The US National Institute of Mental Health has maintained a page about Autism for many years. It recently reviewed that page and the updated version is on-line now. Here is an outline of the contents of the page.
Autism Spectrum Disorders (Pervasive Developmental Disorders)
- Introduction
- What Are the Autism Spectrum Disorders?
- The Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Treatment Options
- Adults with an Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Research into Causes and Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorders
- Addendum (February 2007)
- References
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The acompanying notice may be of interest to some readers:
Since there has been considerable interest in the 2008 Autism Conference, the Association for Behavior Analysis International is extending the pre-registration deadline to Sunday, January 20th at 12:00 AM (EST). The advantage of pre-registering for the conference, titled “Issues and Recent Advancements in the Behavioral Treatment of Autism: Practical Strategies for Changing Behavior at Home and School,” is to save on registration costs and waiting time at the Registration Counter once you arrive at the conference. To pre-register now for the autism conference scheduled for Friday, February 8 to Sunday, February 10, 2008 in Atlanta, Georgia, please visit http://www.abainternational.org/autconf/convreg/index.asp .
Our 2008 Autism Conference includes a comprehensive program covering topics such as “Using ABA to Improve the Lives of Adults with Autism in Work, Community, and Residential Settings”, “Developing Active Learner Participation by Children with Autism: Capturing the Motivational Variables,” and “Using ABA to Improve the Lives of Adults with Autism in Work, Community, and Residential Settings.” The conference will also include poster sessions on Friday and Saturday evenings, providing a great opportunity for researchers and practitioners to showcase their recent work. For more details about our program, including a list of poster presentations, please visit
http://www.abainternational.org/autconf/program/program.asp .
Exhibitors will be available for the first time at our autism conference, displaying their valuable products and services. To view a list of current exhibitors, please visit http://www.abainternational.org/autconf/exhibitors/exhibitorlist.asp . Additionally, during the opening reception, you will be able to meet the ten invited presenters and receive their signatures on their published works. Their publications will be available for purchase at the registration desk during conference hours.
Don’t forget that you can pre-pay for your BACB or PSY CE credits if you have pre-registered for the conference. A maximum of nine credits will be available at a rate of one third off of our regular price. For more information, please see http://www.abainternational.org/autconf/ce/ce.asp .
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Alert readers will know that I have found fault with the recommendations on about.com about Learning Disabilities, so this post endorsing an article on about.com may come as a surprise. In “How to Choose the Wrong Treatment for Your Child with Autism,” about.com’s Lisa Jo Rudy got a lot right. Ms. Rudy provides an extensive list of don’ts that merit support.
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The Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders is providing a professional development opportunity that should be worthwhile. It will be the 2008 International Forum in Norfolk (VA, US) 8 and 9 February. Here’s a copy of the memo from Sheldon Braaten describing the event.
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Professor Lauren Weiss and colleagues form the Autism Consortium published a paper in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine today that provides further and stronger evidence about genetic problems underlying Autism. They have identified changes in genetic structure that appear in a small number of children but not in those children’s parents.
Continue reading ‘More de novo findings’
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The US National Institutes of Health issued a call for recommendations about priorities for research on Autism. Under the title “Request for Information (RFI): Research Priorities for the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee Strategic Plan for Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD),” the agency is seeking “input from ASD stakeholders such as individuals with ASD and their families, autism advocates, scientists, health professionals, therapists, educators, state and local programs for ASD, and the public at large about what they consider to be high-priority research questions.”
Friday 4 January 2008 is the last day for submitting recommendations.
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