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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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “autism”

• Handwriting Skills May Lag in Kids With Autism

  
  EmpowHer.com - Site Activity Feed — Authority: 546
  MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Autistic children are more likely to have handwriting problems, including trouble forming letters, than those without autism , researchers say. read more
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• Handwriting Skills May Lag in Kids With Autism (HealthDay)

  
  Blogger — Authority: 165
  HealthDay – MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) — Autistic children are more likely to have handwriting problems, including trouble forming letters, than those without autism, researchers say. Originally posted here: (HealthDay)"> (HealthDay)">Handwriting Skills May Lag in Kids With Autism ...
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• H1N1 really does kill people

  
  Left Brain/Right Brain — Authority: 127
  Its always a bit of a dilemma when writing an entry that doesn’t really touch on autism at all. But I have become convinced that the population beyond the autistic and autism community need to know that most of us within these communities do not support the know nothing anti-science, anti-medicine and most of all, ...
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• Beautiful Vegetarian Holiday Dishes

  
  Tree Hugging Family — Authority: 124
  Even if you’re not a vegetarian , you’ll still enjoy livening up your holiday table with the interesting dishes below. Gary Null, health and nutrition expert, has shared his own personal recipes for Holiday Stuffed Mushrooms and Sweet Loaf . Gary Null holds a Ph.D. in human nutrition and public health ...
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• The secrets out

  
  A life less ordinary? — Authority: 121
  TH came to me last night and asked, "Is my mouth bleeding?" Indeed, it was. All over everything. Dubya, it seems, in a moment of late-evening exuberance, had executed a gymnastic maneuver on the lower bunk of their bed, landing with his butt right about THs chin. TH happened to be holding his DS about 10 inches ...
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• The Future of the Mentally Challenged community from a Support Coordinator

  
  Specialgathering's Weblog — Authority: 126
  Because I did not get this Waiver Coordinator’s permission to use this e-mail, I’ve not included his name.  However, he is known in this district as probably the best of the best and I have included his picture. I wish I had an answer to all of your questions, Richard Stimson from his November 7 post. And he ...
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• More Than Genes III: The Fetus, Toxic Chemicals, and Autism

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  The human calamity we call autism has been underplayed by the media. The usual portrayal of autistic behavior in films and books is useful to increase public awareness, but such portrayals are almost always of relatively mild cases. Here are some elements of an actual case diagnosed as severe autism in a Nigerian boy ...
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• Lego Maniacs

  
  kirstencan — Authority: 115
  So, I think that Legos are THE coolest toy. Period. I loved playing with Legos growing up (my brothers), and its fun now that all of my kids play with Lego bricks as well. We have boxes of them -...
  9 hours ago

• Visual Strategies Success Story

  
  Autism Blogger - The Online Autism Support Group — Authority: 142
  A visual strategies success story from a reader..."Even though my son is a teenager, he was still "climbing" into the car - putting his knees on the seat first, and then turning himself around and sitting down. We took pictures of him getting in the car "the right way" and the "the wrong way" and now he gets in the ...
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• Op-Ed in the Philadelphia Inquirer on autistic spectrum students and Reform Math

  
  kitchen table math, the sequel — Authority: 429
  Here! For all the talking points that Reform Math proponents deploy in response to the general criticisms, I havent yet seen any talking points that respond to concerns about children on the autistic spectrum. Has anyone else? Since its well-documented that AS children require structure, direct instruction, and ...
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• Speed of Information

  
  Neoteny, sexual selection, cause of autism, human evolution, social transformation, left organizing and internet activism - how they all connect — Authority: 123
  Light moves at a speed of 186,000 miles per second.  Speed as a concept is also integral to biology.  I hypothesize that the speed with which information passes between the two cerebral hemispheres impacts consciousness, behavior and personality.  And, whereas the basic unit of speed in physics is the kilometer or ...
  10 hours ago

• Autism Research Update

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 563
  A recent meeting by The Autism Consortium gave scientists, clinicians, advocates and parents an opportunity to share the latest information on causes of autism and their implications for diagnosis, prognosis and therapies. The symposium’s scope and attendance doubled this year, with an increase in scientific ...
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• Autism Reality Check: There Is No Cure

  
  Astrid's Journal — Authority: 419
  I have been debating autism with Harold L. Doherty, author of Facing Autism in New Brunswick on Twitter, where he goes by @AutismRealityNB . Of course, the controversy involved a post about severe autism and its implications for cure. In this case, a video was posted about an autistic with severe self-injurious ...
  11 hours ago

• Happy Ninth Birthday Leelo!

  
  Squidalicious — Authority: 116
  Happy birthday beautiful boy! I am thrilled about what Nine Years Old means for Leo. Our happy, well-adjusted boy has helped us be happy and well-adjusted, too. One year ago I would not have believed such gladness was possible. This is a precious time. I love that he was excited yet conflicted about going ...
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• NYC Marathon Attracts Celebrities For Charity

  
  Look To The Stars News: Latest — Authority: 593
  Written by Regina Walton The NYC Marathon took place last Sunday, and what a race! The NYC Marathon is one of the most difficult marathon courses around. However, that didn’t stop a long list of celebrities, athletes and even royalty from training and putting on their running shoes to benefit a long list ...
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• Autism-a two dimensional disorder?

  
  The Mouse Trap — Authority: 121
  Image via Wikipedia Two main underlying deficits have been proposed in autism - one concerning an inactive or non-existent Theory of Mind module and another a tendency towards Weak Central Coherence . ToM defects reflect in the communicative, social and imaginative deficits seen in autistics; while the ...
  14 hours ago

• Proceed with caution

  
  Whitterer on Autism — Authority: 106
  One of my many duties as Head Cook and Chief bottle washer of this joint is to tackle the accumulation of miscellaneous stains that have recently appeared around the premises. Although we are in the midst of a heavily armed, hand-washing campaign, nevertheless I find I have been remiss in my vigilance. Whilst I can ...
  17 hours ago

• Hangin’ with the Wiggles

  
  Left Brain/Right Brain — Authority: 127
  If you have watched a lot of Wiggles videos (and I have watched A LOT ), you may have noticed that the Wiggles are special needs friendly. They don’t make a big deal out of it which is cool. They just include some special needs kids in videos. For anyone who is wondering, The Wiggles are an Australian rock ...
  18 hours ago

• Rough Week comes to Promising Conclusion

  
  Spectrum Siblings — Authority: 112
  This week with the boys started out very rough. It was a full moon, the weather was changing, and day lights savings was coming into play. To add onto this both boys are having their medication dosages changed. I was crushed by last Sunday’s experience, when Lawrence recoiled from my touch and hid from my presence, ...
  19 hours ago

• NaBloItAgain...

  
  A Smeddling Kiss — Authority: 110
  Yeah, Im not sure why I even bother. Ive been blogging here for what... 4+ years? And yet I still get online every now and then to announce with great fanfare that Im Going To Write More, but I seem to have permanently blocked the realization that Life Gets In The Way. Maybe I have brain damage in a particular area? ...
  20 hours ago

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