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Ha! My son made Captain of his soccer team at school, and he has AWESOME grades, AND hes been so awesome, hes been going on field trips..
YYAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! MY CHILD RULESS! |
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Ha! My son made Captain of his soccer team at school, and he has AWESOME grades, AND hes been so awesome, hes been going on field trips.. YYAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! MY CHILD RULESS! 
Congrats and way to go!!!!!!! |
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I have a soon to be 6yr old little girl with adhd and she's also bi polar. It's been nothing but a struggle to even get the right help she needed let alone someone who I can talk too. when you have only your 6yr old conversations are limited.lol so I would like to say hello to everyone. nettie Hi and welcome! There are some pretty amazing people here. 
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I have 3 children, one of which has high functioning Autism. It's hard being single. It's even harder being a single parent, but I think it's the hardest when you are a single parent with a special needs child!
I applaud all of you in this thread!  
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I have a soon to be 6yr old little girl with adhd and she's also bi polar. It's been nothing but a struggle to even get the right help she needed let alone someone who I can talk too. when you have only your 6yr old conversations are limited.lol so I would like to say hello to everyone. nettie Hi Nettie! Welcome to the thread! I agree, it's hard to find people who understand. |
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Ha! My son made Captain of his soccer team at school, and he has AWESOME grades, AND hes been so awesome, hes been going on field trips.. YYAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!! MY CHILD RULESS! That's great! |
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I have 3 children, one of which has high functioning Autism. It's hard being single. It's even harder being a single parent, but I think it's the hardest when you are a single parent with a special needs child! I applaud all of you in this thread!
Clap for you too!! Welcome!
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Yeah, hes doing awesome.
Thanks guys, each step he takes with his anxiety is one step closer to him coming home from boarding school! I MISS HIM!! 
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I have a soon to be 6yr old little girl with adhd and she's also bi polar. It's been nothing but a struggle to even get the right help she needed let alone someone who I can talk too. when you have only your 6yr old conversations are limited.lol so I would like to say hello to everyone. nettie ADHD can be terrible and can drive you nuts . There are meds for it but like nearly all meds there are side effects with them . You should talk to your doc for referrals to a specialiost . Good luck and best wishes . |
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Happy Thanksgiving to all the amazing parents here on mingle!
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I am glad to see that ther are lots of other parents of special needs children on here. I have 1 with ADD, 1 with ADHD, and one with high functioning autism. Let me just say that a day at my house is not dull. LOL I wouldn't trade a single one of them for anything in the world. They are my angels. My four year old ( the one with autism) walked up to me one day and said " Mom I love you. You are my bestest friend in the whole world." I knew at that moment that he was most definitley a gift from God
 , and He only gives these wonderful children to the most special parents on earth. So that must mean that I am pretty special too. And so are all of you
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I am glad to see that ther are lots of other parents of special needs children on here. I have 1 with ADD, 1 with ADHD, and one with high functioning autism. Let me just say that a day at my house is not dull. LOL I wouldn't trade a single one of them for anything in the world. They are my angels. My four year old ( the one with autism) walked up to me one day and said " Mom I love you. You are my bestest friend in the whole world." I knew at that moment that he was most definitley a gift from God , and He only gives these wonderful children to the most special parents on earth. So that must mean that I am pretty special too. And so are all of you
Hi and welcome to mingle. There really are some great people here! What an amazing thing for your child to say to you. I got teary eyed just reading it! What a great mom you are!!
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I have 3 children, one of which has high functioning Autism. It's hard being single. It's even harder being a single parent, but I think it's the hardest when you are a single parent with a special needs child! I applaud all of you in this thread!
good to see you in the forums hun! 
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Wishing all of you health, happiness and prosperity during the Holiday season!
