K’s speech is very often echolalic in nature and we have recognized that this is one of his “stims” that will become more pronounced during times of stress or tiredness. We have also noted that it can be an attempt by him, at times, to engage us and try to get us to share his [...]

There has been a lot of interest in the latest genetic research on autism. Many of the autism-centric blogs that I read (all are linked to on the sidebar of the main page) have been discussing, or atleast mentioning, this latest round of genetic information.

I have posted before about K’s seizures and what we have been through to rule out some of the potential causes of this aberrant brain activity. So we recently started K’s anti-seizure medication, Tegretol, to see if they can help alleviate his absence seizures as they have been continuing to occur despite our trying to [...]

It was time for K to visit his DAN! doctor, who is a naturopath in Vancouver, and that meant it was time for a road trip. Not to be too immodest, but this is just one demonstration of our family’s commitment to K and ensuring that we are trying to do all we can to [...]

The story can be found in the Toronto Star here . More information on the genetics of ASD and links can be found in the documents section on the main part of our site.
I have seen many references to this subject matter recently in some ASD blogs that I frequent. Some of those articles can [...]