Jody Allard

I don't know what your family has told you, but it isn't normal for a brother to fondle his sisters as they sleep or while he reads them a story.

No, really. It turns out that incredibly strong viruses have been chilling in the arctic (see what I did there?) for millennia, and NOW they are being uncovered by the melting of the ice.

I simply can't accept autism as just another variation of normal.

I know what autism looks like, and I understand why people are afraid of it because, at its worst moments, it is desperately, terribly ugly — it is children who can’t communicate, who become adults who are unable to live independently, and who simply cannot cope with the onslaught of sensory input that we barely notice. It is meltdowns that are triggered by nothing and everything, learning difficulties, and services that cost our healthcare system billions of dollars every year.

Prosecutors could have "reasonably" proceeded with sexual assault charges in the Rehtaeh Parsons case or declined to pursue them, according to a

ICYMI, today marks the first official day of the seasonal return of the Starbucks pumpkin spice latte.

Well played, Amazon. Well played.

Gwyneth's attempt to eat on a food stamp budget failed to take into account the reality of living in poverty.

It's hard to think of anything more synonymous with childhood than playing tag.

A new study released Thursday by the Centers for Dise