Some parents have unrealistic expectations for autism funding
Yesterday I read that Nova Scotia’s NDP government was going to double funding for pre-school children diagnosed with a moderate to severe autism spectrum disorder — from $4 million to $8 million a year. In my opinion, that is a good investment because research has proven that the earlier you get children into an ABA or alternative program, [...]
Genetic findings about autism factors are huge!
When I received my University of Toronto alumni newsletter this morning, I was very pleased to read a news release about the latest findings of the International Autism Genome Project, Phase 2. Although the report of the study itself can be found in a June 9th advance edition of Nature, the key points for professionals [...]
Wakefield decision & autism battles continue
The broader autism community (parents, educators and other professionals) and political autism activists are at war. As a result, in seems that many of them, particularly the latter, have totally forgotten about the children and adults with moderate to severe autism who need their help and guidance. (1) The Neurodiversity Vs Disability Battle The first battle in the [...]
"World Autism Day" & lack of consensus
April 2nd, 2010 is World Autism Awareness Day. As such, it is perhaps a good time to remember that there is currently no consensus in Canada or the United States about what autism is, its possible causes or how best to treat it. As such, I can support Harold Doherty’s of Facing Autism in New Brunswick’s hope [...]
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