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Thursday, May 29th, 2008The winners of the 3rd Annual Special Education Citizens Advisory Committee Teacher and Staff Appreciation Awards were announced May 21 at the Waldorf Jaycees Hall.
Congratulations to the winners and I’d also like to say that ALL of our school staff is hugely appreciated. Thanks to all of you!
Winners
Miriam Ratcliffe from Higdon Elementary
Teresa Hixson from Wade […]
Service Dogs
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008An autistic child’s best friend
Service dogs are keeping afflicted children safe, helping them form bonds and break down social barriers
Sarah Hoida | Globe and Mail
From Tuesday’s Globe and Mail
May 27, 2008 at 10:00 AM EDT
Hayden Kaack has a dangerous attraction to water. He will dart toward sprinklers on neighbours’ lawns, oblivious to oncoming traffic. During […]
PA First State To Receive Federal Aid For Adult Autism Services
Thursday, May 22nd, 2008Governor Rendell Says PA Receives First-In-Nation Federal Waiver to Serve Adults With Autism
Press Release | Yahoo News
To: HEALTH EDITORS
Contact: Chuck Ardo of the Pennsylvania Office of the Governor, +1-717-783-1116; or Anne C. Bale, DPW, +1-717-787-4592
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Governor Edward G. Rendell today announced that Pennsylvania has been approved for a first-of- its-kind […]
Surprising Language Abilities
Monday, April 28th, 2008Children With Autism Display Surprising Language Abilities
Medical News Today
What began as an informal presentation by a clinical linguist to a group of philosophers, has led to some surprising discoveries about the communicative language abilities of people with autism.
Several years back, Robert Stainton, now a philosophy professor at The University of Western Ontario, attended a presentation […]
The Debate Continues
Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008What the Autism Studies Show Isn’t Reflected in What the Candidates Say
Washington Post
Two leading presidential candidates have now wandered into an exceptionally emotional medical debate in which they have no known scientific expertise. Several advocacy groups and families of children with autism are embroiled in a long-running court case seeking billions of dollars in damages […]
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 […]
A CDC Opinion
Friday, April 4th, 2008Commentary: A view from the CDC on autism
Anne Schuchat and Edwin Trevathan | CNN.com
Rear Adm. Anne Schuchat, MD, is assistant surgeon general at the U.S. Public Health Service and director at the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases. Edwin Trevathan, MD, MPH, is director of the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental […]
What About Adults With Autism?
Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008Autistic and OverlookedLinda H. Davis | Washington Post
As people around the globe acknowledge World Autism Awareness Day today — proclaimed by the U.N. General Assembly last December — it is important to consider an aspect of this devastating disorder that has been curiously and persistently neglected: the lifelong care of autistic adults.
While greater media attention […]
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 […]