" 1 of 110 children are being DX with Autism in the USA "
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
ADHD
The INATENTIVE TYPE:
* Has difficulty following instructions
* Has difficulty keeping attention on work or play activities at school and at home
* Loses things needed for activities at school and at home
* Appears not to listen
* Doesn't pay close attention to details
* Seems disorganized
* Has trouble with tasks that require planning ahead
* Forgets things
* Is easily distracted
ADHD who is hyperactive/impulsive :
* Fidgety
* Runs or climbs inappropriately
* Can't play quietly
* Blurts out answers
* Interrupts people
* Can't stay in seat
* Talks too much
* Is always on the go
* Has trouble waiting his or her turn
WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I THINK MY CHILD HAS ADHD?
Talk with your child's doctor. A diagnosis of ADHD can be made only by getting information about your child's behavior from several people who know your child. Your doctor will ask you questions and may want to get information from your child's teachers or anyone else who is familiar with your child's behavior. Your doctor may have forms or checklists that you and your child's teacher can fill out. This will help you and your doctor compare your child's behavior with other children's behavior.
Your doctor will do vision and hearing tests if these tests haven't been done recently.
Your doctor may recommend trying medicine to see if it helps control your child's hyperactive behavior. A trial of medicine alone cannot be the basis for diagnosing ADHD. However, it can be an important part of evaluating your child if ADHD is suspected.
It might be hard for your doctor to tell if your child has ADHD. Many children who have ADHD aren't hyperactive in the doctor's office. For this reason, your doctor may want your child to see someone who specializes in helping children who have behavior problems, such as a psychologist.
WHAT CAUSES ADHD?
Children who have ADHD do not make enough chemicals in key areas in the brain that are responsible for organizing thought. Without enough of these chemicals, the organizing centers of the brain don't work well. This causes the symptoms in children who have ADHD. Research shows that ADHD is more common in children who have close relatives with the disorder. Recent research also links smoking and other substance abuse during pregnancy to ADHD.
WHAT CAN I DO TO HELP MY CHILD?
A team effort, with parents, teachers and doctors working together, is the best way to help your child. Children who have ADHD tend to need more structure and clearer expectations. Some children benefit from counseling or from structured therapy. Families may benefit from talking with a specialist in managing ADHD-related behavior and learning problems. Medicine also helps many children. Talk with your doctor about what treatments he or she recommends.
WILL MY CHILD OUTGROW ADHD?
We used to think children would "grow out" of ADHD. We now know that is not true for most children. Symptoms of ADHD often get better as children grow older and learn to adjust. Hyperactivity usually stops in the late teenage years. But about half of children who have ADHD continue to be easily distracted, have mood swings, hot tempers and are unable to complete tasks. Children who have loving, supportive parents who work together with school staff, mental health workers and their doctor have the best chance of becoming well-adjusted adults.
THIS IS A WONDERFUL VIDEO I FOUND :
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
IT 'S TIME TO WALK , FOR AWARENESS
2009It is that time of the year again where we stand as one unit to bring AUTISM awareness to the whole world !!
Autism Speaks' Walk Now for Autism, the nation's largest grassroots autism walk program, is our signature fundraising and awareness event, taking place in communities across the United States, as well as in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Powered by volunteers and families with loved ones on the autism spectrum, this successful grassroots fundraising effort not only generates vital funds for autism research but also raises awareness about the increasing prevalence of autism and the need for increased research funding to combat this complex disorder.
Powered by volunteers and families with loved ones on the autism spectrum, this successful grassroots fundraising effort not only generates vital funds for autism research but also raises awareness about the increasing prevalence of autism and the need for increased research funding to combat this complex disorder.
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MEXICO !!!
MEXICO !!!
Date of Event: Sunday, March 29Name: Autism Awareness Walk
Location: Clemente Orozco's Park, Guadalajara, México
Description: Fundacion Hace is hosting the first autism awareness walk on Sunday March 29th. There are also other plans for another walk in Mexico City on the same day. The Walk starts at 9:00AM from the Clemente Orozco's Park, beside Los Arcos at Vallarta Avenue, 200 M from Minerva Circle.
Date of Event: April 2, 2009Name: Caminemos por el Autismo 2009Location: Circuito Reforma - Gandhi, Cidudad de México
Description: You are invited to join six local autism organizations on April 2, 2009 in the First Walk for Autism 2009. A free event for the whole family, come together for autism on World Autism Awareness Day. Contact: To register call: 5595 8025 / 5595 84 65 ext. 104Website: http://www.clima.org.mx/portada.html Click here to view a poster about the event.
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UNITED KINGDOM :
Date of Event: Ongoing through AprilName: Stand Up for Autism Location: Online at http://www.waad.org.uk/
Description: To mark the United Nations' World Autism Awareness Day, nineteen UK charities have come together to generate a greater understanding of autism and call for people to Stand Up for Autism. You can Stand up for Autism too, by uploading your photo and message - and help us create a truly global message for World Autism Awareness Day. If you are touched by autism – be it as someone with autism, a parent, relative, carer or friend - and have a lovely photograph to share with the world, send it to us and we will include it in the gallery. See our You Tube site where celebrities and supporters are Standing up for Autism.
Contact: Philippa StannardEmail: philippa.stannard@autismspeaks.org.uk Website: http://www.waad.org.uk/
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BAHRAIN :
Date of event: April 2-4
Name: Untangle Autism, Second International Conference
Location: Sheraton HotelDescription: The Bahrain Society for Children With Behavioral & Communication Difficulties is hosting their Second International Conference, "Untangle Autism" at the Sheraton Hotel from April 2-4, 2009. The conference is your opportunity to learn, in a plain and easy-to-understand way: > Bio-medical and educational intervention> Current intervention methodologies> Resources needed for recovery, advocacy, and education to acheive a better quality of life An investment in the future whether you are a Parent, Educator, Paraprofessional, Pediatrician, Therapist, or anyone else envolved in the life of an autistic child. Keynote speakers include: Arnold Miller, Ph.D., Connie Wong Ph.D., Dr. Ketan Patel. To learn more about the event, download the brochure here: http://www.childbehavior.org/images/conference09brochure.pdf Contact: The Bahrain Society for Children With Behavioral & Communication Difficulties, Alia For Early InterventionWebsite: http://www.childbehavior.org/ Phone: +973 17 730960Email: autism@batelco.com.bh
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OTHER ORGANIZATIONS AROUND THE WORLD :
imikimi - Customize Your World!
