Three years ago our oldest son, Tristan, was diagnosed autism at the age of three. Since I have been working on a Vermont system of care for individuals with ASD and advocating in Vermont and in Washington D.C. for more funding and...
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Three years ago our oldest son, Tristan, was diagnosed autism at the age of three. Since I have been working on a Vermont system of care for individuals with ASD and advocating in Vermont and in Washington D.C. for more funding and support for families and individuals with ASD. Through my work I have seen the lack of supports for people with ASD and their families have, so I have created a business, Parenting Autism, to step in and help. Parenting Autism produces DVDs and workbooks to help parents parent on the spectrum. In addition to our exercises and tips in our workbooks and DVDs, Parenting Autism gives all profits back to the autism community.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- Common drugs for the treatment of asthma in pregnant women as well as pre-term labor may increase autism-spectrum disorder risk, U.S. researchers said. Read Full Story
This was passed on to me through the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network. Many have asked me why I DO NOT support Autism Speaks. See below..they stated the reasons many have protested this group. Autism Speaks does not speak for my kid! We'll be gathering on Tuesday, November 17th, at Seventh Avenue and 57th Street, 154 West 57th Street in New York City from 6 PM to 8 PM to hold up signs and hand out flyers to Autism Speaks sponsors going in to their New York City concert with Bruce Springsteen... Read Full Story
Basic Information to Treat Autism
By: Nora P.
Treat Autism
ASD or Autism Spectrum Disorder is a very dreadful disorder; though it’s not impossible to defeat . To have a healthy child all of a sudden reduced to a silent, ignorant of others and incapable of communicating anything is often unbearable for parents. These are what ASD can do to your child. Also, children with ASD can be some kind of a challenge for the parents and the siblings who don’t have the condition. This is why... Read Full Story
Autism Treatments
By: Nora P.
Treatment Autism
Listening to all of these Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) facts and figures really makes people wonder about whether people actually overrated this disorder. I really think that people will never take this disorder seriously unless someone close to them was diagnosed with it. By then, it might be too late for the child to get the maximum result of the treatments for autism.
There are two important things considering ASD or... Read Full Story
Music Therapy and Autism
By: Nora P.
Music Therapy
Music is an interesting thing. Interesting is how just a string of melodies, simple sometimes, can affect people in many ways. Music can affect moods, makes you happy when you have a bad day. Triggers emotion and memories that we don’t want to remember or don’t want to forget. Sometimes in some extreme cases, music can even help you in relieving anger and heartache. For most people, music is life.
But music’s interesting effects... Read Full Story
I thought that I should post about what I do for a living outside of blogging and caring for my family. I assist those who have Autism Spectrum Disorder. I counsel them, assist them with day to day tasks and accompany them to work, so that they can feel a sense of community and so that they can also give back. Do you have an individual with a disability at your place of work volunteering or as a paid employee?
Here is some information about Autism for those of you who would like to know... Read Full Story
It’s all over the news lately: Will the newest DSM revision, DSM-V which is expected in 2012, get rid of the Asperger’s category, merging everything into an autism spectrum disorder? There are good arguments for both sides of the debate, but you can read a very well written opinion from researcher Simon Baron-Cohen , in the New York Times, November 9, 2009. Read Full Story
Dedicated to the recovery of children and adults from autism, the Autism Hope Alliance , (AHA) responded today to a new government report indicating a sharp rise in autism statistics. The report, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in early October, 2009 indicates that 1 in 91 children has autism, with 1 in 58 boys receiving the diagnosis. This number is markedly higher than previous estimates of 1 in 150 children, and 1 in 94 boys.
The rise in statistics underlines the... Read Full Story
Every parent should be familiar with the Autism signs in children so that they are able to take preventative or diagnostic action as soon as these signs appear. Early diagnosis will have a dramatic effect on how the condition deteriorates because there are many things that can be done to slow or reverse the process whilst the child is very young and still developing. What are the warning signs that your child might be at risk of developing an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and when should... Read Full Story
Understanding some of the Autism Symptoms for children will help to find appropriate intervention as soon as possible. Autism Spectrum Disorder is a neurological disorder that reportedly effects up to 1 in 150 toddlers. Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized as a spectrum disorder because the degrees of the disorder ... Read Full Story
