Monthly Archives: February 2012

Family Advocacy

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

When you learn for the first time that the reason for your family member’s distressing behaviour is autism, you and your family are presented with a challenge. Although it helps to have a name for your child’s odd behaviour, you … Continue reading →

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Planning for when you are gone

Posted on February 10, 2012 by

The weekly podcast, ‘This American Life’, http://www.thisamericanlife.org/podcast  has some very interesting stories. Each weekly presentation includes about three or four stories. One personal account, a few weeks ago, within #420, under the general title of ‘Neighbourhood Watch’, was the story … Continue reading →

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