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September 2011

Kindle Fire: Amazon Gets It Right

Since the first Android tablets came out, the world has been waiting for Apple to take a back seat to Google’s mighty tablet regime.  Unfortunately for Google, it hasn’t happened, and all their tablets have been somewhat less impressive than one had hoped based on the Android smartphone presence.  And …

Windows 8 Preview: A Review

While I am an Apple user, and love my Apple products, I love to work with new concepts and new ideas.  That’s why I was excited to see that the Windows 8 Developer Preview was available for testing. I downloaded it, and once some classes were done and out of …

Anxieties of a Parent with a Child with Autism

First published on Technorati as Anxieties of a Parent with a Child with Autism. Every parent of a child with Autism has concerns about their child’s future. And, inevitably, we compare our children with those neuro-typical children with whom he plays in the park or attends church. Any social situation, …

Wandering: The Fear of Every Parent

Article first published as Wandering: The Fear of Every Parent on Technorati. I just read that the 8 year old boy with Autism in Southern California, Joshua Robb, was found in good health. The news made an interesting deal about the fact the boy loved Ozzy Osbourne CD’s and rescuers …

2011 Utah Autumn Carnival for Autism

Article first published as 2011 Utah Autumn Carnival for Autism on Technorati. The Utah Autumn Carnival for Autism will be happening this weekend, September 17th from 11 AM to 2 PM at Historic Wheeler Farm. Registration for the event needed to happen by August 25th, but even if you are …

What I Remember from September 11th, 2001

I had been married for almost a full year.  I was on my way to the University of Utah for my second third semester in Ancient Greek and an Ancient Greek studies class, when I turned on NPR and heard the news.  A plane had hit one of the towers …

Groundbreaking Autism Research: Biological Identifications

Article first published as Groundbreaking Autism Research: Biological Identifications on Technorati. The West.com.au reported a groundbreaking Autism study as announced at the 3-day Asia Pacific Autism Conference.  The University of California’s MIND Institute has performed the most comprehensive medical examination of children on the Spectrum, finding that there are clear …

A Great Idea: We The People

Just recently the White House has announced a new tool to allow people to easily petition the Government for answers to their “grievances”. It’s called We the People, and will allow everyone and anyone to create and sign a petition that goes straight to the White House. Currently the only …

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