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If you weren’t able to listen in to yesterday’s meeting of the IACC meeting, this is a brief summary:
In the morning, the committee members reviewed the draft of the Strategic Plan and “wordsmithed” various additions and revisions suggested by various members of the IACC. These revisions included:
• the use of “may” or “can” in regard […]
Earlier this month, 27-year-old Joshua Polak darted into traffic while leaving his job training center in Omaha and was in a minor traffic accident, MSCBC news reports.
Developmental Services of Nebraska’s Roger Stortenbecker said Polak’s safety is the center’s No. 1 priority. But Polak isn’t a prisoner, Stortenbecker said, and Polak’s growth and development will inherently […]
As I note regularly here, finding the right school and teachers for Charlie, and making sure the education he’s receiving is appropriate, challenging, tailored to his needs, are our constant concern. ABC News visits the Community School in Decatur, Georgia; the school was the subject of a recent article in the New York Times magazine. […]
In just about one month, I turn 40. Charlie is 11 1/2—-so when I’m 50, he’ll be 21, and when I’m 65, he’ll be 36, almost as old as I am now.
Where will he be living? (With us?) What will he be doing? (School will be long over.) What opportunities will there be for him, […]
Let’s End Adolescence writes Newt Gingrich in the October 30th Business Week. Adolecense, argues Gingrich, is a 19th century invention and, indeed, a “social experiment” that has largely failed. Why keep supporting a “system for delaying adulthood and trapping young people into wasting years of their lives”? Why not skip the whole notion of some […]
Vaccines don’t cause autism and yet a connection between the two seems to have become deeply lodged in the public consciousness. Some believe in a vaccine-autism link with something akin to religious faith, or fervor, to the point that, no matter how often one cites scientific studies refuting, such a link, some are not, will […]
So maybe it had to do with finding myself driving through a most unexpected (in New Jersey) October snowfall to take Charlie to a medical appointment (the dentist, to be more precise) on a cold mid-afternoon on Tuesday—-but as I glanced at him in the rear view mirror, a strong sense of déja-vu came into […]
Yesterday’s Wisconsin State Journal reports on changes in how the budget for severely developmentally disabled adults in Dane County is allocated, and how these affect individuals and the services they receive:
…….as more clients enter the system, the dollars are being spread thinner, with $76.5 million spent in 2007, the last year for which complete spending […]
My son Charlie is 11 and just started middle school. I think a lot about what he’ll do when he’s older; about what kind of job he might have and what kinds of supports will need to be in place to assist him. Today’s Birmingham News notes some of the challenges facing autistic adults seeking […]
CBS3 looks briefly at the presidential candidates’ stance on disabilities and highlights some of what Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama have to say about autism:
McCain: “John McCain is a co-sponsor of the Combating Autism Act of 2006. John McCain believes this legislation will increase awareness and public screening of autism spectrum disorder, and […]
Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
Written by Kristina Chew, PhD [email] for b5media.
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