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Employment for Autistic University students

john — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 22:56:55 +0000

An audio piece on university students looking for work. From the CBC’s “The Current”. I haven’t listened to the clip yet (this whole concept is a bit too far in the future for us- K just finished Kindergarten!) I do want to listen as it will outline many of the challenges disabled people face and hopefully things will improve over the next decade as we get closer to having to consider all the possibilities.

The audio clip can be found here.

Hyberbaric Treatments on the CBC’s “The National”

john — Thu, 20 May 2010 16:22:11 +0000

I haven’t had a chance to watch the whole segment yet but here is a link to the video from the CBC’s- The National.

Toxicity abounds

john — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 22:11:31 +0000

I am not a supporter of Age of Autism or any other organization, with the exception of a nascent local advocacy group, and don’t know that I really get the phrase “Green our vaccines”. But I do find some aspects of the concept interesting and think they are relevant and do deserve due consideration.

In light of many findings that indicate the strong influence of environmental factors (pollution) on development, both of children and the unborn fetus, it does not seem too far fetched to think that many of the components in vaccines could cause some developmental damage. This damage could manifest itself in some of the neurological and physiological symptoms associated with autism. I am not saying that vaccines cause ASD, but it does not seem out of the realm of possibility just based on statistics alone that they could be the cause of some ASD’s. I can’t see how anyone could argue against that possibility, though I’m sure there are those that would try.

If you doubt the basic premise of this post- that the environment can have a profound influence on fetal development check these out:

The disappearing male

Interesting story

What, we’re not crazy?

john — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 23:05:11 +0000

At last a brief glimmer of hope that families that follow the GFCF diet may not be foolishly wasting their time and money. I found this article today and found this excerpt particularly interesting:

In addition, Dr. Morris was able to gather laboratory analyses in 26 of the children, which revealed low carnitine levels, abnormal celiac panels, gluten sensitivity, and vitamin D deficiency among others. All children genetically screened carried an HLA gene associated with gluten sensitivity and celiac disease. “The sample size is still small and should be interpreted with caution,” says Dr. Morris. “However this is of particular interest given the recent publication by Eaton and colleagues in the July 6 online edition of Pediatrics demonstrating a greater than 3-fold risk of autism in children born to mothers diagnosed with celiac disease. This brings some credibility to the anecdotal reports of gastrointestinal and behavioral improvements in children with autism spectrum disorders and/or verbal apraxia when eliminating gluten from their diets.

The full story can be read here to ensure context. Perhaps our thoughts on K’s results on the GFCF diet are legitimate after all and not just a figment of our “hopeful” imagination.

More Toe walking resources

john — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:04:37 +0000

As the date approaches for K’s visit to Children’s Hospital for a second opinion on his toe walking I have been doing a bit more research and reading. I recently found these 2 articles out of Germany that look interesting. I have also added them to the documents section with all our other information.

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