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    <description>Daily life with ASD can sometimes be a real challenge.  This is a place to discuss, vent, share individual everyday difficulties and how we each manage to get through them.  </description>
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      <title>not used to this</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:18:50 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Awwwwww, Fairy!

Your baby will be just fine.  You should be proud of him. 

Try to relax and enjoy the "peace and quiet".  He'll be home before you know it.</description>
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      <ls:MessageDate xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">9/2/2010 9:18:50 PM</ls:MessageDate>
      <ls:MessageBody xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">Awwwwww, Fairy!

Your baby will be just fine.  You should be proud of him. 

Try to relax and enjoy the "peace and quiet".  He'll be home before you know it.</ls:MessageBody>
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      <title>need help unnerstand</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 22:14:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>kmdd22 thank you. now i wunt to lern brel. lern reed brel. lern rite brel. hapy a lot. the music in hed heer a lot all time. a lot a lot hapy be music. mee a lot hapy.</description>
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      <ls:MessageDate xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">9/2/2010 5:14:01 PM</ls:MessageDate>
      <ls:MessageBody xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">kmdd22 thank you. now i wunt to lern brel. lern reed brel. lern rite brel. hapy a lot. the music in hed heer a lot all time. a lot a lot hapy be music. mee a lot hapy.</ls:MessageBody>
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      <title>a place to vent....and not be judged for it...</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:20:57 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>I went to an AYURVEDA clinic yesterday and fixed a session of SHIRODHARA (an ayurvedic treatment)for today morning.
When i reached there in the morning they said that the session been cancelled because the therapist is suffering from eye flu.They didnt bother to call me and  inform me about...</description>
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      <ls:MessageDate xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">9/2/2010 8:20:57 AM</ls:MessageDate>
      <ls:MessageBody xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">I went to an AYURVEDA clinic yesterday and fixed a session of SHIRODHARA (an ayurvedic treatment)for today morning.
When i reached there in the morning they said that the session been cancelled because the therapist is suffering from eye flu.They didnt bother to call me and  inform me about...</ls:MessageBody>
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      <title>occupational therapy do it help??</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:20:03 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>We saw one not too long ago about writing and fine motor skills she was lovely too and a good help, will be another person to help and support you with school even, explaining difficulties etc.</description>
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      <ls:MessageDate xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">9/2/2010 8:20:03 AM</ls:MessageDate>
      <ls:MessageBody xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">We saw one not too long ago about writing and fine motor skills she was lovely too and a good help, will be another person to help and support you with school even, explaining difficulties etc.</ls:MessageBody>
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      <title>a place to vent....and not be judged for it...</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:24:06 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Momofdbb -  I feel your pain!!  My husband is exactly like that.   He laid the duvet over the bed and then got a blanket out of the cupboard to sleep on rather than putting the sheets on the bed which, at the time, were actually ON the bed waiting to be fitted!! 

He will forget to buy stuff and...</description>
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      <ls:MessageBody xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">Momofdbb -  I feel your pain!!  My husband is exactly like that.   He laid the duvet over the bed and then got a blanket out of the cupboard to sleep on rather than putting the sheets on the bed which, at the time, were actually ON the bed waiting to be fitted!! 

He will forget to buy stuff and...</ls:MessageBody>
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      <title>occupational therapy do it help??</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:17:29 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Fairy, we saw an OT when Zac was quite young, before he was diagnosed with AS - it was for his dyspraxia.  The OT we saw was wonderfully patient and helpful.  She highlighted lots of ways to help Zac.

I am sure that the OT will be able to help you identify things that will help him cope better...</description>
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      <ls:MessageDate xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">9/2/2010 7:17:29 AM</ls:MessageDate>
      <ls:MessageBody xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">Fairy, we saw an OT when Zac was quite young, before he was diagnosed with AS - it was for his dyspraxia.  The OT we saw was wonderfully patient and helpful.  She highlighted lots of ways to help Zac.

I am sure that the OT will be able to help you identify things that will help him cope better...</ls:MessageBody>
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      <title>occupational therapy do it help??</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:07:44 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Fairy - occupational therapists who understand sensory issues can be incredibly helpful.  They have all kinds of tricks that we would never think of that can make a huge difference.  I hope you get some good suggestions.</description>
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      <ls:MessageDate xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">9/2/2010 6:07:44 AM</ls:MessageDate>
      <ls:MessageBody xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">Fairy - occupational therapists who understand sensory issues can be incredibly helpful.  They have all kinds of tricks that we would never think of that can make a huge difference.  I hope you get some good suggestions.</ls:MessageBody>
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      <title>Autism and Child Care</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:04:30 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>You might want to look into a head start type of program that is connected with early intervention, or a daycare that is connected with the town in some way - perhaps through the leisure services department or the school system in some way.  In either of these cases I believe that a portion of the...</description>
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      <ls:MessageBody xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">You might want to look into a head start type of program that is connected with early intervention, or a daycare that is connected with the town in some way - perhaps through the leisure services department or the school system in some way.  In either of these cases I believe that a portion of the...</ls:MessageBody>
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      <title>occupational therapy do it help??</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:50:56 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Hi all my son is due to see a occupational therapist soon as of his sensory issues has anyone else seen one and do they help his sensory side is getting worse even today i put on one of his brand new jumpers for school and he freaked out as it was fuzzy inside and wont wear it so im hoping im able...</description>
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      <ls:MessageDate xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">9/2/2010 3:50:56 AM</ls:MessageDate>
      <ls:MessageBody xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">Hi all my son is due to see a occupational therapist soon as of his sensory issues has anyone else seen one and do they help his sensory side is getting worse even today i put on one of his brand new jumpers for school and he freaked out as it was fuzzy inside and wont wear it so im hoping im able...</ls:MessageBody>
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      <title>Autism and Child Care</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:46:01 GMT</pubDate>
      <description>Daycares:

http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/fsdb/category.php?cid=5&amp;#38;sid=58&amp;#38;zip=&amp;#38;distance=5&amp;#38;submitted=true

Preschools:

http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/fsdb/category.php?cid=84&amp;#38;sid=58&amp;#38;zip=&amp;#38;distance=5&amp;#38;submitted=true

(again...even if they are not in...</description>
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      <ls:MessageDate xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">9/2/2010 12:46:01 AM</ls:MessageDate>
      <ls:MessageBody xmlns:ls="http://leveragesoftware.com">Daycares:

http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/fsdb/category.php?cid=5&amp;#38;sid=58&amp;#38;zip=&amp;#38;distance=5&amp;#38;submitted=true

Preschools:

http://www.autismspeaks.org/community/fsdb/category.php?cid=84&amp;#38;sid=58&amp;#38;zip=&amp;#38;distance=5&amp;#38;submitted=true

(again...even if they are not in...</ls:MessageBody>
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