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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.
LOS ANGELES, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/09/09 --
WHAT: LA/Ontario International Airport (ONT) will host "Pull for Autism"
Plane Pull 2009 benefiting Autism Speaks, the nation's largest
autism science and advocacy organization dedicated to funding
research into the causes, prevention, treatments and cure for
autism; increasing awareness of autism spectrum disorders; and
advocating for the needs of...
- Autism Support Network and Hagar International Partner for Autism ... (blogsearch.google.com)
- Autism/Asperger workshops offered (southbendtribune.com)
Wrong Planet - Aspergers and Autism Community. ... Families that have one child (age 4-17) with a known Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) may be eligible to participate in a free-of-charge diagnostic and educational assessment. ...
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- Cortical Anatomy in Autism Spectrum Disorder: An In Vivo MRI Study on the... (cercor.oxfordjournals.org)
A recent meeting by The Autism Consortium gave scientists, clinicians, advocates and parents an opportunity to share the latest information on causes of autism. ... For the first time in 2009, the Symposium included a Family Resource Fair, a forum for support and advocacy organizations to provide information on their programs and services. The Resource Fair was especially well received by the many autism family members and caregivers in...
From blogsearch.google.com
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- UCD Gets $12M For Autism Research (kcra.com)
- Autism Research Advances | Psych Central News (blogsearch.google.com)
The focus of this event will be important social issues surrounding autism, particularily accommodating and helping people cope with autism spectrum disorders. Panelists will include Zohar Fuller, Brandeis '11, ... Marks Foundation, which has just donated a generous $29 million grant to Massachusetts General Hospital to create an autism center for adults as well as advance current activities taking place at the hospital including care for...
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- Autism Coverage: Wrong Way for a Worthy Cause (timesdispatch.com)
- AGE OF AUTISM: Junk Food for Autism? (blogsearch.google.com)
- autism: Jury Duty for Autistics (blogsearch.google.com)
The Autism Research Institute calls for further investigations into the use of chelation therapy for individuals with autism SAN DIEGO, Nov. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two studies published by theSouthwest College of Naturopathic ...
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- David Kirby: NIH Agency Head Backs Vaccine-Autism Research on ... (blogsearch.google.com)
The Autism Consortium, an innovative collaboration of researchers, clinicians, funders and families dedicated to catalyzing research and enhancing clinical care for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), held its fourth annual symposium on October 28th, 2009, at Harvard Medical School in Boston.
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From medicalnewstoday.com
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Dr. Hakon Hakonarson reviews the latest findings on genetic susceptibility to autism spectrum disorders and discusses what impact they might have on clinical practice in the future. Medscape Genomic Medicine
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From medscape.com
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Autism Speaks, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition (NASPGHAN) will host one of the largest gatherings of researchers, clinicians and pediatric specialists to better understand the gastrointestinal (GI) problems in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs).
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From medicalnewstoday.com
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An estimated one in 165 Canadian children under the age of six will be identified as having an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) according to the Autism Society Canada. Children with one of these disorders may exhibit difficulties in one or all of three general areas: verbal and non-verbal communication, social interaction or the presence of repetitive or stereotyped interests or behaviour.
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The National Institutes of Health has awarded more than 50 autism research grants, totaling more than $65 million, which will be supported with American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds. These grants are the result of the largest funding opportunity for research on autism spectrum disorders (ASD) to date, announced in March 2009.
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