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Autism Awareness

Wise Words from Temple Grandin Backstage at the Emmys

August 31, 2010

HBO’s movie Temple Grandin was the darling of the 2010 Emmy Awards and backstage Temple Grandin herself had some wise words to say about autism and the movie. I hope this movie’s gonna educate a lot of people about autism..there’s still a lot of people that don’t understand autism. Autism varies from…somebody that might be [...]

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New Group Focuses on Autism and Wandering Risk

July 9, 2010

While all children may wander off from their parents at some point, children with autism seem to do it more than their peers. Wandering is not just limited to children on the autism spectrum but it is also a risk for individuals of all ages. Let’s take it a step further, wandering among individuals with [...]

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History of Autism in the DSM: DSM-I to DSM-IV

June 11, 2010

With professionals around the world debating how autism spectrum disorders will be listed in the DSM-V, now is a good time to look back at the history of autism in the DSM, starting with the DSM-I and ending with the DSM-IV. The Diagnostics and Statistics Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) is the standard by which [...]

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Bob and Suzanne Wright of Autism Speaks Earn Honorary Degrees

June 8, 2010

It’s graduation season and while thousands of American students will earn their college degree, hundreds of special guests and speakers will earn honorary degrees. This year, St. John’s University in New York conferred honorary Doctor of Humane Letters Degrees onto Bob and Suzanne Wright, cofounders of the well known Autism Speaks organization. Subscribe to The [...]

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Growing Up With Autism Free Webinar

May 18, 2010

The following is a video recording of the free Growing Up With Autism webinar created by PBS’ This Emotional Life and Autism Speaks. Dr. Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D, the Chief Science Officer at Autism Speaks and Research Professor at UNC Chapel Hill, led a discussion with Connie Kasari, Ph.D. (UCLA), Holly Robinson Peete, and John Elder [...]

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Are We Facing an Autism Epidemic in the United States?

April 25, 2010

One question that parents of children on the autism spectrum as well as autism professionals are asking themselves is whether or not we are facing an autism epidemic in the United States. Autism spectrum disorder prevalence rates jumped from 1 in 150 children to 1 in 110 children. Is this jump due to better diagnostics [...]

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