Posted in autism, life, parenthood, tagged autism, carnival, custody, decision, occupational therapy, therapy, writer on May 9, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Welcome to the May 9, 2008 edition of dessert may come first —or not, A place to share experiences of the Autism Spectrum, whether a personal journey, or from the perspective of a family member or friend. We share stories and offer encouragement and advice to others on the path.
Education
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Posted in autism, life, parenthood, tagged accommodate, autism awareness, autistic, cure, fibromyalgia, intervention, migraine, pain, therapy on April 15, 2008 | 6 Comments »
Give me life, give me pain, give me myself again –Tori Amos
This morning at 4:40, I woke up from a sound sleep in the midst of the worst headache I’d experienced in 16 years. I knew it had been 16 years because the last time I had a headache that bad, I took my [...]
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Posted in autism, life, parenthood, walkabout, tagged ads, autistic, campaign, candidate, Clinton, education, election, feminism, justice, Lao Tzu, Obama, Pennsylvania, perseveration, rich, SpongeBob, therapy, vote, wealth on April 11, 2008 | 6 Comments »
My friends, this is NOT the week to be a registered voter in the state of Pennsylvania.
The phone is ringing at least once a day with someone demanding to know if we understand their candidate’s position on the important issues of the day: Clinton’s a recorded message, Obama’s a live person (point: Obama).
Frankly, I have [...]
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Posted in autism, life, parenthood, walkabout, writing, tagged acceptance, Asperger, bully, carnival, Dessert, eating disorder, IEP, lie, spectrum, therapy on April 8, 2008 | 5 Comments »
Welcome to the April 9, 2008 edition of Dessert May Come First– Or Not, the Many Flavors of the Autism Spectrum. This is the first edition of the only Blog Carnival entry to date to deal with autism, Asperger’s and issues of the spectrum. I’m pleased that we received entries from a number of different [...]
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