tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91701402300496808822024-03-13T21:20:39.946-06:00Autism: Understanding The PuzzleHope, Awareness, & Understanding AutismUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-17081069871442471902021-09-13T08:27:00.000-06:002021-09-13T08:27:46.460-06:00Essentials for Educators: High Functioning Autism & Asperger Syndrome<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/_S35NDMuoJ4?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-26184361273498518632014-04-03T14:17:00.001-06:002014-04-03T14:17:09.441-06:00Carly's Café - Experience Autism Through Carly's Eyes<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/KmDGvquzn2k" width="480"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-8897884559643762552013-12-13T14:17:00.002-07:002013-12-13T14:17:34.790-07:00Autism Waiver Update December 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Again our son continues to benefit from ABA therapy provided by the Utah Autism Waiver Program. He has meet his goals and is moving onto new ones to help with his life skills and development. We see marked improvements in him and it gives me hope for his future. As a parent I am really enjoying the much needed help in providing the one on one therapy for my son. As well as the much needed breaks provided by respite care.<br />
One of our other sons would benefit greatly from ABA therapy, but such services aren't available at this time with our insurance. Sure, we could have him sign up for private ABA therapy, but that isn't doable with our budget, or with most families budgets. Challenging doesn't begin to describe what a special needs child or parent face every day. I only wish there were more programs like this for older children and adults with autism. I see and hear about new programs, services, advocacy, awareness, and understanding for autism often. So, I'm not giving up hope and will move forward with a willingness to work to help those with autism and special needs.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-92139581116228123102013-12-13T14:00:00.002-07:002013-12-13T14:00:49.051-07:00Susan Boyle - Asperger's Diagnosis<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Singer Susan Boyle, a well know star from "Britan's Got Talent" shed light on her recent diagnosis of Asperger's Syndrome. Another example of a great mind, ability, and not letting a diagnosis stop you from achieving your goals.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-91398096893794094622013-09-24T00:30:00.000-06:002013-09-24T00:30:15.459-06:00Autism Wavier Update September 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I apologies for the sparse posts as of late. Hopefully, as my health continues to improve I will be able to post some more in the future. For now I will say my son is doing great with ABA therapy. We are noticing improvement in speech, social skills, and fewer refusals. It is a big relief for me, the parent, to have the added help in addressing challenges. It is such a relief to have help and breaks almost every day. I hope others are seeing the same results.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-81881774363301283322013-09-07T14:37:00.003-06:002013-09-07T14:37:37.455-06:00Special Challenges<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is very well done. It touches on the many side of having a child with special needs. I love that the parents are willing to serve and love their child unconditionally. Even better when a neighbor, friend, or teacher is willing to educate themselves and learn about that individual, and then serve the whole family.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/72974375">Special Challenges</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/mckayvideo">McKay School of Education</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-40978942272056078542013-07-22T16:25:00.001-06:002013-07-22T16:25:41.009-06:00What it's like to have a Brother with Autism.<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/QHC0FzywHGY" width="480"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-82591062633875346872013-07-03T16:06:00.000-06:002013-07-03T16:09:32.676-06:00Izzy Paskowitz Surfer's Healing - Watch how a pro surfer inspired autist...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-83978284760619195732013-07-03T15:50:00.000-06:002013-07-03T15:50:12.011-06:00It's Not Holland<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A realistic and honest analogy about the world of special need parenting.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Imagine planning a trip to Paris for you and your partner. You get your guidebooks, your luggage, your wardrobe and your plane tickets. You research everything about Paris so you'll be ready when you arrive. You make make reservations. You talk with friends and family about their wonderful trips to Paris and how much fun they had. The two of you talk everyday about how much you want to go to Paris and how amazing it's going to be when you get there.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">You get on the plane and take off. Suddenly, without explanation, the plane is diverted. Then at 5000 ft you and your partner are yanked out of your seats, strapped into parachutes you only vaguely understand, and tossed out the door.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Some how you manage to make it to the ground. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">At first, you just sit, clinging to one another, checking to see if you have any broken bones. Once you're done thanking god that you're still alive, you dust yourselves off and look at the terrain. You look at each other and reassure one another that you're going to get out of this place.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Your first few days in the desert are exhausting. Just getting your basic needs met feels overwhelming. You feel alone, terrified and honestly- You're not sure if you're going to make it. Sometimes you fight, not because either of you is doing anything wrong- but because you're both tired and frustrated, there is sand everywhere, not enough water and there is no one else to yell at. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">After many days of struggle, you finally make it to a village. The first thing you find out when you arrive, is that this settlement is made up of people who also got dumped out of a plane. This is what they tell you:</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">We are on the moon! </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">No, this is Arizona. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">No, we're in the Australian Outback!</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">It's the airlines fault.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">No. It's the flight attendant who pushed us out.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Oh! Another passenger pushed me out. How did that crazy person get past TSA?