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Life keeps rolling along…

It’s been a long while since I’ve updated this space, and that’s jut a bloody shame.  There have been a million things going on, some good, some bad, some horrendous but each a learning experience in its own right.  the lack of updates then, is not due to a lack of things worthy of comment, [...]

Newsweek questions Oprah’s stand on health care, autism treatment and ethics

Are Oprah’s recommendations for health care really good for your health? It’s been a while since I thought so and now it seems that Newsweek may just share my disbelief at some of what the most powerful woman in journalism is telling her ever growing army of devoted followers.
The article titled “Why Health Advice on [...]

Too Much Facebook could cause Autism in Children

Well if this doesn’t take the cake I don’t know what does!

In the latest health scare regarding the internet, scientists at Oxford University have warned that children who spend too much time on social networks online could suffer from personality and brain disorders.
Susan Greenfield, a neurologist at Oxford University has claimed that social network sites [...]

Jenny McCarthy: Evan Is “The Poster Child For Hope” – What?

I’ve been avoiding this topic since the day i started this blog, but when I read this piece of inanity I had to say something. It’s not going to be the rant I want to spew, but something has to be done about this woman.
I read this article which quotes Jenny McCarthy as stating that [...]

Board Games Help Teach Children with Autism

It’s not all about fancy therapies and learning to help your autistic child to “interact” and “engage”. Sometimes just having some good old fashioned fun with your autistic youngster is in order. If they happen to be developing critical skills while you’re doing it, so much the better.
According to an article by Elizabeth Scott on [...]