Advocacy and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Advocacy and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Mobilizing people and resources behind helping individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders, a growing phenomenon where one in every 150 births in the United States are diagnosed with ASD by the time they're 3.

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Last night I was honored with an award, for autism parent advocacy, as part of the Autism Connections Fredericton fundraiser and autism awareness event Oscars for Autism . I have in the past expressly avoided such recognition for fear it would be a distraction that would prevent me from doing what had to be done in advocating for autism services in New Brunswick. Last night's award though originated with people whom I have stood beside for many years in fighting for better lives for New Brunswick's autistic children and adults; people for whom I hold the highest regard and respect.... and it gave me ... Read Full Story
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I have no vote in today's British Columbia election. I do not pretend to know the area, other than what I have heard from my BC friends. I am certain though that if I had a vote today I would vote for fiscally responsible community activist and autism advocate David O. Marley who is running as an independent in West Vancouver- Capilano . (Photo left: David Marley in Oakville , Ontario campaigning for Medicare for Autism NOW!) David's official bio and agenda are on the internet at Vote4Marley . If you read the material at that site you will learn that David Marley has ... Read Full Story
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Restigouche Regional Hospital, Campbellton New Brunswick Centracare Long Term Mental Health Services Center, Saint John New Brunswick As the father of a severely autistic boy I am repulsed by attempts to redefine autism from being a medical concept, a neurological disorder to a social model based on variations in personality and modes of thinking. At its most benign the social models of autism are inherently self contradictory. People who have received a medical diagnosis of autism wish to be thought of as autistic, they are proud of their autism, BUT they do not want "their" autism to be known as a medical condition. Autism, ... Read Full Story
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On Friday long time autism champion and Charlottetown MP Shawn Murphy questioned federal Conservative Health Minister, Leona Aglukkaq, below left, on the Harper government's failure to honor its commitment to convene a meeting of the provincial health ministers with the objective of developing a national strategy on the treatment and support of Canadians with autism. Instead of directly answering the question Health Minister Aglukkaq dissembled and did not acknowledge either the commitment to convene a meeting of Canada's health ministers to develop a national autism strategy or the Harper government's failure to honor that commitment. It is time that politicians like Stephen Harper and ... Read Full Story
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How often do you see studies or reports about low functioning autism? It appears that research about "autism" is skewed towards research of high functioning autism and Aspergers as in the above notice requesting research participants for an Ontario autism study . If research is focused exclusively, or almost exclusively, on participants with high functioning autism or Aspergers how much do we really know about Autistic Disorder which, by definition, includes those with low functioning autism? I entered the words "functioning autism" into the Google Scholar search bar. The first 3 pages, the first 30 entries, all referred to high functioning autism. 2 out ... Read Full Story
Today I pledge to continue; I Pledge to continue to fight for the availability of effective autism treatments; I Pledge to continue to fight for a real education for autistic children; I Pledge to continue to fight for decent residential ... Harold L Doherty: My interest in autism, and my engagement in autism advocacy, began with my son Conor's Autism Disorder diagnosis and the realization that, locally at least, no serious efforts were being...  
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Curemark LLC, a drug research and development company focused on the treatment of neurological diseases, announced that the company has begun enrolling patients in Phase III clinical trials for CM-AT, its autism treatment, at three additional clinical trial sites.  
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US Food and Drug Administration Approves ABILIFY® (aripiprazole) for the ...WELT ONLINEWhile there is no approved treatment for the core symptoms of autistic disorder, irritability can be an associated behavior of autistic disorder and is ...UPDATE 1-FDA OKs Abilify for child autism irritabilityReutersFDA Approves Bristol-Myers' Abilify To Treat Irritabilty In Pediatric Patients ...RTT NewsFDA OKs Abilify for autism-linked...  
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Anticipating the FDA's release of its findings, the AAP issued a statement explaining its decision as an effort to minimize children's exposure to mercury, asserting that “current levels of thimerosal will not hurt children, but reducing those levels will make safe vaccines even safer” [12]. Unfortunately, Kaufman says, “rather than reassuring parents, the statement fueled public fears and prompted all sorts of questions.”  
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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/af2cd2/special_report_t) has announced the addition of Decision Resources, Inc.'s new report "Special Report - The Autism Spectrum Disorders Market: Substantial Opportunity and Unique Challenges" to their offering. An increase in public funding for research and a heightened interest among drug developers suggest that a breakthrough in autism spectrum...  
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thimerosal potently interrupts growth factor signaling, causing adverse effects on the transfer of carbon atoms. These carbon atoms play a significant role in regulating normal DNA function and gene expression and are critical to proper neurological development. Additionally, the scientists recently obtained more insight into the mechanism by which thimerosal interferes with folate-dependent methylation. The mechanism inhibits the biosynthesis...  
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The answer is - it's very bad indeed. According to an article in the Boston Herald: A shocking new online survey has found that nearly 90 percent of autistic children in the Bay State have been targeted by bullying so violent and ruthless that a state lawmaker says teachers and school systems must be held accountable. The survey conducted by the Massachusetts Advocates for Children includes painful testimony from parents of autistic children...  
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Pennsylvania is expected to see a continued rise in the number of children and adults living with autism, according to the Pennsylvania Autism Census Project Final Report released today by Governor Edward G. Rendell.  
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Apparently architects with children on the Autism spectrum have been reporting to Google that the software is a hit with their kids. Newsweek It turns out that SketchUp, which was acquired by Google from a small Colorado-based startup in 2006, allows people with autism to express their ideas in a visual way�a welcome release for kids who have trouble communicating through speech or writing. What gives is that many people with autism excel...  
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I have Aspergers and I work at Disney. I am a skipper on the Jungle Cruise. It is a lot of fun, but I can tell you, it does get a bit overwhelming. I don't like being the person who stands in the middle and merges the fastpass line with ...  
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