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Read the story about this young man with autism who has perfect pitch. Then buy his song on iTunes. Proceeds go to National Autistic Society on April 2nd. Children diagnosed with ADHD has increased by 66% over the past 10 years. What is going on? A deaf college student talks about how wowed he was that President Obama understood and responded to him in sign language. In the largest single autism research investment ever, academics, advocates and drugmakers are teaming up in an effort to develop medications to treat autism.
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The Autism issue April is autism month or World Autism Day on April 2nd according to the United Nations. This month our Special Needs News issue is dedicated to autism resources to help you at home, school and the community. These days it's hard to find someone that hasn't heard of autism. However, their understanding varies or is guided by the one chiid with autism they met. Here are some helpful resources on explaining autism to family, autism disability awareness and an overview of autism spectrum disorder.
So many questions about handling autism behaviors at home. Hope we can point you in the right direction. Here are resources on autism parenting, newly diagnosed and looking for direction, autism toilet training, autism and travel and visual systems. Here are many articles and support on autism school issues, classroom accommodations, bullying, autism teacher resources, explaining autism to teachers, understanding school rules and social skills in the classroom.
Our children need extra support when going out in the community. Here are visuals, articles and strategies for going on an airplane, going on an elevator, going to a funeral, going to a restaurant, going to the dentist, going to the doctor, going for a haircut and using a public restroom. The DSM-5 cured our autism! We are poking fun at and highlighting the greater issue of the upcoming revision to the DSM. The new criteria plans to get rid of Asperger syndrome and PDD-Nos and creates stricter guidelines for diagnosing autism spectrum disorder. Critics point out that by looking at previous diagnoses under this new criteria, up to 80% of children with asperger's, PDD-Nos and high functioning autism would not be diagnosed as having an ASD. Newly diagnosed children under DSM-5 may not receive the same school and insurance services under the proposed social communication disorder as they would under autism spectrum disorder. Different versions of this design are available on our CafePress site. Find these and other products that highlight qualities and personality rather than disability labels at our Awareness with Attitude CafePress page. Your quote of the month: Warmest wishes to you and your family, |
Autism at home
Autism in the community