Posted by Gary G. Porter on Tuesday, June 14th, 2011
In what has seemingly become an epidemic within the autism community, another child with autism has tragically drowned as a result of a wandering-related episode. Seven-year-old John Burton, Jr., from southeast Indiana, had just moved into a new neighborhood and disappeared while playing with the family dog. Burton’s mother noted that her son was unfamiliar [...]
READ MORE 
Posted in Autism Awareness, Autism News, Autism Safety, Autism Wandering, Commentary, Indiana 
14 Comments »
Posted by Susan Moffitt on Friday, June 10th, 2011
Previously, I wrote an article guiding parents towards the best iPad apps for expressive language that I discovered during the course of doing some research. Today, while browsing my same source for that article, I discovered that on Saturday, June 11, 2011, beginning at 9 a.m. EDT, there will be an "App Party" at http://www.facebook.com/a4cwsn. [...]
READ MORE Posted in Autism Awareness, Autism Products, Events, Facebook 1 Comment »
Posted by Susan Moffitt on Thursday, June 9th, 2011
Parents and caregivers of children with autism know that dealing with meltdowns is a part of life. We become adept at calming down our child as quickly and as best we can, whether at home or in public. It’s hard to surrender a child to environments where we are not present, knowing that others won’t [...]
READ MORE Posted in Autism Advice from Parents, Autism Awareness, Autism Behaviors 11 Comments »
Posted by Tim Welsh on Wednesday, June 8th, 2011
Recently, I interviewed Michael Buckholtz, founder of Aid for Autistic Children Foundation and an individual with Asperger’s Syndrome and OCD. Michael is a songwriter, performer, multi-platinum record producer and among other things, has worked with M.C. Hammer during the course of his music career. He also served our country in the United States Navy. After [...]
READ MORE Posted in Aspergers Syndrome, Autism Awareness, Autism Causes, High Functioning Autism 1 Comment »
Posted by Susan Moffitt on Saturday, June 4th, 2011
Repetitive behaviors in those with autism have long been viewed as something to be eradicated. My own son’s problems in school began with his teacher’s intolerance for his incessant rocking and pencil tapping in class. These compulsions got him habitually thrown into the hall, and eventually out of school. But times are changing and so [...]
READ MORE Posted in Autism Awareness, Autism Communication, Autism Treament, Commentary 13 Comments »
Posted by Tim Welsh on Saturday, May 21st, 2011
Beginning Wednesday, May, 25, 2011, the AutismOne/Generation Rescue Conference will begin at The Westin Hotel in the Chicago suburb of Lombard. The five-day event concludes on Sunday, May 29 and will contain a vast amount of information and resources, as well as give parents and caregivers the opportunity to reach out to each other and [...]
READ MORE Posted in Autism Awareness, Autism Causes, Autism News, Autism Support, Chicago, Events, Parents 1 Comment »
Posted by Susan Moffitt on Tuesday, May 17th, 2011
A groundbreaking University of Wisconsin-Madison study reveals some hard truths about the toll autism takes on fathers. According to the researchers: * More than 30 percent of fathers of grown children with autism experience symptoms of depression so severe that they warrant clinical attention. * Fathers of adolescents and young adults with autism experience high [...]
READ MORE Posted in Autism Awareness, Families, Parents, Studies, Wisconsin 16 Comments »
Posted by Susan Moffitt on Monday, May 16th, 2011
With summer rapidly approaching, it’s a good time for parents of children with autism to give extra thought to their safety. According to statistics, drowning is the leading cause of death for children and adults with autism, with many of these incidents occurring during wandering-related episodes, so it is very important that parents and caregivers [...]
READ MORE Posted in Autism Activities, Autism Awareness, Autism Products, Autism Safety, Autism Wandering 2 Comments »
Posted by Michelle Gonzalez on Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
As we reported last month, three-year-old Adam Benhamama, vanished during a game of hide-and-seek with his sister in a suburb of Montreal, Canada. His disappearance initiated an intensive three-day manhunt that yielded few clues and no results. Benhamama had autism and was reportedly non-verbal and hard-of-hearing. Sadly, Adam’s body was found earlier today after someone [...]
READ MORE Posted in Autism Awareness, Autism News, Autism Safety, Autism Wandering 11 Comments »
Posted by Susan Moffitt on Tuesday, May 10th, 2011
Parents of children with autism are painfully aware of bullying, but often feel helpless when it comes to protecting their child in a school environment. Some wise children have taken it upon themselves to address the issue head-on. Last month in Grand Rapids, Michigan, a group of teenagers testified on bullying in their schools. They [...]
READ MORE Posted in Autism Awareness, Bullying, Education, Michigan No Comments »
Page 3 of 8«12345»...Last »
