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TURNING STUDENTS INTO ADVOCATES -
Do
you get angry? I get angry. Oh, I'm
pretty calm about most things. But when
I hear about kids taking advantage of a
child on the autism spectrum, my first
thoughts involve swift and terrible
punishment. Then I peel myself off the
ceiling and think in more practical
terms. I felt a surge of anger today
when I heard about a mother I know who
picked her autistic son up after
school. He's in special classes, but
eats with everyone else in the school
cafeteria. As he got into the car, her
son remarked that he was really
hungry. Why? Didn't he get to eat
lunch? No, he said. It turns out the
friend who usually ate with him had a
schedule change, so he had to eat by
himself. After he sat down, he realized
he'd forgotten to get a drink. Leaving
his tray on the table, he went to buy
one. When he returned, someone had
taken the tray. So, he went without
lunch. Given the circumstances, it's a
pretty safe bet his food didn't
disappear out of good intentions. By Dan
Coulter
WRITING KIDS OFF IS NOT AN OPTION
-If you're a parent or teacher or coach
or youth leader, have you ever been
tempted to write a child off? To expect
little or nothing and put your efforts
elsewhere? For an hour or a day or even
permanently? Have you ever felt
justified because a child was
uncooperative or disinterested or
disruptive? It can be a particular
temptation when you have other children
or students who need you and show more
appreciation for your efforts and make
more progress. But it's also an
opportunity to be one of those special
people who never gives up on a child.
Who never mentally throws up his hands
and says, "It's his own fault, he's not
even trying." In John Elder Robison's
book, "Look Me In The Eye: My Life With
Asperger's," he writes about being
frequently written o as a child. He
makes the point that his parents and
teachers and psychologists often
misunderstood his intentions. For
example, he said that child
psychologists who said "John prefers to
play by himself," got it dead wrong. "I
never wanted to be alone...I played by
myself because I was a failure at
playing with others. I was alone as a
result of my own limitations, and being
alone was one of the bitterest
disappointments of my young life." By
Dan Coulter
Asperger Syndrome called the Silent Meow
from
Tara Kimberley Torme / U TUB. Other
inspiring and real life stories on AS by those "with"
and their families can be found at
http://www.youtube.com/resultssearch_query=asperger+syndrome
. A brilliant show case on the diversity of our
community. Each video captures your heart and shows a
different facet of AS. Like a diamond in the rough, or
a shinning gem perfect in every light, these are their
stories. Regardless if you are a parent, partner or
spouse, family member or one "with", you will find hope,
laughter, inspiration and pride in watching these
shinning stars in "our" community.
ASPECT Consultancy Report -
A
National Report on the Needs of Adults with Asperger
Syndrome ~ Compiled by Luke Beardon & Genevieve Edmonds
2007
Kulongoski wants better care for developmentally
disabled
-
Gov. Ted Kulongoski wants a quick fix in how Oregon
cares for people with developmental disabilities. He and
key lawmakers say it will be a
priority in February's Legislative session. The
Oregonian reported earlier that at least one of every
five adult clients in state-licensed foster or group
homes have been seriously abused or neglected since
2000, the year the state closed the residential Fairview
Training Center. Kulongoski said the goal in moving
people out of Fairview was to ensure better care.
Disabled man to receive his associate’s degree in May
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If you
think it’s tough being a college student, imagine how
difficult it must be for someone who has Asperger’s
Syndrome, a type of autism. Despite the obvious
challenges, Craven Community College student Chris Marr
has made it look easy. By Sandy Wall
Living
your Best Life with
Asperger Syndrome
by Karra Barber -
Book Review by leading autism expert, Professor Tony
Attwood.
Press
Release
Autism
spike in Oregon? /
Nightly News
Just go to
www.video.msn.com and do a search for autism
in their video library.
The Role of Evolutionary Genomics
in the Development of Autism
Reviewed by: Dr. Priya Saxena
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"The imprinted brain hypothesis underscores the
viewpoint that the autism spectrum represents human
cognitive
diversity rather than simply disorder or disability.
Indeed, individuals at the highest-functioning end of
this spectrum may have driven the development of
science, engineering and the arts through mechanistic
brilliance coupled with perseverant obsession."
Roberts "Talking" To Autism Drama -
"Per Variety,
Julia Roberts is in negotiations to star in "Daniel
Isn't Talking," about a couple whose lives are
turned upside down when their son is diagnosed with
autism.