</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">There is no hope of rescue. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Wait! There is a rescue effort underway. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">There is an 80% chance you and your treasured partner are going to crumble under the strain of this experience. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">No, you won't, this experience will make you stronger! </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">The desert is a gift! </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">No, it's not. It's a war and war is hell! </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Trying to make sense of this, you look around and say, "How did this happen? What made our plane go off track, when all the other planes made it to their destination just fine? If only we'd flown on a different airline. Who is right? Are we going to end up divorced or not? Is there a rescue party coming? Why are all of you talking at once? </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Everyone in the crowd starts to shout LOUDER. Their voices jumbling into a unintelligible cacophony . Then, it dawns on you that maybe there are no right answers, because no one really knows. This is more terrifying than any answer you could have heard.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">So despite being overwhelmed, despite struggling for the basic necessities and despite not knowing how you got there, you get on with the business of living your life. It's hard. It makes you angry, not at anyone in particular, just angry because it wasn't supposed to be this way. There are moments when the absurdity of it all makes you laugh. You and your partner discover that there are gorgeous sunsets in the desert and here, the stars shine with crystalline clarity. You smile a little more often and you realize that going to get water every day is doable once you know where the water hole is. You're scared sometimes, yes, but not as often as when you first landed. There are days when you wake up and wonder how you are ever going to make it through. At times, you're lonely for all the friends you had who went to Paris. Sometimes you don't recognize this person you're becoming or the person your partner has transformed into. </span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">The desert is your new normal and once it becomes familiar, it's more understandable. You know which plants are poisonous, how to get sand out of your sleeping bag and how to be patient when your partner is screaming "ALL I EVER WANTED WAS A CROISSANT!" The path to the water hole is well worn. You learn how to handle your own meltdowns and you figure out that there are some wonderful people here in the village. Your skin gets toughened by the sun, and you realize you don't need Starbucks to get through the day.</span><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><br style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;" /><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Sometimes at the end of the day, as you gaze up at the endless sky, you wonder, "What would Paris have been like?" But then you realize that the desert has become your home- and you wouldn't give it up for the world.</span></div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-53011732531953707482013-07-03T15:39:00.002-06:002013-07-03T15:52:18.999-06:00Craplosion<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 15px;">I read this article a few years ago, and it goes out to my friend who didn't just have a </span><span style="font-size: large;">crapisode </span><span style="font-size: 15px;">but an </span><span style="font-size: large;">craplosion</span><span style="font-size: 15px;"> with 2 pools, a deck, no diaper, and a dog diarrhea scented aroma for the backyard. </span></div>
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"Twice last month, we had a "crapisode." What is a crapisode? (This is where you might want to stop eating and put down your beverage.) My 10 year old (#2, appropriately for the purposes of this entry) pooped in the toilet. That is reason to cheer, believe me. Toilet training is a major issue in my section of the autism community. Our kids can wear diapers into their teens and beyond. So Miss G pooped. Hooray! But Miss G forgets to flush. And she rarely closes the lid. Not hooray.</div>
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Miss Peanut, my 6 year old, seems to believe that being a Virgo means she simply MUST swim in any puddle larger than spit. The toilet is like an Olympic sized pool to her. So Peanut goes into the toilet after Miss G has had her, ah, success. Peanut flings kaka everywhere and gets it all over herself, the floor, the walls, the tub, the baseboards and the window. Wes Craven could not film anything scarier than what I saw that school morning, 35 minutes before the bus was due to arrive. That's a "crapisode." It happens in the blink of an eye while I'm washing dishes or doing laundry. I'm alerted by a splashing sound that drops a brick into my stomach. Miss G doesn't understand to flush and close the lid. Miss Peanut doesn't realize that a face full of feces is rarely considered a way to amuse oneself outside of the fetish community."<br />
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To read the whole article click <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-stagliano/the-crappy-life-of-the-au_b_37742.html" target="_blank">here</a>.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-46621259692121893992013-02-10T23:35:00.000-07:002013-02-10T23:35:08.652-07:00Autism Waiver #2<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It has been over two months since we got the call saying our son has been drawn to participate in the Utah Medicaid Autism Waiver program. I am relived to say that the paperwork has been filled out, submitted, and finally approved. There was a delay waiting for some documentation from the doctors office which wasn't enough. So I had to find additional documentation from our personal records.<br /><div>
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If you are a new parent to the autism world. I encourage you to keep a journal, document appointments, keep all your paperwork, diagnosis verification, anything else relevant to your child's medical/mental/behavioral history. With multiple boys on the spectrum I have a separate binder for each of them. There are countless times when I need to retrieve a document, look back to see what treatment was given, how they responded to the treatment, or remember dates. I takes a little effort at first to organize the paperwork, but it will be worth it and needed throughout your child's life.</div>
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Coming up this month will be an information meeting for several of the parents so we are aware of what benefits and services are included with the program. I will let you know how it goes.</div>
