Claire Greer, Consultant for Autism, Severe/Profound and Multiple Disabilities for the NC Department of Public Instruction, has developed 5 modules for training autism teams in each LEA (Local Education Agency, or school district).Ā The LEA selects a group of professionalsāoften a special education teacher, a speech pathologist, and an occupational therapistāto attend these intensive sessions.Ā …
Will they, or won’t they? Should they, or shouldn’t they?
Lots of opinions back and forth over the New York Times article on the proposed changes to the DSM-V.Ā Ari Neāeman, founder of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network thinks this could be helpful in terms of getting more services, parents of children with a diagnosis of Asperger Syndrome fear the loss of identity for their children.Ā …
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Article on multiplex autism in families and how no one is tracking the numbers.