Imagine that you are working in your front yard, which for some reason is not growing. You can see the yards of your neighbors, which are green and healthy. You have watered and mowed your yard just as your neighbors do, but you just aren’t getting the same outcome. You decide to go to the […]
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Autism and Vaccinations
A recent issue of Time magazine, dated June 2, 2008, highlighted a well written article entitled “How Safe are Vaccines?” As a professional in the field of Applied Behavior Analysis, a field in which a main emphasis is data-based, objective decisions - I know that at this point, the data does not support a causal […]
Is it Autism or autistic?
A significant amount of attention has turned to autism because of increasing rates of occurrence and increased awareness. Along with that there is the natural tendency to be curious and ask more questions about autism. A question that I have commonly been asked to explain is the difference between “a child with autism” and “an […]
Did You Know?… Brutal Facts about Autism
In light of Autism Awareness Month, here are some startling statistics provided by a national autism group that many people are not aware of:
Autism is the fastest-growing serious developmental disability in U.S.
Boys are four times more likely than girls to have autism
1 in 94 boys is on the autism spectrum
67 children are diagnosed per […]
Autism and the Internet
The internet is a fabulous tool for just about anything you need to research or look up. I remember when my husband and I first got married we invested in a complete set of Encyclopedia Britannica and faithfully purchased the annual “Yearbook” each year. I am not sure how many Encyclopedia salesmen (oops, persons) you […]
How You Can Participate in Autism Awareness Month
Today marks the first day of April which is also Autism Awareness Month. Many autism organizations will commemorate this month by offering walks and other events to support a cure. April 2 is the first global observance day for autism - World Autism Awareness Day. With so many births resulting in children being diagnosed with autism, this […]
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– Trish Demers, Social Worker
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