From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Medical ID Product Giveaway

June 29, 2009

I am hosting a Medical ID Product giveaway from WELLalarm on my Autism Education Site blog.
http://www.theautismeducationsite.com/2009/06/29/wellalarm-product-review-giveaway/
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Ava Has Scarlet Fever

June 23, 2009

Yes it is 2009 and my daughter has scarlet fever. I know that it isn’t rare but it is relatively uncommon in this day and age. Scarlet fever may sound super scary but it is basically strep throat with a rash.
This morning, Ava complained that her chest itched. So, I told her [...]

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Rally to Protest Disability Cuts in Arizona

June 22, 2009

PRESS CONFERENCE ON TUESDAY JUNE 23, 2009, 12:00 PM, HOUSE LAWN, ARIZONA STATE CAPITOL
RALLY/DEMONSTRATON TO PROTEST SEVERE CUTS TO DISABILITY SERVICES IN ARIZONA – “YOU ARE NOT LISTENING”
Phoenix, AZ – On June 4, 2009 the Arizona State Senate and House of Representatives passed a budget that at best can be described as punitive – at [...]

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FDA Acknowledges Neuropsychiatric Side Effects of Singulair

June 17, 2009

A big thank you to Jenna of Parents United for Pharmaceutical Safety and Accountability for the FDA update on the negative side effects that children on Singulair experienced (read Asthma, Singulair and Depression for our story).
Updated Information on Leukotriene Inhibitors: Montelukast (marketed as Singulair), Zafirlukast (marketed as Accolate), and Zileuton (marketed as Zyflo and Zyflo [...]

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Arizona Special Ed Restraints Bill – Call to Action

June 17, 2009

Posted with permission:
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As some of you know, there has been some press recently on the dangers of restraints/holds for our Special Education students in schools. There have been over 10 deaths nationwide from using these practices on our children. We had the opportunity to meet with Senator Huppenthal and Representative Crandall (the Education [...]

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Epilepsy Foundation Launches Epilepsy and My Child Website

June 16, 2009

I just received the latest e-newsletter from the Epilepsy Foundation; the organization has announced that a new website targeted at parents of children with epilepsy has just been launched. The Epilepsy and my child website has several sections:

Just Diagnosed
About Epilepsy
Treatment
Living With Epilepsy
Raising Awareness
Resources & Connections
Letters from Parents
and much more

I wish that this information was [...]

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