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 'drama'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:01:42 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181895&cid=t_111804_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F09%2F02%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-september-2-2011%2F It starts at a young age. Schools encourage it. Our families help define it. We begin our lives with the labels they give us like big brother, baby sister, only child. And as we get older, they just get more serious. Sometimes the way we’re perceived such as the “good one,” the “bad one,” the “troubled one,” the “drama queen,” inevitably follow us throughout the rest of our life. Sometimes these seemingly harmless labels take on a life of their own. If we don’t achieve our own sense of self, they begin to define who we are. And we grasp on tight. These lyrics from the Barenaked Ladies song What a Good Boy reminds me of the pressures they can have on us: “When I was born they looked at me and said What a good boy, what a sma... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181895 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 12:04:52 +0100 5181895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4968581&cid=t_111804_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F06%2F24%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-june-24-2011%2F To tell you the truth, memories of my early school days are a mixed range of slightly traumatic to idiotic. In some ways, I had more drama in my life at age 8 than I did at age 28. These are the tales I love to tell new friends and laugh with old ones about how crazy our public and private school experiences were. Besides batting away cockroaches in our filthy gum-filled desks, I was always crying from mean teachers who scolded us for putting hands in our pockets or not getting math. The teachers were so strict that one of my classmates peed in his pants because he took our teacher’s warning that, “no one can leave this room until you’re finished with your assignment” literally. Did I mention this was private school? Public school ended up being a lot better for me.... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4968581 Fri, 24 Jun 2011 10:38:15 +0100 4968581 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4797800&cid=t_111804_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F05%2F08%2Fdo-you-need-a-mama-psychodrama%2F Grown don’t mean nothing to a mother.  A child is a child.  They get bigger, older, but grown?  What’s that suppose to mean?  In my heart it don’t mean a thing.  ~Toni Morrison, Beloved, 1987 The first relationship with another human being is with our mother.  We forge our sense of who we are, who we are going to love, and our needs based on the interactions and understandings derived from through thousands of encounters with mom.  For better or worse we are molded by an emotional dance with mom. Then we move on.  We deal with dad and siblings, develop friendships, find lovers, and then a spouse.  Throughout this journey mom serves as a role model and becomes a source of  encouragement, love, anxiety, frustration, avoidance, support and conflict. “It’s comp... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4797800 Sun, 08 May 2011 10:35:06 +0100 4797800 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4532257&cid=t_111804_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F02%2F28%2Fmoving-in-the-right-direction-my-new-role-at-psych-central%2F Oprah Winfrey told the 1997 graduating class of Wellesley College that failure is God’s way of saying “Excuse me, you’re moving in the wrong direction.” She also said that when you are doing what you were created to do, it should feel like breathing. The talk show host was spot on with me because the last six months as a strategic communications consultant (whatever the hell that is) at a large consulting firm felt like 175 days of suffocation. The more I tried to fit in with all the Harvard MBAs, the more awkward I felt (as a theology major). The more I studied the various models of change management and how to direct a government agency from vision to implementation, the greater gap I felt between who I was and what I was doing for a steady paycheck. I didn’t ma... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4532257 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:45:58 +0100 4532257 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4414549&cid=t_111804_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F01%2F29%2Fan-interview-with-author-tim-farrington%2F This week I have the honor of interviewing Tim Farrington, the acclaimed novelist of Lizzie’s War, “The California Book of the Dead,” “Blues for Hannah,” as well as the New York Times Notable Book of 2002, “The Monk Downstairs.” Guess what? He’s one of us! And he articulates his journey through the hell of depression in a beautifully crafted memoir of sorts called “A Hell of Mercy: A Meditation on Depression and the Dark Night of the Soul.” Since that topic surfaces often on Beyond Blue, I thought I’d ask Tim to share his thoughts on both (depression and the dark night) with us. Hi Tim, and welcome! 1. Let me skip to the end (sorry, I like to eat dessert first), when you write “It is in surrender, in the embrace of ou... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4414549 Sat, 29 Jan 2011 11:40:25 +0100 4414549 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4275390&cid=t_111804_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F12%2F20%2F7-tips-to-smooth-over-your-holiday-stress%2F Ahh, the holidays. Christmastime is here, and many will be traveling this week to rejoin loved ones and family members. We’ll be traveling too, as we often do during the holidays, to visit with long-distance family. Wouldn’t you like your holidays to be a bit smoother? Me too. So here are some tips to help smooth over your holiday stress and make this time of the year more enjoyable for you and those you’ll be visiting. 1. Plan early. Well, it’s a little late for this one. If your trip isn’t yet planned, I can’t help you. But this is good information for next year, as sometimes people wait until the last minute to plan their travel or where exactly they’ll be and when, when visiting the family. These tips can also help you reduce stress about holid... