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Autism Vox

October 3rd, 2008

Still a Lot to Learn: FIT Survey on Attitudes about Autism

Florida Institute of Technology (FIT) has commissioned what is described as the “first national survey of attitudes toward autism.” Today’s Physorg notes some highlights of the report; more results of the survey will be revealed at an autism conference to be held at FIT this weekend. The Scott Center for Autism Treatment is located at […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 2 comments

March 14th, 2008

Study on Adult Sexuality in Autistic Individuals: Response from the Researchers

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 29th, 2008

National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs

Children with special health care needs—-including autism, ADHD, asthma—are not consistently getting the care recommended by the government, and the care and services they receive varies from state to state. Go here to see state-by-state details of the National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs. From the February 28th Science Daily:
The survey is […]

By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 1 comment