MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'brothers'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:00:45 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5062228&cid=t_105429_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2F_DLOOm8e3pY%2F Lost in all the concerns over how Moody’s and S&P will view any deal to raise the debt ceiling and whether such a deal addresses our country’s long term budget imbalances is the fact that at least three rating agencies have already downgraded U.S. government debt.  One of these agencies, Weiss Ratings, treats U.S. government debt as barely better than “junk” or speculative grade. It would be easy to dismiss these agencies as irrelevant and attempting to simply grab attention, but at least one of these agencies, Egan-Jones, has a track record of correctly predicting problems at such companies as Enron, WorldCom, Global Crossing, Bear Stearns and Lehman Brothers that the major rating agencies missed until it was too late.  Egan-Jones also employs a business mode... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5062228 Mon, 25 Jul 2011 12:49:04 +0100 5062228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4945200&cid=t_105429_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FCbqgDgPCnaw%2F In a highly unusual move, a Wall Street fund manager has filed a citizen’s petition with the FDA in an effort to prevent a small drugmaker from having its imaging agent reviewed. Why take such a step? The investor readily acknowledges that he holds a short position in the stock which, of course, means that he is betting the value of the shares will drop. The petition was filed by Martin Shkreli of MSMB Capital Management, who believes the FDA should decline to review a pair of Phase III clinical trials that were conducted by Neoprobe due to what he calls “severe deficiencies and flaws” (you can read the petition here). The move comes just as Neoprobe plans to submit an approval application for its Lymphoseek imaging agent with the FDA. Filing a citizen’s petition is... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4945200 Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:25:38 +0100 4945200 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4419214&cid=t_105429_109_f&fid=38950&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.shockmd.com%2F2011%2F01%2F31%2Ffrom-cocao-bean-to-chocolate%2F In this video you can see how the Mast Brothers in NYC make their own chocolate. It’s one of the very few places that craft bean-to-bar chocolate. They also have a blog. Be careful what kind of chocolate you buy, let them help you choose the right chocolate bar. If your not keen on very dark chocolate you could end up disappointed as this dude was.   No related posts. (Source: Dr Shock MD PhD) Dr Shock MD PhD blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4419214 Mon, 31 Jan 2011 06:48:59 +0100 4419214 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4203162&cid=t_105429_88_f&fid=38129&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Flifeinthefastlane%2FWZHV%2F%7E3%2FCxNiNYsv3PM%2F This week we gain inspiration from one of Australia's finest emergency medicine educators - Dr Trevor Jackson FACEM HTFU. Ameritus Professor Jackson has provided LITFL with an eclectic array of challenging questions....so good luck! (Source: Life in the Fast Lane) Life in the Fast Lane blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4203162 Fri, 26 Nov 2010 02:00:37 +0100 4203162 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3831411&cid=t_105429_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F08%2F06%2Fwhy-do-lawyers-acquiesce-in-their-clients%25e2%2580%2599-misconduct-part-iv%2F This is Part IV of my series, exploring the reasons why lawyers acquiesce in their clients’ frauds and other misconduct.  For background, please access Part I, Part II and Part III of this series.  In this segment, I will focus on the relationship between lawyers’ “role ideology”—normative visions about their professional role—and the inclination to “go along to get along” when their high status clients (or, more accurately, high-paying client representatives) want to engage in financial shenanigans that impact our capital markets. Don’t think this is an issue?  It is now 2010 and we are still recovering from the most serious financial crisis since the Great Depression.  No doubt, some lawyers looked the other way when their client representatives wanted to engage in ... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3831411 Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:34:13 +0100 3831411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3607529&cid=t_105429_106_f&fid=34805&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fv%2FKcqnmO6VGu8%26%23038%3Bhl%3Den_US%26%23038%3Bfs%3D1%26%23038%3Brel%3D0%26%23038%3Bborder%3D1 Above are the two Bogdanoff... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit MyWebsite.com for full links, other content, and more! ]] (Source: Awful Plastic Surgery) Awful Plastic Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3607529 Fri, 28 May 2010 02:35:14 +0100 3607529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3573651&cid=t_105429_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fshining-parody-of-the-shining-video-of-the-day%2F Possibly the greatest movie parody ever made in trailer form. Four years after it was posted online, it’s still pure genius. Here’s Johnny, like you’ve never seen him before: Post from: BlissTree Shining! (Parody of The Shining): Video of the Day (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3573651 Tue, 18 May 2010 14:00:28 +0100 3573651 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3487277&cid=t_105429_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fy55lPkzaUZ4%2F Tina Fey at the Date Night premiere Three years ago, the president of Warner Brothers allegedly declared, “We are no longer doing movies with women in the lead.” This came after a string of female-starring flops like Jodie Foster’s The Brave One and Nicole Kidman’s The Invasion. Warner Brothers denied the allegations, but the distinct lack of female-driven movies from all studios speaks to a hesitance on the part of executives to gamble on women at the box office. And women over 25? Forget it. Sure, maybe Miley Cyrus can carry a flick, but who’s going to watch Date Night, which stars Tina Fey – an almost 40-year-old married lady with a kid? Apparently, a lot of people. In its second weekend, Date Night (with Steve Carell as Fey’s leading man), held down the number thr... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3487277 Tue, 20 Apr 2010 18:08:02 +0100 3487277 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3398864&cid=t_105429_87_f&fid=34765&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhcrenewal.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2Fmembers-of-board-of-now-bankrupt-lehman.html In our own Providence Journal, Michael Hiltzik commented about the Valukas report on the fall of the once proud Lehman Brothers.  He asserted that one of the lessons learned from the case is the "folly of relying on self-discipline and self-regulation in the financial markets," particularly given the irresponsibility of the top leaders of financial corporations. In particular, I’d love to hear an argument for allowing any of Lehman’s independent directors, who seem seldom to have asked a penetrating question, ever to serve on a corporate board again.As I write, those 10 directors, who pulled down better than $100,000 cash a year to sit jointly in the driver’s seat for Lehman’s race to disaster, still boast at least 15 company directorships among them. Does this make ... Health Care Renewal blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3398864 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:41:00 +0100 3398864 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370376&cid=t_105429_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fso-bad-its-good-tv-brothers-sisters%2F Rachel Griffiths and Calista Flockhart in "Brothers & Sisters" (photo: Wenn) Last night’s episode of ABC’s drama “Brothers & Sisters” focused way more on the Walker girls (Sarah, played by Rachel Griffiths, and older sister Kitty, channeled by Calista Flockhart) than the boys. To recap: Kitty and Sarah got into a big fight. This happened because angry protesters heckled Kitty during one of her U.S. Senate campaign speeches, thanks to the sticky immigration status of Luc (Gilles Marini), Sarah’s swarthy French fling-turned-boyfriend. Oh, and because as a petit garçon, Luc lived in his uncle’s brothel. Oops. Later, Kitty and Sarah behaved like spoiled brats (as usual), refusing to apologize to one another while slinging back glasses of ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370376 Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:01:09 +0100 3370376 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2637964&cid=t_105429_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FADT1jzkduZI%2F How will Alex react to the next weeks, which will be the longest time in all our lives that Ned, Alex’s only sibling, will be away from home. Ned’s going to a farm camp some three hours from here, right in what they call in my home state “the willywacks” because that’s the sound the branch makes when it snaps back on the deep forest trail and hits you on the cheek. I never did sleepaway camp but Jill did, and she’s estimating with fair accuracy, I think, the stages Ned will pass through: three days of rapture at the parent-free life, one or two days of crumbling feelings, three days of homesickness, then rapture again until he gets off the bus wanting to immediately return to sleepaway camp for the rest of the summer. Image: geekologie.com I’m gue... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2637964 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 05:36:51 +0100 2637964 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2353885&cid=t_105429_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F21%2Ffrog-in-the-pot-how-stress-creeps-up-on-us%2F Did you know that if you boil a pot of water and throw in a live frog that that frog will hop right out, saving his life to croak again another day (ha, ha)? If, on the other hand, you place a frog in a pot of cold water and turn the heat up slowly, that frog will stay in the pot. He will not jump out but slowly acclimate to the increasingly hot water until it boils to death. Truth or urban legend? To prove it I’d have to cook a live frog and that’s not going to happen. It sounds true and so should be because of what it teaches us. A women comes to see me for help. She tells me her story, sighs, and then says, “Really, it’s not that bad.” Oh, yes, it is! She’s sitting in a pot of very hot water. If she had been dropped into her intolerable situation all ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2353885 Tue, 21 Apr 2009 09:00:48 +0100 2353885 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2301629&cid=t_105429_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FiXcyD-mTwUM%2Fus-adults-with-diabetes-take-control-of.html WorldPharmaNews.com, reports that an increasing number of adults with diabetes are using digital resources to educate themselves and manage their care. According to the article, more so than other therapeutic categories, diabetes patients have an extremely active blog community. Celebrity diabetes patients have also gotten involved in the online mix - singer Nick Jonas teamed up with Bayer Healthcare to launch NickSimpleWins.com, a diabetes awareness site featuring a blog, online videos, and links to songs from The Jonas Brothers. What theories do you have about this community and their willingness to explore the online space? (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2301629 Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:15:00 +0100 2301629 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2065375&cid=t_105429_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FQ6lXwrLKdxg%2F Am off to visit the cemetery where my grandfather, Yeh Yeh, great-grandmother, Bak Bak, great aunt, another great grandmother, a very good friend of the family, and many other great relatives are, and then out to lunch in Chinatown with cousins, aunts, uncles and (hopefully, if she’s up to it), my grandmother, Ngin Ngin, who’s 104. It’s always good to be with family—today’s St. Petersburg Times describes the bond between 12-year-old twins, Anthony and Ryan Moran. Ryan is autistic and Anthony is his constant companion: Most of the time it’s good having a twin, Anthony insists. You always have someone to talk to, even if the other person can’t really talk back. Ryan understands everything. “Only sometimes he doesn’t care what you’re... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2065375 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 19:12:26 +0100 2065375 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2035854&cid=t_105429_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F6a5FhWI7D8M%2F So says 15-year-old Roderick Robertson, who takes care of his younger brother, Tim, every day. Tim has autism and his older brother is his regular caretaker, today’s Courier-Mail reports: Roderick, who also lives with his stepfather, two stepsisters and stepbrother, describes home life as “hectic” but says it with a smile. There are times when he misses out on social outings with friends because he looks after Tim and school holidays aren’t always as fun and carefree as they are for many of his peers. “I have a roster of when I need to be at home to look after Tim over the school holidays,” he says. “I take him to the park, muck around with him - that sort of thing.” Sounds like how I spend many any afternoon with Charlie, and many moments th... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2035854 Mon, 15 Dec 2008 01:05:45 +0100 2035854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1930364&cid=t_105429_134_f&fid=36049&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FDiabetesNotes%2F%7E3%2FofeuXcsr8rs%2F var iamInit = function() {try{initIamServingHandler(320,475,235718,"http://pis.picapp.com/IamProd/Resources/Css/css2.css")}catch(ex){}}() I know many of you out there are fans of Nick Jonas.  Nick has inspired so many of us with diabetes simply by sharing his story and remaining so positive. If you haven’t heard about Nick, I have a special treat for you.  He played with his band The Jonas Brothers at the Diabetes Research Institute’s Carnival for a Cure a year ago in March.  During the concert, he gave a short but beautiful speech about how his own diagnosis and how he feels about having diabetes.  It is very moving and heartfelt.  The one thing he said in this that really struck me was that he encouraged young people who got the disease not to ask why them, but rather w... Diabetes Notes blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1930364 Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:35:26 +0100 1930364 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1920950&cid=t_105429_150_f&fid=34768&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpharmagossip.