www.aspie-editorial.com

HEADLINES

“Autistic child suffocated in therapeutic blanket”:
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/montreal/story/2008/06/19/qc-autisticreport0619.html?ref=rss

“Woman jailed for starving autistic sister”:
http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/446491

“Ignored psychiatric patient dies on hospital floor”:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/story?id=5284151&page=1

“Missing autistic man found alive”:
http://www.rivertowns.net/daily/nrn/c080623/

“Autistic man recovering well after a week lost in the woods”:
http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2008/06/23/manfoundfolo/?refid=0

“Campaign triggers government rethink”:
http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/topstories/display.var.2364875.0.woodford_grn_campaign_triggers_government_rethink.php

“Autistic children to see $190m support”:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,23923684-23289,00.html

“New Australian health programmes provide health checks for children and teen dental care”:
http://www.news-medical.net/?id=39662

“AutismLink, Autism Center of Pittsburgh denounce Senate Autism Bill”:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/usnw/20080629/pl_usnw/autismlink__autism_center_of_pittsburgh_denounce_senate_autism_bill

“Judge upholds restraining order banning autistic boy from Minn. Church”:
http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6888503&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1

“Meeting to highlight autism needs”:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7480942.stm

“Autism service fast-track praised”:
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/article3842596.ece

“Wales on target for MMR jab uptakes”:
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2008/06/30/wales-on-target-for-mmr-jab-uptakes-91466-21170765/

“Widened coverage for autism is approved”:
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20080703_Widened_coverage_for_autism_is_approved_Under_legislative_plan__private_insurers_and_Pa__would_share_cost_of_some_therapy_programs_.html

“Lt. Gov Kinder in Springfield to sign Autism Bill”:
http://ozarksfirst.com/content/fulltext/?cid=26341

“Autistic boy and Mom kicked off plane”:
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/story?id=5238571&page=1

“New Jersey Legislators rushing to summer vacation”:
http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/2463505.php?contentType=4&contentId=2301253

NAS “I Exist: help us make a difference in your local area”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1736&a=16754

“NAS International Conference 2008”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=404&a=16641

RESEARCH

“Mental and physical exercise improves genetic mental impairment”:
http://www.medilexicon.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=112338

“Drug reverses MR caused by genetic disorder”:
http://www.eurekalert..org/pub_releases/2008-06/uoc–drm062008.php

“Scientists find childbirth wonder drug that can ‘cure’ shyness”:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1028462/Scientists-childbirth-wonder-drug-cure-shyness.html

“Shyness drug could boost confidence”:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/northamerica/usa/2175030/Shyness-drug-could-boost-confidence.html

“Lack of Fragile X and related gene fractures sleep”:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/113065.php

“Mental state decoding v. mental state reasoning as a mediator between cognitive and social function in psychosis”:
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/full/193/1/77

“Principal components analysis of a large cohort with Tourette syndrome”:
http://bjp.rcpsych.org/cgi/content/abstract/193/1/31

“Transplant drug may ease disorder linked to autism”:
http://www.newscientist.com/channel/health/mental-health/mg19826623.700-transplant-drug-may-ease-disorder-linked-to-autism.html

“Impairments in phonological processing and nonverbal intellectual function in parents of autistic children”:
http://www.citeulike.org/group/454/article/2924175

“Fragile X: Unravelling autism’s secrets”:
http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1818268,00.html?xid=rss-topstories

EDUCATION

“Restraint and seclusion on children with disabilities in Florida public schools”:
http://ednews.org/articles/26683/1/Restraint-and-Seclusion-on-Children-with-Disabilities-in-Florida-Public-Schools/Page1.html

“Cashion autism case might not be finished”:
http://newsok.com/cashion-autism-case-might-not-be-finished/article/3260283

“Missing autism class photo ‘Not intentional”:
http://www.kcra.com/news/16648501/detail.html

“Small school may share head teachers”:
http://www.berwickshire-news.co.uk/news/Small-school-may-share-head.4220639.jp

“Budding filmmaker graduates 2^nd in class”:
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/someone_you_should_know&id=6225632

“Grad meets own challenge”:
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/news/ci_9598091

Can video games teach kids? “Capcom sets out to ‘brainwash’ kids”:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/vdunet/20080630/ttc-capcom-sets-out-to-brainwash-kids-6315470.html

EMPLOYMENT

“Making it on their own: Autistic men learn to succeed”:
http://www.sharonherald.com/local/local_story_181213532.html

“Vita Europe: Social enterprises boom despite lack of ad hoc law”

Excerpt…
Poland: Doing things different: an enterprise for people with autism
Twenty four adults who, because of their autism, would have never found a job in Poland’s open labour market earn a living thanks to a social enterprise founded and run by the Synapsis Foundation, that provides one on one assistance with instructors and psychologists. The Different Things workshop is made up of several sections, including professional printing and bookbinding services, ceramic designs, and stained glass and woodcraft artifacts. The products are available online (http://rzeczyrozne.pl). Although the enterprise is struggling to reach financial sustainability, the enterprise is one of its kind in Poland and hopes to be a model of best practice for other organizations that work with the disabled.
http://beta.vita.it/news/view/83043

