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April is Autism Awareness Month. The autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects people of all ages, and for many, and it can create a lifetime of challenges. However, every year more resources are available. This is making the lives of individuals...
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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...
Read more As a child, it is tough enough to have to deal with some of the struggles that growing up may bring. Whether it be dealing with bullies, problems with friends, struggling in school (socially or educationally), or just trying to...
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In the wake of the horrendous massacre yesterday in Newtown, Connecticut, amidst all the confusion, misinformation and above all, grief, one question stands out: why? The motives of the shooter, Adam Lanza, remain unknown, and may never...
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Halloween is a favorite time of year of mine; I love the decorations, the spooky programing and the weather. As well as the general robustness of fall, its warm colors and the idea of the veil between the worlds of...
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Emily Iland, educational therapist and author of Drawing a Blank: Improving Comprehension for Readers on the Autism Spectrum, will provide a one-day training workshop on effective ways to improve reading comprehension for students on the autism spectrum.Some...
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Students with autism have unique reading comprehension needs, and parents often watch their child struggling to understand what he or she is reading. Students often sound out words better than they comprehend what they are reading. They struggle...
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The University of Houston Clear Lake’s Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities offers free education through their speaker series geared to parents, caregivers, and teachers of children on the autism spectrum. Speakers are professionals or graduate students...
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Children being diagnosed as on the Autistic Spectrum has increased dramatically over the last decade to once being seen as somewhat rare to now as often as 1 in every 88 children. Boys are more likely than girls to...
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Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) includes a group of serious developmental disorders that begin by age three and vary from person to person in severity of the symptoms. Communication and the ability to interact with others is always affected when...
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