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We Will Remember – A Poem in Honor of Amazing Teachers: I had one of the greatest honors of my life the other ni... bit.ly/LRsho9 1:37 PM May 26th via twitterfeed
@violetrsl Gluten free made no diff when we tried it back in the day. This process is to get him to eat new (i.e. semi-nutritious) foods. 4:56 PM May 21st via Twitter for Mac in reply to violetrsl
Day 1 of J's diet reboot. Erm... not going so well. 3:24 PM May 21st via Twitter for iPhone
Day started at 3am. Been keeping a sleep log for J. No pattern yet except "this kinda sucks". Already maxed melatonin. 5:55 PM May 20th via Twitter for iPhone
RTing something I wrote -> @Special_Ism: A Change is Gonna Come – Getting Your Child to Accept a Different Routine nblo.gs/xCggv 3:35 PM May 14th via Twitter for Mac
J's semi-annual dentist appt tomorrow. Trying a mild sedative with him this time. We'll see if it helps. Can we all be sedated? 5:35 PM Apr 25th via Twitter for iPhone
How One Cashier Makes a Difference to Our Kids: In the ocean of frustrating obstacles and people we have to deal... bit.ly/Juh8XZ 9:26 AM Apr 23rd via twitterfeed
ROCK ON! What an awesome young man he is! -> MT @jposstaylor: My son ROCKED the National Anthem. youtube.com/watch?feature=… 2:43 PM Apr 18th via Twitter for Mac
@LouiseLP333 Sounds like you did right thing putting him in dark quiet place to find calm/regroup. Sensory overload is tough on our kids. 12:17 PM Apr 14th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to LouiseLP333
@LouiseLP333 hard to gauge where overstimulation point will be, but not surprising this happened with all the other stresses going on. 12:16 PM Apr 14th via Twitter for iPhone in reply to LouiseLP333
Anyone else watch Thomas and are convinced that somewhere is a profanity-laden outtake of George Carlin's narration? 11:19 AM Apr 14th via Twitter for iPhone
Shameless plug for something I wrote --> @Special_Ism: How to Make Chores More Accessible nblo.gs/wq83n 9:39 AM Apr 14th via Twitter for iPhone
J ate pretzels tonight. Got the bag and everything. He's *never* done this. He eats 6 foods. Period. Now it's 7! Miracle! I actually wept. 6:36 PM Apr 7th via Twitter for iPhone
In the event of a sudden loss of sleep, a coffee mask will drop from the ceiling in front of you. #zzzzzzzzzzzz 7:11 AM Apr 7th via Twitter for iPhone
Ditto MT @autismfather: Very appalled by @HuffingtonPost very negative, degrading, demoralizing articles in regards to #Autism Awareness Day 2:04 PM Apr 2nd via Twitter for iPhone
lizditz Change the world: De-pathologize autism & autistic people & more @WalkerSensei bit.ly/HfdgYD chez @stevesilberman #worldautismday 10:05 AM Apr 2nd via TweetDeck Retweeted by autismparents and 3 others
Has anyone used the Speak for Yourself AAC app? Looks like an awesome, core language based app. 12:14 PM Apr 2nd via Twitter for iPhone
World Autism Awareness Day – A Personal Retrospective: It’s World Autism Awareness Day! I went back and read our... bit.ly/HOfbAw 4:27 AM Apr 2nd via twitterfeed
pourmecoffee If it feels comfortable today, you could try being skeptical of things you see on the Internet the rest of the year too. 9:43 AM Apr 1st via TweetDeck Retweeted by autismparents and 409 others
@LouiseLP333 I have a few Sleep Deprivation badges too. That said, I am claiming the Twice Marathoner badge! 12:49 PM Mar 31st via Twitter for Mac in reply to LouiseLP333

Name Tim Tucker
Location North Carolina
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Bio Co-blogger at Both Hands and a Flashlight, a blog about parenting, autism, and the pursuit of kicking butt. Proud parents of our autistic 6yo J and our 2yo E!