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4275390 Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:59:58 +0100 4275390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4023157&cid=t_111804_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FuE_geXvheZw%2F Drama sucks. Not “dramas” as in movies, TV shows, plays, etc that are serious in tone, but rather “drama” as in the petty ridiculous conflicts that get blown way out of proportion for no reason at all. Urban Dictionary has my favorite definition of this kind of drama: “making a big deal over something unnecessarily.” We’d like to believe that petty social drama ends the day we leave high school, but sadly, this is not the case. No matter how old they are, people can still find ways of adding unnecessary conflict to their relationships, be they at work, at home, or with friends. This is truly a shame, because drama increases stress, ruins relationships, and eats away at that one precious commodity none of us can afford to waste: time. If you want to stress less, have better re... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4023157 Fri, 01 Oct 2010 06:42:12 +0100 4023157 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3823178&cid=t_111804_177_f&fid=38135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alittlepregnant.com%2Falittlepregnant%2F2010%2F08%2Fbreastfeeding-is-awesome-there-ive-encouraged-you.html Last week I went shopping for Ben's birthday cookout. I took the Jeep, which we drive only infrequently, and opened the liftgate to put in the groceries. As I adjusted the seat to make more room in the back, out... (Source: a little pregnant) a little pregnant blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3823178 Tue, 03 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 3823178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3599675&cid=t_111804_136_f&fid=35302&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FWhitePebble%2F%7E3%2FMX99FUW39Lo%2F … Is the fact that I am furiously (mostly) typing away on my new blog project: Me and Shakespeare. Read along with me. (Source: white pebble) white pebble blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3599675 Wed, 26 May 2010 15:11:02 +0100 3599675 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3436374&cid=t_111804_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2010%2F04%2F04%2Fat-least-its-not-kabuki-theater%2F New cartoon by Trussell & Trussell on AOL’s Politics Daily. At Least It’s Not Kabuki Theater. Filed under: Politics Daily Tagged: drama, john edwards, rielle hunter, scandal, Theater (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3436374 Sun, 04 Apr 2010 15:10:10 +0100 3436374 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3259171&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fappologies%2F I need to apologize to my readers.  I’ve put on a spectacle that was stupid.   My private life should never have been made a public spectacle on this blog, but it has been made part of it.  Kate was a big part of my life, but I should not have carried on with it on [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3259171 Wed, 10 Feb 2010 00:26:26 +0100 3259171 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2725183&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Fthe-end-is-near%2F Another video update of me rambling on and on, about Monday which is hopefully the end of the drama.  I also talk about my hopes for the future with Katelyn, our friends and our child.  I also want to thank the many people who helped me out throughout this entire mess. I also wanted [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2725183 Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:02:01 +0100 2725183 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2660977&cid=t_111804_177_f&fid=38135&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alittlepregnant.com%2Falittlepregnant%2F2009%2F07%2Fbuilds-character.html Earlier this week I was reading a post over at the always-excellent All and Sundry about Linda's birth experiences: I don’t have bad feelings about either of my C-sections. They weren’t terrible, they were fine. I saw my babies right... (Source: a little pregnant) a little pregnant blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2660977 Thu, 30 Jul 2009 23:00:00 +0100 2660977 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2621984&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FCwz_en7hE4Y%2F Yes, I fired remarks, I shut myself in the bedroom, I cried. Macy's fireworks in Manhattan, 2008 (photo by Neotint, flickr.com) Likely the wrong tack to take with Jeff, who dislikes being fired at, but teeth are a sensitive issue for me. “OK,” I said. “Let me look it up.” I don’t know why this didn’t settle things, but he didn’t want me to do any looking around online, and I felt only a little Google search would put my fears to rest. I became even angrier and more miserable. Finally, when he wasn’t looking, I did look and came across this, which says that permanent teeth finish erupting by age 12 or 13. I felt better and apologized (sort of) but it didn’t seem to take. We were left feeling misunderstood and ill-treated, yelled at ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2621984 Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:46:22 +0100 2621984 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512440&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=37107&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aspieweb.net%2Frelaitonship-drama%2F So yea, I found out a couple things about Kate…. Shes a whore.  This is without a doubt.  I don’t even know if the child is mine.  After reviewing logs on my comptuer I found out she was making arraingments to sleep with a guy named Tony - who was dating her best friend Val  this [...] (Source: AspieWeb.net) AspieWeb.net blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512440 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:04:45 +0100 2512440 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2442360&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspergerwoman%2F%7E5%2FYSzpCncGwpc%2FPWa6uz1ayME%26hl%3Dnl%26fs%3D1 We all need one another. It is not true the people with autism live on another planet. Well, sometimes it feels that way. But if you put on your coat and enter the life offline and talk to people you will see that the world is full of unspoken words and many stories waiting to be told. People need People. It is as simple as that. Sometimes I wonder if people with autism do not make their life more complicated being so much time online. Let's be honest: computers and the internet itself has broaden the lives of people with autism. However, the other side is that we become strangers in a world which is willing to cherish us people with autism.Sometimes life hurts. Sometimes society creates so much mess, misunderstanding, loneliness, pain and sadness we are not