Emotional Freedom Book Review
May 22, 2009 by Rebbekah
Filed under Featured, Recommended Reading
“Emotional Freedom- Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life”
Author Dr. Judith Orloff
Dr. Judith Orloff has blended her traditional medical skills with intuition to form “a democracy of healing”. She has truly integrated medicine, intuition, energy, and spirituality to achieve physical and emotional healing. In her new book “Emotional Freedom” Dr. Orloff teaches you how to release your overactive mind of constant stress and negativity; the end result: peace and happiness!
You can listen to Dr. Judith Orloff’s interview on Heal Yourself Talk Radio by clicking here. In this interview Dr. Orloff gives us tips from her book on how to deal with Emotional Vampires.
Book Review by Rebbekah White
Dr. Judith Orloff’s book “Emotional Freedom-Liberate Yourself From Negative Emotions and Transform Your Life” is exceptional! Today we are facing trials and tribulations that are testing all of us, help is here if you are facing an emotional breakdown! “Emotional Freedom” is indeed one book that you need to add to your library and keep as a handy reference.
Over the past few years I have gone through several layers of emotions and have been desperately trying to free myself from the repercussions of past events in my life. After reading Dr. Orloff’s book it brought great insights into how I could heal myself and move past the energy draining emotions from a very powerful “Emotional Vampire”. While I had heard this term before I was not really sure how to deal with those feelings or how to deal with this emotional vampire so I could move on.
Dr. Orloff explains in her book about the 5 different types of emotional vampires and the best way to deal with them plus how to protect yourself from future attacks.
The book also brought to my attention how I am at times an emotional vampire myself, something I had never honestly thought about. By familiarizing myself with each type I am better able to stop myself from becoming one of those people that others want to stay away from.
I highly recommend “Emotional Freedom” to anyone who is looking to heal their lives from the inside out! There is so much information that is relavent to each and everyone of us in this book, I do believe that if more people read this book and became aware of how our own emotions affect others the world would be a better place.”
-Rebbekah White Host of Heal Yourself Talk Radio
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Mind Programming by Eldon Taylor
May 19, 2009 by Rebbekah
Filed under Featured, Health, Recommended Reading
Dear Friend,
We all know that minds create and most of us put a lot of energy into positive thinking. Why then are we living in such troubling times? Today I bring you information that is vital for living truly free lives, where we are in control and can once again create our ideal life.
I am writing about my friend and colleague, Eldon Taylor and his brand new book, Mind Programming: From Persuasion and Brainwashing to Self-Help and Practical Metaphysics. This is simply a must-read book! This message is so important that many of the world’s visionaries, myself included, have joined together to support this book launch.
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View the trailer for Mind Programming
As you read this book, you’ll feel the blinders being removed and you will truly see the world in an entirely new light.
Jeff Warrick,
documentary filmmaker, Programming the Nation?
Eldon bares the facts, exposing the groups ranging from media types to governmental agencies that have spent billions of dollars learning how to surreptitiously gain access to your thoughts, your motivations and your choices. See for yourself in the ’smoking gun’ of advertising manuals, in the secret clandestine work of governmental agencies, in the neuro-technology labs of the sellers of goods and services. You will be shocked and horrified at the extent a few have gone to shape every aspect of your thinking, and this programming goes on everyday!
Brainwashing and marketing are big business; and your precious mind is a coveted commodity. In this book Eldon Taylor exposes all and tells you how to take your power back and be free to become your own best self. Eldon is a grand master of the mind.
Joan Borysenko, Ph.D.
author of Your Soul’s Compass
More details here.
Mind Programming is really two books in one. The first half of the book is the tell-all story that uncovers the unseen influences that are so pervasive, penetrating and effective. The second half of the book is all about the tools and technologies you can use to cleanse your mind of the non-sense you may not have even recognized as being present before reading this liberating book. Think about it. How many original thoughts do you really have? How many thoughts are about your limitations, your fears, your anxieties, the things you want, and so forth. You will learn that from sickness and anxiety to the way you comb your hair and dress, and so much more, are all a part of what you have been trained to think and choose. You will also learn some very simple easy-to-use tools that can free your mind and empower your being.
