Autism and Paternal Age

Paternal age is emerging as a potential cause or causal factor giving rise to autism. On this site, (as a father whose autistic son was conceived when I was 41), I have received several posts from a blogger/poster who has focussed on this issue . In Australia, couriermail.com.au reports that researchers at the Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research have found:"adult mice born to older fathers have differently shaped brains and are generally more anxious and less adventurous than those fathered by younger animals. ... brain scans of the mice showed those born to older fathers had thicker cerebral cortexes."The research team's senior inve

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No way could I get a picture!

Yes I've been at it again! I found the best Farmer's Market ever. All the food is certified Organic (Worden Farms) and the market is held every Wednesday! It doesn't get much better than this...well yes I guess it does. The guy on the shrimp boat right around the corner who was selling last nights catch right from his boat even beat that! I brought my bounty home. Cooked up the beets for dinner and left the shrimp for T. to cook and behead! Now just to let you know, my family loves fresh shrimp. That shrimp was sauteed in fresh garlic and butter until just cooked. Put on the plates and eaten up so quick that I didn't stand a chance at getting a

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FMR4 - New Gene Link to Fragile X and Autism

The Autism Knowledge Revolution is continuing at such an explosive pace that it barely makes the news when an important new research development provides new insights into the biological structures and process of autism disorder. More of the genes associated with autism and related conditions, Fragile X, in the report that follows, are becoming known. At times it seems on a daily basis.PLoS ONE has published a report - A Novel RNA Transcript with Antiapoptotic Function Is Silenced in Fragile X Syndrome of a study by researchers Ahmad M. Khalil, Mohammad Ali Faghihi, Farzaneh Modarresi, Shaun P. Brothers, Claes Wahlestedt of the Molecular and

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Sausage and Fresh Greens

I found this recipe a couple of days ago on a fellow Floridian's blog (Jenn from The Left-Over Queen). Due to all of the wonderful fresh produce we have access to here in the winter both of us are cooking similar things. I have loved several of her recipes before this one (remember the oven roasted beets last week?). This one was incredible though. Maybe the thing that I liked best about was that I cooked it in the afternoon. Placed the pot and all in the fridge and when T. got home from work he was able to just turn the stove on and heat up dinner for us. Pretty cool for me on a busy Tuesday night!Sausage and Fresh GreensIngredients: 6 organic

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Some of the best meals are made when cleaning out the fridge!

I am looking for chickens...actually not really chickens I want their eggs! We have been trying to eat seasonally and locally but boy is it hard sometimes. I have been looking for farm fresh chicken eggs. shouldn't be too hard right? Wrong. I drove 3 hours today on the hunt for chickens eggs and still came up empty. The only place that I can find around here won't return my calls or emails so I have to keep hunting. Hopefully by the end of the week I will be able to show you some great things I have made with my farm fresh eggs!Anyway the other night after we had been to our local U-Pick I wanted to just clear out the fridge and make sure that

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Φιλανθρωπίας Εγκώμιον

ΦΙΛΑΝΘΡΩΠΙΑΣ ΕΓΚΩΜΙΟΝ==========του ΕΥΓΕΝΙΟΥ ΤΡΙΒΙΖΑ - 25.1.08----Kάποιος κατέβαινε από την Πόλη των Αδάκρυτων Ανθρώπων στην Πόλη των Αγέλαστων ανθρώπων . Έπεσε όμως σε χέρια ληστών, οι οποίοι, αφού τον ξεγύμνωσαν και τον καταπλήγωσαν, τον άφησαν μισοπεθαμένο κι έφυγαν.Για κακή του τύχη εκείνη την μέρα απεργούσαν τα ασθενοφόρα και τα τρία πέριξ νοσοκομεία παρ όλο που είχαν εγκαινιασθεί επτά φορές το καθένα, προ τριετίας, δεν είχαν ολοκληρώσει ακόμα τις διαδικασίες προσλήψεως ιατρικού και νοσηλευτικού προσωπικού .Kατά σύμπτωση ομως, από το δρόμο εκείνο περνούσε με το τζιπ του ένας δραστήριος επιχειρηματίας, ο οποίος, μόλις είδε τον τραυματία, τηλεφώνησε

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Autism and Censorship

I do not subscribe to the vaccine/thimerosal causes autism theory. It is necessary to state that at the outset because of the often heated, sometimes irrational nature of internet discussions of autism issues.There exists a group of people, often called "neurodiversity" comprised of some high functioning autistic persons, some parents and professionals who share their view, who tend to promote a view of autism as a non-medical disability, a socially created disability which, from their perspective is simply different wiring of the brain. In the neurodiversity belief system autism is just a different way of thinking which, by their self identificatio

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Just a quickie...

I found out today that I have been published again this time by BBQ Report to see the story click here . Reuter's picked me up again last week as well. I guess a little validity is good here and there!

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Daring Baker's Challenge for January!

