Forever Boy: A Mother's Memoir of Autism and Finding Joy

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You are my best friend, a special person to me, so dear to my life and close to my heart.” —Yash Mohnani When you love and care about anything deeply, it is only natural that you would feel sad when the relationship ends or changes. You’re not the only one that is dealing with the heartbreak of losing a friend. Hopefully, these meaningful quotes will help to ease some of your sadness. Stepping off the path that every other child follows is crushing, and one of the hardest steps you’ll ever take as a special-needs parent. It’s hard to move on from a broken heart, but it’s harder to move on from a broken friendship.” —Unknown

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We made a deal ages ago. Men, babies, it doesn’t matter…We’re soulmates.” —Samantha Jones, Sex and the City Never leave a friend behind. Friends are all we have to get us through this life—and they are the only things from this world that we could hope to see in the next.” —Dean Koontz We all know how special birthdays are, especially the birthdays of the people closest to us. We want to make sure that whether they are far or near they are feeling loved, and a great way to do that is by sending them some warm birthday wishes. Whether you are looking for something heart-touching or silly for that special someone, you’ll find what you’re looking for here.In Forever Boy KT Swenson makes her debut with a moving memoir about how Autism changed a whole family dynamic.

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But in time I learned not to let these people limit my child’s future. Professionals are here to help us and often they do. But they don’t have a crystal ball or the ability to predict a child’s future. Regardless of whether they end up being right or wrong, the one thing we can’t let them do is destroy our hope. Kate: We do. And we have two PCAs that we love, but they're at college right now. So finding help here is one of the problems that we have. We've never really figured out the mystery of finding help and good help. 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. I must be insane because I don’t know anyone else crazy enough to endure you! Happy birthday, bestie!” —Unknown Strangers think I’m quiet, my friends think I’m outgoing, my best friends know that I’m completely insane.” —Unknown Short best friend quotesIt’s not that diamonds are a girl’s best friend, but it’s your best friends who are your diamonds.” —Gina Barecca It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson A best friend accepts who you are, but also helps you become who you should be.” —Unknown Cute best friend quotes

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Yes, she’s my best friend, and yes, sometimes we have problems. Sometimes we fight. Sometimes we laugh. Sometimes we cry. I know everything about her. And she knows everything about me. And even though we have defects, we love each other and always will.” —Unknown Kate: Oh yeah. And I mean, any mom, I think that shares on social media, you will get shamed about your kids dirty noses and the sugar they eat and dirty car seats. It doesn't matter what it is, but when you have a child with a disability? Your questions get a little bit heavier than, you know, should I take the pacifier away, should I try medications or do I visit this natural path or do I in? And those are questions that seem to anger people sometimes or potty training questions. I mean, it's hard to talk about those things openly and honestly. So when I started this paid group, it was really so I could have a place to say, you know, my kids got the best of me today. I'm exhausted. I'm tired. What do you use for anxiety? All those different questions. And that's how the group is using these mommas. Ask each other these things and they're not shamed or yelled at or bullied. And that's worth every penny you think. Kate: OK, so I'm really bad at that. I have none. I mean, fully honest is I literally have the fourth baby changed everything. I would say if I was to have one, I would want to get out to dinner with my husband once a week, except I would need to find help and I don't have that. So I could spend more time with my husband alone without kids. And then I would love to go for a walk every day. Oh my gosh, I would love that. But I'll be honest, I don't have any right now, and it's starting to show and it's wearing on me. What did you know? 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.” —UnknownBut the gift of acceptance was still elusive. Some days, even weeks, I would walk around thinking I had made it and then something would happen. [A relative], just four months younger, would sing me a song, and I would be leveled, blindsided by the grief that seemed to lie dormant and then resurfaced when I least expected it. 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 I love the friends that you don’t see for days, weeks, even months and the bond is still strong as ever.” —Unknown Friendship must be built on a solid foundation of alcohol, sarcasm, inappropriateness, and shenanigans.” —Unknown

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I hate how we’ve drifted apart, but then again, if you won’t make an effort to keep me in your life, why should I?” —Unknown This book is for anyone; the special needs mom, the caretakers, a teacher or para in a special education classroom, admin and gen ed teachers, family members, community members, any mom, any dad, any advocate - this book will touch each and every person who reads it in some way. Mary: Yes, yes. So I always start out with the same question. Now you are on Podcast 70, which we're going to link in the show, notes MaryBarbera.com/70. And we always start out with, describe your fall into the autism world so you can get the real detailed version in 70. But can you just for people who haven't ever heard of you? Kate Swenson, I don't know where they've been, but can you just tell us how you fell into the autism world very briefly. True friends do not judge each other; they judge other people together.” —Unknown Funny quotes about your crazy best friend