Sunday, March 8, 2009
SINDROME DE ASPERGER
La Respuesta es simple!!!
Esta aca un video perfecto , En el cual se puede mostrar la inteligencia de nuestros hijos con asperger Pero tambien la realidad de la cultura nuestra encuanto a terapias en special de socialisacion cual es una de las terapias claves para poder seguir adelante en la vida de ninos y de adultos de nuestros pequenos y adolecentes .
Yo e recibido muchisima critica en mi iglesia en la calle en la escuela en mi familia etc., Del porque yo doy tanta terapia a mis hijos . Constante critica por muchos , Es dificil aveses tener que responder a personas que en mi opinion solo jusgan sin tener las erramientas suficientes para poder enterder la situacion de cada uno de nuestros hijos . Lo que mas me molesta es la critica de padres que tienen a hijos en el espectro autista quien les gusta decir cosas que abeses puede doler .
Aca se encuentran las cosas que nuestros hijos con asperger tienen que lidiar de dia a con dia .
ASPERGER
1. Coeficiente intelectual generalmente por encima de lo normal.
2. Diagnóstico general después de los tres años.
3. Aparición del lenguaje en tiempo normal.
4. Gramática y vocabulario por encima del promedio.
5. Interés general en las relaciones sociales.
6. Algunos rasgos de torpeza.
7. Intereses obsesivos de alto nivel.
8. Padres detectan problemas alrededor de los 2,5 años de edad.
9. El diagnóstico se hace a una edad media de 11,3 años.
10. Las quejas de los padres son problemas de lenguaje o en socialización o conducta.
Yo e recibido muchisima critica en mi iglesia en la calle en la escuela en mi familia etc., Del porque yo doy tanta terapia a mis hijos . Constante critica por muchos , Es dificil aveses tener que responder a personas que en mi opinion solo jusgan sin tener las erramientas suficientes para poder enterder la situacion de cada uno de nuestros hijos . Lo que mas me molesta es la critica de padres que tienen a hijos en el espectro autista quien les gusta decir cosas que abeses puede doler .
Aca se encuentran las cosas que nuestros hijos con asperger tienen que lidiar de dia a con dia .
ASPERGER
1. Coeficiente intelectual generalmente por encima de lo normal.
2. Diagnóstico general después de los tres años.
3. Aparición del lenguaje en tiempo normal.
4. Gramática y vocabulario por encima del promedio.
5. Interés general en las relaciones sociales.
6. Algunos rasgos de torpeza.
7. Intereses obsesivos de alto nivel.
8. Padres detectan problemas alrededor de los 2,5 años de edad.
9. El diagnóstico se hace a una edad media de 11,3 años.
10. Las quejas de los padres son problemas de lenguaje o en socialización o conducta.
Claramente que nuestros ninos con asperger son super inteligentes , La deficiensia mas grande que ellos tienen es la socializacion . No que no quieran socializarce si no que nadie les a ensenado . De este hay grados bajos medios y altos . Pero es mi fe y mi experiencia que todo es posible en Cristo y La bendicion de la terapia social y de comportamiento ABA (Applied behavior analisys).Como persona de fe creo que el Senor de los cielos trae el conjunto de fe y medicina natural mas terapia's para que nuestros hijos puedan lograr grandes cosas en la vida .
En el video que yo quisiera que ustedes tomaran el tiempo en ver se mira la inteligencia de estos jobenes pero al mismo tiempo nadie claramente le a dado un segundo de terapia social ni de terapia de comportamiento . Ahora si bemos auna phsycologa que los mira probablemente cada semana o cada mes . Estas phycologas no estan capasitadas para proveer la terapia de socializacion ni de corportamiento . Es estandar qu eun nino o joben o adulto con autismo continue viendo a un phsycologo durante su vida.
Terapia de Socializacion y comportamiento :
En esta se le ensena al nino o al adolescente a hablar de forma apropiada . A tomar turnos hablando a aprender a obserbar los manerismos de los ojos y del cuerpo . Se les ensena lo que es el tomar turnos a saber la diferencia entre lo literal y lo que es fictisio . Se les ensena a aceptar que a lo mejor los demas no los ban a aceptar pero que esto esta bien . Ellos aprienden a poder entablar una conversacion y a poder sostenerla con sus companeros del colegio hasi como en la vida diaria .
Estas terapias son importantisimas pues se habla dela ansiedad social que estos ninos tienen todos los dias . El nerviosismo que no les permite aveses poder sobresalir .
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En el video podran ver que estos jobenes no an podido tomar las terapias necesaria que les permite instituirse al publico normal . Para ellos es muy dificil el poder tener un tranajo por su ansiedad social y al nino mas pequeno no le an ayudado a salir de su mundo todavia jira cosas en su mano todavia es un poco hiperactivo creo que posiblemente sufre de un problema de atraso sensoral que no le permite estar en paz .
Creo con una Fe total en Dios que El mismo a puesto estos medios para poder lograr cosas grandes. Es muy triste para mi que un padre con un nino especial deje todo a un lado y quiera ignorar sus necesidades tratandolo mal o ignorando lo que lo puede agudar amejorar su conducta o su problema social . El ignorar los problemas de nuestros hijos el gritarles a ellos o el decir que se les ba a quitar solamente hace lo sigiente : cresen y no logran en muchas formas llegar a entender porque se sienten de la forma en la cual se siente . Muchos se casan y si Dios no les proveen una pareja que los comprenda pueden casarse varias veses. Quisas no podran entender a sus hijos y no pueden entender el porque se su propia confusion .
Les agradesco el haver leido esta nota . Pido disculpas por mi mala ortografia , Yo se que no es la mejor . En este mes de Abril quiero celebrar la bellesa dela diferencia de los ninos con AUTISMO .
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DAVID RODRIGUEZ MI ANGEL CON AUTISMO EN SU CLASE DE SOCIALIZACION CON SU SPEECH THERAPIST MISS TAMMY AND MISS SHANNON . QUE DIOS LES BENDIGA SU TRABAJO !!! .....
