Heidi – FREE app for Sept 17th plus a giveaway worth $200!

Heidi on the Alp, an app whose regular price will be $4.99, is FREE to download on Monday September 17th so grab it while you can and when you have a minute, rate it in iTunes. In conjunction with AppAble and Smart Apps for Kids, you can also enter a giveaway to win one of […]

Truth and lies: Five ways to get the former and protect yourself from the latter

On Friday, the autism blog Left Brain Right Brain, highlighted an article that appeared in The Atlantic, titled The 15-Year FalloutFrom One Man’s Lie About Vaccines. The Atlantic article was actually a precis of several of the points Sam Harris outlined in his book, Lying, but the article’s title focused on one point Harris made […]

Book review – Adventures of One Sock: My Pal Rodger

Summary: My Pal Rodger is a lovely story with gorgeous illustrations and I recommend it for reading with your kids. I think they'll get a real kick out of the “dog vs. boy” plot with a happy ending, and that it will spark some great discussion about pets (and autism as well, if you're so […]

How do you tell if someone might be conning you?

Before I get into the meat of this post, I’d like to address some things upfront. Is this post about Gary James of A4cwsn? Yes; but it’s equally applicable to a hundred other situations you may encounter with a romantic partner, a business colleague even someone you meet on the street. Won’t Gary threaten to […]

Reflections on The Panic Virus by Seth Mnookin

I know this is the kind of blog post that has the capacity to attract some attention and not all of it positive. For that reason I hesitated about whether or not I would even publish it but decided to forge ahead. Why did I decide to share my thoughts about this book? Well, I’m a parent of […]