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Technology | Apps for Autism and Other Special Needs

Technology | Apps for Autism and Other Special Needs

| October 23, 2012 | 0 Comments

  If you’re reading this article, you are almost certainly a regular user of the Internet.  You may even be reading this article on an iPad or similar device.  You’re probably also someone who cares deeply about children.  One or more of those children may be on the Autism spectrum. According to the most recent [...]

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Older Dads Linked to Autism, Schizophrenia in Kids

Older Dads Linked to Autism, Schizophrenia in Kids

| August 22, 2012 | 0 Comments

  A new study released has linked the age of a father and the increased incidence of his children having autism or schizophrenia. According to the study published in “Nature,” random mutations increase as a father ages, which increases the chance a child may carry the mutations for disorders. This is the first study to [...]

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PANDAS and Autism Spectrum | Questioning Special Needs Diagnoses

PANDAS and Autism Spectrum | Questioning Special Needs Diagnoses

| April 2, 2012 | 2 Comments

  Just because it walks like a duck, doesn’t make it one. There is a lot of news lately about changing the Autism diagnostic protocol. When it comes down to it, a lot of it is open to interpretation by whomever is treating your child. By age five, my youngest son had two instances of [...]

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Parenting | Life Lessons in Small Things

Parenting | Life Lessons in Small Things

| June 7, 2011 | 11 Comments

  Life taught us a lesson in the quiet moments along the way. Most parents celebrate their baby’s first smile, their first steps, and all the other milestones that go along with watching their baby navigate the path to reluctant independence.  And when the moment has passed they occasionally smile at their baby’s exuberance and bumps [...]

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