Archive for March, 2008
« Previous EntriesNew York Times Review: Autism: The Musical
Wednesday, March 26th, 2008A Different Sort of ‘Hey Kids, Let’s Put on a Show!’
Neil Genzlinger | Review | New York Times
There’s a commendable use of bait-and-switch in “Autism: The Musical” on Tuesday night on HBO, beginning with this documentary’s title.
It promises a feel-good, let’s-put-on-a-show story with autistic children in the roles usually played by plucky singers and hoofers. […]
New York Times: A Season of Song, Dance and Autism
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008A Season of Song, Dance and Autism
High Hart | New York Times
LOS ANGELES
ON a recent afternoon Elaine Hall, a petite acting coach, sat on the floor of the bare-bones rec room at Vista Del Mar Child and Family Services and guided a half-dozen kids with autism through a finger-pointing, call-and-response game called Zip Zap. Then […]
Mysteries and Complications
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008Don’t forget Autism the Musical this Tuesday night on HBO!
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Mysteries and Complications
Claudia Kalb | Newsweek
You wonder what he thinks. The little boy who flaps his arms and bangs his head. Who bristles at the touch of wool and covers his ears when balloons go “pop!” The boy who doesn’t respond to his name and will […]
Arizona Mandates Insurance Coverage
Friday, March 21st, 2008Autism Speaks Joins the Arizona Autism Community in Hailing Governor Janet Napolitano and State Legislators for Enacting Autism Insurance Legislation
Autism Speaks
NEW YORK, NY (March 21, 2008) — Autism Speaks today joined Arizona families and other autism advocacy organizations in applauding Governor Janet Napolitano and the state’s legislators for enacting House Bill 2847, which will require […]
Autism the Musical!
Wednesday, March 19th, 2008Music Reaches Kids With Autism
CBS News
(CBS) The Centers for Disease Control says one in every 150 children has autism. Now, a new HBO documentary called “Autism: The Musical” follows five children with autism and their families as they write, rehearse, and perform their very own musical.
Elaine Hall, the founder of “The Miracle Project,” who teaches […]
Mice
Tuesday, March 18th, 2008Mice Could Provide Clues To Autistic Behaviors, Study Suggests
ScienceDaily.com
ScienceDaily (Mar. 17, 2008) — Scientists have developed a new mouse model to help illuminate the vagaries of autism, according to a study from a Stanford University School of Medicine researcher and other colleagues.
The study focused on mice missing the gabrb3 gene, which codes for a protein […]
No Leaky Gut With Autism?
Monday, March 17th, 2008Leaky gut autism theory doubted
BBCNews
Children with autism do not appear to leak damaging proteins from their intestines, a study into the so-called “leaky gut” theory has suggested.
It has been claimed autistic children cannot fully digest proteins found in many foods - and that the resulting peptides escape and affect the brain.
But UK researchers found children […]
Autism in Newsweek
Sunday, March 16th, 2008Mysteries and Complications | Autism is everywhere—once again. Separating fact from fear as the courts and Hollywood wade in.
Claudia Kalb | Newsweek
You wonder what he thinks. The little boy who flaps his arms and bangs his head. Who bristles at the touch of wool and covers his ears when balloons go “pop!” The boy who […]
4-A Healing Foundation
Friday, March 14th, 2008Leading Autism Expert Kenneth A. Bock, M.D. Launches National Foundation to Provide Financial Assistance to Children with Autism, Allergies, Asthma and ADHD
PRNewswire.com
NEW YORK, March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Leading medical innovator Kenneth A. Bock, M.D., founder of The Rhinebeck Health Center and author of
HEALING THE NEW CHILDHOOD EPIDEMICS, today announced that he has formed The 4-A […]
Grownups With Autism
Friday, March 7th, 2008Autism: The Next Generation
New Book Explores the Transition of Individuals with Autism to Adulthood
Press Release
“Think of me as your future. I am where you will be many years from now, when you know how it all plays out and ‘what will be’ has turned into ‘what was,’” writes Eustacia Cutler, the mother of Temple Grandin, […]