Girl: I was treated like a 'misfit' at Abercrombie & Fitch | StarTribune.com
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Saturday, April 04, 2009
An End to the Divide
NTs Are Weird � Blog Archive � An End to the Divide: "Online, there is often a very strong divide between some autistic adults and some parents (I recognize that there are people who are both autistic and parents, and this obviously doesn’t apply to them).
I think I can sum up the divide simply. Autistic adults generally want their rights respected, both in the short-term and in the long-term. Parents want the best possible services and supports for their children.
Neither of these is bad. And these goals aren’t at war with each other."
Monday, March 30, 2009
The struggle for care
The struggle for care | The Australian
After the "monster" article in Salon last week, and now this, I'm becoming more and more afraid to read anything about autism online. It just all hits too close to home.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Sustainable Sushi
Sustainable Sushi
Where has this guy been all my life? I know what the next book on my list is going to be at the library, but better yet, he keeps his website up to date with the latest news about eating sushi responsibly. I'm in love (with sushi).
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Understanding the world of children with autism (for hospital medical professionals)
Understanding the world of children with autism - One day soon, in the ED or a pediatrics unit, you likely will care for a child with an autistic spectrum disorder. Here's what you should know to prov
I'm going to print this out and take it to our next ER/hospital visit...it's an excellent guide to autism for nurses, by a nurse, on how they can make hospital stays easier for people on the spectrum.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Alex Barton's tie-dye project :-)
BLOG.JUSTICEFORALEXBARTON.COM
Thanks to A Room of Mama's Own for the heads-up on this!
Saturday, March 21, 2009
New York Times Best Seller List
New York Times Best Seller List
Very cool. Lists of the New York Times bestsellers from 1950 on.
I would like a hamburger and a hamburger and a hamburger and a hamburger.
Not Always Right | Funny & Stupid Customer Quotes � Our EQ Just Ate Your IQ
It's always great to see blog posts like this right out of the blue. High fives all around.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
The Cab Ride I’ll Never Forget
The Cab Ride I’ll Never Forget | Zen Moments:
"We’re conditioned to think that our lives revolve around great moments. But great moments often catch us unaware - beautifully wrapped in what others may consider a small one."
Monday, March 16, 2009
It's Panda Monday
Cute Overload! :)
Because it's rarely a bad time for pandas.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Ghoulish "Fight Club" Arrests
Ghoulish "Fight Club" Arrests - March 12, 2009
"Six employees of a Texas home for mentally disabled adults have been charged with encouraging residents to fight each other. The "fight club" ring at the Corpus Christi State School was discovered by cops after investigators obtained cell phone videos showing the workers goading residents to brawl in common areas of dormitories at the state facility."
There are days when I just don't think that I can take the worry about my kids' futures.
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Haikus for a dangerous world
Arrogant Acts of Chivalry : Haikus for a dangerous world
"I just finished teaching my first class on 3-D cinematography. For the final, I gave the students the option to answer 2 extra credit questions. Here’s the second one.
“A velociraptor is coming at you on a hoverboard. In a haiku, describe how you will survive.”"
(and a great reddit thread about it with more haikus)
Sunday, March 08, 2009
The most offensive book title I think that I've ever seen
Amazon.com: I Wish My Kids Had Cancer: A Family Surviving the Autism Epidemic: Michael Alan: Books
I've got 3 kids who were all diagnosed on the autism spectrum, one of whom is a cancer survivor. There is NO comparison at all. I hope that this book comes into our public library, as I would like to read it in order to actually review it, but there's no way that I would ever enrich the author by actually buying it.
The idea of equating autism with cancer is just pitiful on so many levels. Not only as an insult to those families who do have children with cancer, but also to autistic people everywhere.
Sunday, March 01, 2009
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
Children in the Mental Health Void
Children in the Mental Health Void - Judith Warner Blog - NYTimes.com
This story is all too familiar to me. It is horrendous when a parent's only choice left is to abandon their child in order to get them help (fortunately we didn't have to go quite that far, but it was close).
Sunday, February 22, 2009
Mumps Sucks - Hockey
YouTube - Mumps Sucks - Hockey: ""
This commercial makes me proud to be a Canadian.
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