3 Year Old Autistic Boy Justin Styer Left On School Bus

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Last month, I wrote a post about the number of fatalities of children left in vehicles during the summer. It happens every year. It’s not just parents that do it, but also bus drivers. We hear about children left on the bus and found hours later. It frustrates me when I hear about an incident . . . → Read More: 3 Year Old Autistic Boy Justin Styer Left On School Bus

Marijuana Used To Treat Autism

My mother-in-law mentioned this to me on Facebook.  I was horrified at the thought, and didn’t do anything about it for a week.  I did some looking around and have found that some doctors are prescribing medicinal marijuana to children with autism.  I still think that it is wrong to do this, but that’s my . . . → Read More: Marijuana Used To Treat Autism

Responding to Senator Richard Burr and Congressman Bob Etheridge

I am impressed that Senator Burr replied to my specific questions, and didn’t give me general answers that don’t actually answer. Sponsoring legislature that supports autism research, early intervention and detection, and autism education is a good step. This can lead to helping the many children that have not been diagnosed or have recently been . . . → Read More: Responding to Senator Richard Burr and Congressman Bob Etheridge

Study Shows Eating Difficulties May Be Early Sign of Autism

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A new Study in “Pediatrics” shows that eating difficulties may be an early indicator of ASD. “The feeding and dietary patterns of 79 children with ASD” were examined and compared with those without an ASD diagnosis. “The median ages of ASD children were 38 months at referral and 45 months at diagnosis.” The ASD children . . . → Read More: Study Shows Eating Difficulties May Be Early Sign of Autism

New Studies Show Link Between Vaccines and Autism

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There are two new vaccine and mercury studies published in Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis . In the first study, two sets of macaque infant monkeys were used. One was injected with the same vaccine schedule used for children from 1994 – 1999. The results “Volumetric analyses showed that exposed animals did not undergo the maturational changes . . . → Read More: New Studies Show Link Between Vaccines and Autism

Robots Used to Teach Autistic Children

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At the University of Southern California, a robot is teaching an autistic child. At the University of California and the University of Washington, the same thing is happening. A new breed of robots have been designed to work with and teach children. They are discovering that these robots seem to have the ability . . . → Read More: Robots Used to Teach Autistic Children

A Voice For Neli and Police Accused of Racial and Autism Injustice

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On May 24, 2010, 24-year-old Reginald Cornelius Latson was arrested. The facts of his arrest are still under dispute. Two things we know to be true are that he was sitting outside of a Stafford County library, waiting for it to be open and he has Asperger’s Syndrome.  A full article on this story can . . . → Read More: A Voice For Neli and Police Accused of Racial and Autism Injustice

Temple Grandin

So, I saw the movie on television about Temple Grandin.  WOW!  My husband was actually the one watching it since I would rather play on the computer than watch tv.  I was shocked that he was viewing something besides wrestling and auto mechanics!I have been trying to learn more about autism as someone on the . . . → Read More: Temple Grandin

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