and Summa Cume Laude graduate of Google U posted this article at Huff-Po the other day.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jim-carrey/the-judgment-on-vaccines_b_189777.html
and the marvelous rebuttle over at Respectful Insolence:
http://scienceblogs.com/insolence/2009/04/fire_marshall_bill_discusses_vaccines.php
Thursday, April 23, 2009
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Susan Boyle...I love you!
I just watched the You Tube clip of her amazing...amazing isn't the right word...I can't think of the right word...performance on Britain's Got Talent. I was floored. I was moved and brought to tears.
I found her story on the blog Crunchy Con and clicked on the link about her backstory: http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/04/12/britain-s-got-talent-singing-sensation-susan-sang-to-escape-the-bullies-115875-21272894/
If I thought I was moved to tears before, it was nothing till I read about her childhood. Growing up with a learning disability, she found something that she excelled at and ran with it. Susan Boyle had a dream that she never gave up on in her 47 years.
I look forward to seeing my son's dreams come true as well. Thank you Susan Boyle, from the bottom of my heart. You are a true hero.
I found her story on the blog Crunchy Con and clicked on the link about her backstory: http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/news/2009/04/12/britain-s-got-talent-singing-sensation-susan-sang-to-escape-the-bullies-115875-21272894/
If I thought I was moved to tears before, it was nothing till I read about her childhood. Growing up with a learning disability, she found something that she excelled at and ran with it. Susan Boyle had a dream that she never gave up on in her 47 years.
I look forward to seeing my son's dreams come true as well. Thank you Susan Boyle, from the bottom of my heart. You are a true hero.
Monday, April 6, 2009
My Son Sleeping...
Fluffy cat sleeping on his back.
Happily buried under a handmade quilt and his two favorite fleecy blankets.
His blue glitter mini plug-in lava lamp night light is glowing.
Dominoes scattered across the floor.
His favorite books surround him on the bed.
He's sleeping on his tummy, one hand under his pillow and the other curled up against his chest.
Content.
Happily buried under a handmade quilt and his two favorite fleecy blankets.
His blue glitter mini plug-in lava lamp night light is glowing.
Dominoes scattered across the floor.
His favorite books surround him on the bed.
He's sleeping on his tummy, one hand under his pillow and the other curled up against his chest.
Content.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
What I'm Aware Of...
to kick off Autism Awareness month, I have a few thoughts:
1. We are only just beginning to discover what causes Autism.
2. My son is not damaged.
3. I'd rather laugh, than cry.
4. Autism is truly a spectrum, no two children are the same in their diagnosis.
5. I've found new levels of patience...as well as new things that tick me off LOL.
6. Its even more important to raise expectations for a Autistic child, than it is for a neuro-typical one.
7. On the flip side of that, I have to remember to give myself a break in my own self expectations as a parent.
8. My son is beautiful, amazing and perfect just as he is.
9. If I knew then what I know now, I still would not hesitate to vaccinate him.
10. That Kirby and Wakefield should have to answer for the harm they've caused.
1. We are only just beginning to discover what causes Autism.
2. My son is not damaged.
3. I'd rather laugh, than cry.
4. Autism is truly a spectrum, no two children are the same in their diagnosis.
5. I've found new levels of patience...as well as new things that tick me off LOL.
6. Its even more important to raise expectations for a Autistic child, than it is for a neuro-typical one.
7. On the flip side of that, I have to remember to give myself a break in my own self expectations as a parent.
8. My son is beautiful, amazing and perfect just as he is.
9. If I knew then what I know now, I still would not hesitate to vaccinate him.
10. That Kirby and Wakefield should have to answer for the harm they've caused.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Science Fair Project
My son's grade level recently had to complete a project for the upcoming science fair. You would think, that given his ld, he would need more help than his sister did a year ago. But both needed assistance in reading their data, organizing their materials and in the assembly of their final projects.
Could my son have done this all on his own? Mmmmm, if it were to be done correctly...no. But the same is true for my oldest. This is the first in a series of science projects that will no doubt be coming our way in the years ahead. Now my son has seen first hand what goes into a science project, he has some visual idea of the work involved. Hopefully, as parents, we will be able to step back more and more from school projects. Hopefully, along with his teachers, we will have given him enough support to be able to succeed on his own as he grows older.
But still the question lingers in my mind - for a higher functioning child on the spectrum...how much help is too much? Where and when do you start drawing that line between parental involvement and stepping back in regards to school projects? Will we be able to step back from helping as he grows older? You learn from failure...but you don't learn from confusion. As a parent, it is hard to not reach out that hand to your child.
Could my son have done this all on his own? Mmmmm, if it were to be done correctly...no. But the same is true for my oldest. This is the first in a series of science projects that will no doubt be coming our way in the years ahead. Now my son has seen first hand what goes into a science project, he has some visual idea of the work involved. Hopefully, as parents, we will be able to step back more and more from school projects. Hopefully, along with his teachers, we will have given him enough support to be able to succeed on his own as he grows older.
But still the question lingers in my mind - for a higher functioning child on the spectrum...how much help is too much? Where and when do you start drawing that line between parental involvement and stepping back in regards to school projects? Will we be able to step back from helping as he grows older? You learn from failure...but you don't learn from confusion. As a parent, it is hard to not reach out that hand to your child.
Thursday, March 12, 2009
OT No Longer...
J is getting re-evaluated this week. Early opinion is he may no longer recieve OT for his grip/hand strength issues. More to come...
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