"Medicare for Autism Now!" Rally, Sunday, March 2nd at 2 PM

"Medicare for Autism Now!" Rally Sunday, March 2nd, 20082:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.Shadbolt Centre for the Arts6450 Deer Lake AvenueBurnabyDon't forget the Medicare for Autism Now Rally tomorrow March 2nd in Burnaby! Medicare coverage of autism treatment, particularly ABA, would ensure that all autistic children in Canada receive ABA coverage without regard for accidents of geography. It would also help ensure that ABA services that are provided are protected from erosion or loss resulting from that minority, but still common, and often influential, type of bureaucrat who places his, or her, career agenda before the interests of the autistic childr

Read more »

Royal Foodie Joust - in just under the wire!!!

I did it...I really thought that there was no way that I was going to get this done but I did! The Royal Foodie Joust is an event that is held each month. It is hosted by the amazing Jenn - the Left Over Queen. Each month the winner from the previous month gets to choose the three ingredients that we are suppose to create a recipe using. Last month's winner was Heather - Gild the Voodoolily and she chose Pork, Citrus and Pink Peppercorns. When I saw those ingredients my first thought was that would make a really crappy brownie!!! See, I love brownies and anytime I can I make them I do. But this time I was going to have to be a bit more creative

Read more »

What is this????

What is this? At the Farmer's Market they told be it was cauliflower and I would hate to use it in something that I wanted cauliflower in when it was broccoli????Looks like broccoli to me????When I went to Worden Farm Farmer Market yesterday I bought a ton of stuff but every week I try to buy one thing that I have never cooked with before and will have to challenge myself and family (by eating it). This week I bought Leeks. I don't think that I have ever even tasted a leek but T. was really excited and told me that I need to make creamed leeks with smoked Gouda. So I bought everything that I need to do this so now I just have to find a minute to

Read more »

ΤΕΛΟΣ στην προδοσία και στην ασχήμια.

ΤΕΛΟΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΠΡΟΔΟΣΙΑ ΚΑΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΣΧΗΜΙΑΑνεξάρτητα από τα αποτελέσματα των αμερικανικών εκλογών, δηλαδή ανεξάρτητα από το ποιος θα είναι ο μελλοντικός Πρόεδρος, η κολοσσιαία πολεμική μηχανή έχει ήδη μπει μπροστά με στόχο την εξόντωση όλων όσων θεωρεί εχθρούς της. Ακόμα κι αυτών -όπως η Ελλάδα- που δεν υπακούνε τυφλά τις εντολές της. Ιράν, Κορέα, Αραβικός κόσμος (μη υποτελής) και φυσικά άμεσα η Ρωσία και στο βάθος η Κίνα. Μετά θα ΄ρθει η σειρά των «άτακτων», της Νότιας Αμερικής. Ένας νέος θανάσιμος κίνδυνος, πολυπρόσωπος, πολυπλόκαμος σαν χταπόδι, κάνει αργά αλλά σταθερά την εμφάνισή του στο προσκήνιο της παγκόσμιας ιστορίας.Σημερινός στόχος είναι τα Βαλκά

Read more »

The Green Grocer

Green Grocer Chicago is an intimate, neighborhood market that features organically grown, locally produced food products and specialty items. It is the place where you can pop in to pick up your essential grocery items, your lunch to-go, the ingredients for a fresh and delicious dinner or a gift for a friend who loves unique and hard-to-find food items! You will find the best service in town along with products that conform to the highest standards of quality! -- Green Grocer Website Tonight I hosted an event at the Green Grocer Chicago store where we were provided with a personal tour, a presentation/talk on organic foods & their benefits to you

Read more »

Farmer's Market and what I am going to make!

Turnips, onions, savoy spinach, purple cauliflower, red swiss chard, leeks, arugula, baby asian spinach, potatoes, shitake mushrooms, and from the U-Pick I got carombola fruit, tomatoes, strawberries and Italian fresh garlic!!!I had a great time at Worden's Farm Farmer's Market. I went with a friend and that always makes it so much more enjoyable!!! It sure does seem like a ton of food but it all gets eaten by next Wednesday so I can start all over a again!I am going to finally get my entry to the Royal Foodie Joust today. Heather from Gild the Voodoolily choose the ingredients this month as Pork, Pink Peppercorns and Citrus. Your killing me Heath

Read more »

Where's Conor? Where Did Conor Go?