DAVID CON MISS TAMMY
CARLO Y DIEGO AMIGITOS DE DAVID Y HIJOS DE MI BUENA AMIGA SONIA CON TAMMY Y MISS SHANNON ANTES DE LA SECION DE SOCIALIZACION EN EL SCOTTISH RITE CENTER EN LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA
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ALANIS ASISTE A UN GRUPO DE SOCIALIZACION CON SU TERAPISTA OCCUPACIONAL SHEELA EN EL LONG BEACH CHILDRENS HOSPITAL EN LONG BEACH CALIFORNIA. DIOS A DE BENDECIR SU BUEN TRABAJO Y CONSTANTE APOYO A NUESTROS NINOS CON NECESIDAD DE SOCIALIZACION Y SENSORAL .
Saturday, March 7, 2009
APRIL IS AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH
AWARENESS MEANS ; having or showing realization, perception, or knowledge .
April is AUTISM awareness month and onthe 2nd of April is AUTISM areness day globaly . This sis the month where many of us walk for awareness might attend meetings regarding autism might talk to their peers more about AUTISM . But what is AUTISM really ?. I have made quite a few presentations on AUTISm and in this April I will have a few presentations in 2 different schools making it very special for me since it is AUTISM awareness month .
AUTISM is also called ASD(Autism Spectrum Disorder )under the umbrella of autism is;
Under the AUTISM Umbrella
(Bajo la sombrilla del AUTISMO)
Autism Asperger Disorder
(Autismo) (Desorden de Asperger)
PDD-NOS Rett Disorder
(Autismo atipico) (Desorden Rett)
Children with some symptoms of autism, but not a sufficient number to be diagnosed with the classical form of the disorder, often receive the diagnosis of pervasive developmental disorder, not otherwise specified (PDDNOS). People with autistic behavior, but also have well-developed language skills, are often diagnosed with Asperger syndrome. Children who appear normal in their first several years, then lose skills and begin showing autistic behavior, may be diagnosed with childhood disintegrative disorder (CDD). Girls with Rett syndrome, a sex-linked genetic disorder characterized by inadequate brain growth, seizures, and other neurological problems, may also show autistic behavior. PDD-NOS, Asperger syndrome, CDD, and Rett syndrome are referred to as autism spectrum disorders.
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Además del Desorden Autista, existen otros cuatro desórdenes en la categoría de los Desórdenes Generalizados del Desarrollo que requieren de un diagnóstico diferencial.
Desorden de Aspergers- caracterizado por impedimentos en las interacciones sociales y la presencia de intereses y actividades restringidas, sin un retardo clínicamente significativo del lenguaje, y se prueba un rango promedio o superior en la inteligencia.
Desorden Generalizado del Desarrollo- no especificado de otra forma (comúnmente referido como autismo atípico) un diagnóstico de PDD-NOS puede hacerse con un niño no cumple los criterios para un diagnóstico específico, pero existe un impedimento generalizado y severo en conductas específicas.
Desorden Retts- es un desorden progresivo que hasta la fecha, ha ocurrido solamente en niñas. Desarrollo ocurre normalmente y luego la pérdida de habilidades previamente adquiridas, se pierde el uso propositivo de las manos y se remplaza con movimientos repetitivos que comienzan entre el 1 y los 4 años de edad.
Desorden Desintegrativo de la Infancia- se caracteriza por un desarrollo normal por los dos primeros años, y luego una pérdida significativa de las habilidades adquiridas previamente.
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http://www.walknowforautism.org/faf/home/default.asp?ievent=303682
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MY CHILDREN ALANIS DIAGNOSED WITH ASPERGER DISORDER
(A FORM OF HIGH FUCTIONING AUTISM)
THIS IS DAVID . ORIGINALY DIAGNOSED WITH SEVERE TO MILD AUTISM AFTER MANY HOURS OF ABA AND OT AND SPEECH AND OXIGEN THERAPY AND A SPECIAL DIET SUPPLEMENTS AND FAITH INTHE LORD ABOVE ALL . HAS BEEN CONSIDERED NOW A HIGH FUCTIONING AUTISTIC BOY WITH MINOR BEHAVIOURS.
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Philippians 4:10-13
I rejoice greatly in the Lord that at last you have renewed your concern for me. Indeed, you have been concerned, but you had no opportunity to show it. I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through him who gives me strength.
TODO ES POSIBLE CON LA LUZ DEL SENOR QUIEN NOS A PROMETIDO TODO SIN EL SOMOS NADA Y CON EL CUANDO NOS DISEN QUE NUESTROS HIJOS NO HABLARAN NO PODRAN TENER UNA VIDA NORMAL . TENIENDO FE EN EL SENOR EL DEMUESTRA QUE SIN EL QUISAS NO LLEGARIAN A LOGRARLO PERO CON EL SE LOGRA TODO.
PONGAN PRIMERO SU FE EN EL SENOR JESUCRISTO Y TODO LO DEMAS SERA ANADIDO POR SU FE EN EL .
Monday, February 23, 2009
AUTISM is everywhere
Autism in the Holy Land
An Age of Autism reader sent me an article reporting on autism trends over time in Israel. The article is entitled “Time Trends in Reported Autistic Spectrum Disorders in Israel, 1972-2004” and was published in the Israeli Medical Association Journal in January of 2009 (HERE.)
The reader was concerned that little attention was being paid to the findings of the article. Although one might point to a more thorough, recent U.C. Davis study showing the rise in autism is not due to better screening and diagnosis, and suggesting an environmental cause, the findings from the Israeli study are nonetheless chilling.
From the abstract, “The incidence data showed an increase in the number of cases from zero in 1982-1984 and 2 in 1985 (1.2 million per capita under 18 years) in 1985 to a high of 428 cases in 2004 190 per million).” That makes the current rate of autism in Israel to be about 1 in 2,400 kids. But the numbers on a yearly basis tell an even more interesting story than an inexorable rise in autism rates.
The graphic for figure 1 in the document shows a slow increase from 1985 (0 per year) to 1996 (approximately 65), then a sharp increase, peaking in 1999 (about 350), a plunge from that time to a low in 2002 (about 200), then a sharp increase to 2004 (about 450). The authors note that “The fivefold increase in the annual number of patients eligible for disability benefits (author's note - referring to the time-frame between 1996 and 1999) might be attributable to several factors,” and then goes on to identify the usual suspects, namely better diagnosing and reporting.
