Living with Autism Workshops

On April 29th, 2010, Metro Parent and Henry Ford Health System are holding their third annual “Living With Autism Workshop,” featuring Temple Grandin as the keynote speaker. This day-long event will consist of 12 breakout sessions offered by expert in the field of autism and vendor booths from local autism experts. The workshop will be [...]

The Prevelance of Obesity in Children with Autism

A research article published in BMC Pediatrics in February 2010 reports on a study regarding the prevalence of obesity in children with autism. They used data collected via a phone survey (2003–2004 National Survey of Children’s Health) of 85,272 children ages 3–17. Of those surveyed, 483 were reported to have autism (parents answered the question: [...]

The Magic Makers: Extraordinary Talent, Extraordinary Musicians

On Saturday March 6th, the Magic Makers, a band comprised of teens and young adults with special needs, played in Santa Clara, CA. Members of the band include Lawrence Wang, a 20 year old man with autism who learns his music just by listening to a track, and Anthony Nakamoto, a 16 year old with [...]

Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Complete Guide

The book Autism Spectrum Disorders: The Complete Guide to Understanding Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, and Other ASDs, by Chantal Sicile-Kira, is a great book for parents and teachers of children with autism. The author, Ms. Sicile-Kira, is a mother of a boy with autism and wrote this book based on her experiences raising [...]

Association for Behavior Analysis International – Annual Convention

Will you be there? If you haven’t already planned on attending the 36th Annual Convention on Applied Behavior Analysis, you might want to change your plans. Every year the ABAI holds a convention somewhere in the US, and this year the convention is being held in San Antonio, Texas, May 28 – June 1, 2010 [...]

Atypical Neural Self-Representation

An interesting research article was recently published in Brain: A Journal of Neurology. This research study, by Michael V. Lombardo (Autism Research Centre, Cambridge, UK) and associates, used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) technology to study differences in brain function in areas related to self-representation which are important in social cognitive processing.
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