More Autism Awareness (a film, a study, and a press release)

Regrettably, I missed this on World Autism Day. It is the only press release by any major organization highlighting the need for adult services. Easter Seals has their own autism website, on there is a section entitled, "Stories of Hope ...

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Sued: New Jersey’s Department of Human Services

New Jersey has been a great place to live to provide my son with the education he needs—-and it would be more than a shame if, having prepared him so well, there is literally no place for him to live as an adult. If there’s an autism ...

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Adult Diagnosis

The parents reported their quandary about diagnosis by saying that they are “having a great deal of trouble getting his therapists and psychiatrist to consider that he may have an autism spectrum disorder as they believe that he is ...

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Call for Youth and Adult Artwork, Entertainment

The Seventh Annual Transition Conference Planning Committee is seeking a wide range of artwork for display and several entertaining performances for the Seventh Annual Transition Conference. All students and young adults with IEPs, ...

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Late breaking news

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Finding Support For Adult Autism

Toys are a great way to stimulate autistic children, but what about adult autism? All autistics, regardless of their age or degree of autism require proper care and support. That being said, although high functioning autistics do ...

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Adult Autism Does Not Have To Hurt Your Relationship

Those who have been diagnosed with high functioning adult autism have the opportunity to live relatively normal lives. This includes having a job, being in a relationship and even starting a family. However, developing an intimate ...

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UK Adult Autism Services Campaign

This campaign is organized by the UK's National Autistic Society [ www.autism.org.uk ] of which I'm a member. I'd be very interested in feedback on it from an international audience. Thanks....

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Young-adult Autism + Tragic death of very close dog = Uh Oh

I know I didn't really mention Autism in the post but I was curious how a death of a pet and Autism link to one-another, especially if the person with Autism hasn't reached the age of 14 yet. Thank goodness I'm a 22 year-old adult who ...

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Thank you Professor Yasser Metwally

“When you consider the frequency of autism in the general population, and you take 20% of that as a rough estimate of the proportion of children that may have these biomarkers [of mitochondrial dysfunction], it begins to raise some ...

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