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 'growing'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 01:57:04 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130999&cid=t_155360_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2011%2F08%2F13%2Fit-was-a-hot-and-steamy-day%2F [ed. note: from my mother, about the day I was born] Mama and me It was hot, like August is in Texas.  Some of the neighbors had these big water-trickle things that filled up a whole window, darkening the room and making a cool oasis. But we didn’t have air conditioning. In our house, the metal headboard felt hot when I leaned against it. I put my hair up in braids to get it off my neck. When I got dressed, I didn’t put anything on underneath. (The nurses were later surprised about that.) I had a backache, which developed into contractions, but I didn’t want to make the mistake of going to the hospital early and miss all my meals. With your sister, I was in the labor room almost 24 hours, and all I got was castor oil in orange juice. So while waiting for the pains to bec... Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130999 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 18:59:21 +0100 5130999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5107520&cid=t_155360_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fgrowing-up-with-type-1-diabetes%2F2011.08.08 In the years I’ve attended CWD’s Friends for Life conference, I always came away with this appreciation for what the conference provides for kids with diabetes, and their parents.  Kids – a whole bunch of them – running amuck and clad in green bracelets with pump tubing flapping from underneath their t-shirts … it’s a place where these families hopefully feel normal, and safe, and understood. But I’m not a kid with diabetes.  I’m an adult.  (I checked, and it’s true: adult.)  I always felt welcomed at past FFL conferences, but people constantly checked for the kid at my side, because the “child with diabetes” surely couldn’t be me.  (And then there was that time that the registration lady thought Sara(aah) was my ... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5107520 Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:00:15 +0100 5107520 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5103518&cid=t_155360_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fsex-for-recovery-after-40%2F Variety can be the spice of intercourse Recovery from alcoholism, addiction, gambling or co-dependency is common for people in their forth decade. Often sexuality in relationships has been absent or troubled. This may be true for straight, gays or lesbians. Too many men and women in long-term relationships lament that “the thrill is gone” but often don’t understand why. Some blame themselves or their partners or tell themselves that sexual boredom is as inevitable a part of growing older as wrinkles and reading glasses. It doesn’t have to be that way. And here’s why: To coin a cliché, variety can be the spice of intercourse. There are many kinds of sex play, but here let’s consider intercourse and different ways to do it — that is, experiment with positions. This doesn’t m... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5103518 Sat, 06 Aug 2011 06:12:48 +0100 5103518 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5086454&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35095&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAutismsEdges%2F%7E3%2FlTdyxsGy5AA%2Fat-last-we-are-muggles.html (Source: Autism's Edges) Autism's Edges blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5086454 Sun, 31 Jul 2011 18:57:00 +0100 5086454 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4876383&cid=t_155360_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffather-to-daughter-the-lessons-of-illness%2F2011.05.29 Ruthie and Andrew When I was diagnosed with leukemia my daughter, Ruthie, was just two and a half. She has vague memories of our household being turned upside down with worried, hushed conversations and friends and relatives calling A LOT. Because a leading specialist, Dr. Michael Keating from MD Anderson Cancer Center, advised against having treatment right away (something better was coming along), I did not have treatment for more than four years. By then Ruthie was seven. She has vivid memories then of me going off to Houston, accompanied by her mom, for a week of initial treatment and then successive weeks of treatment every month for quite a while back here in Seattle. She also remembers me tired, nauseous and, some days, in bed.  The better memory is me participating in a clinical t... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4876383 Sun, 29 May 2011 12:00:32 +0100 4876383 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4775625&cid=t_155360_180_f&fid=38612&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fpickthebrain%2FLYVv%2F%7E3%2FWljrTCDSxiI%2F The large, maple tree that shades our house disperses whirly, helicopter seeds. From these seeds, trees grow almost anywhere, amongst flowers and between grape vines. Trees even weave in and out of metal fencing. Have you ever noticed how trees grow in spite of limits? A tree makes space for its roots and leaves, changing directions as needed. We, too, can create space and adjust for personal growth. For me, changing myself is a far greater challenge than academic learning. Iíve got the knowledge, yet applying it to my life is something different. Turning knowledge into action can get even tougher when I impose limits on myself. What limits do you impose on yourself? When we limit ourselves, we stunt our growth potential. Do any of these limiting assumptions sounds familiar? I’ll n... PickTheBrain | Motivation and Self Improvement blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4775625 Mon, 02 May 2011 06:59:54 +0100 4775625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4288566&cid=t_155360_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F12%2F25%2Fmerry-christmas-2010%2F