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.
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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 still totally amazed that she loves things like green beans and carrots now days. Since starting the SCD diet, she eats the kinds of foods that any parent would love for their kid to eat and that was not always the norm. I have no idea if the diet itself does a lot of the things many profess, but it does seem to have a big impact on behavior. It could be nothing more than eating good foods, cooked from scratch, avoiding sugars, dyes, and preservatives.
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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. Tweet This Post
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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 politician who will say whatever it takes, knowing that most people won’t look into a matter further when he says his comments were taken out of context. Denis is pretty ignorant on autism if he thinks all kids with autism are like Rain Man, who is an autistic savant.
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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 few bucks, use the DONATE link below to make a donation.
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Autism Mom’s ‘Make You Want to Slap Your Grandma’ Roast (SCD, GFCF)
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Present and Past U.S. Vaccine Schedules (FULL ARTICLE @ Exloring Vaccines)
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President Obama and the Autism Treatment Acceleration Act of 2008
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