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Here is a link to some helps for making tradition your child to adulthood.<br />
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Here is a quick list of LDS Facebook Groups and pages around disability topics. If you are aware of any other groups, please add them to the list.</div>
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If you see a need for a group that doesn't exist yet, please set it up and let us know!</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">AS/Autism and the Mormon Mindset</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/275215582514829/?fref=ts" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/275215582514829/?fref=ts" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/275215582514829/?fref=ts</a></div>
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This is a group for any LDS person who has a mental condition that limits them socially. Specifically autism/aspergers.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">LDS ASD - LDS Families with Autism (Closed)</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=137278506310424" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=137278506310424" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=137278506310424</a></div>
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A group for LDS families with Autistic members. A place to discuss the challenges and joys associated with being called to be in a family affected by Autism.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">LDS Autism in Canada (Open)</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2407150403" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2407150403" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2407150403</a></div>
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a group to help those of us LDS in Canada, to have a support group with a common belief</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">LDS Autism Spectrum (Closed)</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/134367146695881/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/134367146695881/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/134367146695881/</a></div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">LDS Disabilities (Open)</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ldsdisability/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/ldsdisability/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/ldsdisability/</a></div>
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General group for members with disabilities, family members, teachers, leaders or anyone else interested.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">LDS Disabilities Arizona (Closed)</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/277721832344941/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/277721832344941/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/277721832344941/</a></div>
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For Arizona LDS members or familiy members with disabilities or those interested in disabilities.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">LDS Disabilities Forum (Closed)</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/170421106362962/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/170421106362962/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/170421106362962/</a></div>
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General group for members with disabilities, family members, teachers, leaders or anyone else interested.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">LDS Disabilities Help (Page)</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/LDSdisAbilitiesHelp" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/LDSdisAbilitiesHelp" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/LDSdisAbilitiesHelp</a></div>
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Seeking solutions to help those with disabilities fully participate at church.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">LDS Down Syndrome Specific (Closed)</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/339961916054037/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/339961916054037/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/339961916054037/</a></div>
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This page is specific to those LDS families that have someone with Down syndrome in their life.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">LDS Progressive and Disabilities (Closed)</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/280537385306524/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/280537385306524/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/280537385306524/</a></div>
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This group is only for those who want to promote progressive changes in the LDS Church by and for people with disabilities.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">LDS Professionals Working with Disabilities (Open)</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/230482110303991/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/230482110303991/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/230482110303991/</a></div>
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For LDS Professionals who work in the area of disability.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">LDS support for people with Mental Health Concerns (Closed)</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/148450984974/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/148450984974/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/148450984974/</a></div>
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This group is for members of the LDS Church who are diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder and their families, friends and leaders who would like to support them.</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">The Liahona Project (Page)</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Liahona-Project/226691350704148" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Liahona-Project/226691350704148" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Liahona-Project/226691350704148</a></div>
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An online community of Latter-day Saint families with special needs children and adults</div>
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<strong style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">West Jordan Region Special needs Mutual (Closed)</strong></div>
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<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/136258442346/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/136258442346/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/groups/136258442346/</a></div>
