Fredericton New Brunswick August 31 2008

autism

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Daring Baker Challenge and many more challenges for me!!!

First off are my challenges...my computer crashed on me. Yesiree folks my hard drive took the final spin an said good bye. I am devastated. I had backed up all of my documents so I think I am okay there but it is just such a pain and one of the worst times in my life to have had this happen. I know it is not the end of the world. I can still get emails via my iPhone and we still have T.'s laptop but it's just not the same. I also have most of my favorite blogs bookmarked on my computer so while I will be trying to keep up with you all I may fail miserably. My computer should be back up and running towards the middle of next week! I have the har

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Fredericton New Brunswick August 30 2008

autism

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CUPE Local 2745 President Puts Adults Before Autistic Children

New Brunswick has made great progress in helping autistic preschoolers and students. In both age groups children receive ABA instruction by autism support workers (preschool) and teacher assistants in the schools. Premier Graham has partially completed a pledge to the Autism Society New Brunswick by training two of four classes of teacher assistants at the UNB-CEL Autism Intervention Training Program. And yet there is determined opposition from some within the school system.One of the most hostile opponents of the UNB-CEL AIT training of teacher assistants is Sandy Harding, President of CUPE Local 2745. Local 2745 represents a number of differe

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Πουρκουά το φονιά δεν τον λένε Παλαιοκώστα;;....

ΦΟΝΟΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΞΟΡΙΑ, ΠΟΥΡΚΟΥΑ;;;Παρατηρείται τα τελευταία χρόνια στις τραγωδίες και τις κωμωδίες που ανεβαίνουν επί σκηνής ότι οι αναφορές, μοντερνικές και μεταμοντερνικές, στα παρακμιακά χαρακτηριστικά της εποχής, συνήθως ανάγονται στα σκυλάδικα, την επικοινωνιακή ελαφρότητα, την κακογουστιά, τη λαϊκή ψυχανάλυση κι άλλα παθογενή της καθημερινότητας, αλλά σπανίως στον Λευκό Οίκο, ας πούμε, ή τις Τράπεζες ή τις Εταιρείες (έστω όταν δεν είναι... χορηγοί αυτών των παραστάσεων) και τα λοιπά άδυτα της Λαίδης Μάκβεθ... Θα μου πείτε ότι τέτοιες παρομοιώσεις και οι συνακόλουθοι συνειρμοί θα μπορούσαν να θεωρηθούν στρατευμένη τέχνη, μπανάλ ακαδημαϊσμοί, σοσιαλι

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Pasta with Shrimp and Tomatoes, a surprise attack and a meme

My oldest daughter getting her Blue Belt!!!First off the "surprise attack". My oldest daughter takes Karate and attends classes 2 nights a week. Last night was the first night in months and months that I have not taken her. T. took her. Well they must have only just gotten there and my phone was ringing. She was testing for her Blue Belt tonight and did I want to be there? Well hell yah!!! My youngest daughter and I got into the car and took off. We made it in plenty of time. How special is that! I was so incredibly proud of her. She is now more then halfway to her black belt!!! She has a few more colors and degrees of those colors to go t

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Autism In New Brunswick Schools - The Globe & Mail Gets It Wrong

In Ontario parents continue battle for accessible autism therapies the Globe & Mail reports on documents submitted to the Supreme Court of Canada by families involved in a class action lawsuit who are arguing for access to ABA and IBI therapies for their children in public-school classrooms. In comparing the situation in Ontario to British Columbia and New Brunswick schools the Globe & Mail stated, incorrectly with regard to New Brunswick, that:In British Columbia and New Brunswick, funding is available for children with autism to bring support workers specially trained in IBI and ABA therapy into public-school classrooms. In Ontario, the g

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Health Minister Clement Hides In Denver But Autism Follows

Alleged federal Health Minister Tony Clement is not known for facing tough issues head on. Although he is the federal Health Minister he refuses to use the federal spending power to send dollars to the provinces to ensure that ALL autistic children receive effective evidence based treatment for their autism disorders regardless of where their parents live. Mr Clement hides behind provincial authority but does not credibly explain why federal money can't be sent to the provinces to be used for autism treatment. There is no dispute that treatment is needed and I find it hard to believe the provinces would refuse federal money to treat autistic ch

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The Royal Foodie Joust for September!

