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Autism Today Newsletter - March 23, 2012

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March 23, 2012

Autism

Today Workshops - 2012

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April 13th

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Twachtman-Cullen

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May 9th

Shore

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May 11th

Shore

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June 5th

Temple Grandin

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Autism

in the News

What

is autism? The Mayo Clinic provides

some answers

Children with autism generally have

problems in three crucial areas of

development -- social interaction,

language and behavior. But because

autism symptoms ... read

more

Autism

Brain Growth May Be Explained By

Defective Genes

As a baby grows inside the womb, its

brain does not simply expand like a

dehydrated sponge dropped in water.

Early brain development is ... read

more

This April Many

Are Seeking More Than Awareness For

Autism

April has been designated as a month to

increase awareness of autism. Monday,

April 2, is World Autism Awareness Day.

Autism Speaks sponsors an event called

.... read

more

When

a Child With Autism Wanders, It's

Crucial to Stay a Step Ahead

The array of bolts high on the front

door, the upgraded locks on the patio

and garage doors and the "burglar" alarm

are meant less to keep out intruders

than to prevent 15-year-old Luke Oertel

from silently leaving ... read

more

Breakthrough

race to help autistic adults

hrough Corporation began in 1999 with

the parents of five autistic children

asking one another a simple question:

what would life be like for their ... read

more

Mothers of

Children With Autism Earn Less

Mothers of children with an autism

spectrum disorder are less likely to be

employed than mothers of children with

no health limitations ... read

more

Judge

orders Medicaid to cover autism

treatment

A federal judge has ordered that the

agency that administers Medicaid in

Florida cover an autism treatment it had

previously rejected ... read

more

Autism

expert Temple Grandin in Saskatoon

June 5th

Temple Grandin, a prominent author and

speaker with autism, has been featured

by TIME magazine as one of 100 people

who most affect our world ... read

more

Diane

Twachtman-Cullen in Calgary April 13th

Successful Outcomes for Students with

Autism & Related Disorders which is

coming to ... read

more

's Corner

Announcing

a Special 1-Day Workshop

with Diane Twachtman-Cullen

on Successful Outcomes for

Students with Autism &

Related Disorders which is

coming to Calgary, Alberta

on April 13th 2011!

Achieving Successful Outcomes

for Students with Autism and

Related Disorders: A Strategic

Roadmap for Parents, Teachers

and Special Needs

Professionals presented by

Diane Twachtman-Cullen, Ph.D.,

CCC-SLP – Editor-in-Chief,

Autism Spectrum Quarterly ...

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2012      

New Resource

I want to tell you

about an exciting new video for

parents of children with Aspergers,

that has been created by Dave Angel.

And if you haven’t already heard of

him; Dave’s a social worker from the

UK, who has written 3 best selling

e-books about Aspergers, and runs

several websites that are

exclusively for parents of children

with Aspergers.

He’s recently been “picking the

brains†of some of the leading

experts on Aspergers in the world

including Dr. Tony Attwood, Dr.

Shore and Dr. Lawson.

And also some lesser known (but no

less exceptional) names such as Anne

Miles (a parent from Australia with

unorthodox techniques, who has had

some exceptional results with her

child with Aspergers).

And Dr. ph Shrand, a Harvard

professor, psychiatrist and father

of a high achieving son with

Aspergers at university in the USA.

Dave’s put together a really

interesting video to tell you more

about the resource he has created

from these expert interviews; which

you can watch online at:

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[Guest guest]

Has anyone had their child's school do a Conners 3 Assessment on their ASD kid?  My son has been dx'd since he was 2.5 and has had an IEP since he was 3.  It seems odd to me that they would do an assessment that is generally how the school determines whether or not the child in question may have a disability.  There has been no question that he has a disability.  In fact, he has improved over the years from " profoundly autistic " to HFA.  It seems kind of a waste of time, energy and money, but maybe I'm wrong.  Anyone have insight for me?

Debra 

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I know that every 3 years my son has to be reevaluated by his doctor for the school in order to continue receiving services. Maybe it's something like that?Sent from my iPad

Has anyone had their child's school do a Conners 3 Assessment on their ASD kid? My son has been dx'd since he was 2.5 and has had an IEP since he was 3. It seems odd to me that they would do an assessment that is generally how the school determines whether or not the child in question may have a disability. There has been no question that he has a disability. In fact, he has improved over the years from "profoundly autistic" to HFA. It seems kind of a waste of time, energy and money, but maybe I'm wrong. Anyone have insight for me?

Debra

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