What’s curious, though, is how this population of medical professionals who were supposedly good at identifying and diagnosing autism in 1999, then had a drop of more than 40% by 2002. Did they lose their newly-acquired skills in a sophomore slump? If I’m not mistaken, those were also the years of the vaccine-autism "panic" which began shortly after the publication of Dr. Andrew Wakefield’s article in the Lancet, linking the MMR shot and autism. Was there a drop in vaccination rates in Israel after the Wakefield publication? Did vaccination rates then subsequently go up in later years?
Think about it. Autism rates in Israel dropped more than 40% during that time. Shouldn’t there be some investigation of what caused this dramatic change? Isn’t this something the CDC should be looking into? Can somebody call Dr. Sanjay Gupta of CNN?
Because if we could discover what caused such an amazing decrease in autism we'd all have a new miracle from the Holy Land.
Kent Heckenlively is Legal Editor of Age of Autism
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Autistic students making progress at aquatics center
SOUTHBOROUGH —
In one corner of the pool, a boy named Robert carefully places a pair of flippers on his feet and eases into the water.
He treads water for a few seconds, dives under the surface and kicks up a plume. His head emerges, and he smiles and begins swimming for the opposite wall.
For the students at the New England Center for Children (NECC), swimming has become engrained in their weekly school routines. Just as the students differ in where they fall on the spectrum of autism disorders, they also range in skill and comfort level in the water.
But for most, the pool is a place where they can thrive.
It has been a year since the Michael S. Dukakis Aquatic Center opened at NECC. In that time, most students have made progress in the pool. While some were once too scared even touch the water's surface, they now get their feet wet. For others, progress has come in the form of building endurance and stroke development.
"It's a part of the culture now," said Aquatics Director Kristen Sidman. "For all the kids, they're learning functional life skills no matter where they are on the spectrum."
In the last year, NECC reports that in physical and adaptive education, including pool and gym time, 83 percent of elementary day students and 82 percent of residential students have attained at least one more physical or behavior skill than they initially had. Eighty-nine percent of preschoolers made the same progress.
"Over 80 percent (of all students) have advanced their skill level," Sidman said. "That's very significant because some autistic kids learn very slowly."
Residential students at NECC swim three to four times a week between lessons and recreation time, while day students are at the pool twice a week for lessons and can come to evening swim times Monday through Saturday with their families.
The hour-long sessions include about 30 minutes of lessons, with 15 minutes on either end for changing and showering. Lessons include warmup time, working on skills as a group and one-on-one time with aquatics staff and classroom teachers. Each session ends with a game or playtime with squirt guns or dive toys.
NECC follows the American Red Cross swimming and water safety program. Students are assessed after every lesson, and records are kept on their achievements. Each has an aquatics goal on their education plan.
Most preschool students are at level one, getting acclimated to the water. About 100 students are at level two, working on fundamentals like swimming short distances, floating on their backs or going underwater.
Others are at level three and are working on strokes, treading water and swimming longer distances. Fewer are at level four and concentrate on improving strokes and swimming laps.
The pool was designed keeping in mind that most students would be at the lower levels. The shallow end runs the length of one side of the pool, while the deep end is two lap lanes that are six feet deep.
On Thursday afternoon, a class of boys ages 14 to 18 were led in a lesson on floating on their backs and stomachs. Then they worked individually on swimming the length of the pool or jumping into the water. Before the end of class, they played a popular game called "sharks and minnows."
Not all the students have been as adaptive to the water, and instructors work to gradually ease their fears, asking them to go a little further each time - from entering the pool area with clothes, to putting on their bathing suit to finally touching the water.
"Some sit on the pool steps by themselves, and before they wouldn't do that," Sidman said. "Until they can get to the next point, they stay where they are comfortable."
For children with autism, tasks like working in a group, following instructions or being close to others aren't always easy. But the pool has become a place where many are comfortable, Sidman said.
"All these things are really challenging for kids with autism," she said. "To see a group work together is in and of itself an accomplishment."
The health benefits are also sizeable, as swimming works all muscle groups and helps build endurance. Most importantly, it's fun and isn't always viewed as exercise, said Phil Leonard, an adaptive physical education instructor.
"I think some of them realize that they're getting exercise," Leonard said. "But most of them are really enjoying it."
Instructors also use video as a learning tool to help students figure out how to coordinate their arm and leg movements. They show clips of what a stroke should look like, then clips of how the student looks doing it.
"They have a decreased perception of their bodies in space and where their limbs are," Sidman said. "This is a way to show them."
After class, all students must take a shower before getting dressed, providing another opportunity for the students to practice life skills, Sidman said.
NECC founder and CEO Vincent Strully Jr. says he takes time out of his schedule to watch the kids swim at the $6 million aquatic center. Their smiles are satisfying to see after developing a capital plan to focus on building a pool about eight years ago, he said.
"It was worth every penny and all the hard work," he said. "We wanted it for many years, and we're thrilled with it."
Source: http://www.milforddailynews.com/multimedia/x29300720/Autistic-students-making-progress-at-aquatics-center
In one corner of the pool, a boy named Robert carefully places a pair of flippers on his feet and eases into the water.
He treads water for a few seconds, dives under the surface and kicks up a plume. His head emerges, and he smiles and begins swimming for the opposite wall.
For the students at the New England Center for Children (NECC), swimming has become engrained in their weekly school routines. Just as the students differ in where they fall on the spectrum of autism disorders, they also range in skill and comfort level in the water.
But for most, the pool is a place where they can thrive.
It has been a year since the Michael S. Dukakis Aquatic Center opened at NECC. In that time, most students have made progress in the pool. While some were once too scared even touch the water's surface, they now get their feet wet. For others, progress has come in the form of building endurance and stroke development.
"It's a part of the culture now," said Aquatics Director Kristen Sidman. "For all the kids, they're learning functional life skills no matter where they are on the spectrum."
In the last year, NECC reports that in physical and adaptive education, including pool and gym time, 83 percent of elementary day students and 82 percent of residential students have attained at least one more physical or behavior skill than they initially had. Eighty-nine percent of preschoolers made the same progress.
"Over 80 percent (of all students) have advanced their skill level," Sidman said. "That's very significant because some autistic kids learn very slowly."
Residential students at NECC swim three to four times a week between lessons and recreation time, while day students are at the pool twice a week for lessons and can come to evening swim times Monday through Saturday with their families.
The hour-long sessions include about 30 minutes of lessons, with 15 minutes on either end for changing and showering. Lessons include warmup time, working on skills as a group and one-on-one time with aquatics staff and classroom teachers. Each session ends with a game or playtime with squirt guns or dive toys.
