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by Cindy Waeltermann

Twas the Night Before Christmas
And all through the house
The creatures were stirring
Yes, even the mouse

We tried melatonin
And gave a hot bath
But the holiday jitters
They always distract

The children were finally
All nestled in bed
When nightmares of terror
Ran through my OWN head

Did I get the right gift
The right color
And style
Would there be a tantrum
Or even, maybe, a smile?

Our relatives come
But they don't understand
The pleasure he gets
Just from flapping his hands.

"He needs discipline," they say
"Just a well-needed smack,

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Lisa Rupe

Autism and the Military Family by Lisa Rupe
(c) The Autism File 2009

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Teri Arranga

Anesthesia & the Autistic Child by Sym C. Rankin, RN, CRNA
(c) 2009 The Autism File

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Lisa Rupe

Note: I wrote this as a contest piece two years ago to an audience unfamiliar with autism.

One day my life changed. No one died. I didn't have a new baby. There wasn't a terrorist attack. My son was diagnosed with autism. It was absolutely devastating.
The first time I cried was in the parking lot of the psychologist's office. I cried when I told my mother who was at home watching our baby daughter. And again when I told my husband when he came home from work. And again when I told our pastor Sunday morning. I probably cried every time I said autism for a month.

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David Geslak

The Exercise Connection by David Geslak, BS, CSCS
(c) 2009 The Autism File

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Teri Arranga

The Science Behind Treatment Strategies: Underlying physiological conditions, biomarkers, and the Defeat Autism Now! approach
by Elizabeth Mumper, MD
(c) 2009 The Autism File

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Teri Arranga

Children with Autism ARE TREATABLE by Elizabeth Mumper, MD
(c) The Autism File 2009

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Teri Arranga

No Longer Autistic! by Lisa Mize
(c) 2009 The Autism File

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