aware of because it can only be... The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2442360 Fri, 29 May 2009 20:56:00 +0100 2442360 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2415663&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspergerwoman%2F%7E3%2FDR27Jng0xMA%2Fjust-leave-it-that-way.html Sometimes life forces you to go on and not to look back. The past can not be changed. Today a memorial service is being held for someone I have known. He was always kind. Just a kind human being who did no one else harm.The papers in Holland more and more publish stories about the man who caused the Queensday drama. It is very sad. The more you read about him, the more it seems he was caught in a mental prison. It is always a good thing to think about those people speaking of someone involved in a crime. Like you and me, everything we once tell one another could be used for everything, even years later for a 'objective'newspaper article. Can you consider someone telling his story anonymously as a close friend? Does it help the family? This man has driven 7 people to dead!! He was a killer.... The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2415663 Sat, 16 May 2009 06:53:00 +0100 2415663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2387101&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspergerwoman%2F%7E3%2F2fYvzi2NV5c%2Floners-loneliness.html Walking through the crowded streets of Amsterdam today I did not feel lonely. My companion was very friendly and we had some good talks. It was good to see one another again. The sunshine and the tree blossom made the picturesque scene complete. We went to see a very interesting exhibition on photography in the Museum Marseille at the Keizersgracht. Afterwards we enjoyed watching many people passing by while having a drink at the Spui. This was a wonderful afternoon. Just got home, back at the countryside again. Green meadows instead of car parkings. Silence makes me forget about the sounds of traffic (and worries inside my head about crossing the street).Loners and Loneliness. Both words are often related to autism. I think there are no people with autism who have not felt lonely sometim... The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2387101 Sun, 03 May 2009 21:07:00 +0100 2387101 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2382700&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspergerwoman%2F%7E3%2FF71DlkeSVmY%2Fautism-prejudice-outcast-society.html Today the Queen and some of her family members unexpectetly visited the injured people in hospital. More and more questionsmarks rise about the Queens security. But, as Holland is just a small country, and Queens Day unites, things like this: could happen but we never expected this on a national holiday. Of course there have been stories published by papers in which 'someone who knew the killer for a long time and who had been told the killer would do something to himself when...' Stories like that have their own meaning. The family of the driver is said to be devestated. Of course.The killer has been described as being a kind of loner, did not participate in the society events in the town where he lived. He lost his job several months, had no relationship and recently had to go move house... The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2382700 Sat, 02 May 2009 20:15:00 +0100 2382700 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381015&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35124&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Faspergerwoman%2F%7E3%2FV-RzhU--3co%2Fqueens-day-drama-shock-in-holland.html As I wrote yesterday our Queen was expected to visit the City of Apeldoorn to take part in public celebrations. The party was soon over, as a 38-year old man drove into the public and missed the vehicle the royals where transported with just a few metres. He collapsed then with his car on a statue. The man is in life danger now. He has told the police he deliberately attempted to hurt/kill the Queen and her family. So far 5 people have died, 15 people were injured. There is a national feeling of shock here in Holland. The Queen has expressed her feelings of grief. I have never seen her so shocked.I had a great day out, I only found out about the drama in Apeldoorn on the way back. Spent a day with a good friend, we had a good mixture of rest and walking through the busy city with crowds of... The Art of Being Asperger Woman blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2381015 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 21:03:00 +0100 2381015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2313536&cid=t_111804_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F04%2F08%2Fhow-depression-is-like-the-x-files%2F Huh?? That’s probably what you thought when you clicked on this blog post. Depression….. The X Files….. Right. I’ll admit, I’m a scifi fan, and the X Files is one of my all-time favorite shows. I’m old enough to have enjoyed it the first time around in the ’90s, and now I’m watching the entire series again on DVD. Yes, I’m a big nerd, but I digress. A couple of nights ago, I watched one of the many alien conspiracy episodes involving Agents Scully and Mulder, Assistant Director Skinner, Alex Krycek, and a host of other folks mixed up in a thick plot. This is somewhere in the last of nine seasons, so alien conspiracy and high drama are not new to the regular viewer by this time. I had a few thought collisions today, leading me to compar... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2313536 Wed, 08 Apr 2009 14:24:43 +0100 2313536 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2326530&cid=t_111804_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D3310 How would have thought the Snuggie could be used for Evil.  But yes it has turned all Linda Blair on me and now I can see that Satan has met his spawn. It’s effects made all the over to a trailer park in Texas, and then back over to Winnipeg. But really, show I expect no less from my Aunt who married twice her age “Dick” and put his hands on iappropriate places on my cousins ta ta zones - that includes asa - to the secret sneering and quick snicking about Uncle Per. The demonic forces began to rise with a mere commenton Facebook from my aunt saying that “Great minds think alike I got grandma a Snuggie to for her birthday.” I didn’t know it at the time, but that was her way of saying, “Back off I’m giving her the Snuggies.” Along with the Richa... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2326530 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 16:13:32 +0100 2326530 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788910&cid=t_111804_101_f&fid=38978&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveringgradyaddict.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fwhite-lies-black-lies-and-what-lies-in.html I will freely admit that I am an accomplished artist of spinning white lies. The kind you tell the cable company for sympathy so they will work with you to keep the internet and TV on. The kind that keeps bill collectors from blowing your phone up with harassing calls. The kind that spares someone's feelings when you forget their birthday. The kind that will excuse your expected presence from a family function you just don't feel up to making. Yeah, those are the little white lies I am really good at.Then there are black lies. The flat out malicious lies that ruin peoples' lives. The one's that cost people their jobs, wreck marriages, break up happy homes, tarnish reputations, turn children against parents. I could site examples, but why beat dead horses? Those lies you never recover from.... RECOVERING GRADY ADDICT blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788910 Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:12:00 +0100 2788910 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2065377&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fit-o2E8AONc%2F The other day I read a review of a play by an Irish playwright, and was reminded of another of his plays and was relieved it was a bright morning of full sunshine and a strong wind pushing away the clouds, or I would have been spooked, as this other play (to me) was thoroughly terrifying in a Kafkaesque kind of way (but keep in mind, I can’t handle seeing horror movie). I was distracted by other things and then, before I knew it, I was running down the stairs to meet Charlie’s schoolbus, and watching him make his lunch, and helping him practice the cello, and then (even though it must have been the coldest day of the year) we went on our daily walk up and down the main boulevard of the condo development we live in. As it had been snowing on and off since Friday, there were medi... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2065377 Wed, 24 Dec 2008 18:05:14 +0100 2065377 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788915&cid=t_111804_101_f&fid=38978&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveringgradyaddict.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fproud-to-call-atlanta-home.html Where have I been? Somehow I missed this news story. Apparently a 20-something with Bi-Polar Disorder recently went ape-shit on an elderly lady on the subway. It was caught on video, and of course it then went viral on YouTube.Once she was arrested, the outcries for sympathy and understanding from the family went out to the local media. And subsequently TONS of vlogs came out in response to her actions, her arrest, her family, etc. All I can say is watch the video and form your own opinion. Be aware that this is FULL of vulgarities if you are going to view it around others.My personal opinion is that this is a disgrace! Bi-Polar or not. It was her responsibility to take her medication. It was a conscious choice not to do so, and therefore she should be held accountable for her actions when... RECOVERING GRADY ADDICT blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788915 Wed, 10 Dec 2008 16:12:00 +0100 2788915 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2017835&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FlKiExNLGdI4%2F Emmett Doyle and Michael Wesely are students—a senior and a junior, respectively— at Apollo High School in Minnesota and are both acting in a school production of A Christmas Carol. Doyle is playing Scrooge and Wesely is playing Marley, who visit Scrooge in ghostly form. As noted in the December 6th St. Cloud Times, both have Asperger’s Syndrome and have found acting a way to work on their social and communication skills. Elements of theater such as following a script (which enforces turn-taking in conversation), interpreting body language, developing empathy for their characters and working as a team all help with their everyday lives. Through acting, they are memorizing social cues, which can in turn become more instinctive to them offstage. “One of the cool things ab... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2017835 Sun, 07 Dec 2008 02:58:43 +0100 2017835 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1809833&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fhjsu_SzlCgI%2F A theatre production of the 1988 movie Rain Man opens this week at the Apollo Theatre, today’s 24dash reports. The National Autistic Society has been involved with the production from the script and even rehearsals, and Caroline Hattersley, head of information, advice and advocacy, says: “For many people, the film of ‘Rain Man’ was where they gained their first knowledge of autism, so we are very excited to be so involved in this production and we’re delighted that they were so keen to represent autism accurately. “A lot has changed in our knowledge of this serious, lifelong condition in the 20 years since the film was released. We now have much more knowledge about autism and how people can be supported to live more independently. “One thing we are keen to emphasise is t... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1809833 Fri, 19 Sep 2008 21:22:33 +0100 1809833 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1790349&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FSogY8kT65-k%2F On Saturday night, we took Charlie to see a student variety show at the college where I teach. I’ve taken Charlie to these shows before. We sit in the back—the auditorium’s not very large so every seat is good—and it’s a very relaxed and homey atmosphere. A lot of my students were in the production and they had given me an idea of some of the program: A couple of songs from Disney movies and Broadway musicals, and some improv acts. The show was almost an hour and a half, with an intermission, and Charlie sat through it all. We got there just as it was starting. A couple of students were clustered at the back and then the opening lines of “The Circle of Life” from The Lion King rang out. The students (or rather, animals) trooped in, with us behind, ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1790349 Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:06:44 +0100 1790349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1782664&cid=t_111804_87_f&fid=34935&url=http%3A%2F%2Fmedicine.com.my%2Fwp%2F%3Fp%3D4424 As someone who doesn’t watch local TV (or come to think of it, hardly any TV at all) I wasn’t aware of