AOL Huffington Post Blogger Zurcher Promotes Autism Disorder Denial
I love and accept my son unconditionally. I do not embrace the autism disorder that restricts his life. I will speak honestly about autism disorders. Ariane Zurcher is a jeweler,…
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DSM5 Autism Change Threatens Funding for Intellectually Disabled Who Meet DSM-IV Autism Criteria
Many children with intellectual disability and autism will be specifically targeted for exclusion under the DSM-5 new Autism Spectrum Disorder. The express wording of mandatory criterion A of the DSM-5…
Atlantic Guest Columnist Breaks Autism Taboo, Discusses Economic Impact of Autism on Families
Atlantic guest columnist Megan McArdle breaks a major autism taboo by discussing the impact of autism in families, more specifically The Economic Impact of Autism on Families. This could be…
Walking With Conor After IMFAR Autism Research Convention
IMFAR was quite an experience. Very intense. Learned lots, saw lots and met some interesting people. Spent a lot more time indoors then I usually would at this time of…
CBC: Autism advocate questions ‘extreme’ inclusion model
The caption below the picture of me and Conor is from the CBC web site article Autism advocate questions ‘extreme’ inclusion model. “A high-profile autism advocate in New Brunswick is…
OOLAID: Conor’s Autism Challenges, Sense of Humor and Progress
I was doing some work at home the other day and was looking for a notebook to record some information. I found the one pictured above with the word OOLAID…
Autism Rates Reach New Epidemic Levels? Round Up the Usual Suspects!
“The usual suspects The people habitually suspected or arrested in response to a crime. The phrase is usually used in regard to scapegoats rather than actual perpetrators of the crime…
Autism Society NB Meeting Was A Huge Success!
After the Meeting: Time for Some Chat Kim McKeigan Liz McDonnell Lila Barry Harold Doherty Ricky Barry Brent Barry Ricky Barry Harold Doherty It was great having Ricky at the…
US Federal Judge: ABA Proven and Highly Effective Treatment of Children with Autism
It is hard to believe that in 2012 a government agency with responsibilities for the provision or administration of health care could take the position that ABA is an “unproven”…
A Real Hero: Australian Cameraman Glenn Edwards Dives Into Creek and Saves Autistic Boy
Autism news is seldom this good. Australian Nine Network cameraman Glenn Edwards dived into a swollen creek and saved an autistic boy, missing for 16 hours, from a swollen Creek.…
Conor Turns 16 And Enjoys Some Birthday Cake Therapy
Conor turned 16 today. No autism issues. Just lots of fun. No swimming with dolphins therapy or riding horse back across Mongolia. Conor has enjoyed some Birthday Cake Therapy though…
Totally Unnecessary Danger? Another Autistic Child Left Alone on School Bus
Surely, of all the dangers that confront many autistic children the simplest danger to eradicate, the one that doesn’t have to exist, is the danger of an autistic child being…
NB Ombudsman’s Centre of Excellence is a Fantasy That Will Not Fill Residential Care and Treatment Needs of Severely Autistic Adults
The Bricks and Mortar Office of the Ombudsman 548 York Street, Fredericton,New Brunswick, at the Staying Connected consultations, in which I participated, Ombudsman Bernard Richard and NBACL President Clarence Box…
Autism, Obesity and Medication: Our Run, Jump, Fly Boy Says NO THANK YOU!
Run, Jump, Fly Boy 2007 Run, Jump, Fly Boy 2011 There are many news reports concerning possible connections between obesity and medications prescribed for children and adults with autism and…
Autism Parents: Take the Time, Make the Time
The photos that follow show my walk from my home to my office in beautiful Fredericton, New Brunswick a place I am happy to call home, a place that allows…
We Don’t Need Anymore Autism Ideological Extremism
In Colorado the prosecution has announced that it will not pursue charges against a woman who killed her child because she feared that her child was autistic. Unfortunately some in…
Autism Research Studies Exclude Low Functioning Autistic Participants
Discrimination against persons with low functioning autism disorders takes many forms. It is particularly rampant in the autism research world where studies purporting to inform us about autism almost invariably…
Possible Prenatal, Environmental, Causes of Autism Disorders: Valproate Drugs?
The following information is taken from a July, 2011 information update on the Health Canada web site. It indicates that recent studies have found that “children whose mothers took a…
Autism? Florida IT Autism Prof Says: Hakuna Matata!
Dr. Ivy Chong, Florida Institute of Technology It seems to be impossible for anyone connected with the Mainstream Media, the MSM, to speak honestly and accurately about the natue of…
Michelle Dawson (2008): Autism Is A Disability, A Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Photo from Nature Magazine, November 2 2011, Shows High Functioning Autistic, Researcher and Anti-ABA Activist* Michelle Dawson and High Functioning Autism Expert and Anti-ABA Activist* Dr. Laurent Mottron It may…