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St. Lucie teacher suspended for autism vote reinstated

Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago

A St. Lucie County teacher who let her kindergartners decide whether an autistic child could remain in class is returning to the classroom.

Judge's ruling allows autism helper dog in class

Boston Globe (Free subscription) | yesterday

A judge has ruled that a first-grader in central Illinois gets to keep his autism helper dog in school.

• Judge's ruling allows autism helper dog in class - Miami Herald
• Judge's ruling allows autism helper dog in class - Kansas City Star
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Autistic Children Show Slower Pupil Responses

Red Orbit (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

Image Caption: The computerized binocular infrared pulillography device produces a movie and other data that demonstrate how the eye's pupil reacts to a flash of light. Credit: University of Missouri

Kid with autism allowed to take dog to school

Denver Post (Free subscription) | yesterday

A first-grader in central Illinois gets to keep his autism helper dog in school, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Children With Autism Show Slower Pupil Responses, Study Finds

Science Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday

Researchers have developed a pupil response test that is 92.5 percent accurate in separating children with autism from those with typical development. In the study, the scientists found that children with autism have slower pupil responses to light change.

• Children with autism show slower pupil responses, MU study finds - Eurekalert

Judge says autistic first-grader can keep helper dog in class under Illinois law

Star Tribune (Free subscription) | yesterday

Judge Chris Freese sided with the family of Kaleb Drew, who argued that the boy's yellow Labrador retriever is a service animal allowed in schools under Illinois law. They say the dog is similar to a seeing-eye dog for the blind and is trained to help Kaleb deal with his disabilities, keeping him safe and calm in class.

Children with autism show slower pupil responses, study finds

Physorg (Free subscription) | yesterday

Autism affects 1 in 150 children today, making it more common than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined. Despite its widespread effect, autism is not well understood and there are no objective medical tests to diagnose it. Recently, University of Missouri researchers have developed a pupil response test that is 92.5 percent accurate in separating children with autism from...

FEAT BC Autism Rally Update Friday, November 13

Facing Autism in New Brunswick (Free subscription) | 3 hours ago

Parents of autistic children and their supporters will rally outside Premier Gordon Campbell’s constituency office this Friday, November the 13th at noon to protest the provincial government’s attempt to begin to dismantle individualized treatment funding and to mark the 5th anniversary of the Supreme Court of Canada’s Auton decision. FEAT of BC (Families for Early Autism Treatment...

Neurodiversity's Extremist Autism Cure Opponents - By What Right Do They Object?

Facing Autism in New Brunswick (Free subscription) | 5 hours ago

The declaration has been made by celebrity "autists"or "autistics" like Michelle Dawson, Amanda Baggs, Ari Ne'eman and various Neurodiversity bloggers that ""We", persons with autism spectrum disorders, do not want to be cured". These persons with mild autism spectrum disorders, including Aspergers, routinely declare that "autistics" do not want to...

Tender Care brings music to lives: Program tunes into autistic kids' needs

NY Daily News (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago

For Yolanda Vitulli, art and music aren't just leisurely pastimes. They are vital lifelines into her autistic son's mind. It was a simple song that prompted her son Michael to utter the words "I love you" to her for the first time when he was 6.

For Smart Autistic Kids, Handwriting Is Barrier

ABC News (Free subscription) | yesterday

For some kids with autism, penmanship is their biggest enemy in the classroom.

FEAT BC Autism Rally At Premier Campbell's Office Friday November 13 at 12 Noon

Facing Autism in New Brunswick (Free subscription) | yesterday

FEAT Rally Friday, November 13 th , 2009 12:00 Noon Premier Gordon Campbell’s Constituency Office 3615 West 4 th Ave Vancouver , BC Why should you attend? The recent tragic deaths of two Canadian children with autism, killed at the hands of their own parents, is a wake up call! The status quo is putting the health of children and their very lives in jeopardy. September’s announcement by...

Diagnosing autism in the blink of an eye

Mental Health Update (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

Autism affects an estimated 1 in 150 children but there are still no objective medical tests to diagnose it. Researchers at the University of Missouri have been looking at the way children's pupils respond to light. Pupils dilate (widen) when it is dark so more light reaches the retina and contract in bright light to prevent damage. The researchers found that the autistic children's pupils responded...

Autistic Students use my Ceramics as inspiration for their project

Charlotte Hupfield Ceramics (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago

I was delighted to be contacted by a teacher of Billing Brook School in Northampton a few months ago, who wanted to ask if I'd mind her students using my work as inspiration for a project they were going to be doing. It was a special school for autistic children aged 13-18, who were looking to take part in a hands-on project. Although their capability to form objects was quite low, they still had very...

Study shows autistic kids have slower pupil responses

Sify (Free subscription) | yesterday

Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a pupil response test that is 92.5 percent accurate in separating children with autism from those with typical development.

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Running for Autism - John Lee Tin in the ING New York City Marathon for UK Autism Foundation

autismnews | 10/28/2009

(London, UK) John Lee-Tin is running for autism, he will run the ING New York City Marathon in aid of the British charity, the UK Autism Foundation. The New York Marathon will take place on the 1st of November known as 'Marathon Sunday.' The ING NYC Marathon is part of the World Marathon Series. Ivan Corea of UKAF said he was delighted that John Lee Tin is raising funds for the charity at this year's...

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