SchaferAutismReport: Caregivers Urged to Register Loved Ones: SAR Supplement

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Caregivers Urged to Register Loved Ones

The

Autism Research Institute is working closely with scientists and

clinicians throughout the country in an effort to find effective

treatments for this devastating disorder. According to these experts,

limited availability of tissue from individuals on the autism spectrum is

hampering research, because without actual tissue it is difficult to

determine the basic biological defects responsible for this disorder.

This need has prompted ARI to enter into a partnership with the Brain and

Tissue Bank for Developmental Disorders at the University of land,

under contract to the National Institute of Child Health and Human

Development (NICHD), to support tissue donations.

Anyone, regardless of age, is invited to register as a tissue donor. The

tissue bank is as much in need of control tissue as tissue from those

with autism. Tissue must be recovered within 24 hours, because after this

time the tissue has lost most of its usefulness for research purposes.

Therefore, advance registration is important in that it enables the

intricate process of tissue recovery to occur in a timely manner.

Even if a person is not registered in advance, tissue donation may still

be possible by calling the toll free number below.

To register: call 1- or 1- (from outside the

continental U.S.) to request a packet or discuss any questions or

concerns relating to tissue donation. We also encourage family members to

visit website: btbankfamily.org

and researchers to visit btbank.org.

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‘Safe and Sound’ Preconference Workshop in Dallas

The

Autism Society (AS), in partnership with ARI, is pleased to offer a

preconference session free to all law enforcement, first response

professionals, attorneys in criminal justice, and ER professionals. The

all-day event on July 7 will focus on training information and tools for

agencies to address autism-related field contacts; communication and

behavior; sensory issues; de-escalation techniques; arrest, restraint,

and custody interrogation and interview dilemmas; and courtroom issues.

Please visit AS’s website

to learn more about this preconference workshop. Furthermore, if

possible, please inform your local law enforcement agency about this

important workshop. ______________________________________________________

Tripleheader Art Show at Edgeware Gallery

ARI’s Edgeware Gallery is sponsoring three art shows simultaneously,

featuring artwork from local San Diego artists. Forty percent of the sale

of artwork, jewelry, apparel, and note cards is earmarked to support

autism research. All three exhibits end on July 4.

Edgeware

Gallery Bids Farewell to Dennis Hopper, legendary

actor and counter-culture giant who passed away last weekend (May

30). Hopper, who grew up in San Diego, is best known for directing

and starring in the trailblazing film, Easy Rider, and over

100 Hollywood films. He was also a player in the art community–as an

artist, photographer and collector.

Part of the tribute to Dennis Hopper includes the showing of his

‘screen test’ filmed by Andy Warhol in 1965. The artwork on display

includes images of Hopper, embedded in tile, by local artist

Starkow. Subject matter for the tiles ranges from the actor’s

appearance at San Diego’s Old Globe Theatre as a teenager in the

1950s, to a 1975 mug shot. In addition to the tiles, viewers can see

a life-size mask face, molded from Hopper’s face.

Edgeware

Gallery Salutes Veterans with ‘Fighting for Freedom,’ which

opened over Memorial Day weekend and is the second in a series of

the gallery’s Art & Artifacts series. Authentic artifacts in

this show include: Colonial paper currency, printed in 1776, a

bullet that was shot during the battle at Gettysburg in July 1863, a

piece of brick from the foundation of Abraham Lincoln's home in

Springfield, Illinois; wood and copper pieces from the battleship,

the USS Constitution (‘Old Ironsides’), and much more.

Edgeware

Gallery Celebrates Jazz Music, from our 'Art Inspired By

Jazz' art show. In this exhibit, which opened last month, talented

local artists contribute an assortment of affordable pieces honoring

jazz personalities and the music they make.

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Wedding Bells

Last weekend, ARI director, Dr. Steve Edelson, married

Dr. Paradiz in Denver, Colorado. Both Dr. Edelson and Paradiz are

very active in the field of autism.

Dr. Edelson has been conducting research for over 30 years in the areas

of sensory interventions, biomedical treatment, and behavioral problems.

Dr. Paradiz has been involved in the educational fields for nearly 25

years, as a university professor, program founder in autism education,

and more recently in innovative curricula specific to advancing the

autonomy of individuals on the spectrum and those who support them.

Lenny Schafer editor@... The Schafer

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