Autism in the News – Tuesday, 10.19.10
Living the Autistic Life (Charlotte Observer)
At the Emmy Awards ceremony in August, Temple Grandin took the stage several times as the HBO movie about her life grabbed seven awards. Read more.
An excess of comic riches plus a worthy cause adds up to ‘Too Many Stars’ (New York, N.Y.)
When too much is just the right amount? Comedy Central hopes it’s got the winning number for “Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education.” Read more.
Educational series to put focus on children with autism (Lancaster, Penn.)
Many educators, therapists and parents, all of whom have expertise in the field of autism, are scheduled to take part in a upcoming series of programs that will provide information on how to raise and interact with children who have disabilities. Read more.
Rockland autism forum draws 500 plus (Montebello, N.Y.)
A forum on autism Monday attracted more than 500 people eager to learn the latest research findings and new ways to help people with the neurological disorder. Read more.
Short-breaks scheme for special-needs families (UK)
Extra help is available to families of disabled children and those with special needs living in Thanet. Read more.
hello world i am the parent of a sixteen year old son who has the mind of a five year old this is hard because every time i look at him i must remember that he has the mind of a five year old but when i look at him he looks like a normal teen, hes not hes a child that has been robbed of his mind and in its place theres autism, to me this is one of the hardest disabilaties to deal with because our kids look so normal and every day is a journey you just don’t what to expect but what are you gonna do when you know this is gods plan, it takes all the patents in the world to do this job and who provides you with that, god you have to have a strong faith a unmoveable faith a storng sprit know matter how hard its gets no thats its going to be ok, to all the parents who has a child with autism i love you because i know what you going through and its just not easy but no this you are a very special person and i want you to know that our kids can and do get better as long as you get up every day and can walk talk smell see feel sit eat breath have a place to live a bed to sleep in shoes chothes water food all this is gods blesseings and each and every day god lets you see another thats another chance to make your life better every day is a new day for your life to get better for all of us to do better life is love god is life ,