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My Little Girl was diagnosed with autism when she was just 1.5 years old.She is almost 4 now and is doing pretty well.Just thought I would share this part of my life with some of my friends.And yes,her name is really zonata.
Shannon

I wish i would have thought of that name for my little girl.

Thanks for sharing that part of your life with us!
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Shannon,
Thanks for sharing. My son Bryan is going to be 13 next month. He is a low functioning autistic child. He can't talk but he communicates excellently. I can't do the picture thing yet but when I can I'll post one. Whenever I work in the snake room he brings out his extensive collection of plastic and stuffed toy snakes. He's a blessing to us.

Pat GC

Pat,That is so awesome.Zonata only has about six to eight words in her vocab but she understands pretty good.She doesn't do real well in public but thats getting a little better also.She loves spending time in the snake room also switching all my labels on me and putting shavings in her hair.LOL....
I don't know what I would do whithout her.

here is a pic of me with the other four girls flipping rocks in Yucca Valley last year.

Shannon

Shannon,

I hope your hobby goes well for you for the next couple yrs...youre going to be paying for alot of weddings!

PS. Speaking from experience, daughters are awesome.
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3.3 Variable Kings
1.4 Kunasir Island Rats
1.2 Everglades Rats
0.1 White Oak Gray Rat
0.1 Baird's Rat
0.1 Tarahumara Mtn King
0.1 Amelanistic Corn

My two are the reason I get up in the morning, thanks for sharing that.

Horridus

>>My Little Girl was diagnosed with autism when she was just 1.5 years old.She is almost 4 now and is doing pretty well.Just thought I would share this part of my life with some of my friends.And yes,her name is really zonata.
>>Shannon
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Mark

beautiful girl.

Shannon, it's awesome that you're willing to share bits of your life with us here.

You have an awesome family my man!!

Here's my 11 year old daughter Silver, with my '06 offspring Aiden - he'll be 4 months old in two weeks.

Thanks for sharing bro!

byron.d

Your welcome,You have some awesome looking hatchlings there too.LOL....
See you later in the year man,
Shannon

Silver is an unusually beautiful name to.

Now I have to think up a new snake related name should I ever have another daughter. I can't think of anything prettier than Zonata though.

Getula...no

Charina...no

Agalma...hell No! LOL!
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Thanks Rainer.We call her zoe for short or zo-bug.LOL...I also like the name alterna and that would be pretty cool.I am sure that ally would be a great nick-name for alterna.

Shannon

That has to bne one of the coolest names ever Shannon and she is a cutie. As anyone who knows me knows I talk a lot about my wife and kid,my little Lily here spends the majority of her time with me and I wouldn't have it any other way and yes.........she loves snakes.




Tom Stevens
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TomsSnakes.com

okay its picture kid time.

Cali is 3 1/2 and stays with me 24/7. She is my life.

kinda a self portrait there with me holding the camera. Pics were taken last week.

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I don't need no spell chack.

Those are great photos Rainer.

I'll never forget the first time took my daughter fishing...

byron.d

She is a doll Tom and she is lucky to have you as her dad.
Shannon