June 2012

Antioxidant answer? A specific antioxidant supplement may help children with autism, according to a small scale ‘pilot’ trial from the Stanford University School of Medicine and Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital More


Life saver Fifteen-year-old Mason Stokes is a Boy Scout. He also has autism. When a fellow student showed signs of choking Mason acted quickly. “My particular autistic trait is that it allows me to remain cool under intense situations” More


Financial impact on families Mothers in the US may earn on average 50 % less than mothers whose children have no health limitations and 35 percent less than mothers whose children have other health limitations. More


Helping children with autism develop friendships The people at Sandbox often put out good resources at the right time. This is worth a look More


...and on a similar theme here are some great video modelling resources
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Our Friend Electric Gary Numan talks to the Guardian about family life and living with Asperger syndrome More


School exclusions The message from the Children’s Commissioner (England) is that they ruin lives. Download the report More


Origins of ability Listen to this UCL podcast with Uta Frith about the different ability systems in autism More



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