Autism Conference: Are You Going?

Autism & Medical Breakthroughs 2008 (TACA — Talk About Curing Autism Now)
I wish I could go — this one looks great, with Dr. Jerry Kartzinel and Dr. Rossignol both presenting. Affordable and not too far away from me, in Long Beach, California. Any event with either of these speakers is well worth the money and [...]

Party Whoas and Woes

I recently took my son to a birthday party. (Yay! He was invited to a party!) Parties are hit-and-miss, with far more miss than hit. We’ve gotten to the point where we really have to put a lot of thought into whether or not he’s going to attend a party, and I think he probably [...]

Stim City

Throughout the years, my son’s stims have run the gamut — finger flapping…head shifting…licking everything, licking his arms, licking others’ arms…sucking his shirt collars till they drip…chewing everything…picking his cuticles till they bleed…rubbing his ears until they are raw…grabbing himself, there…you get the picture. We’ve tried a lot of things — diet, supplements, re-direction, distractions, [...]

Autism and Mercury: Different Kind of Link

I’ve talked a lot about vaccines and thimerasol/mercury, and you’ve probably seen a lot of about it in the media lately. But, the latest is that the emissions from mercury can contribute to autism — makes sense, right? Makes you wonder, too, where else this has happened.
Risk of Autism Linked With Mercury Emission (MSN Health)
Doing [...]

Vaccines: Current Protocol Truly Worth It?

I’ve got some strong feelings on vaccines — I’m one of “those” people, you know, the people who don’t want anti-freeze components, formaldehyde (yes, the stuff used to preserve dead bodies) and thimerasol (a form of mercury, known to cause mercury poisoning symptoms) injected into my body or my children’s bodies. I also feel that, [...]

Of Pinwheels and Wind

On Saturday, I took ds on a trip to the library. That may not sound like much, but trust me, it’s a big deal. BIG deal. First I have to get him to agree to go; then I have to actually get him to go. Once he goes, I have to hope he cooperates. Actually [...]

I Frew the Boat in the Trash, Mom

Dh and I took a weekend away this past weekend. We went to see the Nascar race in Phoenix, and left the kids at home. (We have two older teenage kids, 19 and 18, who were able to work opposing work schedules so there was always someone at home.) They got to order pizza (so [...]

Beautiful laughter, then sobbing tears

This morning was a good one — planned out, scheduled well, in his routine, and he did everything without argument. Then we get to school.
Two of his best friends run up to the meet him at the gate. Not sure who was more excited about that, him or me. I breathe a huge sigh of [...]

A Day in Our Life With Autism

I’m often asked “I don’t know how you do it.” Admittedly, there are days I wonder how we stay sane, but every parent, every family, faces their own challenges. My response? “What else do you do but love your child and go on, one day at a time. And laugh.” Really, are there options? I [...]

And April Marches On

It’s been a week since I wrote about my discouragement with promotion of Autism Awareness Month. I wish I could say I felt a ton better about it, but I am afraid that the momentum will slow as we get further into April.
I did find a few interesting things on autism to share:
What Do You [...]