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Rerun the Guinea Pig

Thursday, March 17th, 2011

As of Tuesday night, Rerun’s most recent contribution to science came to an end… until next year. When Tad started doing ABA therapy at the University of Washington, I got Rerun into a research study program at the Autism Center that tracks children with older biological siblings who have been diagnosed with ASD.  At six […]



Tad Speaks – honesty edition

Tuesday, March 15th, 2011

There are fights already breaking out over the iPad. Because we did really get it so Tad could work with certain apps, he really sees it as “his” iPad, no matter how much we say it belongs to the whole family.  The Webmaster found a math app for Ane to work with, so she does […]



iCrack

Friday, March 11th, 2011

Once the iPad 2 was announced, prices on a refurbished 1st generation iPad dropped. And the Webmaster struck while the iron was hot. And the result… We had been researching different recommended apps for awhile, and had just been kind of in limbo, waiting for the iPad 2 announcement, and for our income tax refund.  […]



Busy Day

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2011

Today is a day I’ve been waiting for.  Today, after waiting six months (!) on a waiting list, I’m taking Tad to Children’s Hospital, going to their Autism Center, and having a consult with a neurodevelopmental pediatrician. Honestly, I have no idea what to expect from this appointment. Meeting with a pediatric specialist was one […]