As we do every year, I’d like to take this moment to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas! May the joy of the season be with your family, your friends, and most of all, with you. Whether you spend it with others or on your own, remember that the holiday lasts for only a very short time each year (whether that’s for better or worse, I’ll let you decide!) — so savor it; or if you dread it, trust that it’ll be over before you know it! So from our entire ever-growing family here at Psych Central — from all of the staff, writers, bloggers, editors, community volunteers, moderators and administrators — to yours, Peace. (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4288566 Sat, 25 Dec 2010 11:24:01 +0100 4288566 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4159357&cid=t_155360_129_f&fid=36035&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Flife-with-chronic-pain%2Fget-to-know-the-new-you-in-a-life-of-chronic-pain%2F I’m a different person now than the one I used to be. The effect of disease and daily pain has a tendency to bring about change. I know that dreaded word, change. It seems to be all around us as life progresses. “Going through the change” is a phrase we hear uttered so often about women and menopause. For the guys we say, “Oh, he’s going through a mid-life crisis.” For many of us, male and female, change is thrown at us from many arenas of life. “The change” can mean the loss of health, a job, a loved one, or a calamity that has taken away a beloved home. Change can also mean growth, blossoming, and renewal. It can be shown in learning something we previously didn’t know, sharing some knowledge with a friend, or getting to know someone old or new to us whom we did not rea... Life with Chronic Pain blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4159357 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 20:03:01 +0100 4159357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4105860&cid=t_155360_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fclimbing-the-mountain-that-is-multiple-sclerosis%2F While daily stretching of muscles underused, misused, or otherwise affected by multiple sclerosis is an important daily routine for each of us; that is not what this blog posting is about… This post is about the other kind of stretching. It’s “Moving Forward Luncheon” season in my neck of the woods. As many of you know, I have a minor speaking role in these fundraising events for my chapter of the National MS Society. Last week, the keynote speaker was an amazing woman, one Wendy Booker, who lives with MS and has climbed (as she puts it) six and a half of the world’s tallest peaks. The half was her two “failed” attempts at Everest! Now, I know that climbing a mountain isn’t in the cards for me. Hell, climbing a mountain was NEVER in my cards!!! What Booker has done is beyon... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4105860 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:08:52 +0100 4105860 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3816714&cid=t_155360_136_f&fid=39215&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcancersuucks.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F07%2Fi-am-so-tired.html i am so tired. This will be a short one. I have been "binge working." A trick of nurses, especially those of us who are not on the books for 40 hours. Work a shitload of days in a row and then you can get a bunch off. That is how those of us with minimal sick and vacation time get vacations. Course, with radiation every weekday, my time away from home was limited to the weekend. We went to a beautiful beach in Yarmouth, staying with friends of Cindys. Well now we are all friends of each other. This was one of the very few times I have hung out with men who are the category of: OLDER THAN ME. How could they not be dead of old age, you ask? Honestly, I don't know. I made a few observations about the weekend and they fit under the category: Reasons why I hate to hang around with people my ow... Cancer does suck but it is a little funny. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3816714 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:50:00 +0100 3816714 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3718361&cid=t_155360_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F186699%2F Think organic farming is simple and straightforward? Think again, according to this post on today’s Grist.org: Battling the bugs – and the temptation to use chemical WMDs. Post from: BlissTree (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3718361 Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:37:57 +0100 3718361 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3687164&cid=t_155360_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F06%2F22%2Fbest-of-our-blogs-june-22-2010%2F How was your Father’s Day? Was it all you wanted, expected and hoped it would be? The activities of the day, however, are less important than the memories associated with Father’s Day. Even if you’re not a father yourself or were unable to spend time with your dad due to death or distance, there’s still a lot that can be celebrated. Things like treasured memories and happy moments and taking time to remember the fatherly figures in your life and how they have influenced who you are today. On Sunday, I spoke with my dad. He talked about his life as a child growing up in Hawaii. He reminisced about the way things were. The neighbors he knew, the small local-owned stores that used to be in existence, and the truck that sold produce picked from local farms. How simple l... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3687164 Tue, 22 Jun 2010 11:26:46 +0100 3687164 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3652407&cid=t_155360_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffoundations-of-life-still-dancing-at-93%2F2010.06.10 Dance legend Mary Anthony has had a life-long love of dance. At 93 years old, she continues to dance and teach students. Dr. Jon LaPook talks with Anthony about her philosophy on life. Watch CBS News Videos Online Dancing At 93 Years Old Twenty-five years ago, Jennifer Dunning wrote in The New York Times: “DANCE doesn’t seem to take much stock of its wise elders. Among those veterans is Mary Anthony, one of the city’s most highly respected modern dance teachers.” I’m a big fan of wise elders. It’s how I learned medicine. So when I got the chance to meet the now 93-year-old Ms. Anthony earlier this week, off I went to her beautifully-lit, peaceful but active studio in the East Village of New York City. My goal as a doctor: try to gain some insight into her longevity.�... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3652407 Thu, 10 Jun 2010 21:00:33 +0100 3652407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3633444&cid=t_155360_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fh1n1-and-japanese-dried-plums%2F2010.06.06 Japanese dried plums may suppress H1N1 influenza viruses, report researchers. In Japan, umeboshi (literally, “dried plum”) is thought to convey good digestion and cure hangovers. It’s the Japanese version of “an apple a day.” Recently, Wakayama Medical University researchers added umeboshi extracts to cells infected with the H1N1 virus and found it inhibited viral growth by 90 percent after seven hours. Researchers think that a polyphenol in the food may suppress H1N1. By the way, Wakayama prefecture is the heart of Japan’s plum-growing region. (Hindustan Times, Wikipedia) *This blog post was originally published at ACP Internist* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3633444 Sun, 06 Jun 2010 14:58:34 +0100 3633444 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3545441&cid=t_155360_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fyour-health-on-stress%2F2010.05.08 So I’ve been thinking a lot about stress lately. Obviously, it’s because I’m in one of those work/personal periods where the word comes in all capital letters and my dreams seem to be caught on a continual loop of taking-an-exam-in-a-class-I-forgot-to-attend-all-semester (and yes, I’ve been out of school for 26 years now)/realizing-I-just-bought-a-new-house-and-have-to-move/or, finding-that-I-have-10-stories-due-tomorrow (for the newspaper at which I haven’t worked in years). This latter dream comes closest to my own situation at the moment given that I find myself with just a wee bit too much work for the time allotted (ok, maybe a lot too much work). I’m coping — going to bed later, getting up earlier, reaching out to a couple of writer friends f... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3545441 Sat, 08 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3545441 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3362371&cid=t_155360_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Flifetime-movies-we-love-and-make-fun-of%2F Eric McCormack and Sherry Stringfield in "Who Is Clark Rockefeller?" (photo: mylifetime.com) We’re staying in this Saturday night. Why? Because “Who Is Clark Rockefeller?” premieres March 13 (9 p.m. ET) on myLifetime, that’s why. (Remember the con-man who pretended to be a Rockefeller, duped his wife, and kidnapped his own daughter?) That’s the one. Blisstree simply cannot get enough of these so-bad-they’re-good-based-on-a-true-story-melodramas that likely star the girl from “Growing Pains,”or “Hello, Larry,” or, in this case, Eric McCormack (he’ll always be “Will” to our Grace) and Sherry Stringfield. (there is life after “ER”!) Lifetime movie addicts, rejoice. Hopefully, the movie’s ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3362371 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:46:29 +0100 3362371 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3273087&cid=t_155360_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2F8pG0eTyYVe4%2F 40+ Sexuality Variety can be the spice of intercourse Recovery from alcoholism, addiction, gambling or co-dependency is common for people in their forth decade. Often sexuality in relationships has been absent or troubled. This may be true for straight, gays or lesbians. Too many men and women in long-term relationships lament that “the thrill is gone” but often don’t understand why. Some blame themselves or their partners or tell themselves that sexual boredom is as inevitable a part of growing older as wrinkles and reading glasses. It doesn’t have to be that way. And here’s why: To coin a cliché, variety can be the spice of intercourse. There are many kinds of sex play, but here let’s consider intercourse and different ways to do it — that is, experiment with positions. Th... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3273087 Mon, 15 Feb 2010 01:05:00 +0100 3273087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3228039&cid=t_155360_180_f&fid=38604&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fmakeitgreat%2F%7E3%2FwcI7AvxDtVE%2F I received this e-mail and photo from Kirk Weisler a few weeks ago. It reminds me why I keep writing and doing what I’m doing, even when I don’t feel like. Some young men approached me with a request on how to get started on the road to leadership excellence and success in life.  Of course, your “10 Ways to Make it Great!” book was the perfect primer.  It helped to facilitate discussion around goals and goal writing, identifying and using your strengths, leadership readership, the 80/20 rule and more.  They all left with a copy and commitment to get going…and get growing! Thanks Phil (Source: Phil Gerbyshak) Phil Gerbyshak blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3228039 Mon, 01 Feb 2010 12:39:00 +0100 3228039 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3118983&cid=t_155360_129_f&fid=36038&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Ftrevis-life-with-multiple-sclerosis-ms%2Fholiday-blog-contest-winner-the-good-that-has-come-from-ms%2F The second of our Holiday Guest blogs comes to us from Sarah of Boston, MA.  