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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…
Counting My Chickens & Learning to Self-regulate Behavior

So you know how when you blog about how well your child has been doing lately, very soon after that something happens just to keep you in check? Just to tell you don’t-be-counting-your-chickens and such? Yeah, that’s wh…
Teachers should be educated in how to handle Asperger students

Okay, let's make this perfectly clear. If I could just TALK my asperger son out of his obsessive behavior, I would be touring the world, making millions of dollars talking other kids out of their syndrome. What don…
Being Bright with Asperger's

“Advocates for Asperger's/gifted (AG) children are eager to have them appreciated as wonderful, special children. The presence of dual exceptionality always casts a shadow over this goal. So much of Asperger's Syndrom…
What to Expect from an Autism Center Evaluation

I would gladly donate every penny of the gas money I’ve spent driving my son from one diagnostic center to another if I could find a single, one-stop shop for autism screening! My dream is to have all of the tests a…
Early Years

Being a first time mom I didn't have a lot of experience and wasn't sure what was normal. As my first adopted child grew I began to suspect something wasn't right. I shared my concerns with our doctor who said wit…
How Straight are his feet?

Rolling over, sitting up crawling and walking was all delayed. Levi didn't crawl much before he took off walking. But his walking has that slightly noticeable gait, with one foot slightly turned in and sort of dr…