The 12 Days of Autism Christmas
The comments and reactions from Shannon’s poem are absolutely incredible; keep them coming! Last night we got this e-mail from Diana who is on the Autism Speaks leadership council and is also in Conn.
On the 1st day of Christmas, autism gave to me… a brand new IEP
On the 2nd day of Christmas, autism gave to me… 2 hours of stimming
On the 3rd day of Christmas, autism gave to me… 3 hours of therapy
On the 4th day of Christmas, Autism gave to me… 4 hours of sleep at night
On the 5th day of Christmas, autism gave to me… 5 MARBLE RUNS (since Carter is OBSESSED)
On the 6th day of Christmas, autism gave to me… 6 major meltdowns
On the 7th day of Christmas, autism gave to me… 7 social stories
On the 8th day of Christmas, autism gave to me… 8 candles to talk about (but we don’t celebrate Hanukkah, honey …)
On the 9th day of Christmas, Autism gave to me… 9 cars all lined up in a row
On the 10th day of Christmas, autism gave to me… 10 lines from Toy Story – over, and over, and over again
On the 11th day of Christmas, autism gave to me… 11 different teachers
On the 12th day of Christmas, autism gave to me… 12 insurance claim denials
Happy Holidays to all … and may we get to the New Year with our sanity intact!
Thanks Diana!
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