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March 8, 2016 In accordance with the TMR bylaws, it is time to hand over the proverbial reigns to a new president. I am absolutely honored and thrilled to announce that Marissa Ali, a.k.a. Dragon Slayer, has been elected President … Continue reading
January 13, 2016 Yesterday, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee met for only the second time since September of 2014. The IACC is the closest thing the federal government has to oversight on the exploding incidence of autism. Unfortunately, though the … Continue reading
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Every month my esteemed colleague, Saint, creates a blog calendar for us so we can keep track of what is being posted when. What is great about this labor of love is that she takes the time to find out … Continue reading
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TMR goes to Washington: TMR President, Megan Davenhall, a.k.a. Sunshine, spoke to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee during their workshop on co-occurring conditions. This is her testimony, based on readers’ replies to a survey we ran. “What we’re here … Continue reading
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Today the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) will be meeting for a workshop exploring Under-Recognized Co-Occurring Conditions in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). You can watch it LIVE here: http://videocast.nih.gov Be sure to tune in around 12:45pm EST for our own Sunshine and … Continue reading
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Dear Mrs. So and So, Thank you. Thank you for raising a child who, on his own, is thinking about other children and ways to include them. He didn’t have to mention to you at breakfast that my son has … Continue reading
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This blog was originally published on March 20, 2012. Picture it. A beautiful sunset. The sky painted orange, pink and purple. A red sand beach drawn along the shore in Nova Scotia. Two young boys running…no, frolicking in the surf … Continue reading
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I recently wrote a post about the importance of parents taking charge of their childrens’ health and questioning medical interventions and protocols to make sure they are what is best for their family. Since then I have done a lot … Continue reading
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As we travel along the autism road, I usually fluctuate between feeling like we are completely on track, making strides, seeing gains or utterly lost with no direction or sense of what to do next. The former is a wonderful … Continue reading
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Every school year I go into my son’s class to read to the kids. The topic? Autism. When he started elementary school, I hadn’t planned on doing this at all, but early on in his kindergarten year, I witnessed an … Continue reading
