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President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities 2015 Report to the President

Recent & Relevant 10/26/2015 admin 0 Comments

Today, the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) published its 2015 Report to the President titled Leveling the Playing Field: Improving Technology Access and Design for People with Intellectual Disabilities. The report describes the critical and increasing role of technology in enabling individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID) to have greater control over their own lives and to experience the full benefits of citizenship. The primary goals of the report’s recommendations are: • To […]

Why are There Increasing Numbers of Children and Adults with Disabilities?

Featured Topics, Parenting 10/26/201510/22/2015 admin 0 Comments

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF DEVELOPMENTAL MEDICINE & DENTISTRY BY H. BARRY WALDMAN DDS, MPH, PHD, STEVEN P. PERLMAN DDS, MSCD, DHL (HON), AND MISHA GAREY, DDS AN INORDINATE FONDNESS FOR BEETLES “The Creator would appear as endowed with a passion for stars, on the one hand, and for beetles on the other, for the simple reason that there are nearly 300,000 species of beetle known, and perhaps more, as compared with  somewhat less than 9,000 species […]

Healthcare Transition Challenges Faced by Young Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Autism, Recent & Relevant 10/24/201510/23/2015 admin 0 Comments

CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS T Hall1, D Kriz1, S Duvall1, M Nguyen-Driver1 and T Duffield1 COMMENTARY Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that impacts communicative interactions, with patterns of repetitive and restricted behaviors, interests, and cognitive rigidity. Recent incidence rate estimates for ASD are 1 in 68, and primarily male (4:1). A major epidemiological issue in ASD is transitioning to independence in adulthood, particularly navigating the healthcare system. This commentary will focus on […]

In Two Worlds

Autism, Military 10/23/201510/21/2015 admin 0 Comments

PUZZLES & CAMO BY SHELLY HUHTANEN I can’t imagine how difficult it is having a sibling on the spectrum. I only know how it feels to parent one, but I have to believe that Hayden’s love for his brother makes him a better person. For every child living with autism, there is a strong chance they have a sibling in their family living through the experience along with them. As parents, we not only need […]

TRIUMPH!

Autism, Parenting 10/22/201510/22/2015 admin 0 Comments

BY KIMBERLEE RUTAN MCCAFFERTY I no longer regret the more traditional trappings of the life I’d envisioned for my son. Over the past few years I’ve begun to see that needing those traditional milestones to achieve happiness is my disability, not his. He nearly stumbled over the stroller, the elderly man with the kind eyes who apologized, then bent down to speak to my son Justin. “Hi there buddy!” he said exuberantly, then put up […]