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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 00:08:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(hey, that thing I said about writing a post offline? scratch that.)
Holding the fresh baked cookie in front of her non-verbal autistic child, the mother wondered how long she could hold out waiting for a verbal response from her child.Alas, the mother did not have the endurance. The child waited in silence. The mother could [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fayezie.com&blog=1183288&post=2179&subd=fayezie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Pushing with Intent</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:23:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It is easy to take simple actions for granted, but one must consider all the physiological integrations of the nervous system that are required to do the simplest of actions, even something as simple as maintaining muscle tone for the sake of posture.
Between last Christmas and June, Olivia destroyed 2 electronic toy keyboards. Why? Because [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fayezie.com&blog=1183288&post=2115&subd=fayezie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Mamamama&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 04:11:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just HAVE to get this posted tonight. I am just delighted to share this video.
Olivia had an appointment with a developmental specialist in Atlanta today, and because of conflicts with my schedule, my parents were gracious enough to make the 4 hour (one way) drive with Olivia. They just got home around 11:00pm, as [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fayezie.com&blog=1183288&post=2100&subd=fayezie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 01:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just dashed down to the mailbox and YIPPEE! My autism t-shirt was in the box. Will certainly have to wear it tomorrow.
Listen, I don&#8217;t normally wear t-shirts, so this is fun for me.
I just tried the t-shirt on and darn-it my boobs stretch the text out a bit. Maybe with a little wear, the wording [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fayezie.com&blog=1183288&post=2093&subd=fayezie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;being oneself is more important than &#8216;pretending to be normal&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://fayezie.com/2009/09/16/being-oneself-is-more-important-than-pretending-to-be-normal/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>As You Are</title>
		<link>http://fayezie.com/2009/09/16/as-you-are/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 02:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was doing a bit of clicking through and around on blogs, and came across the following video from GMA, this point of view presented in the video is how I feel about the world of autism advocacy. That the McCarthy-ism, and the defeat autism now worlds are removed from the centered real needs of our [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fayezie.com&blog=1183288&post=2070&subd=fayezie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>autism advocacy, my own way</title>
		<link>http://fayezie.com/2009/09/16/autism-advocacy-my-own-way/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[i made my own on spreadshirt.com&#8230;
and I just got an email stating it&#8217;s already shipped&#8230;.
I am a little concerned that I placed the text a bit too high on the shirt, but it was a little difficult to tell exactly where the neckline was.
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		<title>A Puzzle? A ribbon? What does it mean to you?</title>
		<link>http://fayezie.com/2009/09/15/a-puzzle-a-ribbon-what-does-it-mean-to-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:30:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have been wanting to find an &#8220;autism&#8221; symbol of some sort to wear as a ring or possibly necklace&#8230; something to subtly let others know that I have an &#8220;autistic family&#8221;.
But the more I look at the symbols that predominate the Autism Awareness landscape, the more I wonder just what do those symbols mean [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fayezie.com&blog=1183288&post=2055&subd=fayezie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Brief</title>
		<link>http://fayezie.com/2009/08/27/the-brief/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:49:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow-Wee! If you only knew the whirl-storm I have weathered over the past week.
I moved. Our house closed on Monday (another story opp. ha ha, oh wonderfully uncooperative ex-spouse), naturally one of those things you must do as part of a divorce.
I moved out of the house over the weekend, and into a lovely brand [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fayezie.com&blog=1183288&post=2049&subd=fayezie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Kids with autism deserve better  &#8211; Opinion &#8211; USATODAY.com</title>
		<link>http://fayezie.com/2009/08/19/column-kids-with-autism-deserve-better-opinion-usatoday-com/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:36:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My dad sent me this article today. It is a story that is ALL too familiar with THIS family. As many of you may know, I had a heck of a fight trying to get the appropriate intervention for my daughter, and the school system just could NOT deliver. Now she attends a private school [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=fayezie.com&blog=1183288&post=2041&subd=fayezie&ref=&feed=1" />]]></description>
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