This may have been the most difficult of our editorial panel’s decisions as we had so very many wonderful submissions.  It seems that there are many of us who, facing the stark realities and unknowns of multiple sclerosis, choose, for reasons of solace or of survival, to see some kind of good which has come as a result. Sarah’s new gained perspective and thus compassion is a good way to enter the Christmas holidays. Growing with MS by Sarah Tourjee Multiple sclerosis appeared in my life when I was 17 and just edging into adulthood.  Recently, I read and have to agree that some of the most formidable years of personality development occur in your late teens to mid 20s.  As such, I realize now that my diagno... Life with MS blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3118983 Wed, 23 Dec 2009 21:37:37 +0100 3118983 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3111382&cid=t_155360_87_f&fid=35060&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthnewsblog.com%2Fblog%2F1220091 Morley Safer reports for CBS News on the emerging technology of growing body parts from human cells. Morley Safer says researchers have created beating hearts, ears and bladders by manipulating cells in the human body. The goal is to provide new hope for amputees and patients on organ-transplant lists by growing replacement organs in the lab. Take a look: You can see more segments from the series here. Permalink | Recent Headlines | News Feeds (Source: HealthNewsBlog.com) HealthNewsBlog.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3111382 Sun, 20 Dec 2009 23:00:00 +0100 3111382 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2807881&cid=t_155360_150_f&fid=38374&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FePharmaSummit%2F%7E3%2FR7IqRipWckY%2Fonline-perscriptions-present-growing.html (Source: ePharma Summit) ePharma Summit blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2807881 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 16:17:00 +0100 2807881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2807811&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F09%2Fage-of-reason.html The great thing about having older children is that you can begin to reason with them. Parents can drop the bribery tactics and move swiftly on to persuasion, trading and tit for tat.“Tell you what?”“What is it now mom?”“You make your packed lunch and I’ll make you supper?”“Great I get to pick out my own food!”“!”“Tell you what?”“Wot?”“You make your packed lunch and I’ll make you supper?”“Why?”“Why? Because you need to learn to become independent and do things on your own.”“Why?”“Because then when you grow up and leave home you’ll be able to look after yourself properly.” “O.k. I get dat.”“Where are you going?”“Play.”“What about your packed lunch? What about supper?”“Das o.k. mom I ain’t gonna be leavin home.”“!�... Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2807811 Fri, 18 Sep 2009 06:28:00 +0100 2807811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2702468&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F08%2Fdress-code.html Get the code:-Cut and pastefrom this littleboxy thing below The old yardstickThe new metreWell it is summer and hot, so this will do very nicely thank you.[by his own fair hand to boot!]If you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2702468 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 06:33:00 +0100 2702468 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2452711&cid=t_155360_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F06%2F02%2Fwelcoming-channel-n-to-psych-central%2F For three years, Sandra Kiume has been quietly blogging some of the best and most interesting brain and behavior videos on a blog called Channel N (the N stands for Neuro). We love Sandra’s take on the videos she discovers, and the fact that she’s built a great repository of the videosphere in a short time. A valuable contribution that mirrors our efforts with our Resource Directory and Dr. Gareth Furber’s PsychSplash. We’re happy and proud to welcome Channel N into the Psych Central growing family of blogs! Join us in our welcome by posting to the comments section of her blog. Thanks! (Source: World of Psychology) World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2452711 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:01:15 +0100 2452711 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2381047&cid=t_155360_134_f&fid=35187&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FDiabetesDaily%2F%7E3%2Ftw9rGG4LwdA%2Fwhos-truth-is-true.php Thank you all for the outpouring of love and support as I crossed my 29th year of living with type 1 diabetes.  You all never fail to amaze me with the support and comradery you offer.Wendy mentioned that it must have been weird reading through all of those old records, and she was right.  Back in the "olden days", doctors didn't always have their notes transcribed, or use computers.  So... (Source: Diabetes Daily) Diabetes Daily blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2381047 Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:10:25 +0100 2381047 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2376650&cid=t_155360_136_f&fid=37852&url=http%3A%2F%2Fdonnatrussell.com%2F2009%2F04%2F27%2Fgrowing-up-white-trash%2F My first post as a contributor on the brand new blog Woman Up on AOL’s Politics Daily. Y’all click! Growing Up White Trash Posted in Interesting Times, Media, Writing Tagged: growing up white trash, trailer trash, white trash (Source: Donna Trussell) Donna Trussell blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2376650 Mon, 27 Apr 2009 23:29:44 +0100 2376650 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2302670&cid=t_155360_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2009%2F03%2F21%2Fwhite-house-to-have-a-garden%2F We’ve been doing a garden at our house with the girls for the past 4 years. As they have grown they are able to do more. Needless to say, I was very happy to hear that the Obamas were starting a garden at the White House for the first time since the first time since first lady Eleanor Roosevelt planted her “Victory Garden” during World War II. Michelle Obama shared her thoughts on the garden: We want to use it as a point of education, to talk about health and how delicious it is to eat fresh food, and how you can take that food and make it part of a healthy diet. Michelle Obama This video shows twenty-six elementary schoolchildren wielded shovels, rakes, pitchforks and wheelbarrows to help first lady Michelle Obama break ground on a produce and herb garden on the White ... