Autism

Autism blogging is intensely political, with well-known champions, stark realities, high personal stakes and the great risk of collateral awareness.

Many sources cite a statistic of 1 in 150 to 1 in 160 as being the prevalence of autism most often by people who are seeking government funding, donations or otherwise wishing to convey urgency and importance. There is little or no agreement as to what this information means, even less about what should be done in terms of public policy.

This tension has resulted in some of the most interesting and important writing in the blogosphere, with impacts that have reverberated within science and Mental Health Policy debates within the United States, Canada and The United Kingdom.

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Original Technorati articles tagged “Autism”

• in Lifestyle
  Adults With Autism or Asperger’s Syndrome
  How adults with autism spectrum disorders, including Asperger's Syndrome can get the support they need to succeed personally and professionally.
  by patriciarobinson / on Oct 13, 2009

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “Autism”

• Rethink Autism Webinar with Dr. Peter Gerhardt

  
  Talullah's World — Authority:
  Sorry, no knitting, spinning, weaving or other crafty content today! But this information is to valuable not to pass on for those who might be interested!This morning I attended a free “Webinar” with Dr. Peter Gerhardt via the internet. I had read in the San Francisco Chronicle about the free Webinar and was ...
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• Wolves vs. Foxes: Are Children with Autism Listening in Class?

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  One of the early indicators of an Autism Spectrum Disorder is a lack of traditional response to sounds and language, such as a child not responding to his name being called or not attending when being spoken to. However, does that mean that children with Autism are not listening and understanding what we say? Many ...
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• Amazing!!!

  
  Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group — Authority: 142
  Youve heard it said that the eyes are the mirrors of the soul....well did you know also that the eyes are a window into the brain as well?  I just read this most interesting article written by Dr. Nelson Mane , highlighting some of the amazing success that "Hemispheric Integration Therapy" has had on one of his ...
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• Robert F Kennedy Jr: Shocking Vaccine Cover Up

  
  In These New Times — Authority: 141
  See also:ITNT Archive: Mercury and AutismPosted in Ecological and Public Health Crisis Tagged: thimerosal and autism, vaccine dangers
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• I Love Little Boys “Loving Boys”

  
  nikkypals.com — Authority: 151
  Mr Pregnant The Internet Legend. www.mrpregnant.com http www.myspace.com www.facebook.com Television Appearances Mr Pregnant FUNNY IMAGES MUST SEE picasaweb.google.com Rudetube Channel 4 UK www.youtube.com www.youtube.com VH1 Top 40 Internet Superstars www.vh1.com Appeared on VH1 Webjunk 20 www.vh1.com Appeared on VH1 ...
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• Stressed or Desserts?

  
  Specialgathering's Weblog — Authority: 126
  I’m often amazed at how the mentally challenged community weathers their greatest times of stress.  During my first few years of ministry with Special Gathering, I thought it was because they simply didn’t understand what was happening.  However, over the years, I’ve learned that our members watch the news ...
  12 hours ago

• Autism: The astrological connection

  
  Astrological Musings — Authority: 428
  by Lynn Hayes [originally posted in January 2009]The recent death of John Travoltas son Jett has brought the discussion of autism back into the news.  It has long been rumored that Jett was autistic and John Travoltas brother Joey, founder of...
  16 hours ago

• Children with autism show slower pupil responses, MU study finds

  
  Science Blog - Science news straight from the source — Authority: 616
  COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Autism affects 1 in 150 children today, making it more common than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined.
  17 hours ago

• Autistic first grader can keep his dog in class

  
  ohmidog! — Authority: 527
  Chewey can stay in first grade. A judge in Douglas County, Illinois ruled Tuesday that first grader Kaleb Drew, who has autism, can attend class with Chewey, his service dog. The Villa Grove school district had opposed the dog’s presence, arguing he wasn’t a true service animal, and that other students might be ...
  19 hours ago

• Anything is possible: two stories

  
  Hyperlexicon — Authority: 103
  Many of you regularly read the same special needs parenting blogs that I do, so it wont be a surprise when I say that I found myself stopped in my tracks, wiping away tears, and pumping my fist in the air all at once while reading two of my favorite writers recently. For those of you who have not yet discovered the ...
  22 hours ago

• I mark the years in tennis balls

  
  What We Need — Authority: 113
       I remember the first developmental pediatrician we ever saw; she was the one who gave C three diagnoses to add to the zillion that came before: high functioning autism, hyperlexia, and developmental coordination disorder. “Get him into team sports,” she said. “He needs the socialization. Soccer, ...
  22 hours ago

• FEAT BC Autism Rally At Premier Campbells Office Friday November 13 at 12 Noon

  
  Facing Autism in New Brunswick — Authority: 423
  FEAT Rally Friday, November 13 th , 2009 12:00 Noon Premier Gordon Campbell’s Constituency Office 3615 West 4 th Ave Vancouver , BC Why should you attend? The recent tragic deaths of two Canadian children with autism, ...
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• Texas students with disabilities face broad use of restraints

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 436
  By Emily Ramshaw in the Texas Tribune:State data shows that Texas educators forcibly pinned down students with disabilities more than 18,000 times in the last school year, sometimes causing injury. A handful of districts reported more than 40 incidents of restraint per every 100 students with disabilities during the ...
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• Um, no thanks, Facebook

  
  A life less ordinary? — Authority: 122
  Facebook just offered me this as an advertisement option. Usually, I get ads telling me that President Obama wants me to go back to school (nooooooo! Ive been there already!), or ads insinuating that at my advanced age, I need to buy stuff to ward off aging. I just ignore these. I clicked on this ad, curious ...
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• Just Go

  
  To Think Is To Create — Authority: 118
  The days, while full of beauty, are also full of hard edges and anxiety.  I feel so very “less than” right now, not enough time or energy or whatever, to help these kids get off their slippery slope. I expected regression, kids on the autism spectrum almost always go through it when there’s change. And oh ...
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• Children With Autism More Likely To Have Handwriting Problems

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 738
  Children with autism may have lower quality handwriting and trouble forming letters compared to children without autism, according to a study published in the November 10, 2009, print issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study included 28 children between the ages of ...
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• Autism: Insult du jour?

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 436
  From BBC News Magazine:A French politician’s recent use of the word “autism” to criticize other political leaders has drawn attention to the transformation of the term into a fashionable insult.France’s Minister for Europe, Pierre Lellouche, said he was misunderstood and has since retracted the remark, but ...
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• Editorial: ‘A culturally rich autism’

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 436
  An editorial in the [Toronto] Globe and Mail says removing the term “Asperger’s” from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders would cause a “lamentable” loss of identity for many.The editorial says Asperger’s syndrome, with its combination of intelligence and social awkwardness, has ...
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• Researcher: ‘Don’t be too quick to lump Asperger’s with autism’

  
  Disability News | PatriciaEBauer.com — Authority: 436
  Autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen writes in the New York Times that experts should move cautiously on the proposal to remove Asperger’s syndrome from the “Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.” He says such a move could have wide-reaching consequences for people and their families, as well as for ...
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• Live Simply in Humble Contemplation

  
  Specialgathering's Weblog — Authority: 126
  He is a handsome Jamaican whose family migrated from the Northeast to Florida when his parents retired from their work. For a couple of years, I thought Paul was non-verbal.  When I made him angry one Sunday after chapel services, I found that Paul is definitely able to speak.  In fact, even though I was shocked, ...
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