“Auties.org”:
Individuality, Diversity, Equality, Achievement

Auties.org is an Aspie & Autie friendly site for all people on the Autistic Spectrum who are ready to dare reach out to occupation and employment, open the doors to the community and market their abilities directly to the public and for those interested in supporting these pioneers. http://www.auties.org/

“Prospects”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=473&a=2348

“AutismJobs”:
Linking job seekers with vacancies in work related to autism, Aspergers and ASDs
http://www.autismjobs.org/?section=00010009

“Current job vacancies within the NAS”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=170

For further employment information, please view”:
http://aspie-editorial.blog-city.com/employment_on_the_autism_spectrum.htm

GENERAL/HUMAN INTEREST

“Lego UK sets a force-ful record by assembling over 30,000 Star Wars figurines”:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/techdigest/20080630/ttc-lego-uk-sets-a-force-ful-record-by-a-e870a33.html

“Bracelets help track the lost”:
http://www.startribune.com/local/22179889.html?location_refer=Homepage:highlightModules:1

“UM researchers help teach autistic and Down Syndrome kids to ride bikes”:
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs..dll/article?AID=/20080620/BLOG12/80620082

“Movement for life a link for children with special needs”:
http://www.theunion.com/article/20080623/TODAYSFEATURE/726391789/-1/rss02

“Lebanese autism society hosts event to raise funds and awareness”:
http://www..dailystar.com.lb/article.asp?edition_id=1&categ_id=1&article_id=93194

“KiDazzles gives children with disabilities a place of their own”:
http://www.citizenet.com/news/2008/jun/24/kidazzles-gives-children-disabilities-place-their-/

“Dream night at Dalton Zoo”:
http://www.nwemail.co.uk/news/barrow/1.132196

“Grandad ready for epic charity hitchhike”:
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/content/news/story.aspx?brand=ENOnline&category=News&tBrand=ENOnline&tCategory=news&itemid=NOED28%20Jun%202008%2009%3A28%3A28%3A960

“Charity ghost hunt, Vale Park”:
http://www.thisisstaffordshire.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=158315&command=displayContent&sourceNode=158315&contentPK=20980007&folderPk=87654

“Father and son are top dragon slayers”:
http://www.thisischeshire.co.uk/news/2361796.father_and_son_are_top_dragon_slayers/

“Animal angels with a special task”:
http://www.mcall.com/entertainment/all-autism.6441327jun09,0,5598246.story

“Dream of camp for autistic kids now a reality”:
http://www.theheraldbulletin.com/local/local_story_180210352.html

“Former camper overcomes adversity, becomes volunteer”:
http://www.glasgowdailytimes.com/features/local_story_180154911.html

“Bill Gates bids a teary farewell to Microsoft”:
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080627/tts-uk-microsoft-gates-ca02f96.html

ADD/ADHD

“FDA approves Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development…extended release tablets”:
http://www.biospace.com/news_story.aspx?StoryID=101814&full=1

“Pediatricians can help families define – and treat ADHD”:
http://www.contracostatimes.com/health/ci_9652270?source=rss

“Early ritalin may cause long-term effects on the brain”:
http://www.scienceblog.com/cms/node/4915

“DNA all over the place”:
http://www.economist..com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11580690&fsrc=RSS

“Amphetamine abuse tied to heart attack at young age”:
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=amphetamine-abuse-tied-to

“adders.org”
Our objective is to promote awareness to AD/HD (Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder) and to provide information and as much free practical help as we can to affected by the condition, both adults and children, their families in the UK and around the World via this website.
http://www.adders.org/

“ADDISS” The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service..
http://www.addiss.co.uk/index.html

“ADDA”:
http://www.add.org/

“hi2u ADHD Pages”:
http://www.adhd..org.uk/

“CHADD”:
http://www.chadd.org/am/CustomPages/home/CHADD_Home.htm?CFID=2282059&CFTOKEN=38105335&jsessionid=f2303343221169802693562

Book “The ADHD Handbook”:
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781853027567

SPORT

“Free sports for youngsters in Fleetwood”:
http://www.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk/fleetwood-sport/Free-sports-for-youngsters-in.4218734.jp

“Golf suits special needs kids to a tee”:
http://www.suburbanchicagonews.com/foxvalleysun/sports/1034223,2_6_5_FV03_GOLF_S1.article

“Run around the world for charity”:
http://www.mk-news.co.uk/mknews/DisplayArticle.asp?ID=326112

“Grab a ‘Pisa’ the action: trek Tuscany this September!”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1667&a=16690

“Fundraising events in Northern Ireland”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1667&a=16812

“Four dive in to help out for Middlesbrough’s main charity”:
http://ts4.gazettelive.co.uk/2008/06/four_dive_in_to_help_out_for_m.html

