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Repeat Performance on Autism Live

Repeat Performance on Autism Live It was around this time last year that I first appeared on Shannon Penrod’s show, Autism Live. Shannon and I discussed how my husband and I first discovered our son’s autism, my short film, “Autism and Cake,” and how I advocate for my son. This second time, Shannon graciously discussed…

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Liver Problems During Pregnancy

Pregnancy can be a beautiful time in your life, but it also can be a risky one. When you are pregnant, you may have problems with your liver that can put both you and your baby at risk. Some liver problems, such as cholestasis, occur only during pregnancy, while other liver diseases, such as hepatitis, may be passed on to your baby during delivery.

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Back to School Rules to Live By!

Why do we get butterflies in our stomachs on the first day back to school? There is a sense of vulnerability that overcomes many of us. During the two minutes at drop off, we begin to assess if we did what we needed to do to make our child fully prepared for this event. Should I have read more books to them? Should I have taken my child to the Museum of Modern Art instead of Chucky Cheese? My child is not perfect and they are going to realize this and I?m not there to defend him.

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Live the Journey. It's the Reward.

Each and every day is filled with gifts, lessons, openings, opportunities and messages, yet we rarely take the time to be present enough to see all the beauty that each day holds. Too often we are so preoccupied with the destination, we forget the journey. The journey is the reward.” -Chinese Proverb