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October 24, 2006 |
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In This Issue · Our Mission · What we plan to do · A brief history of Autism · Readers Recipe Links www.utaharts.org connecting you to art www.ebay.com Buy the Co-founder Tim Wilson’s marbles right now www.usautism.org US Autism & Aspergers Association Upcoming Events in Utah www.vmh.com Nov. 2nd 8:30-2:30 Pingree Parent Conference $20 individual or $25 for a couple Nov. 4th 11:30-2:30 Fall Family Meet & Greet Potluck & Fundraiser www.marblesformiracles.org Dec. 2nd Location TBA Royal Food Fight Fundraiser Contact Us http://www.marblesformiracles.org brooke1@marblesformiracles.org tim1@marblesformiracles.org Topics for Upcoming Newsletters Diet change the first steps Services you are entitled to Alternative therapies More Topics for Upcoming Newsletters Stress relief for parents Support groups for family Organic food choices GFCF, SCD, LOD Which diet does your child need. Going GFCF DAN! Doctors Biomedical treatments Supplements Speech therapy Occupational Therapy The Star Program Floortime Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatments Coping with OCD Setting a routine in place to benefit child and family IEP process GI issues the minds connection Environmental Toxins Sibling Issues
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Marbles for Miracles a new foundation for Autistic familiesMarbles for Miracles is a fundraising organization; founded by caring parents and together with the help of the art community; is providing financial help for families with autistic children. Our goal is to empower these families by offering sponsorships and discounted rates toward the attendance of seminars and conferences. There they will receive valuable training and information necessary for the continued care of their Childs’ health and well being. They will also gain much needed support through the network of families with similar circumstances. In the process of helping families, directly affected by autism, we intend to increase public awareness of this epidemic that is overwhelming our youth. What we plan to do
Autism: A Brief HistoryLeo Kanner first described autism in eleven children in 1943. In the 1950’s Bruno Bettelheim was considered a leading expert on autism, despite the fact that he had no formal training of any kind. He propagated Kanner’s theory that autism was a psychological disorder caused by emotionally cold parents, the “refrigerator mother” theory. With a disease that continues to elude us as autism does, we are inundated with “expert” opinions, even though so little is known about the disease itself. The definition according to Merriam Webster dictionary is; Autism (noun) a variable developmental disorder that appears by age three and is characterized by impairment of the ability to form normal social relationships, by impairment of the ability to communicate with others, and by stereotyped behavior patterns. I am sure if you are like most you had some suspicion that something wasn’t right with your child long before someone said “Your child is autistic.” So you thought you were prepared, you just wanted someone to tell you what is wrong. Then they tell you and it is as if you hit a brick wall. In the past two decades there has been a 1500% increase in Autism, effecting ˝ million children. Statistics in our country are devastating, 1 in 166 children have some form of autism, boys out number girls 8:1. That means 1 in 87 boys while 1:267 girls will have autism. So is it simply that doctors are better at making the diagnoses? Those of us who have lived with autism every day know that it is not something that could have been missed in the past. If this were true figures show we would have had some 300 million patients with autism prior to Leo Kanner. It is not possible that 300 million children were misdiagnosed. Reader’s Recipe
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