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AUTISTICS ON A PLANE! MORE FROM THE "JOY" OF AUTISM FILES by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 25 Jun 2008 5:06am A mother and her toddler with autism were asked to deplane an American Eagle flight, when the child had a meltdown. I'm sure we'll read about both sides of this story. Read the story HERE. Read on »

Weekly Wrap: Autism Science, Doing Autopsies on Plane-Crash Victims by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 01 Apr 2013 12:00am By Dan Olmsted When the mainstream media and medical establishment talk about autism long enough, they end up babbling incoherent nostrums about early detection, greater awareness, the joys of disability and, finally, pure noise. The "news" product that gets extruded through the tube becomes stupider and stupider and older and ol ... Read on »

News: "Autistic toddler kicked off airplane" by Danette Patient Expert

Posted Sat 28 Jun 2008 12:00am You may have seen this story in the news the other day - a mother and her 2-year-old toddler, who has autism, were removed from a plane. http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/local&id=6223045 My first reaction when I heard about this, aside from feeling bad for this mother and her son, was that this is the reason we don't fly. W ... Read on »

Society, autistic youngsters face a balancing act by debstake Patient Expert

Posted Wed 29 Apr 2009 3:39pm This titled post was also the title of an article in my local paper; The Patriot-News. To begin this an associated press piece and after searching The Patriot site, the Associated Press site, and google I can not find this article online. So I will type it by hand and include my response below the article. By Dave Kolpack Of The Associated ... 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 As I mentioned in my previous post Alan Griswold of Autistic Aphorisms is one of those comfortable with speculation that Jesus Christ may have been autistic 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 referenc ... Read on »

On Autism Awareness day - What is Autism by KFloortime Lite Mama Posted Fri 03 Apr 2009 12:00am On my way to Chicago this morning ( for I am typing on my laptop in the plane) I am entranced by these two bright little eyes on top of the seat in front of me. I smile at the child who has turned around to interact with me My smile encourages him and he goes down on his seat and then peers out from the side . When I tilt my head ... 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 There are two major problems with the current DSM categorisation of Pervasive Developmental, or Autism Spectrum, Disorders. One is the lack of any relevant distinction between Aspergers Disorder and those with higher functioning PDD -NOS and autistic disorders. The other DSM problem which generates much unnecessary conflict is the inclusio ... 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 Steven Higgs has been a refreshing voice on the autism internet. He doesn't simply regurgitate the official line on issues and his journalism background and writing skills are always helpful. When it comes to autism "spectrum" disorders though Steven Higgs does what most in the mainsream media and on the internet do ... he ignores almost enti ... 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 December 16, 2008 will be Autism Twitter Day, an excellent idea from Bonnie Sayers/autism family. I hope though that Autism Twitter Day, in an effort to be positive, does 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 ... 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 a 20 year period. The state's general population grew by only 27% during that same period. From 1987 to 2007, the number of people with autism receiving services at stat ... Read on »