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The Role of Paraprofessionals in the Classroom |
Change can be relied upon to teach that which is very obvious with speed and precision. Inclusion,
for example, taught us that a special education teacher couldn't be in four classrooms at once.
This, of course, was a disappointment; the special education teacher was busy in the second grade
and needed at the same time by students in three other classrooms. School districts responded by
employing instructional assistants to help: paraprofessionals. Paraprofessionals make it possible
for teachers, speech therapists, and other professionals to be many places at once. Specifically,
it enables them to be in the one place that is ultimately the most important: directly assisting a
student with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD)
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It's that time of year again - the holiday season. Everyone is busy shopping for Christmas gifts,
the malls are packed, company is coming to your house, school is out, presents need to be wrapped
and the tree needs decorating. The holidays are magical from some and stressful for others. For
children with autism, this time of year can be particularly overwhelming on the senses. Lights,
crowds, traffic, line-ups, and visitors can be upsetting for children who need predictability and
routine. Most therapy programs are in low gear during the month of December and school programs
break for two weeks. How to you keep children with autism on an even keel during the hectic holidays?
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Major Stress During Pregnancy Linked To Autism |
Women who have had a major stressful event - death of a spouse, job loss, or a long-distance move - midway through their pregnancy may have a greater chance of having an autistic child than do their unstressed counterparts say researchers at The Ohio State University Medical Center http://www.osumedcenter.edu/
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Brain Malformation Linked To Social Problems In Autism |
PESHAWAR - Researchers are zeroing in on brain defects that may interfere with normal social development in children with autism.
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Schools Cope With Growing Number Of Autistic Children |
When 6-year old Geoffrey Gunkel went to kindergarten, he bit the teacher and hit the other kids. Like hundreds of other autistic kids in public classrooms, he needed special attention.
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Coping with the Reality of Severe Autism, part1 |
How are care providers to support a person who is not connected to others, who lives in-the-immediate moment, who reflects and magnifies other's emotions, and who has little continuity of experience?
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I could give you the same old medical definition that I have heard and read so many times; but I won’t. Instead, I’d like to tell you what autism is to me, a Mother.
Autism is knowing deep down inside of you that something is different about your child, at a very early age. It’s the fear of not knowing what that difference is and the frustration that no one else can see it.
Autism and the special angels that it affects can teach a person, a family, a community, and even the world so much about people, life, and humanity. In its own special way autism is a gift.
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Jake Von Voigt is the son of Robert Von Voigt and Marie Von Voigt from Hollywood Division. Jake is a seven-year-old boy with moderately severe Autism and with severe non-verbal speech. Autism is a brain disorder that affects the part of the brain that processes response, socialization, communication and personal interaction.
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Why some people don't "get better"! |
Why is a supportive environment, positive modelling and "behavior management" with reinforcement for appropriate behavior, and negative consequences for inappropriate behavior sometimes just not good enough?
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Paying attention to extra-ordinary special needs... |
A special population requiring extra-ordinary attention is those who are "dually diagnosed" with developmental disabilities as well as significant mental health needs and/or severely challenging behaviors. Dually diagnosed persons represent about 10%+ of the developmentally disabled population. 10% or so of the dually diagnosed population demonstrates severe psychiatric illness. (These percentages are estimated based on the current caseload (~800) of the Island Mental Health Support Team and on my 12 years of clinical experience as a psychologist with this team.)
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Enzymes for Autism? My Son's Story |
My name is Cindy Kelley. I am a former special educator and mother of two sons. My oldest son is eight years old and has Asperger's Syndrome. He was on the gluten-free, casein-free diet for one year. Throughout the year, I also had to remove eggs, corn, soy, and many other foods. Any diet infraction consistently resulted in a bright red bottom, atypical behavior, and wetting. Behaviors lasted one to three days and consisted of unexplained anger, aggression, sound intolerance and/or unresponsiveness. Usually the behavior pattern was a day of lethargy and unresponsiveness followed by two days of anger and aggression, with sound intolerance throughout. Additionally, a diet infraction was usually followed by red ears.
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Plasma Fatty Acid Levels In Autistic Children |
Phospholipid fatty acids are major structural components of neuronal cell membranes, which modulate membrane fluidity and hence function. Evidence from clinical and biochemical sources have indicated changes in the metabolism of fatty acids in several psychiatric disorders. We examined the phospholipid fatty acids in the plasma of a population of autistic subjects compared to mentally retarded controls.
