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Dear Autism-Blogger Community,

I am one of the founders of Big Heart Baby, the baby clothing company that donates 50% of profits to children’s charities.  I want to let you know about a product that we have introduced to raise money for Autism.  50% of all profits from sales of our Blue Onesie will be donated to help raise public awareness about Autism, fund research into the causes, prevention, and treatments for Autism, and to assist those who deal with the hardships of Autism.  Currently we sell onesies in four sizes up to 18 months and we will soon be expanding to toddler size clothing as well.  Please help us spread the word!

Big Heart Baby is a socially conscious baby clothing company started with the goal of combining effective business practices with charitable giving to raise funds and awareness for children’s causes all over the world.  We are a new type of company that incorporates ‘embedded philanthropy’ as an integral part of the business model.  For us, giving back is not a limited time promotion but the very core of our business. Our bottom line is not only measured financially, but also in terms of the positive impact we are able to have on the world.  The business world is changing, and to be truly successful in the future companies will have to be more accountable and be held to a higher standard of social responsibility.  By donating 50% of all profits to children’s charities, Big Heart Baby is leading by example.

Our mission is simple: with every sale we make, we’ll donate to a cause helping kids.

You can view our Blue Onesie and learn more about our company at www.BigHeartBaby.com.  As always, any feedback is welcome and appreciated!

Sincerely,

Shane Farkas
Co-Founder, Big Heart Baby
Mobile: (310) 651-1799
shane@bigheartbaby.com  read more »

NEW BOOK ABOUT LESSONS AND ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

AutismClassroom.com's new book Lesson Ideas and Activities for Young Children with Autism and Related Special Needs is in electronic form and will be available in paperback in September! This book is gives starting points and beginning places for creating meaningful activities for pre-school and elementary-aged students with autism and related special needs. The themes addressed in the book are Colors, Numbers & Shapes, Fall (Subtheme: All About Me), Winter (Subtheme: Winter Holidays), Spring, and Summer (Subtheme: Camping & Going to the Zoo). Each chapter has a list of activities that address some of the skills that are sometimes the most challenging for some individuals with autism.  Each theme's unit provides 5 activity ideas specific to the following areas: Joint Attention, Imitation Skills, Communication, Self-Help Skills, Independent Skills, Pre-Vocational Skills, Social Skills, Play Skills, Sensory Involvement, Basic Concept Mastery, Vocabulary/Literacy, Fine Motor, and Gross Motor.  Also included at the end of each chapter is an "Implementation Tip" related to one of the suggested activities. 

Below is a small sample of the activites:  read more »

Hi Everyone!

 My small start-up has created a peeled, organic pear juice that is made for families on food-restrictive diets.  We're made better (hands-down) than all the other pear juice companies out there.  This is because our manufacturing process does not use any processing aids that are traditional to the industry.  

 Plus, we use only ripe, peeled, cored and de-seeded pears. So, if you're on SCD (Specific Carbohydrate Diet), Feingold, of Low oxalate/phenol diet you'll definitely want to check us out....

 www.gogojuice.com

 Let me know what you think of our first product! Thanks everyone!

Betty - the mom in charge @ gogojuice

THE STORY
Autism spectrum disorders affect 1 in 150 individuals nationally. This image is to encourage to never give up on our little ones.

THE DETAILS
This piece of jewelry is made to order just for you, using the highest quality lead free solder and a sterling silver jump ring. Sandwiched with love inside two pieces of glass is a long lasting print of one of my magically delicious collages. The dimensions are about 1.25 inches square-ish, or 3.2 centimetres-ish.

THE PACKAGING
Your LadyBird will be pillowed on a bed of white fluff, and lovlngly boxed in a brand new jewelry box. A colorful jewelry care card is included. It's a gift - for yourself or someone you love!

THE QUESTIONS?
Email me at allisonstrine [!at] mac.com

THE PAYMENT OPTIONS
Paypal is easiest, but there's more! I'm happy to process credit card payments over the telephone or send invoices via Google Checkout. I accept Visa, MasterCard, and American Express. Such a deal!

THE GLEE GUARANTEE
I want you to be happy to the moon and back! If for any reason you aren't in love with your LadyBirds, contact me. We can work it out!

THE BORING PART
This illustration is copyright Allison Strine 2010. Copyright is not transferable with the sale of this print. The buyer is not entitled to reproduction rights. Not no way, not no how.

THE LINKBACK
See more SUPPORT 'Birdies here:
http://www.etsy.com/shop/allisonstrine?section_id=5026506

Future Horizons www.fhautism.com has sent me a bunch of stuff to offer to Autism Bloggers. For the month of July, I will be just giving stuff away. The only catch is you have to let us all know if you liked it, hated it, etc. No catches, just good ol fashioned free stuff.

I figure with all the spam around here lately, you dedicated people deserve something for the hassle.

The first thing I have on the bidding table is 1001 Great Ideas for Teaching and Raising Children with Autism or Asperger's by Ellen Notbohm and Veronica Zysk. Here's the link on Amazon. This book goes for $25.00.

First person to comment on this post, gets it...as long as you agree to post a follow up on Autism Blogger. 

Disclaimer:  Usually I don’t write about products unless I think the product will help families.  Also, I get no payment for writing about products or services.

With all that said, I wish I had the Toddler Logger when Tristan and even Dylan were toddling around.  I had notebook, after notebook that had little notes scribbled about foods, sleep, pooping, social interactions, and who knows what else because I would miss place them and start all over with another notebook.  Or I would write developments on scrap envelopes with the thought that I would transfer them to “the notebook”, but instead they would get recycled.