Conor has autism disorder.He also has his own lively personality quite separate and apart from his autism. He is much more as a person than his autism. He is a lot of fun. While these pictures were being taken I was asking "Where's Conor?" "Where did Conor go?" (When my mouth wasn't covered).Conor enjoyed every second of our fun. And so did Dad.autism

Read more »

Off to the farmer's market and a meme!

It is freezing here! Yesterday I swear to you that it was 85 and we were all in shorts and tee's. Last night I left the house all open. The french doors in my bedroom leading to the pool deck were open and then came the wind. It is 52 outside right now and the winds is at about 25-30 mph. That was blowing into my bedroom ALL NIGHT LONG!!!! It was so windy the covers kept blowing up over my head...I know, why didn't I close the doors? I was trying to sleep and was getting mad at being woken up over and over again! I know the logic of a woman!!!Anyway I have been tagged to do a meme! Susan at Sticky, Gooey, Creamy, Chewy and somebody else but

Read more »

FEAT-BC “Campaign Kick-off Rally”: Sunday, March 2, 2008

FEAT-BC “Campaign Kick-off Rally”: Sunday, March 2, 2008 Vancouver, BC: - FEAT-BC [Families for Early Autism Treatment in BC] today announced it will be holding a “campaign kick-off rally” on Sunday, March 2, 2008, beginning at 2:00pm, at the Jack Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby. This rally launches the FEAT-BC goes coastal campaign, aimed at influencing the electoral outcome in more than a dozen targeted constituencies across Canada in the upcoming federal general election. “ In its Auton decision, the Supreme Court of Canada told parents of autistic children to ‘get political’ if they wanted to see their children

Read more »

Autism Disorder Versus Asperger's Syndrome

The Autism Society of America has published a good overview of Autism Disorder and Asperger's Syndrome on TylerPaper.com. The article contains a basic description of both Autism Disorder and Asperger's Syndrome and helps distinguish between the two similar but distinct disorders: What distinguishes Asperger's Syndrome from autism is the severity of the symptoms and the absence of language delays. To the untrained observer, a child with Asperger's may seem just like a normal child behaving differently. They may be socially awkward, not understanding of conventional social rules, or show a lack of empathy. They may make limited eye contact, seem to be

Read more »

Κάτι μαγειρεύουν;;

ΑΠΟΚΡΙΑΤΙΚΗ ΓΙΟΡΤΗ ΚΥΡΙΑΚΗ 2 ΜΑΡΤΙΟΥ11,30 π.μ.-2,30 μμ στον προαύλιο χώρο του σχολείου.Κάλεσμα προς τους γονείς δασκάλους και παιδιά .Θα φάμε παραδοσιακά σπιτικά φαγητά από όλους τους γονείς με βάσει την υγιεινή διαιτητική διατροφή! Τα φαγητά είναι εθελοντική μερακλοδουλειά ΟΛΩΝ μας (ρεφενέ). Παράκληση σε όλους, φέρτε και σείς τη σπεσιαλιτέ σας, να γιορτάσουμε παρέα.Στην αρχή της γιορτής η Αγνή Στρουμπούλη θα αφηγηθεί ελληνικά λαϊκά παραμύθια για μικρούς και μεγάλους. Ακολουθεί μουσική, χορός και παιγνίδι με το καθιερωμένο αποκριάτικο τραπέζι.Θα υπάρχει και λαχειοφόρος αγορά με πλούσια δώρα για την ενίσχυση του συλλόγου.Σας ευχαριστούμε εκ των προτέρω

Read more »

Midweek Meme...

Here's a midweek tidbit.. a little meme, thanks to Danielle from Make No Little Meals. Thanks Danielle for tagging me! Here are my responses... and read on to see who I've tagged next:What were you doing 10 years ago?I was a fulltime college student, working full time as a retail supervisor for Brooks Brothers.What were you doing 1 year ago?Let's see, last year I was just getting settled into my blog and contemplating starting my foodie social group, What's Cookin' Chicago.Five snacks you enjoy1--Artisnal cheeses, especially Humboldt Fog goat cheese2--Water & butter crackers3--Sopressata & salame4--Fresh fruit5--Lindt & Vosges chocolate5 T

Read more »

Things seem normal again!

