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Sphere: Related ContentSaturday, April 05, 2008
$6200 Less a Year: Loss of Income in Families with Autistic Children
$6200 Less a Year: Loss of Income in Families with Autistic Children
Not a surprise, but it's nice to see an actual study on it!
Friday, April 04, 2008
US Judiciary opts to spend millions on accessing its own records, which are now available on the Web for free - Boing Boing
US Judiciary opts to spend millions on accessing its own records, which are now available on the Web for free - Boing Boing
So sad that it's almost funny. Linked through boingboing because they explain the documents first (follow their link to see the letters).
Household Science: Homemade Tips
Household Science: Homemade Tips
Comprehensive list of everything that you can do with household items, all in one place.
Nice story from Snopes
Urban Legends Reference Pages: Charlie Brown
It's always good when wartime brings out the best in people, even when they're "enemies".
Thursday, April 03, 2008
Nurse Ratched's Place: Change of Shift with Nurse Chapel
Nurse Ratched's Place: Change of Shift with Nurse Chapel
Excellently done Change of Shift...great Star Trek themed round-up of excellent posts for the week.
Life Before Death at the Wellcome Collection | Society | guardian.co.uk
Life Before Death at the Wellcome Collection | Society | guardian.co.uk
I'm not sure what to say about this, except that it's one of the more moving things that I've seen. Portraits of people before and after death (not scary, or gross).
The quotes are thoughtful, and the images are incredible...I think that I'll be thinking about this for a long time.
10 Ways History’s Finest Kept Their Focus at Work | LifeDev
10 Ways History’s Finest Kept Their Focus at Work | LifeDev
Very interesting, and some great practical advice (especially the getting a massage part!).
via Lifehacker.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
Best Rickroll EVER.
YouTube - Hilarious Muppets Bloopers!
I love Beaker more than I can say.
Karen McCarron is sentenced to 36 years.
The Associated Press: 36 Years for Killing Autistic Daughter
Nothing can ever bring little Katie back, but hopefully this might at least deter some other parents.
Study Links Preemies With Autism Signs
The Associated Press: Study Links Preemies With Autism Signs
Interesting...I've always wondered about this, as the rate of autism seems to skyrockets with triplets and more (who are obviously preemies). It's good to see so many positive avenues of research opening up.
Tuesday, April 01, 2008
Happy April Fool's ...Youtube Rickrolls everyone
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.
Just click on any featured video.
Mother of Shrek: Let us not forget
At the beginning of Autism Awareness month, let's not forget how lucky our children already are if we live in the developed world. Hopefully at least a bit of the energy that we spend on our own kids can be channeled in even a small way to help those who are much less fortunate.
Mother of Shrek: Let us not forget
Monday, March 31, 2008
Four Years
And I still miss my mom every day. 
Doctor David has a great post on melanoma right now. Unfortunately when my mom was first diagnosed, lack of information and medical mistakes meant that by the time it was found, she had years of struggle ahead of her before submitting to malignant melanoma. Make sure that you have enough information to protect yourself, because it IS generally avoidable. 
One day online autism seminar with Donna Williams
AWARES Conference Centre
I've heard great things about the online AWARES conference although I've never been able to attend. But Donna Williams was the first autistic author that I ever read, and if nothing else she convinced me that my kids had more potential than anyone could imagine. I'm looking forward to this.
Via Casdok.
Autism Awareness Month- a positive sign!
Fear over vaccines and autism - The Denver Post
Another major newspaper prints an article about vaccines and autism, with actual facts! Maybe we're getting somewhere!
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Dith Pran, ‘Killing Fields’ Photographer, Dies at 65 - New York Times
Dith Pran, ‘Killing Fields’ Photographer, Dies at 65 - New York Times
What an amazing person he was.
I re-watched The Killing Fields a few months ago, and it's no less heartbreaking than it was when it first came out.
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