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 Topic: raising a little one my way |
DW_a_mom
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 Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:10 pm Subject: raising a little one my way |
Defend our borders, yes but why go 8,000 miles overseas to police some country that's in disarray?
I totally agree.
But when you are the big man on campus, you don't have that option.
Still, ... |
| Topic: I'm in Chicago Tribune article about Neurodiversity vs. Cure |
DW_a_mom
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:03 pm Subject: I'm in Chicago Tribune article about Neurodiversity vs. Cure |
| You know, they could have also spoken with Amanda Baggs, who is quite clearly not the sort of "higher-functioning" person the writer so blithely dismisses - but who also does not seem interested in a ... |
| Topic: I'm in Chicago Tribune article about Neurodiversity vs. Cure |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 20
Views: 5838
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 10:00 pm Subject: I'm in Chicago Tribune article about Neurodiversity vs. Cure |
| You know, they could have also spoken with Amanda Baggs, who is quite clearly not the sort of "higher-functioning" person the writer so blithely dismisses - but who also does not seem interested in a ... |
| Topic: They are at it again |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 17
Views: 1461
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Forum: Autism Politics, Activism, and Media Representation Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:43 pm Subject: They are at it again |
| Don't shoot me - I have never and will not buy the thimersol/mercury theory - but I am slowly coming to believe that there are many children with undiagnosed microndial disorders or sensitivities that ... |
| Topic: Why The Vaccines Cause Autism Myth Still Goes On |
DW_a_mom
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:36 pm Subject: Why The Vaccines Cause Autism Myth Still Goes On |
What kind of an adulthood is it though, when diabetes, cancer, HIV, obesity, and mental illness are par for course for more or less everyone alive?
I won't adapt your pessimistic view of the world. ... |
| Topic: raising a little one my way |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 18
Views: 1302
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Mon May 12, 2008 2:25 pm Subject: raising a little one my way |
| I think the best thing we do as parents is to teach our children to think for themselves, and to make it clear that we will love them regardless of the values they adapt, as long as they let us know f ... |
| Topic: Why The Vaccines Cause Autism Myth Still Goes On |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 60
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 6:47 pm Subject: Why The Vaccines Cause Autism Myth Still Goes On |
| people survived for millennia without drugs and pills and vaccines, what makes you think you have to rely on them to survive? Especially now, when disease plagues us moer than at any other time in his ... |
| Topic: Why The Vaccines Cause Autism Myth Still Goes On |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 60
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 6:41 pm Subject: Why The Vaccines Cause Autism Myth Still Goes On |
| Something from a genuine health news site not linked to the FDA, CDC, pharmaceutical company run or funded, or other government-funded (and therefore vested interest) websites, thanks. And with statis ... |
| Topic: Why The Vaccines Cause Autism Myth Still Goes On |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 60
Views: 3033
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Forum: News and Current Events Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:33 pm Subject: Why The Vaccines Cause Autism Myth Still Goes On |
| One question I have asked several times in discussions with parents who believe in the theory is this: how many spectrum children get tested for mercury poisoning and come out with a NEGATIVE result? ... |
| Topic: Does my baby have ADD? |
DW_a_mom
Replies: 19
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 8:22 pm Subject: Does my baby have ADD? |
| I'm sure she doesn't have any spectrum disorder. She's hot all her milestones and then some. She smiles, giggles, babbles and I'm introducing her to other babies in stores like Wal Mart and Target. We ... |
| Topic: Child sees no cause and effect. |
DW_a_mom
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:24 pm Subject: Child sees no cause and effect. |
Great post, DW_a_mom - that was really helpful to me. Lots of good ideas and suggestions. I'm going to reread your comments again - maybe paste them into my journal. 
Shoe tying has been a major ... |
| Topic: Child sees no cause and effect. |
DW_a_mom
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:15 pm Subject: Child sees no cause and effect. |
And my sons also never share their accomplishments. I find the 10/10 spelling test scrumpled up in the bottom of his backpack, just the same as the 3/10 one.
Very interesting. It's good to hear o ... |
| Topic: Child sees no cause and effect. |
DW_a_mom
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:05 pm Subject: Child sees no cause and effect. |
| I always did well on my spelling tests. 19 out of 20 or 20 out of 20 for years straight without study. The keener/teachers pet girls hated me for it and I suspect they accused me of cheating. But I do ... |
| Topic: Child sees no cause and effect. |
DW_a_mom
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 4:00 pm Subject: Child sees no cause and effect. |
Welcome!
For us, having a label for some of the things going on with our son was like being handed a key. I could read up on it, talk to other parents, and come to understand what was really going ... |
| Topic: Advice - how to discuss this with him? |
DW_a_mom
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Posted: Fri May 09, 2008 3:34 pm Subject: Advice - how to discuss this with him? |
| It seems to me that the first step in getting past the hurdles with the mother will be to respect some of her decisions, on the medication, for example. Enticements that are counter to her beliefs ne ... |
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