Landmark Legislation Authorizing Nearly $1 Billion in Autism Funding Now Moves Back to the Senate for Prompt Action
Cure Autism Now and Autism Speaks Applaud Approval of the Combating Autism Act by United States House of Representatives Landmark Legislation Authorizing Nearly $1 Billion in Autism Funding Now Moves Back to the Senate for Prompt Action (NEW YORK, NY – December 6, 2006) –Leadership of Autism Speaks and Cure Autism Now, nonprofit organizations dedicated [...]
Autism Fact of the Day
Autism fact of the day ——————————————————————————– Autism Linked To Poor Communication Between Brain Areas 10 Apr 2006 Quote: Poor communication between brain areas may explain why people with autism do not interact well with other people, say researchers from the University of London. Weak links between brain areas could mean that people with Autism do [...]
Autism Fact of the Day
Something to think about. We should all be thankful for the anomaly that is ASD everytime we turn on our computers and log on to the internet. Quote: Aware adults with autism and their parents are often angry about autism. They may ask why nature or God created such horrible conditions as autism, manic depression, [...]
Autism Fact of the Day
Individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome are truly an interesting population. Gifted individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome are even more fascinating–and confusing. Children with this disability are sometimes described as “little professors who can’t understand social cues.” (Safran, 2001, p. 1) They are highly verbal, have obsessive interests in certain subjects, have exceptional memories, usually have above average [...]
Autism Awareness article
DON’T MOURN FOR US by Jim Sinclair This article was published in the “Our Voice,” the newsletter of Autism Network International, Volume 1, Number 3, 1993. It is an outline of the presentation I (Jim Sinclair) gave at the 1993 International Conference on Autism in Toronto, and is addressed primarily to parents. Parents often report [...]
Autism Fact of the Day
“Theory of Mind” Impairment and “Mind Blindness” When trying to modify and alter or modify the behaviours of a person with Asperger Syndrome, it is imperative to consider the “Theory of Mind” Impairment. Theory of Mind can be explained as one’s ability to be able to consider and understand other people’s thoughts and feelings, as [...]
Autism Fact of the Day
Join the club Strangers bonded by autism April 18, 2006 ~Anonomyous~ SEVEN YEARS AGO, a doctor looked at my toddler son and immediately recognized autism. Since then, I’ve seen it countless times in the halls of the mall, in grocery stores and restaurants. I will notice a child who seems a little bit different. Perhaps [...]
Autism Fact of the Day ~ Asperger’s
Asperger’s Disorder is not widely recognized by the public or by health care providers. What does it mean to have Asperger’s Disorder? Do they have severe AD/HD, mild autism, learning disabilities, or are they just “nerds?” For years, psychiatrists have debated how to classify and subdivide the category of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD). Pervasive Developmental [...]
Autism Fact of the Day
Recovery by Catherine Maurice A parent, author, and editor of several books on autism and its treatments, Catherine Maurice responds to the letter of invitation for this special autism issue of Leadership Perspectives in Developmental Disabilities. I have a doctorate in literary criticism, but it does not take an advanced degree to detect a certain [...]
Build-a-bear
I received this link in an e-mail from someone who has been keeping an eye on my blogs about Autism this month (thanks, Jennifer!). I wanted to pass it along, as it’s along the same lines Build-a-bear has created a bear for children’s health initiatives. Here is the description from their site: Build-A-Bear Workshop created [...]
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