Happiness-Appropriate

This year, Sawyer has discovered and fallen in love with "Bluey"; it’s his latest fixation. I don’t want Sawyer to be made fun of or left out of things because he is into things that the other kids in his grade think are for babies. But I also don’t want to discourage Sawyer from loving…

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Categories Autism Resources

Levels of Autism

The world of autism has changed so much since this became our family's life 10 years ago. There have been more diagnosed, and the categories for autism have changed.

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Categories Autism

“It’s Just What I Do”

Sawyer has developed a new “tic”, or stim. He kind of “chews” or smacks his lips a little on the left side now, and that’s new. I asked him why he does that, and replied “Um, I don’t know. It’s just what I do.”

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