Link Between Epilepsy And Autism Found – Medical News Today Medical News Today The findings may lead to better treatment for people with epilepsy and autism. Dr. Wakeford suggested that although epilepsy has a cultural stigma, the more understood the physical outcomes of this condition are, the better chance there is to eliminate … See all stories on this topic » |
Psychiatry’s revamped DSM guidebook fuels debate Washington Post In the case of autism, the opposite is true. The new criteria are among the changes that will be released with the publication this weekend of the long-awaited guidebook that psychiatrists and other mental health clinicians use to diagnose mental … See all stories on this topic » |
Renewal of Autism Insurance Mandate clears State Senate San Francisco Chronicle (blog) With California’s landmark autism insurance coverage law set to sunset in 2014, the California State Senate today approved a bill by California Senate President pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg (D – Sacramento) to extend the law’s provisions until 2019. See all stories on this topic » |
Boy with autism found in unsanitary home 9NEWS.com COLROADO SPRINGS – A 13-year-old boy with autism was found in unsanitary conditions Thursday in a Colorado Springs home. Police were called to the home in the 6100 block of Corinth Drive by a concerned neighbor around 11:50 a.m.. Police say the … See all stories on this topic » |
Step Up for Autism Walk and Fun Run set for June 23 Chicago Tribune Registration is underway for the annual Step Up for Autism Walk and Fun Run, scheduled to take place Sunday, June 23, in Naperville. “Geared toward families, there will be a children’s area with lots of activities, a resource fair complete with therapy … See all stories on this topic » |
NC bill requires coverage for autism treatment wtkr.com For many cash-strapped North Carolina families, getting therapy for their children with autism is not affordable because insurance providers are not required to cover it. But Wednesday, the NC House passed a bill requiring private insurance companies, … See all stories on this topic » |
Flying High With Autism conference concludes Pensacola News Journal Environmental attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday brought his controversial — and widely discredited — message that autism is linked to a mercury-based preservative in vaccines to the final day of Pensacola’s three-day autism conference. See all stories on this topic » |
Autism organization holding 5th annual garage sale June 1: donations sought … Humboldt Beacon The organization Families Advocating Autism Now will be holding its fifth annual fundraising garage sale on June 1st. The group is looking for gently-used items to sell at the sale to help support its local efforts. Anyone willing to volunteer for the … See all stories on this topic » |
Boy with autism sheds light on disorder with new book 9NEWS.com NBC – A severely-autistic teen who can’t speak has written a book about what it feels like to have the disorder. It is opening eyes to what kids with autism are thinking, feeling, and capable of, despite being trapped in bodies they can’t control. Ido … See all stories on this topic » |
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SAP Pledges to Hire Adults with Autism For 1% of Workforce By Leon Kaye This week SAP announced that one percent of its workforce will eventually be adults diagnosed with a form of autism. Triple Pundit: People, Planet, Profit |
NC House OKs Insurance Mandate To Cover Autism « CBS Charlotte By QCwriter The state House wants to require North Carolina health insurance providers — including the plan for state employees and teachers — to cover the diagnosis and treatment of autism for children of their members. CBS Charlotte |
Autism as whole body? – General Autism Discussion – Wrong Planet In her book “The Autism Revolution,” now out in paperback from Ballantine, she [Dr. Martha Herbert] argues that there is plenty of evidence demonstrating that autism is really a problem of the whole body, including the brain – from molecules … Wrong Planet Asperger / Autism Forums |