Ingredients:

1 c. Arrowhead Mills Organic Yellow Cornmeal

3/4 c. Authentic Foods Multi-Blend GF Flour

1/4 c. Bob’s Red Mill Organic Coconut Flour

1 tbsp. Hain Pure Foods GF Baking Powder

1/2 c. Xylitol or other natural sweetener (pulsed in blender until powdery)

1 tsp. Hain Pure Foods Sea Salt

1 c. organic rice milk, hemp milk, almond milk, etc. warm

2 Ener-G Egg Replacer “eggs” whipped until foamy (follow directions on box), use 2 organic eggs if no egg allergy

4 tbsp. Whole Foods 365 brand or Spectrum brand Organic All-Vegetable Shortening (palm), melted

1/4 c. Madhava Agave Nectar Read the rest of this entry »

Today I am launching a new feature on my blog:  Guest Blogger Du Jour.   I’m starting off with a bang thanks to my friend Lynn Smith.  Lynn is fairly *new* to autism and biomedical treatments; however, you’d never know that by talking to her.  This is a woman who has taken the autism bull by the horns and has tackled its ass.  Lynn’s not messing around, she’s out to bring her daughter back from the abyss of an ASD.  So without further ado, I present you with my first ever guest blogger, Lynn Smith ((and the audience roars)) [if you are interested in a guest blogger spot, please email me at charlieinwonderland@yahoo.com]:

The purpose of this post is to share our story of getting insurance approval for Dr. Arthur Krigsman through our insurance company, which will be referred to as “InsuranceCo” throughout the piece.

On April 28th we had our initial phone consult with Dr. Krigsman to review my daughter Beth’s medical history and lab results.  It was determined that the next steps would be having her scoped, pill cam, and biopsy procedure.  These were scheduled for June 2nd in Austin, TX. Read the rest of this entry »

Diapers and Jump Shots: Player Has Her Hands Full

LOS ANGELES — She was showered, dressed and ready for work. A few purposeful strides and Candace Parker would have been out of the house and on her way to Staples Center, where her team, the Los Angeles Sparks, was playing the Seattle Storm.

Parker, the star power forward who remains on maternity leave, had assured her bosses that she would be there to help market the team. But every time she reached for her keys, the cries of her infant daughter, Lailaa, pulled her back.

Lailaa, who was born May 13, had been agitated for two days after her first round of vaccinations.

Lisa Leslie, one of five mothers playing for the Sparks, had warned Parker that every new mother has her meltdown moment. This was shaping up as Parker’s. Read the rest of this entry »

By: Sheri Miller
*Note from the author: This is a summary of what I spoke about during my Diet & Autism presentation. It’s written more in a conversational tone, as I was using it as a reference for myself while I spoke.  Hopefully it may be helpful to someone!
** this article is reprinted with permission by the author

We know that diet can certainly impact many health conditions such as diabetes, Celiac disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc.   And it CAN affect autism and related disorders as well.

You may ask: How? Why?
Can what we eat and drink really affect the neurological system – the brain and its functioning?  Yes.  For example, individuals with epilepsy or seizure disorders can have certain foods that may trigger seizures.  What about alcohol? It certainly affects the brain which in turn affects motor control, speech, cognition, social interaction, etc. Read the rest of this entry »

www.autismclock.com

Is there a word scarier than scary? More frightening than frightening? More terrifying than terrifying? If so, that’s the word I wish to use to describe this situation.

**UPDATE:  Michael’s loan was fully funded today (06/18/09)!!!  Thanks to everyone who chipped-in!!!  Michael is now one step closer to healing and recovery because of you!!!

You all know by now the importance of Lend4Health.org.  So many children and families have been helped thanks to this website, my own family and child included.

Lend4Health provides NO interest, micro loans to families of children on the autism spectrum.  Loans are given for treatments, doctor’s visits, supplements/medications, and the list goes on. Read the rest of this entry »

This afternoon I was sitting in my living room with my parents.  My mother and I were discussing some landscaping/house stuff when she said, “That’s something that could be solved by a quick visit to the outlet mall.”

Charlie looked up from building a robot and said, “I had a dream last night.”

We all turned to him and he said, “Yeah, I had a dream that every time I was mean or did something bad I fainted.”

I said, “When you woke up this morning you mumbled something about fainting.  Charlie said, “Yeah, God did it.”

My mother said, “Really?’

Charlie said, “Yeah, God is the King up in heaven and it’s his rules.”

I said, “Okay…”

Charlie looked around the room and said, “You know at the outlet mall where you pay in line?”

Shifting gears we all said, “Yeah.”  I was thinking he was moving on to a new conversation.

He said, “The lanes where you pay… the font on the sign with the number for the lane… you know that font?”

I said, “Okay…”   But really, I didn’t.  I had no idea what he was talking about.

Charlie said, “Up in heaven, way up in the sky, there’s a cloud that says ‘If you’re mean or bad you faint.’…”

Again, I thought he was jumping to another conversation.

He then said, “The sentence written on the cloud is the same font and it’s God’s rule.”  Keep in mind we do not attend church, so this God thing is coming from his own mind.

My mother looked at me.  I looked at her.  I said, “The font of the sentence written on a cloud IN YOUR DREAM is the same font they use on the signs at the outlet mall?”

Charlie said, “Yep.”

My mom said, “You’re dreaming of fonts?”

Charlie nodded and went back to his robot.

Here are the quick links to what you are talking about:

What Rhymes With Ducked?
http://charlieinwonderland.com/?p=1225

Robotic Vacuum Woes
http://charlieinwonderland.com/?p=481

Welcome to Hell!
http://charlieinwonderland.com/?p=436

My Age of Autism piece
http://charlieinwonderland.com/?page_id=901

Yesterday Charlie’s Granny splurged and bought him the Lego Mindstorms set.  This is something Charlie has been begging us to get him for over 3 years.  As you all know, his two greatest joys are robots and Legos.  Mindstorms combines both of these in one toy set.

Here are some pictures of Charlie’s first robot, Mini Fig Bus (designed and made by him), which he worked diligently on last night until it was finished:

This morning Charlie was up at 5:15 (gee, thanks Mom! LOL!) searching NXTprograms.com.  He discovered the site offers plans for building robots and so he decided to built a robot designed by someone else.  Here are some pictures of Hammer Bot:

And because he is a boy, and things must be destructive and destroyed, here is a video of his Hammer Bot in action (notice at the end of the video he says, “Fin!”):