Autism: A Shot in the Dark post by Cornelia Read
Friday, March 28th, 2008 Posted in autism | 1 Comment »Here is a must read if you want the complete low down on the autism/vaccine controversy from the perspective of us "crazy" parents. A Shot in the Dark by Cornelia Read It is an extremely long post, but stick with it and ...
Reading with Kids - Bambi and The Magic School Bus
Thursday, March 27th, 2008 Posted in Reading with Kids | No Comments »I haven't taken the time lately to post what books I've read with the kids. Since I have some time, I figure I should write a quick post. My daughter picked the first book, Bambi. I've never seen the movie or ...
Autism - Vaccine Makers and Cigarette Companies
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in autism | No Comments »There is news out today about cigarette companies funding medical studies by funneling funds through foundations. As always, Age of Autism has a good post on the issue. I caught the story on The Today Show as I was getting ready ...
Autism: More BS
Monday, March 24th, 2008 Posted in autism | 1 Comment »According to Harry G. Frankfurt in his book On Bullshit, Bullshitters are not liars as liars have a concern for the truth. Bullshitters have no regard for the truth and don't care about the facts. My kids don't have school today ...
TDAH - Leisure Reading - The Very Best Men
Thursday, March 20th, 2008 Posted in Leisure Reading | No Comments »I wanted to write an update on my month long Test Drive a Habit challenge of spending time every day for leisure reading. Currently, I am reading The Very Best Men: Four Who Dared: The Early Years of the CIA by ...
Traditions as Cats in a Tree
Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in faith | No Comments »In the book How (Not) to Speak of God by Peter Rollins, there is a section concerning spiritual traditions and disciplines that has really stuck with me. Here is the excerpt. Our traditions teach us certain spiritual disciplines that have been ...
Autism: Iraq War and Autism Research $$$
Monday, March 17th, 2008 Posted in autism | No Comments »The Schafer Autism Report had a story from the Boston Globe with a quote comparing the cost of the Iraq war and autism research. The entire federal budget for autism research, about $108 million, is spent every four hours in Iraq. You ...
Autism: I’m a Liar
Saturday, March 15th, 2008 Posted in autism | No Comments »Yup, I tell a great big lie. The lie that I tell myself is that my young 5 year old daughter will never be responsible for her older autistic brother. She is already very sensitive to her brother and extremely ...
TDAH - Leisure Reading Update
Thursday, March 13th, 2008 Posted in Leisure Reading | No Comments »So far I've been able to keep up with my daily leisure reading. It was a little bit of a challenge since I've been in Belfast, Northern Ireland the past 11 days. Luckily travel delays and downtime allowed me with ...
