Autism in the News – Monday, 05.10.10
FACTBOX-Free-speech, business cases await US court pick (Reuters)
Violent video games, protests at funerals for U.S. military members, a Swiss watch copyright dispute and vaccine-maker liability are among the cases that Solicitor General Elena Kagan would confront if approved for the U.S. Supreme Court. Read more.
3 claim furloughs caused harm (Honolulu, Hawaii)
Three autistic public-school students who lost a federal court challenge last year to the state’s “furlough Friday” program have suffered educational and behavioral setbacks because of the school closures, according to newly filed federal court records. Read more.
Plan for the future as children with autism grow older (Brownsville, Texas)
Early one morning, the teacher heard the phone ringing in the kitchen. On the end of the line was a parent that the teacher had not heard from in years. It was “Janet’s” mother “Kelly.” She wanted to come over to the school as soon as possible. The teacher was curious as to why Kelly was calling. Her daughter, Janet, had to be close to graduating by now. The last time they had run into each other was at the local grocery store. At that time, the girl seemed to be doing very well in both school and at home. Read more.
Project to boost opportunities for autistic people (BBC)
A project providing training for schools and businesses to raise awareness of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) is to begin in parts of Wales. Read more.
Autism pioneer Stanley Greenspan dies (CNN.com)
When a young mother named Marguerite Elisofon first contacted Dr. Stanley Greenspan, her baby daughter was interested in almost nothing. Samantha just stared into space. She was, said her mother, “in a distant land.” Read more.
Researchers Uncover Fragile X Syndrome Gene’s Role In Shaping Brain (Medical News Today)
Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered how the genetic mutation that causes Fragile X syndrome, the most common form of inherited mental retardation, interferes with the “pruning” of nerve connections in the brain. Their findings appear in the April 29 issue of Neuron. Read more.
Vermont Advances Autism Bill (Montpelier, Vt.)
Vermont lawmakers have approved a bill requiring health insurance companies to cover some therapies used to treat autism. Read more.
Autism Parents :
“caught in a medical system loop with no results.’
Why listen to doctors who know less than parents. 99% of the stories are identical I can’t get this service or that. What do the services provide? Bombardment of conventional school system learning in hopes of forcing them to exist in a system which is counter productive to the way an autistic child thinks. The best universities test autism on a comparative conventional platform to the average child. This is not logical. Whom do we leave our children with. There are no experts so what are we doing to Autistic children by placing them with so called therapists that know very little due to the rapid scientific curve.
Parents are ahead. This is how perplexed the medical community is by Autism.
Wake up and take your life back from the medical system which is controlling your family!
Do it yourself. Create an environment where your children can grow and learn without interference from societies framework. Question : Do the majority of todays so called normal kids seem to be improving on past generations? It does not appear so. The current wave of youth is more misguided and mentally disturbed than ever before. Why follow that model. Perhaps the autistic kids are the fortunate ones. Alter your lifestyle to fit the needs of your child. These children are a blessing to be admired. Autistic children are teaching the parents. A new perspective is born and you see a new light. Instead of viewing autism as a plague or problem you see it as a blessing that enhances your life. Tune in to something greater than yourself.
Autism family ‘ let us work together to make a better world for our children and not let others dictate how this will occur. The system needs to change not these wonderful children. God bless our angels.
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