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10 Perks Kids with Autism Get from Bullying

10 Perks Kids with Autism Get from Bullying

Bullying While the negative effects of bullying in school are real and cannot be pushed aside, there are benefits for peers, staff members, parents, and most importantly—your child with autism if everyone seizes the opportunity to act!  In fact, overcoming bullying and becoming a bully yourself later  is what may have helped Donald J. Trumpwin the Presidency of the United States and crush all his…

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Popular internet cafe re-launches in Portsmouth UK

Popular internet cafe re-launches in Portsmouth UK

  Portsmouth, England – An internet café for young people with autism has reopened this September after scooping a lottery grant worth almost £10,000. The charity Portsmouth Autism Support Network (PASN) obtained the cash so that it could move its Autinet computer sessions to a new facility after the previous venue became cramped. “The level of demand meant we didn’t have enough space, and…

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Cuts on autism program taking its toll on children with autism in Illinois

Cuts on autism program taking its toll on children with autism in Illinois

Springfield, Ill. — The statewide cutbacks that affect the fundings intended for The Autism Program in Illinois is taking its toll on the ones who are supposed to benefit from the program — the children with autism. The current state budget impasse in Illinois saw non-profit organizations dependent on the state funding nearly paralyzed as a result. Consequently, hundreds of children who were…

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Junior Year 'To Do' List Ideas

Junior Year ‘To Do’ List Ideas

It’s so unfair. I didn’t even sign up for anything. Suddenly our phone is ringing off the hook and our mail is filled with advertisements. What happened? Our daughter entered her junior year in high school. Now every company out there who has a program to help students do better on ACT and SAT tests is knocking at our door. I understand this is big business as the scores on these tests can…

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China's first lady unveils stamp honoring disabled

China’s first lady unveils stamp honoring disabled

Peng Liyuan (right) the wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Yoo Soon-taek, the wife of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, unveil at the United Nations in New York a custom-designed stamp honoring people with disabilities, Sept 27, 2015. (Photo / Xinhua) Peng Liyuan, the wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Yoo Soon-taek, the wife of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, on Sunday unveiled…

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Autism Summit in Central Massachusetts aims to help working parents of children with autism

Autism Summit in Central Massachusetts aims to help working parents of children with autism

Worcester, Mass. — The Central Massachusetts Autism Summit this year was aimed to extend help to working parents caring for children with autism, as well as to shed light on the struggles that they face on a daily basis. Videos showing parents of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) were presented during the summit, and the importance of extending help to them were highlighted. In one of…

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Why do autistic people need to write about autism?

Why do autistic people need to write about autism?

The answer to this is an easy one – if you want to know about autism what better way to find out than to talk to someone who is autistic? You can read all the books by non-autistics you like, but all you will find is people trying to get in to the autistic mind.  Well myself, and my fellow autistic writers don’t need to try, we are already here. Not to try and blow my own trumpet as the saying…

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Author Steve Silberman pushes for change in how people see autism

Author Steve Silberman pushes for change in how people see autism

San Francisco — U.S. Journalist and Author Steve Silberman wants to change how the world sees people with autism. Silberman, whose book ‘Neurotribes’ made it to the Samuel Johnson Prize 2015 longlist, wants everyone to stop seeing autism spectrum disorder merely as a disability. ‘Neurotribes’ was first intended to be a book about the autism ‘plague’ that hit the tech bubble of Silicon Valley, but…

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Young girl struggling with autism writes down qualities of a 'true friend'

Young girl struggling with autism writes down qualities of a ‘true friend’

Dublin — A young girl with autism was asked to write down the qualities of what she would consider a ‘true friend’, and she came up with things that reflect the struggles that children with autism often deal with. Molly-Raine Adams is seven years old, and she was only diagnosed with autism in July of this year. To many, a diagnosis of autism in their children would typically sadden families…

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Walk Now for Autism Speaks Raises $140,000

Walk Now for Autism Speaks Raises $140,000

Manchester, N.H. — Over 900 people walked for Autism Speaks Sunday at the Southern New Hampshire University in an effort to raise funds for the organization’s projects that are geared towards autism research as well as providing numerous services to children with autism spectrum disorder, and their families. Families from both Vermont and Maine gathered at the campus to show their support for the…

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Press Release - Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Awards NARSAD Young Investigator Grants Valued Over $13 Million to 191 Scientists Pursuing Innovative Mental Health Research

Press Release – Brain & Behavior Research Foundation Awards NARSAD Young Investigator Grants Valued Over $13 Million to 191 Scientists Pursuing Innovative Mental Health Research

Committed to alleviating the suffering caused by mental illness by awarding grants that will lead to advances and breakthroughs in scientific research. (PRNewsFoto/Brain & Behavior Research …) NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation  today announced the award of its NARSAD Young Investigator Grants valued at more than $13 million to 191 of the…

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New York lawmaker pushes for ID cards for individuals with autism

New York lawmaker pushes for ID cards for individuals with autism

Rotterdam, N.Y. — A lawmaker in New York is pushing for ID cards for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Angelo Santabarbara of District 11 is hoping that individuals living with autism spectrum disorder in New York can soon avail themselves of an autism ID card, which is meant to help inform others of the cardholder’s condition. Santabarbara himself has a son who has autism, and he…

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The Real Autism Tsunami

The Real Autism Tsunami

Editor’s Note: Trigger alert. This article contains profanity and historical references that readers may find disturbing. My heart is heavy today. Suddenly I understand something in a new way and this clarity only makes me sad. I now know where they’ve been. I now believe beyond a doubt that the entire autism spectrum of people has always been here. And Steve Silberman is the one who found them.…

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Book Review: "NeuroTribes" - I loved this but...

Book Review: “NeuroTribes” – I loved this but…

Steve Silberman’s “NeuroTribes: the legacy of autism and how to think smarter about people who think differently” is a book that needs no introduction.  This monumental much anticipated history of autism has hit the best seller lists running and small wonder – it’s got it all – or nearly. I’ll come back to that later. I viewed the 500 page door-stopper of a book that dropped through my letter box…

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Autism Research: 25th September, 2015 Week in Review

Autism Research: 25th September, 2015 Week in Review

Autism biomarker might help better diagnosis A path breaking new study from the prestigious University of California, Irvine has identified a new biomarker that might aid in diagnosing the rapidly spreading neurodevelopmental disorder. Headed by Dr. J. Jay Gargus, and team from the UCI, the study identified a vital defect in the signaling system of the membranes of cells. Researchers are…

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Controversy surrounding services provided by Service Dogs Europe

Controversy surrounding services provided by Service Dogs Europe

image taken from the SDE Facebook page Dundalk Ireland – Service Dogs Europe (SDE) provide Service Dogs for children and adults with a wide range of disabilities and additional needs. One such service is that of an Autism Assistance Dog. The information stated on their website about this service reads as follows: ‘Service Dogs Europe, Autism Service Dog Program focuses on improving the quality of…

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The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders Hosts Inaugural Hope & Help Gala

The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders Hosts Inaugural Hope & Help Gala

Taken from the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders Facebook page Sold out event raised awareness and funds for the treatment, education and research center on September 19 at The Resort at Pelican Hill SANTA ANA, Calif. – September 23, 2015 – The Center for Autism & Neurodevelopmental Disorders hosted its first annual Hope & Help Gala on September 19 at The Resort at Pelican Hill…