If you missed the documentary Autism: Time is Brain

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If you missed the documentary last Tuesday entitled Autism: Time is Brain

you can view it from the WPSX website by clicking on this link or by pasting

the entire address into your internet browser address bar.

http://media2.cac.psu.edu:8080/ramgen/media2/takenotelive/TakeNoteLive200405

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This will bring up a RealPlayer window which lets you view the entire show.

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> TAKE NOTE LIVE! EXAMINES GROWING PROBLEM OF AUTISM

> WPSX-TV and WPSU-FM Present Documentary and Call-In Program May 18

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> UNIVERSITY PARK, PA. (April 19, 2004) - It is rare these days not to know

> someone with an autistic child. While scientists remain mystified about what

> causes the complex neurological disorder, experts say that early diagnosis

> and appropriate intervention are key to helping autistic children reach

> their potential.

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> Penn State Public Broadcasting¹s monthly production Take Note LIVE! will

> present a new documentary, Children and Autism: Time is Brain, inside the

> hour-long call-in program, Tuesday, May 18, at 7:00 p.m., simulcast on

> WPSX-TV, WPSU-FM and streamed live on wpsx.org. The first page of the Web

> site should have button to click to get a web stream of the show if you are

> not in the WPSX listening area.

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> The documentary, produced by Marie Hornbein, and Patty Satalia features two

> families faced with the daunting challenge of raising a child with autism,

> their therapists, and a board certified behavior analyst with more than 25

> years of experience designing learning environments for people with autism

> and developmental disabilities.

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> Trainor, the mother of an autistic child, is one of the family members

> featured in the documentary. She implores parents who suspect their child

> may be autistic not to Œwait and see.¹ " Time is brain, " Trainor says,

> " Don¹t wait. Don¹t be afraid of that diagnosis. That diagnosis is a tool.

> It¹s not a stigma. " Consulting behavior analyst Burk agrees.

> " The term Œtime is brain¹ is absolutely accurate for children with autism, "

> she says, " because the earlier we find them and the earlier we can get them

> good treatment, the better off they¹ll be. "

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> Immediately following the documentary, viewers and listeners are invited to

> call in to Take Note LIVE: Autism. Host Satalia and special guests will

> answer calls about the signs and symptoms of autism and about Applied

> Behavior Analysis, which is backed up by scientific evidence demonstrating

> its effectiveness and is recognized by the Surgeon General as the only

> treatment for autism. . Guests on the call-in show will be Burk,

> Vince Carbone and Challman, M.D. Questions and feedback can be sent

> to takenotelive@... during the call-in.

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> Classified as a spectrum disorder, the symptoms and characteristics of

> autism can present themselves in a wide variety of combinations, from mild

> to severe. Autistic children typically have deficits in the areas of social

> interaction and communication skills. Parents often describe a child who

> doesn¹t want to be cuddled and can¹t express his needs. They may say he

> appears fascinated with spinning objects such as ceiling fans, or may have

> odd repetitive movements like hand flapping.

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> As many as 1.5 million Americans today are believed to have some form of the

> complex neurological disorder and the number is on the rise. According to

> the U.S. Department of Education, the incidence could reach 4 million

> Americans within the next decade.

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> Take Note LIVE!, is part of Penn State Public Broadcasting¹s Talk Tuesdays

> public affairs series, is co-produced by Satalia and Hornbein and simulcast

> monthly, along with other call-in programs on WPSX-TV, WPSU-FM and the web.

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