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	<title>World of Autism</title>
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	<description>Life in the world of autism.</description>
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		<title>Lucas&#8217; first joke?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lucas was watching &#8220;Jurassic Park&#8221; today.
During the part where they were lifting a cow through the air to drop it into the Velociraptor cage (kind of in a sling, at the end of a crane), he said, &#8220;Look Mom, cow is Buffalo wings&#8230;&#8221;
I think maybe he was making a joke!  A &#8220;flying&#8221; cow = Buffalo [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lucas gets creative!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Geez, how is it possible that it&#8217;s already the middle of January! 
Christmas and New Year&#8217;s went by WAYYY too fast, and the start of a new year is always a busy time for our LucasWorks business.  We&#8217;ve also been trying to get Lucas&#8217; IEP done since November, which I&#8217;ll talk about soon (I promise!)
But Lucas showed some GREAT [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://world-of-autism.com/lucas-gets-creative/</link>
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		<title>Happy Thanksgiving!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Tomorrow is Thanksgiving here in America. 
This year has been a tough one, with the economy in a shambles and too many uncertainties in life.  But tomorrow,  we&#8217;ll sit down to dinner and give sincere thanks for all the blessings we&#8217;ve enjoyed this year. 
For even though times are tough, I have many things to be grateful for.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://world-of-autism.com/happy-thanksgiving/</link>
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		<title>Autism and cooking skills&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[
Lucas decided to make his own coffee on Sunday morning!  Luckily, Alan was awake, and unbeknownest to Lucas, was watching from another room.
Here&#8217;s Alan&#8217;s account:
It took Lucas about 15 minutes to put the water and coffee in.
First, he looked all over the coffee maker for how to add the water.  He finally discovered the little door [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://world-of-autism.com/autism-cooking-skills/</link>
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		<title>Lunch Problems</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I said I&#8217;d write about gym class and Special Olympics.  But we&#8217;ve had a &#8216;lunch crisis&#8217; compounded by other stuff, and if I don&#8217;t write about it now I won&#8217;t get to it (life is moving REALLY quickly these days!)

A little background - Lucas&#8217; regular teacher is out for 2 weeks on medical leave, and in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://world-of-autism.com/lunch-problems/</link>
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		<title>Back to School Part 1, THE BUS</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know where the time goes; here it is September again!
Lucas has begun the school year with several changes, including a new classroom with some new kids, at a new location (a local college).  He also has a new daily schedule and a new bus route.
That&#8217;s a LOT of new things for ANY kid [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://world-of-autism.com/school-bus-issues/</link>
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		<title>Another autism tragedy.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I came across the following article this morning.  A grandfather shot his wife who had been diagnosed with Parkinson&#8217;s disease, and his 12 year old autistic grandson, and then turned the gun on himself. 
It&#8217;s so sad on so many levels.  My prayers are with them and their families. 
 Man Kills Wife, Grandson, Himself on Wedding Anniversary
Monday, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://world-of-autism.com/another-autism-tragedy/</link>
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		<title>Which Michael Jackson died?!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One thing about people with autism, they don&#8217;t play the &#8216;politically correct&#8217; game.  They see things as they see them, and sometimes that can be REALLY confusing!
This summer, Lucas has a classmate who is quite high functioning.  During the regular school year, this young man spends a large part of the school day in a regular ed classroom, where [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://world-of-autism.com/which-michael-jackson-died/</link>
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		<title>Gardening, almost&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[WOW, it&#8217;s been crazy around here!
We were really busy in April for Autism Awareness Month; we attended an autism walk in both PA and in DE, and enjoyed filling lots of orders at LucasWorks.
Of course, the rest of life was busy, too.  I had Lucas help plant some seeds for a garden, thinking that if he [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://world-of-autism.com/gardening/</link>
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		<title>Lucas the thief!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Things have been pretty busy here lately.  April is Autism Awareness month in the U.S., and we&#8217;ve been working hard making autism awareness jewelry to sell at some walks we&#8217;re attending.
But something funny has been happening, too.  We&#8217;ve been coming up short on our autism lanyards; they&#8217;re disappearing faster than we&#8217;ve been selling them.
The other day, I looked [...]]]></description>
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