SSA asks public input on support 4 youth w/ disabilities in transition to adult

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<A HREF= " http://www.causeonline.org/Jan02/SSAcomments.htm " >The Social Security

Administration Seeks Input from the Public on Ways to

Support Youth with Disabilities in Transition to Adulthood</A>

Suggestions from the public are being solicited on ways to support youth with

disabilities that would help them in the transition to adulthood.

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<A HREF= " http://autism.about.com/library/weekly/aa022801a.htm " >Insuring the

Child With Autism</A>

Is your Autistic child covered by health insurance? Find out how your state's

laws compare with those of other states and what's being done about it.

(Includes information relevant to all disabilities)

Nigal Hawkes, The Times (UK)

<A HREF= " http://www.causeonline.org/Jan02/Times1-3-02.htm " > " Computers help the

autistic to connect with society " </A>

For those who find social skills do not come naturally, the computer can be a

lifesaver. Predictable, controllable, and safe, the computer screen can

provide a way of breaking into the tunnel-vision world of those with autistic

disorders.

Steve Connor, The Independent (London)

<A HREF= " http://www.causeonline.org/Jan02/Independent1-4-02.htm " > " Cause of

Dyslexia Narrowed Down to Single Chromosome " </A>

A Pre-school test to identify children with a predisposition to dyslexia has

become more likely with the discovery of a genetic link to the disorder,

scientists said yesterday.

Schwarz, UniSci

<A HREF= " http://www.causeonline.org/Jan02/UniSci1-4-02.htm " > " Critical Period For

Acquiring Non-Verbal Language " </A>

Neuroscientists examining the brain activity of people who learned to speak

American Sign Language (ASL) at different times in their lives have found the

first evidence that there is a critical period for acquiring a non-verbal

language, just as there is for spoken languages.

eSchool News staff and wire service reports

<A HREF= " http://www.causeonline.org/Jan02/Eschool1-2-02.htm " > " Teen’s

‘translator glove’ lends hearing-impaired students a hand " </A>

A Grand Junction, Colo., high school senior is getting international acclaim

for inventing a computerized glove that translates sign language gestures

into writing.

Dawn Ziegenbalg, The News and Observer

<A HREF= " http://www.causeonline.org/Jan02/Observer12-30-01.htm " > " Therapeutic

Classroom Teaches Good Behavior " </A>

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Seven little boys sit cross-legged on the floor,

wiggling in their places and raising their hands as their teacher holds up

flash cards.

Novoselick, The Muskegon Chronicle

<A HREF= " http://www.causeonline.org/Jan02/Muskegon12-11-01.htm " > " Stair Climbing

Wheelchair Shows Promise " </A>

When I first heard about it a year ago, I blew it off as an unrealistic

fantasy story. A wheelchair that climbs stairs? Impossible. Not in my

lifetime, I thought.

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BTW, Update on the 12 year old boy I was working with -- the one

locked in a padded room and door tied shut (no attendent). He has

since heard a teacher threaten to kill him, and said teacher told

boy's mother's place of work ALL the INFO from The IEP meeting. This

young man NOW has just about everything he needs plus a little more.

The

legal rammifacations are still being looked at.

Effects of progressive relaxation training on the disruptive behavior

of a boy with autism.

As an autistic child acquired progressive relaxation skills, he

showed a decrease in the duration of his disruptive behaviors.

More info:

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11768670

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?CMD=Display & DB=PubMed

Mind blindness and the brain in autism.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11754830

How efficacious and safe is short-acting methylphenidate for the

treatment of attention-deficit disorder in children and adolescents?

A meta-analysis.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11762571

Oculomotor abnormalities in boys with tourette syndrome with and

without ADHD.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11765293

Predicting spoken language level in children with autism spectrum

disorders.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11777253

Social and language skills in adolescent boys with Asperger syndrome.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11708387

Pharmacotherapies for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder:

expected-cost analysis.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11768842

Progress and outcomes for children with autism receiving parent-

managed intensive interventions.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11768669

Predictors of treatment outcome in young children with autism: a

retrospective study.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11777257

Prevalence of tics and Tourette syndrome in an inpatient adult

psychiatry setting.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11762209

New developments in psychopharmacology of attention deficit

hyperactivity disorder.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11772286

Effectiveness of a multimedia programme and therapist-instructed

training for children with autism.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11775031

Developmental aspects of psychostimulant treatment in children and

adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11765290

Can the checklist for autism in toddlers differentiate young children

with autism from those with developmental delays?

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11765292

Health of the Nation Outcome Scales for People with Learning

Disabilities (HoNOS-LD)(dagger).

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11772853

Influence of Gender on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in

Children Referred to a Psychiatric Clinic.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11772687

Use of primary and secondary reinforcers after performance of a 1

mile walk/run by boys with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11769903

Monitoring the progress of preschool children with autism enrolled in

early intervention programmes: problems in cognitive assessment.

www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/htbin-post/Entrez/query?form=6 & db=m & uid=11777256

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Mike Savory

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(Volunteer)

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