Month: July 2023
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Teens are using social media to diagnose themselves with ADHD, autism and more. Parents are alarmed | CNN Business
CNN — Some people browse TikTok and Instagram for recipes, memes and colorful takes on the news. Erin Coleman says her 14-year-old daughter uses these apps to search for videos about mental health diagnoses. Over time, the teen started to self-identify with the creators, according to her mother, and became convinced she had the same…
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Namibia: Creating Awareness Around Autism
Izakuje Kamandoora and Ricardo Mbaeva noticed their son walking on his toes and when angry, he would hit his head against the wall. Additionally, little Denzil would randomly start spinning while standing or rub any object on his face and mouth. “Honestly speaking; no signs of autism in his early days or maybe it could…
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It Wasn’t Always This Way: A Journey of Autism and Triumph
Sometimes something small will remind me how far we both have come on this journey. My autistic daughter loves getting a mani/pedi. She comes with me to every appointment. She looks forward to it and she loves going on IG looking at nail colours for her upcoming visit. It wasn’t always this way. In fact,…
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Film about local rapper with autism living in Seattle keeps selling out shows
Film about rapper with autism living in Seattle keeps selling out shows A group of artists are creating a huge buzz around their new movie ‘FANTASY A Gets A Mattress,’ a dark comedy starring a local rapper that is set in Seattle. SEATTLE – A group of artists are creating a huge buzz around their…
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Children with Autism Enjoy Summer Fun at Camp FRIEND
Children with Autism Enjoy Summer Fun at Camp FRIEND YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – For most children, attending a summer camp is all about making new friends and engaging in interesting, fun activities. Children with autism attending Camp FRIEND (Finding Rewards In Every New Day), want nothing different. The day camp held at the Jewish Community Center…
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Interview With Toby Rogers: Health Freedom: The Costs Of Autism – The Weston A. Price Foundation
HILDA LABRADA GORE: The incidence of autism in the U.S. has increased dramatically over the last few decades. The first autism prevalence study, in 1970, showed an autism rate of less than one per ten thousand children. Today in the U.S., the autism rate is conservatively estimated at one in thirty-six children. Sometimes we hear…
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A Fresh Approach: Empowering Children with Autism – AST
Written by Alison Spanoghe, Behavior Analyst, Autism Spectrum Therapies (AST) When I first started working in a school system with children on the autism spectrum in the early 2000s, my leaders told me to stick to my instructions — no matter what. They told me this would be best for the children in the long run.…
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Parenting Autism: Is It Grief, Jealousy, or Envy?
Our family has settled into life with autism. We know that when we go on an outing we need to be prepared for all scenarios. Honestly it has become second nature. It is how we operate. We accept it. Last night I was watching a TV show. It was featuring a family of four who…
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Autism: When Genes Hold No Explanatory Power | Psychology Today
When I was a doctoral student in developmental psychology in the early 1970s at the University of Rochester, there was a big, federally funded, longitudinal study going on that examined the relative contribution of genetics and family pathology to the later onset of schizophrenia in children enrolled in the study. One of my professors, noted…
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Does Taking Tylenol While Pregnant Cause Autism In Your Child?
Navigating through pregnancy is an exciting yet challenging journey. With so much information floating around, deciding what’s safe and what’s not can feel overwhelming. We live in an age where health news and rumors swirl around us like a tornado. One topic that’s been causing a stir recently is the Tylenol Autism Lawsuit. This legal…