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		<title>Stay out of the mud!</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[I was reminded today of how Alex’s perspective on some things is actually truly insightful. Don’t get me wrong, people on the spectrum struggle with many challenges in many different ways and on many different levels.  A reminder that is echoed all too often by someone asking me “what the hell is wrong with him?” [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Discretion is the better part of Poop?</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[It has been almost a year since my last post. I thought I would share a few “funny” moments and a reality check. Several years ago when Alex would have been about 10, we looked after someone’s dog over the Christmas break while they went on vacation. At that time we had a large unfinished [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>It Has Been a While After a Few Bumps in the Road</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2022 20:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I look back on the last two years and wonder why I did not write more posts? So much has happened. Perhaps because of how crazy it has been? Then I thought that maybe we could all use a little more on the lighter side of autism for some perspective. For people on the autism [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Love Thy Neighbour</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex's mom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2019 02:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It has been awhile since I last posted a blog. I would use the “I have been too busy” excuse but that would simply imply that other things are more important and that is not the case. The main reason is deciding which story to tell – there have been a few! I have chosen [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Starting 2019 with Perspective</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex's mom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Jan 2019 15:46:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every year we are reminded of the perspective that Alex has brought to our lives. What do I mean by perspective? Often times it is a way of looking at things that is very different from how we would normally look at things and in a way that reminds us of what is really important. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>A funeral, job search, new puppy and getting back to normal?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex's mom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2017 23:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I think it has actually been close to 6 months since my last blog post but a lot has happened and things are slowly getting back to “normal” (whatever that is – remembering that this is a blog about the lighter side of autism). Earlier this year I lost my mom, Alex’s grandmother, to cancer. [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Words of Wisdom for 2017</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex's mom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Jan 2017 02:26:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Words of wisdom for 2017 Empathy and compassion are complex emotions which some would argue are emotions that people with autism struggle with at times. Our values and opinions are formed by our experience and our upbringing and the values instilled in us from our parents as well as our social interactions. As a parent [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Mom! I got it!</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex's mom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2016 02:45:29 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Over the last year and a half we have really struggled with trying to find supports and services for Alex to enter the job force. We know he still wants to learn more and heading back to school one day may still be an option. We also know he wants to start his own business [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>LOVE is in the air</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex's mom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2016 22:05:22 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[It will soon be Valentine’s Day. As Alex says, “A time to cherish your loved one with overpriced chocolates to feed the big machine called capitalism”. I can’t really argue with that statement. Lately there has been a lot of media attention placed on dating and autism. There are some heartfelt stories about the struggles [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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		<title>Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before…</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex's mom]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2015 16:58:34 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Alex has had many fixations throughout the years. He has memorized some movies almost in their entirety. It is a memory skill that is quite remarkable and shared by many others I have met with autism. When Alex was about 5 years old, he became fixated with How the Grinch Stole Christmas. First it was [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
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