this local “medical drama” called Ampang Medikal. Thanks to dytia here’s a clip but don’t choke over your breakfast Excerpt from the Wikipedia entry: The characters of the series comprise the medical interns and their residents who act as their mentor throughout the show. Penang-born Siti Ayeesah (Diana Rusdi) is the protagonist of the series who moves to Kuala Lumpur to work in Ampang Medikal to pursue her dream of training with her idol, renowned cardiologist Maznah Alwi (Nor Aliyah Lee) - against the wishes of her fiancee Khairuddin Arshad (Mohd Fikhree Abu Bakar). There, she meets fellow interns like herself - Melinda Wong Sui Chen (Chelsia Ng), R... Malaysian Medical Resources blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1782664 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1782664 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1759950&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fthursday-13-crown-jewels-reveal.html Thirteen Things about crown jewels1.... Start your list here!Get the Thursday Thirteen code here!The purpose of the meme is to get to know everyone who participates a little bit better every Thursday. Visiting fellow Thirteeners is encouraged! If you participate, leave the link to your Thirteen in others comments. It’s easy, and fun! Trackbacks, pings, comment links accepted!View More Thursday Thirteen ParticipantsI’m a bit of a hoarder on the quiet but not the sentimental variety. I hold true to the values of quality above quantity. That said, I feel it only fair to put them all on public display. It is also a reminder to update your home’s personal insurance policy. Make sure to detail those items that have a value greater than the minimum deductible claim adjustment cost ratio.1. ... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1759950 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:16:00 +0100 1759950 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1554477&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F322987388%2F Late Sunday afternoon Charlie was hanging around the front door when I looked at him and saw that three of his left hand fingers were bloody, and then noticed a similar Hawaiian Punch-like stain on his left cheek and a little white wadded-up-paper-looking-thing in his right thumb and finger…. “You lost a tooth!” I said. “Tooth!” said Charlie and grinned and, when I asked, handed me the tooth (from the upper left part of his mouth, where he has two more new ones already coming in). I thought: No wonder he kept chewing on the front of his t-shirt on Saturday afternoon, and picked up bits of food with his fingers and put them carefully into his mouth, and kept thrusting his head forward like a stork and closing his eyes in a kind of repetitive way. Had the lower ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1554477 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:05:57 +0100 1554477 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1417954&cid=t_111804_158_f&fid=36160&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popeinstitute.com%2Fcaregivingminutes%2F%3Fp%3D71 A Two Step Process for Improving the Quality of Your Health Care: Step 1: Get Pissed Off Step 2: Don’t Take it Anymore. What I am about to say may be painful to hear but just know; this is going to hurt me more than it is going to hurt you… Are you ready? I have to tell you, “Health Care Sucks Because You Keep Buying It!” That’s right, health care sucks because you keep forking over your insurance card and writing those co-payment checks for service that is subpar and frankly just sucks. “Wait a minute,” you say, “I’m not a doctor or an insurance company. How is any of this mess my fault?”, “I don’t understand the health care system and they are supposed to take care of me as a patient.” Seriously? You still think the health care system works that way? I know yo... CaregivingMinutes™ by Pope Institute blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1417954 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:43:31 +0100 1417954 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1385438&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F273421335%2F My college students are performing Cabaret and tonight Charlie and I went to see it. For the past month, Charlie has been doing something he has never done before, putting his hands over his ears when the radio is on in the car and when he hears human voices that are too loud or high-pitched. So I was not sure if bringing Charlie to a musical was the best idea. We sat down in the back row and Charlie said hello to the athletics director (at my prompting) and then “no” to shaking hands with the chair of the history department. There were musicians on stage and when they started playing, up went Charlie’s hands; the same happened when there was dialogue and for most of the singing (especially when two female students sang in high girlish voices) and when the drums played. O... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1385438 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:28:49 +0100 1385438 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1371972&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F270270844%2F I really think of this piece as a love story between a husband and wife, between a mother and a son and between a father and a son.” Says playwright Stacey Dinner-Levin of her play, Artistic License, which will be performed April 25 and 26 at the Illusion Theater in Minneapolis. More from Dinner-Levin (who has an autistic child) about her inspiration for writing Autistic License: “This play is based upon our experience of raising a child with autism - the things that happened in our family that were tragic, surreal and funny. This is the kind of stuff you can’t make up! Nobody sees what goes on in families with a child living with a disability. To me theater was the perfect vehicle to tell this story and to give voice to all families living with disability. I really wante... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1371972 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 22:04:05 +0100 1371972 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1325150&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F257277267%2F There’s been plenty of press for Autism: The Musical, which has been shown at a number of film festivals and will be shown on HBO tomorrow night, Tuesday, March 25th at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Here’s an interview with educator, performer, and acting coach Elaine Hall, the mother of Neal, one of the children in the show, and the founder of The Miracle Project, a program she created to get autistic kids involved in theater. The six-month process of those five children meeting, developing, and performing “Who Am I: A Time Traveler’s Tale” is recorded in Autism: The Musical, which is directed by Tricia Regan. Reviews of the film from Toronto can be found here, and also from the Seattle Times Newspaper (”the documentary fully engages the viewer and observes the kids’... