About Deb Dockery
I’m a homebody. I love being with my guys and having friends over. There’s nothing better.
I am so blessed with the most incredible friends! Old and new! And our “autism family” as well. One person shouldn’t be so blessed, but I am so thankful!
And my strong belief in the Lord has gotten me through so many difficult times in my life! He is everything, He has given me so much!
Hi, my children are sponsering another child through the Rescue Mission this Christmas. One of the little girls is four years old and autistic. She wants puzzles for christmas. Are there any particular types of puzzles that would benefit her more than others?
Hi Patricia!
Bless you for helping “our” kids
When my son was 4, he used to love wooden backed puzzles with bigger pieces. They were easier to manipulate and he could repeat the mechanics more quickly. Smaller pieces were easily lost and seemed to frustrate him.
Also, bright colors and age appropriate characters (back then, he was into Blue’s Clues) were a big hit as well.
What a wonderful gesture you are making for a family. So many are doing without this Christmas. I know these children will appreciate your gift very much!
Blessings to you and your family-
Deb
Hello Deb. I wanted to ask you something in the hopes of some answer. I want to start by saying that I have mild autism. Since I have been old enough to learn I have been trying to learn to tell time and count money and cook. I am now 22 and will be 23 this Sept 1st and still do not know how to do these things. I can tell time digitally but if someone says “meet me here in half an hour.” I have no idea what half an hour is or even ten minutes or even five minutes. Numbers have always confused me. The only math I was good at was subtraction because the numbers got smaller. It is so humiliating to be an adult and not know these simple things. I want to know these things in the hopes of someday being able to look after myself. Do you have any suggestions on how I can learn these things??… Also my brother has sever autism and he will be going to a home very soon. He is my only connection to someone autistic and when he is gone I’m going to be very lonely as I was when I was little. Don’t want that feeling again. I live in a gated community where everyone knows everyone else. You know how they say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas?? Well what happens here everybody knows. Rumors spread like wildfire and it doesn’t take much to get rumors going. Nobody in this community except for my family know that I have a dissability. Thankfully its not noticable. I don’t want anyone to know cause I don’t want anyone feeling sorry for me or trying to avoid me like I got lerprosy or saying things like “Dont tell Jenny she won’t understand shes autistic you got to say things a certain because she is slow.” I hate hearing that with a passion I like to be treated as an equal at the same though I feel very much alone. In this community I feel like I’m the only one here except my brother who has a dissability. Even in a big city like New York I would feel the same way cause its not like we carry signs announcing were autistic or have it tattoed on our forheads. I just want at least one person who has autism like me to be my friend so I feel like I can relax and don’t have to worry constintly if my dissability is showing. Do you have any suggestions at all for me?? ……….. Jenny
Jenny don’t be afraid to be yourself, don’t be ashamed of having a disability. Everyone has their personal challenges, yours just happens to autism. Some disablities show more than others. Some peoples problems show more than others. It’s okay to have problems. It’s okay to say you are not sure of what time is. It’s okay to be you. The more honest you are with others the more friends you will make.