Tag: bath
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Risking a Meltdown
When is the last time you took a risk? How did it work out? We have a semi verbal autistic adult son in the home. He tries very hard to advocate for himself and we encourage that. He will repeat, “Words have power,” and we hope that he has a basic grasp of what it…
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Meltdowns and Coffee
This morning did not go smoothly. The cats brought us another dead mouse. I picked it up and showed it to our youngest son. That was a mistake. I threw the mouse away and he tried to retrieve it. When I prevented that it started a half hour meltdown. He asked for a bath but…
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Productive Morning
I got up a little earlier than I usually do. I went downtown to help with a project for a couple of hours. I checked on my oldest son who had court in Indiana. I bathed the youngest, got his brother off to his day program, and let my final son know that he’s awesome…
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Lightbulb, Diaper, Bath
It’s a little early in the morning for me to be awake. My youngest likes to get up early and turn on all the lights. The primary problem with his routine is that as often as not one of those lights is burnt out. Today he was very calm when he asked for a new…
Latter Day Sinner 