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• Let There Be Health

  —Mama's Alright

  My house was a sick bay all week. The illness started on Halloween, but I was in denial until the day after Halloween when the fevers arrived.
  At first I held out hope that the kids would be back in school by Tuesday, but the illness wanted nothing to [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 2:30pm EST
  by KK

• Literal Mind

  —A Personal Journey With Autism In Brunei

  Number of comments: 0
  Raiyan wanted me to put on his new Transformers DVD (which has now taken over Dinasours as his new interest) into my laptop. I was ONLY trying to impress him with my new Macbook Pro which has a CD slot where you just put the DVD in and it automatically [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 10:27am EST
  by Pweshes Mama

• CARD Study Finds Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Ineffective Treatment for Children with Autism

  —Facing Autism in New Brunswick

  Number of comments: 0
  CARD, the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc., has conducted a double-blind placebo-controlled trial which found that HBOT, consisting of 24% oxygen delivered at 1.3 atmospheres of pressure, does not have a significant effect on symptoms of autism. The study is summarized on the CARD blog.
  
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 4:19am EST
  by Autism Reality NB

• Bet you didn't know you were a writer!

  —autism sucks

  It's been a bit since we have posted, but we are still around. If you have experience with autism, consider writing here. All you need is your story. Email sendchocolatenow AT gmail DOT com Together, we can get through life with autism. Tina [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:35am EST
  

• My Twitters for the day

  —Somewhere Over the Rainbow

  07:04 RT: @mysmelly: “Everything comes to those who wait... except a cat.” ~ Marilyn Peterson // Find more cat quotes here: ow.ly/zMDD # 07:21 Sorry, @chayakitty. I know you like sitting on my lap and purring, but I have to get dressed and go to work soon. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:04am EST
  by The Woman in Purple

• Should your boyfriend discipline your child?

  —Write. Edit. Repeat.

  Number of comments: 0
  Rachel Sarah at Single Mom Seeking brings up the issue, now that her boyfriend is becoming more of a fixture in her and her daughter's lives."I’m honest about this: Discipline has not been my strengths, and I work hard at setting boundaries," she confesses. But, "my daughter is feeling so" [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 1:45am EST
  by Lylah M. Alphonse

• There Are Cats In This Book

  —feebeeglee

  That’s the name of Bede’s favorite book. Have I discussed this before? I don’t think I have. It’s a REALLY GREAT BOOK. Did you like The Monster at the End of This Book? Then you’ll love this book. Bede acts it out constantly, redraws it with other beasts and beings [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:53pm EST
  by feebeeglee

• Close to Home - Two Weeks Later

  —The Autism Experience

  God forgive me for having thought it possible that a schoolmaster could be out and out a rational being.
  
  - Sir Walter Scott
  
  
  It's been almost two weeks since the first story appeared in the Missoulian about the 8th Grade boy with autism who was bullied [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:52pm EST
  

• Crew Cut

  —Doodle Bug Chronicles

  
  I'm a procrastinator when it comes to difficult tasks which is why the Doodle's hair has gotten so shaggy.
  I can only muster the energy up about every 3 or 4 months to cut the Doodle Bugs Hair. I have to really focus, psych' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 9:29pm EST
  by Angela

• Respectful Insolence Is A "Science" Blog?

  —Facing Autism in New Brunswick

  Number of comments: 2
  Respectful Insolence is reportedly a "science" blog. Orac the blog author is a medical doctor, a surgeon who uses the internet to do nothing more than trash and smear anyone who disagrees with his "scientific" views or whom he disapproves of for any reason. Most of his blog comments are [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:18pm EST
  by Autism Reality NB

• Be True to Your School

  —Laane on the World

  november 7 2009
  
  
  1. What was your favorite subject in high school?
  
  Well, I feel a bit ashamed to say, but it depended on the teacher.
  I've enjoyed dutch, my native language, with some teachers, enjoyed English with some.
  I loved learning. Going' [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 8:10pm EST
  

• Sigh. R-word still OK if "modern slang"

  —A life less ordinary?

  Number of comments: 10
  There is a blog called...get ready...Retarded in Love. It's written by a very very young person who thinks she can order her life Just. So. She's got a to-do list that includes getting pregnant on schedule and having, presumably, perfect and lovely healthy children. Dust off hands. All done.
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:55pm EST
  by Emily

• Here I thought I needed to buy a bucket, as well...I have GOT to get my hearing checked!

  —Send Chocolate

  Number of comments: 0
  

  The chanting from the backseat was making me crazy. Here I was in stop-and-go traffic (after all, I live in Orange County, what else would it be??) and my littlest one was going on and on about something she found important and I found vaguely irritating. [...]

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 6:15pm EST
  by T.

• Tar Heel Reader

  —Talking SMARTBoards & Much More!

  Number of comments: 1
  

  Sharing an interesting site that has been talked about by several people called- Tar Heel Reader . I think I first learned of this site from the amazing Paul Hamilton over on his blog Free Resources from the NET for Every Learner. Tar Heal Reader offers [...]

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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 5:20pm EST
  by anne marie