In a period when fear has reached a frenzied pitch, Taylor shines a brilliant spotlight to dispel the darkness!
Angelina Heart
author of The Teaching of Little Crow
Even if you already have some awareness of the everyday mind manipulation techniques, and are already guarding against these intrusions, there will be areas you simply have not heard of. Even if none of this information is of interest to you because you are already guarding the input into your minds, you will be thankful to finally have the facts, figures and hard evidence to present to your family and friends, so they too can escape from the everyday brainwashing. But Eldon does not leave it there as he also covers numerous tools and techniques to assist you in taking back the control of your mind. These tools range from exercises that will not cost you a penny, such as the ‘50-day plan,’ automatic writing, and mind exercises, to high tech (but affordable) tools such as cortical electro-stimulation. Whatever your preference, Mind Programming will provide you with the information vital for today’s climate.
PLUS: Mind Programming ships with a free, high-tech, mind-training CD, that utilizes the patented and proven InnerTalk technology.
More details here.
Even though I consider myself to be quite aware of what is going on in the world, this book boldly shatters illusions about how extensive the mind control in our society has become. Are you really free? Only if you can take back control your mind. Thank heavens, Dr. Taylor shows us how in one of the most important books I have ever read.
Terri Marie
author of Be the Hero of Your Own Game
More details here.
I am so excited about this new book because I know it can really make a powerful difference in your life. That is why I have joined with many visionaries in offering special bonus incentives when you get your copy today. When you purchase your copy of Mind Programming, you will:
1) Have a chance to win 2 tickets to a Hay House conference. Everyone who orders Mind Programming between May 19th and June 17th can enter to win a trip to the I CAN DO IT Conference in Tampa, Florida where Eldon will be appearing in November. (Trip includes 2 full conference tickets, hotel accommodations, and round-trip domestic coach airfare).
2) Be entered to win Eldon’s finest success library, Your Personal Best, featuring 28 programs on 20 CDs; all using the patented and proven InnerTalk technology. This is a $599 value.
3) Attend a free pre-screening of Jeff Warrick’s mind-blowing documentary, Programming The Nation.
4) Gain free membership to Eldon’s Mind Matters community, where you will find numerous gifts valued at over $5000. These gifts are all yours for acting today and getting your copy of Mind Programming. Pick up all your gifts today, or come back once you have read Mind Programming - the choice is yours. Take your time and enjoy exploring the best tools available. Try them for free and decide for yourself what works best for you! These gifts come to you from almost 300 supporters including Louise Hay, Wayne Dyer, Marci Shimoff, Joan Borysenko, Judith Orloff, and Bruce Lipton.
PLUS: For every book sold during this event, Eldon will be donating all of his author proceeds to Women for Women International, an award-winning non-profit organization. Women for Women provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies.
So don’t hesitate, act now and get your copy today.
It’s only your mind if you manage what goes into it, otherwise it is analogous to a computer that the world has read and write access to.
Eldon Taylor
author of Choices and Illusions and Mind Programming
ACT NOW
Sincerely,
Rebbekah White
Copyright 2009 Progressive Awareness Research, Inc.
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Success Through The Lifespan For People With Autism: An Inside View with Dr. Stephen Shore
Promoting Success For People With Autism By Using Their Strengths - Just Like Everyone Else: Looking At Employment
Most people would consider their employment successful if it involved something they like to do, are good at it, and if it brings fulfillment. The same holds true for people with autism, except perhaps to a greater extreme. One of the characteristics of autism is an extremely diverse set of strengths and challenges. For example, a person with autism may have such skill in mathematics that they can tell you how old you are - in seconds, rather than years. However, that person may be significantly challenged navigating the complicated social maze that make up most working situations such as dealing with office politics.
