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Harrison's first IEP meeting is set for this Thursday.  I had a longtalk with his Early Intervention specialist, and she helped me comeup with the notes I am taking to this meeting, and it is a...

A few days ago, Harrison said four very important words to my wife, "I love you, Mommy."  We were reading his night time books (actually, he was reciting them out of memory) when he came to those...

This was something I wrote for my son not long after he started preschool.   Dirty Shirts and Painted Fingers  The big, metal monster came   to take you into the uncertain  You looked...

Harrison has been in preschool for a few weeks, and it sounds like he's adapting much better than I had anticipated.  The first day or two, he just looked so nervous getting on the school van, which...

The van driver loaded Harrison into the van and took him to preschool.  He had the look on his face like, "Hey, what's going on here?"  I can't really say he looked scared, just uncertain and not...

I know it's been awhile, but there's been quite a bit going on here.  A nasty storm passed through and caused some significatn property damage, but that is now fixed.  My insurance company, for...

Diagnosis:  Autism or Autistic DisorderExplanation of Diagnosis: Severe problems with social interaction, communication, and atypical behavior.     This is the diagnosis.  These are the words...

     Yesterday was a pretty good day!  I haven't had a day like that in awhile.  It was incredibly hot, so I took Harrison to an indoor playground called "The Play Station", not to be confused...

     They say the date today is a lucky day, but I don't feel so lucky right now.  Things are starting to get a little better, but I don't think they'll ever be the same.  I'm still trying to...

     Yesterday was a little better, but it seems as though every time I see a pregnant woman, I get angry.  I tell myself that it just doesn't seem fair, but I wouldn't want to wish anybody else...

     I would have to say that yesterday was, by far the worst day of my life.  I am trying to put into perspective the events that transpired yesterday, but I haven't and don't think I ever...

I'm still trying to put all this in perspective.  Once I thought I had it figured out, the dx came back and totally blew that away.  I thought I had come as close to acceptance as I ever had...

     I don't know how to start writing this journal, so I just will.  We took Harrison in for an Autism diagnosis yesterday.  From the beginnning, I was pretty nervous about the whiole thing. ...

It seems like I've been in a rut.  Get up; go to work; come home; go to bed.  Oh, and somewhere in between find time for my family.  I need more weekends like last weekend (time spent with my...

It was a very good weekend for me.  My wife, son, and I went to a Walk Now for Autism event near where I live, and it really opened my eyes to many things.  It wasn't just that.  It was quality...