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About autism45

I am the mother of a fifty-eight year old autistic son. My blog, autism45, contains journals, poems, pictures, photography, letters, and other writings and insights pertaining to autism and the spiritual growth we (my husband and I) have experienced from it all. I hope you will visit my blog, and benefit from all I have shared...all that has happened through the years. Take your time, and come back again and again. God bless you and yours!

Article in Arkansas Democrat Gazette about how the Covid 19 has affected parent’s visits with their developmentally disabled children this past year! Carole Norman Scott

Posted on March 8, 2021 by autism45

Today (March 08), the Arkansas Democrat Gazette printed this article about the Human Development Centers in Arkansas (our autistic son, Ben, lives in the Conway unit). It tells how parents are feeling about not getting to bring their developmentally challenged … Continue reading →

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A ZOOM MEETING WITH BEN–DEC. 18th, 2020 By: Carole Norman Scott

Posted on December 26, 2020 by autism45

My husband and I had a Zoom meeting with Ben on Friday, December 18th, 2020. It was our second one, but this time we really wondered how it would go because we had gone to see him in person on … Continue reading →

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Ben Diagnosed with Covid-19, 7/23/20 By: Carole Norman Scott

Posted on July 24, 2020 by autism45

We got the dreaded phone call yesterday telling us that our son, Ben, had been diagnosed with a positive Covid-19 virus test.  He lives in a large facility which has many different housing units (called cottages).  Ben’s unit houses 30 … Continue reading →

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How the Covid-19 Pandemic Affects Us Visiting Our Son, Ben

Posted on April 1, 2020 by autism45

By: Carole Norman Scott We usually visit Ben about every three months (since we’re both almost 82 and we live 4 hours from him).  April would be our next target date.  With this virus, and the “Shelter in place” orders, … Continue reading →

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GOOD NEWS—Another Visit With Ben After All! By: Carole Norman Scott–(Read previous “Everything Changes”)

Posted on July 8, 2019 by autism45

    Because of Ben’s behavior episode at Christmas, we’ve had six months of wondering how and when we would ever be able to see him again.  SO, we made a change in our way of doing things, and went … Continue reading →

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Describing Ben’s Living Facility To A Friend–By: Carole Norman Scott

Posted on May 31, 2019 by autism45

In April of 2001, I was describing Ben’s Living Facility to a friend who lives in St. Louis and had never seen the place I was talking about.  Here is what I had to say, and I STILL feel this … Continue reading →

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Everything changes–Ben’s meltdown at Christmas! By: Carole Norman Scott

Posted on February 17, 2019 by autism45

Everything changes…we have been blessed to have our fifty-six year old autistic son, Ben, be able to come home several times a year for week-long visits for 43 years.  Several other times a year, we visited him in Conway and … Continue reading →

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A “Bland” Diet for Ben!

Posted on August 20, 2018 by autism45

To bring you up to date on the latest medical decisions that have been made for Ben at the facility where he lives…he had an EGD to check his Esophagus for ongoing Barrett’s syndrome  (pre-cancerous condition of the esophagus) on … Continue reading →

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Autism: ‘Tis Still A Puzzlement: Christmas, 2017 By: Carole Norman Scott

Posted on December 27, 2017 by autism45

       On Friday, December 22nd, my husband (79) made the 4 hour drive down to Conway, AR to pick our son, Ben (55), up for Christmas, and they drove the 4 hours back in a hard rain…but got … Continue reading →

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Our 10-24-17 Visit With Ben

Posted on October 27, 2017 by autism45

We drove to Conway, AR and took Ben out overnight at a hotel.  We all went out to dinner at Chili’s and he got his favorites…chicken fingers, mashed potatoes & gravy, and corn-on-the-cob!  Then, we went to McDonald’s and got … Continue reading →

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