As a teenager, working as a busboy was my first “real” job. Although I was excited to be employed and approached the task of cleaning tables with much enthusiasm, there were two major challenges making the job unsuitable. One was sensory related and the other was social.
A restaurant is a fast-paced, busy, noisy environment. As a result I would go into a sort of sensory overload and shut down resulting in my working very slowly, which was not appreciated by my supervisors…
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Fatigue Be Gone! Jumpstart e-Guide
May 13, 2009 by Rebbekah
Filed under Featured, Recommended Reading, Women's Health
Self Help Solutions to Comfort, Heal and Re-Energize YOU!!
* 20% of Americans claim to have fatigue intense enough to interfere with their having a normal life. (Is this you?)
* 80% of American women will suffer from Adrenal Fatigue.
(Could this be you?)
* In brief, 50% of adults who seek medical treatment complain of feeling tired all the time. MOST ARE Women. (This was me. How about YOU?)
Most women just “tough it out.” They blame their tiredness on their age, hormones, work, spouse and kids. They keep their lack of energy a secret from even their best friends. Today is your day to stop blaming, hiding out and hoping “things” will change. You’ve come to the right place to help yourself feel better and get your groove back!
Heart break is a universal pain everyone experiences at some point in their life. It can stem from a lost love, the loss of a family member or friend, or the loss of a beloved pet. A broken heart can lead to depression, insomnia, fatigue, loss of appetite, and a host of other health problems.
Viveca Stone-Berry was all too familiar with heartbreak. After years of unhealthy relationships, she transformed her achy breaky broken heart experience into interviews with relationship experts and created a favorite watering hole for love and relationship advice —
Her website offers a plethora of recorded interviews with best-selling love advice and self-help authors including Dr. Harriet Lerner and Sonia Choquette, and renowned medical intuit, Dr. Carolle Jean-Murat.
If you, or someone you love, are suffering from heart break or fatigue, I recommend you devour the following:

Fatigue Be Gone by Viveca Stone-Berry

Fatigue Be Gone by Viveca Stone-Berry
Fatigue Be Gone! Jumpstart e-Guide!
This is Viveca’s 8-step self-discovery and recovery blueprint for women. It’s easy, effective, affordable and guaranteed to re-energize all of you… your heart, body and spirit.
“Fatigue Be Gone! Jumpstart e-Guide”
Save time, Save money, Save energy - it has what you need in just
8 Simple Steps …
1) Inventory your health & life style & uncover your fatigue factors Adrenal Fatigue? Anxiety? Depression? Anemia? Grief? What’s driving your energy down?
2) Learn easy-does-it ways to heal yourself and boost your energy. Share them with your partner and children.
3) Find out what critical information you need to gather for your doctor (save time, money and frustration.)
4) Ask your doc to perform tests - which ones & why. And, what to do if they deny or belittle your requests …
5) Includes Free Home Tests & access to hundreds of essential
Women’s Health – Wahm and, SAHM Health Products & Services.
Listen to the interview done by Heal Yourself Talk Radio with Viveca Stone-Berry all you have to do is click here!
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FENG SHUI GHOST-BUSTER CONFESSES TO $13,680 AND 1.3 MILLION!
May 12, 2009 by Rebbekah
Filed under Featured, Recommended Reading
Before I begin talking about “Confessions of a Feng Shui Ghost Buster” I would like to invite you to listen to the show by Anna Maria Prezio when she was on Heal Yourself Talk Radio:
I’m so excited, and I think you will be, too, because my friend and colleague, Dr. Anna Maria Prezio is launching her book, Confessions of a Feng Shui Ghost-Buster, today, May 12, in a Magnificent Journey of Personal Revelation and Spiritual Serenity to an expected crowd of 1.3 million people. Not only can you purchase her book and receive her free tailor-made bonuses, but you will receive gifts from coaches, mentors and authors worth $13,680 and instant access to an abundance of wisdom from over 110 of the world’s greatest entrepreneurs, teachers and experts such as Lisa Nichols, Ken Foster, Marie Diamond and many, many others. Including my own eBook “My Time is Not Your Time-The Wife, The Mother, The Woman”
If you want to create more abundance, harmony and prosperity in your home or workplace, this book is a must read. Empower yourself with the tools you need and discover the secrets of feng shui that ancient gurus first used to accelerate their careers, relationships, health and wealth.
