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Kristine Mastronardi
Apr 22, 20203 min read
Quarantine Life
Jake and I had another fight over something seemingly innocent such as the use of flour. Jake was using the last of the flour to make...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Apr 16, 20202 min read
Guiding during COVID-19
Jake was having a hard time adjusting to life during the pandemic and all of the restrictions and routine disruptions that came along...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Apr 10, 20202 min read
Autism Mind Body Self
Before we began RDI Jake was not a very good apprentice and I was not a very good guide to him. I loved him and he loved me, we had a...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Apr 8, 20203 min read
Respecting the Autism #redinstead
It is a scary time right now with COVID - 19. As Jake has said, in the video below, it is not just about the worry and stress of getting...
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Jake Mastronardi
Apr 5, 20203 min read
Gratitude During COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has been really stressful for me. It’s not just because of the COVID-19 virus that’s spreading, it is because of...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Jan 19, 20203 min read
Redefining #Autism
I love the new post about redefining autism from RDIConnect and Dr. Gutstein, founder of RDI, Relationship Development Intervention. Dr....
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Kristine Mastronardi
Dec 13, 20193 min read
Jake & "The Autism"
Lately, I have been wondering whether I should say autistic student as opposed to student with autism. Not being autistic myself I want...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Dec 9, 20192 min read
#Autismmemes
As long as I can remember people have been telling me what Jake can and can not do. Their justification for this was that I was in...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Dec 7, 20192 min read
#GaryVeeChallenge Accepted!
Jake and I feel strongly about autism and RDI. We know that RDI has changed both our lives. One of the major outcomes of doing RDI is...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Nov 21, 20192 min read
New Driver Alert - Part 2 (Relationship Repairs)
How do we maintain relationships? First of all, we have to care. We have to understand the benefits of having a relationship. We have to...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Nov 15, 20192 min read
New Driver Alert!
If you know Jake, you know he loves dogs, especially pit bulls. Jake volunteers every week at St. Hubert’s Animal Welfare Cent in Madison...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Nov 3, 20192 min read
Get out of the road!
Recently Jake had an incident (Dr Gutstein calls this a “happening”) with his friend where he was walking in a parking lot in front of a...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Oct 23, 20192 min read
Halloween
Halloween in our suburban town is so fun. I have wonderful memories of mild Fall Halloween nights trick or treating with our family....
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Kristine Mastronardi
Jul 19, 20193 min read
Quality of Life
When we got the autism diagnosis it was shocking and scary. I should not have been shocked, there were many clues, but it was shocking...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Jul 17, 20192 min read
My Message To Parents: Challenging But Worth It
Jake came home the other day visibly upset after a friendly hike with friends went wrong. Apparently Jake and his friends got lost and...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Jul 17, 20192 min read
Moments of Connection
I recently interviewed Jake for his Youtube channel so viewers could get a glimpse into his past to see where he was and how far he has...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Jul 17, 20191 min read
Love and Autism
Throwback to our presentation at the Love and Autism Conference in 2017, the very first conference Jake and I presented at together! We...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Jul 17, 20192 min read
Happy New Year!
Whether we love them or hate them New Year’s Eve is a time of reflection as well as resolution making!! We work on goal setting as part...
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Kristine Mastronardi
Jul 17, 20191 min read
Welcome to Jake's Take On Autism
So proud of Jake to put himself out there to inspire others with his story. Jake has two presentations under his belt: Love and Autism...
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