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  Niksmom recruited Navidad to sign the petition | over 1 year ago

  Tell Congress: Don't cave to Sarah Palin. Stand up for NPR!
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  Niksmom signed the petition | over 1 year ago

  Tell Congress: Don't cave to Sarah Palin. Stand up for NPR!
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  Niksmom signed the petition | about 2 years ago

  Tell Amy Dickinson to Correct Her Rape Victim Blaming Advice Column
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  Niksmom signed the petition | over 2 years ago

  Being a Woman Is Not a Pre-Existing Condition
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  Niksmom commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  The Hawai'ian

  This made me grin from ear to ear!  OH, and, FWIW, Nik is now as tall as Charlie's boogie board! LOL

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  Niksmom commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Special Ed in the US: Restraints & the Police

  Thank you for another reminder of why we removed Nik from public school.  He's fairly easy going when one understands his communication and works with him.  When he gets frustrated it's another story.  I imagine he would be subject to significant restraint some days and that disturbs me greatly.  School staff (in most cases) simply do not have the training and, frankly, patience to decipher our children's communications when they are manifested in "negative" behaviors.  Yet, when I work to understand Nik's behaviors, it is amazing how even-tempered he really is.

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  Niksmom commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  Wrongful Birth Lawsuits & Prenatal Testing

  I'm sorry, but anyone who is foolish (or eogtistical?) enough to think there is ever a guarantee about human life should get a dog.  They can choose the sex, the coloring, the personality traits based on breed, etc.
  
  One of the fundamental problems with our outrageously litigious society is that we expect doctors to be all-knowing deities and then we villify them and financially break them when they turn out to be human after all.
  
  If the Levy's think their child is going to be such an outrageous burden, perhaps they should simpy put the child up for adoption. There are many families who would welcome the child exactly as-is without blinking an eye.

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  Niksmom commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  In the Community

  Sounds like a delightful development in Charlie's wonderful and stable life at home. Wishing the same kinds of supports for you all in other areas, too. :-)

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  Niksmom signed the petition | over 2 years ago

  Tell the St. Lucie County School District to Respect the Rights of Students with Disabilities
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  Niksmom commented on the article | over 2 years ago

  (Not So) Typical Tween

  Adding a different perspective here...Kristina, thanks for a timely reminder that not *every* action or reaction our children have is strictly becasue of autism.  I think we parents can get caught in the mental trap of viewing absolutely everything through the lens of autism to the extent that we forget to consider other factors —such as age and hormones. Things which affect all humans.