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Scientists Identify Potential Biomarker to Help Diagnose Autism

ronanjames — Sat, 05 May 2012 13:52:33 +0000

Hmm, is this the same test we did years ago through the “quack” lab? I have to go look that up…

http://www.washington.edu/news/articles/scientists-identify-potential-biomarker-to-help-diagnose-autism

Ronan Art of the Day

ronanjames — Sat, 05 May 2012 13:34:43 +0000

My boo is doing some really cool digital art lately…

He entitled this “Squeaky Ball”

He’s cool.

THE SHAWL…THE DAMN SHAWL AGAIN

ronanjames — Sat, 05 May 2012 00:08:02 +0000

Every time I think I am going through a ridiculously rough period in life, I have to break out the big guns. Tonight, my friends, I will be reading this for the umpteenth time…

Read it and weep only when you are having a REALLY bad night. You’ll be reminded of what crappy life circumstances truly are.

And then, maybe you will slap yo’self in the face, like Mama do, for all your poor-me whining.

The Ronan of the Day

ronanjames — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:24:51 +0000

Ronan James nursed forever. In fact, so long that Mama was able to give speech lessons using this incredible motivator!

“I want boobies, what?”

“I want boobies, pweese!”

He has never lost the love for the boob.

When The Loudon was born, Ronan looked on longingly as he nursed, but since Ro was done, he settled for a “reach in and grab a handful” approach.

Ever since, we have had an almost daily discussion on “privates” and what is appropriate touching or not.

He is very sneaky about it now, and it’s turned into a seemingly harmless hand or finger graze across the chest area!! lol

Mama doesn’t want to make too big a deal of it, because I don’t want him to get some sort of “boob aversion.” I can just imagine that this would turn him into that pervy groping kid from Jr. High School that you avoided with all of your might, because he just couldn’t control himself around the melons that have been suddenly popping up everywhere!!

So, when he grabbed a handful the other day, Mama did the “privates talk” walk through.

Ro really pondered it for a bit, then he said wistfully…

“Mom. When I grow up, I’m going to touch my wife’s boobs EVERY day.”

Watch out chesty ladies! Here he comes!

Puberty is approaching. And he’s a boob man.

AUTISM – ARE YOU VERBAL?

ronanjames — Fri, 04 May 2012 22:16:05 +0000

For years, we tossed around the word Autism.

It didn’t fit, it fit, it labeled him, it didn’t, we cared, we didn’t.

We used to look at the faces that stared while he screamed.

We don’t even notice now.

AUTISM.

It was a word that held such power.

Now…it’s just a word…

And Ronan James is just fabulous.

How do you talk about autism?

What a Group of Amazing Women!

ronanjames — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:58:42 +0000

YOGA BALL RULES!

ronanjames — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:28:50 +0000

When stimmies boil over, throw the chirruns on the yoga ball!!!! Make them bounce their butts all over the house until they ask you for deodorant because they “STIIIINNNNNNKKKKK SOOOO BAAADDDD!!!” (Ro quote).

Seriously, the yoga ball bounce does something for Ro that nothing else can…calms him in no time. Get one at Target for around $15, and it comes with a fancy hand pump that has you mimicking a repetitive motion that kept me giggling for about 10 minutes, and I got a biceps/triceps workout in! Sweet!

He Don’t Look Like Anything’s “Wrong” With Him!

ronanjames — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 03:43:34 +0000

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This is an actual quote from a mother we ran into at a playground a few years ago. Ro grabbed her daughter’s sleeve to try to get her attention in order to ask her a question. The mom didn’t like this. I tried to explain autism and why he did what he did to her daughter, to which she replied with the above quote.

This always leaves me pondering…Does having a “normal” appearance affect our children negatively when it comes to understanding or acceptance of their behavior?

I often face this, because my child looks so “normal” and so, very often, others mistake his behavior as bratty, spoiled, fresh, etc., and I think it’s tough sometimes to not have an outward clue as to why my over-100-lb 9-year-old “beautiful” son is thrashing on the floor of Sports Authority after not being able to get yet another Beanie Baby. I can’t make him wear an autism awareness shirt 24/7, so what is the best way to deal with this besides saying I don’t care what others think (believe me, I don’t really care much now after almost 10 years of this) Curious as to what you all think though.

THIS WILL MAKE YOU SEE A “DISABLED” PERSON IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT WAY

ronanjames — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:40:04 +0000

THERAPIST FILES CHARGES AGAINST FLORIDA TEEN FOR HITTING HER WITH HEADPHONES

ronanjames — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:13:40 +0000

Nobody likes to be hit. I’ll give the lady that. But what in the Mother of Pearl are you doing supplying therapy to teens with severe autism if you don’t understand that this might be possible? Oy.