I interpreted that as being co-opted from anti-vax “vaccines cause autism” bullshit. They don’t, of course, it’s been studied extensively. And it’s super harmful and gross for her to spread that nonsense if my interpretation is correct.

It’s also a town in Michigan, though it’s spelled Cheboygan here and is not famous for really anything except being the closest place on this side of the Mackinac Bridge with a grocery store.

It’s “What’s Your Number?” which I own on DVD...for a friend.

This article I read stated that she can petition the judge for conditional release every six months to receive outpatient care instead of staying in the hospital the full 40 years. The other teen got 25 years in a mental facility, and as part of her plea cannot petition for release until she’s been there for three…

This is such a great time for animation between this show, Gravity Falls (still rewatch), Steven Universe, and others. My favorite episode is where Marco goes on a quest which takes years and when he and Star finally meet again he’s aged into an adult while she has not. Star’s reaction to Adult Marco is hilarious and…

Mine too! I’m so happy my daughter likes it. It’s such a quiet movie that I was glad she watched it through. Hard to compete with noisy Trolls/Emoji movies.

Kiki’s Delivery Service is open for business!

This might sound unhelpful, but my sister has a cat who would pee in inappropriate places (laundry baskets, the sink, etc.). After trying a lot of things like behavioral training, buying additional litter boxes, and cleaning more often, the vet ended up prescribing low dose Prozac to the cat. My sister is the first to…

Very wise decision

Also in 2006, there was World Trade Center with Nicolas Cage and Michael Peña. I didn’t realize until I just looked it up again that it was directed by Oliver Stone.

The regional grocery chain I shop at at keeps spitting out coupons for a free pint of this stuff, so it’s consistently sold out. It made me assume it was delicious, but now I’m like...?

I think it depends on the water source. I live in a single family home in. a relatively small city north of Flint, and our quarterly water/sewer bill is around $120. Our water is pumped from a spot on Lake Huron at least sixty miles away. What is happening in Flint and Detroit is unconscionable.

Thanks for the feedback! I hope to open my shop in the next few weeks once I make up a few more patterns. I left my day job a few years ago to take care of my son, who has an autism spectrum disorder and is profoundly developmentally delayed. It is a ton of work managing his care, and crafting has really been a…

Oh, can I share, too?

Hulu doesn’t drop the whole series at once like Netflix, though, so it might be a good idea to wait until the first season is done before activating the free trial.

My daughter, age 4:

We like sensory friendly showings because it is one of the few public places we can take our autistic child and allow him a little free reign. Early intervention is largely about teaching appropriate skills and behaviors and weeding out the maladaptative stuff. We bother to take our kids to places like this…

This is very reminiscent of my time at Musicland (Sam Goody, Suncoast Motion Picture Co.) in the late nineties/early aughts. We had aggressive goals for pre-orders, special orders, “smart solutions” (high-margin peripherals like blank DVDs or CD shelving), and Netflix or Entertainment Weekly trial subscriptions. The…

There is a rumor that Barron Trump has an autism spectrum disorder. I have a child with ASD and I understand and respect any family’s right to publicly acknowledge (or not) their child’s condition when they feel it’s right (because it really is no one else’s business). However, I wish (if the rumors are true) that the…

Another LYS in Merrill is making them, too. I have been working on a couple this weekend to give to some friends going to Lansing for a sister march.