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Friday, 06 April 2012

1 in 88 children has Autism

Coming on the forefront of Autism Awareness Month, the rate of Autism has increased from 1 in 110 to 1 in 88 children being diagnosed with Autism, with 1 in 54 boys being diagnosed as calculated by the CDC. In 1999, when Ashton was born, the rate was 1 in 500!

In the thirteen years since Ashton was born, the rates have increased over 460%!!

Amazing. Appalling. Disabling. Staggering. and just plain ole sad. More Here...

Thursday, 05 April 2012

A Bunny for a Cause

On March 8th, I had the opportunity to attend the 3rd annual Lindt Gold Bunny Celebrity Auction Event in Midtown New York just outside The New York Palace. More than 75 celebrities participated in the auction where they each autographed a porcelain Lindt Gold Bunny figure. Celebrities that were involved included stars such as Celine Dion, Joan Rivers, Tim Tebow, Betty White, Billy Crystal, Barbara Streisand, Carmelo Anthony and Drew Brees.
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Autism Lights: Curt and Shonda Schilling

Curt and Shonda Schilling live in Medfield, Massachusetts and have a son with Aspergers named Grant. They have four children, including Grant. Shonda wrote a book about their challenges of dealing with autism and they bring awareness to autism through publicly speaking about their situation. Curt and Shonda Schilling are Autism Lights because sharing their journey with autism as public figures can encourage many other family's dealing with similar challenges. More Here...
I’ve Got His Back, But Who Has Mine?

I wanted to write a blog post in February that would focus on autism, love, and relationships in honor of Valentine’s Day. Sadly, not only didn’t I have a “real” Valentine’s Day, I barely had a month of February.

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Wednesday, 04 April 2012

One Little Blue Line Changed My Life Forever

This post is about one of the few days that have forever changed my life. A day that will always hold a massive place in my heart. It is a day that picked me up by the collar, looked me in the eyes and said, "no going back now." It put me on a road with a fork in it. I had no idea where one choice would lead, but the other I knew for certain would hold regret. The type of regret I could never learn to live with. And instead I let love fill that place. I let love give me courage to make the decisions I made that day and every day since. More Here...
Interview on The Coffee Klatch

On the evening of April 1st I had the opportunity to kick off Autism Awareness month with the folks over on The Coffee Klatch.

Terri and Nicole we're very kind and gracious. We had a couple of technical glitches but all in all we were able to discuss Autisable some.

I am curious about my voicemail prompt... what should I put there next time?

Here's the broadcast - take a listen, let me know what you think: More Here...

Tuesday, 03 April 2012

A Lesson Learned in Laughter

Overhearing one’s parents fight is among the most terrifying things in the world for a child (and for a teenager, and for an adult, too). My brother and I have been very fortunate in this regard; our parents love one another and have stayed together through difficult times. But they’re human. They’ve had moments. More Here...
What the new DSM-V un-diagnosis means to me

Like many adults with Asperger Syndrome, I’ve known more or less my whole life that something was “wrong” with me.

As a child, I flapped my hands, rocked, walked on my toes, spoke like a cartoon character or a college professor on helium, and (with a couple of exceptions) had a lot of trouble making friends or knowing how to behave around other people.

There's, Ah say, there's somethin' ODD about that kid.

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Letter to the Editor - With Love

My Family, with extra Autism Goodness baked in.

Dear Sir

I would like to offer to write a detailed response to the Examiner's Feelgood article of 3rd February which was published with respect to the role of the author as a "parenting expert' and the subsequent editorial response which said that he had a right to an "opinion."

As the first article clearly set out to influence through his noted 'expertise' and made reference to a soon to be published book I think it is only fair to give a right of detailed reply to someone who has spent 14 years studying autism parenting first hand, who has written thousands of words on the topic of day to day life with autism and who has made it their lifes work to give people with autism the ability to communicate independently.

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Autistic Speaks:I need your input

Back in October, Leigh suggested that I make a video during the Walk Now for Autism. I was too shy about the whole thing, but I've been thinking about it. And I think I'd like to make a video about autism, just not one in which I'm a central player. I think I'll go around and ask a question, the same question, of the people in my HFA/AS group.More Here...