From the category archives:

Autism

Someone Tried to DDOS Me

March 12, 2010

If you tried to visit Mindless Mommy yesterday, you may have noticed that the site was down for quite some time. Someone launched a DDOS attack against me. Me! Little ole me! There is no benefit in taking down my site, seriously. I’m guessing that someone mistyped the IP address and discovered it yesterday evening. [...]

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Three Years Ago Ava was Diagnosed with Autism

November 20, 2009

Three years ago, on November 20, 2006, a local psychologist told me that Ava has autism. I can honestly say that I wasn’t completely surprised, I’ve always been an information junkie and kind of expected it but the words were still a bit of a shock to my system. However, I didn’t have much time [...]

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Blast From the Past – Adam Jasinski Busted for Reselling Oxycodone Pills

October 20, 2009

I peeked at my Google Analytics stats for today and noticed that my blog was getting a massive influx of traffic, way more than I usually get on a single day. The majority of the traffic is coming in via Google searches related to Adam Jasinski. So what’s a net sleuth like myself to do? [...]

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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 [...]

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Arizona Special Ed Restraints Bill – Call to Action

June 17, 2009

Posted with permission: *** 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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Special Education Meeting Hosted by the Arizona Autism Coalition

June 15, 2009

Special Education Issues Got You Confused or Frustrated? You’re Invited to a Meeting Focused Entirely on Education Issues Related to Autism. All Are Welcome and Please Feel Free to Distribute! DATE: July 15, 2009 TIME: 6:00-8:00 PM LOCATION: Disability Empowerment Center, 5025 E. Washington Street, Phoenix, AZ 85034 GUEST SPEAKERS INCLUDE: Dr. Joe Gentry, Dr. [...]

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The Lupron Protocol for Autism – Seriously??

May 21, 2009

I just saw a link to this article posted on a message board I frequent. The article, ‘Miracle drug’ called junk science Powerful castration drug pushed for autistic children, but medical experts denounce unproven claims, discusses the (in)famous duo of Dr. Mark Geier and his son, David Geier and their new “lupron protocol.” “Geier and [...]

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