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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Brooklyn Borough President’s Chief of Staff, Carlo Scissura, Visits Shema Kolainu – Nov. 15, 2011
Carlo Scissura, Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz’s Chief of Staff, visited Shema Kolainu – Hear Our Voices on Tuesday morning to learn more about the school’s many programs for children with autism and other disabilities. He was very enthusiastic about … Continue reading
Posted in Education, SKHOV News, Special Education
Tagged Austism, autism schools new york, Brooklyn Borough President Chief of Stafff, Carlo Scissura, Dr. Weinstein, early intervention, Hear Our Voices, Marty Markowitz, schools for autistic jewish children in brooklyn, Shema Kolainu, strategy for autism
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Service dogs for autism
Temple Grandin is an American doctor of Animal Science and a professor at Colorado State University. In addition to being a consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior, she is perhaps best known for her invention of the squeeze … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Special Education
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Cuomo signs bill for Autism funding
On November 1st 2011 Governor Cuomo officially signed the autism insurance reform bill into law. The bill was created in order to prevent insurance companies from using discriminatory practices with patients who have a diagnosis of autism, by ensuring that … Continue reading
Where a child is tested could affect autism diagnosis, study finds
A recent study supports a growing number of autism experts who wish to diagnose those who meet certain criteria as having autism spectrum disorder. This would end any distinction between subtypes of autism such as Asperger syndrome and pervasive developmental … Continue reading
Posted in Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tagged Asperger syndrome, autism, Autism Sppectrum Disorder, PDD-NOS
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Extra Brain cells show possible prenatal origin, study says
Researchers found children with autism have more brain cells in the prefrontal cortex, which deals with communication and emotional development, than children who do not have autism. This study suggests that autism in children begins during pregnancy as cells in … Continue reading