Re: Heartbreaking but also heart warming

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, that hockey team sounds great for daughter. It is so important for her to have a place where she feels accepted. If I were you, I would do anything to help her continue to play. Can you do some fundraising for hockey fees? Teams around here do fundraising all the time. You know, sell candy bars, raffle tickets, etc.. Even if the team doesn't normally do that, if you offer to coordinate it, I'm sure the other parents would appreciate it too. I would talk to the coaches or the league coordinators to see what you can do.

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Suzanne

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From: <hockey.mom5@...>Subject: ( ) Heartbreaking but also heart warming Date: Monday, March 21, 2011, 6:23 PM

My 11 yr old daughter is diagnosed pdd-nos but I believe she is aspergers.My 8yr old son plays ice hockey. One of my dd obsessions is ice hockey. Wefound an all girls team for all ages thru adult they practice after sons hockey.Dd started about 6 weeks ago. She loves it. The team is all about being positiveencouraging and just a very accepting environment. She has flourished on thisteam. She has played in a few games pushing back her fear and anxiety. She haspushed hard even when she is tired which in other activities always results in ameltdown. Even the BSC is impressed at how much this has helped her.Yesterday was the last day of the season. She enjoyed the family game andplayingwith her brother. Last night she cried herself to sleep, she was upset hockeywas over.Hockey is pricey. My husband works pt at the rink and I manage my sons team. Sowith that and fundraising it pays for his

hockey. Dd hockey however her hockeyclub just rentsthe ice and is not affliated with the rink so we don't have that break to helppay. They were kind enough to work things out for her to play but I don't knowif I can work out spring hockey.This is the first place she has felt accepted. She says they feel like her realclassmates. That this is how school should feel. She feels so welcome.It is heartbreaking and I have to find a way to make this work! But it is hardas we are struggling big time.It is also heartwarming because she finally foundsomewhere she "fit in"She is accepted here and that is huge. To see her smile at practice it ispriceless!!Why does this have to be so hard?