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The Autism App: Future of Early Diagnoses
Would you be able to recognize the signs of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in your child? Children with ASD may display communication challenges, repetitive behavior, restrictive movements, and impaired social interaction. Fairly distinctive signs on paper but difficult for most … Continue reading
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Tagged assistive technology, autism, autism spectrum disorders, behavior imaging solutions, children with disabilities, communication disorders, development, developmental delays, developmental disabilities, emergency communications, georgia institute of technology, health, mobile technologies, owusu, parents, research, science, social media, technology, teddowusu, teddy, video interpreting, wireless technology
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Campuses Light Up for Autism Awareness
The Autism Speaks organization is encouraging college campuses to get involved with Autism Awareness Month through its Autism U Campaign. Autism U is a collective effort among institutions of higher learning to get students and student organizations to partake in … Continue reading
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Tagged april, autism, autism awareness month, autism speaks, autism spectrum, autism spectrum disorders, autism u, college, colleges, facebook, light it up, light it up blue, owusu, schools, sga, student organizations, students, teddowusu, teddy, universities, university
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World Autism Awareness Day
April 2, 2013 marked the sixth annual World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD). WAAD was adopted on December 18, 2007 by the United Nations General Assembly marking it as only one of four official health-specific United Nations Days. Autism, which affects … Continue reading
Free Webcast TOMORROW – Achieving Meaningful Employment for Youth with ASD: High School Transition the Project SEARCH Way
You still have time to sign up for tomorrow’s webcast from SEDL: SEDL’s VR Autism Project is offering free upcoming webcasts featuring vocational programs that work! VR Autism identifies effective programs that assist people with ASD in finding competitive, long-term … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, autism spectrum disorders, employment, Project SEARCH, SEDL, Virginia Commonwealth University, youth
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IACC Releases Momentous Report on Autism Research
The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) has released a report detailing the remarkable advances in autism research in recent years. The report is being touted as the most comprehensive summary of trends in Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) research, including gaps … Continue reading
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Tagged ASD, autism, autism coordinating committee, autism research, autism spectrum disorders, biology, combating autism reauthorization act, diagnosing autism, IACC, interagency autism coordinating committee, owusu, president, president obama, research, science, strategic plan for autism spectrum disorders research, teddowusu, teddy, thomas insel
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What is Intellectual Disability?
The National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities (NICHCY) defines intellectual disability as a “term used when a person has certain limitations in mental functioning and in skills such as communicating, taking care of him or herself, and social skills.” … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, children, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, families, intellectual disabilities, NIDRR, NIDRR projects
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Florida Division of Cultural Affairs Offers Accessibility Webinars for Arts and Cultural Organizations
The Florida Division of Cultural Affairs (DCA) in partnership with the Very Special Arts Florida (VSAFL), an affiliate of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, presents a series of lunch-hour webinars entitled “Successfully Accessible.” The webinars are … Continue reading
Developmental Disabilities: What are they?
The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD) defines developmental disability as a “severe, chronic disability (cognitive, physical, or a combination of both) that begins any time between birth through age 21 and is expected to last a life … Continue reading
NASA Joins DC Schools Mentoring Program
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the District of Columbia school system (DCPS) are partnering up to create a mentorship program for high school students who have autism and various disabilities. The partnership between the two is part … Continue reading
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Tagged autism, children, dcps, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, district of columbia, district of columbia school system, high school, mentor, mentorship program, nasa, national aeronautics and space administration, school, teens
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