ICare4Autism » Autism Resources 3 http://www.icare4autism.org International Center for Autism Research and Education Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:23:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Early transition experiences of transition-age child SSI recipients: new evidence from the National Survey of Children and Families.(Supplemental Security Income)(Report) http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/early-transition-experiences-of-transition-age-child-ssi-recipients-new-evidence-from-the-national-survey-of-children-and-families-supplemental-security-incomereport-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=early-transition-experiences-of-transition-age-child-ssi-recipients-new-evidence-from-the-national-survey-of-children-and-families-supplemental-security-incomereport-2 http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/early-transition-experiences-of-transition-age-child-ssi-recipients-new-evidence-from-the-national-survey-of-children-and-families-supplemental-security-incomereport-2/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:44:34 +0000 Admin http://www.icare4autism.mobi/uncategorized/early-transition-experiences-of-transition-age-child-ssi-recipients-new-evidence-from-the-national-survey-of-children-and-families-supplemental-security-incomereport-2.html This article describes the challenges faced by pretransition-age (14 to 17 years) young people with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and outlines potential policy options to support their transition. The article is based on a descriptive analysis of newly released data from the 2001 National Survey of SSI Children and Families and the results of interviews with key policy experts. We find that in addition to their health status, these young people face a multidimensional set of difficulties in making a successful transition, including a high prevalence of family disadvantage, problems in school, and trouble with the police….

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]]> http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/high-stakes-testing-and-students-with-disabilities-challenges-and-promises-report/feed/ 0 Estimating the prevalence of substance use, abuse, and dependence among social security disability benefit recipients. http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/estimating-the-prevalence-of-substance-use-abuse-and-dependence-among-social-security-disability-benefit-recipients/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=estimating-the-prevalence-of-substance-use-abuse-and-dependence-among-social-security-disability-benefit-recipients http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/estimating-the-prevalence-of-substance-use-abuse-and-dependence-among-social-security-disability-benefit-recipients/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:44:34 +0000 Admin http://www.icare4autism.mobi/uncategorized/estimating-the-prevalence-of-substance-use-abuse-and-dependence-among-social-security-disability-benefit-recipients.html With the passage of Public Law 104-121, the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996, the federal Social Security Administration was no longer allowed to grant disability benefits to persons whose primary diagnosis was one of substance abuse or dependence. The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH; Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2004a), a nationally representative household survey, uses validated scales to measure rates of substance abuse and dependence among the U.S. population.

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]]> http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/estimating-the-prevalence-of-substance-use-abuse-and-dependence-among-social-security-disability-benefit-recipients/feed/ 0 Conference calendar.(Calendar) http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/conference-calendar-calendar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=conference-calendar-calendar http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/conference-calendar-calendar/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:44:33 +0000 Admin http://www.icare4autism.mobi/uncategorized/conference-calendar-calendar.html December 2007 December 5-8, 2007 * TASH Annual Conference* Seattle, WA * Contact: 888/221-9425; e-mail: THC@housingregistration .com; Web site: http://www.tash.org February 2008 February 6-9, 2008 * National Association of School Psychologists, 40th Annual Conference * New Orleans, LA.

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]]> http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/conference-calendar-calendar/feed/ 0 Early transition experiences of transition-age child SSI recipients: new evidence from the National Survey of Children and Families.(Supplemental Security Income)(Report) http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/early-transition-experiences-of-transition-age-child-ssi-recipients-new-evidence-from-the-national-survey-of-children-and-families-supplemental-security-incomereport/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=early-transition-experiences-of-transition-age-child-ssi-recipients-new-evidence-from-the-national-survey-of-children-and-families-supplemental-security-incomereport http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/early-transition-experiences-of-transition-age-child-ssi-recipients-new-evidence-from-the-national-survey-of-children-and-families-supplemental-security-incomereport/#comments Tue, 07 Jul 2009 21:44:33 +0000 Admin http://www.icare4autism.mobi/uncategorized/early-transition-experiences-of-transition-age-child-ssi-recipients-new-evidence-from-the-national-survey-of-children-and-families-supplemental-security-incomereport.html This article describes the challenges faced by pretransition-age (14 to 17 years) young people with disabilities receiving Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and outlines potential policy options to support their transition. The article is based on a descriptive analysis of newly released data from the 2001 National Survey of SSI Children and Families and the results of interviews with key policy experts. We find that in addition to their health status, these young people face a multidimensional set of difficulties in making a successful transition, including a high prevalence of family disadvantage, problems in school, and trouble with the police….

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]]> http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/difference-in-the-way-children-with-autism-learn-new-behaviors-described/feed/ 0 Children With Autism Need To Be Taught In Smaller Groups, Experts Argue http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/children-with-autism-need-to-be-taught-in-smaller-groups-experts-argue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=children-with-autism-need-to-be-taught-in-smaller-groups-experts-argue http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/children-with-autism-need-to-be-taught-in-smaller-groups-experts-argue/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:00:00 +0000 Admin http://www.icare4autism.mobi/uncategorized/children-with-autism-need-to-be-taught-in-smaller-groups-experts-argue.html Since the 1970s, there has been much debate surrounding the fact that individuals with autism have difficulty in understanding speech in situations where there is background speech or noise. Neuroscientists argue in favor of smaller class sizes for children with autism.

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]]> http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/07/children-with-autism-need-to-be-taught-in-smaller-groups-experts-argue/feed/ 0 Visualizing Formation Of A New Synapse http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/06/visualizing-formation-of-a-new-synapse/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=visualizing-formation-of-a-new-synapse http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/06/visualizing-formation-of-a-new-synapse/#comments Fri, 26 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000 Admin http://www.icare4autism.mobi/uncategorized/visualizing-formation-of-a-new-synapse.html A protein called neuroligin that is implicated in some forms of autism is critical to the construction of a working synapse, locking neurons together like “molecular Velcro,” a new study has found.

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]]> http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/06/visualizing-formation-of-a-new-synapse/feed/ 0 More Gene Mutations Linked To Autism Risk http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/06/more-gene-mutations-linked-to-autism-risk/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=more-gene-mutations-linked-to-autism-risk http://www.icare4autism.org/news/2009/06/more-gene-mutations-linked-to-autism-risk/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 04:00:00 +0000 Admin http://www.icare4autism.mobi/uncategorized/more-gene-mutations-linked-to-autism-risk.html More pieces in the complex autism inheritance puzzle are emerging in the latest gene study of autism spectrum disorders. This study identified 27 different genetic regions where rare copy number variations — missing or extra copies of DNA segments — occurred in the genes of children with ASDs, but not in healthy controls.

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