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Is the Common Cold, Herpes the Source of Autism? |
Autism, as classically defined, is a devastating disorder that often robs children of their ability to communicate and thrive in society. It is characterized by primary alterations in social interactions and receptive/expressive language, and is often accompanied by symptoms including ritualistic behaviors and a lack of imaginative play.
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I have talked with several parents who, like myself, have placed their autistic child on a special diet, which eliminates mainly dairy products and gluten. What has prompted parents to try the radical dietary switch is to create better health for their child after dealing with symptoms like chronic diarrhea, headaches, stomach cramps, poor sleeping patterns, and irritable behavior. My son experienced all of these symptoms. After spending a year working with a gastro-intestinal specialist and finding no concrete answers, I finally turned to a dietician for help. She held the key to a better life for my son Marc.
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My daughter Leesa loved to destroy her mother's closet. Leesa is an eleven-year old girl with autism. She does not understand the concepts of privacy or of respecting other people's possessions.
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A Shopping List for Leesa! |
Grocery shopping was unbearable! We hated taking Leesa, our daughter with autism, to the grocery store. She had nothing to do. She would get our attention by breaking away and make us chase her all over the store. When we would go past certain items, Leesa would emotionally demand that we must buy them. For us, taking Leesa to the grocery store was so unbearable we had to seek help.
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Autism an Everyday Struggle For Girl |
Jenna Dugan turned 10 days old as she received her first vaccination, a hepatitis B shot. She cried for hours. That night, her worried parents rushed her to an after-hours clinic. But the doctor sent the family home, telling them they needed to learn how to care for their baby. Her parents grew more concerned during the next few months. Their blonde, blue-eyed little girl appeared to have increasingly severe
reactions to immunizations --sometimes immediately, sometimes a week later.
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Autism Specialist visits Saskatchewan |
Dr. Janet Butz, originally from Nipawin, will be returning home to Saskatchewan for a week from her
current location in Las Vegas, Nevada to work with several families in Nipawin, Tisdale and Swift
Current who have a child with an autism condition and their schools.
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Woman's World with Karen and Jonny |
This is an article that was published in the "Woman's World" magazine
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Autistic Athlete Breaking Barriers |
When Karen Simmons wrote the Canadian Best Seller Little Rainman about her son Johnathan's trials and tribulations dealing with autism, she didn't know that the best chapter was still to come.
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allexperts.com Rates Karen! |
Read what people say about Karen.
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Listening, Understanding, Sharing & Caring |
As a person with autism, I consider myself fortunate that I have friends and can maintain those friendships.
Some of these friends live here in Denver and others live in places hundreds of miles away. To me, friends mean
that there is trust on both sides and that the relationship is reciprocal. Friends understand me, even when times are
tough or when I am not the nicest person to be around, and they are a source of self-esteem. I am grateful to God
for these special people He has brought to me. In this essay, I will talk about four of my closest friends and how
these friendships are special in their own way.
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Peptizyde and HN-Zyme Prime 4-Month Summary |
Peptizyde and HN-Zyme Prime 4-Month Summary from the Enzymes and Autism Board. Executive summary by Karen L. DeFelice.
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DAN! Conference (Oct.5-7, 2001) |
This most recent DAN! Conference October 5 through 7th in San Diego, is considered by a
few of the attendees I’ve spoken with to be one of the best as the presentations of each speaker
overlaps ever more so in their findings with the other speakers. Below is the first segment of
notes of the conference speakers taken by James Adams, a parent. Jim was not able to cover
the Friday Introductory Practitioner Training Sessions. The notes start with the Advanced training
sessions.
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autismtoday.com and our staff wish to extend our deepest sympathies to all who were affected around the world by the tragedy on Tuesday, Sep 11.
Our thoughts also go out to the Red Cross, law officials, and all other relief units and citizens working to repair and protect us during this difficult time.
"No problem can be solved by the same consciousness that created it. We must learn to see the world anew."
Albert Einstein, “Man of the Century”
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Are Twins More Vulnerable to Autism? |
Some media commentators have expressed concern that recent
increases in multiple births could lead to an increased incidence of
illnesses associated with twinning or higher-order births.
To determine the prevalence of twinning in autism, investigators
examined data on 166 families with 2 children with autism or Asperger
syndrome (high-functioning autism with a later onset).
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Autistic Behavior Linked Brain Areas In Tuberous Sclerosis Kids |
More than one area of the brain is responsible for autistic behavior in children with tuberous sclerosis and brain lesions, according to an article published in the October 9 issue of Neurology, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study included 26 children with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC), a genetic disorder that causes benign lesions or tumors to form in many different organs, including the brain where the lesions are called "tubers."
