I see amazing uses for this as an assistive tech for autism! Check it out.

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You Aut to Know Digest - Episode "The Dirty Show" Resource List

Time goes by quickly when you are talking about dirt! Reminiscing about potty training and smearing certainly reminded me of how blessed I am for that time to be over!  Take heart, I provided the keys to extreme potty training so you too can rely in the comfort of your child going to the toilet independently.  Remember, rule number 1; set reasonable expectations.  Great show, hope to revisit the topic again.  If you missed it  listen to it now or download it for later.


News
During Infancy The Human Brain Becomes Tuned To Voices And Emotional Tone Of Voice

Update on the 27 Year Old Man with Autism Shot and Killed by LA Police Officers

Kids with Autistic Traits not Being Diagnosed

Focus on Foundation

Autism Respite Program

Show Resources

Pica

Information

Solutions

Skin Picking

Information and Solutions

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You Aut to Know! Resources - 3/21 Episode

Great show on Sunday with Mark Albertson, special needs estate planner.  If you missed it, check it out, or download it for later.

Join me next week for "The Dirty Show" - promises to be a memorable one.
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Presenting...................the Resources

10 Terrific things about people with autism
http://www.earthlyangels.org/

Forced mercury fillings for people with special needs
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/03/20/dental-association-forces-disabled-to-get-mercury-fillings.aspx

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Developing Your Autism Support System and Episode 2.3 Resources

Sometimes it takes a village

Developing Your Autism Support System
What happens if you can't be around for your children?  What do you do if you need surgery or a vacation? Do you have "backup" or a "plan b"?  This show we discussed how to set up a autism support system--who to consider--and where you should place them.


The Five Entities to your Autism Support System

1. Family - (Your) parents, grandparents, cousins, uncles, aunts, inlaws
2. Friends
3. Community - Organizations, non profits, agencies local government, parks and recreation. ARC, Autism Society of America, local school district
4. Online - Networks, organizations of like minded people for support and information - Autism Child Care Connection(shameless plug), IAN(Interactive Autism Network), Autism Speaks
5. Government - Social Security Disability, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Public Assistance, Medical Assistance

Kinds of Support to Consider

Emotional

Informational

Financial

Instrumental/Active

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Episode Resources
News and Views
Telling the Story: Autism in the Media
Focus on Foundation
http://www.donorschoose.org/



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What happens when you are not around?

We have all had this thought.  What happens to our kids when we can't be around.  I don't mean temporarily unavailable, I mean dead, hospital bound, incapacitated.

Yesterday I fell outside of my house, a very unexpected extremely painful fall.  Luckily I did not break anything, but I did seriously sprain both my ankles. While I was waiting for someone to help me, I thought about how many activities and plains may need to be altered because I would not be able to get around. I thought about how my life is interwoven with so many other peoples lives and how my injuries would alter that.  It became very clear how important my care giving is to my children.  I have support from my parents and my husband occasionally, but for the most part, I'm it. This is not unlike many mothers.  Mother's are the traditional cargivers of children.  When your child has a special need that caregiver role mutates into case manager, care coordinator or some derivation of that role. As typical children grown older the parents role decreases, leaving many  parents as outsiders to their children's/adolescents lives. In many ways, that will not be my experience.
Its weird.  As I try to evolve into a better parent, I am gaining a better understanding of the role I play in my children's lives versus the story I tell about the role I play.  The perception versus the reality.  Yes sometimes, I do want you to identify with me, and sometimes I want your pity, and sometimes I want you to stare, and sometimes I want you to leave me alone.  I can admit that I get bitter about this whole experience, at times.  It is a balance.
So wht

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Susan Rzucidlo is Nicole's guest on You Aut to Know! - Episode Resources

Great show, please make sure to download it if you missed it.


March is Audience Appreciation Month(self proclaimed, of course!) - If you call in to the show, I am giving away a free book on autism every week to the first person to call in.  The call in number is - 1 (347) 996-3422.  The first book I am giving away is 

Nourishing Hope, by Julie Matthews

Next week's guest  - Psychic, Karen Garvey, joins me on You Aut to Know!


Episode Resources 

Focus on Foundations
The Golden Fund for Autism - You can register your child with autism for sponsorships or sponsor a child who has autism.


You Aut to Know 
Do Fertility Treatments Raise Autism Risk?
Maternal Response may aid Autism Language


A-Z of Autism
D - Developmental Disability - Developmental disabilities are birth defects related to a problem with how a body part or body system works.  They may also be known as functional birth defects.  Many of these conditions affect multiple body parts or systems.
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