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Everything changes–Ben’s meltdown at Christmas! By: Carole Norman Scott
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
Posted in autism, family interaction, Visiting a child with autism
Tagged anger, family, home, nostalgia, rage
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A “Bland” Diet for Ben!
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
Autism: ‘Tis Still A Puzzlement: Christmas, 2017 By: Carole Norman Scott
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
Posted in autism, Behavior exemplary, communication, eating at a restaurant, family interaction, going with the flow, helping in the kitchen, knowledge w/o communication, worked 300-piece puzzle, enjoyed Christmas and family, enjoyed food and music
Tagged Christmas interacition, exemplary behavior, family get-together, going to church, helping in the kitchen, limited communication, loves vists at home, manners, restaurant behavior, working puzzles
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Another Blessed Christmas–2016!
God answered prayer for Ben to have a calm and joyful Christmas with family–2016! Continue reading
Ben’s Communications at age 15–1977, By: Carole Norman Scott
I was sorting through some “stuff” last night, and came across these communications that our autistic son, Ben, shared with us at age 15. We didn’t think at the time that he talked very much, but in reading these comments … Continue reading
A Recent Grand Mal Seizure 8-12-16…By: Carole Norman Scott
Ben was doing so well, but had a grand mal seizure on August 12th at his living facility. It lasted about 3 minutes, but they got him to the infirmary and kept him there for several days while they checked … Continue reading
Posted in autism, autistic adult's health, Grand Mal Seizure
Tagged seizures--Grand Mal
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Ben’s Memory–He NEVER forgets anything!
An amazing thing happened when Ben was home. I was looking at his picture scrapbook with him (the same one that he used to flip through so rapidly you wondered if he was even looking at the pictures). This time … Continue reading
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