tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post45157397949448618..comments2024-01-19T04:01:36.869-05:00Comments on Kim Rossi: Kim Rossi Staglianohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-45289586580544212212007-09-30T07:11:00.000-04:002007-09-30T07:11:00.000-04:00Oh Amanda I wasn't scrabbling for a care package! ...Oh Amanda I wasn't scrabbling for a care package! I can buy lovely imported shortbread from the craggy shores of your fair isle here in horribly overpriced gor-mette shops. And you'd probably slip in some haggis just to gross me out. My BIL is a McElwrath by the way. He named his son Mac MacCammom McElwrath. Fortunately the boy (well, he's a man now) is as handsome as they come and a terrific guy so he can pull off the triple Mac name! Safe your shillings (I know, that's English, right?) for a treat for your girls. Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-7958248103553308612007-09-30T03:50:00.000-04:002007-09-30T03:50:00.000-04:00OK OK Kim, hint taken - send your address and the ...OK OK Kim, hint taken - send your address and the shortbread's yours.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-36750929377528275362007-09-28T17:53:00.000-04:002007-09-28T17:53:00.000-04:00I love shortbread. Amanda, who is a faithful blog...I love shortbread. Amanda, who is a faithful blog buddy, is from Scotland. Did I mention I love shortbread? I have eaten an entire giant supersize box of Walker's shortbread all by my lonesome.Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-56100168828424646022007-09-28T17:01:00.000-04:002007-09-28T17:01:00.000-04:00Hey Kim, our younger son just asked me what I was ...Hey Kim, our younger son just asked me what I was laughing at, you have me going so good.<BR/><BR/>I keep reading about John and cake, on these blogs connected to his. My in-laws are Scottish and I have a great shortbread recipe that knocks people's socks off. Might have to put a little bee in his bonnet (and yours too, if we attend the same event again. I think you need some shortbread, after all that baking you did.)Polly Kahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144327981127333878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-55852473940700957572007-09-28T11:27:00.000-04:002007-09-28T11:27:00.000-04:00Ahvarahn are you being naughty?Ahvarahn are you being naughty?Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-60161990246792578002007-09-27T23:48:00.000-04:002007-09-27T23:48:00.000-04:00yum.my favourite bit is the caboose.yum.<BR/>my favourite bit is the caboose.Ahvarahnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05020487813867165641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-59696673181187961362007-09-27T23:20:00.000-04:002007-09-27T23:20:00.000-04:00So cute! You have a gift (well many but a baking ...So cute! You have a gift (well many but a baking one, too.)! It was so great to meet you in person. Thanks for the invite, it's a shame I had to turn it down. I've just finished the 2nd chapter of LMITE. This book...I have no words to describe it, I think I'm seeing more and more of my son (older one, not dx'd) as I read along.Irenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01627475496963927680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-65576205050396698522007-09-27T21:40:00.000-04:002007-09-27T21:40:00.000-04:00WOW! Look at that cake! OMG I think that I owe y...WOW! Look at that cake! OMG I think that I owe you a favor now. That was so sweet of you to "volunteer" to make a cake. I thought that you'd just bring something from Costco's. I'm sure that John enjoyed it. I hope that you'all partied last night and celebrated. I'll bet you had a blast. I'm delighted that it went well for him.The Musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01878480926012068609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-66623363672918328522007-09-27T19:03:00.000-04:002007-09-27T19:03:00.000-04:00Kim the cake is wonderful. I'm sure John was thri...Kim the cake is wonderful. I'm sure John was thrilled.The Anti-Wifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02027321787352577548noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-44033025703236851032007-09-27T17:57:00.000-04:002007-09-27T17:57:00.000-04:00Great cake(s), Kim! I loved Jenny's book, and I l...Great cake(s), Kim! <BR/><BR/>I loved Jenny's book, and I love that she's all over the place spreading the word. I mean, last week my 82 year old GRANDMOTHER called me to tell me to watch Oprah, cause "someone is on and she's talking about autism and those shots!" Gotta love it. Gran has no idea who Jenny is (probably a good thing! ;) but got the message. My mom called to tell me to tape Larry King Live, as well, which was good, since I would have missed it otherwise, not remembering when Jenny would be on. <BR/><BR/>Yep, I had a flu shot while pregnant with Hutton, we both had them the following winter, plus he had all his other shots which were not "thimerosal free!" at the time. Not that they are now, either. I didn't even think anything of it when they started the whole "Thimerosal Free!" thing on my contact lens solution in the 90s. Yeah, I'm sure I didn't get any mercury from my contacts the first ten years I was soaking them in mercury solutions overnight. :/ <BR/><BR/>ABA is definitely not covered here in WA. My friend pays her son's out of pocket. Our insurance is very good, and pays 80%, but that's still about $500 a month out of pocket (for only 6 hours of therapy a week, nowhere near the 20 hours(!)a week we had recommended to us when Hutton was diagnosed) in addition to the money spent on supplements, GFCF food, etc. The amazing progress is worth every penny, though!