The radical Genesis II Church, a non-religious American organization promoting “health and healing,” is still encouraging parents to force-feed their kids bleach in an effort to “cure” their autism despite journalistic investigations into the highly dangerous, doctor and FDA-discouraged practice. The latest transgressors hail from the UK, where “at least […]
Former New York Jets and Michigan State University linebacker Taiwan Jones is on a mission to make all children feel included and a part of the rewarding world of sports. Inspired by a neighborhood friend with special needs who went to Jones’s gym and confided in him that he’d always […]
By Jennifer Brunton of Full Spectrum Mama Dear Persons, This spring, I received the voluminous results of a huge barrage of testing for my son G’s three-year evaluation for his IEP (Individualized Education Plan). Among many, many, many other outcomes, I was informed that G had scored under the first […]
By Jamie Sumner of The Mom Gene There are dead armadillos all over Nashville. The roads are littered with their armored bodies. Everywhere I look there’s a tail hanging limply over a curb. It’s the armadillapocalypse. This is opossum country. Don’t they belong in Texas? Don’t you think they’d be […]
By Jamie Sumner of The Mom Gene Last week I collectively spent three hours on the phone with the office of my son’s geneticist. It was over the space of four phone calls with an average hold time of twenty minutes each. This gave me plenty of time to think. […]
By Jen Gregory of The Runaway Mama Dr. V. wore a pinstripe collar shirt and a light gray tie with small brown dogs printed all over it. It matched his personality. During my son’s assessment, he laughed at all his jokes and answered every one of his questions, even the […]
By Ailish Delaney of Mumma in the Middle My daughter is 12, and if I do say so myself, she is pretty, funny, and smart. She also has a big personality, but the thing is – she keeps that for the people she knows. When she is comfortable and at […]
By Mia Carella of (this) mom with a blog I was recently sent several text and Facebook messages with a link to a breaking news story. “Thought you might want to see this.” “Saw this and thought you would be interested.” “Thought of you when I watched this.” The story was […]