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May 28, 2009 01:46 PM EDT (shared with group: May 28, 2009) — If you see this through Comment Speedway or ViewMasters - I ask that you please don't leave a generic comment.  While normally I don't mind "Thanks for sharing," I'd really like a little more feedback . . . more
The World Feels More Spacious
by Krista Tippett
views: 131 | rating: 10 | comments: 2
February 19, 2009 05:40 PM EST (shared with group: February 19, 2009) — Mathematics, Purpose, and Truth I picked up Janna Levin's novel off a table at a bookstore, drawn to it initially perhaps because we had just completed our program with Paul Collins and Jennifer . . . more
January 25, 2009 12:49 AM EST (shared with group: January 25, 2009) — For Those who have experienced the stress and emtional turmoil of having a severely Autistic child, having more children following one can be kind of nerve wracking while you are waiting for those magic . . . more
For Veteran's Day...
by señoritafish (oxyjulis californica)
views: 27 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
November 12, 2008 02:05 AM EST (shared with group: November 12, 2008) — My uncle and dad ... This was taken in 1942 - my father, on the right, quit high school to join the Navy after Pearl Harbor.  He was seventeen.  My uncle John, two years older, was . . . more
September 16, 2008 05:40 PM EDT (shared with group: October 21, 2008) — I drove in to work today (school starting and getting the kids ready in the morning this week has thrown me off my bus schedule), and listened to Kevin & Bean on the Los Angeles area radio station . . . more
Helping Adults Embrace the Mystery
by Krista Tippett
views: 63 | rating: 10 | comments: 3
April 08, 2008 11:23 AM EDT (shared with group: April 11, 2008) — The Spirituality of Parenting The notion of God as father is a metaphor, of course, like much religious language. It is necessary approximation and analogy. When I became a mother myself, I was . . . more
Autism Awareness Month...
by Tanya S.
views: 117 | rating: 10 | comments: 32
March 30, 2008 05:01 PM EDT (shared with group: March 30, 2008) — April is just two days from now and so begins the month of Autism Awareness.. Some of you know that I am a proud mother of an autistic child and urge people everyday to learn more about autism and support . . . more
Funny music, funny book; I *may* live to be 50!
by Karen T.
views: 30 | rating: 5.5 | comments: 6
January 09, 2008 08:49 PM EST (shared with group: February 04, 2008) — I was fortunate enough to meet comedy-rock legend  "Weird Al" Yankovic in 1984 during a brief stay in Texas (I won a radio contest to "Eat It with Weird Al!", although . . . more
The World Feels More Spacious
by Krista Tippett
views: 121 | rating: 10 | comments: 13
January 15, 2008 09:04 PM EST (shared with group: January 15, 2008) — Mathematics, Purpose, and Truth Janna Levin is a professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College with a special interest in the origins and shape of the universe. She's also the author . . . more
Illumination from the "Edge of Life"
by Krista Tippett
views: 82 | rating: 10 | comments: 2
December 30, 2007 08:57 PM EST (shared with group: December 30, 2007) — Listening Generously: The Medicine of Rachel Naomi Remen Dr. Remen is a clinical professor at the University of California at San Francisco School of Medicine and a leader in the growing field of . . . more
A Physical Study in Paradox
by Krista Tippett
views: 92 | rating: 8.2 | comments: 3
December 22, 2007 05:49 PM EST (shared with group: December 22, 2007) — The Wisdom of Tenderness The Canadian philosopher and Catholic social innovator, Jean Vanier, founded a community centered around people with mental disabilities, L'Arche, that has now become . . . more
What It Means for Me to Be Human
by Krista Tippett
views: 214 | rating: 10 | comments: 25
September 30, 2007 01:56 AM EDT (shared with group: December 22, 2007) — The Centers for Disease Control report that 1 in 150 children in the U.S. is now diagnosed somewhere on the spectrum of autism. In other words, this is a condition that affects many lives, many families. . . . more
October 08, 2007 04:54 PM EDT (shared with group: October 08, 2007) — My 8 year old Autistic son Sam woke up on the crabby side and kept insisting he did not feel well and needed to go back to bed, but Dad and I could tell he wasn't sick, just over tired and he already . . . more
October 05, 2007 01:18 PM EDT (shared with group: October 05, 2007) —  They send you a coupon for a free can plus extra coupns to share! I love Progresso Soups!   http://www.startsampling.com/sm/100046/captureAddress.iphtml?item=100046&source=&email=townsendcountry%40gmail%2Ecom  . . . more
First-person account of Life With Asperger's
by Karen T.
views: 46 | rating: 10 | comments: 5
September 30, 2007 06:06 AM EDT (shared with group: September 30, 2007) — Dear Aspies and Spectrum families,   I just read the most wonderful article in the New Yorker.  It was a music critic's account of growing up with, and eventually being diagnosed with, . . . more
Her Autistic Brothers - NY Times article
by Bonnie Sayers
views: 45 | rating: 6 | comments: 8
February 18, 2007 11:10 AM EST (shared with group: February 18, 2007) — This is an interesting story of twin brothers both on the spectrum who are teenagers and their fourteen year old sister and an 11 year old sister. Good information about siblings and how they handle . . . more
Two shows about autism on tonight (SUN 2/18/07)
by Bonnie Sayers
views: 34 | rating: 5.5 | comments: 2
February 18, 2007 12:44 AM EST (shared with group: February 18, 2007) — First up is a segment with Leslie Stahl on 60 Minutes.  This airs Sunday night 7/6c pm on CBS.  Leslie is quoted as saying the story ended up "a cliffhanger - with a little leaning on the . . . more
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Following The Rain Man
Owner: Sunnye T.
Created: Jul 25, 2006
This group is founded by two women who found each other through Gather discussions: one has a 7-year-old daughter with Asperger Syndrome, the other has a 41-year-old son with Autism combined with other disabilities.

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