Following the 11th Eilat Conference on New Antiepileptic Drugs, held in Eilat, Israel, Dr. Andrew Wilner spoke with Dr. Michael Rogawski, Professor of Neurology at the University of California, Davis, about promising new directions is epilepsy therapeutics. Read the rest of the article at Medscape.com
Autism Surge Due To Diagnostic Changes, Analysis Finds.
A new study suggests that changes to autism diagnosis criteria may be more to blame for rising rates of the developmental disorder than anything else.
Since the 1960s, autism prevalence rates have skyrocketed from 4 in 10,000 children to a current reported rate of 1 in 88. The reason behind the rise, however, has remained unclear.
Now researchers are shedding new light on the trend by applying current diagnostic criteria to data from a 1980s study on autism prevalence in what’s believed to be a first-of-its-kind analysis. Read the rest at Disability Scoop
Healthcare Ruling A Win, Disability Advocates Say
Advocates are hailing the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold sweeping changes to the nation’s health care system as a victory for people with disabilities.
The high court ruled Thursday that the nearly all of the Affordable Care Act is constitutional, paving the way for additional provisions of the 2010 law to take effect between now and 2014.
As Democrats applauded the decision, Republicans promptly vowed to repeal the act. Meanwhile, leaders from a host of national organizations representing individuals with developmental disabilities praised the decision.Read the rest of the article at Disability Scoop
Spectrum Center bridges gap between young people with developmental disabilities and employers
CONCORD -- Evan Thomas can tick off the
names of world leaders, tell you just about anything you want to know about
trains and World War II, and confidently lead visitors on a tour of the learning
center where he works in the deli and learns math and independent living skills.
He can also tell you that he has Asperger's syndrome, which
is in the family of autism disorders and is characterized by poor social
interaction, an aversion to change, physical clumsiness and atypical use of
language.
Thomas' diagnosis at age 4 made him part of a statistic
that has jumped -- possibly due to better diagnoses -- by 20 percent in recent
years: One in 88 U.S. children is diagnosed with an autism disorder by the age
of 8.Read therest of the article at Mercury News
Partners in Policymaking Opening Eyes, Inspiring Others
MANKATO — Since birth Melanie Davis has been at the receiving end of both direct and indirect prejudice and ignorance about developmental disabilities.
Direct: being told by a high school administrator that, because she had cerebral palsy, it didn’t matter if she received her high school diploma because she wouldn’t amount to anything. Read the rest of the article at Mankato Free Press
Direct: being told by a high school administrator that, because she had cerebral palsy, it didn’t matter if she received her high school diploma because she wouldn’t amount to anything. Read the rest of the article at Mankato Free Press
Judge will allow BSDC Victims to Testify
A judge ruled Friday that prosecutors could use a therapist to interpret for alleged victims with developmental disabilities in an upcoming jury trial against a former Beatrice State Developmental Center employee.
District Court Judge Paul Korslund overruled a motion by defense attorney Brett McArthur that would have limited the testimony. Prosecutors plan to use a therapist to interpret verbal and non-verbal communication by three individuals with developmental disabilities against former employee Matthew L. Pangborn, 31. Read more: http://beatricedailysun.com/news/judge-will-allow-bsdc-victims-to-testify/article_9e779e78-9c5f-5b48-bb36-395c09e9e07e.html#ixzz1zMeG4Dts
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