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- Finding the Answers to cope
Posted: 2010-05-05 | Author: Sandy Howarth
Finding the answers to cope with a life changing diagnosis to help Steven who suffers from Autism My name is Sandy Howarth, I am a mother of a fifteen year old Autistic boy. My child Steven was diagnosed as being severely Autistic with a severe receptive language disorder at two and a half years of age... - What about old age?
Posted: 2009-10-23 | Author: Autism Articles
As the Autism Bill becomes law, 81-year-old Michael Baron – the proud father of a 51-year-old autistic son – reflects on what has changed (and what hasn’t) since he and a small group of other parents of autistic children founded the National Autistic Society nearly 50 years ago. In the winter of 1961, twelve parents met in a North London drawing room... - Individual Budgets - A good Life
Posted: 2009-07-27 | Author: Autism Articles
Joe Powell, 32 year old man with Asperger syndrome who, after several years supported by the specialist care system, now lives independently in South Wales and has an Individual Budget. Joe writes about his experience with Individual Budgets and how they enabled him to develop a personalised care package that met his exact needs... - Talk about supporting, not curing us
Posted: 2009-07-27 | Author: Autism Articles
As with other impairments, society’s focus on autism is all wrong, says Anya Ustaszewski, Member of the Autism Rights Movement and an individual with Asperger Syndrome. As an adult on the autistic spectrum, recent articles about pre-natal testing and “cures” for autism have made me angry and afraid... - I'm normal . . . I'm just programmed differently
Posted: 2009-07-26 | Author: Autism Articles
Emma Thomson, who is living with Asperger syndrome, has published a book detailing her experiences in her bid to help others understand and cope with the condition. She has been arrested for a misunderstanding, expelled twice from school, sectioned in a mental hospital, and admits some days she wakes up with suicidal thoughts...