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fhalloween-dick-fuld.html Insider had to do very little to this image! (Source: PharmaGossip) PharmaGossip blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1920950 Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:14:00 +0100 1920950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1834762&cid=t_105429_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2F403761554%2F The anti-cancer book says no more than 11 oz. per week of red meat. Maybe this is why… Nothing like a good 12-yo hamburger: Karen Hanrahan shares her favorite prop that she shows parents in her Healthy Choices for Children workshop: a McDonald’s hamburger purchased in 1996 that still looks like it did the day it was made. People always ask me — what did you do to preserve it? Nothing — it preserved itself. (via wider angle) Update: Looks like the post got taken down for some reason? Server getting a little melty maybe? Anyway, that hamburger was amazingly preserved. Serious Eats grabbed a pic before the site went down. (link) Now playing on iTunes: Revival from the album “The Allman Brothers Band: A Decade of Hits 1969-1979″ by The Allman Brothers Band C... white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1834762 Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:37:04 +0100 1834762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1642635&cid=t_105429_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F07%2F21%2Fdsm-vi-reality-tv-disorder%2F You know how I like to pick apart professionals who make all sorts of logical fallacies when suggesting new diagnoses off the cuff because they’ve personally seen a rise of such cases. Sorry, it’s my failing, and I’m working on it. But in the meantime… It’s funny, but once you start thinking you’re an expert on a new disorder (that you either created from your imagination — or your patients’ imaginations, or helped to do so), suddenly people start flocking to you for help. I call it the “moth to the light” phenomenon. Then you think it’s a “real” diagnosis, because suddenly of all the people who come to see you. Can you say “self-fulfilling prophecy?” Meet Joel and Ian Gold — brothers and psyc... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1642635 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 01:12:04 +0100 1642635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1526334&cid=t_105429_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F314025216%2F Two brothers, Jack and James Collier of Gastonia, North Carolina, created Aces for Autism, a week-long tennis clinic for autistic children. They came up with the idea in honor of their 12-year-old sister, Oliver. From the Gaston Gazette: “There aren’t really a whole lot of sports opportunities for kids with autism,” said James, 15. “Olivia loves to be outside and we thought maybe other kids would love to do this, too.” …… “I was a little nervous coming in,” said James. “What if it doesn’t work? But it all turned out pretty nicely.” Added Jack, 18: “It was challenging at the beginning but they got the hang of it more by the end… once we got the basic ideas through to them, it went a lot more smoothly.”... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1526334 Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:29:52 +0100 1526334 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1481832&cid=t_105429_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F31%2Fbipolar-overdiagnosis-are-you-swayed%2F An excerpt from my book review on the new book by the Brafman brothers, Sway, in bookstores shortly: The one place the authors don’t really sway me is their attempt to explain why bipolar disorder is diagnosed so much more often than it was a decade ago. Unmentioned by the authors is the fact that many other mental disorder diagnoses have also experienced a significant increase in their use from a decade ago. They link the increase to two factors – the modern diagnostic system put into use in 1980 with the publication of the DSM-III, which “broadened” the bipolar diagnosis; and pharmaceutical advertising in the 1990s. Left out of this explanation are some of the reasons proffered by the actual researchers of the study (Moreno et. al, 2007). So what did the researchers who actual... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1481832 Sun, 01 Jun 2008 00:35:30 +0100 1481832 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1432566&cid=t_105429_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F286326654%2F School bus driver Danny Floyd of Moorpark (CA) was arrested on May 7th on the suspicion of molesting a 14-year-old autistic boy, the Ventura County Star reports. Floyd and the boy were paired through the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America and have known each other since November; the molestation is alleged to have occurred between March 1 and May 5. Bail for Floyd has been set for $250,000. As the mother of a minimally verbal autistic boy who has just entered puberty…………I can’t be too careful. Tags: abuse, asd, asperger, autism, big brothers big sisters, bus, molestation, pdd-nos, ventura countyShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1432566 Thu, 08 May 2008 20:28:55 +0100 1432566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1158301&cid=t_105429_85_f&fid=36194&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftesstermulo.com%2F2008%2F01%2F17%2Famerican-idol-season-7-dallas-auditions%2F