Take a personal journey and discover how environmental harmony uplifts your spirits and raises your vibrations so that you can unblock and transform your life. Dr. Prezio will help you rediscover your hidden creativity and abundant productivity.
Confessions of a Feng Shui Ghost-Buster is part memoir, part guide. It is a result of a life long journey that begins in a tiny village in Italy where Anna Maria experienced her first metaphysical phenomenon. The book is so compelling that I wanted to share it with you:
Part I captures your attention with a ghostly first encounter of an intuitive and vulnerable 6 year old. The culture and experience of the author growing up in a rural and mystical village in Italy where ghostly occurrences and stories were part of every day life sets the stage for what would be a life-long study of the mystical and divine.
Part II describes Feng Shui, like medicine, as both an art and a science. Here, the definitions and different sects of Feng Shui are discussed to provide a backdrop for the connection between environmental balance and the appearance of spirits. Through Feng Shui mastery you will begin to understand the metaphysical and hidden knowledge as it applies to all aspects of our life here on earth. In this book, Dr. Prezio teaches you to create a better and more harmonious environment to uplift your spirit and raise your vibrations. As a result, your spirit is naturally in tune with creation and your divine self.
Part III delves deeper into the correlation between environment and entities with ideas, cures and stories about ghost-busting from Dr. Prezio’s direct and extraordinary experiences.
This book promises to intrigue you from cover to cover. You will better understand yourself and the phenomenal world in which you live.
I encourage you to visit this link now and step into the prosperity and serenity you deserve:
http://www.confessionsofafengshuighost-buster.com/BookPromo.html
The inspiring mentors you will meet when you visit the link above want you to have this book so badly that they are willing to FREELY SHARE their very valuable wisdom and knowledge so Confessions of a Feng Shui Ghost-Buster can transform your life and guide you toward your ultimate dreams.
Peace, Love and Prosperity
Rebbekah White
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My youngest son with autism
Excerpt from “Are We There Yet? Coming Full Circle with Autism”
“My children are my world, and it is my hope that by sharing with the world my sons stories and their differences that it will help those who do not understand Autism get a better feel for their differences and like me celebrate them. By sharing their stories it is my hope to open the doors for communication and awareness. There is nothing I would honestly change about my sons! They are my reason for being here on earth. All of my sons God sent here to teach me and others a lesson in love and understanding”-Rebbekah White
A Few of Adam’s Traits
- He does not like to be alone
- Is affectionate but only with me, and a small handful of people-when he chooses to be affectionate to someone he gives all of his love to that person!
- Takes a long time before he trusts anyone
- Does not like to be touched by people without his knowledge, you cannot just touch him without his permission even on the shoulder as this frightens him. ONLY when he decides will he allow people to touch him
- Does not like socks that go above the ankle or that have the stitching at the end of the toes
- Sleep issues-from never sleeping to sleeping to much it all depends on the stimulation he has during the day, so we never know when he will be going to bed.
- Very picky eater
- Will not sleep in his own bed, fear of being alone
- Has to be touching me, reassuring himself that I am here
- Loves his computer games, this boy can do things on the computer that amazes me
- When he finds clothes that feel good to him he is hard pressed to change those clothes so I can wash them, he especially loves soft blankets and sweatpants. There are times where to my chagrin he goes to school wearing what he did the day before, while yes I could force him to change, this only makes thing worse and in my eyes as long as they are still “clean” I will allow him to go one more day in the same clothes. That night we will discuss with him all evening that he needs to find another set of clothing that is comfortable to him to wear for the next day. This usually works
- However-when he has a stressful day he will shed his clothes. In fact when he first started going to school he would get off the school bus and start removing his shirt and pants before he even got into the door. After we realized this was a sensory issue and started following what his teachers told us to do we no longer have this issue.