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Curriculum & Behavior Problems Cause & Effect? |
In recent years, positive behavior support has had an important impact on how we go about understanding challenging behaviors and developing interventions that are based on that understanding. Schools have begun to realize that traditional methods (e.g., time-out, reprimands, restraint) for controlling challenging behaviors of individuals with autism are ineffective. Traditional intervention methods tend to focus more on the form of the behavior (what it looks like) rather than the function of the behavior (why the behavior occurs). As a result, traditional interventions often strengthen problem behavior by inadvertently reinforcing the behavior's purpose. For example, Brenda screams and kicks when given an assignment involving repetitious writing because she does not like the specific assignment. The typical consequences for Brenda are either removal of the task or removal of Brenda to time-out. Brenda's challenging behavior is reinforced when these interventions are used because they allow Brenda to escape or avoid the task.
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Originally prepared for the Office of Disabilities Issues in November, 1999
Re-written April 30, 2000
Compiled by Lisa Simmermon
President, Saskatchewan Society for the Autistic
Saskatchewan Representative, Autism Society Canada
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Saskatchewan Education has collected data on students with autism and related Pervasive Developmental Disorders (autism/PDD) for the past three years (1998, 1999, 1999/2000 and 2000/2001). In 1999 the data collection method was improved, and there are two sets of data available: one for 1999, and a recently released one for 1999/2000.
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An Autism Society Canada summary of the current published documents and research outlining best practices in autism screening, diagnosis, assessment, treatment, education and family support.
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Autism Society Canada on autism research in Canada |
Please find below what Autism Society Canada has expressed regarding autism research in Canada.
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The Challenge of Potty Training |
Potty training is a normal part of childhood development but a difficult task at the best of times. Having a child with numerous developmental delays and sensitivities makes the task of teaching potty training even more challenging. Even though there are no statistics on delayed toilet training in late talkers or developmentally delayed children there certainly seems to evidence that supports the theory that children with delays tend to be late potty trainers. There are several things we can do as parents to make the process an easier one and allow the child to have success.
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The Citizen Scientists - Rewriting the Rules of the Medical Industry |
They all remember the day of diagnosis. D day. Maybe they were in the
delivery room, exhilarated and exhausted, when the terms - "cleft palate,"
"clubfeet" - were pronounced, and they blanked out before the doctor got
to "chromosomal abnormality." Or maybe they got a couple years' reprieve,
videotaping their toddler's first steps, recording his first words, until,
unaccountably, one day he started to wobble and his words began to slur.
Maybe the diagnosis took so long in coming they could have sued for
malpractice. But instead, they were just so relieved to hear the words -
it wasn't their fault! It was nothing they'd done! - that they felt almost
happy. Until other words resurfaced: blindness ... paralysis ... fatal
by age 16 ... IQ immeasurably low ... nothing can be done ... accept your
lot.
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My CommonSense Approach to Autism |
Autism is a complex disorder with many inter-related initial causes and even more aggravating factors. Thus, any effective approach to dealing with the autism syndrome must address this complexity. Like negative synergy, the various inter-related components work together to not only cause the disorder initially, but also to adversely affect daily functioning, causing the disorder to be so very troublesome to all concerned, especially to the one with the disorder. There is no one-size-fits-all approach to autism, but only general guidelines based on the various factors.
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Diagnostic Breakthrough in Autism and Mental Retardation Reported |
Today some exciting research findings on autism and mental retardation
are being released by the California Birth Defects Monitoring Program
(CBDMP) and the National Institutes of Health. Because of your interest in
this issue, we want to share them with you right away.
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Early Intervention in Autism |
Summary of Dawson & Osterling review, and comparison to Harris & Handleman review
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Someone once asked me what, if anything, I would do differently as principal of a school for autistic children. I responded that I would have the chldren out running and playing vigorously for at least an hour twice a day. He smiled out of one side of his mouth, and said, "And then where would you go next to look for work?"
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If there is one thing I have learned from having to deal with autism all these years, it is that my high level of functioning is never to be taken for granted; there are simply too many factors that can lower it in a hurry. Believe me, being low functioning is not fun, especally since that is when the sensory torture is the worst. For me, my high level of functoning is something to be treasured and protected, for only in doing that am I able to function at a high level so much of the time, something which hasn't always been the case.
