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		<title>Happy Monday with Maddie: Thanksgiving 2014</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2014 19:44:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hope you are half as excited for Thanksgiving as Maddie. And no, we are having turkey, not Marcos Pizza.]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Halloween 2014</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2014 18:02:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Maddie breaks down her thoughts on a very cold Midwestern Halloween. She also discusses how she has joined a great new organization called Best Buddies and her new friend there is named Shea. Sam and Mallory offer up their points of view on what candy they prefer.]]></description>
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		<title>Maddie and Matthew Star in 39 Seconds of Sweetness</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2014 04:09:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Madeline Long is a 10 year old girl on the autism spectrum. She has become a minor star among people who watch her weekly Happy Monday videos, as these fans have been taken in by the sweet charisma that she has for life. Maddie greets people at the start of the week with the phrase Happy&#8230; <a href="https://www.itsanautismthing.com/2014/05/maddie-and-matthew-in-39-seconds-of-sweetness/">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Monday with Maddie April 28th edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2014 22:24:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So Maddie was my co-host for the standup to Autism Fundraiser I put together this past Saturday. It was truly the best event I have ever been part of. Magician Cody Comet burned the stage up so much he left it to a standing ovation. Special guest Jared Hiner passionately brought a spoken word piece&#8230; <a href="https://www.itsanautismthing.com/2014/04/happy-monday-with-maddie-april-28th-edition/">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Maddie Meltdowns</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Apr 2014 22:06:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I try to show a positive reflection of life with my daughter, Maddie, but sometimes I feel a bit guilty in not giving a more complete picture of life with her. So many parents of kids on the spectrum go through constant struggles and are in a complete place of mental breakdown from the stresses.&#8230; <a href="https://www.itsanautismthing.com/2014/04/maddie-meltdowns/">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Tuesday with Maddie: Special Edition</title>
		<link>https://www.itsanautismthing.com/2014/02/happy-tuesday-with-maddie-special-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Feb 2014 01:34:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Long]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I had a corporate event in Fargo, MN on Sunday night and then battled a massive winter storm for a few hours on Sunday and then the whole rest of the day Monday, so I could be back to get Maddie and her twin siblings on the bus for Tuesday. Rock and Roll! Like most&#8230; <a href="https://www.itsanautismthing.com/2014/02/happy-tuesday-with-maddie-special-edition/">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Monday with Maddie February 17th edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2014 14:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m on the standup comedy road and won&#8217;t be back until Tuesday morning, so this is my effort at trying to bring a Happy Monday video to Maddie&#8217;s fans. This is Maddie at I believe 6 years old. A few things to notice. Maddie still struggles with her balance a lot at this point. To&#8230; <a href="https://www.itsanautismthing.com/2014/02/happy-monday-with-maddie-february-17th-edition/">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Happy Monday with Maddie January 20th Edition</title>
		<link>https://www.itsanautismthing.com/2014/01/happy-monday-with-maddie-january-20th-edition/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2014 16:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Friday our great neighbor Mike had mentioned to Maddie that they have a dance video game she could play sometime. From that moment on, this was the main focus of Maddie&#8217;s obsessive brain. Today he makes good on that offer and more, which is great because Maddie has gone stir-crazy because of having no&#8230; <a href="https://www.itsanautismthing.com/2014/01/happy-monday-with-maddie-january-20th-edition/">Read More</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Maddie has a Meltdown</title>
		<link>https://www.itsanautismthing.com/2013/12/maddie-has-a-meltdown/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Dec 2013 22:44:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Scott Long]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This site is about raising awareness of what 1 person&#8217;s life can be like who is impacted by autism. This autism has wide ranging impacts on that person&#8217;s family, as well. I have friends with children on the spectrum whose lives are less difficult and friends with children on the spectrum whose lives are more&#8230; <a href="https://www.itsanautismthing.com/2013/12/maddie-has-a-meltdown/">Read More</a>]]></description>
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