Might Your Child Have Autism?
Posted - Thursday, March 25, 2010“The Candy Store”
My husband and I meet through a mutual friend at his place of employment. We dated a long time waiting to save up money to get married and start a family. Finally, in 2000 we got married and bought a home in Park Ridge, IL. I became pregnant but I had a lot of stress due to my mother's sudden death and aging father during my pregnancy. Also, since I was of age the doctor's recommended an amniocentesis…
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Pioneer Center for Human Services
Posted - Wednesday, March 24, 2010One of three brothers with a developmental disability
My brother Marty is one of my three brothers with a developmental disability. My younger brothers had a diagnosis and some services when our mother died, but Marty spent much of his life falling through the cracks. He got an associate degree but never had a job or a home away from the family farm. Marty came to live with me, my son, and my husband about six months after Mom…
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Children with Autism
Posted - Tuesday, March 23, 2010Goddaughter age 7 and her brother age 8
My name is Michelle Carey and I have been touched by autism, my goddaughter, Beth (age 7), and her brother, Ben (age 8), are both autistic. I didn’t know anything about autism until Beth and Ben became a part of my life. Since that time, I have learned a lot about autism and I have seen Beth and Ben grow to be very special and loving children.
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Education in Law Enforcement
Posted - Monday, March 22, 2010Erasing stigmas
I have 3 brother-in-laws with intellectual disability and autistic characteristics, one has a mental illness. One lives independently and the other two in group homes. They are employed. Being part of their lives for the past 25 years has, at times, been challenging but more importantly, it has been a growing experience. I learned about Autism in medical school and so much has changed in our knowledge and appreciation of…
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