And so the AI auditions have landed on the Lone Star! I watched the 6 p.m. show of the AI and though there’s a bunch of good talents, I haven’t been really quite impressed. However, I’ve to say I’ve got my sights on Pia “Zpia” Easley. I think she’s got talent and with more improvements, can really be star material. I kinda like Simon Cowell’s smile towards the end of her audition. He really must like her. I mean, the performance. I think she’s going to Top 24. I also like that other girl who do voice impressions. She did an okay job imitating Britney Spears voice during the audition. I just forgot the name, though. I’ll have to find her video on youtube. And then there are those sappy little sidestories like those of Bruce and hi... Prudence and Madness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1158301 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:33:56 +0100 1158301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1131949&cid=t_105429_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F211902838%2F 2007 ended with the disability community and parents rallying together to protest the Ransom Notes ad campaign; 2008 began with a call for participants in a new study that hopes to identify and treat autism in infants of autistic siblings. Some highlights: A Christmas StoryA Christmas day post that discusses the Judge Rotenburg Center; while not the most “Christmas-y” of posts, it is more about light than darkness. No Exorcists, Not Even “Gentle” Ones, Needed Here In the December 28th National Catholic Reporter, Professor Stafford Betty writes about spirit release therapy, in which “troublesome or malevolent spirits who have attached themselves to their victims” are released to treat, among other “disorders,” autism.. No Place Like HomeBack home in Jersey after ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1131949 Sun, 06 Jan 2008 04:47:43 +0100 1131949 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=968385&cid=t_105429_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F173216742%2F Jean Gambell was 85 years old when she saw two of her brothers, Alan and David after living for 60 years in an institution and being considered a “feeble-minded person.” An October 21st story in The Times notes that today, she may instead have instead been diagnosed with autism, Asperger Syndrome or dyslexia. What’s especially saddening about this story is that her brothers only found out about their long-lost sister by accident: It was only when David found a letter addressed to his mother (who had died 25 years ago) in his mail that the brothers were finally reunited with their sister. The letter contained a questionnaire from a “local care home” on which was written “Jean Gambell”; finding it ultimately led David to contact Warwick Mews and to s... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=968385 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:23:37 +0100 968385 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=885407&cid=t_105429_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F158691288%2F As most of yesterday’s news reports about autism were about Jenny McCarthy and Holly Robinson Peete on Oprah, other stories were somewhat overlooked, including this one about another actor and celebrity who is himself on the autism spectrum. The September 19th Guardian profiles actor Dan Aykroyd, who notes that he has been diagnosed with “mild Asperger syndrome” and has an interest in the paranormal (and much else). Indeed, the article somewhat suggests that Aykroyd’s diagnosis (and difficulties at school) played some part in starting him on an acting career: It was his parents (his father was a civil engineer, his mother a secretary) who started Aykroyd on the acting path by enrolling him at an improvisational class. They didn’t particularly want him to be an... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=885407 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 20:04:07 +0100 885407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=488225&cid=t_105429_133_f&fid=35126&url=http%3A%2F%2Fautismislandbeach.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F02%2Fbrothers_18.html We have been focusing on fostering Alex's understanding of and appreciation for being social. We would never push being social on Alex, but we do want to do all we can to make him more comfortable in the social world. If he decides, later in life, that people aren't his cup of molasses, he will be making an informed choice, not shying away out of fear. That's the plan, anyway.Alex is indeed interacting more with people. His teacher told me that he recently tried to get some of his classmates to look at him (in an autism program - picture that!) and he reached out for their hands. The person Alex responds to most (and seeks out sometimes now) is his big brother, Noah. At 4 and 7, they are just beginning to find ways to interact and play together. This is the most heartwarming of Alex's many... The Beach on Autism Island blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=488225 Sun, 18 Feb 2007 17:42:00 +0100 488225