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California Workshop Addresses Insurance Funding Resources for Bay Area Parents of Children with Autism

By Daphne Plump | Published: February 28, 2011

Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder that is marked by the presence of impaired social interaction and communication in addition to a restricted repertoire of activities and interests. According to the Centers for Disease Control Prevention, one in every 110 children is diagnosed with autism in America, making it more common than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined. An estimated 1.5 million individuals in the U.S. and tens of millions worldwide are affected by autism.

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Pennsylvania Bus Driver Accused of Threatening a 9-Old Autistic Boy with a Crowbar

By Nicole Simpson | Published: February 18, 2011

In December 2010, a 46-year-old male bus driver in West Mifflin, Pennsylvania threatened a 9-year-old autistic child. The incident was recorded on surveillance video. He said to the child, “If you don’t shut your beehive mouth up, I’m going to kill you with this crowbar.” The West Mifflin school district superintendent, Dr. Sardon, called the situation “appalling.” Are you kidding me? How did this guy fool people into hiring him? I myself, find it “appalling” that children were exposed to this bus driver on a daily basis. Charges are pending against the driver, who no longer drives for the West Mifflin school district.

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Board Certified Behavior Analyst Fraud

By Marlena Smith | Published: February 16, 2011

Fortunately, the Behavior Analyst Certification Board (BACB) provides a valuable resource to verify BCBA certifications. Anyone can easily confirm a BCBA certification online by visiting the BACB website and clicking on Find a Certificant. There you can run searches for BCBAs according to last name, zip code, city, state, or international country.

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Center for Autism and Related Disorders to Host Reno Conference Offering the Latest in Effective Autism Treatment

By Daphne Plump | Published: February 15, 2011

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in 110 children in America is diagnosed with autism, making the neurological disorder more common than childhood cancer, juvenile diabetes and pediatric AIDS combined. The objective of the conference is to provide information on the most effective autism interventions, to inform on the latest advances in autism research, and to showcase hands-on, groundbreaking technology used to assess and treat developmental disorders. Attendees will also learn how to strategically access insurance funding for autism treatment.

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Bill Gates Calls the Autism-Vaccine Link “An Absolute Lie.”

By Nicole Simpson | Published: February 14, 2011

Bill Gates wants to make polio the first disease to be eliminated worldwide. This is quite admirable, and is not the first (or the last) time the Gates Foundation has committed to a worthy cause—especially since they allocate over $1.5 billion per year towards national and global causes aimed at helping the weak and disadvantaged.

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Effective Treatment for Autism

By Shannon Penrod | Published: February 11, 2011

Now CARD is launching a new tool in the war against autism called Skills™. Skills takes the entire CARD curriculum and makes it accessible to parents, teachers and caregivers around the world. Skills makes it possible, after an extensive assessment, to customize a program that is uniquely tailored to teach an individual child based on their specific needs. It takes the help my child received and makes it portable. It used to be that your child needed to live within 30 miles of a CARD office in order to benefit from this knowledge. Now there are no boundaries on how far this tool can reach.

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Coming Forward

By Olivia Maximo | Published: January 31, 2011

Colin Meloy, of The Decemberists, shared with Uncut Magazine that his 4-year-old son is Autistic. Find out more about The Decemberists and how Meloy’s son influenced a track on their new Album “The King Is Dead.”

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Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh Returns to FOX & Friends to Discuss Autism and Vaccines

By Daphne Plump | Published: January 26, 2011

Even after the medical journal that published his study linking the MMR vaccine to autism declared his research as fraudulent, Dr. Andrew Wakefield continues to stand by his findings. So who are parents to believe? Fox News Anchor Gretchen Carlson spoke to Dr. Doreen Granpeesheh, head of the Center for Autism and Related Disorders, on [...]

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Center for Autism and Related Disorders to Host Open House for New Los Angeles Assessment Center

By Daphne Plump | Published: January 19, 2011

The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), the world’s largest autism treatment center that provides state-of-the-art therapy, announces the open house of its all new CARD Assessment Center. The open house will be held on Wednesday, February 23, 2011, from 5pm–7pm at the CARD headquarters, located at 19019 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 100 in Tarzana, [...]

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Behind the Scenes: Sarah Cho

By Sarah Cho | Published: January 7, 2011

Families affected by Autism feel stress on a completely different level than other families with typically developing children. Every milestone, every setback is felt a hundred times over. I am in awe of the parents who fight to get their children the services they need on top of all the other things they are completely each day. They are heroes for their children in my eyes.

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