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| Monday, February 02, 2009 |
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Seeking Help for Autistic Kids
By Badmeeker @ 8:05 AM :: 522 Views ::
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[Source link] The national debate over the explosion in autism cases has arrived in Richmond this year, and HB1588 is one of the few bills to draw attention in a session consumed by fixing a $2.9 billion hole in the budget. The measure, which brought about 200 demonstrators to the Capitol grounds last month, has been backed by Democrats and Republicans.
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| Tuesday, September 23, 2008 |
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| Tuesday, September 09, 2008 |
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| Monday, July 28, 2008 |
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Grassroots Efforts Spawn Autism Summit
By Badmeeker @ 3:18 PM :: 103 Views ::
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Lansdowne resident Pat DiBari, along with Jodi Folta, one of the founders of the Loudoun County Autism Network, are spearheading an effort to support legislation introduced by Del. Bob Marshall (R-13) that would mandate medical coverage of habilitative services for children. The bill describes habilitative services as "health and social services directed toward increasing and maintaining the physical, intellectual, emotional, and social functioning of developmentally delayed individuals, including occupational, physical, and speech therapy; assistance, training, supervision, and monitoring in the areas of self-care, sensory and motor development, interpersonal skills, communication, and socialization; and reduction or elimination of maladaptive behavior."
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| Thursday, March 06, 2008 |
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Paxton Lease Celebrated
By Badmeeker @ 7:55 AM :: 285 Views ::
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[Source link] The board of trustees of the Margaret Paxton Memorial For Convalescent Children has agreed to lease the Paxton property to LARC for use of its Aurora School, currently located in Purcellville.
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| Tuesday, January 08, 2008 |
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Autistic Kids: The Sibling Problem (TIME Magazine)
By Badmeeker @ 7:27 AM :: 310 Views ::
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Excellent overview by TIME Magazine with strategies to help typical sibs cope.
The "typically developing" siblings of autistic children are, in fact, the furthest thing from typical. Often, they are wiser and more mature than their age would suggest. And they have to be, given the myriad challenges they face: parental responsibility; a feeling of isolation from the rest of their family; confusion, fear, anger and embarrassment about their autistic sibling. And on top of all of it, guilt for having these feelings.
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