Posted on October 31st, 2007 by admin
(from Dr. Brown’s ABA4Autism Blog)
This week the American Academy of Pediatrics recommended that all children be screened for autism at 18 months of age and again at 24 months. No doubt early interventions by Speech-Language Pathologists, Psychologists, ABA Therapists, and other professionals will better lives for children with autism. At least that’s the theory. But […]
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Posted on October 31st, 2007 by admin
US News & World Reports By Nancy Shute Posted October 29, 2007
The earlier parents and doctors realize that a child has autism, the earlier that child gets help. The American Academy of Pediatrics today issued new guidelines aimed at making it easier for children with autism to be diagnosed earlier and get appropriate therapy […]
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Posted on October 31st, 2007 by admin
McCarthy’s fine with son’s autism
Approach she used met with criticism
October 31, 2007
BY CARLEY DRYDEN
LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS
Actress Jenny McCarthy’s best-selling memoir of raising and healing a child with autism has drawn much attention to the developmental disorder — along with a fair amount of debate over the validity of her approach.
McCarthy couldn’t care […]
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Posted on October 29th, 2007 by admin
I highly recommend that parents of kids with Autism, check out eBay. There are tons of great items for fun and therapy. Here are a few.
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Posted on October 29th, 2007 by admin
A campaign aimed at increasing public awareness of autism has been launched after research showed widespread misconceptions about the condition. An estimated 50,000 people in Scotland have autism, which can affect how they communicate with and relate to others.
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Filed under: Autism Around the World
Posted on October 18th, 2007 by admin
By TOM BREEN
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An autistic hiker lost for four days has been found alive and reunited with his family, a spokesman for the search effort said Thursday afternoon.
The spokesman, Chris Stadelman, provided no details on Jacob Allen’s condition or how the 18-year-old was found. A news conference was planned for Thursday […]
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Posted on October 18th, 2007 by admin
The search continues for Jacob Allen.
There are some interesting stats on lost children with autism in this article that could be useful …
“there is a 25% chance Jacob is within 4/10 of a mile and a 50% chance that he is in within one mile of where he disappeared.”
This was true in our case earlier […]
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Posted on October 15th, 2007 by admin
The following was on CNN.com today and related to some of the flight risk issues discussed here in previous posts.
ELKINS, West Virginia (AP) — More than 50 emergency responders and volunteers were searching Monday for an autistic hiker who strayed from his parents in the Dolly Sods Wilderness area.
Jacob Allen, 18, of Morgantown, was […]
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Posted on October 15th, 2007 by admin
ABC describes the diet as ‘NEW’, but nice article in the news on GFCF diet HERE.
McCarthy and Bedwell are convinced that the way back to their children’s health has definitely been through their stomachs - and they want other moms to get the message.
‘It’s such a worthwhile thing to try, and there’s […]
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Posted on October 13th, 2007 by admin
NYC Must Pay for Exec’s Son’s Special Ed By DAVID B. CARUSO Associated Press Writer (link from LA Times)
October 10, 2007
NEW YORK - A multimillionaire who sued New York City over its refusal to pay for his learning-disabled son’s private school education won by default Wednesday when the Supreme Court couldn’t agree which side was […]
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