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1325150 Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:00:36 +0100 1325150 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1191418&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F226506823%2F According to Access Hollywood, an autistic boy plays the autistic child in ABC’s comedic legal drama “Eli Stone,” scheduled to premier tonight. This is an interesting development, to have an autistic child playing an autistic child: People have often questioned and criticized the accuracy and authenticity of actors and actresses playing autistic characters, as Dustin Hoffman in Rain Man and Sigourney Weaver in Snow Cake. It is, though, all the more unfortunate that a vaccine—via a fictional substance called “mercuritol“—is said to be why William, in the child in “Eli Stone,” has autism. Will a future episode make mention of,or even show the child undergoing chelation—-in which medications are given to a child to remove heavy met... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1191418 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:29:05 +0100 1191418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1191352&cid=t_111804_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F31%2Fis-autism-caused-by-a-vaccine-additive-no%2F Tonight, ABC will air the first episode of a new legal drama called Eli Stone. And what better way to make a drama riveting than to suggest that a debunked theory about the cause of autism is actually true? In the episode, a fictitious vaccine additive called mercuritol acts as a stand-in for the real thing — thimerosal, a preservative commonly used in childhood vaccines before 1999. In that year, the U.S. largely removed thimerosal from the market after concerns arose about the amount of mercury contained in it. High levels of mercury can lead to a wide array of health concerns, especially in infants and children. There has been no proven scientific connection between thimerosal and autism, and since being pulled from the market in the U.S. autism rates have not significantly drop... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1191352 Thu, 31 Jan 2008 12:00:17 +0100 1191352 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1188647&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F226107427%2F Autism is very real for me as it is, I think I can assume, for most of you reading this, whether you are autistic or you’re the parent, teacher, friend, grandparent, sister, brother, aunt, doctor, or otherwise know someone who has autism. Indeed, being my son’s parent has required me to think about some very real things as honestly as I can, from acknowledging that it’s best for his school programs to become more and more directed to vocational training and daily life skill—from saying that he “aggressed” a teacher—- to planning for the future by preparing a special needs trust. When you get down to it, that’s the basics of life with Charlie, a careful focus on getting through the days—with lots of stops to sit with him and enjoy the mo... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1188647 Wed, 30 Jan 2008 21:07:04 +0100 1188647 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1131691&cid=t_111804_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F01%2F05%2Fbritney-spears-may-have-bipolar-disorder%2F So now that Britney Spears has left the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, questions are swirling around whether or not she may have bipolar disorder, a serious mental disorder characterized by mood swings between extreme depression and mania (e.g., high energy). When bipolar disorder is left untreated — whether via medications or other methods — people with this disorder can go back and forth between these two extremes (called “cycling”). If it happens a few times a week (or even a day), the person would have what’s called “rapid cycling,” but it’s more common for people to cycle between the two moods more slowly, over a few weeks’ or months’ time. The rumor about her possible bipolar disorder diagnosis comes from frien... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1131691 Sat, 05 Jan 2008 23:24:24 +0100 1131691 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1116169&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F206306526%2F Houston Texas players Jason Simmons and Ahman Green helped make it possible for single mother Regina Foster, whose son Reggie is autistic, to make a $50,000 down payment on a house in a Houston suburb, today’s Sports Illustrated reports. A mother in the Chicago area, Kristin M. Scott, writes a letter reflecting on all those who have loved her teenage son Daniel, who recently moved to a residential school in Wisconsin for developmentally disabled children and teens. The Great Falls Tribune notes that 5-year-old Elijah is excelling “beautifully”; his father Eric Johnson called him “autastic.” Students at the ACES Village School in North Haven, CT, sing in a chorus, as the Hartford Courant describes. Also in Connecticut, getting a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome h... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1116169 Wed, 26 Dec 2007 01:47:57 +0100 1116169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1091379&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F199590435%2F One of the objections to the NYU Child Study Center’s “Ransom Notes” ad campaign is that it portrays autism, Asperger Syndrome, ADHD, bulimia, depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder as “kidnappers” who have abducted a child and are holding her or him “hostage.” Autism and the other conditions are seen as criminal elements—their crime being that they have made an otherwise normal child “sick.” This negative image associates autism, Asperger Syndrome, and the other conditions with the criminals. But there are real crimes committed by real persons against individuals with disabilities. Ayouth theater director in Seattle is accused of sexually abusing two teenage girls. As reported by the December 12th Fox News (Q 13), Benjamin... