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17 October 2008 ~ 5 Comments

Denis Leary Wants “Benefit of the Doubt” in Autism Statement

Denis Leary issued a press release Wednesday which I was unaware of when I wrote yesterday’s piece about the chapter on autism in his upcoming book. In the statement, he says that the oft-quoted piece from his book is being used out of context and doesn’t mean what it is being interpreted to mean: The [...]

16 October 2008 ~ 2 Comments

Denis Leary Thinks Kids With Autism Are “Junior Morons”

I used to like Denis Leary. His edgy, angry humor had a talent for making me laugh. With Rescue Me, he has proved he has some admirable acting skill as well. But in his latest book he wipes all that away by proving that despite his talents he is…a moron. It seems Leary’s been listening [...]

15 October 2008 ~ Comments Off

Get Your Child To Read With A Personalized Book

If your autistic child is like mine, holiday shopping is a bit, well, challenging. Unlike "normal" kids her age, Bridget likes so few toys. She mostly likes her computer and her videos, and her books. She has a few toys that she likes, but buying toys for her is really rolling the dice on whether [...]

14 October 2008 ~ 2 Comments

Our Cat: Thanks & An Update

I wanted to take a moment to say thank you to everyone who expressed their sympathy for our situation last week with our cat being so sick, and to say thank you to everyone who contacted me to share their suggestions from their experiences to help our daughter through this. Disney is lying sleeping on [...]

13 October 2008 ~ 1 Comment

A Few Photo Tips For Autistic Kids

The holidays are fast approaching and that means…’tis the season to take pictures! Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas or Hanukkah mean way more picture taking for most people than at the rest of the year. But getting good pictures can be especially challenging with an autistic child. As a scrapbooker (and life-long photographer) I found the [...]

07 October 2008 ~ 4 Comments

How do you explain the death of a pet to a child with autism?

Today, I’m turning to the community here for advice. I’m hoping some of you might be able to share helpful tips on helping my 5 year old daughter with autism understand what appears to be the impending death of our elderly cat, Disney. We’ve known for some time that the kitty was living on borrowed [...]

06 October 2008 ~ 1 Comment

PETA Uses “Devastating” Autism As Anti-Dairy Campaign

Do you remember signing your child up as a poster child for PETA’s anti-dairy campaign? Because I don’t. And yet PETA’s latest campaign in their no-holds-barred attempt to value animals above people is a campaign modeled after the famous "Got Milk?" ads that say "Got Autism?" and purport to be warning people that drinking milk [...]

03 October 2008 ~ 3 Comments

The Café Autism Manifesto

I knew when I wrote my previous piece (Jenny McCarthy Ticks Me Off) that it was likely to bring out the extremists to argue with me about it (which it did in the comments of it – I’ll spare you the recitation of the usual arguments by the anti-vaccination extremists but they are all there). [...]

01 October 2008 ~ 7 Comments

Jenny McCarthy Ticks Me Off

There. I said it. She’s a pretty celebrity mom (and the media just adores celebrity moms right now) who has a heartwarming story to tell about "fighting to save her child". She’s everywhere, ranting about vaccine safety and plugging her books. The problem is that her views aren’t backed up by medical science. Her views [...]

01 October 2008 ~ Comments Off

Discovery Health to Air “Autism x 6″ program

Ever wonder what it would be like to have SIX kids with autism? Well, Discovery Health is going to show you tonight in a program called "Autism x 6" featuring the family of John & Robin Kirton. The Kirton family has 6 children under the age of 14 that all have autism. Find out what [...]