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There has long been acceptance of the fact that
people with autism demonstrate abnormal responses to sensory stimuli. Some professionals though
believe that people with autism actually experience sensory stimuli in an unusual way: and that the
bizarre perceptual experiences actually cause the 'abnormal' reactions. This has led to the
idea that, when severe, such perceptual problems contribute to confusion, social withdrawal,
communication and cognitive problems, stress and obsessive-compulsive behaviours.
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Just like that, our four-year-old son Jack had
left the building. He exited through a sliding glass door. It was cold and dark outside. We weren't
sure whether he was wearing his sneakers. We had no idea where he'd gone. Or, what inspired him to
leave. We did know, however, Jack wouldn't be coming back on his own. He was off and running
somewhere in his own little world, which unfortunately, isn't always totally connected to ours.
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Reconstruction of the Sensory World of Autism |
Since the first identification of autism in 1943 (Kanner) a lot of research has
been carried out to study this condition from different perspectives. What has not
been taken into account by the experts in the field, however, is the opinion of the
'native experts' - autistic individuals themselves. Despite the fact that many people
with autism have tried to communicate their views and insights, these attempts have
mostly passed without much professional notice, one of the reasons being, their views
and insights are unconventional to the majority of people (so-called 'normal' people).
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Possible Visual Experiences in Autism |
Unusual sensory experiences have been observed in autistic people for
many years and are confirmed by personal accounts of autistic individuals.
As all the senses are integrated, the deficiency in one of them may lead to
disturbances in the other(s). The aim of the article is to reconstruct possible
patterns of visual experiences in autism, i.e. the way some autistic
individuals see the world.
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Autism and the Myth of False Hope |
Autism is incurable, right?
People say it's a lifelong condition. An irreversible brain disorder. A tragedy.
According to many, anyone who says otherwise is promoting "false hope." There's
just one problem with this point of view: it's not true. Autism does not have to
be a life sentence. And there is no such thing as "false hope." By Raun K. Kaufman
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Two of the subjects
covered in this chapter are the frustration of not being able to speak
and sensory problems. My senses were oversensitive to loud noise and touch.
Loud noise hurt my ears and I withdrew from touch to avoid over-whelming
sensation. By Temple Grandin
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Interview
with Karen Simmons |
Conducted for the the
BC Premier's Council newsletter. By Cliff Bridges
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Genetic
Factors in Autism |
Since 1977, when the
first autism twin study demonstrated higher concordance rates of autism
among identical twins than fraternal twins, the evidence for inherited
factors in autism has gained widespread recognition among researchers.
By
Beth Rosen Sheidley, MS, CGC Genetic Counselor, New England Medical Center
Autism Genetics Research Group [More]
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Making
the Transition from the World of School into the World of Work
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During my travels to
many autism conferences I have observed many sad cases of people with
autism who have successfully completed high school or college but have
been unable to make the transition into the world of work. By
Temple Grandin [More]
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Letter
from a Speech Therapist to a Parent |
Your
family has so much to be proud of--your support, enthusiasm, risk-taking
and love have had such an impact on her and on all of us who have the
honor of being part of your lives. I'm so happy to be part of "the
team"! [More]
In
peeling back the layers of chaos, the tensions, stresses, and trials of
autism, if we are willing to look deeply, we find the blessings that autism
can bring to our lives. In choosing to view autism in this way, this deeper
sense of purpose and blessing becomes evident.By Jennifer Kummins
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Officers Kill Disabled Man |
Mesa police investigate an incident at a group home in which officers shot a knife-wielding resident on Monday. By Paul McKibben and Susie Steckner
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Aspergers...What
Does it Mean to ME? - Book Review |
In
the Fall 2000 issue of the REACH Newsletter, Catherine Faherty’s
book entitled, “What Does It Mean To Me?” was highlighted. Since
that time, it has been used nationally and internationally to introduce
children with AS or HFA to their diagnosis and has also been nominated
for the Autism Society of America’s Book of the Year Award. Carolyn
Ogburn, TEACCH Job Coach, interviews Dave Spicer, a local adult with Asperger’s
Syndrome about its usefulness. by Carloyn Ogburn, Job Coac
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Teaching
Tips for Children and Adults with Autism |
Good
teachers helped me to achieve success. I was able to overcome autism because
I had good teachers. At age 2 1/2 I was placed in a structured nursery
school with experienced teachers.Temple Grandin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor,
Colorado State University (Revised: June 2001) [More]
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New
Heights Early Learning Services |
An
Innovative Program for Children with Autism and PDD - New Heights is a
school that delivers a preschool/ECS program to children ages 2 ½
to 5 ½ years of age who have high functioning autism or PDD. Our
children have difficulty expressing emotions and relating to other children,
may talk or do the same thing over and over again, have difficulty making
eye contact, and may at times appear worried for no reason.By Maureen
Bennie [More]
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Desperate
for Respite: Finding Good, Reliable Child Care |
As
parents of special needs children, we have respite funding to get a much-needed
break from the stresses of our parenting situation. Talking to parents,
I found out that many were not using their respite hours or not using
all of their allotted respite hours.By Maureen Bennie [More]
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Attention
and Behavior Problems |
One
reason why some autistic individuals engage in behavior problems is to
obtain attention. That is, they may have learned that by ‘acting
up,’ they will receive some form of attention (i.e., reinforcement).
