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Sunday, March 18th, 2007In Autism, Hope at Any Age
By Susan Senator | Sunday, March 18, 2007 | Washington Post
What does last month’s news from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — that autism incidence is now 1 in 150– mean to me, a mother of a 17-year-old severely autistic boy? Unfortunately, almost nothing. Likewise the federal Combating […]
CNN: DNA ‘glitches’ tied to autism
Friday, March 16th, 2007DNA ‘glitches’ tied to autism
CNN
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Little glitches in the DNA of people with autism suggest that the disease might be caused by as many as 100 different genes, researchers reported Thursday.
The study is one of several new reports on autism in recent months, which have shown the disease is far more common and […]
Living With Autism: The Teenage View
Friday, March 16th, 2007Living With Autism: The Teenage View
TV Review | ‘True Life: I Have Autism’ | Virginia Heffernan | New York Times
Autism, an enigmatic disorder of the central nervous system, excites an unusual kind of curiosity. The curiosity, it should be said, includes no small part of outright identification. After all, the disorder’s signature behaviors — shrieking, […]
100 Genes May Be Linked to Autism
Friday, March 16th, 2007100 Genes May Be Linked to Autism | Washington Post
Little glitches in the DNA of people with autism suggest that the disease might be caused by as many as 100 different genes, researchers reported yesterday.
The small changes are not what people usually think of as genetic mutations but are called copy number variations — extra […]
True Life: I’m Autistic: March 18
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007Sometime this month MTV will be airing True Life: I’m Autistic as part of its True Life series. As I don’t catch much MTV these days, I don’t know much about this show and I don’t know the air date but when I get more info, I’ll pass it along here. If anyone has more […]
IS MMR Really a Problem?
Monday, March 5th, 2007There’s been much controversy over the MMR vaccine and its relation to or its culpability in the onset of autism. Many parents claim that that their children began exhibiting the symptoms of autism very soon after receiving MMR vaccinations but government authorities maintain that there is absolutely no evidence of a link.
I’m interested in […]
Is a Child’s Education the Right of the Parent As Well?
Friday, March 2nd, 2007Justices Hear Arguments on Autism-Case Dispute
By Linda Greenhouse | New York Times
WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 — While federal law gives people the right to represent themselves in court, there has been a notable exception to that general rule. Most federal courts have barred parents of children with disabilities from appearing without a lawyer in cases filed […]
Executive Functioning and Organization: March 16
Friday, March 2nd, 2007The following information is from the CCSECAC Yahoo Group Page:
The Local Management Board of St. Mary’s County Presents:
“Executive Functioning and Organization – How to Help You and Your Child Become More Organized”
What is “Executive Functioning?” Executive Functioning is formally defined as: “The cognitive process that regulates an individual’s ability to organize thoughts and […]
SMART Meeting: March 31
Friday, March 2nd, 2007The next scheduled meeting of the Southern Maryland Autism Resource Team will be held on March 31, 2006 from 5 - 7PM.
Melissa Alexander, parent advocate for the Parents’ Place of Maryland is scheduled to attend.
For more information, please contact Sylvie Acevedo at 301.893.8098 or e-mail riverausa@erols.com.
Special Education Litigation
Friday, March 2nd, 2007Lawyer Argues for Parents’ Right to Sue
By Mark Sherman | The Associated Press, Washington Post
WASHINGTON — Parents should not be forced to hire a lawyer to sue public school districts over their children’s special education needs, the lawyer for parents of an autistic child told the Supreme Court Tuesday.
“What we’re advocating here is access to […]