Autism in Your Classroom: A General Educator's Guide to Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Topics in Autism)
Left Brain/Right Brain (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Time magazine has an article online today, ‘I Am Autism’: An Advocacy Video Sparks Protest. The article notes the protests staged in response to the I Am Autism video. (I have made my own position clear on the video Autism Speaks media campaign…I am autism, Why I don’t like “I am Autism”, [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
Autism (including Asperger syndrome) is a serious, lifelong and disabling condition. Comments such as those attributed to Pierre Lellouche, France's Europe minister ( Report , 5 November), are therefore extremely unhelpful. To use the terms autism and autistic in a derogatory or flippant manner can cause deep distress and hurt to people affected by the condition. The National Autistic Society is keen...
Same Difference (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Pasted word for word with full links comes this brilliant CIF article by loving mother Charlotte Moore. She and her sons have my best wishes. “They have one line and they just repeat one line. It is a very bizarre sense of autism.” Pierre Lellouche, the French minister for Europe, made headlines with his attack on [...]
Autisable (Free subscription) | yesterday
The news recently has had two disturbing items in it relating to the health of our children. One was the results of a phone survey of families of 78,000 children. The surveyors asked how many children aged 3-17 in the household had ever been diagnosed with autism. The answer: 1 in 91. This is a marked increase from the previously accepted level of 1 in 150, which was a huge increase from the level...
SkuBurd Blog (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Pfizer's new Conn. unit is researching autism treatments. Beginning with research into the genetic component of Fragile-X, linked to some forms of autism, Pfizer Pharmaceuticals plans to build on this work. The special research team hopes to gain insights into the causes of other types of autism. [...]
The Extraordinaries (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
ABOUT AUTISM SPEAKS Autism is a general term used to describe a group of complex developmental brain disorders known as Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD). The other pervasive developmental disorders are PDD-NOS (Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified), Asperger's Syndrome,...
The Millions (A Blog About Books) (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
A recent Curiosity noted autistic British artist Stephen Wiltshire drawing the New York City skyline from memory. A new book Drawing Autism will collect the work of other autistic artists. Wiltshire chose not to be in the book because he didn’t want to be seen as “just” an autistic artist. More from [...]
Autisable (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
I've always tried to be on the mature side, yet sometimes I let my anger get the best out of me. I was outside with my brother (who is diagnosed with autism) and we were were siting on the back of the car, with the garage door open. My brother would make sounds going "eeeeeee" You know, the sounds that autistic kids make. Okay, forgive me if I am too illiterate or naive to explain my brother's...
TIME (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The controversy over a video recently produced by the autism advocacy group Autism Speaks highlights the ongoing dissent that characterizes the autism community
Politics.co.uk (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
The French minister who accused the Tories of an 'autistic' policy on Europe has apologised for using the phrase.
State Journal Featured Content (Free subscription) | yesterday
A boy with autism goes missing in northern Kanawha County.
Autisable (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
I think most of us who are autistic, live/work with someone with autism or just have a passion for autism would agree that language barriers are key issues for all those on the spectrum. We know that everyone with autism is unique and the spectrum is wide! However, we would probably all agree that to varying degrees of need or severity, even those who are high functioning have difficulties with language....
Autisable (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Kids these days no longer come to their parents for answers, they text their friends, Google it and put it on Facebook /My Space, which inevitably results in exposure to unwanted or inappropriate influences. Try as we might, it is impossible in today's society to completely protect our children from all of this. So we make choices: 1. Which TV programs should our children watch, what games should...
Autisable (Free subscription) | 4 hours ago
Some of you may know if you've referenced my blog before that Daniel uses Disney & other Animated reference to convey thoughts and feelings on occasion . It is a form of echolalia and it is quite impressive that he has tapped into this characteristic of autism to communicate. The trick is to recognise the emotion and work with it. If it's a happy reference like singing, "I Wanna Be Like You"...
Phd Position in Biology (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany, Department of Social Neuroscience invites applications for PhD student positions in the following fields: A. Social Neuroscience (social cognition, decision making, neuroplasticity, development) B. Psychopathology (social cognition in individuals with autism, alexithymia, psychopathy) C. Psychobiology (stress physiology,...
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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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