NECC follows the American Red Cross swimming and water safety program. Students are assessed after every lesson, and records are kept on their achievements. Each has an aquatics goal on their education plan.
Most preschool students are at level one, getting acclimated to the water. About 100 students are at level two, working on fundamentals like swimming short distances, floating on their backs or going underwater.
Others are at level three and are working on strokes, treading water and swimming longer distances. Fewer are at level four and concentrate on improving strokes and swimming laps.
The pool was designed keeping in mind that most students would be at the lower levels. The shallow end runs the length of one side of the pool, while the deep end is two lap lanes that are six feet deep.
On Thursday afternoon, a class of boys ages 14 to 18 were led in a lesson on floating on their backs and stomachs. Then they worked individually on swimming the length of the pool or jumping into the water. Before the end of class, they played a popular game called "sharks and minnows."
Not all the students have been as adaptive to the water, and instructors work to gradually ease their fears, asking them to go a little further each time - from entering the pool area with clothes, to putting on their bathing suit to finally touching the water.
"Some sit on the pool steps by themselves, and before they wouldn't do that," Sidman said. "Until they can get to the next point, they stay where they are comfortable."
For children with autism, tasks like working in a group, following instructions or being close to others aren't always easy. But the pool has become a place where many are comfortable, Sidman said.
"All these things are really challenging for kids with autism," she said. "To see a group work together is in and of itself an accomplishment."
The health benefits are also sizeable, as swimming works all muscle groups and helps build endurance. Most importantly, it's fun and isn't always viewed as exercise, said Phil Leonard, an adaptive physical education instructor.
"I think some of them realize that they're getting exercise," Leonard said. "But most of them are really enjoying it."
Instructors also use video as a learning tool to help students figure out how to coordinate their arm and leg movements. They show clips of what a stroke should look like, then clips of how the student looks doing it.
"They have a decreased perception of their bodies in space and where their limbs are," Sidman said. "This is a way to show them."
After class, all students must take a shower before getting dressed, providing another opportunity for the students to practice life skills, Sidman said.
NECC founder and CEO Vincent Strully Jr. says he takes time out of his schedule to watch the kids swim at the $6 million aquatic center. Their smiles are satisfying to see after developing a capital plan to focus on building a pool about eight years ago, he said.
"It was worth every penny and all the hard work," he said. "We wanted it for many years, and we're thrilled with it."
Source: http://www.milforddailynews.com/multimedia/x29300720/Autistic-students-making-progress-at-aquatics-center
Autistic kids free to be themselves at movies
This is a wonderful article I wanted to share with you guys because I know how it feels and how my kids on the spectrum feel about going to the movies .
My now7 year old daugther with Aspergers, has anxiety and sensory related issues .So when she was little and we didn't have the diagnosis she wouldn't sit still and so she would run and sit and scream at the load sounds , yes we were asked to leave many times.
She has improved so much now but still,
She either gets to overwhelmed that she looses her breath and we must take turns my husband and myself taking her outside to breath and if its sensory related is too muc h and we have to do the same thing . But she doesn't want us to stop taking her . They love the movies even though they have dificulties .
My son with classic HFA. He gets scared and covers his face and ears at the loud noises but doesn't want to leave . He used to cry and yes we have been told to leave when he wa little so now he wants to go but it has to be at his terms . siting there allowing him to cover his ears and between mom and dad so he can hold on to us . When things get to scary or lloud we d o have t o leave .
I know one day they will sit and not be bothered by the sensory issues and the anxiety or the 3-D visions they naturally deal with .
I have total faith in healing and so one day I will see that and I already thank God for that day .
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Eat your tubby heart out, Paul Blart, mall cop. It was Chase Morrison who did the real boffo movie numbers a few Saturdays ago:
Four: How many times the Alpharetta 6-year-old scooted out of his seat and up the aisle toward the lobby during a morning showing of “Hotel for Dogs” at the AMC Phipps Plaza.
Three: Number of trips he made to the concessions stand with his father, Chris.
One: Very good time he had, simply getting to be a kid.
“It’s just fun for him,” Chris Morrison said before he and Chase watched an entire “sensory-friendly” movie with other autistic children and their families. “You don’t always think about that, but it matters.”
Indeed, pint-size Americans are endowed with certain inalienable rights, among them life, liberty and —- perhaps most important —- the pursuit of endless hours of watching “Shrek” and “Harry Potter” in darkened theaters while consuming twice their weight in popcorn and Milk Duds.
But what if the same things that make moviegoing so exciting for kids —- cartoon pandas kung fu-ing in blazing Technicolor, that wacky “Madagascar 2” menagerie playing it for very loud laughs —- can prove unsettling to those with autism? Among some of autism’s more common traits are sensitivity to sound, hyperactivity, distress when normal routines are changed, and a tendency to repeat words or phrases.
Not exactly conducive to sitting quietly through, say, “Hotel for Dogs” for more than 90 minutes in a crowded multiplex.
“My son loves to go to the movies, and at the end he has to sing to all the credits,” said Heidi Fernandez, a Woodstock mother of an autistic 14-year-old, who knows of families that can’t take their children to movies for fear of being asked to leave. “That’s why this is an amazing resource.”
“This” is a recently launched effort to show first-run movies in “sensory-friendly” form at select AMC theaters. The lights are turned up, the sound is turned down, and ads, coming attractions and AMC’s “Silence Is Golden” policy all get the old heave-ho.
That’s why, on this particular Saturday, Chase was free to let out a delighted “A-Ha-HA!” not long after the movie featuring a four-legged troupe straight out of Cuddly K-9 Central Casting had begun.
“In a normal theater, that would get a bunch of ‘Shhhshes,’ ” said Chris, who’d purposely sat on the aisle so his son could “escape” when necessary. “But here, nothing.”
Two weeks earlier, they’d tried and failed to make it all the way through “The Tale of Despereaux.” But that was at a regular showing, which Chris and his wife, Beth, had decided to give a try after seeing how much Chase enjoyed one of the first sensory-friendly films at Phipps.
“It was too dark and loud for him,” said Chris, a manufacturer’s rep for a ceiling fan company. “He was getting up a lot. And he just started laughing at an inappropriate time.”
But on this day, there were no inappropriate times to laugh —- or do anything else. Some children hummed softly or repeated favorite words or phrases, while others occasionally drummed the floor with their feet. One little girl rocked back and forth on her mother’s knee, her hands pressed tightly over her ears while her eyes never left the screen. A boy clutching a plastic sword raced up the aisle and back again.
