June 3rd, 2008
Professor Stanley Fish of Florida International University, in Miami and dean emeritus of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago, opens a post about “norms and deviations” on his New York Times blog by citing a letter published in Time magazine:
A letter published in the May 26 issue […]
By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 22 comments
March 14th, 2008
A post here on adult sexuality in autistic individuals led to a very interesting exchange, including critique of the survey itself. The survey is being conducted by the North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System is and the University of New Brunswick and the researchers have sent me a response (see below, after […]
By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 8 comments
February 11th, 2008
The North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System is doing a joint project with the University of New Brunswick on Adult Sexuality for individuals between 21 and 65 who fall into the Autism Spectrum. Individuals can participate in the study via a confidential online survey. Here is some more information:
The purpose of this study is […]
By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 20 comments
September 7th, 2007
A few days ago, I asked, What is ‘best’ when there’s autism in the family?, in regard to an article in the September 2nd Arizona Republic is specifically about a family’s decision to place one of their six children, Colin Abernethy, in a group home to “save” their family. A similar story appears in today’s […]
By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 5 comments
January 5th, 2007
A decision by Palm Beach city commissioners to allow a gay and lesbian community center, Compass, Inc., to take over the Mid-County Senior Center building in Lake Worth (FL), instead of a charter school for children with disabilities including ADHD and autism, has led to an exchange of letters in the Palm Beach Post. On […]
By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 3 comments
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