- Is obsessed with cars-he has over 500 matchbox cars!
- Has to drink a certain milk and only the milk from our local Kroger store
Adam is well loved by everyone who meets him, he is a very happy and lovable child most of the time. He is no different in that aspect than other children. He is overcoming issues with peers and actively starting to interact more often with his peers.
I do have to thank his teachers and for the early diagnosis. I do believe because of the early diagnosis and my understanding of autism because of Alex’s hard time in the early years, Adam has a better step up in the world than Alex did. However both boys are doing great and there is help on the way. I will be writing more about treatments and supplements that we will be starting for the boys in the upcoming weeks and months.
I have been more active in the boys autism in the recent months as it processed in my own mind. To me my boys and our life is “normal”. I do understand to others it is not, for this reason many times I didn’t talk about them having autism or I stopped trying to “defend” them to others. I didn’t want to defend them, I just wanted others to understand them and love them the way I do.
I honestly could go on and on with the differences between the boys and what issues they face in their day to day life, but it is my hope to bring more attention to the good things they do and the lessons that I have learned from them.
There is so much information out there on Autism YET so many people still do not understand Autism.
I do believe that “Are We There Yet? Coming Full Circle with Autism” will be a continuing process as more and more of us come together and share our stories with the world.
So if you have a story of inspiration to share and would like to be included in our next edition or on our website http://www.AutismAreWeThereYet.com please email me at
Rebbekah@healyourselftalk.com please put in the subject line “Autism Stories” so I can keep them organized.
We will be adding forums and more to the Autism Are We There Yet website in the upcoming weeks, so be sure to sign up for our newsletter as we continually work with others to bring together a great resource and community for those who are dealing with Autism.
It is my wish to one day to have this eBook published and filled with stories from all realms of the autism world. To have stories from adults with autism, teenagers opening up about what they deal with on a day to day basis, parents and caregivers sharing what worked for them what didn’t and all the wonderful things they learned from their special child.
This I believe is my mission and why God gave me two wonderful children with autism. I won’t sit here and color coat the issues and I won’t tell you that life is all good, we have days were I wish things were normal and then there are days when my boys-all my boys-share something with me that I would have otherwise missed!
As of this writing, we are not sure what causes autism. There are many theories and some strides in what causes autism. I am not here to talk about what causes autism, vaccines or food or other issues, I am here to show the world that all special needs people have a place in this world and if we only pay attention we could learn a lot about ourselves and others in the process.
Rebbekah White
I would like to invite you to Heal Yourself Talk Radio and Are We There Yet’s Monthly Roundtable Discussions on the first Wednesday of each month from 1:00-1:30 pm est. on Blog Talk Radio we will have open mic for anyone who would like to come on and share their stories, products or services they have used that have helped their autistic children. For more information and to be sent reminders of these Open Roundtable Discussions be sure to sign up for the newsletter on the www.AutismAreWeThereYet.com website.
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Growing up with Autism
Excerpt from “Are We There Yet? Coming Full Circle with Autism”
“My children are my world, and it is my hope that by sharing with the world my sons stories and their differences that it will help those who do not understand Autism get a better feel for their differences and like me celebrate them. By sharing their stories it is my hope to open the doors for communication and awareness. There is nothing I would honestly change about my sons! They are my reason for being here on earth. All of my sons God sent here to teach me and others a lesson in love and understanding”-Rebbekah White
Now I hit fast forward and Alex is 15 years old. He still has the same difficulties with social cues; he gets very upset if someone says something to him that is mean. He has over the years lost his temper and become aggressive to himself , however he is still a sweet boy and loves his animals, his brothers and family….the hardest thing for me as a mother to see is to see Alex reach a boiling point and lose control. The changes to him they happen are so fast, I have been told that the hormonal issues with Alex will be harder for him than a “normal” teenager (please forgive me I hate using that word but not sure how else to say it). When I watch his anger overflow or watch him explode I want to run to him, hug him and love him and tell him it is going to be ok. But I can only hug him on his terms still today. If I hug him when he doesn’t want to be hugged he goes limp in my arms.
