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• IACC Autism Research Plan: Dr. Steven Novella Throws a Tantrum

  
  Facing Autism in New Brunswick — Authority: 424
  Steven Novella MD, author of the NEUROLOGICA blog, doesnt like the recent IACC Statement on Autism Research and is throwing a tantrum. In IACC Statement on Autism Research Dr. Novella objects to the inclusion of research into possible links between vaccines and autism. Specifically he objects to language, ...
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• My Child Was Just Diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome

  
  Psych Central — Authority: 114
  If you have recently received a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome for one of your children, you may be asking yourself, “How could this be?” You are probably experiencing a lot of emotions right now, but your brain has also kicked into high gear as you search for an explanation. You want to know “Why?” ...
  3 days ago

• US: GA: Service dog a calming presence for entire family

  
  Fight Hangovers — Authority: 156
  Link: http://www.ajc.com/news/north-fulton/service-dog-a-calming-188966.html Bita Honarvar, bhonarvar@ajc.com Iyal Winokur, 11, hangs out with his service dog Chancer at his Roswell home. Iyal has fetal alcohol syndrome and can have tantrums. Chancer helps to calm him. Eleven-year-old Morasha Winokur never ...
  5 days ago

• Autism Learning Potential Can Improve With Proper Training Therapies

  
  Healthy Living Times — Authority: 138
  I’m here to talk to you about autism learning potential and how you can really teach a child that has autistic tendencies. The definition of autism is very simple; a spectrum disorder that makes it difficult to communicate, relate and form relationships. As you’ve probably guessed, communication is the means to ...
  1 week ago

• US: UT: Fetal Alcohol Prevention Campaign Begins In Utah Liquor...

  
  Fight Hangovers — Authority: 156
  Link: http://connect2utah.com/content/fulltext/?cid=60571 by: Rod Decker Drinking while pregnant is America’s leading preventable cause of mental retardation. Every three to six days a baby is born in Utah brain-damaged because his mother drank during pregnancy. Thursday, Utah’s Department of Alcoholic ...
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• Digital Games for Physical, Cognitive and Behavioral Health

  
  SharpBrains — Authority: 598
  The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) just announced more than $1.85 million in grants for research teams to study how digital games can improve players’ health behaviors and outcomes (both brain-based and behavioral). The press release: Nine Leading Research Teams Selected to Study How Digital Games Improve ...
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• South Africa: ARA in line with global strategy on responsible alcohol use

  
  Fight Hangovers — Authority: 156
  Link: http://www.wine.co.za/News/news.aspx?NEWSID=14809&Source;=PressRoom Aligning with the upcoming World Health Organisation global strategy to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol use, the Industry Association for Responsible Alcohol Use has announced the launch of a new advertising campaign, backed up by ...
  1 week ago

• Do You Have Autism Attention Deficit Disorder Confusion?

  
  Healthy Living Times — Authority: 138
  Though it is not known why autism, attention deficit disorder, as well as other autism spectrum conditions have become increasingly common, their instances have continued to rise substantially over the past few decades. The controversy surrounding this issue is currently escalating as quickly as the rate of instances. ...
  1 week ago

• Do You Have Autism Attention Deficit Disorder Confusion?

  
  Healthy Living Times — Authority: 138
  Though it is not known why autism, attention deficit disorder, as well as other autism spectrum conditions have become increasingly common, their instances have continued to rise substantially over the past few decades. The controversy surrounding this issue is currently escalating as quickly as the rate of instances. ...
  1 week ago

• WHAT IS AUTISM?

  
  The India Post — Authority: 147
  * Autism is a life-long brain disorder that is normally diagnosed in early childhood. * People with autism have difficulties communicating, forming relationships with others and find it hard to make sense of the world around them. * Autism is a spectrum disorder varying in symptoms, severity and impact from person to ...
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• Art Therapy Meets Digital Art and Social Multimedia

  
  Blogs — Authority: 160
  Traditional materials of 20th century visual arts--drawing, painting, sculpture, and collage or mixed media--have defined the field of art therapy for the past 50 years. In fact, most educational programs that offer art therapy coursework or related degrees require applicants to demonstrate proficiency in drawing, ...
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• US: WI: Inmate finally gets not-guilty ruling due to defects from fetal alcohol spectrum disorder

  
  Fight Hangovers — Authority: 156
  Link: http://host.madison.com/ct/news/local/crime_and_courts/article_75c9b91a-c64b-11de-877c-001cc4c03286.html By STEVEN ELBOW Tyler Mills in court. BARABOO NEWS REPUBLIC Tyler Mills finally got what he wanted: a mental defect that carries some weight in court. The 30-year-old state prison inmate last ...
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• Government Concedes Vaccine-Autism Case in Federal Court – Now What?

  
  War On You: Breaking Alternative News — Authority: 571
  After years of insisting there is no evidence to link vaccines with the onset of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the US government has quietly conceded a vaccine-autism case in the Court of Federal Claims. The unprecedented concession was filed on November 9, and sealed to protect the plaintiff’s identify. It was ...
  2 weeks ago

• Australia: EESC calls for stricter controls on alcohol marketing and pricing

  
  Fight Hangovers — Authority: 156
  Link: http://www.winebiz.com.au/dwn/details.asp?ID=2789 La Journée Vinicole The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has adopted an opinion on how to make the EU’s strategy on alcohol-related harm sustainable, long-term and multisectoral. The opinion, which was requested by the Swedish Presidency, ...
  2 weeks ago

• Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Wide Range Of Disorders

  
  Healthy Living Times — Authority: 138
  Autism spectrum disorder is basically a wide range of behavioral and developmental disorders that results from a combination of certain traits. The disorder will range from low functioning autism to high functioning autism to normal behavior and to possibly hyper socialization. An autism spectrum disorder is ...
  2 weeks ago

• Autism, Part 4: What about treatment?

  
  Family Anatomy — Authority: 122
  We heard in this week’s episode that the characteristics of autistic children can vary widely – which can make it difficult for researchers determine which treatments work best. One intervention that has received a lot of attention is Applied Behaviour Analysis (ABA) , which has been shown to be effective in ...
  3 weeks ago

• US: AK: Rising Above Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

  
  Fight Hangovers — Authority: 156
  Link: http://www.ktva.com/ci_13594624?source=most_emailed An Alaskan Teenager Uses Music to Tell His Story Seventeen years ago Morgan Fawcett was born bawling and drunk, exposed to alcohol in the womb. Growing up in Juneau and Portland, Ore., Fawcett suffered from an array of physical and neurological ...
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• “Reinvesting in Our Own Students”

  
  Laserfiche News Portal — Authority: 133
  Joining with other Minnesota schools to purchase Laserfiche, NE Metro Intermediate School District 916 finds an even more resourceful way to staff it
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• “Reinvesting in Our Own Students”

  
  Laserfiche News Portal — Authority: 133
  Joining with other Minnesota schools to purchase Laserfiche, NE Metro Intermediate School District 916 finds an even more resourceful way to staff it
  3 weeks ago

• Anatomy of Autism (Episode 82)

  
  Family Anatomy — Authority: 122
  Doctors Brian and Giuseppe speak with Dr. Gillian Graham Bevan, a psychologist whose son has autism. How does a psychologist react when she discovers her own child has an Autism Spectrum Disorder? Find out in this week’s episode! Listen here: … or right click here to save the episode for later . You can ...
  3 weeks ago

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