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Autism and coronavirus (COVID-19)

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News and latest statistics and information around the current spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is changing rapidly, so make sure you stay informed by visiting the CDC's information page regularly. In general, the best way to protect yourself or your family members looks very similar to best practices for all people to prevent other viral illnesses, such as seasonal flu. Healthy habits can help protect you and your family. This includes good hand-washing, limiting contact with people who ..

Autism & 5 steps to getting an iPad covered by insurance

Dawn Sconfienza Gaita

As a parent of a child with special needs, I understand firsthand the financial struggles that come with the job. When I discovered the iPad and the benefits it could have for my son, it became my mission to find a way to provide one for him. This is a simplif ..

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Adults with autism: becoming the directors of their own treatment teams and treatment plans

Michelle Garcia Winner

Many of our students/clients received some level of support through school based 504 plans, IEPs and/or from counselors, psychologists and psychiatrists in their community as children and into their high school years. Turning 18 years old in the United Stat ..

Friends and autism: Does my child have too few friends?

Dr. Robert Naseef & Dr. Cindy Ariel

Question: Does My Child with Autism Have Too Few Friends? I am very worried because my son who is now 10 years old has very limited friends. Actually he likes to play with just one other boy who also has issues. It doesn't seem to bother him, but I am very ..

Video: Can NT kids learn Aspie behavior from an Aspie parent

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In this video segment, leading autism professional, Dr. Tony Attwood addresses three key questions: Can NT kids learn Aspie behavior from an Aspie parent?; Is there a link between Munchhausen Syndrome and ASD?; How do Aspies and NTs differ in dealing with grie ..

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University of Georgia autism study / survey

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The University of Georgia, with Dr. Jonathan Campbell, is conducting a survey regarding the role of parent rated temperament in children between the ages of 2 and 15 with an autism spectrum diagnosis.* Information regarding children's diagnosis will also be as ..

Top 10 strategies for success: emotional parenting of the child with autism/Asperger’s or PDD

Sarita Freedman, PhD

Raising a developmentally different child is a challenge for most parents. The challenge begins when parents first learn that their child is not “normal.” For some parents, this occurs at or before the child’s birth. For others, their child, who appeared ..

Video: Dr. Tony Attwood and Aspergian/NT marriages

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In this video segment, leading autism professional, Dr. Tony Attwood invites readers to send in questions regarding Aspergian/NT Marriages. He also clarifies the probabilities of ASD in children from ASD parents.

Video: Autism, sensory issues and 'intellectual orgasms'

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In this video segment, leading autism professional, Dr. Tony Attwood addresses facts about common sensory issues, more on the difference between "intimate" and "special" friends (and how to tell NTs about the differences) and what Dr. T calls the "intellectual ..

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Autism & exploring social learning by starting at our roots

Michelle Garcia Winner

Learning evolves. The brain’s capacity to acquire new knowledge helps determine how and what we intuitively learn. Some learning happens as a matter of cognitive, social, and emotional development, i.e., from the “inside out,” while other learning happen ..

Video: Dr. Tony Attwood, autism and reassurance

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In this video segment, autism pioneer Dr. Tony Attwood returns to answer questions about autism. In this installment, Dr. Attwood talks about how unusual or repetitive questions can actually be a signal for a need for reassurance. Courtesy of Autism H ..

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