Category Archives: Blogs by Thinking Moms’ Revolution

Homeopathy at Home

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Can I tell you how excited I am about the upcoming TMR Homeopathy for Family Health eConference? Since my son’s regression into autism (thirteen years ago, at age three), connecting the dots to the causes, and bucking the system, homeopathy … Continue reading

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Book Review: Almost Autism: Recovering Children from Sensory Processing Disorder

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I’ve been sitting here debating whether or not it is appropriate to start a book review with “STOP WHATEVER YOU ARE DOING, AND GO GET THIS BOOK!” I don’t know the exact etiquette of book reviews, but surely if that’s … Continue reading

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Relaxation for Kids - A Yoga Video

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I believe it was no coincidence I came across Samantha Howick’s video on relaxation for kids on the very day I did. I believe coincidences actually occur for a reason, that there is meaning behind every coincidence. At the time … Continue reading

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“No Shots, No School, NOT TRUE!” Fundraiser

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I am a mom, nurse, and advocate for our children, but it wasn’t until I was in a better place with my youngest child that I was able to begin helping others in the autism community. My advocacy work began … Continue reading

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When the Yellow School Bus Stops Coming: Brookwood Community

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What will you do when the yellow school bus stops coming to pick up your special-needs child? That is a big question, and many of us wait far too long to begin thinking of what the answer might be. Some … Continue reading

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Homeopathy May Have Saved My Daughter’s Life and Prevented Autism

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Fourteen years ago, I took my then three-month-old daughter to the doctor to get her DTaP vaccination. She’d had a cold at two months old; so I waited until she was better, worrying the whole time because I was delaying … Continue reading

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Why It’s Okay to Question Your Child’s Therapists

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I had a really unfortunate experience this morning on the phone with one of my son’s old speech therapists. My son Connor, now 5 1/2 years old, was once diagnosed with severe non-verbal “autism” and no longer carries a diagnosis. … Continue reading

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From GoTalk to iPad and Dynavox: October is AAC Awareness Month

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October is AAC awareness month. The acronym AAC stands for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, and according to the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association website “. . . includes all forms of communication (other than oral speech) that are used to express thoughts, … Continue reading

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Thinking in the Kitchen: TMR’s New eCookbook

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Once upon a time, I was a pretty good cook. Everything I made was edible, and people actually enjoyed what I made. I mean people other than my father (hi, Dad!), who is an enthusiastic eater of all things food. … Continue reading

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Autism Recovery: Making Our Way from Holland to Italy

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There are some of us, a great many in fact, who started off on a journey to Italy, only to find ourselves in Holland. If you have absolutely no idea what I’m talking about, then please take a detour here … Continue reading

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