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A group to keep everyone updated in the Special needs mutual activities/when we meet for for Church.</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-85465811349273151752012-12-06T14:49:00.002-07:002021-09-13T08:14:07.309-06:00Changes in Diagnostics for Autism and Asperger's<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="line-height: 20px;">Some articles are making you think that children diagnosed with Asperger Syndrome will no longer get any services simply because the name Asperger Syndrome will no longer be used in the DSM-V. Have no fear, your child may still receive services. Just get use to calling it Autism instead of Asperger's Syndrome. There will be some changes to the diagnostic criteria to help clearly diagnose individuals on the spectrum. The name change won't determine their level of functional ability, and they will still the the same loving and adorable child as they were before.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><i>To better understand basics about the Autism Spectrum Disorder you can find simplified answers in this book, Autism: Understanding The Puzzle...</i></span></div>
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<span class="author vcard" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;"><span class="fn">By By LINDSEY TANNER</span></span><span style="font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;">, </span><span class="source-org vcard" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: normal;"><span class="org fn">Associated Press</span></span><br />
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"CHICAGO (AP) — The now familiar term "Asperger's disorder" is being dropped. And abnormally bad and frequent temper tantrums will be given a scientific-sounding diagnosis called DMDD. But "dyslexia" and other learning disorders remain.</div>
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The revisions come in the first major rewrite in nearly 20 years of the diagnostic guide used by the nation's psychiatrists. Changes were approved Saturday.</div>
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Full details of all the revisions will come next May when the American Psychiatric Association's new diagnostic manual is published, but the impact will be huge, affecting millions of children and adults worldwide. The manual also is important for the insurance industry in deciding what treatment to pay for, and it helps schools decide how to allot special education.</div>
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This diagnostic guide "defines what constellations of symptoms" doctors recognize as mental disorders, said Dr. Mark Olfson, a Columbia University psychiatry professor. More important, he said, it "shapes who will receive what treatment. Even seemingly subtle changes to the criteria can have substantial effects on patterns of care.""</div>
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">ARLINGTON, Va. (Jan. 20, 2012)—The American Psychiatric Association (APA) has proposed new diagnostic criteria for </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) for autism. While final decisions </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">are still months away, the recommendations reflect the work of dozens of the nation’s top scientific and research </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">minds and are supported by more than a decade of intensive study and analysis. The proposal by the DSM-5 </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">incorporate several previously separate diagnoses, including autistic disorder, Asperger’s disorder, childhood </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">The proposal asserts that symptoms of these four disorders represent a continuum from mild to severe, rather than a </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">simple yes or no diagnosis to a specific disorder. The proposed diagnostic criteria for autism spectrum disorder specify </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">a range of severity as well as describe the individual’s overall developmental status--in social communication and other </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">relevant cognitive and motor behaviors. </span><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-625493737046088012012-12-06T12:35:00.001-07:002021-09-13T08:14:55.783-06:00Keep The Holidays Manageable for your Special Needs Child<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Holidays provide your family with a break from the ordinary, time spent with extended family and friends, and also a chance to reinforce traditions. However, jammed schedules and unpredictable routines, mixed with the sights and sounds of the holidays can add up to a season full of stress for your child with special needs.</div>
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“The change in routine is the biggest difficulty we have during the holidays,” says Sharla Jordan, mother of six boys (four with special needs) and author of Autism: Understanding the Puzzle (Lulu.com, 2011). “The unfamiliarity and excitement can lead to some difficult moments so we try to prepare our boys as best we can.” The following tips can help make your holiday season run a little smoother.</div>
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Read More - http://www.nashvilleparent.com/2012/11/keep-the-holidays-manageable-for-your-special-needs-child/</div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-62336769442094920962012-10-03T14:48:00.001-06:002012-10-03T14:48:34.718-06:00Apps for Autism<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is a list of 75 Apps for the iPad, check them out!<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-60415900803515684042012-10-01T23:04:00.001-06:002012-10-01T23:04:37.901-06:00Autism 30 Seconds - ACU<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ssjnVXwmEpM?fs=1" width="480"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-1506634263314274012012-09-21T13:14:00.000-06:002012-09-22T22:14:41.258-06:00Bad Parenting?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-size: large;">Why do others see me as a bad parent when my child misbehaves?</span><br />
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I know as a parent we are responsible for teaching our children what is acceptable behavior and correct them when they make a poor choice. I completely agree. I just wish others had understanding for the fact that parents of special needs children have to continually reteach their child how to behave appropriately. It will take the child longer to implement these correct behaviors and a lot of practice to gain control of their actions.<br />
