Tag: words have power
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Diaper, Bath, and Soda Fairy, Please
That is a phrase I did not expect to hear three times a week even a little while ago. Words have power and those were Ben’s words fifteen minutes ago. His dirty diaper is in the trash, his soda is in the fridge, and he is squealing happily in the tub.
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Dumping Soda
Ben came home from respite dysregulated. He was not done at the park and requested it multiple times in the past few hours. He sat in the car to protest that we are not taking him anywhere. He requested a bath and got one. He has requested the Soda Fairy and gotten that. Sadly he…
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Dollar Tree
When Alex got home from his day program his aide was talking about Dollar Tree. Alex got his treats and Ben felt left out. Ben said “Dollar Tree, please,” and words have power. It’s only a few blocks away and we went on a walk the way we usually go. Sadly there was a very…
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The Soda Fairy
Our autistic son Ben doesn’t know where we hide the soda. This is a good thing because he’ll drink a whole 12 pack in a few hours if he gets the chance. Then I have to clean up the puke. So the soda is hidden. We’ve been telling him that the soda fairy brings him…
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Words Have Power (Two)
What a difference a year can make. My oldest son is half an hour away with a new girlfriend and probably yelling too much. His next brother is living on his own and managing well at advocating for himself. The next boy is still content. And my youngest son is using request words independently like…
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Nuggets and Clock
My wife had a migraine yesterday so I had a buddy drive me to the grocery store. We were out of chicken nuggets and macaroni and cheese (among other things). Later our son who just moved out called my wife so she could take him grocery shopping. I feel a little like I wasted a…
Latter Day Sinner 