Monthly Archives: August 2009

Camp for Kids With Autism Offers Extreme Therapy

The Autism News | English By JOHN DONVAN | ABC News Consider what it does to the senses when you’re in a kayak on the Colorado River and you hit white water. You can’t hear anything but the water. There’s spray in your face

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Autism Documentary Film to Premiere | The Sunshine Boy

The Autism News | English By Mark Hockmuller | San Antonio Autism & Parenting Examiner As more attention is brought to the phenomenon of autism, more contributions are being given to the issue by members of the entertainment industry. An increase in film projects on the subject is trending.

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Mother fights to keep teaching help for autistic son

The Autism News | English By CBC News A Moncton, N.B., mother is fighting to keep her 10-year-old autistic son’s full-time teacher’s assistant after she was told his care was being cut by half when school starts next week.

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PECS inaugure avec l’école Saint Dominique de Neuilly une classe expérimentale pour enfants autistes

The Autism News | French Par The Web Consulting Un an après l’adoption du plan autisme, Valérie Létard, ex-Secrétaire d’Etat à la Famille, a fait un bilan. Elle a, en outre, précisé le 28 mai dernier que les pouvoirs publics encourageraient les méthodes de prises en charge à la fois innovantes et encadrées sur le plan scientifique (ce qui est le cas pour le PECS) et multiplieraient le nombre de structures et de places pour l’accueil des personnes et des enfants atteints d’autisme, ce qui sera aussi le cas pour la Classe Soleil de l’Ecole Saint Dominique dans le 92 (Hauts de Seine), à Paris en en Seine-et-Marne pour un investissement total de 9,8 M€ entre 2009 et 2011. Dans ce contexte, PECS France promeut, depuis bientôt 7ans, Le Système de Communication par Echanges d’Images qui permet de venir en aide aux personnes atteintes d’autisme ou de troubles liés à leur développement et ce quelques soient leurs âges.

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EXCLUSIVE: Kate Winslet to Narrate Film Dealing with Autism

By Amber Gristak I may not be best friends with Kate Winslet but I have worked with her. And, I can tell you that, from the three months that I spent as her photo-double and stand-in on “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” she is the perfect person to narrative a film dealing with this [...]

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IN DEPTH: Mothers Question Schools Ability to Assist Special Needs Students

The Autism News | English Seeing her son come home from school in tears after classmates called him “Retard” and placed a “Kick Me” sign on his back marked the turning point for Mary Calhoun Brown. By Eric Fossell | WSAZ 3 HUNTINGTON, W.Va.

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Car emergency cards for autistic kids: Paramedic approved!

The Autism News | English By Becky Brown | Charlotte Autism & Parenting Examiner Many parents share the fear of having a car accident while their children are in the backseat.  This fear is doubled when we consider how our child’s autistic behaviors may make his reaction to such an event scarier.

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Rag business enriches life of woman with autism

The Autism News | English Transforming rags: Lisa Witte, 29, cuts shirts into rags at New Life Thrift Store on Friday in Wyoming. Diagnosed with autism at age 2, Witte has been successful at running Lisa’s Rags, with the help of her parents.

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« On doit rester rebelle »

The Autism News | French L’ENTRETIEN DU DIMANCHE. L’écrivain Jean Vautrin rassemble dans son dernier livre ses meilleurs souvenirs. Rencontre avec un Aquitain qui reste un anar révolté et libre de sa pensée Par Hélène Rouquette-Valeins | Sud-Ouest « Sud Ouest Dimanche »

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Massage Benefits Autistic Children: Research

The Autism News | English By Massage Magazine Just-published research shows that massage has positive effects on social and language skills for young people with autism. The randomized, controlled trial examined the effects of massage in 46 children with autism.

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