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Bridging the Gap: Empowering Families Awaiting an Autism Diagnosis
…Autism Care Partners. Footnotes www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/data.html Delay from Screening to Diagnosis in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Results from a Large National Health Research Network – The Journal of Pediatrics (jpeds.com) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2928572/; www.ucsf.edu/news/2022/08/423546/half-moms-kids-autism-have-high-depressive-symptoms…
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Technology Makes Things Possible
…has gotten so much more comfortable with being able to text.” – Bernard (Bernie) A. Krooks, Esq., parent From left: Max, Robin and Bernie Krooks practice their texting Bernie’s anecdote…
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An Affordable, High-Quality University Option for Students on the Spectrum
…if they should seek a diagnosis from a mental health professional, all from the comfort of their own home. The Borough of Manhattan Community College started Project PASS (Progressing Autism…
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What Are Your Legal Entitlements Now That Your Child Has Been Diagnosed?
…a free appropriate public education under the IDEA. Each state must provide all eligible children with a public education that meets their individual needs. Part C of the IDEA –…
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The Support of Adolescents and Adults with Autism in the Community – How to Establish Community and Life Skills That Will Endure
…that will endure so that individuals with ASD can navigate society productively and without complete dependence on service systems. The community is composed of a diversity of preferences, philosophies, activities,…
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To Be or Not to Be (Autistic) – The New Generation of Kids Who Are Almost Autistic, But Not Quite
…Autistic? These disorders cannot be officially recognized as “…many psychiatrists, pediatricians, family doctors and school officials fear that if validated, sensory processing disorder could become rampant – a vague diagnosis…
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A Childβs Right to Positive Behavioral Interventions
…comprehensive program for students with autism spectrum disorders using evidence-based practices. Education and Training in Developmental Disabilities, 42(4), 398-409. National Research Council, (2001), Educating Children with Autism, Washington, DC:…
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The Ritvo Autism Asperger Diagnostic Scale-Revised (RAADS-R)
…of false negative or missed diagnoses), Specificity =100% (percent of false positive diagnoses), Concurrent Validity = 96% when compared with another diagnostic instruments (ADOS Module 4, SRS), and Test Retest…
