Autism in Your Classroom: A General Educator's Guide to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Topics in Autism)
The Mouse Trap (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
I recently came across this TED talk by Devdatt Patnaik, A chief Belief Officer in an Indian industry group and was fascinated by his description of the distinction between logos based ‘the’ world which is objective, logical, universal, factual and science based and mythos based ‘my’ world which is subjective,emotional, personal, belief-based and mythological in [...] Rating:...
Lost in the Ozone... (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - Deadly Immunity Click either link below to read the full article: Read article at Rollingstone.com Read article at Salon.com In June 2000, a group of top government scientists and health officials gathered for a meeting at the isolated Simpsonwood conference center in Norcross, Georgia. Convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the meeting was held at this...
Autisable (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
This is a video from Newsy . It is a short collection of news sources discussing a new survey that has autism rates up to 1 in 91 children diagnosed with autism. What do YOU think?
Anorak News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
X FACTOR: Art mirroring life now, as no sooner has Louis Walsh, reportedly, told us that Duracell Gonks Jedward are “mildly autistic” than likeable pub singer Jamie Archer sings for autism at the Treehouse - The Pears National Centre for Autism Education, Muswell Hill, London. Anorak’s man with a camera was there at an event that [...]
Kim Stagliano (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Chicago Trib Wants Autistic Kids to Remain Sick From www.ageofautism.com : The Chicago Tribune is running another series of articles stating that "risky" treatments are of little use to children/people with autism (HERE) . (Meanwhile, the American Academy of Pediatrics, in their backyard, will tell parents to use powerful psychiatric drugs with little to know knowledge of how they work or...
Hating Autism (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Tim Bolen has written another excellent piece about the child abusing Quackbusters, the sadists who want to prevent anyone from learning the truth about how mercury causes autism and how to cure it. The star of this piece is our friend, Dr David Gorski.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
With the passage of Act 62 in July 2008, Pennsylvania appeared primed to become a leader in the treatment of autism, offering parents of autistic children up to $36,000 in annual health insurance benefits.
Truth In Our Time (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago
Land of the free my ass. A federal district judge has ruled for a West Virginina school district and its officials in a case in which a parent sought to exempt her daughter from mandatory vaccinations for medical and religious reasons. The ruling earlier this month by U.S. District Judge Joseph R. Goodwin of Charleston, W.Va., is interesting in light of the debate over links between vaccines and autism,...
Views of a Star Child (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
We all know there is badness in the world. Most people acknolwedge it, but carry on with life the best we can. Sometimes it can be hard, sometimes a bit easier. A couple of days ago, I was watching Oprah . She had a lady, Ashley Markham, and her husband on the show. Ashley's parents had been shot to death in their own home. They had had security CCTV installed in their house, and so what transpired...
Causecast - Latest News (Free subscription) | 23 hours ago
by ERICA LIEPMANN , Causecast Associate Editor The Ad Council invented the concept of "public service announcements" in American society and has been an active part of our culture for almost 70 years. The Council was founded in 1940s and their earliest campaigns were World War II era posters , reminding citizens about the importance of protecting our country's security during the war effort....
AspieWeb (Free subscription) | yesterday
Jerry Seinfeld, a supporter of Autism Speaks was recently confronted by an Autistic Person outside a Autism Speaks fund raising event. It was caught on video. Jerry Seinfeld seems to be blowing off the person with Aspergers Syndrome who is asking him not to support Autism Speaks. The person recording the video repeatedly tries to [...]
The Gradebook (Free subscription) | yesterday
When psychologist Steven Kanakis had trouble finding child care for his son with autism, he pushed for a seat on the Pasco-Hernando Early Learning Coalition to help improve the choices for families like his. His son now attends third grade...
Joe Brainard's Pyjamas (Free subscription) | yesterday
THANK YOU for that humongous AUTISM! bumper sticker you sent! THANK YOU for keeping the Koko logic. THANK YOU for bleaching that cryptic ikebana that grows on all your dildos. THANK YOU for trying to teach me your douchebag mating call. THANK YOU for faking literary orgasms for all those years. THANK YOU for quarantining your blog when it got that "condition." THANK YOU for making the pink...
Film Intuition: Review Database (Free subscription) | yesterday
Now Available on DVD & Blu-ray Photos Much like landing on that square in "Monopoly" that sends you to jail without passing go or collecting $200, as Brüno, the flamboyantly gay host of Vienna's popular TV show Funkyzeit discovers shortly into this mockumentary, a fashion risk can go past a fashion don't and right into a full-blown fashion disaster instantly. Instead of being merely...
stony river (Free subscription) | yesterday
Time for Friday Flash 55! To join in the fun, write any story you like in exactly 55 words (no more, no less) then tell Mr. Knowitall by leaving a comment on his own Flash-55 post today, where you'll find plenty more stories to read too. Here's mine. SPECIAL Nobody came to his birthday party. She took him for a drive to the beach instead, and treated him to lunch. "Mum," he said, "What's...
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autismnews | 30/06/2009
British Parliamentarians of all parties in the House of Commons in Westminster have backed an early day motion on Autism and the Carer's Allowance. EDM 1551 was tabled by Lee Scott MP who has been campaigning tirelessly in the House of Commons on autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Autism campaigners in the United Kingdom have been urging the Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Government to increase the...
autismnews | 18/10/2008
(London, UK) The multi-talented young British guitarist, Jon Sterry is all set to rock for autism in the United Kingdom. Sterry has been described as a 'top guitarist' by Virgin Radio is an exciting new talent - he aims to play a stunning set at the charity concert in Woodford Green, Essex. The warm up act is the up and coming teenage band, 'The Badgers' who will entertain the audience with their brand...
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