For a newcomer, it wasn’t much more distracting than sitting in a theater full of grownups who “forget” to turn off their cellphones or start whispering about where to go eat halfway through the movie. For the parents and other adults in the audience, the relief at not having to explain their children’s behavior to anyone was obvious.
“It’s more relaxing for us,” said Chris, who wishes more companies would make similar accommodations for autistic and special needs children. “Frankly, this is a very good business decision. On Sundays when my parents watch the kids, my wife and I are going to go to an AMC theater over any other [chain] because of what they’ve done for us.”
Still, business seemed the furthest thing from his mind as he and his son watched a sweetly silly kids’ movie together from start to finish —- albeit with a few brief “escapes.” Returning from one such trip to the lobby, Chase spied his seat and dove for it, an ear-to-ear grin spreading across his face. His father handed him a frozen Edy’s Fruit Bar, his second of the day.
“He wins,” Chris laughed, watching Chase’s eyes dart between the pooches on screen and the treat in his hand. “There’s a fine line between discipline and just letting him enjoy himself.
“Today, enjoyment wins.”
NEXT SHOWING
The next sensory-friendly screening at three area AMC theaters is “Race to Witch Mountain.” It is scheduled for 10 a.m. March 14 at Phipps Plaza, Discover Mills 18 and Southlake 24. Information: www.autism-society.org or www.asaga.com
Source: http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/02/15/milestone0215.html
My now7 year old daugther with Aspergers, has anxiety and sensory related issues .So when she was little and we didn't have the diagnosis she wouldn't sit still and so she would run and sit and scream at the load sounds , yes we were asked to leave many times.
She has improved so much now but still,
She either gets to overwhelmed that she looses her breath and we must take turns my husband and myself taking her outside to breath and if its sensory related is too muc h and we have to do the same thing . But she doesn't want us to stop taking her . They love the movies even though they have dificulties .
My son with classic HFA. He gets scared and covers his face and ears at the loud noises but doesn't want to leave . He used to cry and yes we have been told to leave when he wa little so now he wants to go but it has to be at his terms . siting there allowing him to cover his ears and between mom and dad so he can hold on to us . When things get to scary or lloud we d o have t o leave .
I know one day they will sit and not be bothered by the sensory issues and the anxiety or the 3-D visions they naturally deal with .
I have total faith in healing and so one day I will see that and I already thank God for that day .
********************************************************
Eat your tubby heart out, Paul Blart, mall cop. It was Chase Morrison who did the real boffo movie numbers a few Saturdays ago:
Four: How many times the Alpharetta 6-year-old scooted out of his seat and up the aisle toward the lobby during a morning showing of “Hotel for Dogs” at the AMC Phipps Plaza.
Three: Number of trips he made to the concessions stand with his father, Chris.
One: Very good time he had, simply getting to be a kid.
“It’s just fun for him,” Chris Morrison said before he and Chase watched an entire “sensory-friendly” movie with other autistic children and their families. “You don’t always think about that, but it matters.”
Indeed, pint-size Americans are endowed with certain inalienable rights, among them life, liberty and —- perhaps most important —- the pursuit of endless hours of watching “Shrek” and “Harry Potter” in darkened theaters while consuming twice their weight in popcorn and Milk Duds.
But what if the same things that make moviegoing so exciting for kids —- cartoon pandas kung fu-ing in blazing Technicolor, that wacky “Madagascar 2” menagerie playing it for very loud laughs —- can prove unsettling to those with autism? Among some of autism’s more common traits are sensitivity to sound, hyperactivity, distress when normal routines are changed, and a tendency to repeat words or phrases.
Not exactly conducive to sitting quietly through, say, “Hotel for Dogs” for more than 90 minutes in a crowded multiplex.
“My son loves to go to the movies, and at the end he has to sing to all the credits,” said Heidi Fernandez, a Woodstock mother of an autistic 14-year-old, who knows of families that can’t take their children to movies for fear of being asked to leave. “That’s why this is an amazing resource.”
“This” is a recently launched effort to show first-run movies in “sensory-friendly” form at select AMC theaters. The lights are turned up, the sound is turned down, and ads, coming attractions and AMC’s “Silence Is Golden” policy all get the old heave-ho.
That’s why, on this particular Saturday, Chase was free to let out a delighted “A-Ha-HA!” not long after the movie featuring a four-legged troupe straight out of Cuddly K-9 Central Casting had begun.
“In a normal theater, that would get a bunch of ‘Shhhshes,’ ” said Chris, who’d purposely sat on the aisle so his son could “escape” when necessary. “But here, nothing.”
Two weeks earlier, they’d tried and failed to make it all the way through “The Tale of Despereaux.” But that was at a regular showing, which Chris and his wife, Beth, had decided to give a try after seeing how much Chase enjoyed one of the first sensory-friendly films at Phipps.
“It was too dark and loud for him,” said Chris, a manufacturer’s rep for a ceiling fan company. “He was getting up a lot. And he just started laughing at an inappropriate time.”
But on this day, there were no inappropriate times to laugh —- or do anything else. Some children hummed softly or repeated favorite words or phrases, while others occasionally drummed the floor with their feet. One little girl rocked back and forth on her mother’s knee, her hands pressed tightly over her ears while her eyes never left the screen. A boy clutching a plastic sword raced up the aisle and back again.
For a newcomer, it wasn’t much more distracting than sitting in a theater full of grownups who “forget” to turn off their cellphones or start whispering about where to go eat halfway through the movie. For the parents and other adults in the audience, the relief at not having to explain their children’s behavior to anyone was obvious.
“It’s more relaxing for us,” said Chris, who wishes more companies would make similar accommodations for autistic and special needs children. “Frankly, this is a very good business decision. On Sundays when my parents watch the kids, my wife and I are going to go to an AMC theater over any other [chain] because of what they’ve done for us.”
Still, business seemed the furthest thing from his mind as he and his son watched a sweetly silly kids’ movie together from start to finish —- albeit with a few brief “escapes.” Returning from one such trip to the lobby, Chase spied his seat and dove for it, an ear-to-ear grin spreading across his face. His father handed him a frozen Edy’s Fruit Bar, his second of the day.
