The stages of Cognitive Development and what happens with Autism

By autismconnects |

Check out my blog on Cognitive and how it is affected in those with Autism/Asperger.

http://www.autismconnects.blogspot.com/http://autismconnects.blogspot.c…

and the toys that are good for Cognitive Development.
http://autismconnects.blogspot.com/search/label/Cognitive%20Toys

Looking forward to you dropping by.
Sarah

Couple forced to give up son

By bobb |

Special Investigation Bill Hoffman

A SUNSHINE Coast family has made the heartbreaking decision to give up their disabled 15-year-old son to the state after battling for years to gain the help they need to support him at home.

Garry and Mary Taylor, of Pacific Paradise, refused to take Kenny from Nambour Hospital, where he was admitted on February 22, following his medical discharge on March 16.

They will be the 44th family in Queensland to take that step already this financial year and the 10th on the Sunshine Coast.

Facebook troll Bradley Paul Hampson seeks bail, appeal against jail term

By bobb |

Tony Keim

THE first Australian convicted of "internet trolling" by plastering child pornography on the Facebook tribute pages of two slain Queensland schoolchildren is seeking bail pending an appeal against his three-year jail term

Lawyers for Bradley Paul Hampson, 29, this morning told The Courier-Mail an application had been lodged by their client for Supreme Court bail pending an appeal against his sentence.

Looking for volunteer to participate in Children's Food Study

By shu |

Dear Parent,

We’re currently undertaking a research project examining the relationship of eating patterns and sensory processing in children with Asperger Syndrome aged 5-15 years in Queensland. If you’d like to understand our project further, please feel free to contact Shu via email: s.ong@uq.edu.au. Looking forward hear from you. Thank you.

Social Misunderstanding leads to School Suspension

By padmasana |

My 9 year old son was recently suspended from school for two days over two one off racial comments that were said with no violence, malice or aggression. Most of his friends are Indigeneous and he has been accepted as one of them, being taught their language and how they speak to one another. Unfortunately, this is not acceptable in the school setting. He used a word which to the average non-indigeneous person without knowledge would seem offensive, though in their language just means "silly".

Autism rates soaring among Queensland school children

By bobb |

The Courier-Mail, April 09, 2010

AUTISM rates are at an all-time high in Queensland schoolchildren, with concerns over higher levels in mining and farming communities.

More than 2 per cent of state school students – nearly 10,000 – were classified last year as having autism spectrum disorder. Education Queensland believes it is the highest number ever to have been diagnosed with ASD in state schools.

It follows concerns the disorder is being overdiagnosed to gain funding for students whose real disability does not attract money under departmental guidelines.

Contributions appreciated

By Jo McKee |

I'm ghost writing a book addressing the realities of parenting children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Australia. Part memoir, part handbook, the story follows one family's experience with 'Part 2' being a practical resource ...

If anybody would be able to make the time to share their own story with me, I'd appreciate it as part of my own learning curve.

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