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Asperger
syndrome from childhood into adulthood by Dr.Tom Berney / Advances in
Psychiatric Treatment (2004) |
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Autism
pioneer looked for children's strengths by Jackie Powder
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Autism: recognising the signs in young children
by Jennifer Humphries. Interesting article discusses some of the early
indicators that researchers have found to be present in babies later
diagnosed with autism. Written for health visitors and nurses, the article
also stresses the importance of early diagnosis and intervention. |
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Autistic child - Dear Mr. Inman: My husband and I
both recall a movie that we saw in the late 1970s or early '80s. There was a
little boy who (we believe) was diagnosed with autism. The parents took it
upon themselves to mimic the child's actions (i.e. rocking back and forth,
spinning a plate) until, eventually, after much hard work and dedication,
the child was "cured." By David Inman |
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Autistic child soon to have a new best friend / Six-year-old one of
few in Canada to be approved for assistance dog by Lyle Aspinall
Globe Editor |
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Autistic girl saves family from fire - Among a thick layer of soot, a
burned roof top and melted fragments of house decorations, is a hero and her
family who are trying to put their lives back together after withstanding a
devastating loss. A 19 year-old girl, living with autism, is defined by her
mother as an angel; but to others she is labeled a hero.It was 10:30 p.m. on
Friday, Oct. 22, 2004 and Meagan’s 12 year-old brother Jeremy had been
asleep on the couch. Her father, Ted Davis had gone out earlier to feed the
family dog Scruffy, a life long companion of Megan’s. As he put out his last
cigarette for the night, his ashes flew into a nearby wastebasket igniting a
flame, by Jheri D. Baggett |
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Be cautious with quiet children - Dear Dr. Sue: ...Is it such a
bad thing that a child is quiet and shy in new surroundings? She talks to
her little classmates on occasion, but rarely will answer a question asked
by her teacher. She comes home and tells me in detail all she has learned.
After some goofy tests they gave her, they think she understands well but
isn't able to answer. I feel like the school staff thinks we should push her
to talk. Do you have any thoughts on this?? By Dr. Sue Abell |
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Boy shares struggle with
life - "James Williams was an academic star but an emotional wreck. His
parents and teachers didn't understand why the elementary school student
couldn't make friends or why he would succeed in class and then go home and
cry. His mother tried switching his school and was near her wits' end when a
teacher pulled her aside and said James showed signs of mild autism. He was
formally diagnosed with the developmental disorder Asperger syndrome, which
felt like a relief and a sentence," by Leanne Libby
Caller |
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Boy saved from steep roof
- A local mother is thanking safety officials for their quick reflexes in
saving a young boy who climbed out onto the roof of his family's home in his
underwear Thursday afternoon. Detective Jim Ward rescued the 7-year-old
autistic tyke, who had ventured out onto the steep pitch of his home on Old
Cart Path at about 4:35 p.m. Ward saw the boy running around in his bare
feet and climbed up to the ledge to save him, by D. Craig MacCormack |
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Boy With
Autism Nearing Scouting's Highest Award - A
17-year-old Sandy boy is about to complete a project that will earn him his
Eagle Scout award by the AP |
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Breaking Through - Boy Sheds Light on Autism Mysteries - ABC, Good
Morning America |
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Can the Checklist for Autism in Toddlers Differentiate Young Children With
Autism From Those With Developmental Delays?
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College offers free clinic for kids - "Samuel Merritt College in Oakland is
looking for children with learning disabilities and other difficulties to
participate in a free occupational therapy clinic," by Staff Reports |
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Children get splash of dolphin therapy Patients connect with
creatures in Fla. program by By Ann M. Henson |
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Children with autism shine under STAR
- A smile. A hello. A hug for her brother. Every day, 7-year-old
Maisie Storm Donovan takes yet another step forward. For Melinda Donovan of
Carlsbad, these events are anything but ordinary. They are affirmations that
her daughter, who has autism, is stepping out of her shell, by Triveni
Sheshadri |
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Can Mozart Help Children With Autism, Other Disorders? - Nov
18, 2003 |
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Connecting
with Your Child through DIR - The Developmental, Individual Difference,
Relationship-based Approach By Lori Jeanne Peloquin, Ph.D
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Giving a voice to children with autism - Cole Crowley is a 5-year-old
boy who loves his Big Bear videos, but until recently the youngster couldn't
communicate that joy. Cole has autism and couldn't tell his parents he
wanted to watch his bear friend. Instead, he got frustrated by the
communication block and would often launch into tantrums. "Everything
seemed very frustrating for him," said Cole's mother, Sandy Crowley.
