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Chef program helps autistic teens, young adults :: KTAR.com
By: Bob McClay
The focus was on vocational help for teens and young adults with autism as the Southwest Autism Research and Resource Center held its 11th annual community breakfast at the Arizona Biltmore Thursday.
More than 1,000 people gathered for the breakfast which kicked off the second annual “Action for Autism” campaign by SARRC and News/Talk 92-3 KTAR.
via Chef program helps autistic teens, young adults :: KTAR.com.
Posted on April 23, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Autism |
Summer Activities for Children with Autism: Extended School Year, Summer Camps and Social Skills Groups
By: Melissa Hincha-Ownby
Many children on the autism spectrum have extreme difficulties with transitions. This can be a simple transition such as moving from one activity to another or a more significant transition like school letting out for the summer. When parents plan ahead and schedule summer activities for their child, the transition out of school and into the less structured summer time can be easier for all involved.
Posted on April 22, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Autism |
How to Keep a Child with Autism Safe | fi
Keeping a child with autism safe is a full time job for caregivers. They have little to no safety awareness and no fear. A parent needs to think of safety in the home, during the night, at school, on outtings, on field trips, at church, and anywhere else the child goes. My main safety tip is to think ahead. Think of what could happen and work to prevent that. It can be heartbreaking and traumatic to think of the what ifs but it is necessary. What if your child left in the middle of the night? What areas could pose the most danger for him? Think of barriers to stop the child from getting hurt or maybe leaving the yard.
via How to Keep a Child with Autism Safe | fi.
Posted on April 22, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Autism |
How To Improve Your Alzheimer Care Skills | Personal Growth Success
How To Improve Your Alzheimer Care Skills
via How To Improve Your Alzheimer Care Skills | Personal Growth Success.
Posted on April 19, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Alzheimer's, Caregiving |
Spring Spikes Wandering | Wausau Daily Herald (WI)v
Wandering is one of the most common behaviors exhibited by those living with memory loss. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 6 out of 10 people with memory loss will wander outside of the home and become lost. If not found within 24 hours, up to half of those who wander risk serious injury or death. In some, episodes can last for a few days, while in others it can go on for months or even years.
The nice, spring time weather may bring on an increase in wandering for those with memory loss. Many times wandering is brought on by a feeling of anxiety. It can also signal a change in the progression of the disease or an infection. It is can be one of the most frustrating, scary and draining times for the caregiver, as they feel the need to always be on high alert. However, if you can take a step back and look at the behavior of wandering as simply the disease trying to speak for your loved one, it may help you understand and provide the patience needed to enter into their wandering world.
via Spring Spikes Wandering | wausaudailyherald.com | Wausau Daily Herald.
Posted on April 19, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Alzheimer's, Wandering |
April is National Autism Awareness Month: LoJack Hosts Educational Podcast Featuring Panel of Experts Addressing Autism Issues | Pharmainfo.net
April is National Autism Awareness Month: LoJack Hosts Educational Podcast Featuring Panel of Experts Addressing Autism Issues
Posted on April 18, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Autism, Wandering |
Raising a child with Autism Spectrum Disorders – The Morning Sun (Michigan)
By: Kira Gray
Last fall, I remember pacing in the Midland Medical Center lobby while my child was held down by four nurses and one nervous phlebotomist.
From the screams and thrashing, you’d think that he was being slowly tortured, when in fact it was just a routine test. A simple blood draw. In an ordinary town. On a normal day.
Posted on April 16, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Autism |
April is National Autism Awareness Month: LoJack Hosts Educational Podcast Featuring Panel of Experts Addressing Autism Issues – CNN Money
What: In recognition of April as National Autism Awareness Month, LoJack Corporation (Nasdaq: LOJN) hosted an educational podcast discussion (download at: http://www.lojack.com/knowledge/Documents/AutismAwarenessMonth.mp3) that provided valuable information related to autism including:
Posted on April 16, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Autism |
Autism's Wandering Children | Facing Autism in New Burnswick
A recent occurrence in Indiana is another reminder of one of the realities of raising autistic children. In some cases, a parent has to be on 24/7 alert to make sure that the child, even when he or she becomes an adult, does not wander away into danger. I have posted on this blog several times about news such as that of an adult, severely autistic man, Keith Kennedy, who wandered away from camp into the woods for a week or the child who wandered off into traffic never to return.
I have also talked here of my own experience several years ago when Conor wandered away from the house while I was occupied on a business call. He wandered across a busy parking lot and main street where he was picked up by a good samaritan and taken to a nearby convenience store where I was able to recover him after calling 911.
via Facing Autism in New Brunswick: Autism’s Wandering Children.
Posted on April 14, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Autism, Wandering |
Online Project Promotes Autism Research – NPR
By: Jon Hamilton
Parents of children with autism are often part of online communities. Researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore have set up an online registry to involve families in research efforts. They’ve set up an online registry that allows people to provide data on autistic children.
via Online Project Promotes Autism Research : NPR.
Posted on April 8, 2009 | No Comments | Category: Autism |