Musings and What-not

There are so many things I have done on automatic that when I stopped to observe my life, I was flabbergasted at how routine my life had become.

According to a recent article , 70% of doctors and nurses and 62% of health care workers do NOT receive this annual vaccination.  What's even more surprising is their reasons for not doing so: They didn't believe the vaccine would work They believed their immune systems were strong enough to withstand exposure to the flu They were concerned about side effects My son has never received the vaccine, and it's not because of the vaccine-autism "link".  I just never

Don't you just love the wonderful world of acronyms (or made up abbreviations)? I came across a blog today that brought a concern of mine back to the foreground.  It's the issue of the autism health coverage laws. Many states have adopted a partial law.  Meaning, if a ND (neurological disorder) is already covered by health insurance (HI), then a person with ASD (autism spectrum disorder) cannot be denied coverage. Other states, have ignored even hearing the legislature (i.e OKLAHOMA). I remember when I voiced my disdain in a local newspaper over my state legislators pushing Nick's Law aside.  As I read one reader's comment, I couldn't help but wonder if this person would feel the same way... had the child needing health insurance been theirs? With the rise in autism diagnoses every year, I don't understand why some people choose to turn a deaf ear to the issue.  I refuse to believe that these people are egoists. I refuse to believe that. What will it take to...

Whenever I publish a post, I update various sites with the following line, "blogging for autism".  Imagine my 'mock' surprise when I saw a button on a fellow bloggers' site using the same phrase.  Actually, the button read, "Blogging for autism awareness".  So cool. It's amazing what sites you find once you enter the world of blogging.  I've only been in it for a week, and I've discovered so many. "We conceived and built BlogNetNews.com to help magnify and expand what's best about the blogosphere by growing the audience for local blogs. Our goal is to make the blogosphere more useful by making it easier for readers to find just the information they want quickly and easily while helping bloggers get better at what they do by providing them the information to more efficiently engage with their fellow bloggers and readers." I clicked on this ribbon because it correlates with what I'm doing.  It was also great to see a blogroll...