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A Special Goalie

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My daughter, D, is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Tourette's Syndrome. My daughter is sweet, sporty, polite, loving, empathetic, and determined. She works hard every single day to be the best version of herself. It hasn't always been easy, but she's come so far with a lot of hard work.  Spring 2018 : At 6 years old, D started attending a weekly Hockey Skills program through the City of Oshawa. She couldn't really skate very well, but she really loved playing anyway. Summer 2018 : D signed up for the next weekly Hockey Skills program. Closer to the end of the summer, there was a booth set up outside of her ice pad for the Oshawa Lady Generals/Oshawa Girls Hockey Association. They invited D to participate. I explained her struggles and they assured me that she would be able to participate. Fall 2018 : D started playing House League (Novice) with Oshawa Lady Generals/Oshawa Girls Hockey Association (OGHA), along with w
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Raising B - The Journey Thus Far

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Today was draining. I'm a 33 year old mother of three children.  My oldest is 15 and has been through hell and back with his mental illness.  I have struggled to raise this child to the best of my ability.  I have fought the school board with delays and excuses, I have fought doctors and agencies and psychiatrists to see what I see and hear me.  It took years of fighting to finally get my son, B, a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder a couple months before he turned 11.  This came after years of B having auditory hallucinations, aggressive behaviour including assaulting many children at school, having the schools (more than one) put on lockdown, leaving the school/classroom, etc.  This journey has been exhausting, yet rewarding. You may think this is a blog about ASD.  It's not.  It's so much more than that.   When B was 8, I brought him to the ER at the advice of his school at the time after episodes of violence and auditory hallucinations.  They even wrote letters
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