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Archive for April, 2007

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TV: Oprah: The Faces of Autism

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

Thanks to Angelina and Sylvie for this alert!
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From Autism Speaks:
TUNE-IN: The Oprah Winfrey Show, April 5
On Thursday, April 5, The Oprah Winfrey Show will devote a full hour to autism.
Portions of Autism Speaks’ documentary, Autism Every Day, will be featured throughout the program, entitled The Faces of Autism. Several of the parents featured in the […]

Kennedy Krieger Announces Online Autism Registry

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

First U.S. Online Autism Registry Begins
Washington Post
TUESDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) — Experts say they’ve launched the first U.S. national online autism registry.
The Interactive Autism Network (IAN), which began on Monday, will link parents of children with autism with researchers in an effort to learn more about the causes, treatments and possible cures for autism.
The […]

ASBJ.com: Issues of the IDEA

Monday, April 2nd, 2007

Thanks to Jennifer Abell for originally posting this on her blog!
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The Issues of IDEA
By Joetta Sack-Min | ASBJ.com
In its 31-year history, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act has pushed the complicated realm of special education into the mainstream of K-12 education. The benefits have been tremendous: Countless students with disabilities have reached a potential that […]

Thanks to the Alexanders

Sunday, April 1st, 2007

I attended the SMART (Southern Maryland Autism Resource Team) meeting yesterday with speakers Missy Alexander and her daughter Shelby. We were all very fortunate to meet such a lovely young lady who described to us her life with autism. As parents of children on the spectrum are all very familiar with toddlers and young children […]

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