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July 29, 10:29 PMNewark Autism & Parenting ExaminerChristina Dagnelli


Bed time routines are a very important part of your day with your child on the autism spectrum if you want to have any time to yourself and you want to teach your child how to relax. Following a regular routine every night makes bedtime less anxiety provoking and more peaceful because your child knows what is coming next.


A routine can be made up of a few activities such as a bath, story, and quiet play time. One of the most important aspects of the routine is to fill it with activities that work for your family and to allow enough time for the child to wind down.


Sample of Five Steps to Bed


  • *Begin the bedtime routine at least 2 hours before the targeted time you want your child to be asleep if you have a very restless child. If your child does get to sleep more easily then set the clock according to what works.
  • *Allow your child to have a light snack to keep blood sugar from crashing in the middle of the night. Choose snacks that are not high in sugar.
  • *Prepare a relaxing bath time with lavender soaps and lotions.
  • *After dressing for bed its story time, let you child pick a short story from a few books you select.
  • *Some people wind down by watching TV, others are more wound up, this same philosophy needs to be applied to the final activity you allow your child to participate in before bed. They can play quietly, watch TV or listen to the radio in their room for a set period of time.


 

A Hampton teenager has attracted the interest of the Prime Minister in an idea to get autistic children running a cafe.

Bella Tommey, 15, was at Downing Street to meet David Cameron and tell him about her Give Autism a Chance campaign to open a pop-up café or shop in central London in February.

The teen’s fight was inspired by her 13-year-old brother Billy, who was diagnosed with autism at the age of two, and follows a family tradition.

Bella’s mother Polly hit the headlines last year when she launched a national poster campaign asking the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown to call her in an effort to raise awareness of autism.

The Nightingale Road campaigner, who runs the charity Autism Campaign, was back in the public eye earlier this year when she posed like Wonderbra model Eva Herzigova to highlight the issue just before the general election.

Bella’s campaign is part of the youth project Battlefront, run in association with Channel 4, and aims to demonstrate that people with autism can contribute to society in a productive way.

She met Mr Cameron at the launch of his Big Society initiative, which aims to empower communities.

Read in Full:  http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/8302180.Teen_wins_PM_s_support_for_autism_project/?ref=rss



 

A Hampton teenager has attracted the interest of the Prime Minister in an idea to get autistic children running a cafe.

Bella Tommey, 15, was at Downing Street to meet David Cameron and tell him about her Give Autism a Chance campaign to open a pop-up café or shop in central London in February.

The teen’s fight was inspired by her 13-year-old brother Billy, who was diagnosed with autism at the age of two, and follows a family tradition.

Bella’s mother Polly hit the headlines last year when she launched a national poster campaign asking the then Prime Minister Gordon Brown to call her in an effort to raise awareness of autism.

The Nightingale Road campaigner, who runs the charity Autism Campaign, was back in the public eye earlier this year when she posed like Wonderbra model Eva Herzigova to highlight the issue just before the general election.

Bella’s campaign is part of the youth project Battlefront, run in association with Channel 4, and aims to demonstrate that people with autism can contribute to society in a productive way.

She met Mr Cameron at the launch of his Big Society initiative, which aims to empower communities.

Read in Full:  http://www.richmondandtwickenhamtimes.co.uk/news/8302180.Teen_wins_PM_s_support_for_autism_project/?ref=rss



 The Boardroom

The Department of Health is looking for four people in England to join the National Adult Autism Programme Board. 

They want to find two adults with autism and two parents or carers of adults with autism to join the Board.

The National Adult Autism Programme Board was set up following the publication of the adult autism strategy for England, ‘Fulfilling and Rewarding Lives’.

The Board’s role is to oversee the implementation of the strategy. It is a high level group co-chaired by the Minister of State for Care Services, Paul Burstow, and the Director General of Adult Social Care at the Department of Health, David Behan.

Being a member of the Board is a fantastic opportunity for influencing the implementation of the strategy and the direction of the Government’s adult autism programme.


Applications close on 1 September 2010.

Source:  http://www.autism.org.uk/news-and-events/news-from-the-nas/apply-to-join-the-national-adult-autism-programme-board.aspx



 The Boardroom

The Department of Health is looking for four people in England to join the National Adult Autism Programme Board. 

They want to find two adults with autism and two parents or carers of adults with autism to join the Board.

The National Adult Autism Programme Board was set up following the publication of the adult autism strategy for England, ‘Fulfilling and Rewarding Lives’.

The Board’s role is to oversee the implementation of the strategy. It is a high level group co-chaired by the Minister of State for Care Services, Paul Burstow, and the Director General of Adult Social Care at the Department of Health, David Behan.

Being a member of the Board is a fantastic opportunity for influencing the implementation of the strategy and the direction of the Government’s adult autism programme.


Applications close on 1 September 2010.

Source:  http://www.autism.org.uk/news-and-events/news-from-the-nas/apply-to-join-the-national-adult-autism-programme-board.aspx



 

The Government has launched a new consultation on the statutory guidance it is producing for local authorities and health bodies delivering services for adults with autism in England.

