Marilyn Champlin 

Author, Photographer, Digital Artist, Musician, Poet

Marilyn’s Story

Marilyn Champlin, a speech language pathologist, who earned her degree at the University of Northern Iowa, came to write about her subsequent experiences orchestrating a pilot project serving two young boys both of whom were blind, displaying significant global delays and whose habits included a variety of mannerisms characteristic of Autism.

Left to her own devices, she observed and experimented with varying processes of curriculum, teaching, parental intervention and community advocacy. Her experiences resulted in insight into effective intervention philosophy, assessment and techniques.

Over the years many folks have suggested she write a book about what she discovered in the hope it would assist families, educators and caregivers to provide quality intervention. With the ever-increasing rise in Autism it has become increasingly important to share this information.

Marilyn is also a published poet, lyricist and musician, photographer, videographer and digital artist. Her goal remains, “To be truly helpful.”

Devils Lake State Park

Books, Music, Art & More

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“I finished your book Ripples this afternoon.  You did a wonderful job of capturing my interest so much that at times I couldn’t put it down.  I needed to know what would happen next.  The book brought many emotions to me as I read it.  Joy, anger, awe, better understanding and guilt. 5 stars from me!”

Lori Rudkin Roush

Ripples

Marilyn shares her story and experiences caring for two boys with special needs, having profound global delays. Her story is about the ripples created and how they’ve touched everything in her life. 

Downloadable File
from Ripples

Basic Child Development Chart

Curt & Paul from Marilyn’s book RIPPLES

Memories with Curt & Paul

From Marilyn’s Book Ripples

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Marilyn’s Other Works

Music, poetry, photography, digital design and more, Marilyn shares her interests and passion for life!

Namaste

The formless – vibrating – pulsating – humming;
 calls me into form——-
And I respond- eagerly – willingly – lovingly –
 to the Creator of All.
Knowing that my uniqueness is required for the
 task at hand,
I move with the strength of All.
Aware that in this moment, I am of the whole,
 yet I am but part.
 
I breathe the breath of life into the form I
 create and I slip quietly back into the
 being of formlessness—
And wait, patiently – contentedly – joyfully
 until I am called again

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Back Again

Published Lyrics by Marilyn Champlin


Struggled up life’s trails, traveled fast or slow
Felt storm clouds gather, saw devil winds blow.
Tasted whitecap waves, on a distant shore.
Hugged restless waters, left there wanting more.
It was then I heard, heard the towers cry
“Find your way back Find your way back home.”
Missing life the way it used to be
Help me find my way my way back home, Back again.
Wrapped in those words, I faced another day.
No explanations, nothing left to say.
The forest whispered,  “Take the other way.
Do you recall that you, you were born to sway?”
Like the moon provokes daily tides below,
Ushers endless waves as they come and as they go
crushing stones and shells into grains of sand
Here I am.
Take me by the hand.
It was then I heard, heard the towers cry
“Find your way back Find your way back home.”
Missing life the way it used to be
Help me find my way my way back home, back again.

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