My Slice of Eggplant Parm!After a couple of very long days of chaos it is so nice to have things back to normal (at least what seems normal to me anyway). Last night for dinner T. decided to cook and he made us his super special Eggplant Parmesan! He only made a half of this recipe because I had only bought one eggplant.My new Euro Cuisine Yogurt Maker!I mentioned yesterday that I had just gotten a Euro Cuisine Yogurt Maker. I have made 4 batches of it already and was about to throw it into the pool because everything was just turning out not firm enough!!! The first one was my fault. I decided I was going to cheat and not cook the milk...the ne

Read more »

Charles LeBlanc's Other Blog

Fans of Charles LeBlanc's blog site "Charles LeBlanc Political ADHD Activist" have been surprised to see a blank white page where Charles' blog used to be located. Blogger has been having problems for the past 24 hours but Charles speculates that there may be more to it in the case of his blog site. Time will tell.In the meantime anyone wanting to see Charles' pics, and read what he and his guests have to say, can still do so at Charles LeBlancs Other Blog.

Read more »

Autism Likely Caused By Interplay of Immune, Genetic and Environmental factors

Following is the link to an abstract of an article, Antibodies against fetal brain in sera of mothers with autistic children, published in the February issue of the Journal of Neuroimmunology and the media release translating it into ordinary language for us mortals which implicates the mother's immune system as a possible contributing factor in causing autism.Lead investigator Harvey Singer, M.D., director of pediatric neurology at John Hopkins Children's Center, stresses that autism is a complex condition caused by an interplay of immune, genetics and environmental factors. Further studies are needed to confirm that particular antibodies do in

Read more »

Autism Treatment Quotes 2007-2008

"If we had done what so many people told us to do years ago, we wouldn't have the child we have today. We would have written her off. Then what would she be today? We never would have seen she could write these things. Can you imagine? We would have never have gotten out of her how articulate she is how intelligent she is. Now, she tells us stories, she teases her brother. She just does it in a different way, she does it with her computer."Arthur Fleishmann, Carly's Dad, discussing his, and his wife Tammy's, decision to provide Carly with early intensive ABA treatment, CTV, February 17, 2008The effectiveness of ABA-based intervention in ASDs has b

Read more »

One very messed up day...

Sometimes s*** just happens. Yesterday we had pretty much decided that we were just going to spend the day hanging around the house. We had a bunch of things that had been sorely neglected in the past few weeks - yard work, getting stuff picked up and just general everyday home things that are so easy to overlook and ignore! I got a bunch of cooking and baking done - bread for the girls lunches for the week, soup stock was on the stove bubbly away just waiting until dinner, one really failed batch of goat milk yogurt in my new yogurt maker and another one started, Banana-Chocolate Chip Squares (King Arthur Flour-Whole Grain Baking cookbook). Then

Read more »

Autism In Tasmania - Autistic School Children Are Being Denied ABA

Autism activists in the Australia island state of Tasmania, Action for Tasmania's Autistic Children, are angry over the failure by the Department of Education to provide applied behavior analysis for autistic school children in Tasmania. As reported by ABC Tasmania, and in the ATAC Media Release of February 24, 2008, the group's secretary, Roger Law, claims that some aides for autistic children are being taken away and the department is avoiding providing ABA for the children:""The only effective treatment for autism is applied behavioural analysis and very intensive, and because it's costly the schools have avoided it"It seems that, no matter the

Read more »

Bountiful Brownies & Blondies

In honor of February being the chocolate filled month, my friends & I got together to swap brownies & blondies! The premise is the same as traditional holiday cookie swap. Everyone comes with a large batch of brownies or blondies, sharing them with each other and we all leave with one brownie/blondie of each kind. These are great to share with family, friends, coworkers, etc.Here are pics of what I served to snack on before swapping:Spinach Dip w/Toasted Brioche Black Forest Ham, Scallion & Goat Cheese PizzaHere are pics and some of the recipes of the brownies & blondies that were brought to the swap: Turkish Apricot Cream BlondiesCrea

Read more »