Archive for August, 2007
« Previous EntriesAre Special Education Numbers Really Dropping?
Friday, August 31st, 2007So is it a real drop or are the numbers being cooked?
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Questioning the decline in special education students in public school
Letter to the Editor | Maryland Independent
At a time when autism diagnosis rates are one in 150 in the United States and most school systems’ special education departments across the country […]
2nd Annual Allison Foundation Golf Tournament: September 21
Thursday, August 30th, 20072nd Annual Allison Foundation Golf Tournament
Friday, September 21 | Shotgun Start at 1PM | Potomac Ridge Golf Course
2nd Annual Allison Foundation Golf Tournament
Sponsored by John L. Mattingly Construction
The biggest event of the year! A great day of golf at the first-class Potomac Ridge Golf Course in Waldorf.
Tournament fee includes: Green/cart fees, practice facility, goodie […]
Loudoun’s Parent Resource Center
Thursday, August 30th, 2007School System’s Center Helps Parents of Children With Special Needs
Michael Alison Chandler | Washington
Cathryn Rice was overwhelmed when her child’s autism was diagnosed four years ago. She didn’t know much about autism, and she knew even less about how to navigate the special education process.
“I was hoping someone could give me a direction,” she said.
She […]
Wall Street Journal: How Your Brain Allows You to Walk In Another’s Shoes
Tuesday, August 28th, 2007How Your Brain Allows You to Walk In Another’s Shoes
Robert Lee Hotz| Wall Street Journal
In subtle patterns of brain cells, researchers are exploring empathy — an essential intuition that helps us understand our fellow human beings.
These unusual brain circuits are mirrors in the mind that reflect the actions and intentions of others as if they […]
Washington Post: Doctor Charged in Autistic Boy’s Death
Friday, August 24th, 2007I wonder if anyone reading has ever had experience with chelation?
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Doctor Charged in Autistic Boy’s Death
Joe Mandak | AP | Washington Post
PITTSBURGH — A doctor was charged with involuntary manslaughter Wednesday for administering a chemical treatment that state police say killed a 5-year-old autistic boy.
The child, Abubakar Tariq Nadama, went into cardiac arrest at Dr. […]
Mirror Neurons and Empathy
Tuesday, August 21st, 2007How Your Brain Allows You to Walk In Another’s Shoes
Robert Lee Hotz | Science Journal, Wall Street Journal
In subtle patterns of brain cells, researchers are exploring empathy — an essential intuition that helps us understand our fellow human beings.
These unusual brain circuits are mirrors in the mind that reflect the actions and intentions of others […]
Public or Private Schools?
Monday, August 20th, 2007What’s Your Opinion: Public or Private School for Kids with Autism?
Lisa Jo Rudy | About.com
Some schools are already back in session. Others will be starting up in just a week or two. This year, for the first time, our family will be taking a whole new direction. We’ll be homeschooling our 11-year-old son with autism! […]
Sometimes They Aren’t Just Bad Kids
Monday, August 20th, 2007Dining Out with an Autistic Child
Amy Lennard Gehner | Time
The thing about parenting an autistic child is that it’s easy to forget how unique your universe is. At home, the endless rules and rituals dictated by my 13-year-old son Nate’s disability feel natural. Not easy, but natural.
But when our family goes out for dinner, all […]
A Portrait of Autism
Monday, August 20th, 2007A Portrait of Autism
Paul Mark | Autism Speaks
Editor’s note: The opinions expressed herein are those of the author exclusively
I am a parent of an autistic 4 year old boy who currently attends the New England Center for Children in Southborough, MA.
While on vacation in Washington, DC during the 4th of July vacation week, I took […]
Special Education in Charles
Thursday, August 16th, 2007Thanks to Jennifer Abell for this…
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Parents question Charles’ low percentage of special ed students
Jacqueline Rabe | Maryland Independent
Parents know their children better than anyone else, and that’s why two Waldorf parents didn’t believe the Charles County school system when they were told their children didn’t need special education.
They also questioned the findings of a recent […]