As scientists try to determine which environmental factors may lead to autism, they are paying closer attention to what happens to fetuses in utero, researchers say. Such factors play a larger role than genetics in causing the disorder, according to a new study from researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and Stanford. Source: [...]
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Kathy Ireland Book Presentation
What an honor to meet Kathy Ireland this past weekend. Many people know Kathy Ireland as a model from the past. Perhaps you remember her workout videos or even own some of her household decor line. But, many do not know what an amazing business woman, mother and giver she truly has become. She even [...]
iPads helping Children with Autism Communicate
Speech Pathologists all over America are applying for grants to put iPad in there classrooms. Sounds a bit like a gimmick until you realize that children, who have never or barely ever communicated are now breaking through. I first became aware of this in a newsletter from TACA (Talk About Curing Autism). The newsletter features an amazing story [...]
Dr. Oz on Autism
by Becky Cash As the mother of children on the autism spectrum, an advocate and a professional working within the autism community, I applaud Dr. Oz for his effort at taking a stab at autism. Having said that, it appears to me that he is attempting to hit a hot button topic, without making any waves. [...]
Wretches and Jabberers- Autism Movie in local theatres
The Indiana Resource Center for Autism (IRCA) at Indiana University and the Autism Society of Indiana have been selected by the Autism Society of America (ASA) to host two screenings of the film Wretches & Jabberers, on April 16 in Bloomington and April 23 in Indianapolis, to commemorate National Autism Awareness Month. Here’s the link [...]
Speaking at Inspiring Abilities Expo- Greenfield, Indiana
FUSE (Families United for Support and Encouragement) will once again host its annual Inspiring Abilities Expo, on March 12, 2011. This year, we at ASDPerspectives are proud to not only sponsor the event, but will be speaking on nutrition and bio-medical approaches to healing. Last year we attended as sponsors and were very impressed with [...]
International Asperger’s Awareness Day
February 18, 2011 – International Asperger’s Day In honor of Hans Asperger’s birthday, February 18th has been declared International Asperger’s Day. Hans Asperger (February 18, 1906 – October 21, 1980) was an Austrian pediatrician, after whom Asperger syndrome (AS) was named. He wrote over 300 publications, mostly concerning autism in children. Asperger published the first [...]
Autism on the Doctor OZ Show Fenruary 17th
Autism on The Dr. Oz Show ASF President Alison Singer and Dr. Ari Brown of the American Acadamy of Pediatrics recently taped an episode of the Dr. Oz Show called “What Causes Autism” with Dr. Bob Sears and a studio audience of predominantly vaccine-hesitant parents. This was a challenging show to do but in [...]