Autism in the News
Friday, October 3, 2008
Friday, October 3, 2008
Research
UCR Researchers Propose Minocycline as a Promising Drug for Patients with Fragile X Syndrome (Riverside, Calif.)
A UC Riverside-led team of biomedical scientists has found that a readily available drug called minocycline, used widely to treat acne and skin infections, can be used to treat Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of mental impairment and the most common cause of autism. Read more.
Education
New harassment, bullying policy in works for schools; New Fla. law mandates (Lee County, Fla.)
The Lee County School District hosted a meeting Thursday night to allow members of the public to voice their opinion on the adoption of a new districtwide bullying and harassment policy. Read more.
Public Health
Survey confirms parents' fears, confusion over autism (Melbourne, Fla.)
The first national survey of attitudes toward autism reveals that a small but significant percentage of people still believe the disease is caused by childhood vaccines. The survey of 1000 randomly selected adults was conducted for the Florida Institute of Technology. Read more.
Public Policy
Exacting a human toll (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Advocates of funding for autism services scored a major victory in 2007 when a Nevada law was passed that earmarked $2 million to address the developmental disability. Most of the money was to help parents and legal guardians defray the costs of treatment for children. Read more.
Provision in bailout bill seeks mental health parity from employers (Dallas, Texas)
Tucked inside the $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill is a controversial mental health provision, one that could give employees the same treatment rights for mental illness as for other medical problems. Read more.
Legislature needs to address autism (Muskogee, Okla.)
As we go into the fifth month of the legislative interim, last month was busy with interim studies at the Capitol. One such study conducted by the Economic Development and Financial Services Committee was on the question of how well our educational system is providing for the work force needs of the state. Read more.
Resources
Candor Town Talk: Project Linus blankets comfort autistic children in Tioga County (Candor, N.Y.)
A round of applause and a pat on the back go to the members of Tioga County's Project Linus, which meets in Candor once a month. Their volunteers keep working in between, putting loving care into every quilt and blanket they make for kids. Read more.
Thompson Center receives $1 million grant (Mo.)
MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders received a $1 million grant. Read more.
Parents of autistic son give GHS $2 million (Greenville, S.C.)
A $2 million gift from the parents of a 4-year-old autistic boy will fund a program to help other families navigate the often daunting world of autism diagnosis and treatment. Read more.
People
Chef Cesare Casella Is Always ‘Checking the Quality' (New York magazine)
Tuscan chef Cesare Casella juggles three roles that put him on a tasting rampage this week. As dean of Italian studies for the French Culinary Institute, he samples student recipes. ... After that I went to Cipriani Wall Street because there was [the Autism Speaks benefit] I was cooking at. Read more.
Nurse Aims To Raise $10,000 For Coltsville School (Hartford, Conn.)
Jocelyn Pardi wants people to know more about autism — so she's running the New York Marathon in November. Read more.
Ormond, Strathairn, O'Hara join Grandin biopic (Hollywood Reporter)
Julia Ormond, David Strathairn and Catherine O'Hara have joined the cast of a feature film about Temple Grandin, author of "Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior." Read more.
Rhode Island Program Making a Difference (R.I.)
After a 10-year pro baseball career, Rhode Island coach Jim Foster and his wife Narelle were ready for an addition to the family. The Fosters certainly weren't prepared for the course their life took following the birth of their third daughter, Delaney, in 2004. The Fosters soon realized Delaney was not developing the same way her sisters did. Read more.
Bringing autism to light (Mankato, Minn.)
Tara Buhl sits down at a downtown coffee shop to talk about her children, and not more than 30 seconds into things, her reason for being here becomes crystal clear. She's one of the hundreds of people who will be walking in Sunday's WALKdo — a new autism awareness fundraiser on the Red Jacket Trail in Mankato — because her two children have autism, and she's come to tell her story to a reporter. Read more.
Autism Speaks News
Learning Express helps autism charity (Somerset County, N.J.)
Learning Express is selling puzzle pieces for the Central NJ Walk Now for Autism, with 100 percent of all proceeds benefiting Autism Speaks, a 501(c)3 charity dedicated to increasing awareness and funding research on autism. Read more.
