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The President’s Volunteer Service Award

2024 President Volunteer Service Award We are pleased to share and announce!   ModernMom is honored to serve as a Certifying Organization for the President's Volunteer Service Award.   The President's Volunteer Service Award provides ModernMom with an opportunity to pay tribute to and celebrate our exceptional volunteers while acknowledging the significant difference they create.…

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Basal Temperature As Sign of Pregnancy

Charting your basal body temperature gives you valuable insight and information about your menstrual cycle. Simply taking your temperature every morning tells you when you have ovulated, shows where you may have fertility problems and can even tell you that you are pregnant. However, using your basal body temperature as a sign of pregnancy is easier if you have been charting it for several months. Reading and interpreting your basal temperature chart takes practice. Once you become adept at understanding your temperature cycle and chart as well as determining your exact day of ovulation, then when your chart does start to show a pregnancy, it will probably stand out.

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Autism and College

Autism and College Yep, college. College for my autistic young adult starts on Monday. College. Truth be told, it does freak me out a little. Mostly, how did this happen so soon?? It’s good news, though. Why? Because reaching college for a young person/child/teenager with autism isn’t a slam dunk. Many individuals struggle through elementary…

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Autism and the 2020 Election

Autism and the 2020 Election For me, it’s hard NOT to think about the upcoming election… it’s today! However, this is a blog about autism. So, can I connect the two? Let’s try. How am I feeling about the election? Very nervous. I have disliked the current administration and I want them voted out. I…

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Autism and Adjusting to Pandemic Schooling

Like all kids these days, schooling looks quite different during these pandemic times. We used to walk to the elementary school, and I’d pick up my child post-school either for autism-related appointments or after the after-school program. He had an aide back then. He did well in school, yet had many autism-related/behavioral issues. The middle…