Tag Archives: our1in68

Finding the Right Motivation

Posted on April 23, 2019 by seven20owen

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 →

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Autism is Not Less, Just Different

Posted on April 22, 2019 by seven20owen

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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Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

Posted on April 19, 2019 by seven20owen

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 →

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We Just Meet Him Where He’s At

Posted on April 12, 2019 by seven20owen

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 →

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Bringing It Back Down a Notch

Posted on April 4, 2019 by seven20owen

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 →

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In Which We Continue to Plug Away

Posted on April 3, 2019 by seven20owen

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 →

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Current Prevalence of Autism – CDC Stats

Posted on April 2, 2019 by seven20owen

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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In Which We Talk About Autism… Again

Posted on April 2, 2019 by seven20owen

I think it’s been a couple of years since we played the “One Month in the Life of Autism with Alex, Paige, and Tim” game. And April is World Autism Awareness month so this seems to be as good a … Continue reading →

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