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Navigating the special needs world: parenting, special education, family and community. What disability can teach us about the human condition.

My Autistic Son’s Birthday Obsession Is Annoyingly Endearing

My Autistic Son’s Birthday Obsession Is Annoyingly Endearing

Will it ever subside?
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Daniella Mini
Jan 18
Is Breastfeeding a Baby Supposed To Be This Hard and Painful?

Is Breastfeeding a Baby Supposed To Be This Hard and Painful?

My first parenting challenge
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Daniella Mini
Jun 19, 2022
What the Heck Is Autism Anyway?

What the Heck Is Autism Anyway?

Making sense of the A word
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Daniella Mini
Jun 1, 2022
26 Lessons About Love, Sex, Parenting and Money From 30 Years of Marriage

26 Lessons About Love, Sex, Parenting and Money From 30 Years of Marriage

For the married and unmarried
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Daniella Mini
May 4, 2022
It’s True, Having a Child Changes Everything

It’s True, Having a Child Changes Everything

A Day at the Aquarium
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Daniella Mini
Mar 29, 2022
Time for a Marriage Break?

Time for a Marriage Break?

We’ve taken at least 30
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Daniella Mini
Mar 25, 2022
First Marriage, Then Baby

First Marriage, Then Baby

In love and lust
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Daniella Mini
Feb 26, 2022
7 Big Ideas on the Astounding Benefits of Tiny Habits

7 Big Ideas on the Astounding Benefits of Tiny Habits

And how my autistic son has cultivated some great ones
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Daniella Mini
Jan 6, 2022
My Autistic Running Partner

My Autistic Running Partner

He’s also my son
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Daniella Mini
Nov 27, 2021
Autistic Ingenuity: 6 Highly Effective Strategies to Get What You Want

Autistic Ingenuity: 6 Highly Effective Strategies to Get What You Want

Another amazing protocol created by my 27-year-old autistic son
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Daniella Mini
Oct 2, 2021
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