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2302670 Mon, 23 Mar 2009 04:20:47 +0100 2302670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2107739&cid=t_155360_135_f&fid=35274&url=http%3A%2F%2Facidrefluxweb.com%2F%3Fp%3D2207 For some of us who didn’t figure things out after a marriage, messy divorce, and pissed off kids, in retrospect it was pretty obvious about the gay thing. Here were a few of the non-subtler clues: Even though I have no desire, but admire those who do it well (drag), my mother was quite concerned as a seven-year old always wanted to put on women’s clothes out of the dress up box. For some reason I had the faint recollection of it. For me it was we were becoming something we were, and that was a girl. Little did I know I already was. One-day mom came to talk to me to tell me to play dress up as other people. I’ve always hated my voice.  When I was younger they always thought I was a girl on the phone. I still hate my voice. I did once do some voice work, and I’m looking getting back... acidrefluxweb.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2107739 Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:05:20 +0100 2107739 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1947290&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F1BAbqjBnDPI%2F Let’s End Adolescence writes Newt Gingrich in the October 30th Business Week. Adolecense, argues Gingrich, is a 19th century invention and, indeed, a “social experiment” that has largely failed. Why keep supporting a “system for delaying adulthood and trapping young people into wasting years of their lives”? Why not skip the whole notion of some kind of transition stage between childhood and young adulthood and stop (as Gingrich seems to suggest)  delaying the inevitability of adulthood, and have kids “shift to serious work, learning, and responsibility at age 13 instead of age 30″? Well, Newt, let me tell you something. At 11 1/2, my son Charlie’s definitely in the throes of adolescence. Almost all the clothes he wore last summer have eithe... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1947290 Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:00:27 +0100 1947290 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1883399&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35129&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwhitterer-autism.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F10%2Fadultish.html I apologise in advance for this one. There is something about the wiring of a speech delay and they way they think that just cracks me up.1.2.3.Cheers dearsIf you like what you read, send it to someone in 'need.' (Source: Whitterer on Autism) Whitterer on Autism blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1883399 Fri, 17 Oct 2008 06:59:00 +0100 1883399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1794451&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FOygORNTW29M%2F Muggy and hot on Sunday so—-after a morning of typing and working and Charlie getting up, piling his laptop and a blanket and a couple of old toys and his Leapster on the couch, with a layer of breakfast crumbs underneath, and dozing off so soundly that my vacuuming some of the crumbs didn’t wake him—we packed up the car and went to the beach. In the past, there’s no lifeguards after Labor Day but we’d learned there would be some at certain beaches, so to one of those we went. Also in the past, we have been hesitant to go to the beach once Charlie has started school. The transition from beach mode to school mode seemed too jarring: Charlie would be excited, would be thrilled, to be back at the beach and swimming and eating his fries and burger. Then, he’... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1794451 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 22:32:59 +0100 1794451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1782713&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FEvHQ7P5FYG8%2F A new study by sociologists and social work researchers from the University of Chicago and University of Wisconsin-Madison has found that parenting children with disabilities becomes less taxing over time. From today’s Science Daily: …….over time, parents learn to adapt to the challenges of caring for a disabled child. As these parents age, the study shows, their health more closely mirrors the health of parents with children who don’t have disabilities. The study, Age and Gender Differences in the Well-Being of Midlife and Aging Parents with Children with Mental Health or Developmental Problems: Report of a National Study, is published in the September 2008 Journal of Health and Social Behavior. Am only speaking for myself—-but, for Jim and me, parenting has gott... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1782713 Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:27:35 +0100 1782713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1603109&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F331495165%2F On Tuesday night Charlie faked needing help. On Wednesday afternoon, he helped himself. We went bowling with our little “special needs bowling league.” We ended up sharing a lane with a boy same age as Charlie, with an older and younger sister—both of whom were easily assisting their brother. They brought over a metal contraption with a roller coaster-ish chute and set it on the lane. (”What’s it called?” I asked to the younger girl. “A ball ramp?” was the answer.) The other boy, his older sister gently guiding him and rubbing his back after he sent the ball rolling, went first. I directed Charlie to do the same the first time; he then did it on his own twelve more times (someone turned off the electronic scoreboard and deleted everyone&#8217... