Why multiple voices are needed for understanding autism

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.

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Epilepsy is defined by the Epilepsy Foundation as ” a medical condition that produces seizures affecting a variety of mental and physical functions”. Children and adults are diagnosed as epileptic when they have suffered two or more seizures. Epilepsy and seizures are linked to many disorders, including autism spectrum disorders, and research suggests that somewhere between 20% and 35% of people with autism also suffer from seizures, and this can be a real worry for parents whose child has just been diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. The Autism-Epilepsy Link It is not known what the exact link is between autism and epilepsy, or ... Read Full Story
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The week of September 20 is Autism Awareness Week at DietsInReview.com. Guest Blogger Holly Bortfeld is a work-at-home mom to two children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), ages 14 and 16. She home-schools her son and writes content for the Talk About Curing Autism (TACA ) site, including the popular series, “Autism-On-A-Budget.” Follow Holly on Twitter @TACAnow. My son has been on the GFCF diet since 1998. Back then, there was little available as far as information, research or foods that didn’t taste like cardboard. Happily, you can now find an extensive array of mixes and pre-packaged foods now in grocery and health food ... Read Full Story
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Autism Spectrum Disorder is a brain development disorder characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These Autism Symptoms all begin before a child is three years old. Autism involves many parts of the brain, how this occurs is not well understood. The two other Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are : 1. Asperger syndrome, which lacks delays in cognitive development and language 2. PDD-NOS, diagnosed when full criteria for the other two disorders are not met Autism has a strong genetic basis, although the genetics of autism are complex and it is unclear whether ASD is explained more by ... Read Full Story
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Title: What Is The Purpose Of The Autism Research Institute? Author: Mike Selvon Article: A worldwide network of parents and professionals who share their concerns can be found within The Autism Research Institute, or ARI, which was founded in the year 1967 and works to conduct research about autistic disorders and to find new ways to improve treatment and prevention. The ARI is a wealth of information. There are over 40,000 case histories that have been collected over the years about autistic children from 60 different countries. Information such as this is extremely important in the growing search for more details about symptoms of ... Read Full Story
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Autism is a better used term that is used to cover a number of disorders known as Autism Spectrum disorders. These disorders affect people in their communication and interactions with other people. People with Autism, which was discovered in 1943, have greatly increased since the first discovery. There are many early symptoms of Autism that will help you if you feel your child may suffer from Autism. If you feel your child have any of these early signs of Autism, it would be a wise idea to bring your child to a doctor so that they can be properly diagnosed. Symptoms of Autism includes: ... Read Full Story
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 ...  
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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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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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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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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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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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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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