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Ireland Abandons Best Help for Autistic Children: Education Department Plans to Drop Evidence Based ABA for Autistic Children by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 14 Jul 2010 3:24am Like many members of the Irish Diaspora, a Doherty of the Great Clann O'Dochartaigh , ( 1 ),( 2 ),( 3 ), I enjoy reading about Irish society and history and reveling in the Irish music, the literature and the small pleasures of St. Patrick's Day. I am sadly disappointed though to read that the Irish Department of Education is planning ... Read on »

Autistic Children of Earth: Have Autistic Children Been Sacrificed for the Greater Good? by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 26 Jul 2009 10:14pm Torchwood Children of Earth, Image from Coventry Telegraph.net SPOILER ALERT: Do not read this blog if you intend to watch Torchwood: Children of Earth but have not yet done so. The 5 episode Torchwood: Children of Earth played in Canada this week on the Space television channel. It was good science fiction, using the f ... Read on »

Autistic Children - How Can Families with Autistic Children Find Support by Rudy S. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 08 May 2010 7:37pm This article has some useful advice from a doctor. Read on »

Failing our Autistic Children: What if Your Child was Home Alone? by Kim S. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 01 Mar 2012 12:00am Managing Editor's Note: This article struck me as incredibly important - I hope you agree. Peter Gerhardt nails the importance of daily living skills in addtion to academics. From The Record in Stockton, CA. Thank you to Roger Phillips. By Roger Phillips Record Staff Writer March 18, 2012 - 12:00 AM STOCKTON - D ... Read on »

Autism Society Canada Rejects Evidence Based Approach To Autism Treatment And Fails Autistic Children by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Sat 23 Aug 2008 11:30pm Recent statements by current Autism Society Canada President Kathleen Provost to a Montreal Gazette reporter have me asking again what the ASC actually does to help autistic Canadians? When the ASC can not even tell the Canadian public in a forthright manner what numerous American state and professional agencies have told us for years ... Read on »

Autism and Education: CACL Promotes Discrimination Against Autistic Children by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 28 Oct 2009 11:00pm The Canadian Association for Community Living, and its provincial counterparts like the New Brunswick Association for Community Living, have done much to help persons with disabilities. Unfortunately despite their many good deeds they have also, for many years, been actively and intentionally promoting discrimination against some children with A ... Read on »

Repressive Autism Advocacy: ASAN Does Not Represent Other People's Autistic Children by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Wed 06 May 2009 12:00pm ASAN, the "Autism" Self Advocacy Network, is more than just a network for high functioning persons with PDD's or Autism Spectrum Disorders. It goes beyond simply representing the interests of its members and insists on challenging the rights of other persons, usually children, to receive representation of their interests through their parents a ... Read on »

Breaking Autism Taboo - Speaking Truths About Raising Severely Autistic Children by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 11:32am Michael Burke of Henrico County Virginia has broken the autism taboo about speaking openly and publicly about the challenges, stresses and pressures of raising severely autistic children. He has spoken about the pressures and stresses placed on family members and the injuries and risks his family were exposed to. Mr. Burke's public disclosure ... Read on »

Does Ari Ne'eman believe parents of low functioning autistic children want their kids to 'drop dead'? by Jonathan Mitchel Patient Expert

Posted Fri 11 Mar 2011 12:00am I just came across this rather entertaining video on youtube in which Ari Ne'eman's position on the NCD is endorsed. About 2 minutes and 30 seconds or so into the video what this individual says is rather shocking. He states that the parents of low functioning autistic children wish their kids would 'drop dead'. I wonder why Ari Ne'eman has n ... Read on »

Liberal Premier Dalton McGuinty's Autism Therapy Wait Lists Harm Ontario's Autistic Children by Harold L D. Patient Expert

Posted Fri 31 Jul 2009 9:35am

1 Comment I try to keep this blog site focused on autism and I try to keep it non-partisan despite being a life long Liberal. (With Prime Minister Stephen Harper washing his hands of Canada's autism crisis it is hard to present non-partisan commentary about federal autism initiatives. or lack thereof). In recent elections, provincially and federally, ... Read on »