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.

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.

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 Continue reading →

I have been meaning to add this post for awhile, but it got “stuck” in our drafts (also known as I didn’t finish it).

I’m not quite sure how it arrived but a new study on the use of HBOT to ameliorate some of the symptoms of autism arrived in our email inbox. I have read some previous papers on the use of HBOT in treatment for asd, however this uses a more robust experimental design Continue reading →

I read this book review on an online media website and my thoughts, as they so often do, turned to implications for ASD and the impact of our environment on children and their development. Continue reading →