Rush Takes Issue with ADHD and ASD, and I May Be Psychic

20 million people just heard all the reasons why you, or your child’s, diagnosis of ADD, ADHD, ASD (autism spectrum disorder), or the syndrome formerly known as Aspergers is detrimental to them.  Within hours of posting my concerns about over diagnosis of these conditions to my blog , I hear Rush Limbaugh go on one of his famous rants about it. Some of the points he made were-

Mixed Feelings About Autism Awareness Month

April 1^st marked the beginning of Autism Awareness Month. As a parent of an (newly diagnosed) autistic child how could I possibly feel ambivalent about that? Well, first let me make clear my right to change or even reverse my feelings on this at some point in the future. This is just my initial reaction to both AAM and the new CDC report about autism prevalence.

I Have A Secret

Sometimes, not all the time, but sometimes, when Michael says wholly inappropriate (but completely true) things to people- I have to suppress the urge to giggle and give him a high five (SHHHH!!Don’t tell!). This has led me to a realization that I thought I would share.