“He wins,” Chris laughed, watching Chase’s eyes dart between the pooches on screen and the treat in his hand. “There’s a fine line between discipline and just letting him enjoy himself.
“Today, enjoyment wins.”
NEXT SHOWING
The next sensory-friendly screening at three area AMC theaters is “Race to Witch Mountain.” It is scheduled for 10 a.m. March 14 at Phipps Plaza, Discover Mills 18 and Southlake 24. Information: www.autism-society.org or www.asaga.com
Source: http://www.ajc.com/services/content/printedition/2009/02/15/milestone0215.html
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Detoxify your child with non-transdermal chelation
Glutathione is a powerful antioxidant that is needed to detoxify our kids bodies daily . I myself started using it and with much faith I give it to my kids asking the Lord to do his part in the fuction of this natural Chelator in their bodies . I truly believe in the power of natural healing and my kids a proof of it .
If you are interested in more information here is a wonderful page to look at for more information . I myslef plan to go through with this new way of chelating.
Autism is a mysterious and devastating disorder that is believed to affect as many as 500,000 children in this country.
No one knows for certain what causes autism, but one theory — chelation— has sparked controversy. Now, Jim Adams wants to put that theory to the test. In a desperate quest for answers, he is using his scientific know-how to test a controversial therapy called "chelation." And he has a special reason for taking on this mission — his daughter Kim. This report aired Dateline Sunday, June 4, 7 p.m.
CBS Taping of Parents With Autistic Children (Never Aired by CBS) at DAN Conference With Dr. Bernard Rimland.
Parents are able to prove vaccination caused autism in their children.
The LifeWave Booster Patches Detoxify Heavy Metals Without Chelation
LifeWave Carnosine and Glutathione booster patches have great promise for helping reverse autistic spectrum disorders as it is a more effective delivery system because it is natural and self regulating.
Carnosine and Glutathione are the master antioxidants in the body LifeWave Glutathione and Carosine booster patches act like little antennas...programming the body to produce more of these naturally occurring amino acids found in the human body.
They are effective simply by PLACING over the meridian of the body they were designed for. Parents reported benefits in their children after as few as 2 weeks, in the areas of socialization, expressive language, alertness level, energy level, adaptation to change, and curiously, gross motor planning.
Glutathione levels have reached 700 on several people using these patches after several months time...The patches have a calming benefit for Autistic Spectrum Disorder children .. do better in school in the areas of socialization, expressive language, alertness level, energy level, adaptation to change, and curiously, gross motor planning while wearing these patches.
The use of the LifeWave Carnosine and Glutathione booster patches can initiate detoxification symptoms very rapidly with high risk individuals (heavy smokers, people exposed to occupational chemicals and toxins like hair dressers, dentists, welders, crop dusters, roofers, painters, etc). It is important to recognize that this is a natural outcome from any approach that increases levels of the antioxidant glutathione.
Detoxify your child with
non-transdermal chelation.
If you are interested in more information here is a wonderful page to look at for more information . I myslef plan to go through with this new way of chelating.
http://autistic-child.info/
Autism is a mysterious and devastating disorder that is believed to affect as many as 500,000 children in this country.
No one knows for certain what causes autism, but one theory — chelation— has sparked controversy. Now, Jim Adams wants to put that theory to the test. In a desperate quest for answers, he is using his scientific know-how to test a controversial therapy called "chelation." And he has a special reason for taking on this mission — his daughter Kim. This report aired Dateline Sunday, June 4, 7 p.m.
CBS Taping of Parents With Autistic Children (Never Aired by CBS) at DAN Conference With Dr. Bernard Rimland.
Parents are able to prove vaccination caused autism in their children.
The LifeWave Booster Patches Detoxify Heavy Metals Without Chelation
LifeWave Carnosine and Glutathione booster patches have great promise for helping reverse autistic spectrum disorders as it is a more effective delivery system because it is natural and self regulating.
Carnosine and Glutathione are the master antioxidants in the body LifeWave Glutathione and Carosine booster patches act like little antennas...programming the body to produce more of these naturally occurring amino acids found in the human body.
They are effective simply by PLACING over the meridian of the body they were designed for. Parents reported benefits in their children after as few as 2 weeks, in the areas of socialization, expressive language, alertness level, energy level, adaptation to change, and curiously, gross motor planning.
Glutathione levels have reached 700 on several people using these patches after several months time...The patches have a calming benefit for Autistic Spectrum Disorder children .. do better in school in the areas of socialization, expressive language, alertness level, energy level, adaptation to change, and curiously, gross motor planning while wearing these patches.
The use of the LifeWave Carnosine and Glutathione booster patches can initiate detoxification symptoms very rapidly with high risk individuals (heavy smokers, people exposed to occupational chemicals and toxins like hair dressers, dentists, welders, crop dusters, roofers, painters, etc). It is important to recognize that this is a natural outcome from any approach that increases levels of the antioxidant glutathione.
Detoxify your child with
non-transdermal chelation.
Seeing the Spectrum
I love this video because is clearly displays the autism spectrum in its fullspectrum . from what is considered to be high fuctioning to what is considered t o be severe . Regardless of where on the spectrum your kid might be, our kids have the same creator as we do and the same rights if not more rights then we considered t o be normal people .
I totally relate to this family as I know many of you will as well .
http://autismbitestheblog.blogspot.com/
I totally relate to this family as I know many of you will as well .
http://autismbitestheblog.blogspot.com/
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Asperger Sindrome once again not too BAD
I would be lying if I said that I didn't expect Daniel Tammet to be at least a little odd. He has Asperger's, a form of autism, and is a savant with a talent for languages and numbers. This is a man who taught himself Icelandic in a week and once recited the first 22,514 digits of pi - from memory. For those of us who knew pi was infinite but never really got beyond 3.14, it all seems, well, almost alien. He hates that idea. Daniel thinks savants get a bad press and it is true that the only really famous savant is Raymond Babbitt, the hopeless but engaging genius of the film Rain Man. Daniel has been called the British Rain Man but bridles at the comparison. As he has said, he has a partner, a job, friends. “How could I be considered a Rain Man?”.
Daniel Tammet was born on January 31, 1979. He knows it's a Wednesday because he sees it as blue and all Wednesdays are. He calls his childhood “difficult”, a major understatement. As an infant he cried incessantly, as a young child he hardly spoke. At 4 he had an epileptic fit. He was the first of nine children. One of Daniel's brothers also has Asperger's, a high-functioning type of autism, but is not a savant as well. His father was a factory worker who battled with schizophrenia for much of his adult life.