Even though the attention given to them may be negative, such as a caretaker
saying ‘Stop that,’ the child may still interpret the interaction
as positive. Written by Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. Center for the Study
of Autism, Salem, Oregon [More]
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Lying
in Autism: A Cognitive Milestone |
Many
autistic individuals are known to ‘tell it as it is’ or to never
tell a lie. In many ways always telling the truth has its benefits to
parents and teachers. Written by Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. Center for
the Study of Autism, Salem, Oregon [More]
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Lack
of Attention to Physical Problems in Autism |
I
am often surprised and upset when I hear that a rather serious physical
problem of an autistic child is dismissed as ‘just another symptom
of the disorder,’ when the problem should be addressed directly.
A commonly reported problem is insensitivity to pain. Written by Stephen
M. Edelson, Ph.D. Center for the Study of Autism, Salem, Oregon [More]
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Allergies
and Food Sensitivities |
People
with autism are more susceptible to allergies and food sensitivities than
the average person; and this is likely due to their impaired immune system.
I have provided a brief discussion of allergies and food sensitivities.
Written by Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. Center for the Study of Autism, Salem,
Oregon [More]
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How
to Determine if a Treatment Really Helped |
There
are many types of interventions available today for autistic individuals,
including nutritional, biomedical, educational, sensory, and behavioral.
When beginning a new inter-vention, it is important to be as objective
as possible to determine whether the treatment truly helped the person.
If the treatment is not helping, then it does not make sense to continue
it especially if it involves a great deal of time, money, or effort. Written
by Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. Center for the Study of Autism, Salem, Oregon
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Autism,
Puberty and the Possibility of Seizures |
About
one in four autistic individuals begin to have seizures during puberty.
The exact reason for the onset of seizures is not known, but it is likely
that the seizure activity may be due to hormonal changes in the body.Written
by Stephen M. Edelson, Ph.D. Center for the Study of Autism, Salem, Oregon
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Auditory
Processing Problems in Autism |
Autistic
individuals typically have problems processing auditory information. One
auditory processing problem occurs when a person hears speech sounds but
he/she does not perceive the meaning of the sounds.Written by Stephen
M. Edelson, Ph.D.
Center for the Study of Autism, Salem, Oregon [More]
Observations
based on a typical day in the life of someone who was diagnosed as having
strong autistic tendencies as a two and a half year old toddler.I am awakened
at 6:30 a.m. by a bluejay who has decided that it is time for everyone
else to wake up too. It hurts. It feels like his beak is scraping against
my eardrum. I close the window for another 30 minutes of sleep.
by Stephen Shore
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Survival
in the Workplace |
Because
most of us must work for a living, attention to surviving in the workplace
is vital. I shall report my experiences.
First Jobs after College and Fitting in. by
Stephen Shore [More]
The
final example involves a boy born in the early 1960s who seemed to develop
normally until the age of about 18 months. His parents were very surprised
find him turning over at only eight days. He was able to say "mama"
and was developing verbal facility at a good clip. Then something happened.
The crib was the only place where this child felt safe. This crib was
also used as a trampoline. For the next year and a half, there was no
speech, self-destructiveness, spinning around in circles with his finger
in his ear, etc.by
Stephen Shore [More]
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Music
for the Child on the Autism Spectrum |
I
discovered the music room in my last year in junior high school. Based
on an interest in electronics, I enrolled in an electronics shop-like
course. I found the subject material fascinating. However, shop courses
are where the "tough" kids were, so it wasn't a place for me
to accomplish anything. The teacher of this classroom, noticed my difficulties
and arranged to have me transferred into band. by Stephen Shore [More]
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Link
between Autism and Rett Disorder Found |
A
new genetic study, conducted by Duke University Medical Center researchers,
has shown that two similar neurodevelopmental disorders - Rett disorder
(RD) and autism - once considered to be clinically distinct, may not be
as different as previously believed.FEAT DAILY NEWSLETTER Sacramento,
California http://www.feat.org "Healing
Autism: No Finer a Cause on the Planet"
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Brain
Gene Implicated in Autism |
[Release
by the NIH.] Another Significant Finding Scientists funded by the National
Institute of Mental Health have linked a gene that may influence human
brain development with autism susceptibility.
