From the monthly archives:

June 2009

Support the IDEA Fairness Restoration Act (HR 2740)

June 30, 2009

Ask Congress to Help Level the Playing Field. Few parents can afford to pay for needed experts on their own, while School Districts can Use taxpayer dollars to fund experts. This is manifestly unfair. Please see instructions below to sign COPAA’s Organizational and Individual Petitions.
Dear COPAAns and others,
Please consider signing COPAA’s [...]

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African-American Autism Support Services of Arizona Parent Support Group

June 30, 2009

Approximately 1 in 150 children are diagnosed with Autism in the United States according to federal statistics as of 2007. These numbers place Autism or Autism Spectrum Disorders at an alarming high rate and even at an epidemic level and early intervention services are crucial in the development milestones for children diagnosed. The average age [...]

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WELLalarm Medical ID Product Giveaway

June 30, 2009

Yesterday I posted a review of the WELLalarm Medical ID Product. At the end of the post, I had a giveaway listed. I’ve decided to move the giveaway to its own post.
I am hosting a WELLalarm sticker giveaway. One lucky winner will receive a set of two WELLalarm stickers, which come with [...]

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WELLalarm Product Review

June 29, 2009

The WELLalarm Product Giveaway has been moved.

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New Genetic Mutations Linked to Autism Spectrum Disorders

June 28, 2009

More pieces in the complex autism inheritance puzzle are emerging in the latest study from a research team including geneticists from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and several collaborating institutions. This study identified 27 different genetic regions where rare copy number variations – missing or extra copies of [...]

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Autism Organizations Aim to End Restraint and Seclusion in Schools

June 28, 2009

National Autism Association Teams Up With 12 Organizations to End Abusive Restraint and Seclusion in Schools
NIXA, Mo., June 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The National Autism Association (NAA) along with 12 other organizations launched a campaign this week to spur letter writing and raise awareness about dangerous restraint and seclusion practices in schools. The initiative comes on [...]

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