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Is autism over diagnosed in US?
2007-09-21 04:48:00 Q: I believe drug companies and doctors are in with each other for finacial gains with these aggressive diagnoses.we had the same media blitz scaring everyone into believing they had asthma 10 years ago .there are obviously children suffering with this terrible desease but not to the numbers were led to believe. Answer: I don’t agree, at ... More About: Autism
How to get financial aid for autistic children’s education
2007-09-17 11:29:00 Q:My son is autistic and he needs more help than the local school district provides. We live in a small city and there are no other schools designed to help children with autism. How can i get financial aid for my son to attend a school to help with his autism spectrum disorder? Answer: There are federal programs ... More About: Education , Children , Financial , Financial Aid , Fina
Problems in school with autistic children
2007-09-17 11:25:00 Q:A mother who has a child with autism has been having problems at the child school. The situation is that there is another student in school that has austim yet, recieve special preference from the principal durning lunch. According to the principal no food can be brought in to the school. Yet, the parents of the ... More About: Children , School , Problems
How to discipline children with autism
2007-09-17 11:20:00 Q:I work in a daycare center and there is a 1 1/2 year old boy with autism how do we discipline him? I am wondering if theres a certan way to discipline children with autism. Answer: It does depend one where he’s at on the spectrum, but it also depends on what you’re talking about as far as ... More About: Children , Autism , Discipline , Disc
Results of harmful routine changes in autistic children
2007-09-17 11:09:00 Q:My son has been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. I’m attempting a stepparent adoption and trying to terminate his bio father’s rights. He has not seen him for almost a year. His father is bipolar and refusing to take meds. I want to show the court how harmful it can be for him to just pop ... More About: Children , Results , Result , Chang , Chan
Where to find a live in facility for autistic children
2007-09-17 11:07:00 Q:My nephew has high functioning Autism and has been in a regular school with an aide but had a psychotic episode at the end of the school yr. as a teenager his agression is getting worse when others set him off , do they have a school where he could go all week and come ... More About: Children , Find , Live
Birthday gift for a 6 year old boy with mild Autism
2007-09-14 14:35:00 Q:A good friend of mine is having a small party for her son and I am not sure what is appropriate for the boy. Although I have met him on a few occations (his younger sister and my son play), I have never spent any time with him so I do not understand the Autism . ... More About: Gift , Birthday , Year , Old Boy
MMR Vaccination and Autism
2007-09-14 14:32:00 Q:It is fast approaching my son’s first birthday which means he will be getting his 1 year vaccine - MMR. I have heard from too many sources recently that this vaccine has been linked to autism. Is there any truth to this? Does you have any websites that I can research this information from? Only serious ... More About: Autism
What would the WISC and Woodcock scores be for 13 yr old Boy with Autism?
2007-09-14 14:29:00 Q:I’m doing an assignment where I have to write an IEP for a child with special needs for a Special Education unit. To do this I have to provide a profile of the student.My student is a 13 year old boy classified as having high functioning autism ( with a mild intellectual disability). While in ... More About: Autism , Scores , Old Boy
The inheritance of autism
2007-09-14 14:27:00 Q:Does anyone know where i can find a punnet square showing the inheritance of autism? Answer: The factors that cause autism is not yet fully known. That’s why it’s pictorial symbol is an “unfinished puzzle”. Until recently [say last 50 years], autism was thought to have generated due to bad parenting and abuse [i.e. external factors]. However, very ... More About: Autism , Inheritance
How to become a child psychologist specializing in autism
2007-09-14 14:24:00 Q: Im 18 years old and am currently working with autistic children. i have become really interested in becoming a child psychologist. anyone out there have any experience with autism or child psychology? what kind of classes should i take in college? Answer: In college, depending on where you go, I think the psychology courses don’t cover ... More About: Autism , Child , Logi , Holo
Doctorate degree psychology online cambridge university UK study with Profe
2007-09-13 16:47:00 Q: I would like to study with Dr. Cohen at Cambridge U. in UK to obtain a doctorate in developmental psychology with emphasis on autism. Answer: You need to contact him - not least ‘cos you need to know whether he has any funding on the horizon for new projects, and if so whether any of those ... More About: Study , University , Online , Psychology , Degree
How to help children with asperger’s or autism
2007-09-13 16:45:00 Q: My son was diagnosed with Asperger ’s Autism . His school is doing certain things to help him cope, but what can I do as a mom to help him? Reading is slow going for him..and socialization is an issue although he is very outgoing. Answer: As a mom of someone on the autisim/aspergers scale, the first thing ... More About: Children
Teenage pregnancy will increase the risks of autism?
2007-09-13 16:42:00 Q:I heard somewhere that teenage pregnancy will increase the risks of autism and some other disabilites to the baby. Is this true? Answer: I did a little research on your question, and couldn’t find anything about autism risks being higher. I did find out that pre-term labor is much more common in pregnancies in women under 18, ... More About: Pregnancy , Autism , Teenage , Teenage Pregnancy
Casein Free and Gluten Free diet for kids with autism
2007-09-13 16:32:00 Q: My son is 4 years old and have mild autism spectrum disorder. He do have eye contact and talk to people. But his speech is not at par with kids his age,. He is also insensitive to pain, have no sense of danger and obsessed with things that rotates like fan and wheels. In class ... More About: Kids , Diet , Autism , Free , Gluten Free
How to train kids with autism
2007-09-13 16:29:00 Q: My daughter has autism.She pees on the potty great but she says she is scared to poop on it. She knows when she has to go and i’m 100% sure of that. We’ve tried charts,prizes,promises of toys,”showing” her where poop goes when we change her and NOTHING works.She is very smart and this is one ... More About: Kids , Autism , Train , TRAI
Autism and Mercury based preservatives in Childhood Vaccines
2007-09-06 15:58:00 Q:Has the cure become more dangerous than the disease they prevent? Autism rates are now Epidemic (1 in 164) with 50% of children on ADD meds and growing how come are we being lied too by the CDC to cover this up due to $? Answer: These are very good questions. I worked with autistic preshoolers for ... More About: Childhood , Vaccines , Mercury , Merc
How does Asperger’s Syndrome differ from other forms of autism?
