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1. Savage Posted By Kauai Eileen dated Wed, 23 Jul 2008

I am not sure if this is where I should be posting this. I just received this email from Media Matt...

2. Haircut Posted By PeterPan dated Wed, 23 Jul 2008

A few weeks ago we took our 5 year old son for a haircut (I had to get on too). In the past his mom...

3. I still have alot of ?'s Posted By lilbitofky dated Wed, 23 Jul 2008

My little boy is 8 years old he has some speech but no where near where he should be. I want to know...

4. Author and Aspergian John Robison on Autismpodcast.org Posted By shannonj dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008

Michael Boll has just posted the latest podcast--an interview with John Robison. If you have never ...

5. A Salute to all us mama's Posted By 4muskateers dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008

LETTER FROM GOD TO WOMEN.... If you ever look at yourself and feel that you don't measure up, read...

6. Your Comments Posted By dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008

Attention Mr. Savage This is addressed this way because I hesitate to use thhe word "dear" in fro...

7. THE NATIONAL AUTISM ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES NEW SAFETY PROGRAM; PROVIDES IMMEDIATE PROJECT LIFESAVER FUNDING TO COUNTIES NATIONWIDE Posted By shannonj dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008

The National Autism Association (NAA) has announced the launch of a new program aimed at providing...

8. FYI - RESPONSE FROM RADIO SHACK...NOT A MIKE SAVAGE SPONSOR! Posted By LisaAutismAdvocate dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008

Here is the response from Radio Shack...regarding the broadcast with Mike Savage...Apparrently stati...

9. Disney Posted By tabaithasteward dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008

My family and I are planning to drive to florida to take the kids to Disney. I was wondering if an...

10. What Counts the Most Posted By mercurymom dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008

In life, what you value is all that counts. I got a big lesson on that one last night, from Chris an...

Blogs

1. Oxytocin increases thresholds of colonic visceral perception in patients with irritable bowel syndrome Posted By Zurama dated Wed, 23 Jul 2008

D Louvel, M Delvaux, A Felez, J Fioramonti, L Bueno, Y Lazorthes, J Frexinos Laboratory of Digestive Motility, Gastroenterology Unit, CHU Rangueil, Toulouse, France. AIM: The effects of oxytocin...

2. Swim lessons Posted By frogfoot1969 dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008

Today was our first day of swim lessons. It was a class of four students. When we walked in I noticed none of the other parents had on their suits and the children where nicely lined up sitting on the...

3. Bee sting Posted By frogfoot1969 dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008

The other day we went to the pool and Seoc stepped right on a bee, ouch. He screamed and flailed while the teenage lifeguard used her stinger remover but after was just fine and ready to swim. Later I...

4. Dem Bones, Dem Bones, Dem Broken Bones Posted By SuperMom dated Mon, 21 Jul 2008

Well, I went back to the doctor today to have my foot x-rayed again since that funky fall I had back in May. Goofy me walked around on it for a week before I went to the doctor. Gee, whiz! I honestly...

5. Ice Cream Posted By Rubiegem8280 dated Mon, 21 Jul 2008

My daughter has a special place in her heart for Ice Cream. I understand this and sometimes even indulge it. Especially with a rough day. We had one of those at speech today. So I thought there was no...

6. Dear Mr. Savage and to whom it may concern; Posted By LisaAutismAdvocate dated Mon, 21 Jul 2008

Mr. Savage, Talk Radio Network P.O. Box 3755 Central Point, Oregon 97502 Dear Mr Savage and To Whom it May Concern: I am writing in response to your recent broadcast, rega...

7. Signing Posted By Rubiegem8280 dated Sun, 20 Jul 2008

So I have been signing with my daughter since a couple months old. Before her illness that I believe led to the diagnosis, she was signing a lot back. We started using the Signing Time series with her...

8. The Wonderful World of Swim Lessons take 3 Posted By Rubiegem8280 dated Sun, 20 Jul 2008

I think I mentioned having health issues of my own in the past, so I will just say that this week I have been dealing with a morton's neuroms in my left foot (think thickened nerve with burning and sw...

9. "I won't let him win" Posted By striving dated Sat, 19 Jul 2008

Ran into my son's first occupational therapist yesterday. We've had two since her. She asked how he was doing and I felt so sad thinking; "All I can say is his language's improved and it's been what a...

10. How do you deal with the wearyness? Posted By striving dated Fri, 18 Jul 2008

Am I the only one who feel this extreme weariness that hangs over me like a cloud? Do you guys feel kinda numb and tired or is it just me? Am I just feeling sorry for myself now? I feel I not only nee...

11. McCain confused by contraception question Posted By frogfoot1969 dated Thu, 17 Jul 2008

Subject: Tell McCain: Viagra is not more important than birth control. Dear Friend, Last week a reporter asked Sen. John McCain whether he thinks it's fair for insurance companies to cover Viagr...

