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Why multiple voices are needed for understanding autism
The medical establishment has long controlled the discourse on how society views disabilities in terms of treatment, coping mechanism, and understanding. By exploring how self advocates and parent advocates have entered the discussion in... [more]
The medical establishment has long controlled the discourse on how society views disabilities in terms of treatment, coping mechanism, and understanding. By exploring how self advocates and parent advocates have entered the discussion in terms of autism we can better understand how viewing disability from multiple lenses ultimately leads to more fully understanding of disability, its causes, its treatments, and its place in a functional society.
CHILDREN WITH autism spectrum disorder, or ASD, are bullied at astonishing rates in schools across the Commonwealth. Nearly 90 percent of parents of children with ASD who responded to an online survey conducted by Massachusetts Advocates for Children reported that their children had been bullied. In addition to verbal taunting and mimicking of tics and behaviors, more than half the ...
- Children With Autism More Likely To Have Handwriting Problems (medicalnewstoday.com)
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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- Record Number Of Researchers, Advocates, Parents Drawn To Autism Consortium... (medicalnewstoday.com)
- Experts discuss causes of Autism (thehoot.net)
This week, following state legislative passage, Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri signed the Rhode Island Autism Spectrum Disorder Evaluation and Treatment Act into law. You can view the Act here (PDF).
Easter Seals affiliates in other states are hoping to help pass this type of legislation so that people with autism can benefit from our [...]
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He also added, "The use of our model indicates each of the disorders within Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is attributable to different disruptions in homeostasis. We look forward to sharing our findings relative to each disorder with the ... 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...
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- Facing Autism in New Brunswick: IACC Autism Research Plan: Dr ... (blogsearch.google.com)
- Facing Autism in New Brunswick: Neurodiversity's Extremist Autism ... (blogsearch.google.com)
- Facing Autism in New Brunswick: End the Vaccine-Autism War Now: Do ... (blogsearch.google.com)
People on the autism spectrum may be verbal or non-verbal, brilliant or mentally challenged, passive or aggressive, physically healthy or physically ill. They may have "savant" skills - or not. In fact, people with autism spectrum diagnoses seem to have very little in common.
So what do people on the autism spectrum really have in common?What Do People with Autism Have in Common? originally appeared on About.com Autism on Sunday, November...
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Autism Research: Is This The Best We Can Do? By Lynne Soraya... ... Is this the best we can do? Girl Writing The latest to get the lion's share of attention, is the Kennedy Krieger Institute study documented in the latest issue of Neurology , which tells us that there is a correlation between autism spectrum disorders and difficulties with handwriting. Why is this news? Parents of autistic kids, and adults with ASD have been saying this for...
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Last week, I asked whether readers felt the diagnoses Asperger syndrome and PDD-NOS (pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified) should be removed from the diagnostic manual. If they were removed, people with those diagnoses would presumably be reclassified as simply "on the autism spectrum."
A signficant majority of you (65%) felt that those diagnoses were useful and meaningful enough to continue to be listed in the DSM-V (the...
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- Asperger's Syndrome Wives Need Understanding (news.google.com)
Autism Speaks is encouraged by the decision of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) to include vaccine research studies in the objectives of the updated Strategic Plan for Autism Research.
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- Will Feds Fund Autism Vaccine Research? Maybe (blogsearch.google.com)
Experiencing this enlightened age of “autism” is remarkable after having parented three autistic boys over the past 21 years. Now that autism spectrum diagnoses are estimated in one out of 100 births, all I need do is mention the word and many nod knowingly, yet physically recoil. Don’t speak about our children in hushed tones with downcast eyes or, even worse, avoid our presence altogether. Don’t worry about interacting with our children; get...
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- Changing your autism mindset | San Francisco Bay View (blogsearch.google.com)
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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