Yummm...Ginger/Orange Quick Bread with an Oatmeal Crumb ToppingAfter missing out on doing the Royal Foodie Joust for last month I was suffering a huge amount of guilt and no matter what happened I was going to get it done this month. Well life happens and tends to get in the way of things and I didn't get it done as early in the month as I would have liked but I did get it done!!!The Royal Foodie Joust is a monthly challenge that is hosted by my friend Jenn-The Left-over Queen. Every month the winner from the previous month is allowed to choose the 3 ingredients that must be used in the up coming challenge. Sounds like fun huh?Last month's winner w

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A Fredericton Autism Reply To Alberta Conservative MP Brian Storseth

Brian Storseth MPWestlock-St. Paul4401 50th Street St. Paul, Alberta Telephone: (780) 614-6440 Fax: (780) 645-6817Storseth.B@parl.gc.caDear Mr Storseth:Re: Your FlyerI was surprised to receive from you, an Alberta MP, a House of Commons mail out. As a resident of Fredericton, New Brunswick, I am used to receiving such flyers from our MP Andy Scott. "Andy" as he is known by Frederictonians has been an outstanding representative for our riding and for a cause which is very close to my heart - the cause of autistic children and adults. Your pamphlet did not address autism or any other major health issue confronting Canadians.Instead y

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Have you ever seen one of these?

When I went to the farmer's market Saturday morning I only needed a couple of things. Tomatoes, onions, and some garlic. I paid for my things and then went over to the bakery and got some sweet treats for the girls and I. On my way back the biggest banana type thing I had ever seen caught my eye. Have you ever seen this before?Apparently it is a Hawaiian Plantain. I took a picture of it in my hand so that there was some perspective on the size of this.Guess what? It was delicious! It was so sweet and mild tasting and the flesh was a slight peachy color. I bought 2 of them and they were gone that day.They can be treated the same as regular plan

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The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred

I have seen this showing up on quite a few blogs lately, so I thought I would post my version. Andrew, who co-runs Very Good Taste, has made a list of 100 things he thinks every omnivore should eat at least once.It certainly looks as though I need to expand my horizons here and start eating more Asian food!!!Here's what to do: 1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating. The VGT Omnivore’s Hundred:This was really fun to do!1. Venison2. Nettle tea3. Huevos rancheros4. Steak tartare 5. Crocodile-Alligator?6. Black pudding7. Cheese

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Autistic Adults Relationships and Sexuality Study

Do You Have High-FunctioningAutism, Asperger’s Disorder, or PDD-NOS? Are you between the ages of 21-75? Are your cognitive abilities within the low average to above average range? Would you be interested in learning more about yourself and how youfeel about relationships and sexuality? If you answered yes to the above questions, you are eligible to participate in aresearch study being conducted by researchers at the North-Shore-LIJ Center for Autism (New York, USA) and the University of New Brunswick (Fredericton, Canada). The purpose of this study is to better understand sexuality and relationships of adults with high-functioning autism spectrum dis

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Autism and Stealth-Adapted Viruses - Science or Non-Sense?

A New Brunswick acquaintance of mine, BJ McKelvie, is a fervent promoter of the work of Dr. W John Martin. BJ devotes all, or some, of the profits generated by the Autism song "I'm In Here" to fund an "investigational study", described on the ACE Pathway Investigational Study site as:A double blind research study to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of methods aimed at activating an alternative cellular energy (ACE) pathway in the therapy of autism and related childhood disorders. The study involves the scientific discovery that autism and other unexplained disorders are caused by viruses that escape immune recognition. These viruses are cal

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Homemade Tacos

This is an older picture of a taco with pico de gallo and tomatillo salsaIt was a crazy, crazy weekend.My youngest daughter has decided that she really likes competitive ice skating and wants to do another competition. Seeing as she is only 6 I have decided to let her only do ones that are at our home rink. Saves me travel and more chaos! With this though it means more time is spent at the rink. We had lessons on Friday night and Saturday.T. was away for the weekend so I had decided that my youngest one could finally have her sleepover that I promised her for her birthday. So while T. was away I had a couple more 6 year olds running around the h

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