Posts Tagged ‘autism’
Changes to Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield’s Policies Reduce Autistics’ Access to Therapy
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield, Indiana’s largest health insurer plans to make additional cuts to its coverage for autism therapies, including steep cuts to services implemented in 2001, when the state became the first in the U.S. to require health insurers to cover autism therapy in a meaningful way. After an initial strong start…
Read MoreSupported Typing and Music Therapy: Working Hand-in-Hand to Improve Non-Verbal Communication Skills
In this video, Lori Higgins discusses how she and her 18-year-old autistic daughter recently discovered supported typing through their music therapist; Certified Neurologic Music Therapist Eric Lund of Integrative Music Therapy, LLC discusses the relationship between supported typing and music therapy. [dt_divider style=”thick” /] Watch: Supported Typing and Music Therapy: Working Hand-in-Hand…
Read MoreHow Supported Typing Has Helped Our Family: Rob and Karyn Willman
In this video, Rob and Karyn Willman discuss how their lives and the life of their autistic son, Jake, has dramatically improved since he learned to communicate with supported typing. Post by Saved By Typing.
Read MoreAutism In The News: Video Game Promotes Social Engagement; Employment For Autistic Adults
As many readers of this blog are probably aware, April is National Autism Awareness Month. Since the 1970s, the US has recognized April as a special opportunity to educate the public about autism and issues within the autism community. As we have previously mentioned in our post New CDC Report Shows a Startling Rise in…
Read MoreNew CDC Report Shows a Startling Rise in Autism Among Young Children
March 28, 2014: One of the top stories for most news agencies across the country today is about the release of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) that indicates a growing number of children afflicted with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD.) The 2010 study, Prevalence of Autism…
Read MoreAutism Support Groups: Building Autistic Community – What Autistic Culture Can Mean To You
Our previous post in the 2012 ICI Autism Summer Institute series, ICI Autism Summer Institute Workshop: Communication and Inclusion – Principles for Going Forward, focused on strategies for transforming the landscape of possibility to achieve full and free access to communication and inclusive education. Co-hosted by Syracuse University School of Education’s Institute on Communication and…
Read MoreICI Autism Summer Institute: Communication and Inclusion – Principles for Going Forward
Our previous post in the 2012 ICI Autism Summer Institute series, Behavior is Communicative…But There Is More to Say than “I Am Mad”, discussed how people with significant behavioral needs, even those with limited communication skills, can learn to solve problems and be a part of their own support team. Co-hosted by Syracuse University School…
Read MoreSyracuse University’s 2014 Autism Summer Institute Program Information – Registration Now Open
Each year, the Syracuse University School of Education’s Institute on Communication and Inclusion (ICI) and The National Center on Inclusive Education at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Institute on Disability co-sponsors the Autism Summer Institute in collaboration with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN). The annual Summer Institute is an educational and engaging journey, with…
Read MoreFacilitated Communication Training Workshop / Monthly Celebration Brings Extraordinary Results
On Saturday, March 15, Saved By Typing (SBT) hosted a Facilitated Communication training workshop as well as our monthly Celebration of Communication. What transpired was truly extraordinary and inspiring. The day started with Foundations for Success with Supported Typing, an introductory workshop the was attended by 35 people. The training session was hosted by SBT’s…
Read MoreAutism Support Groups: Speak Out! / How People with Autism Achieve Independent Communication; Syracuse Summer Conference 2012
Our previous post in the 2012 ICI Autism Summer Institute series, Autism Support Groups: Practicing Message-Passing Skills In FC; Syracuse University Summer Conference 2012, discussed discussed the importance of facilitated communication (FC) users developing the ability to convey unknown information to another person via supported typing. Co-hosted by Syracuse University School of Education’s Institute on…
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