27 Jan

Teacher Devoted to Helping People With Autism – Hicksville Illustrated News

Teacher Devoted to Helping People With Autism
Hicksville Illustrated News
Statistics show that approximately one in 110 American children is on the autism spectrum – a 600 percent increase in prevalence over the past two decades. When Hicksville High School special education teacher Margot Horn began her career over 31 years

27 Jan

Study finds early signs of autism in babies – ABC Online


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Study finds early signs of autism in babies
ABC Online
Earlier insights Children who develop autism already show signs of different brain responses in their first year of life, say scientists in a study that may in the future help doctors diagnose the disorder earlier. The team of researchers,
Autism: Brainwaves 'show risk from age of six months'BBC News
Study finds early signs of autism in baby brainsFox News
Signs of autism 'can be detected in six-month-old babies' by measuring brain Daily Mail
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27 Jan

Autistic students offered peer mentoring – WKMG Orlando

Autistic students offered peer mentoring
WKMG Orlando
They're part of a peer mentoring program for autistic students at Southwest Middle School which has become a model for schools across Orange County. William Harries is one of 14 students at Southwest to step outside the typical classroom and into a

27 Jan

Autistic kids generally shun e-mail and chat – CNET

Autistic kids generally shun e-mail and chat
CNET
by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore January 26, 2012 3:03 PM PST Follow @ejamoore New research finds that while kids with autism prefer TV and video games to e-mail and chat. Researchers analyzed data from the National Longitudinal Transition Study 2,

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27 Jan

Pounding the pavement calms runner with autism in Lake – Orlando Sentinel


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Pounding the pavement calms runner with autism in Lake
Orlando Sentinel
The 22-year-old Krekeler, who is autistic, would smell her hand and try to put some of her fingers in his mouth. "I would get really freaked out," said Steuben, who has been coaching Krekeler since he joined. "But he doesn't do that anymore.

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27 Jan

Proposed autism definition sparks concern – Southwest Virginia Today


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Proposed autism definition sparks concern
Southwest Virginia Today
Advance word late last week from the APA about one of its proposed changes made news over concerns that some receiving services for autism would no longer be eligible. Last Friday, the APA said one of its DSM workgroups has proposed β€œnew diagnostic
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Will the New Autsim Definition Curb the Autism Epidemic?Hive Health Media (blog)

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27 Jan

Autistic author to talk in Adrian – Toledo Blade


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Autistic author to talk in Adrian
Toledo Blade
BY TANYA IRWIN ADRIAN — Best-selling author and university professor Temple Grandin, who is the focus of a 2010 Emmy-award winning biopic about her life with autism and her advocacy for the humane treatment of livestock, brings her no-nonsense wit and

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27 Jan

Autistic Kids Obsess Over Screen Technology – PsychCentral.com


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Autistic Kids Obsess Over Screen Technology
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By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor A new study finds that autistic kids are fascinated by screen-based technology. In fact, adolescents with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) appear to spend a majority of their free time using or watching screen-based
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27 Jan

Concern Over Changes to Autism Criteria Unfounded, Says APA – Medscape


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Concern Over Changes to Autism Criteria Unfounded, Says APA
Medscape
January 25, 2012 β€” Concerns that proposed changes to autism criteria in the upcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) will exclude many individuals from diagnosis and treatment are unfounded,
Families Concerned As APA Attempts To Redefine AutismNeon Tommy
Why the definition of autism mattersCNN (blog)
Autism definition could change following 'outgrowing' studynorthwestohio.com
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27 Jan

‘Talking things through in their head’ may aid children with autism – Fox News


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'Talking things through in their head' may aid children with autism
Fox News
A new study out of Durham University in England suggests that helping children with autism to 'talk things through in their head' could eventually help them to perform more complicated tasks – eventually helping them to lead more independent lives.
Talking things through in your head may help autismReuters
Changes in Autism Definition has Some Parents WorriedWHSV
Teaching autistic kids to talk can helpTimes of India
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