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Autism Spectrum Disorder (commonly referred to as ASD) encompasses a group of complex disorders of brain development. These disorders (including Rett Syndrome and Asperger Syndrome) are characterized in varying degrees, displaying difficulties in social interaction, verbal and non verbal...
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The Autism Society has been celebrating National Autism Awareness Month since the 1970s. The United States recognizes April as a special opportunity for everyone to learn about autism and issues within the autism community.Novelist Michael Potts was an adult...
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He is a 23-year-old college graduate preparing to go to law school. He is verbose, awkward, and intensely focused. The sort of young man who will offer a 20-minute response to “Hello.” ...
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The DSM, the handbook clinical diagnosticians and therapists, such as psychiatrists, use to diagnose mental health conditions is undergoing some dramatic changes in its new edition, due out in a few months. Lending Hand Resources helps explain these changes.The...
Read more Autism awareness has come a long way in Hollywood. For a long time, the only notable film that dealt with autism was "Rain Man." Though this film received critical acclaim, it became the main reference point for how...
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Police in Midland City, Alabama spoke briefly to the press today about the five year old autistic boy who is being held hostage by Jimmy Lee Dykes, 65 year old loner. Kevin Cook, a spokesman for the Alabama state...
Read more Addressing the Paranoia Surrounding Asperger’s SyndromeWith the recent tragedy in Connecticut, there has been a lot of paranoia stirred up surrounding the Asperger’s Syndrome diagnosis and a possible correlation with the kind of violence that occurred...
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As the clock ticks, we will soon welcome 2013. It seemed so far away, at least for me at one time, because it was my original year of school counseling retirement. However, professional opportunities afforded an earlier exit...
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Even after the outcry from people with Asperger’s and parents of children with developmental disorders, the media is still making attempts to link Asperger’s with planned acts of violence. A story reported on Christmas is the...
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In light of the fact that Adam Lanza’s guns were acquired by taking them from his mother (who was also his first victim), what should parents of special needs children do? Should they eliminate weapons from their homes...
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