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I tend to do things how I see them done or how I&#39;ve been taught to do them. 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A Mom and Daughter Food Tale</title><category>Tsara&#39;s Column</category><description>Tsara Shelton writes in regards to an invitation she and her mom received to write for Eat, Darling, Eat</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/tsara/everybody.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/tsara/everybody.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:05:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Love, Lies, and Language Barriers</title><category>Tsara&#39;s Column</category><description>Tsara Shelton writes on some of the barriers encountered having moved to the province of Quebec, Canada</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/tsara/love-lies.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/tsara/love-lies.php</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Jan 2021 12:23:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Why We Revolt: A Patient Revolution for Careful and Kind Care</title><category>Publications</category><description>Book review of Why We Revolt: A Patient Revolution for Careful and Kind Care written by Victor Montori</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/publications/victor-montori.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/publications/victor-montori.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Dec 2020 11:56:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>The Brain Broad&#39;s COVID-19 Response</title><category>Tsara&#39;s Column</category><description>A few of the changes Dr. Lynette Louise, The Brain Broad, made due COVID restrictions</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/tsara/brain-broad.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/blogs/tsara/brain-broad.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 03 Dec 2020 10:29:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>In Service : U.S. Memorial Day 2020</title><category>Editorials - Op-eds</category><description>25th May 2020 is Memorial Day in America an occurrence observed annually on the last Monday of May, set aside to honor and remember those who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/in-service.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/editorials/in-service.php</guid><pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2020 15:39:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>The Brain Broad Talks About Lust: Helping Teenagers with Autism Through Puberty and Beyond</title><category>Sexuality</category><description>In her latest Autism ABCs series Dr. Lynette Louise, aka The Brain Broad, presents her latest video for the letter L which, she decides, stands for Lust</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/sexuality/lust.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/sexuality/lust.php</guid><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2020 11:58:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Autism ABCs and Fix it in Five: Free from The Brain Broad for April and Beyond</title><category>Films, Radio, TV</category><description>Dr. Lynette Louise releases season one (Uganda) of her international autism docu-series Fix it in Five with Lynette Louise aka The Brain Broad, free for viewing on YouTube</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/communication/broadcasts/autism-abc.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/communication/broadcasts/autism-abc.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2020 12:34:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>World Autism Awareness Day with Dr. Lynette Louise</title><category>Awareness</category><description>Tsara Shelton shares how her mother Dr. Lynette Louise, known as The Brain Broad, marks World Autism Awareness Day by releasing her docu-series on YouTube</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/waad.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/awareness/waad.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2020 14:13:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>The Novel Coronavirus and Your Autistic Child</title><category>Autism</category><description>Dr. Lynette Louise offers tips to help relieve worry and ease health risks from COVID-19 when your child has autism</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/autism/coronavirus-autistic-child.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/health/neurology/autism/coronavirus-autistic-child.php</guid><pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2020 10:19:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>20 New Episodes of Letters to Lynette with Dr. Lynette Louise to Air on The Autism Channel in 2018</title><category>Press Releases</category><description>Letters to Lynette is a 15 - 20 minute show wherein international brain change expert and autism specialist Dr. Lynette Louise answers viewer&#39;s personalized questions</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/news/pressreleases/letters.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/news/pressreleases/letters.php</guid><pubDate>Tue, 22 May 2018 13:59:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item><item><title>Spinning in Circles and Learning From Myself by Tsara Shelton</title><category>Publications</category><description>Spinning in Circles and Learning From Myself - Candid book by Tsara Shelton offers a unique and intimate narrative on parenting, autism, and growing up</description><link>https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/publications/tsara-shelton.php</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://www.disabled-world.com/disability/publications/tsara-shelton.php</guid><pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2018 11:32:00 GMT</pubDate><source url="https://www.disabled-world.com/">Disabled World</source></item></channel></rss>