A new series of ABC Radio National’s All in the Mind has just kicked off with a thoughtful programme about treating traumatised people just after a tragic event.
If you’re not familiar with the contentious area of disaster response, you may be surprised to hear that there is no firm evidence that psychological treatment of just-traumatised people is any more helpful in the long-term than doing absolutely nothing.
This is in contrast to the widely held belief that all disaster victims ‘need’ to see mental health professionals. In fact, studies on psychological treatment in disaster victims have suggested the worrying result that some treatments may actually make matters worse in the long-term for some people.
This was famously found in studies on single session ‘debriefing’ but also less well known is that there is a similar conclusion with regard to multi-session psychological treatment that is aimed to prevent trauma in disaster victims.
To complicate matters, in the studies where the effects are shown to be harmful in the long-term, patients reported feeling better immediately after the sessions.
If you are a psychologist responding to a disaster, grateful and apparently relieved patients are extremely strong personal evidence that you are being helpful, even if in the long-term you might be causing problems.
This makes it very hard for some to accept that they need to question what they are doing.
But there is one over-arching and important point that trauma psychologist Richard Bryant makes in the programme – that, despite some good hints, the evidence is still not firm enough to say for sure whether we are helping, harming or being irrelevant when working with just-traumatised victims.
Read in Full: http://mindhacks.com/2011/02/12/five-minutes-past-trauma/
Article Date: 14 Feb 2011 – 2:00 PST
Children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are two to three times more likely than children without the disorder to develop serious substance abuse problems in adolescence and adulthood, according to a study by UCLA psychologists and colleagues at the University of South Carolina.
“This greater risk for children with ADHD applies to boys and girls, it applies across race and ethnicity – the findings were very consistent,” said Steve S. Lee, a UCLA assistant professor of psychology and lead author of the study. “The greater risk for developing significant substance problems in adolescence and adulthood applies across substances, including nicotine, alcohol, marijuana, cocaine and other drugs.”
Lee and his colleagues analyzed 27 long-term studies that followed approximately 4,100 children with ADHD and 6,800 children without the disorder into adolescence and young adulthood – in some cases for more than 10 years. These carefully designed, rigorous and lengthy studies, Lee said, are the “gold standard” in the field.
The research by Lee and his colleagues, the first large-scale comprehensive analysis on this issue, is published online this week in the journal Clinical Psychology Review and will appear in a print edition later this year.
The researchers combined all the published studies that met rigorous criteria and analyzed them together. They found that children with ADHD were at greater risk for serious problems such as addiction, abuse and trying to quit but being unable to, Lee said.
“Any single study can be spurious,” he said, “but our review of more than two dozen carefully designed studies provides a compelling analysis.”
ADHD is common, occurring in approximately 5 percent to 10 percent of children in the U.S., and figures in many other industrialized countries with compulsory education are comparable, according to Lee.
Symptoms of the disorder are common in children and include being easily distracted, fidgeting, being unable to complete a single task and being easily bored. However, to receive a diagnosis of ADHD, a child must have at least six of nine symptoms of either hyperactivity or inattention, and the child’s behavior must be causing problems in his or her life. The vast majority of children with ADHD have at least six symptoms in both categories, Lee said.
Read in Full: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/216380.php
Abnormal Control of Hand Movements May Hint at ADHD Severity in Children
ScienceDaily (Feb. 14, 2011) — Two research studies published February 14 in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found markers for measuring the ability of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to control impulsive movements, which may reveal insights into the neurobiology of ADHD, inform prognosis and guide treatments.
In one of two studies conducted by researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, MD and the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, children with ADHD performed a finger-tapping task. Any unintentional “overflow” movements occurring on the opposite hand were noted. Children with ADHD showed more than twice the amount of overflow than typically developing children. This is the first time that scientists have been able to quantify the degree to which ADHD is associated with a failure in motor control.
The single most common child behavioral diagnosis, ADHD is a highly prevalent developmental disorder characterized by inattentiveness, hyperactivity and impulsivity. The approximately 2 million affected children often fall behind their peers in development of motor control, motor overflow (unintentional movement) and balance. The inability to control or inhibit voluntary actions is suspected to contribute to the core diagnostic features of excessive hyperactivity, impulsivity and off-task (distractible) behavior.
