http://reborn-babies-dolls.com/are-you-crazy-for-reborn-dolls/ by Marguerite Elisofon | Oct 18, 2013 | bedbugs, college graduates, debt ceiling, democracy, Democrats, entry level jobs, Georgetown University, government, magazines, Malala Yousafsai, Nobel Prize, Obama Care, Republicans, Taliban, unemployment, women
Sometimes (but not too often) I wake up with the idea that possibilities exist to resolve problems big and small in my family and the outside world. Today was one of those days. Dare I say that I felt hopeful? I’m not even sure what “hopeful” means anymore in...
by Marguerite Elisofon | Sep 27, 2013 | autism, Board of Education, college, familly isues, government, learning disabilities, life skills, sequestration, special education, special needs, supplemental social security
Is it possible we did too good a job of helping our daughter, Sarah, partially emerge from autism for her to qualify for disability payments? Getting supplemental Social Security Income for Sarah wasn’t going to be easy, our Disabilities Advocate, told us....
by Adriane Tillman | Apr 19, 2013 | autism, corruption, crime, developmental delays, fraud, government, politicians, special education services
Bravo to The New York Times for exposing Cheon Park (on the front page of last Friday’s paper), a contractor that was supposed to provide services for developmentally delayed 3 and 4-year olds. There are countless criminals to be pursued, but someone who preys...
by Adriane Tillman | Apr 5, 2013 | autism, college, family, finance, government, parenting, politics, special education, twins
Despite the fact that April is National Autism Awareness month, it seems to me that most of the world lives in a state of profound unawareness. The Center for Disease Control recently announced that 1 in 50 babies will now be diagnosed on the autistic...
by Adriane Tillman | Mar 15, 2013 | ADHD, autism, college, family, finance, government, parenting, politics, twins
We’ve hurtled over the financial cliff. It’s been front page news. Yet for us it seems like old news. As parents of twins in college and living in New York City, we went over the financial cliff years ago. We invested in early intervention for our daughter...