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NJMOM- Thank you for the excellent poems. I wish everyone in the world could see them. I'd like to respond to the woman who is hating the school her son is in. We all know what you are saying. Don't be afraid to find him another school. But if you decide this is the school he will stay in, then think about this. There are a few rotten apples everywhere you go in life. You were good at telling your child how valuable and important he is, but now you have to let him face the realization that not the whole world is going to treat him in the motherly way you do. All kids have to go through this. If you stand by the decision to stay with this school, you need to be brave and show him you are also on the side of the school. He needs to feel confident that this is a good school, if it is, and that sometimes people, yes, even adults, don't handle things in the best way. But they are trying very hard, just like you are, son.
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I think MyGen makes a good point. When you have a child in care you really want to pick your battles with the things that bug you about staff and the rules. Sometimes things are far from perfect but we have to roll with it. The less you stress about those dissappointments the easier it is on your child.
One thing I feel every parent of and Exceptional child will experience is the painful dissappointment that the world is not fair and often callus when it comes to our children. It doesn't jive with what we expect but or teach others about how to act but it is reality. |
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I have some poems I'd like to post here about special needs kids. These were emailed to me and I just love them! I hope everyone else does, too!
I am the Child Who Cannot Talk. You often pity me. I see it in your eyes. You wonder how much I am aware of...I see that as well. I am aware of much...whether you are happy or sad or fearful, patient or impatient, full of love and desire, or if you are just doing your duty by me. I marvel at your frustration, knowing mine to be far greater, for I cannot express myself nor my needs as you do. You cannot conceive my isolation, so complete it is at times. I do not gift you with clever conversation, cute remarks to be laughed over and repeated. I do not give you answers to your everyday questions, responses over my well-being, sharing my needs, or comments about the world around me. I do not give you rewards as defined by the world's stardards... great strides in development that you can credit yourself. I do not give you understanding as you know it. What I give you is so much more valuable...I give you instead opportunities. Opportunities to discover the depth of your character, not mine; the depth of your love, your commitment, your patience, your abilities; the opportunity to explore your spirit more deeply than you imagined possible. I drive you further than you ever go on your own, working harder, seeking answers to your many questions, creating questions with no answers. I am the Child Who Cannot Walk. The world sometimes seems to pass me by. You see the longing in my eyes to get out of this chair, to run and play like other children. There is much you take for granted. I want the toys on the top shelf. I need to go to the bathroom...oh...I've dropped my spoon again. I am dependent on you in these ways. My gift to you is to make you aware of your great fortune, your healthy back and legs, your ability to do for yourself. Sometimes people appear not to notice me; I always notice them. I feel not so much envy as desire, desire to stand upright, to put one foot in front of the other, to be independent. I give you awareness. I am the Child Who is Mentally Impaired. I don't learn easily, if you judge me by the world's measuring stick. What I do know is infinite joy in the simple things. I am not burdened as you are with the strifes and conflicts of a more complicated life. My gift to you is to grant you the freedom to enjoy things as a child, to teach you how much your arms around me mean, to give you love. I give you the gift of simplicity. I am the Disabled Child. I am your teacher. If you allow me, I will teach you what is really important in life. I will give you and teach you unconditional love. I give to you my innocent trust, my dependency upon you. I teach you of respect for others and their uniqueness. I teach you about the sanctity of life. I teach you about how very precious this life is and about not taking things for granted. I teach you about forgetting your own needs and desires and dreams. I teach you giving. Most of all, I teach you hope and faith. This is so true,every word.Thanks for sharing! Am sending to DESTINY. 
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You're welcome, I know I love those poems!
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i think this is an amazing idea of a group.
i'm 17 and have a 16 month old son. i found out back in june that he was epileptic. and now. they're concerned with him being autistic. it's been a long 16 months but its taught me so many things. its great to have a group thats not just for parenting the average child. |
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i think this is an amazing idea of a group. i'm 17 and have a 16 month old son. i found out back in june that he was epileptic. and now. they're concerned with him being autistic. it's been a long 16 months but its taught me so many things. its great to have a group thats not just for parenting the average child. Hi and welcome! There are some great people here and lots and lots of support!
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