Posts Tagged ‘autism spectrum disorders’
ACCEPTS, Inc.: FC Support and Advocacy for North Florida and Southeast ASD Community
As members of the extended Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) community, we’ve all heard the statistics. As of 2014, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 68 children have some form of ASD. One symptom of these disorders is the inability to speak or communicate, with as many as 25% of…
Read More3rd Annual Rethinking Autism Conference Returns April 20-21, 2017
Click to Scroll Down to Event & Registration Details After last years highly successful event, Optimal Rhythms, Inc. / ACCESS Academy will host the 3rd Annual Rethinking Autism Conference this April, which is National Autism Awareness Month, an initiative created to “promote autism awareness, inclusion and self-determination for all, and assure that each person…
Read MoreMajor Autism Research Study with a Focus on Non-Verbals Published
In March of 2015, Frontiers, a community-rooted, open-access academic publisher released a new research study, Autism: The Movement Perspective, that takes an in-depth look at Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASD) as cognitive and social disorders that, until now, have been characterized as a disruption in social interactions. In this research paper, the editors, Elizabeth B Torres…
Read MoreNew Theories About Causes of Autism Just Add to Confusion
Are you as tired as we are reading these types of stories that seem to pop up regularly declaring the latest in a long list of “possible” causes of autism. Using this same kind of logic, we could write that corn flakes may or may not cause autism.
Read MoreOne Parent’s Response to Lisa Brady’s Attack on Facilitated Communication
As we mentioned in our article “The New FC Debate, Round 3: Another “Expert” Enters the Fight,” Lisa Brady, M.Ed., a so-called “autism expert,” has entered the fray in an effort to throw the worst light possible on the use of FC to help nonverbal autistics communicate. In January, Brady distributed an email with the…
Read MoreThe New FC Debate, Round 3: Another “Expert” Enters the Fight
A few weeks ago, we first reported about the latest round of attacks on the efficacy of facilitated communication (FC) in the post “Join the Fight Against Attack on Nonverbal Autistics’ Right to Communicate.” after author David Auerbach published his controversial article “Facilitated Communication Is a Cult That Won’t Die,” on Slate.com. In our post,…
Read More2016 Rethinking Autism Conference to Kick Off Autism Awareness Month
Click to Scroll Down to Event & Registration Details April is National Autism Awareness Month, a nationwide effort started by the Autism Society in the early 90s to “promote autism awareness, inclusion and self-determination for all, and assure that each person with ASD is provided the opportunity to achieve the highest possible quality of…
Read MoreDebate Over Autism Puzzle Piece Logo Heats Up
We received a message on our Facebook page the other day that raised an issue we had not heard about before, and would like to hear if others agree with the reader’s opinion. A reader of our Facebook page sent us this message on Feb 11th: “…I really wish you didn’t have puzzle pieces in…
Read MoreVideo: Dashiell, A Journey Through Autism
This video shows another example of the fact that, despite all the criticism and vilification of Facilitated Communication, for some autistics that have trouble communicating, FC works! Dashiell A Journey Through Autism Thank you for all the wonderful comments about this Film. Please continue to share! Posted on Facebook by Shelley Pack on Tuesday,…
Read MoreOne Dad’s Creative Use of Tech to Protect Autistic Son Saves Another Boy’s Life
We often write about new and innovative ways that modern technology is being developed and used to create products and/or services for people with autism to help improve their educational abilities, employment opportunities, health and safety, and the quality of their lives. We recently heard about one father who was inspired to use create a…
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