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  • Autism Awareness Month: Stress in parents of Autistic children

    Autism Awareness Month: Stress in parents of Autistic children (Photos)

    In April the examiner.com reported that the CDC had released in March their most recent findings; that 1 in 50 school age children are being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) which is up from the findings of 1...

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    More parents reporting ASD symptoms

    A new study reports changes in the prevalence of parent reported Autism Spectrum Disorder in school aged children. A group of professionals and experts in child development studied results from telephone surveys conducted by the National Survey of Children&rsquo...

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  • The month ahead: Autism Awareness Month

    The month ahead: Autism Awareness Month (Photos)

    April 1 is the beginning of Autism Awareness Month which is the time when organizations such as the Autism Society of America, Autism Speaks, the Pennsylvania Department of Autism Services, and Philadelphia’s ASCEND Group would like people who...

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    Autism moms and combat solders have same level of stress (Video)

    A study by the University of Wisconsin-Madison reveals that mothers of kids and adults on the autism spectrum experience chronic stress comparable to combat soldiers and struggle with frequent fatigue and work interruptions.For eight days, researchers measured the...

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  • Children of the Cosmos

    Autism: A disorder or a spiritual gift?

    No child is fundamentally disordered. Every child is born completely perfect and equipped with all the gifts that he needs to fulfill his purpose on earth.At this writing, according to the Center for Disease Control, 1 in 89 children...

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    The manner in which they cry

    Babies cry when they are hungry, when they want to be changed, when they want to be cuddled, and sometimes they cry for the sake of crying. Unexplainable crying is the number one reason parents are flabbergasted. Parents think they...

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  • Take your child Black Friday shopping - online

    Take your child with special needs to the mall on Black Friday?  That's an invitation for frustration on all sides.  Yet Black Friday is an ideal time to take your child with autism or other special...

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  • 7 Simple Ideas for helping Your Autistic Child with Their Homework

    Homework time can be an enjoyable and rewarding time of the day for you and your autistic child. Nothing can compare to the joy you feel as your child grasp new information and make new discoveries. But it can also...

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  • Special Understanding for Special Needs

    As educators, there is an awareness of  the need to provide the best education and support possible  for our students with special needs. With so many new diagnosis of Autism and other developmental and/or behavioral health issues...

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  • Walk Now for Autism in November

    Walk Now for Autism in November

    Autism Speaks is an organization that helps raise funds for Autism research.  Each year all around the country Autism Speaks holds an event called "Walk Now for Autism."  This year's event for Orlando, Florida...

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