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Read Tony Jace’s latest entry in the CPI Executive Blog, “One in 88 Children Has Autism,” including recent Centers for Disease Control and Prevention survey results and other new findings about autism.
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In this video, Karen Schoenhals, a woman with Asperger’s, reflects on how her condition hindered her from having social success as a schoolchild. Though she did well academically, she had problems recognizing social signals and vocalizing her emotions.
Read more: Engaging With People With Asperger’s…
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Bread, milk, crackers, cookies, pizza—can what a child eats affect her behavior?
A study conducted at Penn State indicates that a gluten-free, casein-free diet can play a role in improvements in the behavior of kids with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). When kids with autism and GI symptoms eliminated from their diets the proteins found in wheat, cow’s milk, and other foods, parents noted improvements in “language, eye contact, engagement, attention span, and social responsiveness.”
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“One day, hopefully I can tell the president about autism.”
Sam Wessels may be only 10 years old, but he means what he says. The fact that he can verbalize what he wants is something his mother, Lin, never hoped for: Sam has autism, and had stopped speaking at age three. Today, he wants to tell the world about his autism.
Read more: Autism in Their Own Words…
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Did you know that children on the autism spectrum are at high risk for bullying?
The initial results of a survey by the Interactive Autism Network (IAN) are staggering: 63% of 1,167 children with autism between ages six and 15 have been bullied. These children also experience meltdowns and aggressive outbursts triggered by bullies.
Read more: Study: Children With Autism Are Often Targets of Bullying…
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On Sunday, April 22, CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) staff will be wearing their best Hawaiian outfits and bowling in support of autism awareness. CPI will be participating in Good Friend Inc.’s fourth-annual Hoa Aloha Autism Awareness Bowling Event at New Berlin Bowl in New Berlin, WI. This is the third consecutive year that CPI has participated in the event. Two years ago CPI won the best-dressed award!
Read more: CPI Partners With Good Friend, Inc. to Support Autism Awareness…
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Could you draw a picture of a city from memory—after only a 20-minute helicopter ride over it?
Diagnosed at age three with autism, Stephen Wiltshire showed a keen interest in drawing by age five. His early drawings focused on animals and cars, but he quickly became fascinated by the landmark buildings around his home in London, and created detailed architectural sketches. Thanks to a teacher at the Queensmill School in West London, Stephen’s drawings were entered in children’s art competitions, garnering him first local, then nationwide interest by the time he was eight.
Read more: Art Engages Kids With Autism…
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