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Thursday, January 15th, 2009DVD teach autistic kids what a smile means
HuffingtonPost.com
LONDON — It wasn’t until Jude met Jenny that the 3-year-old autistic boy understood what happy people look like.
Jenny, a green trolley car with a human face, had a furrowed brow when her wheel buckled and she got stuck on a track. But after being rescued by friends, […]
Autism and the Environment 101
Friday, December 5th, 2008Autism Society of America Publishes New Online Course on Autism and Environmental Health
“Autism and the Environment 101″ offers accessible information to all affected by autism
Carin Yavorcik | Autism Society of America
The Autism Society of America is pleased to announce the release of its newest online course, “Autism and the Environment 101.” Sponsored by the John […]
Autism and College
Thursday, October 30th, 2008Colleges Seeing More Autistic Students
Experts work to accommodate growing number of autistic students
NBCWashington.com
For years, the increase in autism diagnoses among young children has been reported, and now colleges and universities are seeing their first influx of autistic students.
“I was very different from the other kids,” said George Mason University senior Alex Plank. “Very different.”
He always […]
Talking to Parents About Autism
Friday, September 26th, 2008Autism Speaks, the CDC, and the Advertising Council Launch New Program to Educate Teachers about the Importance of Early Intervention for Autism
Autism Speaks
NEW YORK, September 24, 2008 – Autism Speaks, in partnership with the Ad Council, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today the launch of a new, groundbreaking educational tool […]
Autism Certifications
Thursday, July 24th, 2008Students With Autism Require Certified Teachers
Ann Ali | The State Journal
West Virginia’s teachers are having a hard time keeping up with the demand for autism training, according to the executive director of the West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall University.
Teachers often further their own educations, but West Virginia’s teachers are having a hard time […]
College
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Autistic students get help navigating college life
Melissa Kossler Dutton | Associated Press | USA Today
When Dan Hackett started college, he didn’t make the grades he knew he could.
Hackett, who has Asperger’s syndrome, found at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh that some of his symptoms were holding him back. He had difficulty organizing […]
Good Luck to Teresa Robinson!
Monday, April 21st, 2008Good luck to Teresa Robinson! She’s a wonderful and dedicated educator and will be sorely missed in Charles County.
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Personnel Changes at St. Mary’s Public Schools Announced
SOMDNews.com
LEONARDTOWN, Md. - The St. Mary’s County Board of Education on Friday announced two administrative appointments made at its meeting of March 12.
The Board appointed Ms. Teresa Robinson to […]
Water Exploration for Special Populations
Sunday, April 6th, 2008Water Exploration for Special Populations
This class is specifically designed for children with physical, intellectual, or developmental disabilities who want to learn how to be safe in, on, and around the water. Participants will learn water safety skills and basic swimming skills. Each class includes independent, guided discovery time in the water with a parent or […]
A new year has begun!
Tuesday, January 1st, 2008Hi, everybody.
This is the first time I’ve posted, although Richard generously extended the invitation to me months ago.
Everyone feels that with the new year comes new beginnings. I, personally, feel one day is as good as the next if something needs to be done, but thought this might be a […]
Lionsgate Academy
Wednesday, December 26th, 2007In Minneapolis, Parents Start a Charter School for Autistic Children
James Walsh | Washington Post
MINNEAPOLIS — You can see the ache in Tamara Phillips’s eyes.
As her autistic daughter, now 14, has grown, so has the loneliness — her daughter’s loneliness in school, her parents’ loneliness because having an autistic child can seem a solitary climb up […]