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Apparently PETA is going to run a billboard with that very phrase around Newark, New Jersey. Reports that dairy consumption might be linked to autism have spurred this ad campaign, according to The Peta Files:
Testimonials suggest that some people with this devastating disease may be able to find relief by simply removing milk from […]
What effect will the financial crisis have on the US education budget? Today’s Ed Week notes:
Congress late last week approved a bill extending funding for most education programs and other parts of the federal budget at fiscal 2008 levels through March 6, when the new administration will have been in office for more than […]
Tomorrow, September 30th, is the deadline to submit a comment regarding the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC)’s Draft Strategic Plan for ASD Research. Feedback is sought from ASD stakeholders which means—as you’re reading this blog—you: individuals with ASD and their families, scientists, health professionals, therapists, educators, officials of state and local programs for ASD, and […]
So autism is referred to at the start of an article in today’s Northeast Missouri Daily Journal.
Never give up, it’s noted in the next few sentences—yes.
But this “dreaded” business—-something we’ve got to change.
Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, Diagnosis, disabilities blog, disability, dreaded, Education, missouri, Parenting, pdd-nos
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Send students to out-of-district private school placements or bite the bullet and devote funds to creating in-district educational programs that can truly meet a student’s needs? The school district in Meriden, Connecticut, is weighing both options, as a September 27th Record-Journal article details. Out of a total of over 1,300 special education students, 207 Meriden […]
I signed Charlie up for a special needs kids bowling league every Wednesday. It’s at the same bowling alley we’ve been going to all summer and with many of the same kids. Yesterday Charlie bowled a few, poked a finger in some ketchup on a plate of French fries, and sat with his head against […]
Yes, another autistic child gets handcuffed and, as reported by WSMV (Nashville) today, put into the back seat of a police car. 10-year-old Heath Burk had “acted up at school”:
Felicia Burk adopted Heath and his sister Scarlett two years ago. Both of them have autism. She said Heath can get out of control, but he […]
The September 18th New York Times reports that Congress has passed the Americans with Disabilities Amendments Act, a “major civil rights bill” that expands protections for disabled individuals and makes it easier for workers to prove discrimination. The bill also expands the definition of disability and restores the promise of the Americans with Disabilities Act:
The […]
It was Back to School night for Charlie’s school Thursday. As we have one car, and had no babysitter, Jim and I decided that I’d go first and he’d get Charlie some dinner and then I’d call him and Jim’d go in and meet Charlie’s teacher. This plan indeed worked, and proved prudent. As we […]
At the risk of being repetitive: Be sure to get your feedback in to the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC). Send in what you think about comments about autism services by September 19, and also your comments about the draft of the Strategic Plan for ASD Research by September 30.
Also, you can go here […]
Autism mother gets on her soapbox.
Written by Kristina Chew, PhD [email] for b5media.
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