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New Genetic Testing For Early Autism Diagnosis

Below is a Press Release I recently received. I thought my readers might be interested in reading about this.
From Finding Nemo to Shrek 3

One happy day a long time ago, when life appeared a lot less complicated, I sat in my cinema seat enjoying “Finding Nemo” with all the special effects that make a cinema visit so special. Beside me, my…
SO nervous

For as much talking as I do about my mom (we're practically joined at the hip; my mom says "it's a genetic thing," as she and my grandmother were the same way), you probably don't hear me mention my dad much. Dad liv…
I'm tired. That's it.

Okay, I admit that's a bit of a disappointment. But so is the realization that our Ryan has a hard time doing so many things. I do my best to focus on the positive things... he is smart! His intelligence is well ab…
Share Your ASD Related Story

Submission date: 3/25/11 Original title: Senior Project! Presentation help? (: It's finally come back to haunt me! It's time to break down and work on this, and I need help. As of right now, I will be giving a presentat…
Living with a Brother with Autism.

Niamh a Transition Year student, from West Cork, says: this is a school project and I am Skibbereen. I am chairperson of the group you have written about before, Mercy Heights. And we are now proud to say that we hav…
Learning Our ABAs

Autism-related behaviors manifest differently with each person. Our experience with James is special in that he likes and seeks out others, he is normally sunny, and is empathetic toward others. Sometimes I realize how…
Dealing With The Airport

I think I established in yesterday’s post that our flight has the potential to go pretty badly. Pudding has actually flown quite a lot, though not at all since her diagnosis. She used to love it, and I develo…
Autism in the "Leather Man's" Bones

Photo by F.W. Moore, 1888 In the late 1800s, a homeless man known as the Leather Man (because he wore a 60-lb leather suit at all times) was famous for walking a 365-mile circuit through some 41 towns in New York's We…
Lessons for Us All

Earlier this week, I spoke at one of our local Rotary clubs, about David’s Gift. I love speaking at Rotary meetings. Rotarians are such warm and giving people and they are always a great audience. But this time…