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Elizabeth is a southern girl, raised from the beaches of Florida and Texas to the mountains of Tennessee and North Carolina. Settled now in Central Indiana, Elizabeth tells it like it is in her world. Displaced from her job in the economic downturn, Elizabeth took her technical writing skills and put them to use writing a blog. Set In My Ways is all about being over 40 with teenagers… teenagers with emotional disabilities. She writes from the heart, and speaks from the experiences of 27 years as a mom.

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Set in My Ways · 3W ago

O – is for Optimism

Optimism is something that we have all had to learn as a family. In the face of countless doctors, therapists, and other professionals telling us “there is nothing more we can do”. Hundreds of medications combinations that just don’t work. Hours of therapy to which our little man does not respond… W

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Set in My Ways · 1M ago

N – is for Never Give Up

Today I was going to post N for Never give up, and that’s what I plan to do with our son – never give up. I will never stop trying to find the right doctor, the right therapist and the right people to help us help him to the best of our ability. We will [...]

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Set in My Ways · 1M ago

M – is for Mental Disabilities

Autism is not always a “stand alone” disorder. Many times there are multiple other things going on with a child diagnosed with an ASD. For example in our house, Autism is hand in hand with the following disorders (not even a complete list): PTSD – due to years of abuse by his bio mother Schizo-psych

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Set in My Ways · 1M ago

L – is for Lego’s

Ahhh the benefits of Legos…. My son dearly loves them… from creating puzzle boxes that fit together with depth and precision to swords and stands that offer “protection” from the monsters. He loves them and spends hours and hours creating and recreating things. You know most lego come with a little

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Set in My Ways · 1M ago

A Quick Update

I know – I’ve been gone all week and I’m WAY behind on my A-z posts… that’s okay. I’ve got good reason… and here it is: I promise to be back on track and posting again tomorrow – and I’ll catch up on all those posts I’ve missed… but for now - Welcome [...]

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Set in My Ways · 1M ago

K – is for Kindness

What does kindness mean to you? To me it is a friend who goes out of their way to do something nice for me because they know it’s been a really long time since I’ve been anywhere or done anything for myself. To me it is someone spending time with or saying a kind word [...]

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Set in My Ways · 1M ago

J – is for Justice A – Z Challenge Day 10

Justice is one of those things that all special needs parents search for daily. We look for it in doctors, therapists, schools, and social situations. We hope that it is sought by all that come in contact with our child. We want nothing more than for our child to receive a fair and balanced educatio

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Set in My Ways · 1M ago

I – is for Intelligence A-Z Blog Challenge Day 8

Intelligence… for most people it’s measured by an IQ score. The IQ score is supposed to determine at what level of intelligence you function. Little Man’s IQ you ask? 68. But, now let me tell you why that’s just a number… When Little Man first came to live with us, he was 8 years old. One night [...

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Set in My Ways · 1M ago

Happy Easter

I just wanted to post a quick weekend wrap up! I’ve been concentrating on the A-Z April Blogging Challenge all week and thought a quick personal post would be nice for a change. Things have been wonderful this week – I’ve had my grandson, and it has really been special for me. I know my [...]

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H – is for Humility A – Z Blog Challenge Day 8

You can look, but I can pretty well bet you will not find a more humble person than the parent of a special needs child. Especially those that have “typical” children as well. Before I made the choice to become Our Girl, Our Guy, and Little Man’s mom – I had three beautifully typical children. [...]

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