April 29th, 2010
I came across this video today from the English TV programme, The X Factor. Scott James was diagnosed with Asperger's when he was 13 years old, and other than going to school, spent the next seven years hiding from the world, as he developed a fear of being around people. His mother recognised that he loved singing and so enlisted the help of a singing teacher. His performance is not only a celebration of the talent a ...
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Tags: ASD, Asperger's Syndrome, belief, Intuition, Mothers love, Scott James, Singing, understanding
Labels: Asperger's, Parenting
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April 12th, 2010
Soon-to-be released research by Playgroup Australia will confirm the enormous benefit that families receive from playgroups developed specifically for children diagnosed with autism.
A report based on the experiences of 41 families who attended PlayConnect playgroups, which will be released in April for Autism Awareness Month, shows that 80% of these families said it had improved their child’s development.
The benefits were not restricted to the children, with 98% of respondents saying that meeting and communicating with ...
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Tags: ASD, Autism, early intervention, families, parents, Play groups
Labels: Asperger's
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April 8th, 2010
On World Autism Day, one of our National morning breakfast shows ran a segment on a 'Cure for Autism'
http://au.tv.yahoo.com/sunrise/factsheets/article/-/article/7013716/mum-i-cured-my-sons-autism-with-diet/2/
Since that day, the blog has run hot with comments varying from agreement and wonderment, to down right anger and resentment. The story centred around a little boy called Nicholas and his mum Vicky who had found a cure of Nicholas's 'autistic like tendencies' with a restrictive diet involving the removal of gluten, dairy and wheat, together with a regime of vitamins.
When ...
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Tags: Autism, cure, difference, food, gut, hope, intolerance, judgement, Sunrise program, World Autism Day
Labels: Asperger's
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