“Despite its prevalence, there is a lack of understanding about the neurobiological basis of ADHD,” said Dr. Stewart Mostofsky, the study’s senior author and Director of the Laboratory for Neurocognitive and Imaging Research at the Kennedy Krieger Institute. “A critical obstacle in ADHD is the lack of quantitative measures of brain function that would provide a basis for more accurate diagnosis and effective treatment.”
Read in Full: http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110214162941.htm
Related Article
ADHD Is A Genetic Neurodevelopmental Disorder, Scientists Reveal:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/202997.php
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on February 15, 2011
“Physicians on Twitter†was the subject of a research letter in the Feb. 9 issue of The Journal of the American Medical Association, documenting some instances of unethical and unprofessional content online by doctors.
Up to 3 percent of tweets posted on Twitter in the study were found to be unprofessional — they included profanity, potential patient privacy violations, sexually explicit material, or discriminatory statements.
Researcher Katherine Chretien, M.D., F.A.C.P., associate professor of medicine at the George Washington School of Medicine and Health Sciences, called for greater accountability and guidelines for physicians who are regular users of Twitter.
“This research helped us to identify how physicians are using social media and has helped us gauge whether or not there is need for greater accountability for physicians who use social media,†said Chretien.
“While the majority of tweets were potentially helpful, the ethical breaches and unprofessional content raised a red flag.”
The study, approved by the Washington, D.C., VA Medical Center, was initiated to describe the characteristics of self-identified physicians on Twitter and how they use Twitter, with a specific focus on professionalism.
The researchers examined 5,156 tweets from 260 self-identified physicians with 500 or more followers between May 1 and May 31, 2010.
They found that three percent of the tweets were categorized as “unprofessional,†meaning that they included profanity, potential patient privacy violations, sexually explicit material, or discriminatory statements.
Read in Full:
http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/02/15/physicians-need-guidelines-on-use-of-social-media/23526.html
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on February 15, 2011
Women suffering from or prone to eating disorders can be diagnosed with a low-cost but effective method, according to a new study — drawing.
Israeli researchers from the University of Haifa, Soroka University Medical Center and Achva Academic College determined that women with anorexia or bulimia draw themselves with prominently different characteristics than women who do not have eating disorders and who are considered of normal weight.
The research utilizes a simple, non-intrusive self-figure drawing, said co-author Rachel Lev-Wiesel, Ph.D. The study, conducted by Lev-Wiesel alongside Dr. Jonathan Guez, Shimrit Valetsky, Dr. Diego Kruszewski Sztul and Dr. Bat-Sheva Pener, examined 76 women, 36 of whom had been diagnosed as anorexic or bulimic; 20 had no eating disorders but were overweight, and 20 had no eating disorders and were considered normal weight.
Each of the participants completed two standardized questionnaires for screening eating disorders and were then asked to draw themselves. Besides being asked to draw themselves, no guidelines or limitations were set for the drawing.
The research team then evaluated the drawings and found various differences between the groups in four aspects:
- • The neck: women suffering from anorexia or bulimia tended to draw a larger neck, a disconnected neck or no neck at all;
• The mouth: this feature was more emphasized in drawings by women suffering from anorexia or bulimia;
• The thighs: women with eating disorders drew wider thighs than the other groups in the study;
• The feet: women with eating disorders tended to draw pictures without feet or with disconnected feet.
The study also revealed that self-figure drawings can differentiate between anorexic and bulimic women: those with anorexia tended to omit breasts from their drawings, drew less defined body lines and smaller figures relative to the page size.
Read in Full: http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/02/15/self-drawings-identify-women-with-eating-disorders/23520.html
Reviewed by John M. Grohol, Psy.D. on February 15, 2011
For many mental conditions, treatment options include medications or psychotherapy, or a combination of the two.
Despite the frequently comparable benefits of either of the modalities, and the often documented adjunctive benefit of using both approaches at the same time, researchers currently have a better understanding of how medications affect the neurological function of the brain.
