM       WE WAITED IN LINE OVER 2 AND A HALF HOURS AND THE SHOW WAS WELL OVER 5 HOURS LONG AND HE ENDURED ALL THE CHALLENGES OUR KIDSHAVE ISSUES WITH   AND DID IT WITH STYLE.   THIS YOUNG MAN TOLERATED THE NOISES OF A DOWNTOWN LA - - BUSES AND TAXIS HONKING  - PEOPLE RUSHING AROUND  LIGHTS FLASHING AND FLICKERING AND NO BEHAVIOR 

HE WENT INSIDE AND LAUGHED , ENJOYED THE MUSIC AND THE COMEDY SKITS AND EVEN MADE EYE CONTACT WITH A FEW OTHERS AND SPOKE TO THEM!!! WHAT A SUCESS  I RECENTLY SENT AN EMAIL TO ONE OF HIS INSTRUCTORS FROM THE CAL STATE SAN  BERNARDINO UCDD PROGRAM AND TOLD HIM HE HAD A PART IN THIS VICTORY                                     THE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION AND PROCESSING THAT THEY DO THERE REALLY HAD A DIRECT IMPACT ON OUR            " FIELD TRIP" 

IT DOES GET BETTER AND YOU JUST LEARN HOW TO PREPARE  YOUR CHILD TO EXPERIENCE WHAT OTHER TYPICAL KIDS DO AND MAYBE JUST MAYBE THEY WILL FIND ANOTHER DOOR HAS OPENED FOR THEM!

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