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Rhonda Brunett (not verified) wrote:
14 years 24 weeks ago

Dear Michele,
I wanted to welcome you to the Autism One.
By becoming an active participant you can support and inspire others. Your sharing experience can lift other parents to help them move forward on this path. Autism can be challenging and puzzling. You can make a difference; together we can effectively resolve issues in a collaborative manner by addressing questions and providing feedback.
My son Jordan has made remarkable progress so please don’t ever give up hope!
Feel free to share your thoughts, stories and wisdom for we are all in this together.
To quote, Brandi Snyder: “To the world you may be one person, but to one person you may be the world.”
Should you need any further assistance or information, please do not hesitate to contact me.
rbrunett@autismone.org

Sincerely,
Rhonda Brunett
Autism One International Inc. Chicago Liaison

Will wrote:
14 years 24 weeks ago

Hi Michelle
Let me extend to you my personal welcome to our AutismOne Social Network. AutismOne is now the “one-stop-shopping center” for information about autism. We have the annual conference in Chicago, AutismOne radio, the Elizabeth Birt Center for Autism Law and Advocacy and now the AutismOne Social Network (and more to come).
I notice that you’ve not made any entries into your profile. Remember, this is a social network. Part of the function of a social network is to meet and interact with others who have common interests. Of course autism is a common interest. But there is more than that. Individuals like to know about a person before becoming a “friend.” That’s where the profile comes in. So whenever you can find the time, please fill in some of the entries of your profile. To do that just click on “My User Menu” next to the Welcome area on the right. From the resulting menu click on “Edit My Profile” and you will be in business.
Helping you interact with others is one of the many things we can do for you. Now here’s something you can do for us. Every new community requires a good hard kick start to get going. We need you to help us with that. Log in on a regular basis and read the blogs and articles then write a blog yourself. It can be on any subject of interest to you, preferably with some relevance to autism but not necessarily. It can be short or long, whatever it takes for you to express your thoughts. If you have a question then ask it in a blog--people read then they respond. If you see something with which you agree or disagree then please add a comment with your thoughts. This is an open community designed to help and support. We like to hear all sides.
I am looking forward to reading your opinions in future blogs and/or articles.
With my best regards
Will Price, CFO
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About Me

Name
Michelle
Age
40 years
Location
AZ
About Me
Here For: 
Networking
Hometown: 
AZ
Why I am a Part of the AutismOne Community: 

It's hard for my husband and I to find someone we can relate with, to express our concerns and feelings with, ask questions, or trade experiences with. We feel no one we know seems to understand what it's like and what we're going through personally and as a family, especially with being in the military.

What I am Here For: 
We joined to get some insight from other parents, and to find our strength with support from individuals whom can relate.
Autism Help / Accomplishments: 

Speech is age-level appropriate in just 3 years!
Continuously works on hand-eye coordination with sports activities and indoor/outdoor play.
Integrated into a normal classroom setting.

My Daily Motivations: 

Our son motivates us every day. It's in him, we find our strength to keep going and to push for more.

Goals: 
This is where we're just meeting standards. I look at my son and he can talk now and he's a happy little boy, but he deserves more. We've had a lot of trial and errors with state laws, school systems, insurance companies and doctors. It's draining, but so worth the fight every bit of the way.
Help Needed: 
We need help navigating the school systems here in Arizona. They seem to put my child on the back burner due to funding, and we feel it's not right.