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About EnjoyHi5!Autism Babymiracle2005

Wife 15 years, Moomie 5 years, community leader, disability advocate, events planner, strategic trainer, FUNdraiser, blogger, social networker

Make the Connection | —

Welcome Home.  Thanks for your sacrificial service.  We appreciate our soldiers and military personnel who are still in harms way.  This Veterans holiday, we hope you ‘Make the Connection’ in your communities, stateside and abroad. Connect by Life Events Explore life … Continue reading

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Hitting the Jackpot over at BLOOM

I’m very excited to be guest posting over at BLOOM blog, the blog for Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. I am truly honoured by this opportunity. Thank you Louise Kinross, parent, editor and special needs super-star! Please go check them … Continue reading

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Airport Thievery

Traveling this Labor Day? Here’s a perspective of an autistic Adult maneuving through the airport. “I was appalled by what the kiosk was directing me to do. How awful to have to steal a fellow passenger’s passport! I clutched onto my passport … Continue reading

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Is ‘CONTEXT EVERYTHING’?

Consider MY Perpectives when considering what I “KNOW” – “My entire life has essentially been one big misunderstanding about people.  It wasn’t that I disliked people or was scared of them but I never got them.  I thought other people … Continue reading

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Aspie-Paralympics

“It was my last race so I knew it didn’t matter if I collapsed at the bottom of the pool, it’s fine” Jessica-Jane Applegate Jessica-Jane Applegate, a 16-year-old with Asperger’s, wins 200m swimming gold at Paralympics. Britain’s Jessica-Jane Applegate set … Continue reading

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DESTINY

Everyday Health shares inspiration: ‘Destiny is not a matter of chance, it is a matter of choice. It is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved.’ ~ Author Jeremy Kitson, ‘Life Purpose Inspirational … Continue reading

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Zac Browser | Zone for Autistic Children

Zac Browser | Zone for Autistic Children ‘The ultimate solution for children with Autism’ Welcome to ZAC Browser – Zone for Autistic Children You have found the best environment on the Internet for your child with autism. Zac Browser is … Continue reading

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‘Traveling with A Medically Complex Child – ‘(Parts 1 and 2)

Are you still in the summertime mode?  Are you still diving into the pool, sipping lemonade through an umbrella straw, taking in the midnight movie, — you know, basically, ignoring the other folks who have plunged into the ‘Back-to-School’ zone? … Continue reading

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Why We Don’t Use the Word “Retarded” and Why You Shouldn’t Either

Why We Don’t Use the Word “Retarded” and Why You Shouldn’t Either | Jews and Special Needs | Jewish Journal. Related articles 11 year-old mentally challenged girl jailed for ‘blasphemy’ in Pakistan (refreshingnews99.blogspot.com) Soccer Drills for Mentally Challenged Kids (livestrong.com) … Continue reading

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Feeding Therapy This Week

Reblogged from Applied Behavioral Strategies: We hope that you all are enjoying your summer as much as we are enjoying ours. We have each taken time off to spend non-work time with our families. Time off means that our blog … Continue reading

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