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Last fall, I was about as burnt out as I’ve ever been, and I did something that was, for me, absolutely remarkable. I got on a plane the day after Christmas without my family and went to my best friend’s … 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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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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When we began our healing journey out of autism almost seven years ago, there wasn’t an affordable, comprehensive genetic panel available. There was Yasko, and there was Lab Corp testing for MTHFR. That’s it. I distinctly remember the DAN! doctor we … Continue reading
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For years, I tracked my son’s behaviors based upon data I got from our ABA therapists. It was my third spring of making a spreadsheet of his behaviors when I had lightbulb moment and I realized he tanked behaviorally every … Continue reading
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When your child, likely as a toddler, is diagnosed with autism, the moment stays etched in your brain forever. In our case, we were 11 months past regression, in a neurologist’s office, where instead of saying the word autism, he … Continue reading
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My son is almost 10 at this writing. When he was an infant, he had patches of eczema that really worried me. The pediatrician downplayed my concern about these red, raised, scaly patches that were oozy by saying that in … Continue reading
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Being a Thinking Mom is not an easy gig. Much of what we do is cutting edge and controversial. Some of it we do under doctor’s guidance. Some we don’t. Some of us have fired our doctors and are determined … Continue reading
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I am so glad for you that your lives have moved forward. I know you stopped calling because you didn’t know what to say and you felt bad that we were in different worlds. I know I stopped calling because … Continue reading