“Sky diving: take the plunge for the NAS”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1667&a=16319

“Support NAS Scotland … by eating Sunday lunch”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1667&a=16282

“The London Triathlon 2008 – 9th-10^th August”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1667&a=16295

“Adidas Women’s 5k Challenge – 7^th September, 2008”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1667&a=16296

Newcastle & Portsmouth “BUPA Great North Run 2008 – World’s Biggest Half Marathon – 5^th October”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1667&a=16132

“Sahara Desert Trek – 8^th-15^th November, 2008”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1667&a=16303

“Cycle China 2009 – 19th-29^th March”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1667&a=16305

“Trek the Inca Trail 2009 – 14th-23^rd May”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1667&a=16310

“Trek Jordan 2009 – 10^th-14^th September”:
http://www.nas.org.uk/nas/jsp/polopoly.jsp?d=1667&a=16314

MUSIC

“Piano program strikes a chord with autistic kids”:
http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/music/ny-liaut065715746jun06,0,6374388.story

“My job: Music therapist”:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/11/story.cfm?c_id=11&objectid=10518120

“The Jazz of Matt Savage”:
http://www.savagerecords.com/

ART

“Natural Pop Artist Jessica Park’s book offers a window into her dazzling work”:
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/06-30-2008/0004841477&EDATE=

CATHERINE MOUET et GILLES TREHIN:
http://trehinp.dyndns.org/urville/

YouTube Video – “Urville: The Imaginary City”:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxAR9dnSuQM

Gilles Trehin – The City of Urville:
http://www.wisconsinmedicalsociety.org/savant_syndrome/savant_profiles/gilles_trehin

BOOK “Urville”

Author Information:

Gilles Tréhin is 32 years old and autistic. He has exceptional talents in mathematics, music, languages and art. He has been developing his vision of Urville since the age of 15, and drawing since the age of 5. His father is vice-president of Autism-Europe, Belgium.
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781843104193

MOVIES/ENTERTAINMENT

“Actors for Autism”:
http://www.actorsforautism.com/

“Josh Hartnett and Adam Godley to headline Rain Man in London”:
http://www.broadway.com/Gen/Buzz_Story.aspx?ci=568069

“Doc sales made for September Films”:
http://www.worldscreen.com/newscurrent.php?filename=september062608.htm

BOOKS

“New book release about Downs Syndrome, Autistic Catatonia and Bipolar Disorder”:
http://www.pr.com/press-release/92867

“Adults on the Autism Spectrum Leave the Nest:

Achieving Supported Independence”

Author: Nancy Perry
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781843109044

“A Book About What Autism Can Be Like”

Author: Sue Adams
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781843109402

“Playing, Laughing and Learning with Children on the Autism Spectrum: A Practical Resource of Play Ideas for Parents and Carers”

Author: Julia Moor
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781843106081

“Alphabet Kids – From ADD to Zellweger Syndrome”

Author: Robbie Woliver
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781843108801

“Guiding Your Teenager with Special Needs through the Transition from School to Adult Life: Tools for Parents”

Author: Mary Korpi
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781843108740

“Realizing the College Dream with Autism or Asperger Syndrome”

Author: Ann Palmer
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781843108016

“Succeeding in College with Asperger Syndrome: A Student Guide

Authors: John Harpur, Maria Lawlor and Michael Fitzgerald
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781843102014

“Employment for Individuals with Asperger Syndrome or Non-Verbal Learning Disability: Stories and Strategies”

Author: Yvona Fast
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781843107668

“Crystalline Lifetime: Fragments of Asperger Syndrome”

Author: Luke Jackson
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781843104438

“Embracing the Sky: Poems beyond Disability”

Author: Craig Romkema
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book.php/isbn/9781843107286

Summer is with us here in the UK with soaring temperatures and balmy nights, a very welcome change from “the Summer that never was – 2007” :)! If you live in the UK, you’ll know what I mean. However, the change in season and routine can throw many on the spectrum off course, so to hopefully give us a few pointers to help along the way, those over at Suite 101 have been busy compiling a list or two…

“Summer Schedules that Work: Transitions to Summer with Kids Who Are Autistic”:
http://autistic-child-parenting.suite101.com/article.cfm/summer_schedules_that_work

“Vacationing with an Autistic Child: Tips for Traveling with Children with Special Needs”:
http://autistic-child-parenting.suite101.com/article.cfm/vacationing_with_an_autistic_child

“Summer Guide: Crafts, Recipes, Coloring Pages, Printables, Fun, Games, Activities, Hiking, Biking & Movie Fun”:
http://holidays.kaboose.com/summer/

“Tips for Autistic Children at Disney World”:
http://www.allearsnet.com/pl/dis_aut2.htm

Happy Independence Day to those celebrating.

For those heading into Summer, stay safe, have fun and may Summer 2008 be a memorable one. For those experiencing the Winter, stay well and think warm!

Take Care,

Julie