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The road to recovery with my son started eight years ago. I remember thinking to myself we’ll do this diet thing for a year, maybe two, and then he’ll be healed and ready for kindergarten. Yeah, not so much. I … Continue reading
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Are you excited?! The biggest autism conference in the world is rapidly approaching. For many of your TMR family, this is our yearly opportunity to squeeze each other and catch up. For first time attendees, it’s all very overwhelming. Here … Continue reading
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“Wandering,” also known as “bolting,” “eloping” or “absconding,” is a huge concern in the autism community. Half of all children with autism engage in wandering behaviors; many die alone without the ability to answer to their names or call out … Continue reading
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The Texas 84th legislative session is proving to be a breeding ground for assumption, persecution and discrimination aimed at those who are deeply concerned about vaccine safety. With over a dozen vaccine- and infectious disease-related bills filed in 2015, the … Continue reading
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Amy L. Lansky, PhD Over the past thousands of years, humanity has mastered the ability to sail the seas and soar through skies, cultivate plants and plow vast fields, communicate through telegraph, telephone, and computer, and even fly to the … Continue reading
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It has become fashionable in the media recently to lament the apparent lack of faith people have in science today. “Anti-vaxxers,” in particular, are often singled out for censure as “anti-science.” Nowhere is this trend better exemplified than in a … Continue reading
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When I became a mother for the first time in 2001, I completely relied on my child’s pediatrician to guide me on all medical decisions and never thought to question anything. I was a good little rule follower and followed … Continue reading
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One of the most unfortunate features of autism and an autism diagnosis is the time lost to denial and chasing tails in the beginning. It’s easy to do because an autism diagnosis does not come from blood work; the diagnosis … Continue reading
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Dear PANDAS/PANS, I hate you. I do. I hate the years you made B struggle. I hate what you are doing to my friend’s child. I hate what you are doing to Jilly’s good friend. I hate that you are … Continue reading
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My Daughter’s Speech and Language Challenges Speech, language and communication are huge concerns for most autism parents. They have surely been enormous concerns of mine. I vividly remember the sense of sheer desperation when Danniah (pronounced Dah-nn-ya) was 18 months old … Continue reading