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15397166252681075107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-63103846797455785562007-09-27T16:46:00.000-04:002007-09-27T16:46:00.000-04:00AAM, California leads the way, and has enough ABA ...AAM, California leads the way, and has enough ABA therapists to go around (mostly.) Other states are SO far behind the only choice is to hire privately. I've seen ads on Monster.com from families paying $50K a year to find therapy! It's nutty. Great news about your son. Yes, every child IS different - therein lies the rub in autism treatments overall.<BR/><BR/>KIM :)Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-39875011765750394622007-09-27T16:22:00.000-04:002007-09-27T16:22:00.000-04:00Thanks for the clarification, Kim. I live in Calif...Thanks for the clarification, Kim. I live in California and waited 4 months for funding, so I don't pay a cent for his ABA, Speech and OT. If your child's diagnosis is clearly autism it's pretty much a given, you'll get services. I guess 99.9% of the families can afford waiting a bit, because paying 40 times $75/hr is not really an option.<BR/><BR/>I just think it's a little scary and misleading for parents of newly diagnosed kids to think you have to pay for ABA therapy out of pocket (at least in California) when any family can get if funded by the Regional Center (and School District for children over 3yo).<BR/><BR/>For DAN doctors and GFCF items, though, that's another story. You have to foot the bill, but then that's something that not all autistic kids need. My son had no issues with yeast, gluten or casein, so I skipped the biomed and the boy is developing well with the behavioral/social skills/Speech/OT combo, plus lots of reading and playtime with Mom.Another Autism Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068526422102642426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-84487141501476007132007-09-27T15:58:00.000-04:002007-09-27T15:58:00.000-04:00Hi, Polly. He raised his eyebrows! That is the eq...Hi, Polly. He raised his eyebrows! That is the equivalent of a shit eating grin from one of us without Aspergers. I noticed he smiles a LOT when he reads his book. I love that.Kim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-10460384210257643662007-09-27T15:47:00.000-04:002007-09-27T15:47:00.000-04:00Kim, that cake is amazing! John must have been ti...Kim, that cake is amazing! John must have been tickled pink.Polly Kahlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08144327981127333878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-87818459746380964312007-09-27T13:52:00.000-04:002007-09-27T13:52:00.000-04:00From her book: I had hoped the state would have t...From her book: I had hoped the state would have the paperwork done to fund Evan's in home therapy but no such luck...<BR/><BR/>...Did I sit around and wait or self-fund. I called around to some agencies and asked them how much it would cost me.... Seventy Five dollars an hour. <BR/><BR/>Page 149<BR/><BR/>KIMKim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-10129689651294355782007-09-27T13:37:00.000-04:002007-09-27T13:37:00.000-04:00When I became a mother my natural health instincts...When I became a mother my natural health instincts when from sharp to razor and I questioned every last thing that went near my babies. Vaccines that mine had did not have mercury or heavy metals in them. I asked the question of two pharmacists, our health visitor and two GPs and they all confirmed each other. So, I'm as sure as I can be they were heavy metal free. As far as tetanus is concerned I'd be more worried about the human blood product it came from than the heavy metal content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-88405799848759381862007-09-27T13:26:00.000-04:002007-09-27T13:26:00.000-04:00I don't understand why Jenny would spend money out...I don't understand why Jenny would spend money out of pocket with ABA, since it's supposed to be funded by the Regional Centers in California. I think she is not paying for ABA, it's probably RDI or another type of therapy.Another Autism Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068526422102642426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-75927938029460061322007-09-27T11:53:00.000-04:002007-09-27T11:53:00.000-04:00I sculpted each little car by hand. Arduous! Or.....I sculpted each little car by hand. Arduous! Or... I bought a nifty little train pan at Williams Sonoma and baked a double batch. <BR/><BR/>Yes, docs love to say mercury is out of vaccines. If your child needs a tetanus shot after an accident with a nail? 25 micrograms. Traveling to Asia? Japanese encephalitis has 35 mcg. And many vaccines are MADE with the mercury preservative and trace amounts remain, although they are called "Thimerosal free." There's also a hefty dose of aluminum in most vaccines, used as an adjuvant.<BR/><BR/>Cheers! KIMKim Rossi Staglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17687828526726281119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-64218041284458930542007-09-27T11:26:00.000-04:002007-09-27T11:26:00.000-04:00mystery robin they did, just not where you live!mystery robin they did, just not where you live!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-76535400367332381912007-09-27T11:24:00.000-04:002007-09-27T11:24:00.000-04:00What a gorgeous cake! How the heck did you do that...What a gorgeous cake! How the heck did you do that?! I'm always surprised if my basic round cake actually holds together. ;)<BR/><BR/>I'll have to go read Jenny's book. I had no idea she had a child with autism. AND I didn't know the flu vaccine had mercury in it - I thought they got rid of the mercury in vaccines. UGH.Robin Lemkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12254896327174187893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35048242.post-18541896688677445242007-09-27T10:33:00.000-04:002007-09-27T10:33:00.000-04:00Well, yet another reason to come over to our side ...Well, yet another reason to come over to our side of the pond. We don't have mercury in our vaccines and we don't have the same number you do either. Feel a rant coming on so will stop now.<BR/><BR/>Love the cake by the way, bet John loved it!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com