By Holly Bortfeld *Disclaimer, I am a parent, not a doctor. This is not intended to be used as medical advice. If your child has a seizure, please contact a licensed physician. On the 4th of July, my son Max had a grand mal seizure. For background purposes, he’s never had seizures before. Max has... Continue Reading →
Rallying a Community for a Cause – TACA Wisconsin and the Madison Mud Run
By Kate Whelan – TACA Wisconsin Volunteer Co-Coordinator May 19, 2013 was a day that really put Talk About Curing Autism on the map in Wisconsin. It was the day of our first big event – the Madison Mud Run. But, it wasn’t actually our event at all. We essentially hijacked an independent event with... Continue Reading →
Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans
By Moira Giammatteo Family Scholarship Program and Parent Mentor Program Manager When you think that you have things under control that is when something hits the fan. Five years ago we had three seizure events in our house. Vico had three grand mal seizures at age 11. One resulting in a nice scar on the... Continue Reading →
¡Sí, su hijo/a con autismo puede mejorar!
By Mari Nalbandian Spanish Outreach Coordinator Hace cuatro años que establecimos el programa de ayuda en español de TACA. Notamos que muchas familias Hispanas estaban interesadas en ayudar a sus familiares, pero no había suficiente información en español para que ellos pudieran entender más sobre esta condición para poder ayudar a sus hijos más efectivamente. ... Continue Reading →
GOAL!!!!
By guest blogger & TACA dad Chris Benbow “Dad, I miss hockey.” That’s what my 6 year-old son, who has autism, said to me a couple of weeks ago as we were getting ready for dinner. I can honestly say that I never expected to hear those words from him. I’m a sports guy. I... Continue Reading →
Will your access to compounded medications be restricted or denied by a new Senate bill?
Do you obtain compounded medications for your child? Do you work with a doctor out of your home state? If you answered yes to one or both of these questions, please read on. There is a potential Senate bill that could greatly affect your family. First some background: You have may or may not have... Continue Reading →
Prescription for Empowerment
By Deanna Nemes-Fecak, TACA New York Coordinator I recently attended a local autism group presentation conducted by our school’s in-house autism consultants. As the conversation inevitably pivoted toward a tangent, one mother started recounting how she was unable to confirm an appointment with a local mental health practitioner for six months and her child required... Continue Reading →
Mom out of ORDER
By guest blogger: Melody Benbow It's every mother’s worst nightmare, but it's an absolute fear of an autism mom- Mom being out of order. It happened to me two years ago. I fell down a few stairs while carrying a load of laundry. I was in a rush to get that load going before I... Continue Reading →
Talk About Aching Calves for Talk About Curing Autism
By Jackie Moore Pictured: 126.2 Runners, Deano Montreuil, John McBrayer, Johan "Taz" Desmet, Errol Josephs, Jason Miller and Eric Loffland along with the 126.2 Crew and Jackie Moore, TACA This Friday, January 18th at 4:00 AM, an amazing group of runners will start from Turner Field in Downtown Atlanta on a 126.2 mile, 2 day... Continue Reading →
Some thoughts on the Sandy Hook Elementary tragedy
By Lisa Ackerman I don't know anyone who is not in absolute shock and immense sadness about the tragic Sandy Hook Elementary school shootings. We all mourn this senseless act and enormous loss of life of those innocent children and adults. Since Friday I have a few problems in how the media has covered this... Continue Reading →
Moving Autism Forward by Team TACA 