Note: We’re grateful to Anne Dachel for sharing these stories with our AoA readers weekly. While they may seem repetitive, they are indicative of the scope of the problem the autism epidemic continues to present. Every story represents families in turmoil, school districts in a quandary and nations in trouble. ### By Anne Dachel There’s […]
Below is a Facebook status from an autism mom I’ve known for many years. Her daughter lives in a residential home and her dental health has plummeted. You might have noticed over the years that many adults with special needs are missing teeth. It’s easier to let them rot, and then extract them. However, there […]
As part of the 2022/23 budget setting, the Labour-run council is proposing a 1.99 per cent increase in council tax and a one per cent rise in the adult social care precept – an increase of £44.56 for band D properties. … The revenue budget, money used for day-to-day spending, such as adult social care, […]
By Cathy Jameson Let me preface today’s post saying that I am absolutely thrilled that Covid has seemingly been whisked away. Pick the positive adjective – thrilled…ecstatic…grateful…relieved – and that’s me. Really! So why am I hunting and pecking for any and every bit of news about the disappearance of Covid, mask and vaccine mandates? […]
One of my daughters finds great comfort and joy in the TV shows she watched as a toddler and youngster. Every so often, she finds a way to tell me that she wants to find a certain program on YouTube. Yesterday, she was singing a song in her inimitable fashion. It took me a few […]
By Anne Dachel For a very long time now I’ve been posting stories from Britain on my site Loss of Brain Trust about how they’re continually building special schools and adding autism classrooms to mainstream schools everywhere while telling us about the increase in kids with complex needs and how ‘delighted’ and ‘excited’ everyone feels […]
Read this good news about several orphanages in Ukraine that my friend Dr. Theresa Cianciolo posted yesterday. “No workers have left them and they have food.” Praise be to God. What beautiful people. Below is the Amazon Wish List that Theresa has put together for her trip to Poland later this month. Many people have […]
Yesterday, the world awoke to the news that Russia blitzed Ukraine. For many years, I worked with a behaviorist who began to travel to Ukraine as a Missionary for Special Education. She had children of her own with autism. She described the heartbreak of orphanages chock full of children with Down Syndrome, autism and other […]
Here’s a Monday morning eye opener. It’s a divisive topic, so please comment respectfully. By Katie Wright When the 2020 Presidential election was over, I remember thinking, “Well at least this new president will be less divisive.” Wow, I couldn’t have been more wrong!!!! Biden sold himself as a brilliant guy, always smiling, so empathetic. […]
Catchy headline, yes? Sadly, while we are very readable, we’re unreachable by name on Google. They have deleted us from most searches. And by doing so, blocked valuable information from and for autism families. We’re in our 15th year. Seems we’re a dinosaur. No one is talking about autism and vaccine injury and any mention […]
Safeminds has featured a story from The Autism Society on the topic of Applied Behavior Analysis. ABA is controversial in many ways. Some families call it a godsend, others a nightmare. What has your experience been with ABA? For my family, I can say that since getting out of the school system where data collection […]
Note: Children’s Health Defense has a primer on the FDA advisory committee meeting, which was supposed to take place yesterday. Protect the Kids: Demand the FDA Vote No on EUA for 6 month olds up to 5 years! Also yesterday, CDC published Effectiveness of Maternal Vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine During Pregnancy Against COVID-19–Associated Hospitalization […]
