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Autism and Sexual Harassment

I was listening to a #MeToo movement story the other day on NPR. I began to think about my son and how it relates. My son is a teenager quickly (too quickly for me) becoming a young male adult. A young male adult with autism. How does his background apply here? I remember one of…

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How Will The New SAT Affect Your Kids?

The College Board announced this week that it is going to make sweeping changes to the SAT beginning in 2016.Criticized both for giving an advantage to wealthy kids who can afford expensive test prep courses and also for creating extreme anxiety for students due to the unpredictability of what will be tested, the SAT has long been in need of a makeover.According to The College Board, the test will remain predictive of how …

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Do You Have a Man-Boy?

Thirteen years ago, I had my first child. He arrived into this world all tiny and delicious after a fairly unpleasant delivery. Our eyes met and I fell in love. Hes always been my baby boy. Until recently. I am now the proud mother of a “Man-Boy.”

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Becky Newton Will Be a Mom!

Former Ugly Betty star, Becky Newton, 31, is pregnant with her first child. Becky and hubby Chris Diamantopoulos, 24 star, wed in May 2005 and this will be the first child for both of them.Becky is already experiencing the unpredictability that comes with motherhood. Her new NBC show, Love Bites, has been pushed back to midseason because of the pregnancy. Her character on the show is a virgin, so a baby bump might just …