Sentences with phrase «families with autistic children»

After he was done with the translating, Dat joined a volunteer group who offer tutoring to a number of families with autistic children in HCMC.

Families with autistic children have reported benefits ranging from increased social skills and family cohesion because of service dogs.

New startup Puzzle Piece hopes to make tech ubiquitous for all families with autistic children by making and selling an Android tablet for just $ 19.

Lisette Duarte, project director of the Parent Empowerment Project of the Autism Society of Los Angeles, knows first - hand that families with autistic children face more than just a lack of awareness about their needs.

Families with autistic children must navigate a condition where questions outnumber the answers, and therapies remain sparse and largely ineffective...

That is in line with a unified genetic theory of autism proposed by Wigler, who performed a rigorous statistical analysis of a large data set cobbled together by the Autism Genetic Resource Exchange, a group of autism researchers who share data collected from families with autistic children.

Although that number has been disputed, it helped spur the National Autism Association to create a program to help families with autistic children afford marital counseling.

«Families with an autistic child are a third less likely to have more kids.»

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As the older sister of a child on the Autistic Spectrum I am passionate about provide care for children and families with special needs.

Marguerite Elisofon is a New York City writer and the author of My Picture Perfect Family, a memoir about how her family navigated life with a child on the autistic spectrum before the internet and support groups exFamily, a memoir about how her family navigated life with a child on the autistic spectrum before the internet and support groups exfamily navigated life with a child on the autistic spectrum before the internet and support groups existed.

Marguerite Elisofon is a New York City writer and the author of My Picture Perfect Family: What Happens When One Twin Has Autism, a memoir about how her family navigated life with a child on the autistic spectrum before the internet and support groups exFamily: What Happens When One Twin Has Autism, a memoir about how her family navigated life with a child on the autistic spectrum before the internet and support groups exfamily navigated life with a child on the autistic spectrum before the internet and support groups existed.

Theresa Cedillo of Yuma in Arizona puts a human face to the half - million or so American families living with autistic children.

Today Erin's boys participate in individualized programs at school and are being monitored in two national studies of families with more than one autistic child — one at the Duke Center for Human Genetics, another at the University of Washington.

In research on more than 700 families with an autistic as well as a neurotypical child, Pessah and his colleagues have found in the autistic child a significant reduction in immunoglobulins and an abnormal profile of cytokines, which are critical to immune response.

The team is investigating 1500 families, each with at least two autistic children.

About the same time, scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island, N.Y., focusing on families with one autistic child, reported that an estimated 10 to 30 percent of all reported cases of autism may be caused by new (or spontaneous) mutations in the number of copies of genes in children (that were not found in either parent).

Cold Spring Harbor, NY — A clinically extensive and mathematically powerful study of 1000 families with one autistic child and one unaffected sibling has validated a controversial theory of autism's complex genetic causation.

The researchers studied 86 families consisting of at least one autistic child and both parents, looking for genetic markers that tended to be inherited by children with the disorder.

An Emotional Training program «Mind Reading» developed by Researcher Simon Baron - Cohen is software designed for autistic children, but being used in schizophrenia research and possibly of value to children at high risk of schizophrenia (i.e. a child with close family relatives who have had schizophrenia).

One of Cari's news hooks is the boy's autism — she can use that to get reviews and articles in publications and blogs serving families of children with autism, and to reach the mainstream media with how - to information related to raising autistic children.

We have a young child in the family who is Autistic and does not do very well with loud noises, so there was a concern that having Rufus stay with us might be stressful.

More and more museums are working with educators, trainers, guards, and specialized docents to create programs for autistic children and their families Read More

When not working, Lea Ann's passion for photography and horses led her to work with autistic children in therapeutic horsemanship and capturing memories for the families of the children.

✔ Exceptional skills regarding effective communication and rapport building with the autistic children and their families regarding progress of the child

Women and Families Center (Meriden, CT) 5/2003 — 7/2004 Sexual Assault Crisis Counselor & Internship • Developed curriculum for autistic pilot program while supervising the implementation of camp activities and overseeing the proper placement of children within program activities • Hired, trained, and monitored support staff to ensure proper adherence to teaching techniques • Managed camp budget, including trip expenditures, to ensure successful cost - benefit relationship • Communicated effectively with parents and other interested parties regarding student behavior / progress Safe Haven of Waterbury (Waterbury, CT) 9/2001 — 7/2004 Family Violence Victim Advocate • Utilized a complex variety of instructional and assessment strategies while effectively implementing behavior - change interventions at both the individual and student level • Developed and integrated media and other technological aides to improve classroom experience • Facilitated and fostered constructive communication with parents and other interested parties • Created an effective and constructive «curriculum writing project»

They reported having more obligations with regard to family management and spent more time in a direct caregiving role for the child with autistic disorder [11][12][17]- [21].

Parenting stress has been one of the most frequently researched aspects of family life among parents of children with autistic disorder [41].

The relationship between psychological functioning, family communication, and parenting of the child with autistic disorder were studied by Montes and Halterman [52], a total of 772 parents of children with autism, who were 4 to 17 years of age, were interviewed.

In contrast, numerous studies contradict in the result regarding impact of autism on family - child relationship, which reveals the increase of parents» relationship and their children with autistic disorder.

We're committed to helping families improve the quality of life for children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

Early intervention starts with an evaluation, which is followed by therapeutic and support services for the autistic child and his / her family.»