At Home with Autism

Jakob talks about graduating from school and what that means to him. And then I try to figure out what he's laughing so hard about. This is one of the tough parts of dealing with unreliable speech...the disconnect when he can't fully communicate what's going on his brain and I have no clue and none of my questions get me any closer.

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With school ending, major decisions need to be made. So what's next...would he like to work in the culinary arts, landscaping or tech his summer?

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Working hard on getting him to use more precise language. And what's amusing here is what I spent a lot of time convincing him he was wrong about...well, he was right. And how we plan on handling next year when the Special Olympics Regional Track Meet and Pigabilities are on the same day...

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It's the day after prom and he has a few things to say about that. Plus we have new baby lambs on the farm and we're very excited about track practice!

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The baby lambs are coming and he's got one thing on his mind.

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He's not feeling well and it's a stressful time, for both of us.

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Jakob is wanting to know when he's going to get snot again. Impossible questions are a regular thing at our house. This is my best attempt to calm his fear and worry.

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When Jakob is having a challenging day, it's extra hard for him to answer questions. So on those days, even though I know that he has an answer for my questions, all his mouth can muster is "I don't know". But we get through it. And he sure brightens up when we talk about his big crush...

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