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Don’t Leave Resources on the Table

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January 25, 2016 When my son first regressed, one of the pieces of information that I got from a fellow mom was to get on the waitlist for a Medicaid waiver immediately because the waitlist was astronomically long. I didn’t listen … Continue reading

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It Takes a Village – of Healers

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Picture it . . . you, your spouse, your child — and multiple medical professionals from different backgrounds — working together as a team to analyze your child’s genetics, symptom presentation, and most urgent things to address and then making a plan … Continue reading

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Why I Try “So Many” Protocols in Treating My Son with Autism

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I refuse to look back in a decade and say “I really wish I had tried that when I first heard about it” or “I really wish I had pushed through that wall of herxing and gotten to the other … Continue reading

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Heal Your “Self” to Heal Your Child

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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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A Beginner’s Guide to Surviving AutismOne

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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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Not Just a River in Egypt

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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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Genes Load the Gun, the Environment Really Does Pull the Trigger

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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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Seasonal Allergies and Our Non-Verbal Children

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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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Just Diagnosed with Autism, Now What?

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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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Thinking Moms’ Guide to Red Flags – Eczema

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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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