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1603109 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:19:02 +0100 1603109 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1563970&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F325486829%2F Don’t know about you, but summer has so far been anything but slower-paced and lazy around here. A friend who’s also an academic likes to say that he got into “the business” for the three-months summers:  guess I take after Charlie, though, and do better with the same old same old routine of things. I’ve taken on some, or rather, some more administrative duties at work and start teaching summer school next week (a course on Psychology and Literature for high school students—-I suspect I’ll have some things to say regarding it here). It’s also Freshman Orientation time, and this morning was filled with calls to students about classes, putting together readings for the course, planning for a big activity next March the very thought of which is... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1563970 Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:04:01 +0100 1563970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1556399&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F323501924%2F The June 29th Herald (Sharon, PA) describes a program that helps young autistic adults transition from high school to adulthood. The program is run by St. Anthony’s Point and St. Michael’s Harbour, Inc., Hermitage. After participating in it, 23-year-old Michael Mondak is working in the Community Library of the Shenango Valley and matriculating at the Shenango campus of Penn State University; 20-year-old Shane Myers is working at Farrell Golden Dawn and Big Lots in Hermitage, and will soon be working full-time. Both note that, besides work and life skills, the program has taught them something more: …..the program seems to have taught them a lot about themselves as well as career and life skills. Myers said it helped him see that his disabilities wouldn’t stop him from getting a... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1556399 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:24:37 +0100 1556399 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1532291&cid=t_155360_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F315095475%2F One of the best articles so far on the growing brain fitness market, by the Associated Press. Click Here to check out story: "This is not just a Nintendo-fueled fad," he says. "The brain fitness market passed a tipping point in 2007 thanks to the convergence of a very proactive boomer generation hitting their 60s." Article: Here. Highly recommended.  Now, as you read it, please remember the theme of our most recent newsletter: Emerging Tools, Not Magic Pills. And, for all new readers who are joining us given the extra coverage (CNN, CBS, CHicago Tribune, dozens of other papers and websites), let me reprint now an article I wrote here in February: ----------------- A spate of recent news coverage on brain fitness and "brain training" reflects a growing inte... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1532291 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 03:10:27 +0100 1532291 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1502631&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F307787142%2F Charlie kept saying this very phrase—-”You know you have the answer“—over and over as we drove home from the beach last night. He had a big smile on his face; he’d been calling out the name of his teacher and favorite instructor (as aides/paraprofessionals are called in my school district) over and over. It was a squelcher Sunday—over 90 degrees—-but Charlie and Jim had still gone for an hour-plus bike ride (with a stop for sodas in an air-conditioned convenience store), and a trip to the ocean was more than called for. It was nearing 4pm by the time we had gathered towels and changes of clothes and found the suntan lotion. I urged Charlie to take off his fleece vest and hooded coat, in favor of a lighter blue sweatshirt. “It’s hot toda... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1502631 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 05:43:41 +0100 1502631 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1502526&cid=t_155360_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F06%2F08%2Fparents-spying-on-teens%2F Kids today are growing up with technology — cell phones, IM and the Internet — as a natural extension of their environment and the tools available to them. The problem is, parents don’t see it that way. The Boston Globe Magazine had an interesting article about the push and pull of parents desperately trying to control their teens’ technology and the connected environment they now live. But one of the key take-aways from the article is that no matter how much you may try and control it, you will end up losing if that is your only goal — control. Children and teens learn through example and the morals you instill in them from day one. If they don’t have them by the time they have access to technology, then you can’t “force” it through ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1502526 Mon, 09 Jun 2008 01:25:13 +0100 1502526 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1497486&cid=t_155360_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F06%2Ffinally.html So I’ve been a little sick the last few days. It started out like strep throat which, of course, hit me during our Canadian long weekend. By the time my doc’s office was open again the lurgy had morphed into a cold where antibiotics were useless. It was a weird and wonderful sniffle where I’d suddenly cough until I gagged and I’d sweat until drenched. My voice warbled, my tummy grumbled and I was very out of sorts. One of those kinds of viruses that make you feel like ass but don’t quite knock you on it. Being upright felt terrible but lying in bed was worse; really boring. While I missed a much needed haircut and a consultation for laser hair removal (what a sexy theme) I did manage to go an ‘Emergency Preparedness’ seminar at my local community centre. I was asked to atten... