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By Nathan Ory |
Autism
Figures Soar in America
The number of children diagnosed
with autism in America is continuing to increase at a
rate of more than 20% a year, according to the latest
figures published by the US Department of Health... >> |
Autism
Costs in Canada
Originally prepared for the
Office of Disabilities Issues in November, 1999
Re-written April 30, 2000... >> |
Saskatchewan
Autism Data
Saskatchewan Education has collected
data on students with autism and related Pervasive Developmental
Disorders (autism/PDD) for the past three years. In 1999
the data collection method was improved, and there are
two sets of data available: one for 1999, and a recently
released one for 1999/2000 (requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)...
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Autism
Best Practices
An Autism Society Canada summary
of the current published documents and research outlining
best practices in autism screening, diagnosis, assessment,
treatment, education and family support. (requires Adobe
Acrobat Reader)... >> |
Autism
Society of Canada On Autism Research In Canada
The Autism Society of Canada's
research in Canada... >> |
The
Challenge of Potty Training
Potty training is a normal part
of childhood development but a difficult task at the best
of times. Having a child with numerous developmental delays
and sensitivities makes the task of teaching potty training
even more challenging... >> |
The
Citizen Scientists - Rewriting the Rules of the Medical
Industry
They all remember the day of
diagnosis. D day. Maybe they were in the delivery room,
exhilarated and exhausted, when the terms - "cleft
palate," "clubfeet" - were pronounced,
and they blanked out before the doctor got to "chromosomal
abnormality."... >>
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My
CommonSense Approach to Autism
Autism is a complex disorder
with many inter-related initial causes and even more aggravating
factors. Thus, any effective approach to dealing with
the autism syndrome must address this complexity... >> |
Diagnostic
Breakthrough in Autism and Mental Retardation Reported
Today some exciting research
findings on autism and mental retardation are being released
by the California Birth Defects Monitoring Program (CBDMP)
and the National Institutes of Health. Because of your
interest in this issue, we want to share them with you
right away... >> |
The
Biology of the Autistic Syndromes
The title defines the heterogeneity
of autism and the text follows a logical course, with
chapters on the clinical diagnosis of different subtypes,
associated disease entities, current science, epilepsy,
and the neurology of autism... >> |
Sleep,
Baby, Sleep
Parents at one time or another
struggle with a child who has difficulty falling asleep
turning bedtime into a stressful time of the day. Instead
of being a comforting time to wind down, tempers flare
and tears fall. ... >> |
Early
Intervention in Autism
Summary of Dawson & Osterling
review, and comparison to Harris & Handleman review. |
On
Autism & Exercise
Someone once asked me what,
if anything, I would do differently as principal of a
school for autistic children. I responded that I would
have the chldren out running and playing vigorously for
at least an hour twice a day. He smiled out of one side
of his mouth, and said, "And then where would you
go next to look for work?" ... >> |
Why
a Dash Of Autism May Be Key To Success
Many highly successful people
owe their eminence to a small dose of autism, experts
in the condition believe ... >> |
7
Essential Tips For Calming Children With Autism Spectrum
Disorders
Let's face it, it's difficult
to deal with some children with autism spectrum disorders,
so that's why we need to have solutions ready at our fingertips....
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Autistic
Kids Have Unexplained Brain Growth
No one knows exactly what causes
autism, but researchers are zeroing
in on some basic biological differences between autistic
children and
children who develop normally. .... >> |
AUTISM
is a "battle worth winning"
At 18 months , Donald and Heather
Chamberlain's son Matthew was walking and talking normally
like his twin brother Samuel. But by Matthew's second
birthday party, the Chamberlain's and their older son
Benjamin now 7, realized something was going terrilbly
wrong.. >> |
Electronic
emotions encyclopaedic:
A Cambridge University team
of psychologists have just completed a two-year project
working closely with a London multi-media production company,
Red Green and Blue Co, to produce the world's first electronic
encyclopaedia of emotion. .... >> |
Facing
Autism
While science seeks the hows
and whys, families search for new ways to
connect, care and cope. .... >> |
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