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Shock Treatment for Children with Autism?
According
to the Washington Post, Electroconvulsive
Therapy Machines (ECT) will soon be required to undergo the same rigorous
testing as other medical equipment currently on the market.
A 1974 law mandating the
close…
VTech V.Smile a Great Resource for Children with Autism
It was this past August on my son’s fourth birthday when I hooked up his
VTech V.Smile game for the first time.
In the pattern of how I have been teaching him new things, his older brother and I took turns playing while
he eagerly…
Top iPad Apps for Children with Autism
For families of children with autism, we know all too well the challenge of communication between us and the child. Autism affects both receptive and expressive communication skills and can often leave everyone frustrated at the inability…
Video Games Used to Enhance Skills of Those with Autism
An eleven-year-old autistic boy in Edgewood, Washington with a keen interest for X-Box games, was recently labeled a ¨Cheater¨ by Microsoft for allegedly tampering with his account to boost his gaming scores. This comes from a boy who…
Autism and Academics: What Every Parent Needs to Know
Any parent with a school-aged child knows that both classroom issues and homework can often be overwhelming for students. And no one knows that better than the parents of a child with autism. Not only do autistic students have an academic…
Internet Safety and Your Child With Autism
Parents are inundated with the warnings about the perils of cyberspace and the necessity of protecting their children, a task made more daunting if that child is a guileless autistic.
When my fourteen-year-old son gushed that he had met…
iPad Assists Those With Autism and Other Special Needs
It's common knowledge that computers and technology can greatly assist children with autism in a wide range of areas. From video modeling to computer-based learning to e-learning, there are a wide variety of technological resources…