The National Autistic Society welcomes the consultation and the development of this guidance, which is a key part of the Autism Act 2009.

The new guidance will be statutory, which means that any local authority or local health body that doesn’t follow it can be challenged through the courts.

It is therefore very important that the guidance says the right things, so that people with autism and their parents and carers can use it to get the support they need locally.

We want to urge as many people as possible to tell the Government what they think should be in the statutory guidance.

How you can get involved

There are a number of ways that you can get involved and let the Government know what you think of its draft guidance.

  1. Download the consultation document and questionnaire. There are standard and easy read versions of both documents available. You do not have to answer every question in the questionnaire. You can also send in comments on the draft guidance without answering the questionnaire.

    Send your completed questionnaire by post to:     

    Adults with autism statutory guidance consultation
    Department of Health
    Unit 124
    Wellington House
    133-155 Waterloo Road
    London SE1 8UG

    or by email to autism@dh.gsi.gov.uk

  2. Organise your own a consultation event. The Department of Health has developed a toolkit to help you do this.
  3. Tell us what you think of the guidance and we will look at your views when we are writing our own response. To let us know what you think of the guidance, email policy@nas.org.uk


The consultation runs until 22 October 2010.

Read more about:

Source: http://www.autism.org.uk/news-and-events/news-from-the-nas/have-your-say-on-the-autism-act-statutory-guidance.aspx



 

The Government has launched a new consultation on the statutory guidance it is producing for local authorities and health bodies delivering services for adults with autism in England.

The National Autistic Society welcomes the consultation and the development of this guidance, which is a key part of the Autism Act 2009.

The new guidance will be statutory, which means that any local authority or local health body that doesn’t follow it can be challenged through the courts.

It is therefore very important that the guidance says the right things, so that people with autism and their parents and carers can use it to get the support they need locally.

We want to urge as many people as possible to tell the Government what they think should be in the statutory guidance.

How you can get involved

There are a number of ways that you can get involved and let the Government know what you think of its draft guidance.

  1. Download the consultation document and questionnaire. There are standard and easy read versions of both documents available. You do not have to answer every question in the questionnaire. You can also send in comments on the draft guidance without answering the questionnaire.

    Send your completed questionnaire by post to:     

    Adults with autism statutory guidance consultation
    Department of Health
    Unit 124
    Wellington House
    133-155 Waterloo Road
    London SE1 8UG

    or by email to autism@dh.gsi.gov.uk

  2. Organise your own a consultation event. The Department of Health has developed a toolkit to help you do this.
  3. Tell us what you think of the guidance and we will look at your views when we are writing our own response. To let us know what you think of the guidance, email policy@nas.org.uk


The consultation runs until 22 October 2010.

Read more about:

Source: http://www.autism.org.uk/news-and-events/news-from-the-nas/have-your-say-on-the-autism-act-statutory-guidance.aspx



 

By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on July 30, 2010

Despite calls for men to be more sensitive and responsive to feelings, a new study suggests society still prefers for men to be bold and dominant.

Corinne A. Moss-Racusin, a doctoral candidate in Rutgers’ Department of Psychology, explored the consequences for men (and women) when they acted modestly in job interviews.

She co-authored, with graduate fellow Julie E. Phelan and Professor Laurie A. Rudman, “When Men Break the Gender Rules: Status Incongruity and Backlash Against Modest Men” in the journal Psychology of Men and Masculinity.

According to Moss-Racusin, the applicants in the staged interviews were judged equally competent, but the “modest” males were less liked, a sign of social backlash.

Modesty was viewed as a sign of weakness, a low-status character trait for males that could adversely affect their employability or earnings potential. Modesty in women, however, was not viewed negatively nor was it linked to status.

“For men and women, there are things they must and must not be,” Moss-Racusin says.

“Women must be communal and other-oriented, but they must not be dominant. Historically and cross-culturally, men have been stereotyped as more agentic, that is, more independent and self-focused than women.”

Read in Full:  http://psychcentral.com/news/2010/07/30/better-for-men-to-be-macho-than-modest/16236.html

Courtship to Marriage: A Tricky Transaction

By Robert Stone

In Greek mythology, there are some marvelous stories of marriage. Here, for instance, are two tales about how Zeus and Hera tricked each other into marriage and the inevitable disappointments that follow such chicanery. These stories are wonderful parables for the present.

Wounded Birds

Zeus, the chief and most macho of the gods, fell in love with Hera. An independent and proud goddess, she was not swept off her feet by his wooing and rejected his offer of marriage. Zeus, wounded by this rejection but still wanting the fair Hera, decided to trick her by disguising himself as a poor, bedraggled, wounded bird. Hera, upon seeing the creature, took pity on it. The bird’s suffering struck a sympathetic chord deep within her own heart and she tenderly warmed the pathetic but charming creature at her bosom. Thus it was that Zeus, the great thrower of thunderbolts, won the heart of Hera and eventually tricked her into marriage.

