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Ontario Rescues Autism Summer Camp from Harper Funding Cuts by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 11:31am The Liberal government of Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty has stepped in to announce it would provide funding to ensure that a summer camp for autistic... for autistic children? No surprise there. Ontario rescues camp for autistic children May 18, 2007 04:30 AM bruce campion-smith ottawa burea OTTAWA–While a Toronto camp Read on »

Autism Twitter Day Should Include Severe, Low Functioning, Autistic Disorder Realities by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 08 Dec 2008 4:53am

1 Comment not exclude the severely autistic - those persons with Autistic Disorder who are low functioning and cognitively impaired. On Autism Twitter Day let us not forget those persons with Autistic Disorder who live their adult Read on »

Autism Diagnoses: DSM V Should Separate Autistic Disorder from Aspergers and HFA by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 12 May 2009 3:23pm

3 Comments between Aspergers Disorder and those with higher functioning PDD -NOS and autistic disorders. The other DSM problem which generates much unnecessary conflict is the inclusion... serious challenges of persons with Autistic Disorder who lack a fundamental understanding of the world, who have very limited abstract thought and who have very little in the way Read on »

Steven Higgs on Autism - One Half Sentence for Autistic Disorder, One Whole Article for Aspergers by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 04 Jul 2010 11:45pm with Autistic Disorder, those most severely affected by autism disorders, and writes an article about the entire autism spectrum of disorders in which he focuses on Aspergers... of) a 15-year-old girl with Asperger's." The highlighted words in the preceding quote are the only mention of Autistic Disorder in this article about "Autism's" generation gap Read on »

Autism Disorders and Intellectual Disability: Claim that 75-80% of Persons with Autistic Disorder are Intellectually Disabled i by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 03 May 2010 2:41am but is not comfortable with the fact that many persons with Autistic Disorder are Intellectually Disabled. Mr. Griswold and Astrid at at Astrid's Journal disagree with my numerical references... seems to think. My assertion is that credible authorities have stated that 75-80% of persons with Autistic Disorder are intellectually disabled. I stand by that assertion Read on »

Autism Rising in California: 1200% Increase In Autistic Disorder Cases 1987-2007 by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 07 May 2009 7:56pm

1 Comment San Jose's Mercury News.com reports that a new California state study released this week shows a 12 fold or 1200% increase in classic autism, or Autistic Disorder, cases over..., the study focused on people with classic autism and generally excluded people with other autistic spectrum disorders, such as Asperger's syndrome and Rett's disorder. The expansion Read on »

Do Study Results Involving High Functioning Autism Subjects Automatically Apply to Persons with Autistic Disorder and Intellect by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 05 Jan 2010 2:36am Can the results of studies involving subjects with High Functioning Autism automatically be applied to persons with Low Functioning Autism, to the 75-80% of persons with Autistic Disorder who are cognitively impaired? In Brain Serotonin and Dopamine Transporter Bindings in Adults With High-Functioning Autism the authors are careful Read on »

Champions Summer Science Summer Camp: Win a Week @ Science Camp! by Dealectible Mom Posted Sat 15 May 2010 4:02pm With summer fast approaching, we are beginning to ponder the idea of summer camps for the first time. Big Pea is approaching six years old and although I have... brain keeps chuggin’ along, even through summer time! When I asked her what type of summer camp she would like to attend, she immediately said science camp and understandably Read on »

Summer Camp for the Green Generation: Youth Empowered Action Camp (YEA) by Cinde Posted Tue 29 Jun 2010 6:15pm Kids who are interested in making a difference in our world can learn how to do this in a fun summer camp setting with other like-minded kids at YEA Camp: Youth..., but it was really good! Everything tasted good!"-Jesse, 13, San Francisco, CA My daughter is attending YEA camp this summer, and she and I are both thrilled! I will be posting a review Read on »

Summer Camp’s A Little Fishy by Kirsty815 Patient Expert

Posted Sun 04 Oct 2009 11:11pm So recently my mother-in-law was over for dinner and we were chatting about what camps we were planning on putting Meggers in this year…. MIL: “Meg do you like horses... for dinner and we were chatting about what camps we were planning on putting Meggers in this year…. MIL: “Meg do you like horses?” Meg: “Yep!” MIL: “How about fishing?” Meg Read on »