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About Me

48 year old mom to an 8 year old beautiful, funny, smart son with PDD/NOS, a diagnosis on the autism spectrum. Author and publisher of a book called :Curvy Herbie and Straight Nate: A Lesson In Curved Line Thinking. The book addresses the rigidity of thought that kids on the spectrum can experience,which means they do the same things over and over again. This can be anything from wearing the same shoes, to going the same route to the market, eating the same foods. Im now a stay at home mom and the book has given me an outlet for my creativity which is the type of work I always wanted to be in versus a stupid office job MySpace Codes MySpace Comments MySpace Layouts MySpace Pranks Upload Images

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I'd like to meet:

Temple Grandin, probably the most famous person in the world right now with Autism. Dr. Stephen Camarata, professor, speech pathologist and psychologist at Vanderbilt University. He was very helpful to me as I entered the maze of psycho babble and confusion when my son was given a diagnosis of PDD/NOS, a diagnosis on the autism spectrum. He is also the most educated person I probably have ever met, but did not flaunt it. Ross Perot ( I dont know I just like him). Thomas Sowell, economist and author of "Late Talking Children". Mrs. George Bush, the first lady, just because she seems like a genuinely nice person. Oliver Sacks, psychologist and author of "Awakenings" and "The Man Who Mistook his Wife for a Hat" and many others. ..

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Movies:

Gone With The Wind, (my favorite,) A Beautiful Mind, The Bird Cage, Reversal of Fortune, The Lion in Winter, Monty Python and the Holy Grail.


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Television:

Don't get to watch much but "Spongebob


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Books:

Razing Blaze, Let Me Hear Your Voice, The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Running With Scissors, Dry
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Heroes:

Moms and Dads of kids with autism and other disabilities. Like this lady who designs autism logos and other artworks.
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My Blog

That’s a lota pasta!!!!

Ever seen those guessing games where you have to make a guess at how many jelly beans or gum drops are in a jar????  It is always more than you think.  The other nite I actually found out ho...
Posted by joeysma on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:14:00 PST

Tap,Tap, Tap

TAP, TAP, TAP...The sound I heard against my car window as Joey and I sat in the parking lot at McDonald's while he ate his french fries.  I looked up to see an older gentleman with grey hair smi...
Posted by joeysma on Wed, 04 Jun 2008 07:05:00 PST

The Kipper Chronicles: Marley and Me....and Kipper

I'm reading a great book called "Marley and Me".  It is about a man and his wife and their trials and tribulations with a yellow lab, such as mine, named "Marley".  I cannot believe how much...
Posted by joeysma on Tue, 13 May 2008 07:00:00 PST

MEDS IN CLASS...BE AWARE AND BE INFORMED

Posting this so all of us are thinking to learn about the practices of your educational providers with regard to administering medications to children while at school. The other morning I opened my s...
Posted by joeysma on Tue, 08 Apr 2008 07:51:00 PST

Easter Ramblings

Just some passing thoughts on the Easter holiday.  Cheap jelly beans are better than the expensive ones...I like the black ones and the red ones, I don’t like the spiced ones. Have no des...
Posted by joeysma on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 05:21:00 PST

Winkie Out!!!!

And I thought he’d never talk!!!!!! Just a quickie here to impart a little story about something that happened the other day. My son is on the Autism Spectrum and has a curious way of using lan...
Posted by joeysma on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:31:00 PST

My Morning

MY MORNING   3:00 AM Joey wakes me to tell me he has to go to the bathroom 6:30 am Joey wakes me to tell me he has to throw up 6:32 am I notice the dog has shredded a stick he must have brought...
Posted by joeysma on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 06:20:00 PST

When you leave me....

I wanted to write a poem...I can honestly say I've never done that.  I wanted it to be a heartfelt story about the things I worry and wonder about with regard to my son with autism when he leaves...
Posted by joeysma on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:07:00 PST

The Kipper Chronicles: Free Willy

The reason so many Labrador Retrievers end up in rescue shelters, the dog  trainer told me, is because people don't realize what type of dog they are purchasing.  This is a dog that needs to...
Posted by joeysma on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 08:52:00 PST

I’m Puter-less

Just a quickie, my puter has died again despite my efforts to revive it....have to use my hubby's which just isn't the same for me....probably taking it back to the computer repair shop today if weath...
Posted by joeysma on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:45:00 PST