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Mary: I'm sure it's going to help many, many thousands, millions of people over time. So what are your hopes for your future, for Cooper's future, for your book, for yourself or your family? What are your hopes? An insider’s account of the rampant misconduct within the Trump administration, including the tumult surrounding the insurrection of Jan. 6, 2021. Mary: Yeah, yeah, well, when you think about it too just to point out for the listeners in the show notes, this will be episode 170. I did a show with an expert on Apraxia. We can link in the show notes. I did one on our video blog on intellectual disability, which Lucas also has intellectual disability. I think I even have something on anxiety so we can link those in the show notes just for helpful information for people. But you're right, it does become alphabet soup. So you've had a lot going on in the last two years. I first interviewed you right after we were shut down. And so you had a new addition to your family, first of all. If you have a best friend that you can talk to about anything and they won’t judge you, never let them go.” —Unknown Mary: Right, right. And I totally agree with that. You know, people, you know, moms. And then in the beginning, I was like, you know, gunning for every treatment and measuring everything and just, you know, and at some point you have to like, go like, wait a second, I have my own life to my own dreams of my own. You know, and I have other children and I have a marriage. I have family and friends. I have a career. I want it. I remember somebody saying once when Lucas was, I don't know, around 10, probably Cooper's age. And like, you know, I was fighting with the school district at the time, I was in due process and one of my behavior analyst friends said, Why don't you just homeschool? I'm like, No, I'm not, you know, I don't expect perfection. I just don't want the bar to be, you know, lowered. And I know what he needs, and I don't personally have to be there doing that. I don't think that's good for either one of us. And so, no, I'm not, you know, I'm not going to throw myself overboard to, yeah, to, you know, have a life that's not good for me. So I love the fact that I mean your, you know, many years behind me and you and you were saying about how nothing falls into your lap. I mean, teen and adult services definitely aren't going to fall into your lap. And then XYZ like this constant fight?
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Growing apart doesn’t change the fact that for a long time, we grew side by side; our roots will always be tangled. I’m glad for that.” —Ally Condie
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Friendship isn’t about who you’ve known the longest. It’s about who walked into your life, said, “I’m here for you,” and proved it.” —Unknown In Forever Boy KT Swenson makes her debut with a moving memoir about how Autism changed a whole family dynamic.
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An advocate for autistic children reflects on life with her son, Cooper, who was born with severe autism. If you want to improve your social skills, self-confidence, and ability to bond, take our 1-minute quiz. Kate: And here's what's so funny is I feel like I'm kind of a new parent in a way because, you know, Cooper was so different than the baby books predicted. And then Sawyer just kind of skated through because he was so in a sense, you can just say easy to parent. There were no struggles with him in the beginning. So now I'm like, Oh my gosh, terrible threes are a real thing. This is hard, it's like I'm starting over. It’s still lonely, five years in. Your best friends may not know what to say and say nothing/ghost you. You feel ashamed or in my case ready to put anyone who says anything shitty about your kid on blast. On this day, a very special person came into this world and I’m forever grateful. Happy birthday, BFF.” —Unknown
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Self-care. It’s a buzzword that makes most special-needs parents cringe. We don’t have time for extras in our world. Once I counted Cooper had on average seven additional appointments a week on top of school and being a kid. Think of a combination of speech therapy, occupational therapy, play therapy, feeding therapy, medical appointments, and appointments with his social worker. I also had another son to care for, and a house to manage, and a job to work. Self-care was not a priority. I must be insane because I don’t know anyone else crazy enough to endure you! Happy birthday, bestie!” —Unknown Here is my favorite thing about long-distance besties; it can be years since you have seen each other and, the minute you start talking, it is like you were never apart.” — Becca Anderson
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Strangers think I’m quiet, my friends think I’m outgoing, my best friends know that I’m completely insane.” —Unknown Short best friend quotes Take this quiz and get a custom report based on your unique personality and goals. Start improving your confidence, your conversation skills, or your ability to bond - in less than an hour. Best friends: they know how crazy you are and still choose to be seen in public with you.” —Unknown
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Life is about finding people who are your kind of crazy. You don’t have to be crazy to be my friend, but it helps.” —Unknown Her memoir describes her emotions and feelings on the diagnosis process to the disappointment and huge levity that was placed on her discovering her child would have special needs. Kate Swenson is a phenomenal writer. I honestly have never read a book that I could relate to as much as I did Forever Boy. I laughed, I cried, and I relived through her words some of the most painful and beautiful times in my life as a mother to a special needs child. Mary: And you did. Besides Finding Cooper's Voice. I mean, one of the ways you coped with those viral videos and just a lot of the negativity was you started a small paid group within Facebook called Coop's Troops. And I know I've been a part of it since the very beginning, and I know many of my listeners have also joined because I see them there. And that's a really nice small group for very little fee. Facebook charges to have a more intimate group where, I mean, there's still a few thousand people in there, but it's a more intimate group. And I mean, I think you're very positive about that group and feel supported there.
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