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leeann whiffen skip to main skip to sidebar friday july 23 2010 autism in reverse i gave a presentation many months ago at an annual teacher s convention out of state and wanted them more than anything to walk away recognizing that kids with autism can improve that it is worth their time and effort to work with them and their families to try and make a difference i ve had a lot of requests for it so i recently had the powerpoint converted into one video that any parent could then show to others to help convey the same message i hope you will find it helpful posted by leeann at 8 52 am 17 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday june 11 2010 treasures we find deep under our beds earlier this week i told my oldest son that he needed to clean his room something i say at least four times a day to any one of my three children who seem to be having too much fun before their jobs are done so i was surprised to find my typical two minute speed cleaner sitting on his floor sorting through old schoolwork he d collected in his under the bed drawers i tried not to comment on how it looked like he had taken a fan and set it in front of a pile of papers instead i glanced at the papers littering the floor one in particular catching my eye as i read the words to the poem short essay he d written about what he d put in a magic box it took me to a perfect world it opened a tiny hole into his mind it held a magnifying glass to his soul it showed me in beautiful words from a then fifth grader what is really important to him something he d never even remotely communicated to me it reminded me what should be important to me now before you gag and run for the bathroom let me implore you that i refuse to be one of those mothers who believes her kids are really heavenly beings with tilted halos or that everything they touch shimmers like a sequin splash cold water in face richard paul evans was brilliant when he once wrote it is one thing to take joy in a child s achievements and quite another to aggrandize ourselves through them it is emotional incest to live vicariously through a child s success be assured my friends while i m tap dancing with joy it is just that a very happy place to be so with that in mind i share with you his essay posted by leeann at 7 54 am 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday may 14 2010 what s it like having your favorite author touch your book when i found out that kathryn stockett author of the help was coming to the king s english i did three chair pirouette s followed by the tiger fist pump and wide toothy smile after i read the help many months ago i was so sucked in by the writing character development distinct voices and subject matter that i just had to have it signed so i finally found a way to contact ms nyt bestselling stockett to see if she would sign my book she wrote back classy author alert and said she d send me a bookplate another triple chair pirouette so you can imagine my little girl like wet your pants excitement when she signed my book in person other authors may try to pretend they don t have author idols and that they don t even lose sleep the night before their favorite author signing yep okay and it gets even better i m sure you can also imagine my is the earth moving under my feet excitement when she placed her hand on my book a child s journey out of autism see it in the photo it was the mardi gras it was the first day of school where all three of my kids were in school it was a night of ten new 30 rocks the day one of my babies was born it was zoo wee mama for all you diary of a wimpy kid closet lovers note to readers if you love to read okay even if you don t maw books one of the best book bloggers in utah posted my author interview and book review on her blog also sorry for the long delay between posts we re working on some exciting projects for my non profit utah autism coalition posted by leeann at 9 45 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday march 9 2010 we ladies need to stick together we ladies need to stick together sandra bullock echoes this sentiment exactly when sharing her reactions to winning the oscar for best actress i couldn t agree more ladies i m sure you can think of at least five women who have significantly helped you succeed in your life unfortunately the truth is i m also pretty sure you can think of one or two who haven t been helpful at all maybe she even blew you off completely never called or emailed you back despite your best efforts to contact her for help or maybe she s purposefully made life difficult for you madeleine albright apparently wasn t kidding when she once said there s a special place in hell for women who don t help other women in a day where thinness is celebrated to the point of pushing women into anorexia where family and career become impossible juggling acts where the stresses and societal even cultural pressures to be perfect in every aspect of your life become too much we women need to stick together you ve all seen the bumper sticker mean girls suck maybe you ve even seen the movie we all know what it feels like to be ignored we must stick together let s celebrate our differences put away our pettiness and instead reach into our hearts and pull out the empathy and innate nurturing abilities we possess to lift one another life is full of distractions but nothing adjusts our focus clearer than altruism in the form of reaching out to one of our own sticking together doesn t necessarily mean spending weeks or years helping someone succeed it means smiling at another woman when you see stress flash across her face putting an arm around her when her posture looks heavy helping a stranger who cold calls or emails you to ask for your professional advice let s be the women who have been there and who willingly reach a hand down to help the woman who wants to get there so to my many women friends thank you for celebrating with me for empathizing with me and for answering my cold call emails for telling your friends about my book for calling your legislators to help pass important autism legislation for being my friend for sticking together posted by leeann at 8 43 am 5 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday january 20 2010 lessons from haiti the day after the earthquake in the heart of haiti i watched all news updates with intense interest i went to cnn and watched heart wrenching videos of the disaster haitians were running in panic down what used to be a main street strewn with debris and lined with flattened buildings husbands screaming because they can t find their wives mothers screaming for their children families torn apart the camera panned to dead bodies strewn in all directions a tear fell from my face suddenly an ad popped up next to the video i was watching it was a picture of a designer stiletto