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The history of autism
on film is fairly sketchy. As far as I understand there is no film analysis
of how autism is presented. This article is my attempt to do just that.
How autism is seen in the media and on film is very important in how the
autistic population as a whole is viewed, understood and treated by lay
persons and professionals alike. By Melissa BEE July 2000 [More]
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My
Mind is a Web Browser: How People with Autism Think |
The
struggle that made possible Temple Grandin's early development, graduate
education, and notable career as a professor of animal behavior, designer
of animal facilities worldwide, and celebrated writer, speaker, and researcher
on autism, is told in her books, Emergence: Labeled Autistic (1986) and
Thinking in Pictures and Other Reports From My Life With Autism* (Vintage
Books) 1996. by Temple Grandin
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All children have the
right to a quality education that provides them with a sense of belonging
and acceptance in their community school that leads to personal growth,
development, and success of the individual child.by Sherry Miller. MSHA,
BSc.
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Inclusion is Freedom.
When denied - both words bring harm to a child. Inclusion and Freedom
are words worth fighting for....words that ARE fought for.Submitted by
Michelle Guppy, 16210 Cypress Trace, Cypress, TX 77429,
TGuppy@LGC.com, 281-256-3034
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MMR
Shots Under Fire at Autism Hearing
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Lawmakers Dispute Accuracy
and Fairness of New Vaccine Report
By Jeff Levine in WebMD Medical News
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Puberty
and the awakening of sexuality
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When
I began to do the research for the book , "More Creative Ideas, From
age eight to early adulthood", my youngest son who has autism was
eight years old. It was very important to me that the book contain a section
related to the issues and concerns of adolescence since they would soon
affect our own family. That section was, by far, the most challenging
part of my research.
by Author, Janice
Adams [More]
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Study
finds no link between vaccinations and autism
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By Thomas H. Maugh II Times Staff Writer Posted April 23, 2001
The
controversial theory that the measles-mumps-rubella vaccine is largely
responsible for the sharp increase in the incidence of autism over the
last 15 years has no scientific justification, according to a report released
today by the prestigious Institute of Medicine. Source:Orlando
Sentinel [More]
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Biochemical Approach to Management of
Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Autism
Management Limited - #1 in a series of informative papers
Doctor Edward Danczak [More]
| Parent
Confidential Questionnaire |
Autism
Management Limited - #2 in a series of informative papers
Dr Edward Danczak [More]
| Complementary
Medicine in Autistic Disorders: Results from the Application of
a Working Hypothesis |
Autism
Management Limited - #3 in a series of informative papers [More]
Autism
Management Limited - #4 in a series of informative papers.
[More]
| Antibiotics,
infections and allergy |
Autism
Management Limited - #5 in a series of informative papers.
[More]
| Adverse
reactions to foods, and autism |
Autism
Management Limited - #6 in a series of informative papers.
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A program to educate
children about differences, and to foster empathy
Catherine Faherty, Asheville TEACCH Center. [More]
Harumi
Jyonouchi; Sining Sun; Hoa Le
University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
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ABA
Behavioral Intervention Technique |
Karen Siff spent two
and a half years implementing an intensive behavioral intervention technique
known as ABA with her son Jake, who was diagnosed with pervasive developmental
disorder when he was two. She wrote a first-person account of her experience
for ABCNEWS.com. [More]
Chapter
1: Autism and Visual Thought
Dr. Temple Grandin [More]
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How you give choices or ask questions makes a difference. |
by
Nathan E. Ory, M.A. Registered Psychologist (B.C.)
Challenging Behavior Analysis and Consultation
challengingbehavior@home.com
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Blood Test for Rhet Syndrome now available
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HOUSTON--(Nov.
3, 1999) [More]
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and methods for teaching mastery of essential skills:
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Nathan E. Ory, M.A. Registered Psychologist (B.C.)
Challenging Behavior Analysis and Consultation
challengingbehavior@home.com
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