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Blowing Away The Ghost of Christmas Past

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I had developed a significant case of Holiday-itus over the last few years because Autism had really sucked a lot of the joy out of the rituals we held dear as a family. Nick didn’t seem to care about presents. … Continue reading

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Why I Don’t…

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Why I Don’t…     Have an ass you could crack a walnut with, Care how green your lawn is, Want you ever to donate to Autism Speaks, Take for granted any new skill or gain my child makes, Give … Continue reading

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In The Trenches

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My vacation, such as it is, begins when my kids go back to school in the fall. Summer is tough. During the school year I get some time to myself during the day. Instead of attacking mountains of IEP paperwork … Continue reading

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Risking Hope

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Nick is getting better. Gains started six months ago when we made what my husband, a golfer pre-Autism, calls a ‘course-correction’, and changed the direction of Nick’s treatment.     In January, the month before we made these changes, I … Continue reading

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Sebelius Unscripted

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My expectations for the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) meeting on July 10, 2012 were really low, given their past performance, and I didn’t hold out much hope that the attendance of the Secretary of the Department of Health and … Continue reading

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While Rome Burns…

Fed up with years of stalling, inaction and misguided direction, the Canary Party has organized the Autism community to protest the IACC meeting with a demonstration in Washington, D.C. today. Below, is a blog I originally posted on March 16, … Continue reading

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Mama Mac’s Top Twenty Healing Ideas

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I have been working to heal Nick for almost five years and he is not recovered so it’s a logical question to ask why I think you should listen to my advice. That’s exactly it though – I have made … Continue reading

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The Letter I Wish I Could Send To My Old Pediatrician

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Dear Dr. Asshat; You probably haven’t even noticed that I pulled my child out of your practice but I wanted to take a minute to explain why I did. You SUCK! Your lack of curiosity about my son’s medical decompensation … Continue reading

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I Know What I Saw

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At Autism One in 2011 I was asked to fill in for Louise Kuo Habakus on the Human Rights Panel which was the most exciting thing that’s happened to me since my life took a nosedive into Autism six years … Continue reading

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World Autism “Awareness” Day 2012 and We Are Not Buying It Any More

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Did you hear the crashing thud last week when the CDC announced that 1 out of every 88 children has Autism? That was the sound of the medical establishment losing its moral authority in the Autism conversation. Despite Tom Insel, … Continue reading

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