Autism and the Christmas Holidays, written 1 day ago, I am reposting this from a previous blog for the holidays 12-1-05 I have had many parents of children with autism or other neuropsychological disorders tell me that the Christmas holidays are an especially difficult time for them. Of course...

Autism Blog: Echolalia, Semantic Pragmatic Language Disorder and the Long Road to Functional Communication., written 2 days ago, I was asked by a parent of a son with autism about my language history.  I hope there comes a day where we stop understand that serious language and communication disorde...

No 'cures' here, written 2 weeks ago, Recently, I've been posting about how great we are doing, and we are doing great. But I thought I might mention that, great as we are doing MK has not morphed into some boring neurotypical kid. He is still exceptional in his interests and his skills. For exampl...

Can Children with Autism Recover? If So, How?, written 2 days ago, An interesting new study with that very title found its way into my inbox last month. I’ve taken awhile to blog about it whilst I read, re-read, re-re-read, re-re-re-read it (its 23 pages long – 28 with references) and swapped em...

(Just About) Wordless Wednesday ~ How Did He Get That Black Eye, written 1 week ago, Scan of November 2002 photoWil 4 ~ Lee 7 ~ Mac 5 (I don't remember how THAT upper black eye came to be, there have been so many.) Happy ThanksgivingCome over and join the photo sharing fun of Special...

Something for me..., written 2 weeks ago,

New Traditions, written 1 week ago, I took a two hour long nap today. Yes, I am thankful for that, something that rarely (never) happens. But mostly I am thinking of the wonderful Thanksgiving Day we had and how sometimes change is a very good and needed thing. Today I served mashed potatoes to abo...

Illinois passes autism bill, written 1 week ago, Gov. Rod Blagojevich (IL) is expected to sign legislation passed this week requiring insurers to provide up to $36,000 in coverage annually for the diagnosis and treatment of autism until the patient turns 21. The coverage mandate applies only to full...

Steven Tamarin, M.D.—Memorial Service, written 1 day ago,

Asperger's Syndrome blog.

The dramatic, pregnant quest for caffeine, written 1 day ago, I am a caffeine addict. My love has led me to devote many a Twitter, text message and verbal declaration to it. Seriously. I’ve stood on a mountaintop and sworn my unwavering I-would-die-for-you loyalty to Mr. Coffee – and pledged to ...

Epilepsy Drug Taken When Pregnant May Increase Risk Of Autism In Children, written 3 days ago, Epilepsy Drug Taken When Pregnant May Increase Risk Of Autism In Children ScienceDaily (Dec. 1, 2008) — A new study shows that women who take the epilepsy drug valproate while pregnant may significantly ...

warm fuzzy, written 1 week ago, (My sons holding hands on a walk.) Maybe it's the cherry pie that Henry and I just baked and sampled, or maybe I'm getting all wrapped up in the season- I'm really counting my blessings right now. It's no accident that Thanksgiving comes at this dreary time of year- ...

Experiences of a woman recently diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome. She writes about her experiences with her autism from an adult's perspective.

Life with autism, written 1 week ago, Wow, I haven't blogged in a while. Life has been very busy. Clara is almost walking and so funny. Clara is giving us what we missed with Ruby as a baby, it's so nice and I feel guilty saying that. But, Clara has so much personality and she is so aware. Ruby is ...

We had a great Thanksgiving, written 3 days ago, The kids had a lot of fun going to Nanie and Grampa's house and playing with their cousins. They also got to see Kyleigh and Graham a little more over the weekend. They both were healthy the whole week. (Kailyn had the week off) Sam now has a cold and...

Harold Doherty's Autism Advocacy Awards, written 19 hours ago, #1 Autism Advocacy Award - Conor's Smile, Joy and Happiness #2 Autism Advocacy Award - An ASNB Mug Given To Me By Fellow Parents, Friends and Officers of the Autism Society of New Brunswic...

Vaccines Are Not the Cure For All Diseases!!, written 3 days ago, I know it was vaccines that caused my son Mickie's autism. He was never the same after the DTP shot, he received when he was 8 months old. As you can see in the photograph on the left. This is a perfect example of the careless behavio...

Harold Doherty's Autism Advocacy Awards, written 19 hours ago, #1 Autism Advocacy Award - Conor's Smile, Joy and Happiness #2 Autism Advocacy Award - An ASNB Mug Given To Me By Fellow Parents, Friends and Officers of the Autism Society of New Brunswic...

Good sports, written 2 weeks ago,