DSM-5 Autistic Spectrum Disorder Disaster By Kim Oakley Should Be Mandatory Reading For The DSM-5 Committees

I have great respect for Kim Oakley  a California mother who has been honestly and courageously documenting her severely autistic son's self-injurious behavior on Youtube, Classic Autism kgaccount's channel,  for several years.  Within the past year she has also begun  a blog, Autism, Epilepsy and Self-Injurious Behavior, on which she presents her views on autism with  the same honesty and courage. Ms. Oakley's most recent blog comment DSM-5 Autistic Spectrum Disorder Disaster is as direct and to the point as the title itself.  She pulls no punches in ripping (deservedly) the DSM-5's failure

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5 Finger Lickin' Chicken Wings for a Touchdown!

So the Superbowl is coming up - have you got your gameday grub planned? At our house, chicken wings will definitely be on the table. We love our chicken wings and over the past year, I've made a few various kinds that would be great to serve up for the big game. If you're a chicken wing lover like me, you'll love any of these 5 Finger Lickin' Chicken Wings for a Touchdown!Cornmeal Buffalo WingsHoney BBQ WingsSticky WingsZesty Italian Chicken WingsLemon Pepper Chicken WingsNeed more? Here's last year's round up! 7 Tasty Gameday Chicken Wing Recipes

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Not Accounted For By General Developmental Delays: In DSM-5 Era Life for Autism's Invisible Vast Majority Is About To Get Much Harder

DSM-5 Autism Spectrum Disorder Will Exclude Autism's Vast Majority  Of Intellectually DisabledWhile the New York Times, the CBC and other mainstream media giants debate the DSM5's potential exclusion of high functioning autistic persons from autism diagnosis barely a whisper is heard about the express exclusion of autism's vast majority of intellectually disabled. The exclusion of the intellectually disabled from the DSM5's New Autism Spectrum Disorder is not a potential effect, it is the express and intended effect of the language of mandatory criterion "A" as recently confessed by Dr. Catherine Lord."Autism Spectru

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CHOCOLATE ESPRESSO LAYER CAKE

ANOTHER BIRTHDAYThe secret to staying young is to live honestly,eat slowly,and to lie about your age.~ Lucille Ball“Oh, grow up!” he often says to me when I’ve said or done something particularly ridiculous, a smirk dancing upon his lips, a glint of humor in his eyes. “Would you really want me to?” is my usual rejoinder. We revel in our youthful silliness and utter disregard for the rules of behavior that most seem so urgently ready to apply to folks of our age. Another birthday has rolled around and I am now squarely centered in that “woman of a certain age” category. I look in the mirror and see the lines on my skin and the silver threaded through m

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Pizza Pasta Casserole

With the Superbowl coming up, I wonder how many folks will be cheering {and jeering} the football teams while eating pizza. Let's face it, pizza is pretty easy to serve when friends are over. But the thing that gets me is that it takes more effort to enjoy pizza like everyone else if you happen to be gluten free. It's not like we can just omit various toppings on the pizza, but rather have to have a whole different crust all together. However, I've found a way to enjoy all the flavors of my favorite pizzas another way... in pasta form! Sure, it requires the use of a fork, but for me, this Pizza Pasta Casserole highlights the best part of pizza - the t

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Air Playit - Streaming Video to iPhone iPad Android Anywhere

Air Playit is a video streaming software designed to stream videos audios to Apple iPhone, iPad, iPod touch and Google Android OS mobile devices. Air Playit is capable of streaming 320 different video & audio formats to your mobile devices via WiFi and 3G/4G network. It acts as your personal audio video cloud server and lets you watch videos on the go.Read more »

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Siri on iPad 2–How to Install

Siri – Your wish is its command…Siri on iPhone 4S lets you use your voice to send messages, schedule meetings, place phone calls, and more. Ask Siri to do things just by talking the way you talk. Siri understands what you say, knows what you mean, and even talks back. Siri is so easy to use and does so much, you’ll keep finding more and more ways to use it.Because of its popularity, everyone in the jailbreaking community wants to have a crack on how to install Siri on other apple iOS devices. I found this post from idownloadblog on how to install Siri on iPad 2.Read more »

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1944 Ομηρία στη Γερμανία

ΟΜΗΡΙΑ ΣΤΗ ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΑ 1944 Μια αληθινή ιστορία της Κατοχής. Τον καιρό που η φασιστική Γερμανία κυριαρχούσε, απ άκρου σε άκρον σε ολόκληρη την Ευρώπη Λέγομαι Νικόλαος Σκαλτσάς και σε ηλικία 17 έζησα την χειρότερη εμπειρία της ζωής μου. Είναι Αύγουστος του 1944 όταν στην Αθήνα οι Γερμανοί έκαναν μπλόκα και εκτελούσαν αδιακρίτως αθώους συμπολίτες μας με το παραμικρό.  Έτσι λοιπόν όταν έκαναν το μπλόκο στον Ν. Κόσμο στις 9 Αυγούστου του 1944, μας συγκέντρωσαν στην Πλατεία Φάρου της Δάφνης, εκτέλεσαν 112 νέους συμπολίτες μας και μετά 1000 άτομα περίπου, μας πήγαν στο στρατόπεδο Χαϊδαρίου. Εκεί μας κράτησαν μια βδομάδα και κατόπιν μιάς επιλογής, γύρω

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ENDIVE, LARDONS & CANCOILLOTTE GRATIN with a Peasant Boule

A BIRTHDAY AND A GIFTI think, at a child's birth, if a mother could ask a fairy godmother to endow itwith the most useful gift, that gift should be curiosity.- Eleanor RooseveltSmall baby swaddled in creamy caramel blankets clutched to her chest, the woman in the supermarket line in front of me rattled on happily about the birth of her newest child, wondering that six weeks had already flown by. I smiled at her and exclaimed “and before you know it, 20 years will have elapsed” as I thought of my own babies, now grown men.Each birthday is a time of reflection: where we have been, where we are now and where we are going. Wishes made as candles are blown

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Nokia Lumia 900-Finally a Windows Phone that can compete with Android and iPhone

Windows Phone finally have a phone that is worthy to compete with Android and iPhone, the new Windows Phone Nokia Lumia 900. It was first revealed in last December in Europe, the Lumia 900 was codenamed ACE and was publicly announced at the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show.Read more »

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Ringing in the New Year with Rice...

With the recent start of Chinese New Year, it's very common for families to stock up their kitchen with rice and prepare rice dishes. Even with Filipinos and our celebration of the New Year, rice is very symbolic in that it represents fertility, luck, and wealth for the year ahead. Here are some rice dishes we enjoyed in the past year that would make for a delicious side dish to accompany your upcoming meals!...Leek & Garlic Rice PilafMexican RiceToasted Coconut RiceCuban Picadillo RiceCuban Beans & RiceSalsa Chicken Rice BowlsIndonesian Shrimp Fried RiceCajun Red Beans & RiceSpinach, Leek & Garlic Rice15 {More} Ways to Rice it Up!

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