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The Waiting Game
I am notorious for being the most impatient person in the world. I have such a difficult time waiting for things that I know are important and need to get done. I have always been impatient, which negatively effected me throughout my school years. For example, I would be handed a test or an assignment…
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Rush Hour
Never again will I EVER make an appointment in Baltimore after 3 PM. Also, never again will I EVER bring Roslynn along with us. As if Greyson’s crying for an hour wasn’t hard enough, Roslynn decided to give us a full-blown concert of nursery rhyme songs on the way home. Everything from “Mary had a…
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Side Effects
We started Greyson on his anticonvulsant, Trileptal on Friday evening. Saturday morning, we gave him the second dose 12 hours after, as directed. Derek and I did not notice any changes Friday, but Saturday morning we experienced a strange side effect from the medicine. Greyson seemed to have lost the feeling/control in his legs, stumbling…
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Dear World,
I see you staring at me. I feel your judgmental eyes looking at me in the grocery store, the park and at the doctor’s office. I know you see the tears in my eyes as I am running after my child, who is throwing himself around on the floor and screaming. I understand why you…
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Mr. Derek Martin
Many people that know me, know that I am a firm believer in the saying, whatever happens, happens. In October 2011, I was hired to be a soprano in the choir at Bethany Presbyterian Church in Lancaster City. Unbeknownst to me, the church was a short walk from my parents house, and shared a parking…
La Vie De Autism 