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A CALL TO ACTION!

Call For Autism Hearings – Facebook Campaign Autism is a National Emergency! We have a unique opportunity to get Congressional hearings regarding autism. Congressman Dan Burton has committed to working with our community.  On April 24th, he posted a letter … Continue reading

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Gut Instinct

I rely on my instincts…my gut, the little voice in my head, whatever you want to call it.  I’ve avoided traffic accidents because of it…like an inner GPS making me switch lanes for no reason.  In childhood during a kickball … Continue reading

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A Personal Autism Awareness

Lately, I’ve been reflecting on my very own Autism Awareness. You’d think by now, as an autism mom that’s been in the mix for 5 years post diagnosis and 5 years “in denial” or pre-diagnosis, I would have had enough … Continue reading

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The Blue Hurricane

Blue.  Everywhere blue.  Buildings downtown.  T-Shirts.  Toys-R-Us and every chain restaurant in you neighborhood. Everyone is Lighting It Up Blue for Autism.  ”Care to donate for autism research?”  Your waitress with shiny blue salon manicured nails asks. “You know autism … Continue reading

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PANIC ATTACK!

A little over two weeks ago on a Friday afternoon, I was playing with my son wrestling around and having a really good time. I thought to myself, wow maybe this new protocol is starting to work. I can see … Continue reading

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Being Typical

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Happy Monday Revolutionaries!  We’d be remiss if we didn’t thank everyone for giving us such a warm welcome last week!  The excitement of our followers and Facebook friends is what this Revolution is all about.  Well, that and insipiration.   Today’s post gave … Continue reading

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Thinking Moms, Thinking Daughters

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When you’re preparing for a revolution, what do you do first? Get your banner and posters ready of course! This Thinking Mom decided to make a homemade poster, unfortunately arts and crafts are not my forte. Not to worry, my daughters … Continue reading

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Feb 13, 2012: Scene from Sunshine’s House

Scene from Sunshine’s house: “No buddy, you did not wash your hair with soap, because there is tomato sauce on the towel that I just dried your hair with. And this… (picks grossness out of son’s hair) is a chunk … Continue reading

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Feb, 13 2012: The Rev – Today I had to…

 Feb 13, 2012: The Rev- Today I had to have a follow-up conversation with one of the health workers responsible for maintaining my son’s case.  These invasive conversations are commonplace for moms of special needs kids. Always asking personal questions, … Continue reading

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Feb 12, 2012: Jerry Here…

Jerry here. Just want to share a little story as to why we we need to be here. My daughter fell while ice skating today and got one of those big golf-ball things on her forehead. We ended up in … Continue reading

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