Dear Families and Friends: Cherokee County Spectrum Support Group Meeting Date: Thursday, Feb 8th at 6:45pm Location: 335 Parkway 575 Suite 220 Woodstock, GA...
Dear Families and Friends: April is Autism Awareness month. A great way to promote autism awareness is thru the media. Thru out the year I am contacted by...
Hedi- \We are willing- Burt is 3 -classic autism- we will discuss anything - I just don't feel that comfortable about waivers- but we have a great support...
Waters, Mary
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Feb 6, 2007 8:03 pm
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Bethesda, MD (February 8, 2007) The Autism Society of America (ASA) welcomed the new CDC studies on the prevalence numbers of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in...
I would like to organize a protest of the news coverage of CNN and the CDC Autism Press Release of 2/8/2007. All news outlets I saw carried extensive coverage...
I am sorry I watched the other 2 national news stations that had the stories about autism- I was unaware that CNN did not have anything. I guess I feel dumb...
Waters, Mary
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Feb 9, 2007 8:40 pm
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Sorry I wasn't clear enough. I meant the coverage all day today on all networks and cable news outlets. If they devoted just 1/4 the time to Autism what a...
Please see below for a sample of some of the coverage concerning rates of ASDs in the US. If you would like additional information on the studies, please go to...
Rice, Catherine (CDC/...
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Feb 9, 2007 9:33 pm
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... I am sorry if I wasn't clear. I appreciate all of the work the CDC has done and all the participating families. Also, to all those print media that...
Gag - What - Excuse me- "willingness of the parents" ??? How does trollong thru our children's school records, without our permission, become willingness? Did...
Hello, I am looking for qualified ABA therapists to do in home therapy for my 3.9 year old son in Oxford, AL. (We are about 45 minutes from Douglasville,...
A friend forwarded this info to me .... It is being held at her church (Northstar in Marietta). Special Needs Parenting Seminar Just A.S.K. - Autism - Special...
Thought folks might not have heard of this potential source for funding. -RWM _________________________________________________________________ National Autism...
Hello, We just received our diagnosis of autism for our 21 month old son. Based on his scores, he qualifies as receving the Mental Retardation label even...
He seems too young to be able to determine his level of MR. It may help you if you are applying for the Katie Beckett Deeming Waiver (for funding) but I ...
Totally agree- the therapist know that he is really not MR- they know that the autism is making him "appear" that way- if not change therapist. Good luck-...
Waters, Mary
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Feb 13, 2007 3:39 am
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If you are speaking of waivers in Georgia, organizations now use the term developmental disability- or some similar term which includes autism. This is not my...
My 10 yo son recently dx. with Asperger's/ADD/potential bipolar disorder ??. He's currently in 4TH grade ( has been there since 1ST grade )at small private...
See below for an organization that takes applications for family assistance related to autism: http://www.nationalautismassociation.org/familyfirst.php _____ ...
Rice, Catherine (CDC/...
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Feb 13, 2007 5:48 pm
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They said the same thing about our son when he was about the same age. DO NOT accept this DX until you see solid proof in a couple of years. His lack of...
Dear Families and Friends: Please see information below on D.I.R. ( Floortime) Training. Thank you, Heidi Fernandez FLOORTIME ATLANTA 1970 Cliff Valley Way ...
There is only one profession that is trained in comprehensive educational, cognitive, adaptive, and diagnostic assessment and that is clinical psychology. A...
Dear Families and Friends: Please see below information on a great opportunity to hear Jean Estes speak about IEP's. Heidi Fernandez Parent and Advocate ...
Find this article at: http://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/02/18/lunchbox.lead.ap/index.html From CNN: Lead-laden lunchboxes OK'd by government • Study found...
This is the most amazing insight into autism I have ever seen. I am so overwhelmed with this woman's ability versus her appearance that it is a wake up call to...
I know that insurance companies have denied services (ST, OT, and PT) based upon the autism diagnosis...shame on them! Three Questions: 1. Has anybody heard...
I went through this several years ago. In accepting your insurance you should have been given a certificate of coverage. (a book of all the fine print...
Thank you to everyone who has sent me information on special need programs at various churches. I will put a list together,and try and post it to the file...
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