Category Archives: Blogs by Thinking Moms’ Revolution

Have You Received a TEAM TMR Grant? We Want to Hear from You!

Posted on March 7, 2016 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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March 7, 2016 If you are a past recipient of a TEAM TMR grant, we want to hear from you! We here at TMR have been thrilled that we have been able to provide grants through our non-profit, TEAM, to … Continue reading →

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Camo Mom: Faith or Fury, It’s Your Choice

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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March 2, 2016 When I entered the autism community, I was told there was a mom I needed to get to know. At the time, I was recovery focused. Science based. Medically inclined.”Who are her doctors? Does she know mitochondrial … Continue reading →

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Cannabis for Autism: Stories of Hope

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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March 1, 2016 Is cannabis useful in the treatment of autism? Two years ago, along with my friend AmyLou Fawell, I co-founded an organization called Mothers Advocating Medical Marijuana for Autism (MAMMA). AmyLou and I were overwhelmed by the response. … Continue reading →

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There’s No Beauty in Disease

Posted on February 29, 2016 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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February 29, 2016 It seems every time I turn around, whether I’m watching TV, the news, or online, there is a commercial or TV show or blogger that is trying to convince me that suffering is beautiful and having a … Continue reading →

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Measles, the Public Health Crisis that . . . Wasn’t

Posted on February 26, 2016 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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February 26, 2016 While doing research for an upcoming blog on the changing representation of “anti-vaxxers” in the media, I revisited some of last year’s media coverage of the recent measles outbreak at Disneyland. In the wake of that outbreak, … Continue reading →

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It’s Not Okay To Stare! Braving the World of Special-Needs Parenting

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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February 22, 2016 As parents, we hope that people look at our children with kindness, understanding and admiration. Being stared at by strangers (and sometimes even by people you know) and judged for what they perceive as bad parenting is … Continue reading →

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When on the Road to Healing Your Child You Discover a New World

Posted on February 18, 2016 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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February 18, 2016 My son Dan was officially diagnosed with autism when he was three. Before that, life was so good. My husband and I lived in Manhattan. I was an attorney, and he was a law professor. We spent … Continue reading →

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ADHD, PANDAS and Myself: Finding the Best Version of Me

Posted on February 16, 2016 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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September 23, 2013 On this blog I’m known as Trinity, which is the name of the main character in one of the stories I’m writing, not my real name. As I type this, I am sitting next to five Thinking … Continue reading →

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Will Threat of Prosecution Make Vaccines “Mandatory” in Canada?

Posted on February 11, 2016 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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February 11, 2016 Last May at the AutismOne conference in Chicago, TMR met David Stephan. We’re pretty good judges of character, and David immediately struck us as a wonderful human being and a loving and caring father — which made … Continue reading →

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From the CDC Blog: Parenting Advice 2016

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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February 9, 2016 We’re off to a great start in 2016. We were in lots of planning meetings in January, following which we thought we’d recap on CDC’s parenting policies new and old going into the new year: Women – … Continue reading →

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