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Article Date: 29 Jul 2010 – 0:00 PDT

Heterosexual women bear the brunt of narcissistic heterosexual men’s hostility, while heterosexual men, gay men and lesbian women provoke a softer reaction, according to psychologist Dr. Scott Keiller from Kent State University at Tuscarawas in the US. This is likely to be due to women’s unparalleled potential for gratifying, or frustrating, men’s narcissism. They are crucial players and even gatekeepers in men’s quests for sexual pleasure, patriarchal power and status. Dr. Keiller’s findings are published online in Springer’s journal Sex Roles.

Research to date has shown that narcissists’ low empathy, feelings of entitlement, and perceptions of being deprived of ‘deserved’ admiration and gratification can make them prone to aggression and vengeance.

Read in Full:  http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/196133.php

 

 We trawl the world’s journals so you don’t have to:

Animal models of amnesia (Neuropsychologia).

Source:  http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2010/07/special-issue-spotter_29.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BpsResearchDigest+(BPS+Research+Digest)

 

 We trawl the world’s journals so you don’t have to:

Animal models of amnesia (Neuropsychologia).

Source:  http://bps-research-digest.blogspot.com/2010/07/special-issue-spotter_29.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+BpsResearchDigest+(BPS+Research+Digest)

 

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.

 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.

Read in Full: http://www.examiner.com/x-42684-Newark-Autism–Parenting-Examiner~y2010m7d29-The-Importance-of-Bed-Time-Routines-with-your-Autism-Spectrum-Child

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.

Read in Full: http://www.examiner.com/x-42684-Newark-Autism–Parenting-Examiner~y2010m7d29-The-Importance-of-Bed-Time-Routines-with-your-Autism-Spectrum-Child

 

10:50am Friday 30th July 2010

By Chris Wickham

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

 

10:50am Friday 30th July 2010

By Chris Wickham

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 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:

• The Autism Act 2009
• The Autism Strategy for England

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