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There’s been plenty of debate about whether or not there is an epidemic of autism; about whether or not the increase in the prevalence rate of autism (now 1 in 150) is due to our being better able to diagnose and count cases of autism, or whether there is some actual something that can be […]
That’s the question I keep seeming to run into among parents: Where to live to get the best possible services for an autistic child? Over at About.com, Lisa Jo Rudy asks where should families move for better autism resources and notes that “in the United States, autism resources vary radically from state to state, […]
The Star (Malaysia) notes that 1 in 625 Malaysian children is autistic, which would be a much lower prevalence rate than the 1 in 150 figure among children in the US. But some think otherwise:
If this were to be taken as a standard in Malaysia, there would be more than 3,000 new cases each year […]
A mother writes about getting a call from the Centers for Disease Control about her daughter’s vaccinations. Her response leads to a pause at the other end of the line: What did she say……some strongly worded statement about a link between vaccines and autism?
What this mother—-who is writer Peggy Orenstein in the March 23rd New […]
There was a time (mercifully brief) when Charlie would only eat chocolate chip cookies. This was back in the spring of 1999: We had just taken him (permanently, though we did not yet know it) out of daycare, where he was known to “carbo load” on biscuits, pancakes, and the like. We were living in […]
In my son Charlie’s classroom, three out of the five students (including him) are Asian and, from noting attendance at community activities for special needs children, there are a lot of Asian families with special needs children in our school district. The district has gained recognition for excellent schools for all students and the Asian […]
自閉症, zi bi zheng (formed of the three words “self,” shut/close,” “obstruction”) is the Mandarin for “autism,” with the suggestion that it is a condition in which the self is withdrawn, shut and closed up in itself. A January 9th Wall Street Journal article profiles the efforts of Ma Chen to create and fund […]
Growing up in a suburb outside of the Bay Area in California in the 1970s, I knew I wasn’t normal.
I’m Chinese American—-all of my grandparents were born in Southern China—and I was the only Asian student in my classes. Nobody else had black hair or a last name like “Chew.” My family celebrated the usual […]
Autism no obstacle to scoring As.
Well of course not!
Kudos to 13-year-old S. Vishnudev, who is autistic, for scoring A’s in Science and English in the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR), a national examination taken by students in Malaysia.
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With the Light: Raising an Autistic Child is a new manga by Keiko Tobe about a mother, Sachiko, and her efforts to take care of her autistic son, Hikaru. MangaBlog notes that, while With the Light attempts to convey a definite educational message, it is also entertaining. The story seems to be told mostly from […]
Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
Written by Kristina Chew, PhD [email] for b5media.
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