shannonj - One Brave Mama
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City: Harpswell
State: Maine
Country: USA
Member since: Jan 23, 2007
Last logged in: Aug 20, 2008
shannonj's Bio
 

My name is Shannon and I have a great husband and 2 amazing kids.

My oldest, Wynn, has autism and still struggles, after all these years of treatments and therapies, with anxiety and aggression. At his best, he is funny, intuitive and sensitive.

My daughter, 11 year old Haley, is strong and independent, creative and musical. She has been a shining example for Wynn and taught him many of his first words and skills by sheer example.

Steve is my husband of 19 years and partner in this endeavor to be a family in this crazy world of autism. Out of a need we had to have better communication with Wynn's team members, he created a web application called iAbida.com. It has been a project from his heart, and he makes it available to all families, around the globe, for free.

And me? In spite of being a terrible klutz, I have learned the fine art of juggling....motherhood, advocacy, household management and working from home. Foggyrock is my latest project--to fulfill my own need to be associated with other fantastic folks, like you, who I knew were out there.....Thank you for allowing me into your life through this community.

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If you have ever traveled with an autistic child, you could have probably written this article yourself....Thank you to Barbie Hines for sharing this  on - 08/16/08
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Michael just posted our most recent podcast with Sean Barron on his website:
www.autismpodcast.org. I thoroughly enjoyed meeting Sean and learned so  on - 08/03/08
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Natural Remedies
by shannonj on 03.20.08 - public

Over the years, my kids have been my little guinea pigs as I have experimented with a slew of natural remedies including my favorite and most effectiv...

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Hero
by shannonj on 03.18.08 - public

Wynn: "Mom, why did God give me a mom?"

Mom: "He wanted us to be a team...so He said, 'Here, Wynn, have a mom'."

Wynn: "Then He's my hero."...

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CarolRB
CarolRB wrote on Sat Aug 2, 2008

gratitude letteres I am trying to remember thank yous all over again

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Alexi
Alexi wrote on Sat Jul 19, 2008

Bonnie Sayer just did a nice write up about foggy rock, and my site. I was wondering what we could do to thank her. Maybe do a nice write up about her blogs as a thank you. I am going to do that. Thank you for letting me be apart of this community. I know its tough to keep things like this up. Its worth it because it helps so many. God bless you in all you do.

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