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Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
South Carolina Residents: Save the PDD Waiver
SCAUTISM FORUM: SAVE THE PPD WAIVER "If you love someone with autism, please, contact your state representative and senator NOW and encourage them to maintain funding for the Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD) Waiver/State- Funded Program. The PDD Waiver provides early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) services in the form of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to children with autism spectrum disorders in South Carolina. Without the PDD Waiver, hundreds of children with autism across S.C. will be denied the right to live the highest quality and most independent, integrated, and inclusive lives possible."
More information on how you can help here.
Autism Support Network
Autism Support Network Launches, Offers Free Online Support Community,
Thousands around the world already connecting, sharing guidance and help
FAIRFIELD, Conn., Oct 21, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Autism Support Network today announced the launch of its free online support community available at http://www.AutismSupportNetwork.com. The online service -- rapidly growing already with thousands of members around the world -- connects families and individuals touched by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with each other, provides support and insight, and acts as a resource guide for treatments, strategies and therapies.
Key features of the community include matching those members seeking similar support with one another, the ability to create appointments virtually or in actual locations between members, community groups for open sharing of information, user blogs, chat and capabilities for members to host and share personal photos and documents. The Autism Support Network also includes resource listings across the United States, Canada, England and India.
"Parents frequently feel paralyzed and isolated when they discover their child has autism. Those adults who have autism themselves also frequently find it difficult to engage socially with others for support," said Brian Field, co-founder of Autism Support Network. "Whether you're a parent whose child has autism, a medical practitioner or someone with autism, our global community was created to facilitate an exchange of ideas, help and interactive discussion. Those dealing with ASD needn't have to 'reinvent the wheel' -- they can find others here that have likely experienced what they're going through and can help provide personal guidance."
Today, 1 in 150 children is diagnosed with autism, with a new case diagnosed every 20 minutes. Autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability in the United States today. More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined. Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual, repetitive, or severely limited activities and interests. Other ASDs include Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (usually referred to as PDD-NOS). Males are four times more likely to have autism than females.
Media Inquiries:
Pam McCarthy
info@AutismSupportNetwork.com
Autism Support Network
Box 1525
Fairfield, CT 06825
Tel: (203) 404-4929
Fax: (203) 404-4969
http://www.AutismSupportNetwork.com
Thousands around the world already connecting, sharing guidance and help
FAIRFIELD, Conn., Oct 21, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Autism Support Network today announced the launch of its free online support community available at http://www.AutismSupportNetwork.com. The online service -- rapidly growing already with thousands of members around the world -- connects families and individuals touched by autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with each other, provides support and insight, and acts as a resource guide for treatments, strategies and therapies.
Key features of the community include matching those members seeking similar support with one another, the ability to create appointments virtually or in actual locations between members, community groups for open sharing of information, user blogs, chat and capabilities for members to host and share personal photos and documents. The Autism Support Network also includes resource listings across the United States, Canada, England and India.
"Parents frequently feel paralyzed and isolated when they discover their child has autism. Those adults who have autism themselves also frequently find it difficult to engage socially with others for support," said Brian Field, co-founder of Autism Support Network. "Whether you're a parent whose child has autism, a medical practitioner or someone with autism, our global community was created to facilitate an exchange of ideas, help and interactive discussion. Those dealing with ASD needn't have to 'reinvent the wheel' -- they can find others here that have likely experienced what they're going through and can help provide personal guidance."
Today, 1 in 150 children is diagnosed with autism, with a new case diagnosed every 20 minutes. Autism is the fastest-growing developmental disability in the United States today. More children will be diagnosed with autism this year than with AIDS, diabetes and cancer combined. Autism is characterized by impaired social interaction, problems with verbal and nonverbal communication, and unusual, repetitive, or severely limited activities and interests. Other ASDs include Asperger syndrome, Rett syndrome, childhood disintegrative disorder, and pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified (usually referred to as PDD-NOS). Males are four times more likely to have autism than females.
Media Inquiries:
Pam McCarthy
info@AutismSupportNetwork.com
Autism Support Network
Box 1525
Fairfield, CT 06825
Tel: (203) 404-4929
Fax: (203) 404-4969
http://www.AutismSupportNetwork.com
Monday, October 20, 2008
EEG Biofeedback and Autism: Change Your Brain, Change Your Life
Excerpt from ... Change Your Brain, Change Your Life: The Breakthrough Program for Conquering Anxiety, Depression, Obsessiveness, Anger, and Impulsiveness
There are five types of brain-wave patterns
1) Delta brain waves (1-4 cycles per second) very slow and mostly during sleep
2) Theta brain waves (5-7 cycles per second) slow, daydreaming, relaxation
3) Alpha brain waves (8-12 cycles per second) mostly during relaxed states
4) SMR (sensorimotor rhythm ) brain waves (12-15 cycles per second) occurring during focused relaxation
5) Beta brain waves (13-24 cycles per second) fast brain waves during concentration or mental work
Over the last dozen years researchers including Joel Lubar, Ph.D. have demonstrated the effectiveness of a powerful tool to treat ADD problems: EEG biofeedback.
In evaluating over 6,000 children with ADD, Dr. Lubar found that the basic problem with these children is they lack the ability to maintain “beta” concentration for sustained periods of time. Through the use of EEG biofeedback, Dr. Lubar found that children could be taught to increase the amount of “beta” brain waves and decrease the amount of “theta” brain waves.
More research needs to be done but studies have shown that autistic children have also been helped by studying these different brain waves.
CHANGE YOUR BRAIN, CHANGE YOUR LIFE, Dr. Daniel Amen, M.D.
Online Autism Therapy
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