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The Dentist by Sharon Link, Ph.D.
We are at the dentist this morning, and getting here was no easy task. Jimmy HATES the dentist, and when I capitalize the word HATES; this is no exaggeration. Anyone with experience raising a child with autism knows that the dentist is a word that is pregnant with pause. When Jimmy was very small, tooth brushing was a nightmare. I bought toothbrushes with EXTRA soft bristles; I used Q-tips to brush his teeth; and I bought every imaginable flavor of toothpaste. I would brush Jimmy’s teeth for him, which like a hair cut or new shoes, resulted in screaming, mayhem, tears, and conflict. Oh, the difficulty of those early years.
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