How Can Computers Help Students with Autism? A Guide
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2y ago
Autism, also known as autism spectrum disorder, is a complex diagnosis. The National Autistic Society defines it as a lifelong developmental disability. It can impact how children, teenagers, and adults interact with others, along with how they see and feel the world. Luckily, in the last 30 years, research and programs to help those with ASD have come leaps and bounds. So much so that more people who have a diagnosis of ASD are in the workplace and attending university, much to the help of the technology that is also available to help them. If you are a student with ASD who is about to start ..read more
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The Relationship Between Autism and Epilepsy
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3y ago
For parents of children with autism, other conditions like epilepsy or seizures are a major concern. Epilepsy normally occurs in 1 to 2 percent of the general population. But for those with autism, seizures are seen in 5% to 38% of individuals.  In a 2013 study, 6,000 children with autism were examined. Of those participants, 12.5 percent were diagnosed with epilepsy. For participants over the age of 13, 26 percent had epilepsy. Other studies found 2 to 46 percent of autistic participants had epilepsy. A similar Swedish study of over 85,000 people with seizures were ten times more likel ..read more
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ClearWeave Careers
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3y ago
I just think this is a wonderful company and people like this will change the world for kids and adults with autism. ​ "If you or your son or daughter is seeking employment - please contact ClearWeave for more information - ryan@clearweavejobs.com ..read more
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National Service Dog Oakley is Retiring! What’s Next For The Super-Dog and His Girl?
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4y ago
It’s time. Our beloved NSD Oakley Long Legs is retiring. Fear not, he’s got a lot of great years left in him, he’s just finished his task of helping our girl get through her day. She’s grown so used to having those velvety ears at an arm’s length. She’s yet to spend a day without the comfort of his ninety-pound frame, relaxed and ready to offer her some sensory support. Gone are the days, where she was attached to him with a lead that would keep that little spitfire in the room for her own safety. Now, she doesn’t venture far, for fear of missing a moment with her boy. To be fair, to ..read more
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Esteem is a Free App That Simplifies ADHD Care for Parents.
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4y ago
Esteem is a free app guys. Totally FREE! You all know that Kate has autism, but did you know that she also has ADHD? In fact, the executive functioning issues accompanying her ADHD can often be more difficult to navigate than her sensory issues. Like many children with autism, Kate has comorbid conditions that complicate how we help her through her day. We've tried many things, even the tired sticker chart, but we are a modern family, and have been looking for a more modern solution. When we found Esteem, we were thrilled. I immediately downloaded it, FOR FREE, and have been obsessed ever ..read more
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I Left the Online Autism Community and I'm Much Happier For it
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4y ago
In the early days of Kate’s diagnosis, I found solace in internet friendships with other parents in the same situation. Having no real-life friends with a child on the spectrum, I felt very alone. Reaching out, electronically, to strangers was my best bet, and for a long time, it worked for me. I’ve made internet friends that I still keep in contact with today, (though, if I am being honest, I would probably only ever want to meet one or two). Those would be the two that would have trepidation about meeting me, because I find that ‘fear of strangers on the internet’ thing, is a great trait t ..read more
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I Don't Know What Autism Is
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4y ago
I don’t know how the conversation started. My students had begun to discuss “sports dogs”, which, I can only assume meant “support dogs” when one particularly articulate student stated: “Sports dogs help people with different abilities.”  How sweet. This was not a topic I had ever brought up them. For some reason they had questions so I entered into the conversation.  “Perhaps, you are thinking of Service Dogs. Those are dogs that have jobs to help people who need some support, to navigate their day.” This rivets a group of seven year-olds, because, unlike adults, they firmly understand t ..read more
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Autism is Changing in our House
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4y ago
Autism is changing in our house. I have been resistant to write about this for a few reasons. Kate is older now, and though she would tell you she loves when I write about her, I wonder if she will always feel that way. Yes, I have thought about that, thoroughly. She currently loves me to read old posts to her and show her old videos and she howls with laughter when I discuss some of her less than stellar moments. Biting my cheek while I was checking out of the grocery store, removing two fistfuls of my hair during a particularly rough bedtime. Don’t get me wrong, she isn’t laughing to be cr ..read more
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A Most Unlikely Hero
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4y ago
By Turkish Artist Aykut Aydogdu I was running errands in a typical middle class subdivision, not unlike my own, this week, when I spotted a women, carefully crouched on the street-side of her perfectly manicured hedge. Now, if this wasn’t odd enough, this lady had a Diet Coke in one hand and a cigarette in the other. Strange, yes, but also, rather intriguing, because this woman had completely abandoned her prescribed roles as mother, wife, neighbour, executive, whatever titles she held, for a handful of minutes alone with a Coke and a Smoke and I fucking loved her for it.  Now, I think, I sl ..read more
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A Successful Public Access Test For Kate and National Service Dog Oakley
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4y ago
Just this last week, our Kate (with the help of Mom and Dad) completed her third Public Access Test with NSD Oakley. While, of course, Kate would not be the primary handler she can made to feel like one and for that we are very grateful for the way this public access test played out. Just like last time, we headed to our local grocery story because we spend enough time there, that both Kate and Oakley were comfortable in those surroundings. The employees and customers rarely give us a second look, unless it’s too admire the cutest little kid/service-dog combo from afar. I won’t bore you ..read more
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