My Nathan called me "Mama" today. He sounded out more than 20 letter sounds! He is trying so very hard to speak. Although we had to temporarily go off the Aricept after just 2 weeks, the gains have remained in tact. Thank goodness!

Last night on American Idol, Nathan heard the persona ... Read More

Tomorrow is a big day for us. We are finally going to begin a 6-week trial of Aricept, a medication traditionally used for Alzheimer's patients, but recently found very helpful for many non-verbal children with autism. (See a copy of the study posted on the NEWS tab, entilted, "Donepezil hydrochlori ... Read More

As many of us know, getting proper insurance coverage for our ASD affected children is a difficult challenge. So often, we see autism specialists who are out of state, and equally often, we get denied coverage for the long distance phone consults which occur between visits. In fact, I recall getting ... Read More

www.talkaboutcuringautism.org/resources/autism-insurance/billing-codes-that-work.htm

As an advocate and member of the autism community, I have been participating and following the issue of proper insurance coverage for childern with autism. I heard from ASA today that the Senate passed the health insurance reform bill 3950, which is supposed to mandate that insurance companies (fina ... Read More

You know those times in your life when you struggled to get somewhere so much that you nearly just gave up, turned around, and went home? Despite being frustrated and exhausted, you did not turn around, but instead, pressed on and were glad you did? Tonight was one of those times in my life.
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