To balance this representation, a new study looked at how psychotherapy alters the brain in patients suffering from social anxiety disorder. A team of Canadian psychological scientists set out to discover how the brain changes when psychotherapy is helping someone recover — in this case from social anxiety disorder.
Medication and psychotherapy both help people with this common disorder, marked by overwhelming fears of interacting with others and expectations of being harshly judged. But research on the neurological effects of psychotherapy has lagged far behind that on medication-induced changes in the brain.
“We wanted to track the brain changes while people were going through psychotherapy,†said McMaster University Ph.D. candidate Vladimir Miskovic, the study’s lead author.
To do so, the research team used electroencephalograms, or EEGs, which measure brain electrical interactions in real time. They focused on the amount of “delta-beta coupling,†which elevates with rising anxiety.
The study recruited 25 adults with social anxiety disorder from a Hamilton, Ontario clinic. The patients participated in 12 weekly sessions of group cognitive behavior therapy, a structured method that helps people identify—and challenge—the thinking patterns that perpetuate their painful and self-destructive behaviors.
Read in Full: http://psychcentral.com/news/2011/02/15/therapy-helps-mend-brain-in-social-anxiety-disorder/23515.html
Patrick Cockburn’s son Henry was diagnosed seven years ago with schizophrenia. Together they have written a book, called Henry’s Demons, describing how it has affected the whole family.
Patrick, a foreign correspondent, was in Afghanistan writing about the fall of the Taliban when he learned from his wife Jan that Henry was in a mental hospital suffering a breakdown.
Marjorie Wallace, Chief Executive of the mental health charity Sane, says the book is important as it shows the family trying to understand each other’s perspective.
Source/View Video[05:31]: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12381659
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February 12th, 2011 10:14 am CT
There is hope for the many parents of children who have been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and who have wondered how their children will ever become self-sufficient. The national Autism Society reports that an overwhelming percent of adults with autism are unemployed. ASD people may be average to above average IQ, and often possess marketable skills, especially in the technology arena, but are still unemployable. This is because ASD people have difficulty with interpersonal relationships, specific environments, and may have other related debilitating conditions deemed unacceptable in the average workplace.
How does a society engage trainable, intelligent, and sometimes gifted people who are unable to adapt to standard work environments or traditional classrooms? This may have stymied society as a whole, but founders of the nonPareil.Institute in Plano have met the challenge head-on. www.npitx.org
‘Putting Autism to Work’ was an idea conceived by co-founders Dan Selec and Gary Moore, who worried about the futures of their autistic sons. Dan and Gary decided that living on welfare or on minimum wage were not acceptable options for their sons or for other unique and talent individuals on the autistic spectrum. Recognizing that ASD students gravitate toward technology, they tested their idea of training ASD students to create software for video games and iPhone apps. The first model for nonPariel was developed in Dan’s kitchen.
Read in Full: http://www.examiner.com/special-education-in-garland/autism-and-asperger-s-hope-for-employment-part-1-1
Feb
10
HEADLINES
“Gang of four jailed for sadistic murderâ€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/01/gang-of-four-jailed-for-sadistic-murder/
“Tasmania: He should be aliveâ€:
http://www.themercury.com.au/article/2011/01/20/201211_scalesofjustice.html
“Thomas James Dunn dies saving autistic student from oncoming busâ€:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/06/thomas-james-dunn-dies-sa_n_805284.html
“Dad in ‘worst category’ appeals jail termâ€:
http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/bad-dad-appeals-jail-term/story-fn6e0s1g-1226000436838
“Community supports murder victim’s sonâ€:
“Missing TN autistic child foundâ€:
http://www.examiner.com/special-needs-kids-in-nashville/missing-tn-child-with-autism-found
“Judge dismisses charges against classroom aideâ€:
http://www.greatfallstribune.com/article/20110128/NEWS01/101280327
“Fraudulent faker exposed as trouble makerâ€:
http://www.examiner.com/special-needs-kids-in-portland/fraudulent-faker-exposed-as-trouble-maker
