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Autism Awareness

Attachment Parenting and Autism Awareness Day

April 2, 2010

I wrote a post about how I feel attachment parenting has been a tremendous help in raising my two children on the autism spectrum. Here’s an excerpt: I was an attached parent prior to the time that my children’s autism symptoms presented and I’m an attached parent still today. I actually thank my attachment parenting [...]

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Autism Society of America’s Plans for Autism Awareness Month 2010

March 29, 2010

National Autism Awareness Month 2010 is right around the corner and the Autism Society of America has several events planned to help raise awareness about autism spectrum disorders. Check out their latest newsletter: Kick Off National Autism Awareness Month with the Autism Society Hundreds of Local Activities plus Text Giving Campaign to Support the Lives [...]

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Miss Ivory Coast Raises Autism Awareness in Africa

January 11, 2010

Autism awareness in the United States is a prominent focus of autism organizations, parents, teachers, and professionals that work with individuals on the autism spectrum. However, autism awareness is an emerging trend in many parts of the world, include countries on the continent of Africa. Miss Ivory Coast, the mother of a child on the [...]

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Autism Speaks UK is Now Autistica

January 3, 2010

AUTISM SPEAKS IN THE U.K. ANNOUNCES A CHANGE IN NAME TO AUTISTICA Autistica Will Continue to Collaborate with Autism Speaks U.S. on Autism Research and Other Issues of Mutual Interest UK charity Autism Speaks and charity of the same name in the United States are pleased to announce that the former will be renamed Autistica [...]

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SafeMinds Chastises the CDC for New Autism Study

December 23, 2009

Yesterday I published information about the CDC new study, which shows that 1 in 110 children in the United States have autism. The study results were published last Friday and on Monday, SafeMinds published their own press release chastising the CDC. SafeMinds stands for Sensible Action for Ending Mercury-Induced Neurological Disorders. The organization implores the [...]

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Autism Rates Rise to 1 in 110 and Questions Still Left Unanswered

December 22, 2009

Although rumors about autism rates being adjust to 1 in 100 children floated around the net a few months ago, the U.S. CDC recently published their latest figures. According to the CDC, 1 in 110 children in the United States are diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. The three most common conditions categorized in the [...]

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