Category Archives: Autism

Is It Autism?

Reprinted from Autism.com How common is it? For many years autism was rare – occurring in just five children out of 10,000. However, since the early 1990s, the [..]

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‘Shock’ School Trial: Where Is the Evidence that Abuse Helps Treat Autism?

Reprinted from Time Heathland By: Maia Szalavitz The video is brutal: a young man, pinned face down in four-point restraints, receiving 31 electric shocks over the course of [..]

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Auction to Benefit our iPads for Autism Program

Thank you for your generous support of Danny’s Wish! Our mission is to provide life enhancing resources and experiences for kids and families dealing with Autism and Autism [..]

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Donate and Support “Heart Child” The Movie!

Friends of Danny’s Wish, check out the amazing endeavor of 2 young filmmakers Ben Duffy and Michael Sassano who set off to document one mother’s extraordinary trials and [..]

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Mom’s Obesity, Diabetes Linked with Autism and Developmental Delays

New research from the University of California, Davis, finds that a woman’s weight and health during pregnancy may have significant influences on her child’s development. Read more »

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Tighter autism criteria to limit aid

By BENEDICT CAREY, New York Times Proposed changes in the definition of autism would sharply reduce the skyrocketing rate at which the disorder is diagnosed and might make [..]

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Are Apps The Key To Revolutionizing Autism Learning

Reprinted from BBC News Technology has completely and utterly changed Veronica’s life. “She has gone from being a little girl who had no way of showing us how [..]

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Facebook Video-Emily with Her iPad

REPOSTED – A precious video was posted this past weekend on our Facebook Page. It comes from Barb Driscoll Richards and her daughter, Emily. We can’t tell you [..]

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Diagnosing Autism

Austism Spectrum Disorders varies widely in severity and symptoms and may go unrecognized, especially in mildly affected children or when it is masked by more debilitating handicaps. Very [..]

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Autism and Romance Mix in Live-via-Internet ‘On the Spectrum’

“On the Spectrum,” a new play by veteran Los Angeles screenwriter Ken LaZebnik, will achieve two rarities for a live drama during its premiere run through Nov. 27 [..]

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