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Our Autism Story – “Soccer”
Studies have shown that autistic children often have difficulties with gross and fine motor skills such as throwing a ball, running,...
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Kelly
- May 2, 2021
- 3 min
Our Autism Story – “Wandering”
50% to 60% of autistic children wander. Of reported wandering events, about 20% result in death and 15% require medical attention. Of...
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Kelly
- May 1, 2021
- 2 min
Our Autism Story – “Sleeping”
40% to 80% of autistic children have sleep problems. This can include problems falling asleep, staying asleep, and with quality of...
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Kelly
- Apr 30, 2021
- 8 min
Our Autism Story – “A Grandparent’s Perspective”
Brahm is incredibly lucky to have a bunch of grandparents and great-grandparents! Family is everything to us and we thought it would be...
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Kelly
- Apr 11, 2021
- 2 min
Our Autism Story – “More Than Just Minecraft”
Brahm started playing Minecraft this year! For those that may not know, Minecraft is a video game. We are ecstatic that our son is...
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Kelly
- Apr 10, 2021
- 3 min
Our Autism Story – “Autistic Person or Person with Autism?”
“Autistic person” or “person with autism”? Identity-first or person-first language? Which is correct? This is a sensitive and complex...
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Kelly
- Apr 8, 2021
- 2 min
Our Autism Story – “Reading”
When Brahm started second grade this school year, he was effectively a “non-reader”. He hated reading. Most days, he would refuse to...
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Kelly
- Apr 1, 2021
- 1 min
April is Autism ACCEPTANCE Month!
Our family loves to celebrate Brahm and all the amazing autistic individuals all year, but especially during the month of April. We have...
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Kelly
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
April is Autism Awareness Month!
The month of April is a little bit like Christmas for our family! We really look forward to celebrating Brahm and all the other amazing...
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Kelly
- Apr 30, 2019
- 4 min
Our Autism Story – “Vacations”
Vacations can be challenging for our family! Everything is unpredictable and unfamiliar for Brahm. Vacations can be filled with sensory...
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Kelly
- Apr 28, 2019
- 2 min
Our Autism Story – “Biggest Current Challenge”
Our life can feel a bit like an ocean – at times things are manageable and we’re riding the wave and other times we are really struggling...
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Kelly
- Apr 27, 2019
- 2 min
Our Autism Story – “Hoarding”
This is a topic I never could have guessed I’d be writing about five years ago! What does hoarding have to do with our family?...At...
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Kelly
- Apr 21, 2019
- 2 min
Our Autism Story – “Holidays”
Holidays can be really tough for our family! The traditional “pack the kids up in the car and head over to a family member’s house for a...
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Kelly
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
Our Autism Story – “Annie”
We added a family member back in June that has had the most amazingly positive impact on Brahm! Her name is Annie and she’s a red,...
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Kelly
- Apr 7, 2019
- 3 min
Our Autism Story – “Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin”
The Autism Society of Southeastern Wisconsin has been everything to us over the past five years. We attended the Autism Society’s Gala...
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Kelly
- Apr 3, 2019
- 2 min
Our Autism Story – “Current Obsessions”
Brahm’s obsessions have evolved over the years. When he was younger, it was trees and flags. He then progressed to fire alarms, fans,...
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Kelly
- Apr 2, 2019
- 1 min
Our Autism Story – “Dressing Fancy”
One of the things we love best about Brahm is that he is incredibly interesting. Brahm does his own thing without regard to what anyone...
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Kelly
- Apr 1, 2019
- 1 min
Our Autism Story – “April is Autism Awareness Month!”
Our family loves celebrating Autism Awareness Month! We’re all about encouraging awareness – 1 in 59 children are currently diagnosed...
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Kelly
- Apr 30, 2018
- 2 min
Our Autism Story – Day 30 – “Why we Advocate!”
Our focus is the same as most parents – our kids! As time goes on, we see Brahm’s peers beginning to recognize differences between him...
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Kelly
- Apr 29, 2018
- 2 min
Our Autism Story – Day 29 – “Brahm & Co.”
One of our biggest concerns is what Brahm’s future might look like. Brahm might work a traditional job or he might need an alternative...
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