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Neurodiversity: A Balanced Opinion
Asperger's Adults and the Court System
The Danger of One Wrong Provider
Star Trek: Lessons for Our Times
The Sensory-Behavior Connection
The Body, the Brain, the Connection

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Oxford and London
A Travel Adventure Awaits 

Putney Student Travel is offering an exciting opportunity this summer for 15 individuals with ASD, aged 16+, to discover the wonders of England.

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The Story of Fred and Leroy: Our Mom has Asperger's Syndrome
By Wendy Hamilton

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In the first 10 days this article was posted to our site we've had requests from far and wide to give it public access. (It's currently one of our Subscriber Extras articles in this issue.)

You asked so often we couldn't refuse! Enjoy!

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A national survey of parents showed the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) among U.S. children aged 3 to 17 years is approximately 1 in 91 children. The study, “The Prevalence of Parent-Reported Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder Among Children in the United States, 2007,” was published in the Oct. 5, 2009, issue of Pediatrics. The study drew on data from the 2007 National Survey of Children’s Health, a telephone survey of 78,037 parents conducted jointly by the Health Resources and Services Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The odds for having a child with an ASD are four times higher for boys than for girls, resulting in the alarming statistic that 1 in every 58 boys will be diagnosed on the autism spectrum.

Find a Q&A prepared by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) about the study here.

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Over 1,000 girls with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are participating in IAN Research, the nation's largest online autism research project. What are we learning about girls on the spectrum? In what ways are they similar to boys with ASD, and in what ways are they different? Does autism truly affect boys four times more than girls... or are professionals missing the signs of ASD in girls and underdiagnosing? Find out in IAN's latest research report. 

The IAN project is funded by a grant from Autism Speaks. Learn more at www.ianproject.org

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The AADigest is a multiple award-winning magazine, and 2009 was no exception. For the third consecutive year – a “first” in NAPPA history - the Autism Asperger’s Digest captured a Gold Award winner in the annual National Parenting Publications Awards competition. This is NAPPA’s highest honor, and the prestigious award recognizes the AADigest as one of the most useful products geared to expectant, new or veteran parents today. Read more...

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