Asperger's Syndrome Could be Eliminated The American Psychiatric Association is redefining Autism, and, if Asperger's syndrome could no longer be recognized as the Autism spectrum is more strictly defined. Asperger's syndrome, to the extent that it has ever really been...
I am very proud and pleased to announce the official launch of a website I have founded and created called F.A.C.E.S. Of Hope (Families with Autistic Children Education & Support Of...
This years www.walknowforautismspeaks.ca/ donor drive and walking event in Toronto, Canada on June 26th 2011 has a very very personal connection. My own 4 year old son was recently diagnosed...
"The first court award in a vaccine-autism claim is a big one. CBS News has learned the family of Hannah Poling will receive more than $1.5 million dollars for her life care; lost earnings; and pain and suffering for the first year alone. In addition to the first year, the...
Autistic 12-year-Old Interviews His Mom12-year-old Joshua Littman interviewed his mother for Storycorps, and the resulting piece became Storycorps' first animated feature. Joshua Littman has Asperger's Syndrome, and his "lack of a social gene" actually makes him a killer...
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A new screening test is being proposed for toddlers aged 15-30 months to check for symptoms of autism and Asperger syndrome. Developed by Emory Autism Center and Georgia Tech University, The Rapid ABC—Rapid...
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NY Senator Kevin Parker District 21 braved through the afternoon rain to visit the autistic children at the Hear Our Voices School and International Center for Autism Research and Education (also known as...
There are many reasons why Autistic People are at odds with the mega-charity "Autism Speaks". I could detail them here, but others have already so eloquently done so, that it makes more sense to offer links:Not Autism SpeaksWhy Autistic People Hate "Autism Speaks" Why "Autism...
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In the Huffington Post, by Dr. Mark Hyman, " Why Current Thinking About Autism is Completely Wrong", September 5, 2009: "Autism is caused by poor mothering." That was the belief of the medical community until the late 1960s. "Autism is a...
i could say a lot about the popular myths about autism, but i happily don't need to: someone already wrote an absolutely fantastic article. RACHEL COHEN-ROTTENBERG wrote such an accessible, accurate, direct and personally touching article on the topic, i thought it...
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Two families, the Klomps and Jennifer Schmidt are taking their children who have cerebral palsy all the way to China for an experimental stem-cell treatment in the hope their children will be cured. " FRESNO,...
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Corpus Christi State School employees allegedly produced cell phone videos of disturbing scenes of developmentally disabled students fighting each other, and also organized the fights. " In one of the videos...
In 2006, Jacob Heinz, a native of Bensalem, PA, was jailed on charges of soliciting sex from a thirteen year old.In 2006, Jacob Heinz, a young man with Aspergers, was entrapped by police, locked in a cell for four...
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I think it is important to voice a scientific view that differs markedly from that of Simon Baron-Cohen of the Cambridge Autism Research Unit who has, according to recent media reports, been calling for a debate on pre-natal screening for autism.Several aspects need to be...
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