Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Large rise in pupils with autism

Large rise in pupils with autism
BBC News - UK
A seven-fold increase in the number of children with autism in schools has been highlighted by the SNP. Christine Grahame MSP said ...

Army Recruits Teen Despite His Autism

Army Recruits Teen Despite His Autism
Truthdig - United States
... Diagnosed with autism at age 3, Jared is polite but won’t talk to people unless they address him first. It’s hard for him to make friends. ...

Daydream Brain Activity: Autism Clue?

Daydream Brain Activity: Autism Clue?
WebMD - USA
A new study suggests that the brain activity found in most people while at rest or "daydreaming" is absent in people with autism. ...

Monday, May 08, 2006

Autism Awareness

Autism Awareness
KVAL - Eugene,OR,USA
... in Eugene that offers treatment and therapy to children and families dealing with autism. ... Parents say, they've noticed an improvement in their child's behavior ...

Autism therapy centre opens in Saint John

Autism therapy centre opens in Saint John
CBC New Brunswick - New Brunswick,Canada
... who specializes in the treatment of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder ... supervisor, and everybody who is working with their child is accountable ...

Asking questions about vaccinations

Asking questions about vaccinations
Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
... this month to address a study about whether the incidence of autism decreased after ... some room for spreading out the vaccines, especially when a child reaches 6 ...

Understanding Autism In Children by Rachel Evans,

Understanding Autism In Children by Rachel Evans, Parenting, free ...
In addition to this the autism in children creates imaginative social ...

Autism: Recognising the signs in young children

Autism: Recognising the signs in young children
Early diagnosis of autism is important if children are to achieve their full ...
There is no cure for autism. Children with autism become adults with autism ...

Children and Adolescents with Autism, National Mental Health

Children and Adolescents with Autism, National Mental Health ...
Autism prevents children and adolescents from interacting normally with other
... One child with autism does not behave like another child with the same ...

Natural Treatment for Autism - Herbal Anger Treatment in Autism PDD

Natural Treatment for Autism - Herbal Anger Treatment in Autism PDD
Autism - Proven Natural Treatment for Autistic Children, Teens, and Adults ...
Many Autism children have violent tantrums, sometimes seemingly without cause ...

Autism and Your Child -- familydoctor.org

Autism and Your Child -- familydoctor.org
If I have one child with autism, am I more likely to have another one? ...
In many cases, the cause of a child's autism is never known. ...

Autism Affects 1 in 175 US Children

Autism Affects 1 in 175 US Children
Forbes - USA
... Hispanic parents were slightly less likely than non-Hispanic whites to report a child with autism, although the researchers said this may be due to cultural or ...

Autistic-spectrum families feel there's still much to be done

Autistic-spectrum families feel there's still much to be done
ic Wales - United Kingdom
... Mr Moore thinks that this expertise is true to an extent as they are certainly experts on their own child's autism and in that respect they have a lot to offer ...

Where does buck stop for autism treatment?

Where does buck stop for autism treatment?
Abbotsford News - BC, Canada
... Perhaps six-year-old Maya Kaler is a more appropriate poster child for autism. Her haunting black eyes only hint at the depth of mystery that is her mind. ...

Is Bush Adopting Hitler's Approach to Children and Education?

Is Bush Adopting Hitler's Approach to Children and Education?
OpEdNews - USA
... inserted to protect pharmaceutical companies and institutions from lawsuits for autism”, etc ... t turn around and do anything when the drugs damage their child. ...

Lampert Smith: Officials to 'give mom a break'

Lampert Smith: Officials to 'give mom a break'
Wisconsin State Journal - Madison,WI,USA
... threatening illness. They'll see all the planning it takes to prepare a child with autism for a simple trip to McDonald's. "I did ...

THE TOxIC GENERATION

THE TOxIC GENERATION
TMCnet - USA
There should never be a better time to be a child than now ... The alarming rise in childhood disorders, from anorexia to obesity, autism to ADHD (attention deficit ...

Friday, May 05, 2006

French association launches campaign on autism in Morocco

French association launches campaign on autism in Morocco
Morocco Times - Casablanca,Morocco
The campaign will be held under the theme “Autist Act, 15 days of Action Against Autism”, MAP news agency reported. The event ...

Advocating for autism

Advocating for autism
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD,USA
... The doctor concurred that Hunter, now 5, had autism, and that’s when Johnson became active in the autism community. On Sunday, she ...

Moved by article on autism help

Moved by article on autism help
Boston Globe - United States
The article by Peter Schworm on hand-held devices that help students with Asperger's and high-functioning autism communicate appropriately, and placed on the ...

US survey shows autism very common

US survey shows autism very common
Reuters.uk - UK
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The first national surveys of autism show the condition is very common among US children -- with up to one in every 175 with the disorder ...

About 300,000 Children In US Diagnosed With Autism

About 300,000 Children In US Diagnosed With Autism
CBS4Boston - Boston,USA
... with her son Ryan. But like most kids, he wasn't diagnosed with autism until he was almost three years old. "It's so frustrating ...

Thursday, May 04, 2006

Gene May Be Linked to Autism

Gene May Be Linked to Autism
FOX News - USA
By Miranda Hitti. The study, published in Neuron, doesn’t prove that that particular gene -- which is called the Pten gene -- causes autism. ...

Professor Co-Authors Autism Guide

Professor Co-Authors Autism Guide
UNCG University News - Greensboro,NC,USA
... The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and her co-author, Dr. Julie Daggett, provide answers in their new book, “Beyond the Autism Diagnosis,” from ...

FSU autism study may lead to early detection, intervention

FSU autism study may lead to early detection, intervention
Florida State University - Tallahassee,Florida,USA
... the LL Schendel Professor of Communication Disorders, will study the social communication skills of 12- to 24-month-old children with autism spectrum disorders ...

Additional funds for autism centers not in budget

Toonie for Autism walk raises awareness
Timmins Times - Ontario, Canada
Over 200 students, staff, family and friends of Golden Avenue Public School’s Autism program hit the street last week. Timmins ...

Walk raises funds for local autism service

Walk raises funds for local autism service
Bedford Bulletin - Bedford,VA,USA
... Austin has autism and last Thursday he and the rest of the school body at New London Academy spent time walking at the school to raise funds for the ...

AUTISM Car buffs hit the beach

AUTISM Car buffs hit the beach
White Rock Peace Arch News - B.C., Canada
Autism funding is an under-supported cause,” organizer Dave Sievewright, president of BC Chapter 5103 Star Touring and Riding Association, said. ...

Private school to focus on students with autism

Private school to focus on students with autism
Patriot-News - Harrisburg,PA,USA
... A midstate school group is engaging Northwestern Human Services to open a private autism school in Carlisle Area School District's soon-to-be-vacant Bellaire ...