12. I knew it would come... Posted By ADifferentDrummer dated Thu, 17 Jul 2008

Well, the day has finally arrived and even though I have expected it, it is a strange feeling. Today, Corvus' psychologist handed me to copies of the "Gilliam Asperger's Disorder Scal" and asked my h...

13. Single Parenting Posted By Rubiegem8280 dated Thu, 17 Jul 2008

Somedays I am very grateful to be a single parrent, to have no one to argue parenting style or changing of rules or to coordinate schedules. But then again... I have no one to to argue parenting style...

14. Presidential Candidates Give Their Views on Autism and Health Care Posted By shannonj dated Thu, 17 Jul 2008

Read the statements from John McCain and Barack Obama on ASA's Vote for Autism page: http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=research_advo&JServSessionIdr009=n4f79e4fc2.app26a I ...

15. The things we do for love... Posted By Lv2cuSmile dated Thu, 17 Jul 2008

Yesterday Rick and I decided to take Nicolas to StoryLand. That's a storybook themed fun park in Glen,NH. Planning any outing with Nicolas can be somewhat stressful, as we never know how he is going...

Groups

1. I turned into my mother~~~~~ Posted By minnakay dated Wed, 23 Jul 2008 in For when you want to talk about something other than Autism

2. Happy Birthday! Posted By LisaAutismAdvocate dated Wed, 23 Jul 2008 in Autism Advocacy & Support

3. Travel Trailer Posted By minnakay dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008 in For when you want to talk about something other than Autism

4. Sodium Benzoate Posted By frogfoot1969 dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008 in DAN/Biomedical Intervention

5. Web conf tom. Posted By frogfoot1969 dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008 in DAN/Biomedical Intervention

6. sticks and stones! Posted By minnakay dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008 in For when you want to talk about something other than Autism

7. Books to read for you health Posted By minnakay dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008 in For when you want to talk about something other than Autism

8. discouraged Posted By LisaAutismAdvocate dated Mon, 21 Jul 2008 in Autism Advocacy & Support

9. what's worked for you? Posted By frogfoot1969 dated Mon, 21 Jul 2008 in DAN/Biomedical Intervention

10. what do you think? Posted By LisaAutismAdvocate dated Sun, 20 Jul 2008 in Autism Advocacy & Support

11. Bored Posted By minnakay dated Sat, 19 Jul 2008 in For when you want to talk about something other than Autism

12. All's Quiet on the Western Front...What's Happening in Your Neighborhood??? Posted By LisaAutismAdvocate dated Fri, 18 Jul 2008 in Autism Advocacy & Support

Library

1. Scientists take to human-frog hybrids to study autism Posted By shannonj dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008

Scientists at the University of California, Irvine, are studying the way the brain cells of among autistic people behave by fusing cells from the preserved brains of deceased patients with the eggs of...

2. THE NATIONAL AUTISM ASSOCIATION LAUNCHES NEW SAFETY PROGRAM; PROVIDES IMMEDIATE PROJECT LIFESAVER FUNDING TO COUNTIES NATIONWIDE Posted By shannonj dated Tue, 22 Jul 2008

The National Autism Association (NAA) has announced the launch of a new program aimed at providing families and counties nationwide with safety tools for children with autism. The FOUND Program is ...

3. Can Oxytocin Ease Shyness? Posted By shannonj dated Mon, 21 Jul 2008

Early studies of oxytocin's role in social interaction have yielded some interesting results. In a small 2006 experiment, Dr. Eric Hollander of New York's Mount Sinai School of Medicine administered o...

4. Boy's death strikes chord within the autism community Posted By shannonj dated Sun, 20 Jul 2008

I've been consumed by thoughts of 9-year-old Kevin Wills, the blond-haired, blue-eyed boy with autism who accidentally drowned earlier this month in the Raccoon River. Families across Iowa were shaken...

5. Autism: Where's the Support? Posted By shannonj dated Sun, 20 Jul 2008

ad_icon My grown son has autism. And while I wouldn't trade him -- the person to whom I gave birth -- for any other, I wish that his disability were as recognizable as Down syndrome and that we, hi...

6. Autism parents 'infection risk' Posted By shannonj dated Sun, 20 Jul 2008

Caring for children with developmental problems such as autism or Down's syndrome can weaken parents' immune systems, research suggests. Researchers at Birmingham University found they had a poorer...

7. Nonprofit camp takes autism to extreme Posted By shannonj dated Sun, 20 Jul 2008

From troubled youths in inner-city ghettos to physically handicapped war veterans and many other groups, an increasing number of people have been brought here by a variety of groups holding sessions...

8. Recovering a Child with a Team Approach Posted By shannonj dated Fri, 18 Jul 2008

The topic of this exciting debut program hosted by Teri Arranga centers on a recovered child, Adriana Mancini, and the team approach used to help her. Featured are: Adriana’s doctor, Jeffrey Bradstr...

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