When my wonderful sister was here over Christmas we were reminiscing over the amazing Lemon Meringue Pies that Mom used to make. Turns out my memory was really fuzzy because those pies came out of a box! I can't remember the name of the company and maybe it was just a Canadian thing but regardless I was really craving one now! So to my great surprise and excitement I found out that January's Daring Baker Challenge was...did you guess it? Lemon Meringue Pie!!!!This month's challenge was hosted by Jen, Canadian Baker, and I truly can't thank her enough! This pie was amazing in every single way. The crust was firm and strong enough to hold up to

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Autism Waiting Lists In Alberta

The disparity in funding for autism treatment in Canada has, in the past, led some families with autistic children to move to oil rich Alberta, which has substantial government funding available for autistic children. But the availability of better funding has not translated into better services in all cases as children are stuck on lengthy waiting lists awaiting assessment. In Situation critical for autistic children Nicki Thomas of Sun Media reports on the critical shortage of staff and funding threatening the futures of autistic children in Edmonton. Terri Duncan of Children's Autism Services of Edmonton indicates that there are staffing shor

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Tragic Autism Reality In North Carolina - Autistic Child Dies After Going Missing

A casual reader of "autism" blogs on the internet might think that the most pressing autism problems were largely literary in nature, the right metaphor or nuance to use, whether it is proper to refer to "a person with autism" or "an autistic person". Attempts by concerned parents to discuss the hard realities of autism are often met with condemnation - until tragedy strikes as it has in Cabarrus County North Carolina where an autistic child died hours after going missing from a care center, only to be found near a pond and rushed to Intensive Care. I feel for the family members, and for the care givers at the center who were apparently very clos

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We're Going Stir (Fry) Crazy!

The January winter is making me stir crazy! Today I hosted a stir fry wok cooking event for What's Cookin Chicago. Everyone made their own stir fry creation with their choice fresh vegetables & stir fry sauces, served with either fried rice or lo mein noodles. As a thank you gift, each person also went home with a julienne vegetable peeler to continue making stir fries at home! Here are pics of the event:Prep Work of Some Vegetables:Vegetable Buffet which included:baby organic spinach, sliced button mushrooms,bean sprouts, edamame, pea pods, tamago (Japanese egg),carrots, cucumber, water chestnuts, scallions,bok choy, firm tofu, baby corn, bamboo

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Psychoanalysis Allegedly Helps Kids With Autism, No Evidence To Back Up Claim

In Psychoanalysis Helps Kids With Autism CBS quotes Susan P. Sherkow, MD, a New York City psychoanalyst who works with autistic children and their families and describes how, in her opinion, psychoanalysis helps autistic children:"The therapist focuses on the behavior, mood, or emotion of the child and then translates it to the child and waits for a sign that the child feels understood, such as a furtive glance. And from there, the therapist enters the child's world," she explains. Sometimes this translation is putting the child's actions into words, such as saying "you are picking up a cup." "Psychoanalysis should be part of the package because un

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Sweet As Honey...

Tonight's dinner was an easy one - honey mustard pork with roasted potatoes & garlic spinach. I marinated the pork for a few hours, chopped up & seasoned my potatoes then baked both in the oven. As that baked, I sauteed some spinach on the stovetop with some minced garlic & olive oil. Voila! Dinner is ready....Here is my recipe for the honey mustard marinade:1 part honey1 part yellow prepared mustard1 part praline mustard glazeCombine equal parts of the above ingredients and whisk together well. If you cannot find praline mustard glaze, you can substitute it with pure maple syrup. I added it in for an extra depth of sweetness. This is gre

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It all started with a chicken...

Roasted ChickenOne day last week I thought it would be a great idea to roast a chicken. The weather was nice and cool and the kids always eat a roasted chicken real well. I was at the grocery store and bought a chicken. It was a 3 pounder but, get this, it cost me around $8???!!! Yes, it was organic, free range, no antibiotics or hormones, but still that is a lot for a small chicken. I figured though that I would be sure to make 2 meals out of it so could therefore justify the expense!So have you ever made something and it turned out so delicious but you knew that because of all of the crazy components involved in the meal you would NEVER be able

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Επικοινωνιακή Κλίμακα

ΕΠΙΚΟΙΝΩΝΙΑΚΗ ΚΛΙΜΑΚΑΔ--Το δέκα είναι του Θεού ,το μηδέν του Βελζεβούλη!Γ---Τι μας λές ρε φίλε εγώ ξέρω το 10 το καλό των ακροδεξιών και 0 το σίγουρο των ακροαριστερών με αστεράτο το 5 των κεντρώων που όλοι τους θέλουν και όλοι τους ξεχνάνε όταν τους πάρουν την ψήφο.Δ---Τα φαινόμενα απατούν κύριε ταιριάζει η σημειολογία αλλά για αυτούς που έχουν ανάγκη τη βαθμολόγηση, κάθε μαθητή της ζωής, κάθε επιμελητή των λαθών του θα σου ξεδιαλύνω επι τόπου το πως μετράμε τους ανθρώπους.Γ--- Κοίτα μη πηδήξεις από κανένα παράθυρο.Δ---Μα οι βαθμολογίες είναι στιγμιαίες ,ας πούμε τριμήνου και πρόσεξε με: Το δέκα των Θεών ,το εννιά των ποιητών το οκτώ των Κυνικών άντ

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