Category Archives: Professor TMR

In the Name of “Protection”

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I encountered the “meme” you see here on a Facebook group that I belong to. This post is my response. I’m going to assume intellectual honesty here and commend the poster for actually caring about children’s health. If that’s true, … Continue reading

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A Valentine’s Call to Love

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What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It’s the only thing that there’s just too little of.  What the world needs now is love, sweet love. No, not just for some, but for everyone. That song, written by … Continue reading

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The Bejeweled Blitz Meditation

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I got a new smartphone last fall, and slowly I’ve managed to accumulate all the apps required to navigate life in the 21st century:  Google Maps, The Weather Channel, the New York Times, Pandora, Scrabble, etc.  One of the best … Continue reading

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Divorce and the Special Needs Parent

There is something visceral and terrifying about divorce for most “regular” humans, but for parents with fragile children, the stakes go WAY up, and, as I’ve been separated from my husband of 10 years for the past three years (most … Continue reading

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No One Knows. Or Do They?

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Yesterday I read yet another article on how parents who put off having children are to blame for the neurological problems that children are facing in ever-increasing numbers, How Older Parenthood Will Upend American Society .  Granted, the author never … Continue reading

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Flu Shot Clinic

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There’s a bite in the air, houses are bright with holiday lights, and the malls are playing Christmas carols incessantly.  Yes, it’s that time of year again:  flu season.  It seems that you can’t go anywhere without seeing a sign … Continue reading

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Heartbroken in Brooklyn

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I live in Brooklyn.  New York.  You know, one of those states that got pounded by Hurricane Sandy.  My favorite grocery store was flooded long before the peak of the “storm surge” that did so much damage.  And I’ve been … Continue reading

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Critical Thinking 101: The Vaccine Debate

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It appears that there is a great deal of consensus today on the idea that a large segment of the population is deficient in critical thinking skills.  The funny thing is that I see this opinion espoused by people on … Continue reading

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Another Piece of the Puzzle?

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We’re always hearing about how autism is a puzzle.  “They” don’t know what causes it or what treatments are most effective.  If you listen to what “they” say, you would believe that there is nothing that can be done to … Continue reading

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When Intuition Fails

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Zane Brodie Hampton 8/17/2002 – 8/19/2002  Ten years ago today I gave birth to a beautiful baby boy: Zane Brodie Hampton.  He was 10 lbs, 10 oz, 23” long, five days late, and, oddly, still covered in vernix.  He didn’t … Continue reading

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