The Crowleys tried different communication methods, including a picture
book. Cole would point to a picture to relay messages to his family, but the
slowness of the process frustrated him, by Les Masterson |
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He brings out the best in children -
Commentary by Bill Moor |
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Hell No, We Won't Go! - Diana Smith shudders and scrunches her
shoulders, recalling the October night her ten-year-old son Jacob kept
hammering his parents with an angry question: "Why do we have to move?"
Jacob, who has an attention-deficit disorder and a form of autism, "doesn't
deal well with change," says his mom. He'd been sleepless for days over
thoughts of switching homes and schools, and he didn't understand his
parents' explanation: "We're moving because the city is kicking us out."
That night Jacob blew a fuse. So did his dad by Kristen Hinmen |
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Helping A Boy Who Has Autism - Dear
Jeff: - Over the phone you tell me that you are working as a staff
psychologist and helping a boy who has autism. A certain anxiety grips the
boy and makes him unable to interact with other children. The boy's efforts
to share his own special interest fails. An inability to join in repartee
keeps him offside. At school no one really knows him. At home the young man
discovers that he likes to throw sharp objects so that they stick. By John
L. Walters |
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Jonathan, 8, making strides despite autism
- Jonathan has made great strides this year. The 8-year-old boy (Case
J22) currently lives with his parents. Jonathan is autistic and attends a
special education school, where he also receives help for his attention
deficient disorder, by
Lisa Arcaro |
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Kids Give Language Its Shape - Children's brains are hard-wired to learn
languages and, in some cases, to improve upon them. That's the conclusion of
a new study that followed several generations of deaf Nicaraguan children as
they created their own sign language and then continuously tinkered it with
each new group of signers by Discovery Health |
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Kids ride on waves of joy - "...Some
parents came from other states for the event. Claudia Loomis of Bedminster,
N.J., brought her son, Jonathon, 12, who has Asperger's syndrome and needed
some encouragement to take the plunge," by Rhonda Amon |
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Music for the Child with Autism by Stephen Shore |
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One Boy's Journey Out of Autism's Grasp -
"...James has autism. He is one of 150,000 or more American children
classified in the last decade as having the once-rare disorder, including
25,000 in 2003. Half a century ago, polio epidemics left perhaps 5,000
children a year with some degree of disability, and the sight of children
stricken overnight galvanized the nation. But autism's arrival, and the
response to it, has not been so dramatic, by John O'Neil |
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Ontario 'We need more time on older autistic children' - The London
Free Press
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Report on Effective
Autism Treatment - Adams & Steward |
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Shutdowns and Stress in Autism - What is a shutdown? A shutdown is a
particular sequence of behavior which we observed in a child diagnosed as
high-functioning within the autistic spectrum. In academic settings when
pressured by an adult to perform tasks that were difficult, she became
unresponsive, sleepy, immobile, and limp to the touch for several minutes,
and then fell asleep in a chair for as briefly as 10 min. and up to 2
hours. These “shutdown” (SD) states were always triggered by social stress
of a certain kind and they became more severe and frequent over a period
of about a year. Do shutdowns worsen the symptoms of autism ? By Ingrid
M. Loos Miller and Hendricus G. Loos - This article is written for
parents. - 9/2004
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Some kids can't be kids -
Ledger-Enquirer
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Ten Things Every Child with Autism Wishes You Knew by
Ellen
Notbohm / South Florida
Parenting Magazine |
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Tics and Stuttering in children with autism
- When my high functioning son was seven years old he developed a few tics
that lasted for several months. First there was the constant eye blinking
that made homework a nightmare. The first grade handouts had suggested that
homework time should be about forty-five minutes. At my house it averaged
two hours. Besides the eye blinking there was the constant erasing of the
work, which caused holes in the paper. This whole process exasperated
my son who would cry over his homework looking sloppy. A short time after
this tic started a vocal tic emerged - stuttering. It took my son a long
time to get a sentence out, although he was not too frustrated with talking
and stuttering - it was hard to understand what he was saying. By Bonnie
Sayers |
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The boy beyond the disability
by LUCIANA LOPEZ
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The Waves Don't
Mind if You're Autistic - "Autistic kids love water,'' said Mr.
Paskowitz, whose own son, Isaiah, is autistic and was splashing in the water
here, surrounded by an armada of surfboards, surf instructors and other
adult volunteers. "We're not looking for miracles. We just want them to have
one normal day. This is their day." by Peter Applebohm |
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UK-ASPEX GALLERY SHOWCASES NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
by By Corinne Field
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When a
gift can be hurtful - What child doesn't enjoy opening a gift-wrapped
package on Christmas morning? Sadly, this isn't a rhetorical question. For
many children with autism, opening a gift package is as much fun as a stiff
slap. And even those who can appreciate a present aren't keen about the
noise and commotion of a typical holiday get-together, by Bryon Spice |
Some
are the melody, some are the rhythm, some are the harmony