Sydney, Australia “Ordered to have vaccineâ€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/01/sydney-australia-ordered-to-have-vaccine/
“Nobel settles U.S. discrimination suitâ€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/01/nobel-settles-u-s-discrimination-suit/
“Autistic man asks Prime Minister to reconsider cutsâ€:
“NAS launches new guide to challenging local service cuts/Autistic man asks Prime Minister to reconsider cutsâ€:
“Independent Living Fund to be shut down by 2015â€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/01/independent-living-fund-to-be-shut-down-by-2015-2/
“Autism strategy fails to impress parent groupâ€:
“Autistic adults’ needs not met, says Wales charityâ€:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12205372
“16th Annual ASD Symposium – March 10-11, 2011â€:
“WA, Australia: Diploma wins $9m contract for Autism centreâ€:
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/wa/8744244/diploma-wins-9m-contract-for-autism-centre/
“Web of services helps battle the blues: depressionâ€:
Australia “A federal case for substantial change: mental health reformâ€:
HEALTH & RESEARCH
“Secret businesses aimed to exploit vaccine fears, British Medical Journal investigation findsâ€:
“Phony research must not deter needed vaccinationsâ€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/01/phony-research-must-not-deter-vaccinations/
“New Draft Guidance calls for improvements to NHS Autism Services for under-18s/NAS: Have Your Say on New Guidelinesâ€:
“NAS: Have your say on new guidelines to improve NHS services for autistic people under 18â€:
“Autism diagnosis in children must improve, NHS toldâ€:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2011/jan/27/autism-diagnosis-children-nhs-guidance
“Relatively few young adults with autism spectrum disorders receive assistance after High Schoolâ€:
“Understanding the Autistic Mind: Upon Understanding Others’ Intentionsâ€:
“Aspergers syndrome: The new diagnosis for high functioning autismâ€:
http://www.helium.com/items/1372560-aspergers-syndrome-the-new-diagnosis-for-high-functioning-autism
“NAS: Do you experience light sensitivity?â€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/08/nas-do-you-experience-light-sensitivity/
“What is an autism spectrum disorder?â€:
http://www.examiner.com/special-needs-kids-in-seattle/what-is-an-autism-spectrum-disorder
“Girl has life-changing epilepsy opâ€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/01/girl-has-life-changing-epilepsy-op/
“Australia: Web of services helps battle the blues: Depression/Mental Health Reformâ€:
“Psychological preparations can help those facing cyclone threat, Australiaâ€:
“Heart Health: It’s National Heart Month!/Scientists Look to Stem Cells to Mend Broken Hearts/Heart Attack Symptoms in Men & Womenâ€:
“New treatment helps beat depressionâ€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/01/new-treatment-helps-beat-depression/
“Abstract: Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for Adolescents (DBT-A): A Clinical Trial for Patients with Suicidal and Self-Injurious Behavior and Borderline Symptoms with a One-Year Follow-UPâ€:
“NICE updates guidance on Generalised Anxiety Disorderâ€:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/214791.php
“Help for Panic Attacks & Panic Anxietyâ€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/03/help-for-panic-attacks-panic-anxiety/
“Possible off-switch for anxiety discoveredâ€:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/01/110111133258.htm
“Schizophrenia gene mutation found; Target for new drugs/Does schizophrenia need a new name?â€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/03/schizophrenia-gene-mutation-found-target-for-new-drugs/
“NICE recommends Aripiprazole for schizophrenia in young peopleâ€:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/214788.php
“The XYZs of Body Dysmorphic Disorderâ€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/03/the-xyzs-of-body-dysmorphic-disorder-bdd/
“BPS Research Digest: The Special Issue Spotterâ€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/09/bps-research-digest-the-special-issue-spotter-30/
“BPS Research Digest: Introducing the forthcoming Occupational Digestâ€:
“How Omega-3 fatty acids help prevent several forms of blindnessâ€:
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/02/110209151255.htm
“What’s causing your headache? 5 surprising triggersâ€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/01/whats-causing-your-headache-5-surprising-triggers/
“NYTimes: Narcissistic Disorder to be eliminated in Diagnostic Manualâ€:
“The Benefits of Routineâ€:
http://www.mentalhelp.net/poc/view_doc.php?type=doc&id=41792&cn=110
Relationships: “Facebook named as third party in post-Christmas divorce rushâ€:
