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Autism “Awareness” Doesn’t Include the Most Common Way Kids with Autism Die

  Jayliel Vega Batista, a five-year-old boy with autism, was found dead in the water today. I found myself shocked by the sheer ignorance of people’s comments . . . and the cruelty. People were saying this was “natural selection.” … Continue reading

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2016: The Year of Empowerment

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  The first week of a new year always brings new hope, a new sense of energy and always new resolutions to accomplish for the upcoming year. I always start the year with the best intentions, but then life happens and … Continue reading

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The Lessons I Learned in 2015

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This past year has taught me a few good lessons, some of which I wanted to share with you as we close 2015: 🌟 Owning our stories and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing that we will ever … Continue reading

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Anaphylactic Food Allergy Is NOT Normal

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A Facebook friend posted this as her status last week. Many people don’t understand the severity or seriousness of life-threatening food allergy in today’s children because it is unlike anything they ever knew when they were children. We think it’s … Continue reading

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Ready for Christmas

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(We originally ran this in 2012. Our friend B.K. passed away in 2014, but here advice for surviving Christmas with a child on the autism spectrum is still really good.) By the time you read this, it will be less … Continue reading

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Is This the Beginning of the End for Gardasil?

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Ireland, a small country on the westernmost edge of Europe, has been the focus in the last few months of an unprecedented international media storm around the subject of Gardasil and the staggering number of side effects which have been … Continue reading

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Flu Vaccines Coming to Your Child’s School?

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For those parents facing the administration of flu vaccines, especially FluMist, in their children’s schools, please be aware that FluMist is a live-virus vaccine, live-virus meaning the virus can “shed” (in other words, be transmitted) to those whose immune systems are not … Continue reading

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Autism Reversal Toolkit: A New Book for Treatment of Autism Homeopathically

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Anyone who’s followed the Thinking Moms for any length of time is aware that, among other things, we use homeopathy to support health in ourselves and our children. Virtually all of us have found homeopathy to be a remarkable system … Continue reading

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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Autism

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Have you ever wondered what it’s like to have autism? James Williams, an adult with autism, cleverly uses Harry Potter analogies in this speech he wrote for late-elementary and middle-school audiences to help them understand what life is like with … Continue reading

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Reporting Adverse Reactions: VAERS and FAERS

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For families dealing with vaccine injury, VAERS may be an all-too-familiar acronym for the Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System of the FDA. I asked about filing a VAERS report when my son “Negotiator’s” seizures were diagnosed; however, time had lapsed … Continue reading

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