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We'd
love to hear YOUR stories and poems or see YOUR artwork! If you have
a funny or moving experience, e-mail
it to us and we will consider sharing it with our readers.
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A Greeting Card By Nolan Ganske, age 7 |
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A Poem by Monique Edmonson-Davis |
A Song for Malcolm [More]
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A Greeting Card By Taylor More, age 7 |
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Poems by Doris Washington |
For The Children Out There[More]
I Want To Be Able[More]
Do You See Him[More]
He is My Child[More]
Thier World[More]
The Haves and Have Nots[More]
A Walk in the Mall[More]
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A Drawing by Johnny "Little Rainman" Sicoli |
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Daniel,
a very talented young man, has been painting since he was 11 years old.
His favourite mediums are wax crayons and oils pastels on paper. [More]
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Spiritual Self-esteem Builders |
Written Karen Leigh Simmons, President, Exceptional Resources for her sons Jonathan and Alex.
for ages 9 - 14, for ages 5 - 9
To purchase greeting cards, go to Exceptional Resources
by Billy Makus, by Daniel Thrussell
It recently took for 5 grown men to give Billy a buzz haircut. It was
ultimate chaos that day. It
was what he feared the most the clippers. There was about 10 of us one
morning at my mothers house
we told Billy he was going to get a hair cut. He yells "NO HAIRCUT" and
then says "OK, OK CALM
DOWN CALM DOWN". We got him to sit in the chair on his own but when the
Buzzer started going he
started to run. We held his legs, arms and head down. By Kathy Vigil[More]
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Kids with Autism have Feelings too |
Dear Pat,
I am sorry for the seat, but I got angry because of Nicholas, because he’s annoying me sometimes (99.9% of the time he is) and he’s on the first bus I get on to go to school. He throws leftover chocolate Jello pudding (in a container with holes on the lid) at me when he’s getting off, and it gets my clothes dirty (mom doesn’t want me to wear dirty clothing). While he’s on, he and his friend gang up on me (and, occasionally, tell other big kids to do it) and they occasionally move from seat to seat to get at me! By Jonny Sicoli [More]
Hollow eyes that see through all / Quiet lips that cast a pall.
A Poem By Marianna Bond [More]
(A
Mother's Perspective) A Poem By Shawn Christopherson [More]
When
my daughter Gina was a toddler, she'd ask me every night what color love
is. Her question soon grew into a game, and we recited the same rhyme
every night: "Sunday's love is pink, Sunday's love is pure; the petal
pink, the purest pink, a puppy's warm, wet tongue."
by Liane Gentry Skye
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Their
World copyright c Doris Washington, December 2000. all rights
reserved. Member of the Harrisburg Branch & National Branch of the
Autism Society of
America.
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Could
You Sing A Song For Them? |
Could
You Sing A Song For Them? copyright c Doris Washington, December
1999. all rights reserved.
Member
of the Harrisburg Branch & National Branch of the Autism Society
of
America
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Talking
In Pictures: How David Found His Voice |
There was a time when
I couldn't take my five-year old son out. David is autistic. His inability
to communicate his wants and needs to us made our lives a never-ending
guessing game. We used trial and error to try and determine what it was
David wanted to tell us as he had no method of functional communications.
by
Liane Gentry Skye [More]
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An
Inspirational Journey Through Autism. A True Story Of Beating The
Odds And Winning |
I would like to begin
by dedicating this special day to my parents who were determined not to
be ignored and never give up. And to my grandmother who broke my silence
and got me to talk. I was diagnosed with autism at eighteen months. My
parents and I were living in Germany. The diagnoses was made by a military
psychiatrist. by Jerimie
W. Goike [More]
I
came to work for the Alabama Dept. of Rehabilitation Services with the
help of my rehabilitation counselor (Linda Wilson). I work for the agency
as a telephone operator. I love working here because I get to work with
people with disabilities like myself. Jerimie W. Goike
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I just wonder... |
By Leora Leon, [More]
Submitted by Michelle
Guppy, tguppy@lgc.com
Hello, my name is Brandon - I am 6 years old and this is for my mommy.[More]
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am............the teacher |
Written by Michelle
Guppy, tguppy@lgc.com, August, 2000.
In tribute to Brandon's "Special" teachers, paraprofessionals,
aides, and therapists -past and present- who took, and still take, their
jobs seriously.
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A poem written by Frank
Gillett "And
holding fast by internal strengths,
We too shall grow."
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I
am................for Mothers.
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A story
by Michelle Guppy for Mothers on Mother's Day with children with Autism.
"And on
this special day, and every other day I need to, I will read this as a
reminder, of just who it is, ~ I am......"
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What
Works Best for Me - Daniel’s Story
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Two
families, each with an autistic child, take two different approaches to
their child’s development. "What Works Best For Me" can help other parents
of autistic children understand that every child is individual and every
family unique and that needs can be met in a variety of ways.
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Sister's Poem - Amber, Age 11
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A poem
by Amber whose sister has Autism.
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