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ATN@Work: Visual supports ease medical visits for kids with autism… with autism respond well to visual information. Behavioral therapists and special-education teachers have long used visual supports in the classroom. Here at Vanderbilt, we’re expanding their use in pediatric healthcare. Merriam-Webster defines a … device to replace or augment a missing or impaired part of the body.” I think this definition applies so well to visual supports. I’ve come to view visual supports as more than another autism intervention. I see them as prosthetic devices. …
Q&A: Parent video training for autism study… parent-baby interactions. The researchers call their program iBASIS for “Intervention in the British Autism Study of Infant Siblings.” Like the Autism Speaks Baby Siblings Research Consortium in North America, the United Kingdom’s BASIS team studies the “at risk” younger siblings of … Well, we hypothesized that we might achieve a long-term effect, but it’s always a pleasant surprise when the data actually supports your hypothesis! At the beginning of our study, the 9-month-olds who had high familial risk had overall increased …
Expert Q&A: DSM-5 and ASD… director of the Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders at University of California, Irvine, an Autism-Speaks supported Autism Care Network site. Understanding and diagnosing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a constantly evolving … than different disorders altogether. What are the diagnostic criteria for ASD in the DSM-5? What are the three levels of support? The DSM-5 revised the symptoms that were required to make a diagnosis of ASD, combining the separate social and … interests or activities (RRBs). As ASD is now considered part of a spectrum, the DSM-5 also includes three levels of support needs to differentiate patients under the diagnostic umbrella. Levels can be assigned for each symptom and break …
ATN@Work: Personalizing hospital care for children with autism… the lead author of an Autism Treatment Network study that helped develop a model program for tailoring in-patient care to support kids with autism At Mass General Hospital for Children, Dr. Sarabeth Broder-Fingert discusses a patient’s … Right after that eye-opening experience, I thought there must be other hospitals that have developed ways to support children and families affected by autism when they come into the hospital. So I set out to find these programs and … the issue from different perspectives. What was it like for a child? For the family? For the hospital staff who want to support them but may not know how? The goals of Mass General Hospitals Acute Care Plan for AutismQ: What did you learn from …
ATN@Work: Improving emergency care for children with autism… triggers, along with strategies that can help the child cope. These include their preferred methods of communication and support. Once filled out, this form can become part of the child’s chart so it’s seen by all the hospital staff who work … research possible? CK: Autism Speaks and ATN/AIR-P were key to enabling this research to take place, through financial support at two sites. In addition, ATN/AIR-P leadership collaborated with us in reviewing our research as it unfolded, providing important feedback and direction. We are grateful for their support and that of Autism Speaks’ community of volunteers and donors. Learn more about the Autism Speaks Autism Treatment …
Genetic testing for autism can guide interventions… information can be found at the National Institutes of Health’s Genetic Home Reference tool. What is Autism Speaks doing to support genetic research into autism and co-occurring conditions? Autism Speaks is working towards advancing the technology … linked to ASD and its co-occurring conditions in about 15 to 30 percent of individuals. Autism Speaks has also been supporting the Autism Genetics Resource Exchange (AGRE) and MSSNG database , two programs aimed at understanding the … fits the needs and goals of each autistic individual. What is Autism Speaks’ position on eugenics? Autism Speaks does not support eugenics. Our research in the genomics field (via AGRE, MSSNG and PATH to Discovery) exists to help advance the …
Girls, genes and autism… , at the University of Washington, in Seattle. I want to start by saying "thank you" to the Autism Speaks community for its support of my research. My Weatherstone Fellowship launched my scientific career by helping fund my first big study – into … disrupted the normal formation of synapses – the vital connections that link brain cells with each other. This finding supported earlier evidence that problems with brain connectivity are a root cause of autism. In addition, we found many … in ways that can improve the lives of people across the autism spectrum. Thanks again to the Autism Speaks community for supporting this work. … An Autism Speaks fellowship launched this young scientist’s groundbreaking research on the genetics …
Autism and ADNP syndrome… genetic syndrome. Because of this, he lost valuable years of early intervention and specialized therapy that might have supported his development. On the positive side, our experience helped lead to the discovery of an early biomarker for ADNP … with ADNP, I started searching for other families with children who have the same condition. I started a Facebook parent support page and created an ADNP informational website . I began to see that ADNP children shared a more medically complex …