"...Melanie is determined to fight to teach Daniel to
speak, play and become as “normal” as
possible. Her enchanting disposition has already helped
her weather other of life’s storms, but Daniel’s autism
may just push her over the brink, destroying her
resolute optimism and bringing her unsteady marriage to
an inglorious end. The situation is not helped by
Stephen’s far-from-supportive parents, who proudly
display the family tree with Melanie’s name barely
penciled in, and who remain disconcertingly attached to
Stephen’s ex-fiancée, a woman apparently intent on
restaking her claim on Stephen. Melanie does have one
strong ally in Andy, a talented and off-the-wall play
therapist who specializes in teaching autistic children.
Andy proves that Daniel is far more capable than anyone
imagined, and Melanie finds herself drawn to him even as
she staggers toward resolving her marriage."
Asperger's Syndrome and Adulthood From The Inside Out
By Dan Coulter -
A while back, I wrote an article urging parents of kids
with special needs to deal with stress by taking breaks
and
finding other ways to relax. Given that I've been
burning the candle at both ends with a blowtorch
recently, I thought it would be a good time to revisit
the subject. While I usually follow my own advice, I
occasionally...sort of...backslide and catch myself
doing things that I know are counter productive. Hey,
I'm human…
TAKING CARE OF
YOU By Dan Coulter
-
A while back, I wrote an article urging parents of kids
with special needs to deal with stress by taking breaks
and
finding other ways to relax. Given that I've been
burning the candle at both ends with a blowtorch
recently, I thought it would be a good time to revisit
the subject. While I usually follow my own advice, I
occasionally...sort of...backslide and catch myself
doing things that I know are counter productive. Hey,
I'm human…
My Life
as an Underdog
A documentary film about a performance artist, Suzanne Muldowney,
who has A.S.
A Film by Boris Gavrilovic & Leon Martin
...Trailer and info on film
The Oregon SB1 Advisory Committee
has scheduled a meeting with a presentation
on AUTISM **ACTION ALERT**
Federal judge rules that Asperger's syndrome is a disability
A York County girl who suffers from Asperger's syndrome is entitled
to special education services even though she completes her
homework, behaves well in class and scores
well on tests, a federal judge ruled. U.S District Judge D. Brock
Hornby ordered School Administrative District 55 to assemble a team
of teachers and specialists to design an appropriate learning
program for the girl, identified in court documents only as "L.I."
~ Another Educational Victory. ...The
Case
Dennis Debbaudt's Autism
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Think women are more sarcastic? Yeah,
whatever! -
Men's language less literal, study shows - You go into work, grab a
coffee and sit down with the newspaper. A co-worker walks by and
says, "Don't work too hard." Is the sarcastic colleague more likely
to be a man, or a woman? Scientists would say a man. Men make
sarcastic comments twice as often as women do, says University of
Western Ontario psychologist Albert Katz, an expert in sarcasm and
other forms of non-literal language. Some of the experiments he and
his colleagues have done suggest that both sexes use sarcasm as an
indirect form of verbal aggression that gets a message across in
ways people will remember. By Anne Mcilroy
Wide and Wonderful
You may be motionless, giving no interactive clues or cues. - You
can be gurgling
behind a persistent smile while flapping your hands till your
fingers blur. You could have the frenzied energy of a pack of
attacked chimpanzees, rushing directionless, darting through hedges
without a care for people or pain. You might have no talents. You
might have a PhD. All these ways of being are tones on The Autistic
Spectrum—the colourful name for a wide series of descriptions of
atypical behaviour, a mode of taking in information without reading
the human aspects of life very well. The term 'autism' was coined
sixty years
ago. At that time doctors diagnosed only the most obvious. The
children and, less so, adults who stood out like painful thumbs. But
the hand of wider society did not go out to them or their families
with much warmth. By Damian Robin
100 Families With Two or More
Children With Autism Sought For Genetics Study
One hundred families with two or more autistic children in
Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Nevada, Idaho and Alaska are needed for
an on-going University of Washington study that is searching for the
genetic causes of autism. The $10.2
million study, which is also designed to find the neurobiological
causes of autism and develop intervention programs to assist
children with the development disorder, is funded by the National
Institute of Child
Health and Human Development. To be eligible
families must have two or more children at least three years of age
who have autism. Eligible children may be of adult age.
