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With a few closing thoughts, I say goodbye to FriendsofQuinn

  Today I say goodbye to FriendsofQuinn and the Health Central Network.  I say goodbye with both thanks and sadness.  I will miss the growing community on FriendsofQuinn but need to continue my writing, advocacy and activism as I have for more than thirty-five years on blogs, listservs, and newspapers and in the... Read moreChevron

Killer Bees and their attack on Pediatric Bipolar Disorder

Quinn Bradlee's father, Ben Bradlee of the Washington Post, has said that no entity does investigative reporting better than newspapers.  He has defined "investigative reporting" as a "reporter or editor who gets a bee in his bonnet and decides to look into something in a major way."    I would agree with Mr. Bradlee that a host... Read moreChevron

The Grinch who stole World Autism Awareness Day

I don't mean to sound like the Grinch who stole World Autism Awareness Day, or even the green-eyed monster, but I have some real issues with this "day" and America's views on autistic spectrum disorders.   I will start by saying that I am the mother of 20 year-old with early onset bipolar disorder and Asperger Syndrome (There's more but... Read moreChevron

President Barack Obama, Moth Balls and Gutter Balls

I have already blogged on President Obama's gaffe on Late Night with Jay Leno regarding the Special Olympics.  Still, the topic and the individual at the center of this teachable moment deserve more scrutiny, conversations and blogging.   Far too many of our citizenry and that includes the disability community have given President... Read moreChevron

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