The hardest part is seeing him so sad when he doesn’t fit in with his peers. He has told me that he doesn’t want to go out into the real world, because every time he does people hurt him. He is tired of people picking on him; he is tired of trying to fit in a world that doesn’t understand him. It is my hope that he will become a voice for others who have Asperger’s syndrome and that he will one day be able to share with people these feelings. For right now we are working on him journaling and trying to get those feelings out of his mind so he can learn to deal with these feelings of anger he has when others don’t understand him.
Below I am going to share a few of Alex traits in an effort to explain more about what he faces each day and share with you as well his wonderful differences.
Differences from the rest of the “world”-the way people see Alex
- Rude or inappropriate comments-doesn’t realize what is rude or inappropiate. It is a skill he is actively working on, and I am so very proud of him for starting to realize the differences.
- Misunderstands facial expressions, confuses anger and happiness, easily frustrated
- When younger would beat his head on the wall when he got frustrated or angry
- Was a very crabby baby-only calm when he was wrapped in a certain type of blanket-holding him did not calm him down
- Very picky eater
- Can become aggressive when he is over stimulated-mostly aggressive to himself
- Has a hard time understanding more than one task at a time
- Doesn’t show out right affection-even for me it is hard to understand his moods and feelings
- Draws away from physical touch
- Did not like socks that went above the ankle or that have the stitching at the end of the toes-this is no longer an issue
- Had a hard time processing numbers, letters and writing when younger but is steadily overcoming this
- Handwriting that is more like a 3rd graders than a 9-needs to use a computer in order to turn in homework so his work can be read by the teachers
- Has little or no patience-shows extreme frustration when he cannot get a project or a skill learned. This is steadily changing as we work on the skills and patience and he realizes that not everyone gets a task the first time. A work in progress.
The Wonderful Differences from the “World”
- Loves to build things and take them apart, Alex has always been interested in how things work, to the point of taking apart home appliances to see the inside
while this was very frustrating and upsetting to myself and my husband it was also a good thing because it showed curiousity and a wonderment of learning how things worked
- Loves animals-we have 14 cats LOL-we have found that having the cats helps Alex with a lot of his frustrations and helps to calm him when he has had a bad day
- Is obsessed with Tornados-when he was 1 years old my brother gave him the movie Twister. Over the years we have gone through at least 5 copies of the VCR tape and 4 copies of the DVD till he finally turned to books and researching on the computer. You could ask Alex anything about Tornados and he could recite every fact and figure that he knows!
- Wonderful gardener! Has more patience than I do when it comes to gardening. He has beaten my Father in Law with the best garden the past two years because of his hard work and concentration on finding what works. He researches new ways to grow better vegetables, takes great care with the garden and nurtures his vegetables like they were children or pets. I do believe that this will help him in life.
- Loves to help everyone! When you tell him to do one thing at a time you know he can be counted on to complete the project or chore.
- Nurturer-like I stated above Alex loves his cats. Recently one of our cats became a mamma and he watches over them like a mother hen.
There is so much more I could write about Alex, the one thing I really want to stress in all of this is that while the world may see Alex as a loner, or different or puts him down or shy away from him because of his differences. Alex has a lot to share with the world if only people would give him the chance! He is a wonderful boy who has a lot of love to share for those who truly understand him!
I would like to invite you to Heal Yourself Talk Radio and Are We There Yet’s Monthly Roundtable Discussions on the first Wednesday of each month from 1:00-1:30 pm est. on Blog Talk Radio we will have open mic for anyone who would like to come on and share their stories, products or services they have used that have helped their autistic children. For more information and to be sent reminders of these Open Roundtable Discussions be sure to sign up for the newsletter on the www.AutismAreWeThereYet.com website.
