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1Sperm May Carry Potential Product Liability 1 Citation New Scientist magazine is reporting that sperm should be subject to the same product liability laws as car brakes, according to a U.S. judge who has given a teenager with severe learning disabilities the go-ahead to sue the sperm bank that provided her with a biological father. The 13-year-old girl was born with fragile X syndrome , a genetic disorder causing mental impairment and carried on the X chromosome. She is now suing the sperm bank, Idant Laboratories of New York, under a product l, technorati.com
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Autism Research: Researchers locate gene with possible autism link 1 Citation Researchers Locate Gene with Possible Autism Link By News-Medical.Net - April 10, 2009 Writing in this week?s Journal of the American Medical Association , UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute researchers urge physicians to test for mutations of the fragile X gene in patients of all ages. That?s because, after decades of research, it is clear that mutations in this gene cause a range of diseases, including neurodevelopmental delays and autism in children , infertility in women and neuro, technorati.com
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Melatonin is an effective treatment for sleep problems in childr... 1 Citation (American Academy of Sleep Medicine) A study in the April 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine determined that over-the-counter melatonin medication can shorted the length of time it takes for children with autistic spectrum disorder, Fragile X syndrome or both to fall asleep at the beginning of the night., technorati.com
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Melatonin Improves Sleep Problems in Children with Autism 1 Citation A new study in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that melatonin supplements may be helpful for children with autism . The small study involved 12 children between the ages of 2 and 15 years. Each child had either autistic spectrum disorder, fragile X syndrome , or both problems. The children took 3 mg of melatonin 30 minutes before bedtime for two weeks. Results show that melatonin improved three aspects of their sleep. The children slept for an average of 21, technorati.com
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Is There a Lifetime Warranty on This Sperm? How about a Return-By Date? 1 Citation When purchasing a used car, a Ginsu knife, a set of restaurant-grade cookware (well, what, that warehouse club demonstration was impressive!), the very first thing we check for is a warranty. And if we don?t (like oh, I don?t know?yours truly), we get it but good from their loved ones upon bringing it home. The reception would be more welcoming for the pampered family cat, who suddenly remembered her roots and dropped an uninsured field mouse in our slippers. Chairman Meow has approved t, technorati.com
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Do you want to hear something amazing? 1 Citation Yesterday afternoon Duhdee sent me a message and asked me to call home he had something to tell me. Monkey ran to go pee on the potty, Duhdee walked away because he is now able to go independently. A few minutes later Duhdee realized Monkey was being very quiet and that he had not flushed the toilet. Uh oh. He rushed to check on him and found him sitting on the potty going POOP! OMG!!!! He had finished going pee, put the seat down, turned around and sat himself on the toilet (no stool, technorati.com
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Not sure where he picked up this technique. 1 Citation Monkey has been playing with his kitchen a lot. He keeps putting the sunny-side-up egg in a frying pan and then trying to FLIP it. Duhdee says he doesn?t cook his eggs that way though, lol. He must be confusing it with some other food Duhdee flips in the pan. I keep trying to get him to use the spatula but he is very insistent. He even comes to me and requests hand-over-hand assistance with the flipping, technorati.com
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I forgot to mention the bowling? 1 Citation Grammy informed me that I never told them we went bowling with Monkey back in January, lol. I guess that just proves I don?t blog everything though it often feels like it! I know I started a post at one point but it was really negative and it bummed me out. So, yeah, we went. Bowling and bowling alleys are very stimulating. There is a lot of noise and activity. You have to wear shoes that are not your own. You are not allowed to press all the buttons you want, in fact there are som, technorati.com
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1 Citation I found the draft I mentioned yesterday and decided to post it. I?ve mentioned before that as Monkey has gotten older the ?what people think? issue is more in our thoughts because he looks so average and yet it is clear in his actions that he is not ?typical.? Sometimes his issues with FX, the hyperarousal, for example, look like something else to the average passersby. He?s not tantruming but people assume he is doing just that and respond to us accordingly?as if we are coddling an o, technorati.com
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1 Citation Monkey had a really tough day at school yesterday. He was not dysregulated, he was just not that interested in anything they had to offer him. At one point, the class was sitting and cutting out dinosaurs that they had colored, Monkey looked at the teacher and signed ?snack.? The teacher told him ?No, we have to cut out our dinosaurs, then we can have snack.? Monkey whined but then proceeded to cut out his dinosaur faster than she has ever seen him move, lol. He thrust it at her and got his, technorati.com
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