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Autism is IN THE NEWS
Autism has become a very newsworthy topic. There is more written about Autism Spectrum Disorders in public news sources that ever before. The news is full of articles that support a variety of philosophies and opinions and information related to ASD. Sometimes the writers present very strong opinions and sometimes disagreements. There are also many stories about the challenges or victories of individuals and their families. This department will share a few recent articles about Autism Spectrum Disorders that have been in the headlines. Autism Family Online is presenting these ariticles for information purposes only. The views and opinions written about in these articles does not represent the specific philosophy of AutismFamilyOnline.com.
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College for autistics
The California State University East Bay campus in the Hayward hills is the site of an unusual experiment in higher education for people with autism. Starting in the fall quarter, college-age autistics will be encouraged to attend and build an educational community; one that draws on the autistics' unusual academic strengths. The experiment will test the possibilities for autistics in a university setting, and more generally the possibilities for a range of students with disabilities. Twenty years ago in California and across the nation autism was largely invisible. Today, . . .
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Autism May Hinder Ability to Read Body Language
Autism may hinder a person's ability to see and read body language, making it difficult to gauge other people's feelings, a British study finds. Dr. Anthony Atkinson, of the Durham University psychology department, found that adults with autism spectrum disorder had trouble identifying emotions, such as anger or happiness, while watching short video clips of body movements. The videos had no images of faces or sound. Those who had the most difficulty identifying emotions also did poorly on a task in which they . . .
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Temple Grandin's Success Story
The story of Temple Grandin's life with autism is now being made into an HBO movie. Her parents were told she was autistic as a child when she did not learn to speak until she was 4 years old. However, Temple Grandin went on to become a . . .
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Lions training dogs for children with autism
Penny Coles
As the number of children with autism has ballooned in recent years, the Lions service club has stepped up to the plate with a program to provide assistance with dog guides. For more than 25 years, the Lions Foundation of Canada has been providing dog guides to people with disabilities, first for the visually impaired, then to people with hearing problems, those with special needs or suffering from seizures. Their newest program will place dogs with children . . .
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