Gold Winner in the 2007 NAPPA Parenting Resources Awards and Gold Winner in the 2006 MarCom Creative Awards! Featuring original articles and material from sources around the world, each 52 page issue covers the latest people, products, research, news & viewpoints emerging in the autism field. Read full-length excerpts from ground-breaking new books on autism, original articles from top specialists in the field and regular columns by noted autism professionals, including Temple Grandin. You will not find technical jargon or confusing studies. The Autism-Asperger's Digest magazine brings you expert advice, thought-provoking articles, helpful tips and meaningful insights - information you can immediately put to use. Autism-Asperger's Digest Magazine has been created especially for parents & family members, education professionals and aides, caregivers, speech therapists & OTs, psychologists and diagnosticians specializing in autism. Your subscription includes six high quality issues per year, each helping you to better understand children and adults with autism, and how to provide the best possible services and programs to meet their needs.
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Editor Veronica Zysk has been working in the field of autism since 1991. She served as Executive Director of the Autism Society of America from 1991-1996, and then joined Future Horizons as Vice President of Administration. Veronica moved into an editorial position within the company in 1999, as Managing Editor of the first national magazine on ASD, the Autism Asperger's Digest. She continues today as editor of the Digest and also provides editorial and consulting services within the autism community. Please see the Table of Contents for a complete list of the authors who contributed to this issue.
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Features Raising Evan by Elayne Robertson Demby Sometimes it's not easy to understand why autism becomes part of our lives. Doug's Aria: A Sister's Note on Autism by Katie Harrington Autism affects the entire family, often in wonderful ways. Asperger's Syndrome in Women: A Different Set of Challenges? By Catherine Faherty Are women with autism doubly challenged by the added assumptions that society places on the female gender? When Dreams become Reality -Living A Self-Determined Life by Margaret Long Creating a Self-Determined living arrangement for your adult son or daughter with autism requires patience, hard work and collaboration. Wisdom from one family who has successfully done it. The Question Boy by Bain Chadsey We all have bedtime rituals - some simple, some complex. One father describes the sweet and characteristically autistic bedtime ritual he shares with his son. Autism Turned Inside Out by Marlene Suliteanu, O.T.R. Basic to all HANDLE programs is an inside-out-directed approach that views behaviors as manifesting core neurodevelopmental differences that respond to treatment. Autism Around the World - France Every Good Gift and Every Perfect Present Comes from Heaven by Li Li Chevreuil Seeing the perfection in our children with autism, just the way they are. Thanks, Mom: What My Mother Did Right By Frank Klein "I would like to take this opportunity to thank my mother, who did not seek intervention for my autistic traits." Talking with Pictures: How David Found His Voice by Liane Gentry Skye A story of success using The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS). Autism in Perspective By Barbara Bucknam, MD The tragic events of September 11th changed one mother's view of autism. Pro Baseball's First Autism Awareness Day By Lawrence R. Jones An historic day for baseball and autism.