BEING WHO
YOU ARE -
Lots of kids aren't happy being who they are. Particularly if they
have neurobiological
conditions that make them tend to act different from other kids.
Conditions like Asperger Syndrome, Higher Functioning Autism,
Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Semantic-Pragmatic Disorder and
others. By Dan Coulter
Committee for
International Asperger's Year -
Please Join Us as we Celebrate the Life of Hans Asperger, his legacy
and the millions living with AS as children, parents, partners,
spouses, family members and those "with."
...Read more.
THE BENEFIT OF THE
DOUBT By Dan Coulter -
People can be such jerks. Other people. Not you and me. When we get
upset and are impatient or short with people, it's for good and
valid reasons. If people could only see the pressures we're under or
the unfairness of the situations we have to deal with. Hmmm.
...Read
more.
When it's
hard to fit in
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People can
become social outcasts for lots of reasons.
Such as, people get labeled as geeks or
nerds when they're smart or good at
something. Doesn't seem fair, but that's
reality. Have you ever heard of someone
being a social disaster because of too much
imagination? There is such a thing. It's
called Asperger's syndrome.
"Asperger syndrome from childhood into
adulthood"
By Tom Berney -
A very Special Thanks to author, Tom Berney and The
The Royal College
of Psychiatrists,
especially Dave Jago, Head of Publications for facilitating this
request and making this article available FREE of charge for
our community. "Tom Berney is a consultant in developmental
psychiatry with the Northgate & Prudhoe NHS Trust (Prudhoe Hospital,
Prudhoe, Northumberland and at the Fleming Nuffield Child Psychiatry
Unit, Newcastle upon Tyne. He is also honorary consultant to
European Services for People with Autism, a registered charity that
provides community services."
Autism From A Teen’s Perspective
Produced by Tracy Leis
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"Taylor Cross is a 15 year-old high school freshman, autistic and a
budding documentary filmmaker. With the support of his mother, Keri
Bowers, and fellow filmmaker, Joey Travolta, Cross interviewed eight
other autistic kids and edited together a candid 10-minute film on
their experiences."
It’s Back to School...
Asperger's Syndrome: Breaking Through
Impenetrable Barriers
Some students linger long after they have disappeared from view.
They are reminders of what could have been done had we just been
able to reach them, had they only been
able to take advice and understand that college was a serious
business, beyond what was accepted and understood in high school. In
the weeks after they walk away and land themselves on the front page
of the college newspaper, you will wonder what you could have done
had you been fully understood what they were fighting against to
show up to class each day. / Christopher J. Stephens is an adjunct
college English instructor for Northeastern University, Wentworth
Institute of Technology, Western New England College, and Corinthian
Colleges, Inc.
TEACHING KIDS WITH ASPERGER SYNDROME FOR THE FIRST
TIME
You're a teacher. You've just found out that you're going to have a
student with Asperger Syndrome (AS) in class this year. You're in for an
interesting year. And that's not coded language for "brace yourself."
It's a real-life perspective that teaching a child with AS often gives
you as many opportunities as challenges.
By Dan Coulter
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS AND CHOOSING COLLEGE
COURSES
We just took our son, Drew, who has Asperger Syndrome, back to college
for his senior year. Time has really flown. It's hard to believe he'll
graduate next spring. Preparing to take him back to school this year was
easier than getting him ready to go his freshman year.
By Julie Coulter
New AS Adult website launches.
"...of a
different mind" is a combined business web site
and a personal web site of Roger N. Meyer. Within this web site, he
offer's you views of his writing, his work and himself.
Roger is a published author, a special education advocate, a paid
social security representative, and individual disability and civil
rights advocate. He is co-founder of
Oregon Parents United (1998), and co-founder of
ASPIRES (2000). Roger lives in Portland, Oregon.