Often when I needed to refer back to my notes for a doctor’s appointment or a school meeting they disappeared or were so unorganized that they were useless.   As many families affected by autism our life was on a fast track of autism interventions and therapies.  Sure, I could have created my own version of Toddler Logger, but honestly it fell to the bottom of my to-do list.  So, go to there website and order your Toddler Logger, and get it off your to-do list.  And shh… don’t tell, but the Toddler Logger has an introductory sale, $10.95 a book.

This is a great article so that we can understand the healthcare politics and thinking 

Healthcare Politics and the Flat Earth Myth

The flat earth paradox can explain why glutathione and cysteine are not as common as the word cholesterol is today. It also explains why healthcare politics has not considered it as a modality.

Were you taught that in addition to sailing the ocean blue in 1492, Columbus also established that the earth was not flat?

Throughout the 20th century, the majority of us believed in this myth. It is actually a myth that men in the dark ages thought that the earth was flat. The fact is, that is not true. They knew the earth was round.

It is believed the ancient Hebrews of the Bible knew it to be a sphere. Scripture was later misapplied to say it was flat.

Several hundred years after the Bible indicated this scientific fact Aristotle (384-322 BC) said it was common knowledge. Then a few hundred years into the future (220 BCE), Eratosthenes of Cyrene accurately estimated the Earth's diameter (He was off by about 4,000 Kilometers but who is counting when your measuring by a mans stride.)

Yet Columbus faced a daunting task to convince everyone he was not going to sale off the edge of the earth. At least that was the belief about the 19th century, thanks to Washington Irving's fantasy, The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus, published in 1828. So either the myth (Irving's fiction), belief in the myth (as we did last century), or lack of knowledge of what people held as truth is really a myth (ignorance that it was an urban legend on a global scale) all illustrate a paradox. In spite of the evidence to the contrary, people believed what they believed for various reasons.  read more »

 I am posting this so everybody can understand what the safest way is to raise intracellular Glutathione.  Bioactive whey protein (Immunocal) vs NAC...Nacetyl-cysteine..  read more »

 What is Immunocal bioactive whey protein?     read more »

I am posting an article by Dr Patricia Kongshavn which explains the science of Glutathione......   read more »

Hello all, My name is Tom and I have been researching the science of GLUTATHIONE for the past 9 months.  This amazing protein that is produced in every cell of your body is linked to many different pathologies in our world today.  The reason that I am doing this blog is to educate evryone that I can touch so that they are aware of how to increase your Glutathione levels naturally.  Here is a portion of the press release from Immunotec reasearch and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre in Dallas.....Although the causes of Autism have not been clearly identified, reasearch has suggested that chronic biochemical imbalance plays a role.  Studies have shown that levels of the major intracellular antioxidant "Glutathione" is typically 50% lower in children with autism. Glutathione, which is produced by every cell in the body, is responsible for a number of functions including the removing or neutralizing dangerous substances that we are exposed to on a daily basis, including toxic metals.  Toxins, pollution, disease, stress and poor diet can all contribute to loss of Glutathione.  When Glutathione levels reach a critically low degree, we are much more vulnerable to toxins and immune dysfunction.  Dr Janet Kern..principal investigator states"Some children with autism are poor detoxifiers relative to normally developing children..toxic metals that are not eliminated will build up in the brain...raising Glutathione levels will help these children with the detoxifying process.  Dr Jill James...co-investigator...Dr James is noted for her landmark studies in autism and toxicology and is among the first scientists to point out the links with low Glutathione levels...she states" we know that IMMNOCAL has been used to raise Glutathione levels in other studies very effectively in areas such as cancer and lung disease and that is why we are doing the research for autism.  read more »

The Apple apps store has all the ABA flashcards from kindergarten.com   and they are free for the month of April in honor of autism awareness month. They regularly are .99 each but are now free!  These work for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.

hello everyone,

here is one of the testamonies i have read that i think has some good information.  i hope it helps someone.  if anyone would like to find out more information about these great products please let me know.  contact me at victoria.harrell@live.com.  you can also get a lilttle information at www.lovinlifeceo.com/harrell

When you have valuable information, it's important to share it with those you love and care about...

It's been a while since I've updated you all on our progress.  As you may recall, our son Tony (who is now 13 yrs old) is autistic.  Autism is a developmental disability that impacts normal development of the brain in the area of social interaction and communication skills.

Autism is a difficult thing to understand.  Doctors and experts still do not know everything there is to know. Yet, as a parent of an autistic child, that's exactly what you want—to know everything so you can fix it.  There are still many mysteries surrounding autism.  The most important thing to remember through it all is that there is hope. Autism isn't a death sentence. There have been many advancements in the last few years and many autistic children have gone on to lead wonderful, rich lives. So, if you are a parent of an autistic child, do what I do... take a deep breath and say quietly to yourself every day: "There is Hope".

Sadly, Autism is far too common.  Autism effects 1 in 250 births, and is three to four times more prevalent in boys than girls.  This means that 1.5 million Americans are believed to have some form of autism.  No one knows what causes Autism.

Children and adults with autism typically experience difficulty with:  read more »

I am a grandmother of a six year old that has been diagnosed with ADHD and possibly Aspergers.   My daughter did not want to give him drugs, but felt she had no choice.  My grandson, Connor, was having outbursts that included hitting and biting.   We began to explore alternative ways to help him.  I want to share what has worked.  Connor has been taking natural products from Native Remedies (check out website: http://www.nativeremedies.com/).  He takes :  Bright Spark, Fous Formula and Mind Smooth Jr.  His teachers have remarked about the great change.   We saw the biggest change when we added the "Mind Smooth Jr" and the teachers, counselor and school psychiatrist all asked what we had done.   He still has outbursts on occasion but nothing like before.  I don't know if these products will help others like they have helped Connor, but I think it is worth a try.  You can return anything that does not work.  I have sent back some products that I ordered and got a full refund.  We have had a good experience with the company.