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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April 29th, 2010
Scott James
April 12th, 2010
Free Australian Playgroups especially for Children with ASD
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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April 8th, 2010
Autism Cures… hope or simply more emotion?
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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February 19th, 2010
Welcome to David’s Gift
David’s Gift originally began as a book about Asperger’s Syndrome and the strategies we developed over the years which could help other families who are dealing with this diagnosis.
However, during the process of writing, I came to realise how Asperger’s Syndrome actually challenged and inspired us to understand who we really were and what it was we truly wanted out of life
Asperger’s taught us the lessons we most needed to learn; the power of unconditional love, the value of patience ...
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December 2nd, 2009
To Medicate or Not To Medicate
When our son David was first diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, in 1997, our desperation for a cure or solution for his myriad of ‘issues of difference’ led us to rely on medical advice and science to find a solution, without really thinking through the issues.
In our case, the idea of a drug that would give our child a ‘normal’ quality of life while he was at school was a godsend. At that time, all ...
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