Asperger's wasn't diagnosed until Daniel was 25 and so, at school, he got by as best he could. His talents for maths and languages did not compensate for his inability to socialise. His world was complex, bedevilled by small things: even brushing his teeth was problematical as he couldn't bear the scratchy noise and could only do so in short bursts and with parental help.
El Autismo /Aspergers no es un mal
Este video que deceo compartir con ustedes exactamente despliega la verdad del Autismo/ sindrome Asperger . Muchos spadres de familia mirar a sus hijos con Autismo y lo llaman un mal , Claro que mas se espera si esque los doctores muchos terapistas etc . les llama un mal a lo que puede beneficiar a la vida de su hijo o hija sabiendo darle el segimiento adecuado con las terapias y cuados medicos necesarios . Y nunca hay que olvidar que nuestra Fe puede mover montanas .
E aqui la historia hermosa de Javier un chico que vive con sindrome de Asperger y sobresale a pesar de muchas dificultades .
E aqui la historia hermosa de Javier un chico que vive con sindrome de Asperger y sobresale a pesar de muchas dificultades .
Alanis es mi hija de 7 anos que tambien vive con Aspergers . Una nina muy inteligente pero aveses dificil de entender por muchos . Sufre de muchas maneras a pesar que su IQ es de 130 . Mi hija tiene un atraso sensoral , Cual significa que siente los movimientos sensorales de su cuerpo de manera distinta que la nuestra , tiene un nivel bajo de hiperactividad y lo que mas le molesta en la anxiedad que maneja durante aveses todo un dia completo . En ingles se le puede llamar como (social Anxiety ) en espanol creo que se define como ansiedad social . Para ello hay terapias que le ayuda como la relajasion y respiracion mas terapia ocupasional . Hay medicamentos para la ansiedad pero mi hija no los toma . Hemos optado por vitaminas y minerals fuertes para el cresimiento y manejamiento de las neuronas del cerebro . Tambien hemos echo HBOT o tratamiento hiperberico del oxijeno . Con mucha fe creemos que nuetro creador a puesto enfrente de nosotros esta manera natural para aprochar esta deficiensiencia . Ademas de ello optamos por manejar comida organica . Compro comida natural sin preservatives, aditivos colorantes, hormonas etc. Hay muchas cosas que nuestros hijos no pueden comer pues su systema digestivo no lo puede digerir apropiadamente . Esto es algo muy corto en coparacion de muchas cosas que suceden en el estomago y cerebro de nuestros hijos .
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
God Bless Obama
Philippians 3 : 20
( Our citizenship, however, is in heaven, and it is from there that we eagerly wait for a Savior, the Lord Jesus, the Messiah. He will change our humble bodies and make them like his glorious body through the power that enables him to bring everything under his authority. )
As people of Faith we look up to heaven for answers for support and for guidance , Yesterday we lived a historic even in our Country seeing the first African American President at the most highest position is a dream that has come true . Regardless if we are Democrats or Republicans we have to realize the importance of the inauguration celebration . I myself have to agree that the 150 million dollars that was reported it cost to celebrate, secure ETC was totally uncalled for . It is now our turn to close our doors and ask our Lord to guide our leader the right path . The Lord is coming soon . I feel it I know it , sometimes as parents in this world we are scared of what we are seeing and listening to . Talking about how liberal parents have now become I only have one thing to say . "As for me and my house we serve the Lord".
So lets take the time to pray for our new President and those Leaders in the white house that they too remember who they are serving and it certainly isn't us , But our Lord above . May the Lord bless Barack Obama and his Team .
Renewal and Reconciliation **By Barack Obama
A National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation
Moments ago, in his first official act since taking the oath of office, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation, calling on Americans to serve one another and our common purpose on this National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation. Check it out below, or read it on the WhiteHouse.gov proclamations page.
Moments ago, in his first official act since taking the oath of office, President Barack Obama issued a proclamation, calling on Americans to serve one another and our common purpose on this National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation. Check it out below, or read it on the WhiteHouse.gov proclamations page.
NATIONAL DAY OF RENEWAL AND RECONCILIATION, 2009
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BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
A PROCLAMATION
As I take the sacred oath of the highest office in the land, I am humbled by the responsibility placed upon my shoulders, renewed by the courage and decency of the American people, and fortified by my faith in an awesome God.
We are in the midst of a season of trial. Our Nation is being tested, and our people know great uncertainty. Yet the story of America is one of renewal in the face of adversity, reconciliation in a time of discord, and we know that there is a purpose for everything under heaven.
On this Inauguration Day, we are reminded that we are heirs to over two centuries of American democracy, and that this legacy is not simply a birthright -- it is a glorious burden. Now it falls to us to come together as a people to carry it forward once more.
So in the words of President Abraham Lincoln, let us remember that: "The mystic chords of memory, stretching from every battlefield and patriot grave to every living heart and hearthstone all over this broad land, will yet swell the chorus of the Union, when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature."
NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the United States of America, by the authority vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim January 20, 2009, a National Day of Renewal and Reconciliation, and call upon all of our citizens to serve one another and the common purpose of remaking this Nation for our new century.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this twentieth day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-third.
AUTISM on top of the list of President Obamas things to do !!
Autism
Autism tops Barack Obama's medical to-do list, according to the new president's website. Whitehouse.gov
President Obama and Vice President Biden are committed to supporting Americans with
Autism Spectrum Disorders (“ASD”), their families, and their communities. There
are a few key elements to their support, which are as follows:**First,
President Obama and Vice President Biden support increased
funding for autism research, treatment, screenings, public awareness, and
support services. There must be research of the treatments for, and the causes
of, ASD.**Second, President
Obama and Vice President Biden support improving
life-long services for people
with ASD for treatments, interventions and services for
both children and adults with ASD.**Third, President
Obama and Vice President Biden support funding the Combating Autism Act and
working with Congress, parents and ASD experts to determine
how to further improve federal and state programs for ASD.**Fourth, President Obama and Vice President Biden support universal screening of all infants
and re-screening for all two-year-olds, the age at which some conditions, including ASD, begin to
appear. These screenings will be safe and secure, and available for every
American that wants them. Screening is
essential so that disabilities can be
identified early enough for those children
and families to get the supports
and services they need.
Friday, January 9, 2009
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