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How to Dress Up Your Autistic Child

Our extended family has an upcoming wedding to attend. Our thirty-year-old nephew, our son's cousin, is getting married. That, and my son's upcoming elementary school graduation, prompted me to upgrade my son's wardrobe. For the most part, our family dresses casually. My husband has to wear a suit to work, but at most other times…

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What is Tay-Sachs Disease?

Hearing the words "progressive degenerative genetic neurological disorder" is a shot to the heart.  That's exactly what I felt like had happened.  I had been fatally wounded, and I hadn't even seen the sniper.  Being told by a (now, in my mind) nameless faceless doctor that my seemingly otherwise healthy ten-month old daughter was terminally ill…

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Nia Vardalos on Adoption and Becoming an “Instant Mom”

When I found out Id get to interview Academy Award nominated screenwriter and (fabulous) actress Nia Vardalos, I actually let out a girlie squee. This wasn’t just because shed written and starred in two of my favorite movies – My Big Fat Greek Wedding and My Life in Ruins. Mainly, I knew wed get along because of three things: 1. We are both Libras 2. We both love Imagination Movers (and think theyre hot)

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June Astrology Reading

Bookended by a Scorpio moon from beginning to end, June rolls in under two significant eclipses, a day apart! The June 4th lunar eclipse, 4:10 am PDT, is followed by the very rare Venus eclipse of the sun, June 5th, 6:10 p.m. for about 3 hours.