with diamonds studding the heel i was instantly reminded of the stark contrast of what was happening in the poorest country in the western hemisphere versus the comforts in which we live those scenes haven t left me as the week ensued i watched more horror unfold people buried alive excavators dug mass graves the stench from the dead was so potent it caused many to faint i watched as a woman pleaded with rescuers to help find her daughter where she pointed to the daycare center now a pile of concrete the rescuer yelled into a crevice if you can hear me tap three times a faint tapping was heard a dog trained to smell live humans scoured the area finding nothing the rescuer yelled again and continued the routine for several hours while digging the tapping stopped before they could get to her her mother sobbed others stood by collapsed homes knowing their loved ones were pinned inside but they lacked the proper tools to get them out a 10 year old girl remained calm and brave despite her leg being crushed and pinned by a concrete beam her uncle worked furiously trying to get her out she cried out god don t let me die oh please god i don t want to die hours later she was freed from the rubble she died on the way to the hospital three hours away where there was heartbreak there was also triumph a 70 year old woman was rescued from a church seven days after the earthquake earlier that day an 18 month old baby was rescued from under the rubble of a flattened day care center and reunited with his mother miracles indeed may god bless the haitian people may they be comforted and unified may we learn from their pain and sorrow and be inspired to live better lives and to contribute more to the betterment of humanity impact your world posted by leeann at 3 28 pm 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest tuesday january 5 2010 here s to a year of four year old isms and how they have helped me remember why it is important to be present in every moment watching him out the back window his hair matted to his head from the rain as he dipped his wand in the bubbles and blew after a couple of minutes he saw me he smiled and mouthed the words i love you while he gave me the sign in sign language tucking him into bed one night and pressing play as his mary pope osborne book on cd started to play his eyes got big he sucked in a deep breath then said i love this one it makes my heart beep and beep right out of my chest walking into my office while i was in the zone and dumping an armful of leaves onto my desk and computer he had collected them especially for me telling me one day that happy sad purple riding in the car one day and he said look at those pretty clouds up there i want to get one for you but it s too high for me to climb mom i have a bloody nose and there s blood on it but that s okay i just ate it mom will you marry me telling him i had to get beautiful before we went to church he said but you already are beautiful then he whistled at me as i came out of my room in make up and a dress bowing his head to pray before dinner he started once upon a time then went on to tell the most fantastic story about a bunny then ended it amen telling the boys to use the bathroom before we left i had to ask him three times and on the third time he pleaded mom i can t because i m all out of pee asking me is a male a boy i said yep then he asked is an email a girl telling me mom i love you more than my lego set when asking him how the circus was he replied the clown hates me laying down on my bed due to a severe headache he came into my room and said mom i can make you feel all better just like you make me feel better when i m sick then he took his little hand and put it on my forehead see don t you feel better now dum vivimus vivamus while we live let s live posted by leeann at 9 54 am 11 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday december 9 2009 uhrumpapumpum i love the spastic flashing lights yes the ones that could quite possibly cause a seizure in certain susceptible people i even look forward to the plastic yard nativity scenes broken christmas ornaments and even being thrown out of the no fall club after turfing it on an especially inconspicuous piece of black ice i love the memories that bring a smile as i pull out that childhood christmas ornament or the nostalgia felt when you discover year after year that ugly brown and orange yarn wrapped around popsicle stick decoration that your third grade teacher gave you throwing it away would somehow equate to a memory wipe of the events surrounding that priceless gift as all of that adds to my happiness it s the memory of judd s face when santa claus knew his name and that he had been trying hard to brush his teeth twice a day it s the memory of watching him top the christmas tree with the star it s the memory of drew congratulating clay after a win in his christmas classic football game it s waking up and plugging in the christmas tree while the house is still quiet and staying there for a moment enjoying the magic it s as if we need something tangible to tie to those fleeting moments that often otherwise get forgotten if not captured in our hearts each year i reflect upon those who play in my life s orchestra there are the staples my close friends and family who are the violinists cellos trumpets clarinets and flutes but then there are those who come in and make certain parts of the song special a chord on the harp the addition of a classical guitar a piccolo solo or the impeccable timing of a cymbal while the song would never start with the core instruments it becomes so much more beautiful and harmonic with the addition of those symphonic instruments the potential of the song to touch the audience becomes stronger and even though they may not play the melody the song would not sound the same without them many of you in my life have functioned as piccolos harps classic guitars and cymbals i ve been thinking a lot about you the last several weeks and the role you play in my orchestra i wondered how i might crash the cymbals in your orchestra or strum a chord on my classic guitar in your life what can we do to help someone today what if you lend a hand to the lady in front of you in the mile long line at wal mart you know the one with five kids playing tag around her cart as her baby cries hysterically we all have something to give every single day and i believe once we find out what it is and act upon it our lives will be that much richer posted by leeann at 9 49 am 6 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom facebook badge leeann holgate whiffen create your badge about me view my complete profile twitter twitter updates follow me on twitter back to home page http leeannwhiffen com blog archive 2010 6 july 1 autism in reverse june 1 may 1 march 1 january 2 2009 25 december 1 november 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