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Bean Bag Chairs Help Kids with ADD, ADHD and Autism

As the owner of AHH! Products (as in ahh…that bean bag is comfy), I have the constant pleasure of speaking to parents about how our bean bag chairs are adored by their kids worldwide. It’s all fun and game…
How Micheal Spells His Name

Micheal was angry, and yes, that’s how Micheal spells his name. He says his mother made a mistake when she gave his name to the doctor. He claims his mother isn’t very smart. When Micheal tells us this, h…
Ten Things I Wish I had Known When My Son Was First Diagnosed with Autism

It’s been four years, nine months since a team of experts dropped the big bomb — our son likely had autism. It feels like an eternity. The news rattled our world, and sent us spiraling in to a dark place…
A troubled Teen Autistic Son..

He just turned 13. We started taking him off the Abilify, He has taken it for 7 years. This year I notice he is not sweet and innocent anymore. He asks about sex all the time. He even asked if he could practice having…
One Year Aspie-versary

I really meant to do this two months ago, since February 4th marked the anniversary of "D" Day, but one thing does tend to drive out another, and here we are, nearly through April... There's no really organized way…
Mental vs. Learning Disabilites.

USA Today reported findings of a telephone poll conducted by the Tremaine Foundation today, discovering that 79% of parents and 80% of non-parents associate learning disabilities with mental retardation (Acknowledged d…
Let's give him drugs - even though they're bad?

In an effort to greenify our world a bit (and uncomplicate our lives) we decided it was time to try a local doctor to prescribe Doctor Do-be-do’s ADD meds, instead of making a seventy mile round trip to Erie eve…
School Trying to Sweep Autistic Child 'Under the Rug' - Need help

My little guy Sky is a gifted, autistic six-year-old. He can read at a third grade level and his math knowledge is above average for his age. Sky's mainstream and special ed teachers are unhappy with his behaviors . Th…
ADD Meds and Autism

I spent some time reviewing this blog the other day, and it reminded me that we started out talking about autism. A couple of years ago, the topic was a huge part of our daily lives, with all the therapies and educatio…
Does Someone Have to Die For Us to Take a Second Look?

"However, the risk of causing serious harm or death is extremely small" This is a quote from an article about the recent report of a young child having an extreme and potentially deadly allergic reaction to the H1N1…