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Have you ever imagined what life would be like trapped inside your own body? What if you couldn’t communicate properly to express even your most basic needs and wants? Well, it seems that the iPad is giving children with Autism and their parents a new opportunity at life. Read more here: http://www.sfweekly.com/2010-08-11/news/ihelp-for-autism/1/ Related articles by Zemanta The iPad [...] Image via Wikipedia Today I am in Boston, Massachusetts. When we walked into the hotel, I noticed an event for Autism going on and had to check it out. Unfortunately, I missed the conference and Dr. Amy Yasko speaking from the Neurological Research Institute, LLC. I did get to talk to some of the women working [...] Autism Speaks held a walk in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 22nd, 2010 that I had the privilege to take part in. I wasn’t really sure what to expect and it turned out better than I could have ever expected. When my Mom, who flew up from Florida to join me in the event, and I [...] As I was telling a friend earlier today, I usually do not participate in walks. Many years ago I did walk for the kidney foundation and long story short, I have since received a kidney transplant. Obviously it had nothing to do with the Kidney Foundation, but it has become an inside superstitious joke of [...] There will be an autism awareness event at the Florence Freedom on June 13, 2010. The game starts at 6:05 PM, and the cost of each ticket is $10. The proceeds of each ticket will benefit Generation Rescue’s, Rescue Family grant program, which will be offered to a family in the Northern Kentucky area. Generation Rescue [...] I saw a story this morning on ABC about Harvard experts studying babies and how they are affected by facial expressions,and how this is being used to discover Autism. At Charles Nelson’s Lab at Children’s Hospital in Boston, MA, scientists are using an electrode “net” to track responses of babies as they are shown both different facial expressions [...] I have been reading a new book, Empowered Autism Parenting, written by William Stillman (who has Aspergers) and I feel that I have learned even more about these kids (adults too) than I could have learned from some therapist that has never physically experienced it. While Autism is different from Aspergers in many ways, which [...] The other day while in the grocery store, I witnessed a mom with her daughter and her son with Autism. To the naked eye I could see how the child could appear to an uneducated stranger as simply a misbehaved child. The boy was trying to get away from his mother and when he could [...] |
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