Being a special needs mother I know what to expect, how to contain the situation, and help my son(s) calm down. I am not a parent who give excuses or allowances just because my children have special needs. We are sure to have our sons own up to their actions/choices and make restitution for it, to the best of their ability. But just because you got hit, scratched, bit, punched, or screamed at doesn't make me a bad parent, nor does it make my son a bad child. It means that something triggered his behavior, and there was nothing I could do to stop it in that moment. Should I have to be the one to apologies for my child every time an incident happens?" I wish I could say, "It's not my fault." but I can't. So, I apologize and hope for the best. Very likely they may say something rude and avoid us in the future, but I can't blame them in their ignorance. If they could only see how far my child has come to improve his behavior they would be more understanding. If I could send one message out to the world on this topic I would say.<br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-82848731977211974052012-07-14T22:42:00.000-06:002012-07-14T22:43:43.868-06:00Autism on Goodreads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Autism: Understanding The Puzzle is on Goodreads you can go and rate it <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15722175-autism" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-57370817552084949772012-07-14T22:25:00.002-06:002012-07-14T22:29:26.977-06:00One Gene, One Drug Affect Autism Behaviors in Mouse Model<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">"Harvard researchers found that deleting one gene in certain brain cells causes autism behaviors in mice. They also discovered that treating the mice with rapamycin, an immunosuppressant drug, prevents the symptoms. Autism Speaks </span>partially funded<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"> the </span>study<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">, published this month in the journal </span><em style="color: #111111; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">Nature</em><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: verdana, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;">.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">The findings represent an important step in figuring out brain pathways that cause autism, explains the study’s senior author, Mustafa Sahin, Ph.D., associate professor of neurology at Harvard University. It also represents a very early step in determining whether rapamycin or drugs like it can help individuals with autism.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Past research has associated autism with certain brain cells in the cerebellum, a region involved in coordinating brain activity. These cells, called Purkinje cells, play an essential role in normal brain function. Studies using post-mortem tissue show that many individuals with autism have fewer of these cells than is normal...</span><br />
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-59482313763619697322012-06-25T20:36:00.001-06:002012-06-25T20:53:12.916-06:00"I don't know how you do it"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white;">When someone finds out that I am a mother of six boys, with four of them on the autism spectrum, this is the most common response I hear, <span style="font-size: large;">"I don't know how you do it!</span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: large;">" </span>Yes, I know that six boys is an endless adventure, and having children with autism is extremely challenging. But, w</span><span style="background-color: white;">hen I hear this reply it always makes me wonder, <b>"Am I NOT suppose to do it?"</b></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Don't worry I am not offended if someone makes the comment, I know their meaning is, "Wow, I am amazed at all you do." </span><span style="background-color: white;">For me I don't know any other way of parenting. I am the mom, so I am going to do whatever it takes to care for my sons. Given different </span><span style="background-color: white;">circumstances</span><span style="background-color: white;"> I may wonder the same thing about you. I am awed at your strength and courage to face the daily challenges, even if to you they don't seam like anything special, or you feel like you can't keep going. <span style="font-size: large;">You are doing amazing work!</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">I do have to say that I learned a valuable secret from some other wise mom's, </span><span style="font-size: large;">"SELF CARE"</span> This is easier said than done, believe me. However, if I take care of myself, I can handle <i>almost</i> anything, ( I say that while crossing my fingers, hoping I didn't just jinx myself for any surprises anytime soon.) I don't mean selfish wants of, "I need this to feel better." Anything that is a distraction will not fill up my "mommy batteries" Instead I am talking about self care physically, emotionally, and <span style="background-color: white;">spiritually. If I take the time to care for myself, I am a better mom and have the energy to make it the next day. I make it a personal rule to do something in each area every day. I have my favorite list of things I like to do which is different from someone else, but here are a few examples for those who are looking for ideas.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">Take a nap or get a full nights sleep (if I am so lucky)</span><br />
Go for a walk<br />
Yoga<br />
Dance<br />
Listen to Music (or sing)<br />
Talk with a friend<br />
Jigsaw puzzles<br />
Read a great book<br />
Playing a game<br />
Write my thoughts down (hey look, I am doing one right now!)<br />
Get a Massage<br />
Dinner made by someone else, * this one is a BONUS!<br />
Laugh<br />
Take time to be still<br />
Pray<br />
Worship<br />
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<span style="background-color: white;">One other secret I've learned after caring for myself, is care for my husband. If he is happy and recharged, then that makes two of us to care for our family, which is a heck of a lot easier than doing it by myself. Often we take turns recharging our batteries so we can make it through another day. I am blessed to have him there to give me the much needed breaks so I have energy for later. Hopefully, you have such a great person in your life, if not a spouse, a friend, family, or a neighbor. If not, remember you are not alone. Someone greater than all of us is there watching over you, and He is only a prayer away.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9170140230049680882.post-13913575078963364682012-06-25T15:30:00.002-06:002012-06-25T15:45:05.685-06:00"Fixing" Autism<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/z2B1FeS5VX4?fs=1" width="480"></iframe><br />
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Lou's passion for his daughter is remarkable.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0