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Teaching police departments about autism9h ago ( January 27, 2021 at 11:30 AM )  Tags: Post, News, Police, Mental Health, Autism, Police Brutality, Policing, Disabilities, Bay Area, Fix The Police, Disability Rights, Matthew Clark, KPIX CBS, Police Reform, Autistic, Neurodiversity 84 people like this. Like Fearfully and Wonderfully Made by a Loving GodJanuary 26, 2021 at 1:10 AM I was curled up on my cat-scratched yoga mat, rocking and crying. This is a frequent occurrence so I wasn’t alarmed, but the thought that God was near to me in my pain made me sob even harder — how could my perfect Creator see me like this?
I live with autism, and what had prompted this meltdown was a simple, harmless question:
“What are you learning in your time with God this week?”
For a few months, I’ve been meeting weekly with a spiritual counselor through online video sessions. She asks thi...Tags: Identity, Inspiration, Autism, Matthew, Peter, NIV, Encouragement, Fearfully And Wonderfully Made 13 people like this. Like Boosted by celebrity endorsements and a controversial research program, clinics are peddling stem cell autism treatments questioned by expertsJanuary 13, 2021 at 6:31 AM Tags: Facebook, Home Depot, UK, Hollywood, Science, Instagram, US, Trends, Ukraine, Cnn, Autism, News UK, Stem Cells, Josh Brolin, Fda, Mel Gibson 134 people like this. Like "Julian Assange cannot be lawfully extradited to the US to face charges over WikiLeaks because of his mental health and suicide risk..."January 4, 2021 at 7:36 AM "... a judge has ruled. District Judge Vanessa Baraitser highlighted the intense restrictions and isolated conditions he would be likely to face in the US, saying they mean extradition would be 'oppressive.'... [S]ection 91 of the Extradition Action 2003.... states that when 'the physical or mental condition of the person is such that it would be unjust or oppressive to extradite him, the judge must order the person’s discharge.' The court heard that Assange has been held at HMP Belmarsh in Lon...Tags: UK, London, Crime, Prison, Law, US, Autism, United States, Julian Assange, Wikileaks, Trump, Assange, Asperger, Aren, Ann Althouse, Gender Difference 44 people like this. Like Hoornstra: Alternative Baseball Organization is the feel-good story baseball needsDecember 30, 2020 at 8:14 PM  Tags: Sports, Atlanta, Sport, Autism, Soccer, Mlb, Dallas, Little League, Pasadena, Orange County, ABO, Henderson, Duncan, Huntington Beach, Barstow, Youth Sports 84 people like this. Like Camilla Pang: 'You have to acknowledge the hilarity of what it is to be human'November 28, 2020 at 12:00 PM Prize-winning author Camilla Pang talks about her autism and ADHD diagnoses and her desire to challenge myths about neurodiversityThis month Camilla Pang won the Royal Society book prize for her debut, Explaining Humans: What Science Can Teach Us about Life, Love and Relationships. She has a PhD in bioinformatics from UCL and works as a postdoctoral researcher. Dr Pang was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder at the age of eight and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder at 26.Why did you d...Tags: Health, Books, Science, Neuroscience, Society, Autism, Culture, Ucl, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Pang, Science and nature books, Mind And Body Books, Camilla Pang 15 people like this. Like Must Hollywood cast an actor with autism to play a character with autism?November 21, 2020 at 10:22 AM Hollywood strikes again with another film where non-disabled actors play disabled roles. Having a neurotypical play an autistic person is offensive enough; rolling this trailer out at the start of #DisabilityHistoryMonth is a kick in the bloody teeth.No captions, either. https://t.co/VJOnVUv9Mz— Liam O'Dell (@LiamODellUK) November 19, 2020 Criticism and responses here, at Twitter: "Sia faces backlash after casting Maddie Ziegler as an autistic teen in upcoming movie Music." Answers from Sia: ...Tags: Hollywood, Movies, Law, Actors, Disability, Autism, Sia, Liam, Maddie Ziegler, Ann Althouse 32 people like this. Like I feel bullied and hopeless. How can I find happiness? | Dear MariellaNovember 15, 2020 at 1:00 AM Go back to therapy and use the skills to better understand yourself and combat self loathing, says Mariella FrostrupThe dilemma I am a woman in my 30s. On paper I am bright – an Oxford graduate with a slew of prestigious qualifications, extracurricular achievements and a fairly successful career. The reality is I just feel pathetic, ignorant and gormless. I’ve got to where I am because I’m adept at analysing and memorising information, while clearly lacking other types of intelligence. I was bu...Tags: Life and style, Society, Autism, Oxford, Mariella, Mariella FrostrupThe 3 people like this. Like Update: Springtide, an autism treatment center network, raises $18 millionNovember 13, 2020 at 12:05 PM  Tags: Health, Startups, TC, Tech, Autism, United States, Connecticut, Healthcare Industry, Medicaid, Aba, Deerfield, Ye, Deerfield Management, Sylvan Learning, Julian Harris, Optum Ventures 102 people like this. Like Springtide, an autism treatment center network, raises $15.6 millionNovember 13, 2020 at 12:05 PM Tags: TC, US, Tech, Autism, United