I Am Paige
I am happy. I am strong. I am a mom of 4. I am 50-ish. I am married to my soulmate. I am a Ravenclaw, a Hoosier, and a Boilermaker. I hate the cold. I love cookies. I have the same birthday as my husband. I like to read, write, and take pictures. I got no patience for hair. I bring home strays. I crack myself up. I dance with the dog when no one else is home.
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Author Archives: seven20owen
In Which She Won’t. Shut. Up.
I quit my job almost 4 months ago and I couldn’t begin to describe all of the positive changes that have been bestowed upon my life. Our life. For most of the past 10 years I would arrive home at … Continue reading
Posted in Daily Life, Reflection, The Past
Tagged Afterlife, happiness, post-job, Recovering social worker, unemployment
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Finding the Right Motivation
The very scientific method Tim utilized to get Alex out of bed this morning: “ALEX! GET UP! THERE ARE CHEERLEADERS RUNNING PAST OUR HOUSE!!!” That boy was up and out of bed faster than the speed of light and stood … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Daily Life, Kids
Tagged Autism, autismawareness, motivation, our1in59, our1in68
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Autism is Not Less, Just Different
There are A LOT of things that Alex can’t do, but there’s SO MUCH that he can do. And some of those things are really important. He can’t talk, read, or write, but he can communicate well enough to get … Continue reading
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Tagged Autism, autismawareness, our1in59, our1in68
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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
So. We’ve talked about how sweet and adorable and funny Alexander is. And he is absolutely all of those things. But it’s not all rainbows and unicorns all day, all the time around here. And about the time we think … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Daily Life, Kids
Tagged Autism, autismawareness, our1in59, our1in68
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We Just Meet Him Where He’s At
Alex’s life is something that none of us would ask for. We wouldn’t ask to be medicated in order to regulate our emotions and then medicated again in order to sleep. We wouldn’t ask to have such difficulty communicating that … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Daily Life, Kids
Tagged Autism, autismawareness, our1in59, our1in68
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The Worst Ending
Police: Woman admitted to killing special needs grandsons Yesterday I spent an hour while my coffee got cold writing a related but altogether different post. Then I had Tim do a read though, which I always do in April before … Continue reading
The One With All the Questions
There’s more to meeting Alex’s needs than ensuring he remains safe and fulfilled of all of his nutrition and hygiene requirements. Alex is one of the most social people with an Autism diagnosis that we’ve ever met. He loves to … Continue reading
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Bringing It Back Down a Notch
Copied from my Facebook page: After days like yesterday, when we talked about Life a la Tim and Paige and you all get so supportive and affirming and leave us comments about how amazing we are and say things like … Continue reading
In Which We Continue to Plug Away
We KNOW that he’s developmentally delayed. We KNOW that he has Autism. But we have defaulted to autopilot and we just mosey on with our days showering him, brushing his teeth, picking out his clothes, ensuring that his meals are … Continue reading
Current Prevalence of Autism – CDC Stats
Grab another drink because I’m about to drop some knowledge on you and give you some reading homework in the link below. 😬 I knew when I started using the hashtag #our1in68 that it had an expiration date. I just … Continue reading
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