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Understanding the Why
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This morning around 11AM, Olin decided to ride his little red wagon through the busiest intersection in Allamakee County. Tim says he heard a knock on the door, assumed it was one of the kids (who were all playing outside), …
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Tagged Autism, Microdeletion 16p11.2, olin, parenting, special needs
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The Hunger Games
Childhood insatiable hunger is a common symptom of Microdeletion 16p11.2. In our house, it is one of the most difficult to deal with. Before Olin was diagnosed with ADHD and started taking medication for it, he was hungry all the …
There He Goes Again
Last December, we moved to town after several years in the countryside. Starting in the springtime, Olin would disappear from our yard, sometimes several times a day. He didn’t answer or return when we called, so I frequently found myself …
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Tagged Autism, funding, insurance, Microdeletion 16p11.2, olin, parenting, parenting now, special needs, wandering
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Autism Joins the Party
Olin has a whole slew of fun diagnoses, most (but not all) attributed to his chromosomal anomaly. He was diagnosed with ADHD-Inattentive Type last winter, he has the global developmental delays that we knew about, but in his case it …
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Tagged ADHD, Autism, Microdeletion 16p11.2, olin, special needs
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