States, Connecticut, Healthcare, Oscar, Healthcare Industry, Medicaid, Aba, Executive, Deerfield, Ye, Optum, Deerfield Management 118 people like this. Like A conversation on music and autism (part two)November 13, 2020 at 5:30 AM  Tags: Books, Science Fiction, Music, England, Bruce Springsteen, London, Featured, Autism, David Bowie, Literature, Nashville, Nebraska, Bill, Michael, Steely Dan, Deb 123 people like this. Like Siena Castellon: 'Autistic people are really struggling with how uncertain things are'November 11, 2020 at 2:00 AM The 18-year-old autism campaigner and international children’s peace prize finalist on why diagnosis of the condition for girls urgently needs improvingEach morning Siena Castellon synchronises her morning routine to music with the same 30-minute playlist. Different songs act as time markers. “The trick is to choose music you love and to listen to the same playlist every day,” explains the teenager. When Wonderwall by Oasis comes on she knows she should be brushing her teeth. By the time Summert...Tags: Lana Del Rey, Education, Society, UK News, Disability, Autism, Dyslexia, Schools, Young People, Children's Rights, Oasis, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Coronavirus, Siena Castellon 37 people like this. Like A conversation on music and autism (part one)November 10, 2020 at 5:30 AM  Tags: Books, Music, London, Featured, Autism, Literature, Vancouver, Bill, Santa, Mom, Michael, Casio, Deborah, Graeme, Science & Medicine, Arts & Humanities 69 people like this. Like Employers are changing attitudes and procedures for employees with autismNovember 3, 2020 at 3:00 PM  Tags: Video, News, Autism, 60 Minutes, Autistic, Neurodiversity, Vanderbilt University Read, Frist Center for Autism 128 people like this. Like Employers are changing attitudes and procedures for autistic employeesNovember 3, 2020 at 3:00 PM Tags: Video, News, Autism, 60 Minutes, Autistic, Neurodiversity, Vanderbilt University Read, Frist Center for Autism 90 people like this. Like Autistic people's nerve cells differ before birth, new study findsNovember 3, 2020 at 2:53 AM  Tags: Children, Cdc, Pregnancy, Neuroscience, Brain, Genetics, Disability, Autism, United States, Innovation, Cambridge, Emotions, Mind, Cambridge University, Autism Spectrum Disorder, King s College London 143 people like this. Like 'At 47, I discovered I am autistic – suddenly so many things made sense'October 19, 2020 at 12:30 PM Other people’s lives always seemed more effortless, but it took my daughter’s autism diagnosis to realise whyUntil last year I had no idea I was autistic. I knew I was different and I had always been told I was “too sensitive”. But I don’t fit the dated Rain Man stereotype. I’m a CEO, I’m married, I have two children. Autism is often a hidden disability.Other people made life seem easy and effortless while, before my diagnosis, I always operated with some level of confusion. I was able to achiev...Tags: Life and style, Mental Health, Autism, Health & wellbeing, Australian lifestyle 38 people like this. Like "People like me – who have Asperger’s syndrome and autism, who don’t follow social codes – we are not stuck in this social game of avoiding important issues."October 11, 2020 at 7:33 AM "We dare to ask difficult questions. It helps us see through the static while everyone else seems to be content to role-play." Said Greta Thunberg, quoted in "Greta Thunberg: ‘Only people like me dare ask tough questions on climate’" (The Guardian). Thunberg believes her condition helps her look at the world and see what others cannot, or will not, see. She dislikes small talk and socialising, preferring to stick to routines and stay “laser-focused”. And her ability to concentrate fiercely is...Tags: Law, US, Global Warming, Joe Biden, Autism, Biden, Asperger, Greta, Ann Althouse, Thunberg, Greta Thunberg, Svante Thunberg, Said Greta Thunberg 3 people like this. Like Report raises alarm over police detention of vulnerable suspects in England and WalesSeptember 28, 2020 at 3:47 AM Hundreds of thousands of people interviewed without appropriate adult present, report saysPolice officers detained and interviewed hundreds of thousands of vulnerable suspects last year in England and Wales in breach of mandatory safeguards, according to the body that sets standards for those who support vulnerable adults in police custody.The failure by officers to provide an appropriate adult (AA) to people with mental illness, autism or learning disabilities leaves those people at risk of mis...Tags: England, Law, Wales, Police, Society, UK News, Mental Health, Disability, Autism, Learning disability, National Appropriate Adult Network Naan 29 people like this. Like A smartphone app for diagnosing autism could soon win FDA approvalSeptember 24, 2020 at 2:20 PM App's creators hope that it could enable children with autism to be identified younger, thereby getting the help they need sooner.Tags: News, Trends, Autism, Fda, Ai 34 people like this. Like Why Can’t I Deal with People?August 31, 2020 at 7:30 AM From a woman in the U.S.: Lately, I am simply not able to deal with people much. I can’t get too close and I have become very withdrawn. Over the past 7 years I have gone through a lot, and relationships of any kind just have not worked for me no matter how hard I’ve tried.
