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I had heard of Lupron being touted as a cure for autism, but until reading this four-page article in the Chicago Tribune, I had no idea how widespread its use had become. Quite honestly, I assumed that most parents had the common sense to walk away from something as risky and unproven as a drug [...]

A goal is written into your child’s IEP because the IEP team:
1. knows it is an important skill, and
2. knows the student cannot accomplish the goal without specialized instruction.

Using a homework assignment booklet is a good strategy for children with ADHD AND Autism. It is a helpful tool for developing organizational skills. When it is [...]

Autism is a sensory disability in which everything your child sees, hears, feels, tastes and smells is distorted.
They may see every strand of hair on your head individually with more detail than a Dandruff commercial, hence the need to push your hair off your face.
They may taste food in individual components that make the slightest [...]

“In autism there are lots of opinions and very little data,” says Lisa Croen, Ph.D. Research Scientist in the Division of Research at Kaiser Permanente in Northern California. In the past few years, however, some consensus has emerged on at least a few new pieces

Well I have been a busy lady today and really the last few days. I had a meeting today for Jordan at school and he got

Essentially, right now there is a proposed federal bill in draft form that may establish the Medical Home Model as the way of the future for health care, particularly for Autism and other chronic diseases. In essence the MHM is a government run HMO where they along with insurance companies will have the authority [...]

O2 Ireland identified Irish Autism Action (IAA) as its charity of choice in 2005, following a programme of employee consultation. Irish Autism Action’s aim is to raise the quality of life of individuals and their families affected by autism through ensuring the provision of the highest standards in assessment, education, care, support, employment and equality [...]

Governor Blagojevich is determined to show the world he is NOT guilty of attempting to sell Obama’s senate seat to the highest bidder. One high profile act along those lines:
Governor Rod R. Blagojevich today signed Senate Bill 934 into law, providing insurance coverage to parents of children with autism. The new [...]

I was reading an article and I found it very interesting about autistic children. t is autistic children’s inability to sit and participate appropriately in circle time at the tender age of two or three which usually sets them apart as developmentally delayed.In fact, in my opinion, circle time is really a test.
It’s a test [...]

Babies born by a caesarean delivery appear to have nearly twice the risk of developing asthma by age eight, according to researchers here. Among 2,917 Dutch children followed from birth through age eight, the odds ratio for developing asthma was 1.79 (95% CI 1.27 to 2.51) for those with a cesarean delivery compared with vaginal [...]