Musings and What-not

You're probably getting tired of me always plugging Twitter , but I can't help myself!  The place rocks! A couple of weeks ago, one of my Tweeps approached me to review an auditory calming system manufactured by his company, B-CalmSound.com ! I'm all for testing new gadgets, so I said, "Yes!" At first glance, the system just looks like your average mp3 player, but it's the sound tracks that deliver the gifts.

I have been very fortunate to have met some pretty amazing people on Twitter .  There is one person who I've only recently had contact with that I find extremely fascinating.  His name is Michael Riedel, and he is an adult living on the Autism Spectrum Disorder. Michael contacted me via my book site, and we've been communicating almost daily ever since.  He is 25, gainfully employed, and has many interests.

The odds of a couple living in marital bliss aren't as high when you're living with autism.  Reports have stated that the divorce rate is a staggering 80% . Some would say that the diagnosis is too overwhelming while others say that the marriage foundation wasn't solid to begin with, and autism was the catalyst to "part ways". My situation doesn't fall into either category as I was a single mother for years before I met my husband, and I was not married to his biological father.  Although, we have not been married long, we have, nonetheless, come to an impasse.

There's World Autism Awareness Day and National Autism Awareness Month , but for those of us living with autism, raising awareness is an every day thing. As the number of children being diagnosed with autism continues to rise so will the need to raise awareness. Autism is not just a disorder that affects only American children.   Autism is global! There are approximately 67 million people living with autism today, and this number only includes those who have received an official diagnosis.

This is the title of a DVD by Abraham-Hicks .  The subtitle is Children in the Time of Awakening . A Twitter friend, @AffirmingSpirit , told me about this video by way of a DM (direct message).  I've enclosed it at the end of this post for your own viewing. After watching this excerpt, I became immediately interested in seeing the whole video, so I bought it.

There was a time in my life when I felt that I didn't need anyone ! I was raised to "think for myself" and "do for myself" which at the time seemed a bit harsh.  I mean was I really to go through life not accepting or even desiring the help of others? Well, it has taken me a huge chunk of this life to realize that 'that way' of thinking isn't always the healthiest way of thinking. I am stubborn, almost unrelenting in my stance, and this bad programing has, at times, caused me more harm than good.

If I wasn't in a constant state of "guarding my thoughts carefully, and only allowing loving & positive thoughts to come through", I would have something slightly unpleasant to say about the state that is listed on my birth certificate. The Los Angeles Times recently reported that insurance companies in California would have to pay for speech, occupational, and physical therapies.