Musical by Neil Simon Celebrates Temple Grandin
- "Temple", music
by Norman Durkee, book and Lyrics by Silvia Peto (March 2- April 1,
2006). Based on the real life of a girl who did not speak until she was
three but grew up — despite her autism — to achieve success, a doctorate
and more, "this world premiere musical celebrates the determined
ingenuity of a miraculous spirit through the true story of Temple
Grandin." By
Ernio Hernandez
ASPERGER'S SYNDROME: A SPECIAL REPORT (Part One of Two)
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"“Let’s not
use the word ‘cure’ if you don’t mind… When you talk about cure you
imply that we’re broken. I don’t feel broken.” So says Liane Holliday
Willey, a woman who not so long ago would have been described as a
“victim” of Asperger’s Syndrome. It’s been more than 60 years since the
Austrian doctor Hans Asperger identified the condition that bears his
name, but it has only been in the past decade or so that we have begun
to understand its broader
implications. Asperger’s Syndrome may be a part of the autistic
spectrum, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that an “Aspie” can’t
function in the world.
Click here to listen
to "Asperger's Syndrome" on The Infinite Mind. Part I
Click here to listen to "Asperger's Syndrome (Part 2)
Daniel Tammet: Inside the mind of a staggering genius
/ Daniel Tammet can recite pi to 22,514 decimal places and speak
seven languages, one of which he learnt in a week. Unlike other
'prodigious savants', he knows how he does it - Daniel
Tammet is doing mental arithmetic: 37 x 37 x 37 x 37. His fingers hover
above the table, tracing shapes visible to no one but himself. A few
seconds later, he smiles: the answer is 1,874,161. By Sarah
Meyrick - 5/2005
Asperger Syndrome: Struggles with Social Interaction
/ You might think that you could recognize autism in someone
without much trouble, but neurologists
and mental health specialists are now realizing that many people with
high-functioning autism disorders often fly under the radar By
Christine Haran for ABCnews.com.
Shaping a son's future /
Family seeks great success for autistic teen
-"...After
two years of rigorous testing and countless forms, paperwork and
meetings,
Clinton Mesa finally was diagnosed with
autism and Asperger's syndrome.
By
Natalie J. Quinata - 4/2005
Representing Autism:
Writing, Cognition, Disability. A conference hosted by the SCE (Society
for Critical Exchange) Disability Studies has largely overlooked the
culture and discourses of
cognitive disabilities. Nonetheless, one cognitive disorder has begun to
receive a great deal of attention both in the academy and in the popular
media.
...Read more. - 4/2005
LIBERATE THE NEUROTYPICALS! - Poor neurotypicals. Sometimes
they just don't have a clue. What's a neurotypical? It's a label for
someone who doesn't have Asperger Syndrome or "AS." (I don't know
who coined the term, but I first heard it used by Dr. Peter Gerhardt.)
We can call neurotypicals "NT's" for short. By Dan Coulter - 4/2005
Stepping Stones to Independence / Preschool helps kids, parents face the
challenges of autism - The High Desert Education Service District’s
Stepping Stones preschool program offers intensive, individualized
curriculums for Central Oregon children diagnosed with ASD or severe
communication disorder. Stepping Stones serves children ages 2 to 5, and
provides one teacher for each child. The school accepts every child
diagnosed with autism—no child is turned away. Instead, head teacher
Tracy Kennedy trains another teacher if another child needs to attend.
In
its five years in business, Stepping Stones has served more than 40
children and has become an invaluable resource for Central Oregon
parents trying to navigate the murky waters of autism. By Bryn Cross
Reading club honors a beloved daughter
- Two-year-old
Saleh Daniels died before she got a chance to learn how to read. She had
been diagnosed with a rare disease that stunted her development and
sapped her strength. But for the last half of her young life, the
curly-headed toddler and her parents, Kim and Rich, found acceptance and
companionship at the Larsen Learning Center — an extension of the Early
Education/Early Childhood Special Education program — that became
Saleh's home away from home. The early intervention program
is offered through the High Desert Education Service District and there
are programs in each community. - By Ernestine Bousquet, Bend Bulletin
"The highest result of education is
tolerance."- Helen Keller
This quote introduces the Appellate
Brief to the Supreme Court of Maine, CUM-04-569, filed on March 2,
2005 by Gayle A. Fitzpatrick and Charles A.
Rankowski on behalf of their AS son which requests that State and
Federal Laws be applied equally to Autistic individuals.
...Read the brief.
The Council of Parent Attorneys and
Advocates, Inc. (COPPA) Comments for IDEA 2004 - 2/2005
It is Autism Week for NBC, MSNBC, The
Today Show & Newsweek!