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Autism in my family-Introduction
Excerpt from “Are We There Yet? Coming Full Circle with Autism”
Hello, my name is Rebbekah White and I am a mother to two autistic children. My oldest Alex is 15 years old and my youngest Adam is 7 years old. Alex was first diagnosed with ADD in kindergarten but that didn’t feel right as the years went on and the medications didn’t help. In 2006 when Alex was in 6th grade he was diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome. Adam was diagnosed in 2007 while he was in kindergarten. I do believe Adam was diagnosed faster because his brother has Asperger’s Syndrome.

Rebbekah White w/her sons Alex, Adam & Kyle
With a child who has Asperger’s or autism there really is no outward physical symptom or signal that they are different. Over the years I have watched my son Alex being picked on by other kids because he doesn’t “fit in” or process at the same speed they do. We have come up against family members and other adults who don’t understand what either of my son’s sees or how they process their daily life.
I want to help others understand Autism and how these wonderful kids learn and how much they have to share in the world. To show them the same things I see, how unique they are, how much they give to the world, how sweet, and lovable they can be. Each one of my sons, Kyle included are a blessing from God to me and to the world. My boys have shown me so much in this world that I may have missed had they not got my attention. Later on in the book there is a story called The Ugly Bug, it is a lesson Alex taught me when he was in kindergarten that still to this day moves me and reminds me to really take a look at what is in my world.
Many times you will hear that autistic children are not affectionate and have a hard time showing love. I disagree with that! Thankfully both of my sons will allow me to hold them and touch them. While I am usually the only one that my youngest Adam will let touch him, he has allowed those HE TRUSTS touch him. I can say this in his 7 years of being on this earth I have only seen him hug or allow someone else to touch him 6 times in his life.
For instance Alex while he has always hated being touched, he gets stiff and when he was a baby he cringed whenever someone touched him. He hated being held as a baby which was heartbreaking for a new mom. Alex will come to me now and hug me once in awhile but he mostly shows his love when he bakes. Alex loves to bake!
Alex has always loved to bake and build things. I remember when he was barely able to walk, he didn’t start walking till he was 18 months old, and he would crawl around our living room tearing the coach cushions off and start to build a fort. When he was 3 years old my mother in law was watching him while my husband and I went off on a much needed adult date. When we came back she ran to our van, my first thought was that something had happened, then I realized she was beaming with pride. “You need to see what Alex built on the beach!” So we walked over to see the beach not expecting to see what we saw…a whole city with tunnels of flowing water, trees, houses, driveways, expressways etc the whole city! Alex had built an underground irrigation system with old PVC pipes that were in the barn to have the running water go around his city and down into our pond. I even asked my mother in law if she helped him, she said “No, I was weeding by the beach and was watching him and he did this all himself!” Of course I didn’t believe it till I sat there on the beach and watched him continue playing. Sure enough he spent time digging a ditch, ran to the barn and brought out another PVC pipe laid it down into the tunnel he had dug, put dirt over it and got a bucket and made water run through it. All the while with a huge smile on his face!
I would like to invite you to Heal Yourself Talk Radio and Are We There Yet’s Monthly Roundtable Discussions on the first Wednesday of each month from 1:00-1:30 pm est. on Blog Talk Radio we will have open mic for anyone who would like to come on and share their stories, products or services they have used that have helped their autistic children. For more information and to be sent reminders of these Open Roundtable Discussions be sure to sign up for the newsletter on the www.AutismAreWeThereYet.com website.
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VIDEO: Playing for Change-Stand By Me
From the award-winning documentary, “Playing For Change: Peace Through Music”, comes the first of many “songs around the world” being released independently. http://playingforchange.com
Thank you to Denise Michaels from Testosterone Free Marketing for sharing this with us!
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VIDEO: Walk for Autism April 2009 Sylvania Ohio
In April the Heal Yourself Radio team participated in the Give Autism the Boot Walk for Autism in Sylvania Ohio at the Northview High School.
There is a lot of coverage on America’s Pride the local Sylvania team that helps teens stay away from drugs.
For more information in the Great Lakes area for autism please go to http://www.giveautismtheboot.org
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