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Autism Families Need a Total Money Makeover

Posted on November 30th, 2008 by admin

There has been a lot of talk about the divorce rate of families who have a child with autism. Is the divorce rate higher? Some people have said that the divorce rate is as high as 80%, but this seems to be a number pulled out of thin air and mentioned on Oprah.
One thing does [...]

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Filed under: Dave Ramsey and Autism, Family, Finances, Marriage

Weigh in on Divorce and Autism (47FE)

Posted on November 28th, 2008 by admin

Divorce is more common in families impacted by autism spectrum disorder and other special needs.

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Filed under: Divorce, Family, Marriage

Thanksgiving Dinner on a Special Diet

Posted on November 28th, 2008 by admin

We usually don’t keep any illegal items in the house, but Thanksgiving was the exception to the rule and I am happy to report that there were no problems. Caroline did eyeball the carrot cake and mashed potatos with envy, but there were enough things she liked that it was no big deal. I am [...]

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Filed under: Special Diet

Total Site Meltdown

Posted on November 26th, 2008 by admin

Somehow, yesterday, I crashed the whole site and it is a pure miracle that it is here today. It looks like I did lose all of my CATEGORIES.

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Earth to Denis Leary, There’s More to Autism than Rain Man

Posted on November 20th, 2008 by admin

Shame on Denis Leary, who still claims his autism related comments were taken out of context and who obviously just wants to sell books. I don’t really know why I care that some celebrity turns out to be a jerk to the Nth degree, but I always liked Denis. Now he reminds me of a [...]

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Filed under: Ignorant About Autism

The Jericho Autism School Golf Challenge ‘08!

Posted on November 19th, 2008 by admin

An old friend, Andrew K. Macris, ad man extraordinaire and guitar legend, is playing in a golf tournament to raise funds for The Jericho School for Children with Autism and Other Developmental Disorders.
I realize that autism parents are some of the most financially tapped out people on planet earth, but if you can spare a [...]

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Filed under: Autism Awareness