Media Coverage
Kathryn Dunn's Story - OHSU to Take child
Away from Mother / OHSU threatens to take an autistic child
from his mother: her crime - seeking medical treatment for her son.
- 2/2005 Press Release
Autistic Disturbances of Affective Contact
by Leo Kanner -
This article is the complete
article by Leo Kanner, written in 1943 paper. It appears on the
Brazilian autism site of the Autistic Friends Association and is
republished on
ASPIRES
with permission. - 2/2005
United
States Government Accountability Office (GAO) / Report to the Chairman
and Ranking Minority Member, Subcommittee on Human Rights
and Wellness, Committee on Government Reform, House of Representatives
- Special
Education / Children with Autism - 1/ 2005
Asperger Syndrome
Experts Endorse New “INTRICATE MINDS” Peer Awareness Video
Some of the country’s leading experts in Asperger Syndrome (AS) have
endorsed a new video designed to help classmates accept and befriend
students with AS, who are now frequenly subjected to teasing,
harassment and isolation. The video is titled, “INTRICATE MINDS:
Understanding Classmates With Asperger Syndrome.”
...Read more. -
2/2005
WHO'S TO KNOW? Disclosing Asperger Syndrome
- Your son or daughter has
Asperger Syndrome. Who do you tell? Who do they tell? By Dan Coulter
- 2005
Asperger Syndrome in Military Service -
To the author's
knowledge, Asperger Syndrome (AS) as it affects the military service
has not received any substantial public attention prior to publication
of this paper. A fully annotated version of this document will be
available in early 2005. By Roger N. Meyer - 2/2005
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Autism - The Silent
Epidemic is a video presented by
Talk About Curing Autism
(TACA). It
is a VERY POWERFUL presentation on Autism
Spectrum Disorder's (ASD's) with
valuable information, featuring beautiful children before and after
autism hit and one child after recovery.
Oldies but Goodies  People
Are TALKING … "EVIDENCE OF HARM"
What are the critics saying?
Just harder, not
impossible -
Jordan
Ackerson, above, finishes hard while running laps during a recent track
team practice at LOHS.
LOHS sophmore Jordan Ackerson is insightful, caring, funny and -- oh
yeah -- he has autism. By Alandra Johnson
60 MINUTES TO AIR PIECE
ON JERRY NEWPORT AND MARY MEINEL ON SEPT. 29TH.
Eight years ago, "60 Minutes" introduced viewers to Jerry Newport and
Mary Meinel, both of whom have a form of autism known as Asperger's
Syndrome. Mary and Jerry had fallen in love and married after meeting
at a support group. What's happened to the couple since then is the
subject of "When Jerry Met Mary," reported by correspondent Lesley
Stahl, which can be seen on 60 Minutes this coming Wednesday, September
29, at 8PM EST.
"Imagination is
more important than knowledge." - Albert Einstein
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When Jerry Met Mary - 60 minutes transcript |
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The
fictional Mary & Jerry Newport Story & filming of Mozart and the Whale
- "A dramatic, romantic comedy inspired by the lives of two
people with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism, whose emotional
dysfunctions threaten to sabotage their budding romance. Screenplay by
Academy-Award winner, Ron Bass; Directed by award-winning director
Petter Naess." Projected release date is 12/2004 |
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Autism Today's
coverage. |
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One Good Asperger Movie Can Make a Difference by Jerry Newport |
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'A work
in progress' by Jennifer Parks |
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Radha Mitchell on "Mozart and the Whale" and Researching Asperger's
Syndrome |
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"Mozart and The Whale"
will be seen at the Palm Beach International Film Festival in
mid-April. |
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Inspiration for movie to address area autism society conference
- A man whose life is the basis for a forthcoming motion picture
starring Josh Hartnett will be the keynote speaker Friday at the annual
conference of the Autism Society of Western Kentucky. Jerry Newport of
Tuscon, Ariz., is an adult with Asperger's syndrome and is the author of
two books on autism spectrum disorder. With his wife, Mary, he is also
co-author of the joint autobiography "Mozart and The Whale," which is
also the name of the fictionalized movie. |
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Back in the game, Josh Hartnett is
feeling 'Lucky' -
"...Hartnett's less thrilled with what happened to the
true-life drama "Mozart and the Whale," slated
for release last year. He plays the lead in a romance
involving a man with a rare type of autism The indie
film was launched in part because of his ardent support,
something he withdrew when the producers fired director
Peter Naess ("Elling") and re-edited the movie. One
reason it has yet to be released is that Hartnett, the
only "name" actor involved, refuses to promote it. "I
feel terrible for Jerry Newport," the person on whose
life the movie is based, he said. "He was mad at me at
first (for blocking the release), although now I think
he understands. This is one of my favorite roles of all
time, but I want to see the movie done correctly." While
that movie sits stalled, Hartnett's career is chugging
along at full steam. |
Original logo. "To be nobody
but yourself in a world which is doing its best night and day to make
you like everybody else means to fight the hardest battle any human
being can fight and never stop fighting." ~ E.E. Cummings
Autistic Liberation Front fights the 'oppressors searching for a cure'
By David Harrison and Tony Freinberg - It is the latest freedom
movement for an "oppressed" minority: the Autistic Liberation Front. You
can wear a badge, buy a mug or don a T-shirt proclaiming the movement's
goals - to celebrate autism, stop the search for a cure and "defend the
dignity of autistic citizens". The movement, which uses the clenched
fist as its logo, was founded recently in America but has rapidly won
support in Britain. Adherents compare themselves with gay
liberationists, fighting for their "human rights".
