Seeking Asylum
posted 2 months ago | 3 comments
I didn't necessarily appreciate my unique childhood at the time it was occurring. I grew up on the grounds of a state mental hospital in North Carolina. My father was a doctor there and all the employees had to live on the grounds. The hospital wa...
Going to Carolina
posted 3 months ago | 2 comments
Since I was born and raised in NC, I always enjoy a trip there for a vacation or to visit friends. We just got back from a one week vacation to New Bern, a trip we have made many times. We have our own convoluted way of getting there - avoiding in...
Autism and vaccines
posted 11 months ago | 0 comments
There is a lot of controversy surrounding the question of whether childhoold vaccines cause autism. Obviously there is a genetic link to autism. In identical twins, if one twin is autistic, then there is a 90% chance that the other twin will also ...
Autism and Ryan
posted 11 months ago, updated 3 months later | 2 comments
When Ryan was a toddler, he loved to have his picture taken. He would smile broadly and clap his hands. What he really liked was the flash going off. He seemed to be such a normal little boy. He was late doing everything but he had been premature....
Autism and Caitlin
posted 11 months ago, updated 3 months later | 1 comment
Caitlin and Ryan received teddy bears as presents when they were born. Ryan's was blue and Caitlin's pink. Ryan never cared much about his bear but Caitlin became very attached to Pinky. She would carry Pinky around with her all the time and becom...
Autism
posted 12 months ago, updated 3 months later | 3 comments
Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual, repetitive, or severely limited activities and interests. This is the official "definition". But what does that mean for familie...
