Recently published in the September/October issue of Child Development (Volume 81, Nuber 5, Pages 1620-1631), Molly Helt, Inge-Marie Eigsti, Deborah Fein of the University of Connecticut and Peter Snyder of Brown University showed in their article their research regarding yawns and using yawns as a marker for Autism. That’s right, …
One thing that frightens me most about my son’s schooling is the potential for bullying. I saw it with my older brother, and often my older brother would be the one getting in trouble for defending himself (hence the reason why I hated Jr. High, and Gym class). A lot …
A couple of things showed up in my daily news search about Autism that I thought I would share. 1. Another Genetic link to Autism has been found, for 1% of those with autism tested. The Center for Addiction and Mental Health is reporting that that boys with autism, or …
There are a number of books out there about Autism, dealing with autism, managing autism, teaching children with autism, and even how to "cure" autism with fad diets and various misinformation. It’s rare, at least in my experience, for autism to center within fiction. House Rules is a book about …
Yesterday, after getting some important work done, I was feeling pretty rough. My wife took the kids with her siblings to the park, and left me and the dog at home so I could rest and relax. Well, I thought it the perfect time to turn on a show that …
There have been a lot of reports on service dogs and children with Autism. Most, like this article on KSL have been positive, resulting in children with autism coming out of their shell more. The reason is the less complexity in the dog’s social acceptance of people, and therefore the …
One of the great benefits of being here on campus and working with such quality instructors is the collaboration that goes on. If one of us has a great idea to better the teaching experience, we like to share. Christer Edwards, one of our instructors, recently shared his secret for …
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