Fairview Housing Trust Fund for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
is in Danger -
Legislators
are in the process of prioritizing programs within the
Department of Human Services. They have put the Fairview Housing Trust
at the bottom of the priority list and the Trust is at risk for being
eliminated.
Teaching What Matters -
Wouldn't the world be a better place if our kids hung on our every
word? If they worshiped our wisdom and lived to do everything we told
them to do? By Dan Coulter - 1/2005
Why Nerds Are Unpopular / If
you're too cool for school, you're probably not very smart. Some
of us would rather build
rockets than friendships, by Paul Graham - Wire Magazine 12/2004
Oregon Public Schools Autism Prevalence Report -
School Year 1992-2003 -
Fighting Autism 12/2004
Good People Behaving Badly / Bad Behavior No Matter What - The
following post is a modified, later edited version of a response first
sent to a listserv specializing in adult Asperger Syndrome issues. It
was sparked by a lively discussion concerning AS adults caught in
criminal entanglements, and the rush to their defense of some
individuals in the disability support community by Roger N. Meyer
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 by Ingrid M. Loos Miller and
Hendricus G. Loos - This article is written for parents.
9/2004
Reducing Special Needs Parent Stress - A lot of parents who
have kids with special needs get a free helping of stress every day.
With extra nuts -- and sprinkles. If this is you,
how do you start an anti-stress diet? Start small. Take a break. Oh
yeah, right. When are you going to find the time? By Dan Coulter
'U' researchers look into mystery of late-onset autism
- "...Recent
findings by University researchers tracks the path of regression in a
subset of children with autism indicating that children do not
suddenly become autistic after developing normally for a year and a
half. The studies will be published in upcoming issues of
Developmental Psychology and the Journal of Autism and Developmental
Disorders.
Dealing with Kid's Setbacks - Some days it just seems all too
much. You get a call from the school about an incident with your
son. Or your daughter comes home defiant and tearful. And whatever
you do seems like the wrong thing. Well, it's probably not. The
right thing to do isn't always the perfect thing. Or rather, you don't
need to find the perfect solution to do something that helps. If
you're like most parents (and by most parents, I mean, me) you don't
routinely hit the ball out of the park. There's a fair amount of
trial and error involved, by Dan Coulter 11/2004
AASCEND Conference KEYNOTE April 24, 2004, San Francisco, CA -
Slides and Transcript by Roger N. Meyer
Dennis
Debbaudt's Autism Risk & Safety
Newsletter - Fall 2004
U of O student
working on a thesis for AS/HFA and is looking for families to
participate. - My name is Wanda Dixon, I am a senior at the
University of Oregon pursuing a BA in Psychology. I am currently
working on an Honor’s Thesis that involves a study of individuals with
High Functioning Autism (HFA) and individuals with Asperger’s Syndrome
(AS).
...Read more.
