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Lately, I have been staying at a class mate’s house, so that the two of us could motivate each other to study more and help each other with any assignments for class. My class mate, Cynthia, has an autistic 6 year old son. Going into this situation, I did not realize the impact that this would have on my life. This discussion question asks us to become more self-aware and to basically analyze our communication techniques. Living with someone with autism has required me to become extremely patient and self-aware. It is a complete understatement to say nursing school is stressful, so adding an autistic child to the mix as a single mom is extremely hard to think about. One morning, Cynthia was visibly agitated. She kept pacing back and forth

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