Relationships: “Marriage good for men physically and women mentally, both live longerâ€:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/215132.php
“Virtual Hospitalâ€:
http://www.uihealthcare.com/vh/
EDUCATION
“Fwd: Families Against Restraint and Seclusionâ€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/01/26/fwd-families-against-restraint-and-seclusion/
“President of ASAN, Ari Ne’eman on the Benefits of Inclusion: “Don’t isolate autistic studentsâ€:
“NYTimes: More autism schools proposed for New Jersey/UK: Tough teacher powers under school reforms & Moreâ€:
“Editorial: Silence on bullying a troubling responseâ€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/02/editorial-silence-on-bullying-a-troubling-response/
“Hebrew school focuses on special needs kids(Requires registration to view)â€:
“Grant funding helps educators think outside the boxâ€:
http://naperville.patch.com/articles/grant-funding-helps-educators-think-outside-the-box
“Granville woman pursuing dream of school for autistic youthâ€:
“Autistic children preparing for collegeâ€:
http://www.brownsvilleherald.com/articles/cameron-122234-mother-teacher.html
“How to choose a school for your childâ€:
http://edition.cnn.com/2011/LIVING/01/24/parents.school.choice/
EMPLOYMENT
“Media Response: Incapacity assessments penalising those in genuine needâ€:
“Creative Support Ltdâ€:
http://www.creativesupport.co.uk/
“Autelligent Laboratories
We believe all people have a contribution to make and deserve an opportunity to be productive.
With your caring and excellent help, we are creating jobs for the 40 million people worldwide who are diagnosed with Autism and Asperger Syndrome. Today less than one in five of us are currently employed. We are motivated and competent and we deserve equal employment. Help make this a reality.
Autelligent Laboratories is dedicated to creating a space where autistic software engineers can more than contribute, we can excel.â€:
Luxury Quality Scented Candles “Humbolt Candles – Autism & Disability Employment Companyâ€:
http://www.humboldtcandles.com/index.html
“Auties.orgâ€:
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.
“Prospectsâ€:
http://www.autism.org.uk/our-services/employment-support/prospects-for-job-seekers.aspx
“AutismJobsâ€:
Linking job seekers with vacancies in work related to autism, Aspergers and ASDs
http://www.autismjobs.org/?section=00010009
“Employment within the NASâ€:
For further employment information, please viewâ€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/employment-on-the-autism-spectrum/
GENERAL/HUMAN INTEREST
“The upside of living with Aspergersâ€:
https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/02/01/the-upside-of-living-with-aspergers/
“You are not aloneâ€:
http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2011/1/16/health/7784904&sec=health
“Temple Grandin live and in personâ€:
http://www.swvatoday.com/living/article/strictly_observing_temple_grandin_live_and_in_person/8997/
“Airport Autism Access Program developed for autistic childrenâ€:
“The intelligence gene and Dorothyâ€:
http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/443191/jilllybean/2011-01-14/intelligence-gene-and-dorothy
“Cricketers Rob Key and Derek Underwood at Beckenham sensory unitâ€:
Lynn Hudoba “Mother raising autistic child finds audience making jokes on Internetâ€:
“Learning to embrace the chaosâ€:
http://downersgrove.patch.com/articles/learning-to-embrace-the-chaos
“I have turned my life aroundâ€:
ADD/ADHD
“Decision Points: Medicating your ADHD childâ€:
http://www.healthcentral.com/adhd/c/849319/131192/medicate-decision
Firefly “Canada: Children’s mental health agencies amalgamatingâ€:
http://www.kenoradailyminerandnews.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2970526
“Parents of children with ADHD report multiple conditionsâ€:
“Adult ADHD significantly increases risk of common form of dementiaâ€:
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/214030.php
ADRES “Adverse Drug Reaction Electronic System(Adverse Drug Reactions Website)â€- This website provides patients, doctors, and other medical professionals with a comprehensive examination of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), side effects, and other safety information for both prescription and over-the-counter medications.. Our goal is to allow users of our website make informed decisions when taking (patients) or prescribing (doctors) drugs. We are providing unmatched information and analysis tools.
http://www.adverse-drug-reaction.net/
“adders.orgâ€:
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 those affected by the condition, both adults and children, their families in the UK and around the World via this website.
