From the monthly archives:

July 2008

Hyperlexia: A Literary Journal Celebrating the Autistic Spectrum

July 23, 2008

Hyperlexia: A Literary Journal Celebrating the Autistic Spectrum is looking for your fiction, poetry, and personal essays. Our inaugural issue is planned for October 2008. Send submissions to submissions@hyperlexiajournal.com and please include the full text of your writing in the email if you send a PDF or a Word file. Deadline for submissions is August [...]

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A Doctor’s Appointment Through the Eyes of a Child

July 23, 2008

This evening while going through some files I came across Alexander’s science journal from 1st grade.  I don’t know why I hadn’t seen it before.  The pages were tabbed by subject with weather being at the end.  I decided to look at the weather section first and instead of finding a weather entry, I found [...]

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The Autism Puzzle by Saskia Baron

July 20, 2008

I just watched a BBC Four Documentary called “The Autism Puzzle” by Saskia Baron and found it to be one of the more balanced documentaries on autism that has been produced in recent years.  The documentary dates back to 2005 and Saskia Baron approaches it as the sister of a profoundly autistic man (Timothy) who was [...]

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Fresh Air Fund Needs Hosts for 2008 Camp

July 17, 2008

I saw this on Memoirs of a Chaotic Mommy and wanted to help spread the word!
Remember your summer vacations? Doesn’t every kid deserve that kind of fun? We have over 200 children scheduled for Fresh Air trips this summer and need your help to host or find hosts!
The Fresh Air Fund has provided free summer [...]

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Mindlessmommy.com Redesigned

July 16, 2008

I couldn’t go without pink for along and have just found a fantabulous Wordpress Theme.  I hope the bright pink doesn’t bug you! 
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The Official Diagnosis is Complex Partial Seizures

July 14, 2008

On June 13 I explored the relationship between Autism and Epilepsy as I prepared for my son’s appointment with a neurologist.  We had our official appointment with the neurologist on July 1st and the appointment went very well.  The doctor was fantastic and listened to all of my concerns and then proceeded to do a [...]

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Newsweek Article Highlights Chelation Study

July 9, 2008

According to Chelation Therapy: Unproven Claims and Unsound Theories by Saul Green, Ph.D:
Chelation therapy, as discussed in this article, is a series of intravenous infusions containing disodium EDTA and various other substances. It is sometimes done by swallowing EDTA or other agents in pill form.
When my daughter was going through her autism assessment period back [...]

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