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Surf's Up - Autism Therapy
I remember watching ESPN a couple of years ago and being mesmerized by this amazing story. A professional surfer and his wife starting a surfing “camp” for children with autism. Parents Israel and Danielle… -
Art for Autism
Autism Awareness Month. Walks everywhere. People are holding all sorts of awareness events. It’s so remarkable. Many parents remember where the Autism “movement” was 20 or more years ago. I can&… -
Vaccine Court Jesters?
Wow…here we are again. Another “vaccine” court says that thimerosal doesn’t “cause” autism. Has nothing to do with autism. And vaccines are safe. Hmmm…. Let’s think about this for a minute. In 1999, thimerosal was t… -
Social Skills Therapy for those with Autism
Meeting new people is difficult enough for most people. You make a mental check list: shake hands, smile, remember their name, make small talk. But for teens with autism, it is downright disarming. That’s why man… -
Art Therapy for Autism
Yesterday my husband and I went on a field trip. Yes, grown ups still go on field trips. This one was very special to us. We are the founders of a non-profit for children and families affected by autism and we rec… -
Autism Pet Therapy
I was exchanging emails with an old friend of mine the other day. I’ll change her name to protect her identity. We’ll call her Elaine. Elaine is bipolar. ( http://bit.ly/cVUsq) Elaine, like most people with aut… -
Winter Autism Therapy
What a fun week it has been for most of the United States! Ice storm, snow storm, record cold, power outages even as far south as our neighboring states: Tennessee and Arkansas (where some are STILL in the dark!). It m… -
Autism Therapy: Numbers and Division
So, the CDC finally weighed in with their numbers last week. 1 in 110 children in this county with autism. That’s actually lower than previously announced (1 in 91), but considering that it’s the CDC (sorry, had to t… -
Autism Therapy: ABA
So many therapies, so little time. There are new types of therapies for autism popping up all over the country. Some seem quite promising. Some…I will politely say, it makes me think of the days of leeches and “magi… -
Finding Jobs and Autism
The train is on the tracks. We see the light. And it is heading our way. Adulthood. Now for most parents, that’s a wonderful thing. Thoughts of college, marriage and grandchildren come to mind, right? Well, that’…
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- About Me: I’m a homebody. I love being with my guys and having friends over. There’s nothing better. I am so blessed with the most incredible friends! Old and new! And our “autism family” as well. One person shouldn’t be so blessed, but I am so thankful! And my strong belief in the Lord has gotten me through so many difficult times in my life! He is everything, He has given me so much!
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