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1091379 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 06:21:30 +0100 1091379 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1080341&cid=t_111804_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2007%2F12%2F08%2Fcyber-harassment-how-can-you-protect-your-children%2F As we continue to turn toward an increasingly digital existence to do business, to connect to people, to learn; so to will criminals and other unsavory characters turn to the virtual world to conduct their business. These persons will continue to devise new methods of manipulating us through technology. It appears however, that our judicial systems are not evolving at an equitable pace. This was especially true in the Megan Meier case, where the myspace page owner that was leaving nasty, threatening remarks which led to Megan’s suicide, was not found to be guilty of harassment or any other charge. I work with a group of close-knit, young females and it is a rare day that I don’t hear about some kind of myspace drama happenings. However, these theatrics seldom get any more harassing ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1080341 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 04:55:27 +0100 1080341 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=989744&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F177014034%2F An autistic student (your autistic son or daughter) has a great talent for something and you seek for your child to go as far as possible, in full acknowledgement of his or her disability: Has this happened to you? I have described a frustrating situation at our swimming pool: Charlie is only able to swim in the “family pool,” which is all of 3 1/2 feet deep and connected to a wading pool, and to a water slide and various water spraying toys. The “big pool” is reserved either for the swim team or for adult lap swimmers, and it is only open during the time that Charlie is in school. Charlie is a natural swimmer and it would be great for him to do laps and practice his swimming, neither of which he can do in the “family pool.” When I have mentioned this s... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=989744 Tue, 30 Oct 2007 04:40:51 +0100 989744 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=985642&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F176093451%2F If you hear about Arthur Miller—a witch hunt—McCarthyism—-the first thing that might come to mind is Miller’s 1952 play The Crucible, which is often interpreted as an allegory for the McCarthy Hearings. In 1952, Joe McCarthy, the junior senator from Wisconsin, proclaimed that 205 Communists had infiltrated the State department. Actors, screenwriters, directors and others associated with Hollywood had been investigated by the House Un-American Activities Committee (HUAC) since 1947; many who refused to cooperate with the HUAC lost their jobs in the film industry and were blacklisted. Said Miller in a Paris Review interview, as noted in an essay by Tom Shafer: In this general atmosphere of fear and suspicion, Arthur Miller was reminded of a topic he had researched for... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=985642 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 05:35:29 +0100 985642 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=885407&cid=t_111804_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=861876&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F154989984%2F ‘What is potentially most interesting about our work is that it shows what people with autism can do given the right circumstances, rather than what they cannot do.’ So says Dr Courtenay Norbury, from Royal Holloway, University of London and the University of Oxford, about research suggesting that autistic persons “take note of social cues such as eye contact more closely than previously thought, regardless of whether or not they have an additional language impairment,” as noted in the September 10th Science Daily. Norbury and a team of researchers used eye-tracking devices to record the eye motions of a group of autistic teenage boys, half of whom did not have “language difficulties” and half of whom had “additional language impairments.” A pre... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=861876 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 11:08:56 +0100 861876 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=858401&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F154780657%2F In Greek mythology, Icarus is the son of the master craftsman Daedalus, who makes wings out of wax. Father and son fly away from the palace of King Minos but Icarus flies too close to the sun and his wings melt, and he falls into the ocean. Icarus rises again in a play entitled “Izzy Icarus Fell Off the World” by 15-year-old Aliza Goldstein of Jacksonville, Florida. Goldstein got the idea for her play from volunteering at the Mt. Herman Exceptional Student Center in Jacksonville, a center for students with developmental disabilities. Here is a summary of the plot: Teenage Izzy is fascinated by birds. With beach season fading, he loves to stand on the sand, flap his arms, and watch the gulls take flight for winter. His curious movements have attracted the eye of budding photogra... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=858401 Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:43:22 +0100 858401 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=836890&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F151335722%2F Two recent posts here about playwright Arthur Miller and his son, Daniel Miller, who was placed in a “home for infants” in New York City soon after his birth, have provoked much discussion. What happens to a family when a child with developmental delays—Daniel Miller had Down syndrome, my son Charlie has autism—is born? Suzanna Andrews’ September 2007 Vanity Fair article suggests that one reason Daniel Miller was institutionalized was due to concerns that Miller had about how his daughter, Rebecca Miller, might be affected by growing up in a family with a disabled child: A friend of Inge’s recalls visiting her at home, in Roxbury, about a week later. “I was sitting at the bottom of the bed, and Inge was propped up, and my memory is that she was h... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=836890 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:45:36 +0100 836890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=836657&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F151230522%2F It may have been the dog days of summer, but autism never takes a vacation. Here are the highlights of August: Thanks to everyone for reading Autism Vox—-your comments spur me to think and re-examine my own views, and reaccess. 