tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668872919742870494.post3627560852247111178..comments2023-12-26T01:36:12.706-07:00Comments on Autism Bites: Family Grant Money - Autism Speaks ForumDadof6Autistickidshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08872142455240124466noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668872919742870494.post-91302556087799679582009-01-30T20:37:00.000-07:002009-01-30T20:37:00.000-07:00There is a scholarship fund for financially disadv...There is a scholarship fund for financially disadvantaged children with autism. the url is http://www.autismgrant.org/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14827879901205019831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668872919742870494.post-17236008378225089792008-06-26T16:15:00.000-06:002008-06-26T16:15:00.000-06:00I am looking to find where your tshirts are. I wr...I am looking to find where your tshirts are. I write about autism awareness items and could include yours as well.<BR/><BR/>http://autismspectrumdisorders.bellaonline.comBonnie sayershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04619518559264215095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668872919742870494.post-64864669242592496252008-06-09T12:33:00.000-06:002008-06-09T12:33:00.000-06:00Michelle,No it's not too much, that's why we are h...Michelle,<BR/><BR/>No it's not too much, that's why we are here. ; )<BR/><BR/>Not sure if you caught the Larry King show on 'World Autism Day' that had Jenny McCarthy and a bunch of Dr's. Anywho, we were there too, briefly, where I told of our opinion on the matter.<BR/><BR/>Autism is a spectrum disorder that we believe is caused by a spectrum of reasons. We believe that genetics is a factor (duh!) and that vaccinations are too. Our first 5 got nearly all to their recommended shots. Before Mary (3) was born we had been reading books about the various dangers that vaccinations could cause. So we decided to NOT give her any.<BR/><BR/>Recently she has been evaluated and it was found that Mary has a high incident of the the Autism genome. We've figured that if we had given her any shots it could have been likely she would be very Autistic like Sarah and Ammon.Dadof6Autistickidshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08872142455240124466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668872919742870494.post-1026971073908375042008-06-08T19:02:00.000-06:002008-06-08T19:02:00.000-06:00The cost of therapies that children on the spectru...The cost of therapies that children on the spectrum can benefit from are ridiculously expensive! My son was receiving 2 hours of OT and 2 hours of feeding/ST a week and our bill was over $1,000 per week. We had Babynet pay for it until he turned 3, but now we have nothing. We are applying for a special version of medicaid (TEFRA) that is not income based so cross your fingers for us. My husband has a very good paying job and we are in the upper middle-class bracket, but our insurance does not pay a PENNY towards anything dealing with autism or developmental delays. And even though we don't live paycheck to paycheck like a lot of parents of children with autism, we cannot afford to go and drop $50,000 a year on various therapies that are required to give my son the needed tools to help him get the most out of life. Its so frustrating!! Research shows that Early Intervention is key... then why will no one help pay for it? It would be cheaper in the long run!*Jess*https://www.blogger.com/profile/05190888590178233798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668872919742870494.post-75347058395737791452008-06-08T14:16:00.000-06:002008-06-08T14:16:00.000-06:00Is it too much to ask about your oppinion on the v...Is it too much to ask about your oppinion on the vaccine- autism relationship?<BR/><BR/>Ive also heard wonders from people who put their children on special diet. Have you heard or tried it? I personally know someone who has seen Huge changes in her child since the diet.michelle hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09099568410687632931noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6668872919742870494.post-19544204375875893572008-06-06T18:55:00.000-06:002008-06-06T18:55:00.000-06:00I agree totally Dad. We only have one on the sever...I agree totally Dad. We only have one on the severe end of the spectrum. After moving across the country in search of a better life for the three of us we had to fight tooth and nail to get anything by way of services. We were finally able to get ours on Medicaid (she adopted us ;) ) to pay all of the copays which were just about crippling us in just medicine alone. We almost got to the point of just giving up and continuing to struggle.<BR/><BR/> We are finally able to pay all our bills on time (mostly). The Lord blesses those who give it their all. We are blessed in so many ways I can't count them all.<BR/><BR/> Keep up the hard work with your terrific kids. They so deserve a dad like you who gives so much.Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14597503741297142436noreply@blogger.com