April is Autism Awareness month. I keep looking around to see what major entities are going to do — you know, how they have pink appliances, pink pens, pink ribbons, pink makeup, everything pink for breast cancer awareness and blue bracelets for cancer, etc. — but so far, the only place I’ve seen so much [...]
Entries from March 2008
March 27, 2008
A Mother of a Meltdown
Did you just hear that high-pitched scream? The kind that makes you wish you were only hearing nails on a chalkboard? The kind that makes dogs howl and cower under a bed? The kind that you think “wow, my kid’s tantrums don’t look so bad now.” That’s what just occurred here. We haven’t seen them [...]
March 26, 2008
Autism-Related News
Julie’s Health Club: Where Alternative and Mainstream Health Meet (Chicago Tribune) Great recovery stories, or just encouragement and information about biomedical treatment.
Autism: The Musical (NYTimes) A must-see! (And a must-read.)
Arizona OKs Insurance Mandate for Autism Coverage (Insurancejournal.com) Why can’t every state head in this direction? Oh, yeah, right, duh..it costs money!
Workshops to inform police and [...]
March 25, 2008
My Guitar Hero
Sometimes, even for those of us with the best of intentions, life just gets away from us. We look at our “To Do” list and pat ourselves on the back that we got everything done. We feel relieved we got through something, some other fun but stressful event is over with, and start planning the [...]
March 11, 2008
Go Dr Jerry Kartzinel!
It’s amazing to me today that the vast numbers of children who are not the same after the vaccines are simply ignored by the CDC and doctors who say there is no credible reason proof that vaccines contribute to autism. WHAT IN THE WORLD IS IT GOING TO TAKE??
I watched Dr. Jerry Kartzinel on TV [...]
March 10, 2008
The Big Picture
Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve gotten really caught up in the news of the day re: autism. I’ve spent too much time reading about the court case and which politician is going to do something for the cause of autism. Not that it’s not good reading, but I have to remind myself, it’s [...]
March 6, 2008
Autism, Vaccines and Headlines
Turn on the news right now, and you’ll probably hear about it. CNN had a great piece about autism and the story of Hannah Poling and her family. Here’s a link to a blog about it: CNN.com: Paging Dr. Gupta.
Another article, this one from FOXNews.com: Georgia Girl, 9, Helps Link Vaccines to Autism Cause.
And perhaps [...]
March 3, 2008
Autism and the Presidential Campaign
I’m not big into politics. I’ll admit that freely. I vote, and I have a lot of opinions, but discussing politics is not an interest of mine. However, in the year of a political campaign, it’s hard not to be sucked into it. I don’t yet know who I stand behind, but I do know [...]
