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“The more you ignore me…” Who doesn’t wish they’d paid more attention in the past? Like a teenager who missed his curfew and then got caught trying to sneak in late—should he have checked his watch more often while he … Continue reading
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I recently polled some of my favorite people in the world and asked them what their deadline was for recovery when their child was first diagnosed. As you can see by the responses below, none of the Thinking Moms and … Continue reading
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Genealogy has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. I love the detective work that goes into it. The feeling of finding that elusive missing link that brings branches closer together. Never would I have … Continue reading
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You remember that blog calendar we have “behind the scenes” that Mountain Mama told you about in “Accepting the Village” ? Well, I chose today because the blog calendar said it was “No Smoking Day,” and I wanted to do … Continue reading
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In lieu of a TMR post today, please read this very important article published by Age of Autism and please take action. Email Ann Dillon in Media Relations with the link to this post. Tweet them our link @LoyolaHealth. … Continue reading
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This article was originally published in the magazine, The Autism File. “Mom, in class today, we read a story about a younger brother who had an older brother with special needs” said JP, my younger son, on an early fall … Continue reading
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I usually dress the kids. Until recently I hadn’t even considered that my son might be able to choose clothes for himself because last year, the one time he tried, he picked out his Superman pajama top and matched it … Continue reading
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Many years ago, a friend mentioned a therapy called Son-Rise. We were still new to the world of autism, but had a few years experience under our belts. We looked into it but at that time, I couldn’t bear the … Continue reading
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Feel like you are seeing a lot of promotion for the Thinking Moms’ Revolution: Autism Beyond the Spectrum book that makes its debut in April? Me, too. We are living it 24/7 as we gear up for the book launch. … Continue reading
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Never let anyone tell you recovery isn’t possible. Never stop fighting. Never stop believing. Recovery IS POSSIBLE. The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS) is for assessing and diagnosing autism and pervasive developmental disorder (PDD) across ages, developmental levels, and language skills. For … Continue reading
