eeyorerocks

@eeyorerocks (11)

United States • Age 50

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Autism movie you should see

Canellita @Canellita (12029) • United States 3 Mar 10

The name of the movie is "Mozart and the Whale" and it is available from Netflix. A high functioning youngish man with autism leads a support group for people who have different degrees of functioning and one day a woman with...

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eeyorerocks Snowcake is another great movie, starring the amazing Sigourney Weaver.

3 Apr 10

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I have my sons review coming up in 2 weeks time and I am so nervous...

Skyeblue25 @Skyeblue25 (545) 13 Mar 10

For those that don't know what I have been going through with my son over the last few years I will try and fill you in briefly. He has always struggled at school, infact it started at nursery when he couldn't cope emotionally...

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eeyorerocks What state are you in? Have you gotten in writing from the school system why you haven't gotten an assessment yet? I think your rights are being violated here as determined by federal law (IDEA). Please email me if you are interested in arranging an online...

3 Apr 10

earning extra christmas money

eeyorerocks @eeyorerocks (11) • United States 30 Nov 09

A very simple and cost-free way to make extra money for christmas is cash 4 books. they pay you for recently published used books and even pay your shipping. books must be in good condition or they send them back....

Does anyone have any information on how Helium and Triond pay?

stickergal @stickergal (58) • United States 22 Jul 08

I am currently writing articles for Helium and Triond. Although my articles rate in the top quarter, Helium's rate of pay trickles in and amounts to pennies. Triond pays on average four times as much per article, but it hardly...

freelance writing

pay scale for freelance writers

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eeyorerocks You can probably make more money off your writing by blogging if it's a popular topic. this site has good information about increasing blog traffic...

30 Nov 09

My first kiss! WOW! It's enough to make a mom so happy she cries!

mommaj @mommaj (23112) • United States 11 Sep 09

A year ago, it was my first hug. Now it's my first kiss. My son is four and a half and I just got my first kiss. He was looking in the mirror and as I often do I pick him up and give him a kiss. He made the sounds back and...

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eeyorerocks Not quite a kiss, but one of my students drew a picture of a dinosaur crying when i had to move on to another school. He told me that the dinosaurs would miss me.

21 Sep 09

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Have you seen how much gluten free foods are out there? Have any of you tried

mommaj @mommaj (23112) • United States 1 Aug 09

Have you seen how much gluten free foods are out there? Have any of you tried them on autistic children? I know that they suggest gluten free diets for autistic children. Did you really see a difference in your child's behavior? I...

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eeyorerocks Just because many kids who have Autism are allergic to gluten doesn't mean every child with Autism should be on a gluten-free diet. They are two totally different conditions. People who are allergic to gluten have results that show up on allergy tests. Some...

7 Sep 09

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New Teacher

lvmybz @lvmybz (125) • United States 9 Aug 09

My son is 6 years and 9 months. When he was diagnosed with autism at about age 3 and a half, he started going to school a few months after. He is now going into the first grade, but not mainstream, just the autism class. But...

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eeyorerocks Most teachers are there because they love kids. Those of us who go into special education do so because we love to see the immense progress our kiddos make with specialized instruction. while there was little education for teachers about autism when I was in...

7 Sep 09

do u love writing

trisha27 @trisha27 (3494) • United States 4 Sep 09

Do you love to write. What has encouraged you to write and what do you write about? Where do you get your writing ideas from? I love writing. Ever since being in highschool, I've always wrote various things. Short stories and...

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eeyorerocks I love to write but I tend to get "lost" in it. I have a crazy family life right now, so I usually just write poetry and blogs and short articles. I'm working on a screenplay and novel- but then isn't everyone?

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Should people have to pay for shots that the government requires?

mommaj @mommaj (23112) • United States 4 Sep 09

This actually occured to me when reading about a dog, but it also applies to people. Should we have to pay for our children to be immunized? As a mom of an autistic child I would like to thank the government for making me pay for...

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eeyorerocks There are no more shots with any form of mercury including Thermisol. Not to mention that Thermisol has a half life of about 3 days. It's out of the body in 7 days tops. Kids with autism may have high mercury levels but it's of the type that accumulates in the...

5 Sep 09

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