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1497486 Fri, 06 Jun 2008 05:58:00 +0100 1497486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1179971&cid=t_155360_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F223710647%2Fgrowing_bureaucracies_increasi.html  Recently I had my white out confiscated at an airport check-in, paid a double co-pay for my regular prescription, saw Google plummet my network’s blog score, and watched a major organization order extra invoices in four different methods – after these had already been submitted. Yeesh…. Ironically … somebody also reminded me today … that the US is headed downwards faster daily … while other nations build, dream, progress and leap forward financially. What’s the connection between national downward spirals and growing bureaucracies in this country? I am not sure of recent research on this question – but I do know a few studies have been done that show hidden dangers of growing bureaucracies: 1).Bureaucracy can create illusionary... BrainBasedBusiness blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1179971 Sat, 26 Jan 2008 22:55:03 +0100 1179971 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1126229&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F210128170%2F I just got back from a meeting with a Senior Advisor and a Legislative Assistant on the staff of New Jersey Senator Robert Menendez, and with five other parents of autistic children. I was the parent of the youngest child: The other parents had children who were 28, 20, 17, 16, and 11-about-to-turn-12 shortly. Parents of younger children—preschool and elementary school age—had been asked, but none had been able to attend a meeting. It was an educational session for me, to be sure. Most of the conversation centered around the issues of housing and employment—about adult issues. As one mother put it, what our kids transitioning into adults need is: somewhere to live something to do during the day transportation (Of course, there are many and more and more autistic ad... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1126229 Wed, 02 Jan 2008 22:12:46 +0100 1126229 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1109837&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F203932914%2F I hear a thump and run to see what’s going on. Charlie is sitting with his legs curled under him and looking through a big white photo album, the one with his first photos: Charlie as a red-faced newborn with one of those little caps on his head and me smiling and beyond unglamorous. (21 1/2 hours of labor…….) Charlie swaddled up in a blanket by the nurses; I was never able to do this with him, as he kicked the blanket off immediately. The first time Jim held Charlie, a big headed bundle. Charlie in his crib in a t-shirt decorated with three pastel rabbits (the shirt was a gift from a student). Charlie with jaundice and hooked up to a wallaby blanket for days. Charlie in his bouncey chair, all big eyes and black hair…….. “It’s you as a baby!&#8... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1109837 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 09:01:14 +0100 1109837 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1107021&cid=t_155360_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fcan-you-fear-me-now.html My mom, at the age of 74, just got her first cell phone on Monday.Me-I guess this means you'll be calling me a million times a day.Mom- NO! Why would I do that?Me-Because you can.Mom- *evil giggle*Kalki wrote a while back about things that make her feel like an adult. I asked my mom and she said using her new phone made her feel that way. I guess this means you are never too old to feel like a grown-up. (Source: Von Krankipantzen) Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1107021 Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:33:00 +0100 1107021 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1064889&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F194012733%2F A child is now able to attend school in the same grade as his same-aged peers—without an aide or any special services; his academic skills are at grade level or above; he plays video games. The above description equals “recovery from autism,” in the words of two parents I recently encountered. This “recovery” was attributed strictly to biomedical methods including various intravenous treatments, injections, detoxifying processes, and so forth. (Whether or not the child was receiving any educational services—if not ABA,perhaps speech therapy—-or occupational therapy to address sensory processing needs—or assistance with social skills, was not mentioned.) Many questions enter my mind on hearing of this as a definition of “recovery from a... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1064889 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 20:16:20 +0100 1064889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1064890&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F193887936%2F “The public’s view of the typical person with autism is a 6-year-old,” according to an article in the November 30th Newsday about how more young adults who have autism are entering the workforce. While the article itself is hopeful—Joanne Gerenser of Eden II cites Walgreens, Home Depot and CVS, all of whom have programs to hire autistic adults—that statement about the general perception of an autistic person as at a 6-year-old level is something that needs to be addressed. Of course autistic children grow up into autistic adults who change and develop. Some might remain interested in Sesame Street for all of their life, but this does not mean that the person who still talks about Elmo is not an adult. Some might still make “inappropriate noises” in pub... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1064890 Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:04:09 +0100 1064890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=980572&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F175213971%2F While rearranging the plastic bins with Charlie’s socks, I found a box with a new pair of size 5 1/2 shoes (black leather slip-ons, same as his dad’s). The heels are almost worn out on the pair that Charlie has been wearing every day and I placed them to the side and set the new ones out by Charlie’s backpack and gray hooded sweatjacket. On a whim, I slid my right foot into one shoe. My foot wiggled around: The shoe (Charlie’s shoe) was too big for me. (But he still has a way to go to catch up to Jim’s.) Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=980572 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 05:59:19 +0100 980572 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=837467&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F151477846%2F “Hollie puts me into situations where I end up learning something about myself and about her.” Says Trisha Kayden about her 7-year-old autistic daughter in a profile in the September 2nd Midland Daily News (Michigan). Kayden also notes that “‘If I couldn’t find a reason to laugh, I’d probably be crying a lot……You get rewards that other people take for granted.’” Kayden’s story, “McBuns” (about a trip with Hollie to McDonalds) will be included in Chicken Soup for the Soul: Children with Special Needs, which is due out today. The Midland Daily News notes that Kayden has been “writing in a journal for as long as she can remember” and that keeping the journal “helped her better understand and subseq... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=837467 Mon, 03 Sep 2007 04:30:49 +0100 837467 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=795139&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F143533346%2F “Firsts” often come out of order for a child on the autism spectrum: I long ago learned that Charlie was on his own schedule of “milestones.” While it was puzzling that he did not roll over on his own until he was nine months old, or walk until he was almost 16 months old, I have learned to take the “wait and work at it and work some more and hope and wait” approach. The fluttering hope persists that one day, out of the blue, X will happen: A full clear sentence that is a thought, that tells me what Charlie is contemplating; the alphabet clearly printed on a piece of paper in Charlie’s own hand; Charlie opening a book and picking out a word, and another, and another, and another…. Two days into vacation, and already two firsts (and one bout o... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=795139 Mon, 13 Aug 2007 05:09:14 +0100 795139 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=683295&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F126050287%2F The truth as I see it (and everyone has there own truth) is that when you are no longer cute nobody wants you on any side of any autism argument. was a comment by Larry on the post Truths About Autism—-a comment that rings true for me indeed. When my 10-year-old 4th grade son Charlie was younger, how often did someone say phrases ranging from “he’s still not getting that program” to “it was a rough day,” only to quickly add, “but he’s so cute!” I never knew what to say in return. There were too many half-formed but fully felt thoughts running through my head including “is that the only nice thing you can say?” and “thank you, but can we talk about some other ways to teach him this skill?” As The Onion satirically... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=683295 Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:24:10 +0100 683295 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=493457&cid=t_155360_136_f&fid=35315&url=http%3A%2F%2Fkrankipantzen.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F03%2Fnasty-dont-mean-thing.html In the two years I’ve been writing my blog I’ve never received an icky comment or shitty email. Everybody has been nothing but lovely, supportive and kind. So YAY! and Thank You! and all that because I think that kind of bad stuff, in large enough doses, could really get to a person after a while. So imagine my surprise when a rather nasty email arrived in my inbox today. Not from a fellow blogger or internet troll but from the person who had been chosen to adopt Lulu. I have spent the last week and an half fielding several emails per day from people who were eager and excited about the prospect of bringing Lulu into their homes. The rescue shelter where I adopted her from had very strict criteria to meet so most of these applicants were rejected. Friends of my friend who is fosterin... Von Krankipantzen blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=493457 Wed, 21 Mar 2007 07:12:00 +0100 493457 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=485758&cid=t_155360_133_f&fid=35046&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kristinachew.com%2Fautism%2F2007%2F02%2Fthe_story_of_au.html About two weeks ago---the day a winter storm coated the roads in ice and slush---my computer screen froze in the midst of loading my homepage. I tapped several combinations of keys to no avail---the keyboard seemed frozen, too---sighed, turned off... (Source: Autismland) Autismland blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=485758 Sun, 25 Feb 2007 04:57:00 +0100 485758