Posted by C.A. Curie on Monday, January 24th, 2011
The “Mary Poppins” approach of teaching through play, while being highly animated and visual is the KEY to curing a child’s autism. “Cure” in the sense that a functional, happy life, complete with a driver’s license, complex relationships, a career and a family of their own is possible. Will they always be quirky? I do [...]
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Posted by Michelle Gonzalez on Saturday, January 8th, 2011
The Wisconsin Early Autism Project, or WEAP for short, is a great resource for residents of Wisconsin and surrounding areas that have children with an autism spectrum disorder. Under the Wisconsin Early Autism Project, children under the age of 8 who have been diagnosed with ASD are potentially eligible for up to 3 years of [...]
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Posted in Autism Services, Autism Support, Autism Treament, Families, Minnesota, Parents, Wisconsin
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Posted by Michelle Gonzalez on Thursday, January 6th, 2011
If you are a Florida resident, the single best resource for your child with autism is the McKay Scholarship Program. Essentially, the McKay Scholarship provides state funding so you can choose the school (private or public) that best suits your child’s needs. Depending on the award amount (which is based on your child’s IEP), tuition [...]
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Posted in Autism Services, Education, Families, Florida, Parents
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Posted by Gary G. Porter on Saturday, January 1st, 2011
Several years ago, Autism Key published a rather subjective list of states we thought, at the time, provided the best autism resources, support, and services. Missouri was one of the states that made our list and soon after it was published, we received plenty of negative feedback from residents of the state contesting our choice, [...]
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Posted in Autism Services, Autism Support, Missouri
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