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More on Autistic Empathy

Sometimes my child doesn’t succeed at understanding the feelings of others, than there are those times when I believe he’s beginning to get it. A recent incident involved a bunch of teenagers and a Smash Bros. game. What happened? One of the teens can’t play this popular Smash Bros game because this teen gets over…

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The Art Of Mom Small Talk

If there’s one thing my husband hates, it’s making small talk with strangers.It’s not that he doesn’t know how to talk to people – quite the opposite, actually. When within the boundaries of a clear, purposeful conversation, Mike is authoritative. Articulate, even. It’s the insignificant exchanges, the meaningless back-and-forth with another parent in the grocery store line, that leave my husband fumbling and uncomfortable.The interesting thing about having two …

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Heading Soccer Balls Can Lead To Brain Damage

Soccer moms everywhere have a new thing to worry about – it turns out that repeatedly heading soccer balls isn’t great for young noggins. Researchers from New Yorks Albert Einstein College of Medicine decided to see what theyd find after doing brain scans on adults who played soccer since childhood and played in 12-month soccer leagues and determined how many of them had headed the ball in the previous year, the New York Times reported.