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... ón and songwriter Billy Mann, each of whom have a young child with autism, the video has drawn the ire of autistic self-advocates who feel ... and pity.” The video depicts images of children with autism, paired with a menacing voiceover that intones: “I am ... have a practical impact on our lives. Watch the ‘I Am Autism’ video Parodies have cropped up, lambasting the Autism ...

... each person is an individual to begin with, it only stands to reason that each person's autism will effect them differently so it is unfair to compare. Secondly, I told them I had to figure ... simply have them do the correct behavior, multiple times. Why? It has been found that some of those with autism, learn best by repetition. If my child has not been taught the correct behavior, how is he ...

... Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, found that many children with some degree of autism "have trouble holding a fork, buttoning a shirt, ... them. The inability to read faces and gestures is a hallmark of autism. The research findings were published in yesterday's edition ... H. Mostofsky, and Amy J. Bastian Children with autism show specific handwriting impairments. Neurology 2009 73 ...

In Tuesday’s New York Times,  Simon Baron-Cohen reviews the implications of merging Aspergers into Autism Spectrum Disorder in the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual.  He gives a solid overview of reasoning on both sides of the issue but recommends that we wait because we don’t yet know if there is

An Autism Spectrum Diagnosis is important for someone on the Autism Spectrum because individuals need to get the right treatments in order to function properly in society. The Autism Spectrum label should be something for a person to look beyond at, but at the same time use it to get better treatments. I