I have always been a quiet person by nature, but I do talk especially if I feel I can relate to someone. But all my life people just don’t get me. I really don’t want to sound like a victim because I am not blaming anybody...Tags: General, Relationships, Communication, Depression, Anxiety, Therapy, Autism, Social Anxiety, Aspergers, Don 19 people like this. Like Tiny Love Stories: ‘Lenny Was Supposed to Fall for the Other Iris’August 18, 2020 at 3:00 PM Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words.Tags: News, Autism, Love (Emotion, Dating and Relationships, Chinese-Americans, Modern Love (Times Column 50 people like this. Like Study links cannabis use during pregnancy to autism riskAugust 10, 2020 at 11:00 AM Research suggests 50% greater risk for children whose mothers report using cannabisChildren born to mothers who report using cannabis during pregnancy have about a 50% greater risk of developing autism, research suggests.While the team behind the work said more research was needed to unpick whether cannabis itself was behind the link, they said the results were concerning. Continue reading...Tags: Science, Drugs, Pregnancy, Society, World news, Cannabis, Autism, Medical Research 3 people like this. Like A Controversial Autism Treatment, Feuding Parents, and the Two Sons Stuck in the MiddleAugust 4, 2020 at 9:00 AM  Tags: Science, Autism, Jeremy, Brad, Joshua, Laurel, Family Affair, Mineral Miracle Solutions, Two Sons Stuck, Laurel Austin 107 people like this. Like Mask rage: ‘One man told me I shouldn't be allowed out if I can't wear one’August 1, 2020 at 8:30 AM With face coverings compulsory in many settings, people unable to comply for health reasons are being challenged and abusedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn the past few weeks, Paul Feeley has been abused four times for not wearing a mask on public transport. “I have a disability lanyard, which signifies I have a hidden disability. I tried to show it … And all I got back was a complete torrent of abuse.”The most recent incident took place just after he first spoke to...Tags: Health, UK News, Supermarkets, Mental Health, Asthma, Autism, Charities, Manchester, Feeley, Coronavirus outbreak, Paul Feeley 15 people like this. Like Bio Roundup: Cerevel’s Shell, Thrive’s Rise, Drug Price Drama & MoreJuly 31, 2020 at 10:20 AM  Tags: Deals, Sofinnova Partners, Cancer, Trends, Neuroscience, Anxiety, Schizophrenia, Autism, Alzheimer's Disease, Astrazeneca, National, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Pfizer, Parkinson's Disease, Abbvie 84 people like this. Like Novartis Pays $75M to Get Hands on Sangamo’s Zinc Fingers for Drug R&DJuly 30, 2020 at 8:34 PM  Tags: Deals, San Francisco, Trends, Autism, Novartis, Biotech, Financing, Life Sciences, Licensing, AAV, Biogen, Gene Editing, Sangamo, Genome Editing, National blog main, National top stories 115 people like this. Like The Pandemic’s Toll on Children With Special Needs and Their ParentsJuly 27, 2020 at 5:00 AM Missing social contacts and altered routines, disturbed sleep and eating habits can be particularly intense for the kids with developmental challenges.Tags: News, Parenting, Autism, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Children and Childhood, Education (K-12, Special Education, Quarantines, Intellectual Disabilities, Coronavirus (2019-nCoV Divorced Dad Worried about His DaughterJuly 24, 2020 at 7:30 AM From an adult in the U.S.: My daughter is twelve, turning thirteen in a few weeks. She is diagnosed with severe depression and ASD. My daughter has had increasing levels of anxiety culminating into suicidal ideations over the last year. Her mother moved her to her grandmother’s house four years ago, and ever since then she has been able to come out to California to visit.
After the increases in self harm behavior I began a custody case to have my daughter move here for the majority of the year....Tags: General, Parenting, California, Relationships, Divorce, Depression, Therapy, Parenting & Children, Self Harm, Autism, Teen Depression, Teenager, Alex, Adolescence, Campbell, Suicidality Disability Pride: The High Expectations of a New GenerationJuly 20, 2020 at 11:17 AM Millions of young people grew up knowing the landmark Americans With Disabilities Act as a birthright. They now demand its guarantees — and even more.Tags: News, Autism, Disabilities, Cerebral Palsy, WHEELCHAIRS, Heumann, United States Politics and Government, Colleges and Universities, Labor and Jobs, Education (K-12, Mental Health and Disorders, Civil Rights and Liberties, Intellectual Disabilities, Judith (1947-, American Assn of People with Disabilities |
