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Surviving Halloween Without Candy

Ingrid @ November 3, 2011 # 4 Comments

Surviving Halloween Without Candy- A dramatic story of upheaval and food. Starring… Act 1: The Upheaval & The Food On November 22, 2010 our family embarked on a massive lifestyle change. In short, we began the Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD). Following the SCD basically means that you forgo virtually all processed foods, all grains, all [...]

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Your Autistic Child Reaches Adulthood

Ingrid @ January 14, 2011 # No Comment Yet

Susan Senator, author of Making Peace with Autism, has written an excellent post on her blog sharing some basic information about what to consider if your child still needs support upon reaching adulthood. © copyright 2011 www.renegade-scholar.com Your Autistic Child Reaches Adulthood

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Interview With First Autistic Presidential Appointee

Ingrid @ January 9, 2011 # No Comment Yet

Here’s a very informative interview with Ari Ne’eman, an autistic 22 year old who was recently appointed by President Obama to the National Council on Disability. Some salient points: Autism Speaks raises lots of money through their walks for a cure, but only four cents on every dollar goes to services for autistic individuals and [...]

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Highs and Lows: Weekly Review November 1 – November 6, 2010

Ingrid @ November 7, 2010 # No Comment Yet

This weeks high’s and lows in which we discuss an awesome day, handwriting, and assumptions made about non-verbal children: Tuesday Awesome day today. I finally put together the new picture schedule of our day for Tremendo and everything flows nicely. Tremendo’s speech therapist is really happy with his involvement today. All of today’s transitions go [...]

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The Boy With the Incredible Brain

Ingrid @ September 11, 2010 # No Comment Yet

First broadcast in 2005, The Boy With the Incredible Brain is a documentary about Daniel Tammet who has a fantastic ability with numbers and languages. He can learn to speak a new language in one week. He wrote a memoir called Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant. I [...]

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Classical Education and Autism Guest Post at The Well-Trained Mind

Ingrid @ September 7, 2010 # No Comment Yet

I wrote a guest post for The Well-Trained Mind blog that details how I worked with my children to take them from having no interest in books to enjoying looking through books and being read to called, Learning from Books When Your Kids Could Care Less: Classical Education and Autism. © copyright 2010 www.renegade-scholar.com Classical [...]

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Your Brain is a Rain Forest

Ingrid @ July 31, 2010 # One Comment

This is a great article explaining Neurodiversity with an awesome analogy which conveys that the human brain functions as an organism versus its typical comparison that it functions like a machine. The article is an excerpt of the book Neurodiversity: Discovering the Extraordinary Gifts of Autism, ADHD, Dyslexia, and Other Brain Differences, by Thomas Armstrong, [...]

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Book Review: Enzymes for Autism

Ingrid @ July 17, 2010 # 2 Comments

Enzymes for Autism and Other Neurological Conditions (Updated Third Edition) by Karen DeFelice is a guide to understanding how digestive enzymes work and how to use them to treat a wide array of neurological and physical and ailments. (**Note: I read the first edition.**) DeFelice presents case studies, anecdotal evidence and technical explanations as evidence [...]

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Autism Facts the Media is not Covering

Ingrid @ July 8, 2010 # One Comment

Holly Robinson Peete wrote an article called Shifting Focus: 8 Facts About Autism the Media Is Not Covering that is rather informative for those who don’t have direct experience with autism. I learned a few things too. Here’s the list: 1. Autism is unaffordable 2. Parental guilt 3. Puberty plus autism can be a volatile [...]

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Clay Marzo: Autistic Surfer

Ingrid @ April 28, 2010 # No Comment Yet

20 year old Clay Marzo has Autism and a career in Professional Surfing. Watch the video for a nice bio. http://abcnews.go.com/WN/autistic-surfer-clay-marzo-masters-waves-struggles-land/story?id=10477337 © copyright 2010 www.renegade-scholar.com Clay Marzo: Autistic Surfer

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