Meds or no Meds, that is the question of the day…

Nathan has been very aggressive at school with the other kids.  One little boy in particular.  There is no reason that anyone can think of that would make Nathan dislike this boy.  He has had problems in the past with kids who scream or yell but this little boy is very quiet and the teachers [...]

Update for 2008

It’s been a while since I posted something personal.  Mostly I’ve posted information about autism or current events.  But since it’s the end of the year, I wanted to give all of you an update on Nathan’s progress.
2008 was a year with many celebrations and some disappointments.  Our biggest celebration was Nathan’s potty training.  I am [...]

Autism linked to Rainfall

Here is a link to an interesting articel about autism rates in the North West U.S.
http://www.comcast.net/articles/news-science/20081104/SCIENCE-US-AUTISM-RAIN/

IADD-PAC Illinois election endorsements

PLEASE VOTE FOR AND SUPPORT CANDIDATES WHO SUPPORT OUR ISSUES!
Authorized by the Illinois Autism and Developmental Disabilities Political Action Committee. A copy of our report will be available for purchase from the State Board of Elections, 1020 S. Spring Street, Springfield, IL 62704. Political contributions are not deductible for income tax purposes. For more information, [...]

Try, Try Again

I have been waiting to hear if Nathan qualified for state funding under a Medicaid Children’s Wavier program since January.  The program would give us about $1500.00 a month for therapy services so this is a BIG deal!!!  We finally got a response back last week and he wasn’t rejected but they need more evaluations [...]

Michael Savage claimed that autism is “[a] fraud, a racket. …

Here is a link to Michael Savage’s ignorant remarks about Autism.  Please contact your local radio station that carries his show and tell the manager what you think about this jerk’s statements!!  I would say more but I don’t think I can write the words I really want to say.  Thanks for your support!
http://mediamatters.org/items/200807170005

News Report about Newest Autism Research

Here is a link to a news report about the genetic link in autism.  Very interesting…may be the reason some kids get better and some do not???
http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/?cl=8763620

Days of Our Lives adds Autism Story Line

I haven’t watched “Days” since I was in college but I am going to start watching it agin on June 24th!  They have added a story line about a couple with a 3 year old son who has autism.  It will be really interesting to see how they do this and how realistic it is. [...]

Puzzle Pretzels

Below is a link to a website that sells “Puzzle Pretzels”.  A great way to spread autism awareness!  5% of profits go to Autism Speaks.  This would be a great idea for classroom snacks to educate students & teachers about autism.
http://store.montysecure.com/summary.lasso?-database=products.fp3&-layout=products&-response=detail.htm&-recordID=32850&-search
 

Nathan’s First Horseback Riding session

Nathan had his first horseback riding session on Sunday.  It was soo cute!  He put the helmet on without a problem, which I was really worried about.  I walked him up a platform and he got on the horse (a regular size horse name Scooter.  They had a person leading the horse and a person [...]