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I never pictured, the day that we fed our daughter her first solid food almost 5 years ago, that I would be sitting here today with a cupboard full of Gerber foods that are still all that she will eat at 5 years old. I never pictured that she would be going off to kindergarten [...]
Autism Speaks, the CDC and the Ad Council have announced the start of a joint program to provide educational toolkits to early childhood teachers that will educate them on how to approach parents about getting early intervention for a child they notice appears to have developmental problems. Early intervention is critical for successful therapy in [...]
I’m having another one of those days when I really wish my daughter could talk to me. Within two hours of coming home from school yesterday she spiked a fever over 101. She seemed a bit more tired than usual when I picked her up. Then when I found her curled up in bed trying [...]
The National Institute of Mental Health announced yesterday that it was calling off a controversial planned study of chelation on children with autism, saying that the money could be better spent on other research and that there were ethical concerns about the study. Chelation, which is a treatment for lead poisoning to remove heavy metals [...]
Sometimes things happen that make you realize exactly how much extra effort it requires to take care of a child who simply cannot communicate even basic things most of the time. Because of her severe eating problems, Bridget takes her lunch to school every day. She needs a straw cup to drink her milk from, [...]
NPR did a short (less than 5 minutes each) series of reports this past week on autism, the challenges of raising a child with the disorder, and some tips on finding resources and support to help. The reports are available to listen to online at the NPR website, including segments with ABA expert Dr. James [...]
In case you already hadn’t heard, the incomparable Temple Grandin’s latest book was released on September 1st. In this latest work, The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger’s, Grandin delves into topics such as: How and Why People with Autism Think Differently Economical Early Intervention Programs that Work How Sensory [...]
Over the weekend I (along with many of you, I’m sure) followed with saga of the 12 year old autistic boy, Christopher Marino, and his father Walter, who went missing in the water off of a beach in our area on Saturday night. They were missing overnight Saturday night and like many others, I feared [...]
Another research study has concluded with the determination that the measles vaccine does not cause autism. This study was specifically aimed at testing the results of a 1998 British study that seemed to raise questions about the safety of the measles vaccines in children with certain intestinal disorders. This new study, which included researchers from [...]
For those of you who don’t know, I live in Florida in hurricane alley. The past couple of weeks have been pretty wearing, constantly hitting "refresh" on our favorite weather website every three to six hours to get the latest reports from the NHC about whatever tropical system might be headed our way now. It’s [...]
