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Hi All, I was hoping someone could help with info or contact details for Autism support groups near the Springs area, my son (4 years old) and I have joined my husband here in Dubai recently and we are looking for a support group. My son has autism and...
Started by DonnaVV on
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Dubai Autism Center Thanks so much Hello,
I was wondering if you find any group....
They are based in Satwa, about 20 mins drive from The Springs .
You could email these guys and ask them if they know of any support groups near The Springs.
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Quote: : Obese women are more likely to have children who develop autism than are normal-weight women, a new study suggests. The finding adds another possible explanation for the apparent rise in autism.
http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/3398...
Started by Ian D on
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Without reasoning there is only....
Aspergers isnt Autism, period
Autistic is Autistic precise reasoning.
The diagnosis rate of autism and aspergers seems to have exploded in the last decade, they seem to have taken over from the ADHD epidemic.
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I think stronger criteria for the diagnosis of autusm is a good thing. I feel that "Autism" has become the newest PC catchall for everything that is wrong with children these days.
Quote: : According to a report published Wednesday in the New York Times...
Started by syrenn on
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Autism: Brainwaves 'show risk from age of six months'
26 January 2012 - ....
Ring says the possibility of a drug that could treat the symptoms of autism, evenScannin' babies' brain may reveal autism risk...
And advocacy group.
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Hey guys and gals
Please mark your calendar for May 20,2012. Pasadena Paintball Park in Pasadena, MD (just outside of Baltimore) in partnership with PAP and Towson University will be hosting their first ever Paintball for Autism Big Game.
The proceeds...
Started by TheNegotiator on
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Just....
It should be a lot of fun! just sent for Adults with Autism.
Can't wait...
Can get these awesome donations out to great groups like Pathfinders for Autism and the Center about Autism as my cousin has triplets with it.
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Http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-05-09-kinect-could-help-doctors-diagnose-autism-in-kids
Microsoft's Kinect sensor is being used in a university study into making autism in young children easier to diagnose.
As reported by The New Scientist, researchers...
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Oh the irony!!!! Breaking news people, Kinect gives kids autism! Stay tuned after the break for more news from Kotaku! Breaking news people, Kinect gives kids autism! Stay tuned isn't that hard to find out if a kid ....
Designed to play....
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A lot of the kids in my neighborhood attend private school so we have been looking at a few in case we feel like our local public school isn't a good fit. I read about one that a woman who works for a local autism charity said was a wonderful fit for ...
Started by bugmommy on
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She informed me that they have several students with Aspergers, but they've never had one with "actual ....
Works for a local autism charity said was a wonderful fit for her DS (Dx with PDD-NOS - she what I call the "autism cold shoulder".
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This doesn't really fit in the Wakefield thread, and I hope some will be interested in moving the discussion away from him anyway since the evidence for a link between vaccines and ASD does not depend on his work, and because the issue is broader than...
Started by DrVolin on
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Now we've talkedThe Autism-Vaccine Debate: Why It Won’t Go Away
Who said it was? Backstory: “The Autism-Vaccine come back to talk about autism....
Your world by donating to groups researching the causes and treatments of autism.
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So after something mentioned on another thread, I decided to look up the way the scientific folks diagnose people with autistic spectrum 'disorders' or, more specifically, how they decide that someone displays enough of the identifying traits to give ...
Started by pilgrim on
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I also have friends who are on the aspergers and autism and I was never a party animal....
I got a 35.
And psychology and it was pretty obvious to me which answers would give me the lower score on the Autism scale trying to hide my nervousness).
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CHICAGO Like seeing-eye dogs for the blind, trained dogs are now being used to help autistic children deal with their disabilities. But some schools want to keep the animals out, and families are fighting back.
Two autistic elementary school students...
Started by rockin'robin on
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These dogs cost up to $10,00....
Especially for children of normalcy.
I'm sorry but autism service dogs aren't like seeing eye or seizure dogs or even hearing ear dogs the media would stop comparing autism service dogs to dogs for the blind.
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Do you think "early intervention" strategies for autism run the risk of labeling kids who grow out of it?
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Before we know he had autism the group of symptoms he has,....
He will always have autism, but he is learning to work around it.
His brain works differently than most other.
He is my son; he is not his label.
My son has autism.
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