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Autism: 2 New Reports Shed Spotlight on Hope, Challenges

by Mary Beth Sammons, Posted Apr 14th 2011 4:00PM

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A recent study suggests the potential for wandering may be more dire in children with autism who have a tendency to flee. Credit: Getty Images It's Autism Month and two new studies shine the spotlight ...For parents of a child with autism, challenges loom larger. But there's hope.
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A Trivia Contest Against Kids With Asperger's Syndrome? You're About to Get Schooled

by Tom Henderson, Posted Dec 20th 2010 1:45PM

A group of New York students with "learning disabilities" have their supposedly talented and gifted counterparts eating humble pie these days. This David and Goliath story illustrates what many parents of kids with autism and Asperger's syndrome ...You really don't want to get into a trivia contest with kids who have Asperger's syndrome.
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A Soft Touch

by Meryl Levin, Posted May 19th 2010 2:00PM

Cool clothes, happy kids. Credit: Soft Clothing
Getting dressed can be a challenge for kids with sensory sensitivity (a common symptom of Autism, Aspergers, and SPD).
But the new spring line from Soft Clothing is making it a little easier. ...
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Why Can't My Asperger's Son Be Mainstreamed in School?

by Susan Stiffelman, MFT, Posted Dec 14th 2009 11:47AM

Dear AdviceMama, The school district wants to put my son in a self-contained class all day at school. What is the best way to fight this? He has Asperger's, ADHD, and some behavior problems, but he is very smart (tested above average on their IQ ...
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Saving for College, Tired Mom Eyes, and the Obamas - Links We Love

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Nov 15th 2008 10:00AM

Black Friday is just two weeks away. Clear out the clutter and earn a few bucks with a garage sale. -- AlphaMom In these trying economic times, saving for college is tough. Make sure you aren't making one of these three common mistakes. -- Babble ...
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Unusual play may be harbinger of autism

by Roger Sinasohn, Posted Nov 8th 2008 4:00PM

Children diagnosed with autism, researchers have found, tend to play with toys differently as babies, rotating or spinning them, staring at them intently, or looking at them out of the corner of their eye. The study comes from the University of ...
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A Little More: Saying grace

by Jennifer Graf Groneberg, Posted Jul 17th 2008 8:00AM

Here's one thing you might not know about my son Avery: before each meal, he insists that we all say grace. In our family, that means we join hands and say a little prayer, a simple rhyme for babies and small children that goes like this, "God is ...
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PD*Poll: Mom fights church that banned autistic boy

by Bethany Sanders, Posted Jun 2nd 2008 11:00AM

Right on the heels of the recent story about a boy with Asperger's syndrome being voted out of his classroom comes a story out of Minnesota about a 13-year-old autistic boy who's been banned from church. According to church officials, the boy, Adam, ...
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Autism might have a genetic link

by Nadine Silverthorne, Posted Oct 31st 2006 5:30PM

When I first read the Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, it was my first experience with putting myself in the shoes of someone with autism. Since then I've had my own child, and I've read the blogs of families with a ...
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