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Perspective and Bias in Autism Treatment

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July 19 2016 Let’s start this off by remembering the only hard and fast rules about treating a child with autism: 1. Nothing works for every child. 2. No one is more in tune with a child than a child’s … Continue reading

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To the IACC: Feel the Frustration of the Community You Are Meant to Serve

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July 12, 2016 The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) will be meeting on July 19, 2106. In the past, we at TMR have been highly critical of this committee and its lack of impact on the autism community. Well over … Continue reading

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When Autism Recovery Doesn’t Happen: My Son Is 18, Autistic, and Not Recovered

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June 9, 2016 Autism recovery is a hot-button issue. Using this term could get you any number of reactions. Some people have never heard of the idea that someone could recover from autism and are intrigued. Others argue there is … Continue reading

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Thinking Grandparents: Generations Healing Autism with Love and Hope

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June 8, 2016 In 2013, we began our collective journey to heal our children. Quickly we realized, we could not do it alone. We applied our hearts, minds, money and time to their recovery. Our own parents watched as we … Continue reading

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Announcing TMR’s New Book: “Revolutionary Grandparents”!

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June 7, 2016 The Thinking Moms’ Revolution is proud to announce their new book Revolutionary Grandparents: Generations Healing Autism with Love and Hope. The following is from one of our nineteen amazing grandparents. All TMR proceeds from the book go … Continue reading

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Loss of Diagnosis Day

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May 24, 2016 I didn’t want to keep the appointment. The day before when they called to confirm, I regretted not telling them I wouldn’t be able to make it after all. It was going to be such a pain, … Continue reading

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Five Things Every Autism Mom Should Know

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There are not many of us left. You know, those of us with older kids, recovered kids, that stay around in the mix of it all. Maybe we’re the veteran mamas, been there and done that so long that leaving … Continue reading

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Mindfulness and Anxiety Relief for Children on the Autism Spectrum (and the Rest of Us!)

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May 6, 2016 I know what it’s like. I’m a mom just like you. My 10-year-old is on the spectrum . . . and, wow, what a 10 years it has been! Seth came into the world screaming, and didn’t … Continue reading

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Can Awareness Trump Fear and Greed?

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April 15, 2016 For another viewpoint on autism awareness, we’re running this piece (with the author’s permission) originally published by Amy Lansky, homeopath and author of Impossible Cure, about her son’s recovery from autism with homeopathic treatment. Note that even … Continue reading

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I Give You Permission to Grieve

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April 13, 2016 I was talking with a newer autism mom the other day, and she was having a hard time. The same Hard Time I’ve had repeatedly over this journey. The same Hard Time we all have sometime during … Continue reading

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