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A Life Redeemed: Dual Diagnosis
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012. A new diagnosis is hard, but that's what we've got for Lily: She has been diagnosed with autism, often called a "dual diagnosis" of autism and Down syndrome. For short: DS-ASD. Autism often presents a bit differently in individuals with Down syndrome than in individuals without DS. Here are some things that we notice in Lily that indicate autism (note that one or some of these things don't necessarily indicate autism, it is the combination of all of them together):. Apparent...
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A Life Redeemed: February 2012
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012. Lily got her new SureSteps. Orthotics) last week. They give her extra ankle support to help her with standing and walking. It took some searching and creativity to find non-lace shoes that she could wear with them (we like to avoid laces because Lily eats them.while she's wearing them.). New Balance sells extra wide shoes, so we tried these:. Left foot with SureStep:. Right foot with SureStep:. Just 'cause I'm cute :). Lily doesn't mind wearing them and they do help!
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A Life Redeemed: June 2013
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013. A New Way To Stay Connected! Ok guys, it's no secret that I STINK at keeping up with this blog! So, I'm trying something new. If you're on Facebook, you can "like" Lily's new page:. Https:/ www.facebook.com/LilyTheRockstar. I will probably update this page daily! I'll still try to do bigger updates on here, but if you want more than you can check us out on Facebook :). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). A New Way To Stay Connected!
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A Life Redeemed: A New Way To Stay Connected!
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Wednesday, June 26, 2013. A New Way To Stay Connected! Ok guys, it's no secret that I STINK at keeping up with this blog! So, I'm trying something new. If you're on Facebook, you can "like" Lily's new page:. Https:/ www.facebook.com/LilyTheRockstar. I will probably update this page daily! I'll still try to do bigger updates on here, but if you want more than you can check us out on Facebook :). Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). A New Way To Stay Connected!
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A Life Redeemed: Time For An Update!
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Monday, November 12, 2012. Time For An Update! Lily is going to have a baby sister :). The last few weeks Lily has had a communication explosion. She has mastered signing "more" (FINALLY! And uses it for everything. She will come to me when she wants something and sign "more".sometimes I have no idea what she wants! But still, this is a HUGE breakthrough for her: she knows that if she wants something, she can come to me (or Rob) and tell us. Lily giving Lanna a hug :). November 12, 2012 at 7:27 PM.
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A Life Redeemed: November 2012
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Monday, November 12, 2012. Time For An Update! Lily is going to have a baby sister :). The last few weeks Lily has had a communication explosion. She has mastered signing "more" (FINALLY! And uses it for everything. She will come to me when she wants something and sign "more".sometimes I have no idea what she wants! But still, this is a HUGE breakthrough for her: she knows that if she wants something, she can come to me (or Rob) and tell us. Lily giving Lanna a hug :). Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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A Life Redeemed: September 2012
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Thursday, September 27, 2012. About a week ago, I got SUPER lucky enough to catch Lily playing peek-a-boo on video! This is also the first (and thus far, only) time she has smiled and laughed while playing peek-a-boo with the laundry basket. Playing peek-a-boo is a developmental achievement for Lily- we've been working on it with her ever since we got home 14 months ago! Enjoy the video :). Saturday, September 22, 2012. Lily Has A Big Announcement. Yup, I am PREGNANT! Due March 7, 2013 :).
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A Life Redeemed: August 2012
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Monday, August 6, 2012. A few people have asked what our plans are for preschool for Lily. She will be starting in two weeks (I CAN'T WAIT! And will be going Mon-Thurs mornings. She will have a para (one-on-one aide) and also get all her school-based therapies there (physical, occupational, and speech therapy). It's going to be great! I have been looking forward to it ALL summer. We'll see. Right now I'm hoping and praying that she makes a lot of gains this school year. Saturday, August 4, 2012. So she c...
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A Life Redeemed: March 2012
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012. Here are some pictures from Lily's birthday! Birthday dinner at Olive Garden- She ate breadsticks for the first time! Lily "blew" out her candle by putting her hand on the flame. No, I'm not kidding. Her hand is fine. First taste of cake (please ignore my funny faces):. This is her typical reaction to new food:. She got excited when she saw the spoon with ice cream. Little did she know how cold it would be. Happy 3rd Birthday, Lily! Today our sweet Lily turns three years old!
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A Life Redeemed: Updates!
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Wednesday, January 1, 2014. Are you following along with Lily's Facebook Page. That's the best place for updates these days! I'll do a brief recap of the rest of our year:. In June, Lily started going to summer camp at the Blue Ridge Autism and Achievement Center (BRAAC). This is a private school that provides intensive ABA therapy. Lily LOVES school! Lily's work station at BRAAC. Lily started going to school there full time in the fall. She is doing SO, SO well there! Ruby is VERY attached to mommy!