2007-09-06 15:54:00 Q:What symtoms are unique to Asperger ’s and not found in other forms of autism? Answer: Asperger’s Syndrome is an Autism Spectrum Disorder. There are five main disorders on the spectrum. Asperger’s, Classic Autism, Rett’s Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder, and PDD-NOS which stands for Pervasive Developmental Disorder- Not otherwise Specified. All ASD’s need to have certain hallmark traits to ... More About: Forms , Diff
How to start a group home for Autism in California
2007-09-06 15:47:00 Q:I have a profoundly disabled brother, and I would really like to start a group home specifically for low functioning Adults with Autism in California . Answer: In California, I would suggest first calling your local Regional Center. The Regional Centers vendor most community programs for people with developmental disabilities, and that is usually how group homes for ... More About: Home , Start , Group
How much do autism tests cost
2007-09-06 15:44:00 Q:For the past few months I’ve been reading about autism and I think there is a possibility that I have a mild case of austism. It seems like it would make certain things in my life make a lot more sense (like my problem with being social, the way I look at numbers, and the ... More About: Autism , Cost , Tests
Autism and lead paint in recalled toys
2007-09-06 15:40:00 Q:My son has autism and he also has 6 of the diego toys that were recalled and two sets of the recalled thomas the train what are the effects of being exposed to lead paint.Does lead paint in recalled toys play any part in autism? Answer: Effects of lead poisioning would be extremely miniscule from these types ... More About: Toys , Autism , Paint , Recalled , Lead
Gluten free diet for autism
2007-09-03 14:54:00 Q: I got a result from ‘Autism research unit’ from sunderland that my son who has autism, is intolerant to gluten. So i am going to start gluten free diet. Please tell me how long should we continue? is it a life long diet or can we slowly reintroduce gluten and wheat products later in his ... More About: Diet , Free , Gluten Free , Gluten free diet
The process of having a child evaluated for autism
2007-09-03 14:49:00 Q: We need help knowing if we should have our son evaluated for autism. If he does indeed have autism, he is lightly (I don’t know if that’s the proper term) in the spectrum. We want him to receive help, if that’s the right thing to do. Suggestions regarding information and programs would be appreciated ,too. Answer: If ... More About: Autism , Child , Process
How to explain Death to a child with Autism
2007-09-03 14:36:00 Q: I am the mother of an 10 year old boy who was diegnosed with ADHD, OCD and Autism .We are very close. He is very worried about me getting old. Even said that he does not want me to get any more b-days because he does not want me to get old. Tonight he asked if ... More About: Death , Child
Autism supported grouup of Omaha
2007-09-03 14:36:00 Q: My son was tested at school for autism and was found to have some symptoms but he is not severe enough for the school to classify him as such. They did recommend having him professionally tested and have blood work done. I live near Omaha , NE and was wondering if there were any doctors near ... More About: Autism
Autism and extrinsic factors
2007-09-03 14:19:00 Q: Does anyone have solid research to back up that autism is caused by any extrinsic factors? This information needs to be credible, not just something you found on the internet. So if you are not a medical professional who has studied autism like I have them please don’t waste your time. Answer: I can summarize much of ... More About: Autism , Actor
Is it an early sign of autism if a 3 week old avoids eye contact?
2007-08-28 14:54:00 Ask: My three week old baby avoids eye contact most of the time. Sometimes, she will look me in the eye for a second or two and then turn her head. Even if we are talking to her, making faces, etc. I have heard that this is an early sign of autism. Or is it normal ... More About: Autism , Contact , Week , Sign , Early
Signs of MILD autism
2007-08-28 14:44:00 Ask: How can you tell if a child has mild autism? How can you tell if they are mildly effected? Answer: The only way to really know is to see a specialist. Autism has a wide variety of characteristics ranging in intensity from mild to severe. One child with autism does not behave like another child with the ... More About: Signs
Autism is a neurological condition for insurance companies
2007-08-28 14:44:00 Ask: Insurance companies often treat autism as if it was a psychological condition to avoid paying insurance claims. My daughter needed general anesthesia to have a cavity treated by the dentist. The insurance company denied the claim stating: “General Anesthesia is not a treatment for autism”. What will it take for insurance companies to recognize autism as ... More About: Companies , Autism , Condition , Compa
Autism supptort in Utah
More articles from this author:2007-08-28 14:32:00 Ask: I have a 14 year-old daughter who has autism. She is on the high-functioning end of the scale (is verbal, capable of self-care, etc.). The pediatric psychiatrist we have been seeing for medication management left the area about a year ago, and we are not happy with the replacement doctor suggested by the clinic that ... More About: Autism , Utah 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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