UCR Researchers Propose Minocycline as a Promising Drug for Patients with Fragile X Syndrome (Riverside, Calif.)
A UC Riverside-led team of biomedical scientists has found that a readily available drug called minocycline, used widely to treat acne and skin infections, can be used to treat Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of mental impairment and the most common cause of autism. Read more.
Education
New harassment, bullying policy in works for schools; New Fla. law mandates (Lee County, Fla.)
The Lee County School District hosted a meeting Thursday night to allow members of the public to voice their opinion on the adoption of a new districtwide bullying and harassment policy. Read more.
Public Health
Survey confirms parents' fears, confusion over autism (Melbourne, Fla.)
The first national survey of attitudes toward autism reveals that a small but significant percentage of people still believe the disease is caused by childhood vaccines. The survey of 1000 randomly selected adults was conducted for the Florida Institute of Technology. Read more.
Public Policy
Exacting a human toll (Las Vegas, Nev.)
Advocates of funding for autism services scored a major victory in 2007 when a Nevada law was passed that earmarked $2 million to address the developmental disability. Most of the money was to help parents and legal guardians defray the costs of treatment for children. Read more.
Provision in bailout bill seeks mental health parity from employers (Dallas, Texas)
Tucked inside the $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill is a controversial mental health provision, one that could give employees the same treatment rights for mental illness as for other medical problems. Read more.
Legislature needs to address autism (Muskogee, Okla.)
As we go into the fifth month of the legislative interim, last month was busy with interim studies at the Capitol. One such study conducted by the Economic Development and Financial Services Committee was on the question of how well our educational system is providing for the work force needs of the state. Read more.
Resources
Candor Town Talk: Project Linus blankets comfort autistic children in Tioga County (Candor, N.Y.)
A round of applause and a pat on the back go to the members of Tioga County's Project Linus, which meets in Candor once a month. Their volunteers keep working in between, putting loving care into every quilt and blanket they make for kids. Read more.
Thompson Center receives $1 million grant (Mo.)
MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders received a $1 million grant. Read more.
Parents of autistic son give GHS $2 million (Greenville, S.C.)
A $2 million gift from the parents of a 4-year-old autistic boy will fund a program to help other families navigate the often daunting world of autism diagnosis and treatment. Read more.
People
Chef Cesare Casella Is Always ‘Checking the Quality' (New York magazine)
Tuscan chef Cesare Casella juggles three roles that put him on a tasting rampage this week. As dean of Italian studies for the French Culinary Institute, he samples student recipes. ... After that I went to Cipriani Wall Street because there was [the Autism Speaks benefit] I was cooking at. Read more.
Nurse Aims To Raise $10,000 For Coltsville School (Hartford, Conn.)
Jocelyn Pardi wants people to know more about autism — so she's running the New York Marathon in November. Read more.
Ormond, Strathairn, O'Hara join Grandin biopic (Hollywood Reporter)
Julia Ormond, David Strathairn and Catherine O'Hara have joined the cast of a feature film about Temple Grandin, author of "Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior." Read more.
Rhode Island Program Making a Difference (R.I.)
After a 10-year pro baseball career, Rhode Island coach Jim Foster and his wife Narelle were ready for an addition to the family. The Fosters certainly weren't prepared for the course their life took following the birth of their third daughter, Delaney, in 2004. The Fosters soon realized Delaney was not developing the same way her sisters did. Read more.
Bringing autism to light (Mankato, Minn.)
Tara Buhl sits down at a downtown coffee shop to talk about her children, and not more than 30 seconds into things, her reason for being here becomes crystal clear. She's one of the hundreds of people who will be walking in Sunday's WALKdo — a new autism awareness fundraiser on the Red Jacket Trail in Mankato — because her two children have autism, and she's come to tell her story to a reporter. Read more.
Autism Speaks News
Learning Express helps autism charity (Somerset County, N.J.)
Learning Express is selling puzzle pieces for the Central NJ Walk Now for Autism, with 100 percent of all proceeds benefiting Autism Speaks, a 501(c)3 charity dedicated to increasing awareness and funding research on autism. Read more.
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