By WOMEN SHAPING HISTORY 2014, Education Update Online 

What has inspired your current career path?

In 2005, our grandson Christian was diagnosed with autism and we discovered how little there was out there about autism – what steps to take, what doctors to see, what therapies to try. This lack of information was unacceptable. Here we were very informed people. Bob was CEO of NBC Universal and our daughter, Katie, who is Christian’s mom, was basically sent home to fend for herself.

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By Matthew Guggemos MS, CCC-SLP

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, diagnoses of autism continue to escalate. Currently, the prevalence of autism is 11 children for every 1,000 births — which amount to about one autism diagnosis out of 68 newborns. This means that there are numerous families coping with a new autism diagnosis every day. The numbers of children with ASD are increasing; thus, parents, educators, and professionals must work together in order to provide, study, or implement quality, evidence-based services that expand communication skills, increase independence, and improve quality of life.

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By Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

A new study from researchers at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that children treated with stimulants for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) experienced slower body mass index (BMI) growth than their undiagnosed or untreated peers, followed by a rapid rebound of BMI that exceeded that of children with no history of ADHD or stimulant use and that could continue to obesity.

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By Tameika Meadows, ABA

I recently had a conversation with one of my clients (see below for information about her company) about Autism Awareness month. While it’s not quite April yet, during the month of April it is common to see banners, commercial spots, print ads, blue light-bulbs, parades, etc., all focused on spreading awareness of Autism. Across communities, parents, educators, professionals, and regular Joe’s join together to help spread the word about Autism.

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By Yasmine Bakhsheshi, Social Work

It’s April and you know what that means, time to spread Autism Awareness throughout the schools and community. This month allows professionals, parents, and people living with autism to educate the public about this disorder.

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By LEA WINERMAN

In the eight years that Charlene Green has spent with Nevada’s Clark County School District, she’s seen the number of children with autism spectrum disorders in her charge increase from 96 to more than 1,000. Green, the associate superintendent for student support services in the Las Vegas-area district, oversees those children’s education–an expensive, complicated task.

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By Yasmine Bakhsheshi, Social Work

As adults living with autism begin to transition out of the classroom it seems that there is more data that shows that those adults are heading towards “social isolation”. Across the spectrum adults with autism are “left out” and excluded from social encounters and gatherings.

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People who are emotionally healthy are in control of their emotions and their behavior. They are able to handle life’s challenges, build strong relationships, and recover from setbacks. But just as it requires effort to build or maintain physical health, so it is with mental and emotional health.

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