4 autism limericks from the Omnificent English Dictionary In Limerick Form (OEDILF) spark discussion about how we talk about autism, and a few more limericks. Mother arrested for keeping autistic son home: What do you do when school is no longer safe for your child—-and the school district thinks otherwise? The ND Word: Autism as Difference Not Disease: It’s not a disease, it’s a way of life proclaims the August 7th Guardian. Immunizations, Children, and Lots of Questions: I participated in a conversation with health care professionals and b... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=836657 Sun, 02 Sep 2007 11:53:19 +0100 836657 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=836015&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F150831408%2F On Wednesday, my mom and dad took Charlie to see The Lion King. Charlie sat through all 2 1/2 ours of the show and liked it best when most of the cast came onstage and everyone sang and danced together. In the scene after Simba the lion king’s father is dying and Simba is calling out “Dad! Dad!” to his father, my parents recounted how Charlie sat on the edge of his seat, his hands in theirs, his eyes huge and riveted on the scene onstage. Charlie, my parents told me, was genuinely worried about seeing a dad lying motionless on the ground (on stage), for all of his child’s calls to him. Charlie was imagining himself in Simba’s—in someone else’s—-situation and responding at the thought of dad-in-trouble: Charlie understood fully the emotional c... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=836015 Sat, 01 Sep 2007 06:40:23 +0100 836015 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=835495&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F150628316%2F New York Times theater critic Jason Zinoman reflects on the September 2007 Vanity Fair article about Arthur Miller and his son Daniel in A New Stage for Arthur Miller’s Most Private Drama of Fathers and Sons. While Zinoman notes that Daniel had been “something of an open secret for years,” he also says in the same sentence that “most people did not learn” about Daniel until the recent Vanity Fair article—but not included in that phrase “most people” would be the disability community, who had indeed been aware of Daniel’s existence. Zinoman records the reactions of those who knew Miller—”It’s a subject that most people who knew Miller would rather not discuss”—and of others, such as James Kirchick in a blog on Comm... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=835495 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 18:00:12 +0100 835495 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=676210&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F124847486%2F For a report on Day 2 of the Autism Omnibus hearing (”vaccine court“), see Autism Diva (and go here to read the transcript of Day 2). If you are already feeling like it might not be a bad idea to talk about something else besides vaccines and mercury in regard to autism, you can read about a new play about an autistic boy and his parents, God’s Middle Name; it will be performed on Saturday in Ottawa (interesting to me is that the same actor plays both the son and the father). Would you like to be autistic for a day? The June 14th Moonee Valley Community quotes Val Gill as saying this. Gill is the principal and chief executive of the Western Autistic School and was awarded a “Public Service Medal for outstanding service in the field of Autism Spectrum Disorder, incl... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=676210 Thu, 14 Jun 2007 17:08:13 +0100 676210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=645209&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F120806671%2F 23 year old Russel Lefurgy, who has autism, plays the space visitor in Lost in a Dream at the Super Hero Diner: Observations By A Fox, an original play created by adults with cognitive and physical disabilities in conjunction with theatre professionals from ArtStream Silver Spring Inclusive Theatre Company. As noted in today’s Washington Post, Art Stream was founded by Patricia Woolsey, who had previously worked with special needs children at Imagination Stage in Bethesda, MD; she noted that, after teenagers who loved theatre got older, “‘the need was great’” for more opportunities. Groups of 10 to 15 adults with disabilities can sign up for drama classes or for a theater project; shows are based on the participants’ improvisations. Although people must ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=645209 Wed, 30 May 2007 15:01:49 +0100 645209 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=546569&cid=t_111804_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F109465827%2F When Charlie was initially diagnosed with autism, I said “no” to him having any “sensory issues” or responding unusually to any sensory stimuli. Noises and loud sounds did not bother him; Charlie was never one to put his hands over his ears. As Charlie has gotten older and more alert to things, as his understanding of language has (slowly but surely) increased, Charlie’s difficulties processing sensory data have become more apparent—unavoidably apparent—to me. Two examples, one which I am still puzzling over, and one which I kind of (kind of) understand. There has been a record rainfall-breaking nor’easter here Sunday on the East Coast and Charlie has not been able to engage in his one of his latest favorite pursuits, roaming in the driveway ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=546569 Mon, 16 Apr 2007 13:01:08 +0100 546569 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=541237&cid=t_111804_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F13%2Fthe-sopranos-final-nine-feature-cancer%2F Filed under: Lung Cancer, TelevisionThe final nine episodes of HBO's Sunday night hit The Sopranos feature the stuff of life. You know -- blood, guts, betrayal, angst, and cancer. It's not quite the stuff of my life, well, except for the cancer part. Actor Vince Curatola, who plays Johnny "Sack" Sacramoni, powerfully weaves cancer into the end of this popular television drama. Diagnosed with lung cancer, his character is given three months to live -- in a prison hospital bed.Johnny Sack says very little in the last episodes. He does gasp to his wife in episode two, "I'm very, very sick," but he lacks the lung capacity to muster up much more. He disease is considered stage four.The cancer depictions -- one shows Johnny Sack shuffling down a long corridor in his hospital robe, oxygen tank dr... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=541237 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 541237