“ADDISS†The National Attention Deficit Disorder Information and Support Service…
http://www.addiss.co.uk/index.html
“ADDAâ€:
“hi2u ADHD Pagesâ€:
“CHADDâ€:
http://www.chadd.org/am/CustomPages/home/CHADD_Home.htm?CFID=2282059&CFTOKEN=38105335&jsessionid=f2303343221169802693562
MUSIC
“Sky Mundell: Pianist overcomes challenges to win competitionâ€:
“The Vines will release new album ‘Future Primitive’ in Aprilâ€:
“Music4ASDâ€:
http://www.autism.org.uk/directory/resources/7923.aspx
“The AutisMusic Projectâ€:
ART
Sarah Daisey “Artist and Autismâ€:
http://www.examiner.com/autistic-art-in-national/artist-and-autism-by-sarah-daisey-van-diesel
Amanda LaMunyon “Creative outlet opens doors for Enid girl with Asperger’s syndromeâ€:
GLIMPSE – the talents of the autism community
They are painters, sculptors and photographers; poets and storytellers; musicians and creators of amazing video games. They are kids, teens and adults. Last year, a new online publication arose to celebrate the talents of autistic individuals and other developmental disabilities: GLIMPSE, offered by ICDL (The Interdisciplinary Council of Developmental and Learning Disorders). In late 2008, Volume 2 of GLIMPSE was released, and was expanded into a print book and notecards. The works are serious, humourous, deeply personal and illuminating. See it for yourself, share it with others, submit your own/your child’s work for inclusion in Volume 3, to release later this year. Find information and ordering details at www.icdl.com
“ARTROOM ………where under 17s can make and display art onlineâ€:
http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/artroom/index.php
MOVIES/ENTERTAINMENT
“Clare Danes wins the Golden Globe, as Temple Grandin shinesâ€:
“Touch: Fox orders Tim Kring, Rob Thomas Pilotsâ€:
http://www.tvguide.com/News/Fox-Orders-Tim-1028077.aspx
“Actors for Autismâ€:
http://www.actorsforautism.com/
BOOKS
Author Will Hadcroft “The Chattath Factor – Episodes 1 & 2 now available for downloadâ€:
“Will Hadcroft’s ‘The Feeling’s Unmutual’ on YouTubeâ€:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiOwAzlLdQs
Paul A. Offit “Deadly Choices: How the Anti-Vaccine Movement Threatens Us Allâ€:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=recommended-feb-11
“Business for Aspiesâ€
42 Best Practices for Using Asperger Syndrome Traits at Work Successfully
Ashley Stanford
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book/9781849058452
“Getting the Pictureâ€
Inference and Narrative Skills for Young People with Communication Difficulties
David Nash
Illustrated by Oliver Allchin
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book/9781849051279
“60 Social Situations and Discussion Starters to help Teens on the Autism Spectrum Deal with Friendships, Feelings, Conflict and More: Seeing the Big Pictureâ€
Lisa A. Timms
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book/9781849058629
“Group Music Activities for Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilitiesâ€
Maria Ramey
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book/9781849058575
“Understanding Fragile X Syndromeâ€
Isabel Fernandez Carvajal and David Aldridge
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book/9781843109914
“Social Skills, Emotional Growth and Drama Therapy: Inspiring Connection on the Autism Spectrumâ€
Lee R. Chasen
Foreword by Robert J. Landy
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book/9781849058407
“Beating Dyspraxia with a Hop, Skip and a Jump: A Simple Exercise Program for Home and Schoolâ€
Geoff Platt
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/book/9781849051712
For A Comprehensive List of Titles:
http://www.jkp.com/catalogue/aspergerautism
Autism Asperger Publishing:
http://www.aapcpublishing.net/
Hope you are all doing well. For those who have been affected by floods or fires, you are very much in our thoughts(https://www.aspie-editorial.com/2011/01/25/australia-queensland-flood-crisis-4/)
The next Newsletter will be available on the 10th March and on a monthly basis from this point on. Thanks for your patience.
Take Care,
Julie
xx
Australia Day, Eyre Peninsula, S.A.
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