There is much to be learned from this story. Wounded birds can be most disarming. Women often can sense an underlying tenderness and vulnerability that is born of childhood mistreatment or prior hurtful relationships beneath the veneer of macho men. These otherwise independent women will go to incredible lengths to succor such men, especially women whose fathers had a similar core of sadness. They long to fulfill an old desire to restore the wounded bird to health through the generous gift of a love that transcends any love they have ever known.

Read in Full:  http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/courtship-to-marriage-a-tricky-transaction/

 

Make-Up Sex and Other Forms of Self-Sabotage

How To Stop Your Brain From Making Bad Choices



By Rick Nauert PhD Senior News Editor
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on July 30, 2010


Despite calls for men to be more sensitive and responsive to feelings, a new study suggests society still prefers for men to be bold and dominant.


Corinne A. Moss-Racusin, a doctoral candidate in Rutgers’ Department of Psychology, explored the consequences for men (and women) when they acted modestly in job interviews.


She co-authored, with graduate fellow Julie E. Phelan and Professor Laurie A. Rudman, “When Men Break the Gender Rules: Status Incongruity and Backlash Against Modest Men” in the journal Psychology of Men and Masculinity.


According to Moss-Racusin, the applicants in the staged interviews were judged equally competent, but the “modest” males were less liked, a sign of social backlash.


Modesty was viewed as a sign of weakness, a low-status character trait for males that could adversely affect their employability or earnings potential. Modesty in women, however, was not viewed negatively nor was it linked to status.


“For men and women, there are things they must and must not be,” Moss-Racusin says.



Read in Full:  http://psychcentral.com/news/2010/07/30/better-for-men-to-be-macho-than-modest/16236.html


Courtship to Marriage: A Tricky Transaction


By Robert Stone

In Greek mythology, there are some marvelous stories of marriage. Here, for instance, are two tales about how Zeus and Hera tricked each other into marriage and the inevitable disappointments that follow such chicanery. These stories are wonderful parables for the present.


Wounded Birds


Zeus, the chief and most macho of the gods, fell in love with Hera. An independent and proud goddess, she was not swept off her feet by his wooing and rejected his offer of marriage. Zeus, wounded by this rejection but still wanting the fair Hera, decided to trick her by disguising himself as a poor, bedraggled, wounded bird. Hera, upon seeing the creature, took pity on it. The bird’s suffering struck a sympathetic chord deep within her own heart and she tenderly warmed the pathetic but charming creature at her bosom. Thus it was that Zeus, the great thrower of thunderbolts, won the heart of Hera and eventually tricked her into marriage.


There is much to be learned from this story. Wounded birds can be most disarming. Women often can sense an underlying tenderness and vulnerability that is born of childhood mistreatment or prior hurtful relationships beneath the veneer of macho men. These otherwise independent women will go to incredible lengths to succor such men, especially women whose fathers had a similar core of sadness. They long to fulfill an old desire to restore the wounded bird to health through the generous gift of a love that transcends any love they have ever known.


Read in Full:  http://psychcentral.com/lib/2006/courtship-to-marriage-a-tricky-transaction/


Make-Up Sex and Other Forms of Self-Sabotage


How To Stop Your Brain From Making Bad Choices


 

Article Date: 29 Jul 2010

The National Autistic Society (NAS) has ramped up its legal campaigning with the launch of a new Autism Legal Network and a call for cases with the potential to change the law for the half a million people with autism in the UK.

Mark Lever, NAS chief executive, said:

The NAS is evolving. Last year we successfully secured the landmark Autism Act. However, in the current economic climate political campaigning is only going to become more difficult. The Autism Legal Network will play a key and strategic role in our future success. Championing the rights of people with autism through the courts will dramatically increase the reach and impact of our campaigning. We’ll be working with lawyers to try and set legal precedents and create real and lasting change for people with this serious, lifelong and disabling condition.

In particular, the NAS is appealing for cases aimed at tackling the devastating lack of help for the over 70% of children with autism who also have a mental health problem. The call comes after the charity’s You Need to Know campaign found that mental health services fail to help two thirds of children with the condition.

The Autism Legal Network builds on existing legal campaigning by the NAS, begun with the high profile case of Gary McKinnon. The NAS also intervened in the Supreme Court earlier this month in the A v Essex case. This successfully set a legal precedent over the right to education for all children with disabilities. As a result, councils which leave a child with autism without any education risk being held by the courts to have breached that child’s human rights.

During the launch, held at the Law Society on Tuesday 20 July 2010, Mark Lever thanked lawyers for their continued support. Speakers included Ian Wise QC of Doughty Street Chambers and David Wolfe of Matrix Chambers. The event was attended by over 60 guests including representatives from Clifford Chance, Scope, the Children’s Society and the Council for Disabled Children.

The NAS Autism Legal Network is open to legal professionals, charities and academics with an interest in autism. For further information visit www.autism.org.uk/legalcampaigning or email legal.development@nas.org.uk

Source:  http://www.autism.org.uk/news-and-events/news-from-the-nas/autism-charity-raises-the-bar-for-legal-campaigning.aspx