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Life in the Trenches from a Special Needs Parenting Advocate

If we can all agree that parenting is difficult, frustrating, and overwhelming mixed in with the many joys of nurturing a young person; then special needs/autism caregiving is like parenting on steroids – everything is heightened. This means that the challenges as an autism mom and advocate often bring me to my knees, and the…

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Kate Walsh: Actress and Advocate

ModernMom recently got the chance to chat with the lovely Kate Walsh. You may know her better as the smart and sexy Dr. Addison Montgomery on “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Private Practice.” What you may not know is that the real Kate is a kind hearted woman whose goal is to find a cure for breast cancer. Kate has teamed up with the “Cat Nap for the Cause” campaign to raise money for “Susan G. Komen for the Cure.”

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Jenny McCarthy Advocates for Autism on Larry King

Jenny McCarthy was on Larry King late last week to talk about autism, which her son Evan was diagnosed with, along with two doctors. Things got pretty heated Jenny said that her son, Evan, would not be autistic if it wasn’t for medical vaccinations. When one doctor started to say vaccinations are a boon to a lot of families, she cut him off and was bleeped out when she claimed it was “BS”.