Autism News and Views
Do we have comedians amongst us or are they taking words literally?
I have learned a few things about literal communication by having a child with autism. Take this example; I asked my son Jordan to go downstairs into the laundry room, and put the cloths that were just washed into the dryer. I assumed that he understood to place the cloths from the washer into the dryer and turn on the machine. Later, I headed down to the laundry room to fold the clothes that I thought would be dry.
Stay involved with your kiddo's programs even when they are at school!
A good friend of mine is a teacher in the state of Oregon. He teaches 4th grade and is a person of great quality, integrity, and leadership. All of these qualities, however, do not prepare you for dealing with children with spectrum disorders.
Because of underfunding, my friend’s school district moves spectrum children into typical classrooms without support. He has 26 kids in his class; 25 being typical and 1 being on the spectrum.
NUF SAID?
Why don't schools have more relevant tests for our children's intelligence? How about the "Nonverbal's Unhealthful-Food Scavenging, Appropriation, & Investigation Diversion" (NUF-SAID) aptitude? While it makes life easier when the whole family is on the child's therapeutic diet, I must admit that I indulge in coffee with cream and chocolate cake. Whatever level my son has been tested at, he is capable of creating a military-style diversion that would make Generals George Patton and Douglas MacArthur look like rank amateurs.
Next......
Have you heard the news? If you have heard the news, did it make a difference? Did it make you stop and think? Were you afraid? Shocked? Or did the news only serve to confuse you even more? Push you even farther away?
I heard it, loud and clear! The very latest data now indicates that one in 91 children have an Autism Spectrum Disorder. As boys are affected approximately four times more than are girls, one in 58 boys has autism. I heard it, loud and clear!! But one of those boys is mine.
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Videos
 Raising a Child on the Spectrum: ...By AutismOne, 12 years 15 weeks agoAO/GR 2012 Conference: Ken Siri, MBA. |
 Biofilms, Bugs, and Bowels: ...By AutismOne, 12 years 15 weeks agoAO/GR 2012 Conference. John H. Hicks, MD. |
 The First Dads of Autism: Life ...By AutismOne, 12 years 15 weeks agoAO/GR 2012 Conference. Mark Blaxill, MBA.
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 Startup company succeeds at hiring ...By Steve Janak, 13 years 10 weeks agoStartup company Aspiritech was created out of a mother's passion to create jobs for her son that more closely matched his unique talents and abilities. |
Audio
Weekend Autism Global News in Review - 07/31/10
Originally Aired Sat, 07/31/2010 - 12:30pmRob Sidell hosts and produces a show with articles about laughter being the best medicine, early brain overgrowth and its correlation with the severity of ASD, social life and its primary importance in health, early feeding differences and preferences and a very hopeful article about new strategies to fix the gut by fixing the bacteria in the gut.
Weekly Autism Global News in Review 07/28/10
Originally Aired Wed, 07/28/2010 - 12:30pmRob and Michael produce a show which reviews a superb article about the history, co-morbidity and aetiology of ASD and the methods of treatment, how gut bacteria change in infancy and a complete rethink of depression and the use of seratonin re-uptake inhibitors.
