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Help for the Aspergirls
A new book highlights the number of women who suffer from Asperger’s syndrome without knowing it. At boarding school, Sarah Hewitt felt like an outsider. “Girls can be vicious in the playground and exclud… -
Rage at the education system
Sometimes, you realize that there really is no easy way for a child with autism. There will always be someone, or some organization that will put him down. I just came from the Principal's office where my son, Dale (… -
Lack Of Evidence To Support Use Of Antidepressants For Autism
Antidepressants commonly prescribed to people with autistic spectrum disorders cannot be recommended based on current evidence, a new study by Cochrane Researchers concludes. Despite some evidence of benefits in ad… -
Reality Check
I reminded him this morning that today is "no technology day" again... and he went into his whining fits. He still does have them. He still shouts. He roams around. Jumps around. Hums. Even with therapy (he's been… -
Parents of Grown-up children with Autism more likely to divorce
The parents of grown children with autism are more likely to divorce than couples with typically developing children, according to new data from a large longitudinal study of families of adolescents and adults with au… -
Dale's little accident
Dale is special. He talks a little faster than most kids. He is afraid of the dark. He is scared of the rain. He hates trees. He stares at nothing when boredom strikes. He hums. He tells me that his brain works diff… -
Robots Helping Children With Autism
Interbots, Inc., a high-tech spin-off company associated with the Carnegie Mellon University Entertainment Technology Center has teamed up with the Autism Center of Pittsburgh to provide innovative robot-based thera… -
First Day of School
Hay... today was the first day of school. I was getting a little apprehensive days before, thinking what could go wrong today. Especially since I cannot come with him. I asked my sister-in-law to accompany my kids t… -
Diagnosis: I am not a bad mother
By Earl Holland | Delmarva Media Group SALISBURY — Crystal Holman sat in her dining room going over one flash card after another as her 8-year-old son Hayden rattled off the printed words. “Th… -
When Later Becomes Better
When Anea was just a baby and some of the kids I knew from my friends were growing, I'd be so envious at how they were talking so fluently in English. I'd marvel at their pronunciation and diction. I told myself my k…
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