Musings and What-not

I am happy to report that my BFF, Luke, returned the Landspeeder to me.  Don't tell him I told you, but he's really touchy... I said one thing about Yoda's ears and SNATCH... the hover was gone! I'll do my best not to overwhelm with you with posts tonight since I'll be able to get info at near-lightening speed. While doing my research for tonight's post, the subject matter reminded me of this 80s song .  Don'tcha just love one-hit wonders? For the paranoid, I am about to deliver you more information to send you screaming out the door, hair in flames, pleading with the heavens to stop torturing you. Here's goes... If you witness your infant playing "strangely" with their toys i.e. spinning them or rotating them more than other babes... they may later be diagnosed with autism. I'm telling you this because now you have one more thing to add to the nonsense-to-look-out-for-in-hopes-that-your-child-won't-contract-autism list that's han...

I'm heading down under! Ok, not really, but I love what their academia community is doing for our community. Professor Robin Young has been making some pretty significant strides all in the name of autism.  She developed a program that recognizes autism in one-year-olds. In a recent interview with ABC News, she made the following statement: She says her program - used in South Australia - works to get 12-month old children to engage in more social behaviour. Professor Young feels that diagnoses at age 3 or 4 are too late for early intervention to be successful. Imagine a world... Where children are diagnosed within their first year of life. Imagine a world... Where parents don't have to argue with pediatricians. Imagine a world... Where voices are heard and care is... readily available. Imagine.