From the monthly archives:

January 2009

Autism and Asperger Book Giveaway at Mindless Mommy

January 26, 2009

Mutterings of a Mindless Mommy is participating in this quarter’s Bloggy Giveaway. She has selected four books to giveaway. For more information, visit her post: Mindless Mommy Autism/Asperger Book Giveaway. Subscribe to The Autism Education Site RSS feed!

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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has IDEA Provisions

January 23, 2009

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act created by the United States House of Representatives includes a provision to help with special education needs. According to the House press release on the Act, “$13 billion for formula grants to increase the federal share of special education costs and prevent these mandatory costs from forcing states to [...]

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Autism is on President Obama’s Disabilities Agenda

January 21, 2009

Once President Barack Obama was sworn in, the whitehouse.gov website was transformed.  Included in this transformation was President Obama’s 24-point agenda.  Included in this agenda was a section on disabilities and autism received special consideration.  Below is the text that was included on the disabilities agenda page: Autism President Obama and Vice President Biden are [...]

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New Jersey’s Camp Bridge Added to Autism Summer Camps

January 14, 2009

Camp Bridge, located in Wall, New Jersey, has been added to The Autism Education Site’s Autism Summer Camps page.  I’ve also updated a few of the camps with information specfic to the 2009 camping season.  If you know of an autism camp in your area that isn’t on my list, please drop me a note [...]

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New Vista School Added to The Autism Education Site

January 12, 2009

Located in Laguna Hills, California, the New Vista School is “a grade 6-12 independent school centrally located in Orange County, California, dedicated to providing a safe, nurturing educational environment while serving the needs of students with Asperger Syndrome, high-functioning Autism, and others who may benefit from small class size, individualized programs, and social skills development.” [...]

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Environmental Factors Likely Behind California’s Alarming Autism Rate

January 10, 2009

The UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute  has released the results of its latest study: UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute study shows California’s autism increase not due to better counting, diagnosis.  The study suggests that the seven to eight fold increase of autism cases in the state of California are not due to widened diagnostic criteria or better [...]

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