Category Archives: TEAM TMR

10 Years of Love, Acceptance and Survival

Posted on January 8, 2016 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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Ten years on Autism Road will take a lot out of you if you let it. It will completely suck you up, rip you to threads, and spit you back out. You have to fight your way through the darkness … Continue reading →

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It Takes a Village – of Healers

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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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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I’m Thankful for Random Strangers

Posted on December 8, 2015 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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In 2007, I was working for a travel company coordinating group vacations. I spent a good amount of time with each group, working on hotel choices, planning activities, coordinating flights, and getting to know the travelers. I happened to have … Continue reading →

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Houston Holiday Sip & Shop and Home Tour – Benefitting TEAM TMR

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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Calling All Houston Thinkers! Get your shopping shoes on and head to Katy (a western suburb of Houston for ya’ll that aren’t locals!) for an amazing event hosted by Patti Devlin, this weekend Saturday, December 5th from 1-4 p.m., with.proceeds … Continue reading →

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The Great Autism Gift Scramble

Posted on December 2, 2015 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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When my daughter was very young, and deep in the bowels of autism (the screaming sixteen hours a day kind of autism), there was only one thing that brought her peace: Disney’s Aladdin. Over and over again, Robin Williams to … Continue reading →

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Autism Warrior Moms: Everybody Calm Down

Posted on October 30, 2015 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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Warning: contains swear words and other stuff to piss you off I call a time-out. There have been rumblings and grumblings on some of the Facebook groups I’m on that the latest and greatest intervention for treating autism is a … Continue reading →

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Julia, the Autistic Muppet, and Inclusion

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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The hot news blowing up my Facebook feed this week: Sesame Street is introducing a new character, Julia, who has autism. For a minute I wondered if it was April already as I was bombarded with the “historic announcement” that … Continue reading →

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Will the Irish Government Heed Its People and Investigate HPV Vax (Gardasil) Injuries?

Posted on October 21, 2015 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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(Update 11/4/15: Since TMR began reporting on the now obvious HPV vaccine reactions observed in Irish teenagers in the few years since Gardasil was introduced, a brave mother, Fiona Kirby, is seeking a court order to revoke the license of Gardasil … Continue reading →

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On Blowing Away the Experts’ Predictions

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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It feels like a different lifetime when my son was diagnosed with ASD. When he first received his diagnosis nine years ago, we were sent to several specialists for testing to find out what was causing his developmental, behavioral, and … Continue reading →

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Seeing Green: Reflections on 10 Years of Mito Disease Awareness

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Thinking Moms' Revolution

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In my early Thinking days, witnessing multiple neurological symptoms appear and then fade, I was introduced to the complexity of mitochondrial diseases or “mito” for short. I didn’t know anything about mitochondria or metabolism. No recollection from middle school science. … Continue reading →

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