Three Drowning Deaths of Autistic Children Highlight Need for More--and Better--Research (via Babble)The autism community is reeling with the news that three autistic children have drowned in just over a week. These tragic deaths highlight the need for more and better research into the issue of autistic wandering, more properly termed "elopement."

Mikaela Lynch, 9, went missing on Mother's Day. Her body was found three days later in a creek near her family's Lake County, California, vacation home. Owen Black, 8, went missing in Perdido, Florida on Friday, May 17. His body was found two days later, in the Gulf of Mexico, a half-mile from where he went missing. On Saturday, May 18, 2-year-old Drew Howell wandered away from his family's cottage. His family found him almost immediately, but it was too late: he had drowned in a nearby creek, about 100 yards away from the cottage.

When autistic kids wander, it's not the same as what most people would call "running away." The word "wandering" also kind of misses the point: autistic wandering isn't just aimless wandering around;

We're now deep into spring, and the April showers have brought plenty of May flowers. The emergence of the sun and warm weather isn't the only reason we have to celebrate though! This week my son turned 6 years old, and so in honor of my May baby, who is no longer a baby really, I thought I'd share some fun facts about babies born in May. From fellow famous May babies, to birth month flowers, here's some pretty interesting and cool facts about those born in May. - By Andrea Howe

millennialsAre you familiar with Millennials? Also known as the ME ME ME Generation? They're the folks who were born between 1980 and 2000. Joel Stein wrote a cover piece about them for Time magazine, and I gotta tell you, he nailed it.

He nailed it when he pointed out the rampant narcissism prevalent within this generation. Seems like all those participation trophies have teamed up with the self-promoting (if not self-aggrandizing) aspects of social media to render a generation of people who are convinced of their greatness.

The circle of life

"But the sun rolling high / Through the sapphire sky / Keeps great and small on the endless round." - The Lion King, Circle of Life

Bee enjoyed a pool day for the first time last weekend, soaking up sunshine and watermelon and happiness. It was a beautiful day - the kind that you experience with all of your senses as you taste the sweet humidity and laugh with the breeze. There were family members and grilled vegetables and sun-dried beach towels, and we snapped a few photos to capture the magic of this perfect summer moment. And it wasn't until we returned home that evening - smelling of chlorine and charcoal - that we realized a familiar photo in the mix…

The right photo, of course, is Bee and Ken. And the left? Ken and his father, captured on a beautiful summer day much like the one we just experienced - over thirty years ago. I'm imagining that there were family members and grilled vegetables and sun-dried beach towels - just like our perfect day - but there was one

When photos of Kim Kardashian's baby-shower invitation hit the web yesterday, we were admittedly a little stunned. Actual jewelry boxes with spinning ballerinas for everyone on the list? Like, seriously? But as it turns out, these babies are just the tip of the ostentatious iceberg when it comes to celebrity-soiree invites, a world in which hosts must choose between leather and Dupioni silk rather than card stock or vellum. Let's take a little romp through the pretentiousness, shall we?--Beth Greenfield, Yahoo! Shine Staff

Tina S. appears to be your average teenager -- that is, until her fingers fly into action on Van Halen's 1978 instrumental, "Eruption."

The guitar solo was first performed by Eddie Van Halen on his band's eponymous debut album, and even though the song's more than two decades older than Tina, she's got it down pat.

Tina's YouTube video -- first spotted by The Sideshow blog -- has been seen by nearly 1.5 million viewers to date, and we swear we saw sparks flying off her guitar!

Watch Eddie Van Halen's live version below.

With the U.S. Social Security Administration's release of America's most popular baby names for 2012 last week, we discovered pop culture dictated the fastest-rising name for girls. The rising star in boy names was major - no, literally Major. Clearly, Americans have had the military on their minds when naming their little ones! A recent release from the SSA shows just how popular the military has become recently in popular culture and beyond. I've gathered a handful of great military names for babies that have pop-culture cross-over appeal - so stand at attention! There is no telling if using a military themed baby name will ensure your child will have a happy and well adjusted childhood, but you can't argue with the strength of character these names carry! Click through for 7 awesome military names for babies! -By Dresden Shumaker

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I absolutely love when people use last names as first names for their babies. It's a great way to give your baby a name that is classic yet unique. Even if you were to name your baby "Smith" (which is one of the most common last names there is), it still sounds totally fresh when being used as a first name, but doesn't venture too far out there in the uniqueness category since it's still a name people are used to hearing - even if it is only as a last name. I checked out a list of the most common last names in the U.S. (based on census data) and got so many great baby name ideas in the process. In addition, I added a few last names of famous actors, writers and the like to round out my list. Here are 40 of my favorite last names that make great first names! - By Lauren Hartmann

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