Autistic students granted a place apart:
New Eugene program reaches out to kids who learn best from a distance
-
While much attention this fall was fixed
on the Eugene School District's two impressive new elementary schools,
another new school quietly opened its doors with related story:
Advocates focus on the students who get picked on by Anne
Williams
DISCOVERING ASPERGER SYNDROME by Dan Coulter - 10/2004
Asperger's Confounds Colleges -
A surge of students diagnosed with an autism-related disorder poses
new challenges by Elizabeth F. Farrell
by
- 10/2004
George’s Place - Autism swept him off to a secret world. Could
his grandmother find a way to meet him halfway? By Carolyn See,
September & October 2004 - AARP Magazine
Daniels's Success
Story. A Determined Mother Demonstrates that Full Recovery
from Autism is Possible by Mary Romaniec / Mother's Magazine - 9/2004
WHAT'S A CHILD WORTH?
by Dan Coulter -
9/2004
Autism and the
Inclusion Mandate by ANN CHRISTY DYBVIK / Education Next - Winter 2004
Asperger
syndrome from childhood into adulthood By Dr.Tom Berney /
Advances in Psychiatric Treatment
(2004). A "SPECIAL" thanks to Dr. Berney and the Royal College of
Psychiatrists who have graciously made this article available to our
community, FREE of charge.
Lost Boys - Autism and My Son - They used to be thought of as
loners, misfits, even geniuses. Now they're being labeled "autistic."
But here's the scary part: The diagnosis may boil down to an excess of
maleness, by Lou Schuler / Men’s Health - 9/2004
The challenge of adolescents and adults with Asperger syndrome
by Digby Tantam, MA, MPH, PhD, AFBPsS, FRCPsych Centre for the
Study of Conflict and Reconciliation, School of Health and Related
Research, University of Sheffield, Regent’s Court, United Kingdom /
Child & Adolescent
Psychiatry Clinics of North America (2003). This article is
currently available in part of a
FREE issue devoted to AS.
Checklists, Notes and Memory by Dan Coulter - 8/2004
The Best Teacher Ever!! by Dan Coulter - 8/2004
Autism: Challenges Relating to Secondary Transition by
Eve Müller 7/2004
Window
Decal by the Autism Society of Illinois
AUTISM AND
OSTRACISM IN PAUL MARTIN’S CANADA / Not the usual Autism Letter
- "...I am a diagnosed autistic and my letter is about the denigration
and exclusion of autistic people in Canada." by Michelle Dawson,
Montréal, Québec 7/2004
Teaming up on Bullies by Dan
Coulter - 7/2004
What's A Dad Worth?
by Dan Coulter - 7/2004
Perhaps they're
just wired a bit differently - People with brain disorders seek more
acceptance by Amy Harmon, NY Times – 7/2004
Being Honest about Non-Verbal Communication
Problems with Special Attention Paid to Time Management
by Roger N. Meyer - 7/2004
Becoming Dad the Incomparable (A Father's Day Refection)
by Dan Coulter - 6/2004
Practicing Social Skills by Dan
Coulter - 6/2004
Helping Children with Autism Learn by Bryna Siegel, Ph.D.
- 6/2004
Beyond Guilt or Innocence
- About
youth with autism spectrum conditions and their contacts with the
juvenile justice system--a journal article for the 2004 spring issue of
Leadership Perspectives in Developmental
Disability by Dennis Debbaudt.
The Forum is a project of the UCE at the
Shriver Center, a division of the
University of Massachusetts Medical School.
Technical Support is provided by
New England INDEX. This is
an Official Page/Publication of the University of Massachusetts Medical
School. The DD Leadership Forum is funded by the
Maternal and Child Health Bureau,
federal Department of Health and Human Services. - Spring 2004
ASPERGER SYNDROME: Classroom Success Next Year
by Dan Coulter - 5/2004
Asperger Syndrome - A 1 hour radio show
hosted by Trish Anderton 5/2004
The Disability Movement Turns to Brains
By Amy Harmon, New York Times – 5/2004
Asperger Syndrome and Mom's Secret Weapon (A Mother's Day Reflection)
by Dan Coulter - 5/2004
Answer, but No Cure, for a Social Disorder That Isolates Many
by Amy Harmon, New York Times – 4/2004
Asperger Syndrome: Put Those Kids To Work!
by Dan Coulter - 4/2004
A Credo for Support by
Norman Kunc &
Emma Van der Klift
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"I know of nobody who is purely Autistic or purely neurotypical.
Even God had some Autistic moments, which is why the planets all spin."
~ Jerry Newport