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ASD Treatment Options
Dr. Johnson details different treatment options that are available for Autism Spectrum Disorders.

Listen to your heart

Holidays provide the opportunity for family and friends that you may not see very often the chance to spend time with your child who is on the spectrum. We all know there are new and interesting stories that can come from these interactions. I don't have any amusing or tantalizing gossip or catastrophic family disasters to share from this Christmas. Instead, I have a reminder that all of us need to hear from time to time.
Listen to your heart.

The World Needs More Ralph Hanahans

I caught a pleasant surprise this morning as I quietly worked from my home office while the rest of the family, all on vacation, slept in. I happened to tune into Good Morning America and caught a heartwarming holiday story about Ralph Hanahan and his kindness to a friend and his family in need.

Read the story, and check out the video

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Mon, 12/22/2008 - 16:09

A Little Less Christmas Magic

SPOILER ALERT: This blog discusses the topic of Santa Claus. Not approved for children.
Mason believes what he sees. Literally.
Oreo Cookies exist because he sees them. Milk exists because he sees it AND they taste great with his oreo cookies.
He’s observed Santa Claus from a safe 50 foot distance at the mall. Getting him to sit in a strange fat man’s lap wasn’t going to happen. It’s those untrusting issues with persons he doesn’t know, plus I strongly suspect that the beard freaks him out.

Decreased Levels of Binding Gene Affect Memory and Behavior

Researchers hope that medicines may soon be able to reduce activity in the gene known as FKBP12. When they reduced the activity in this gene in mice, they noted that there was an increase in neuron to neuron activity and an increase in fearful memory and obsessive behavior. This lends to the theory that this gene may be controlled by medicine.

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Mon, 12/15/2008 - 10:21

More Than A Star

On top of our Christmas tree sits a beautiful, shining star. Every day that I see this star it reminds me of what is to come, it reminds me that today will pass and to have hope for tomorrow. It wasn't all that long ago that Christmas time brought sadness, frustration, fear, and even dread. Christmas had always been my favorite holiday. Celebrating the birth of our Lord has always carried with it such optimism, purity, and peace.

Texas State Conference on Autism & New Announcements

Welcome to all our new friends from the Texas State Conference on Autism! We are so happy to have been able to meet so many of you face to face that we have known for some time as "online friends", meet many more of you who are just getting to know the AutismSpot community, and we are thrilled to be able to bring SpotUniversity to so many of your schools, clinics, and professionals who are looking for a training resource.

Giving Thanks 2008
Giving thanks for the progress made this year

Update: Los Angeles Boy Loses Home & Hot Wheel Collection in Los Angeles Fires

As reported earlier this week, 7 year old Jonathan Reyes and his family lost everything as their home burned in the wildfires raging in Los Angeles county. Among items lost was Jonathan's collection of over 500 Hot Wheels cars. Mattel hearing of this loss stepped up and replaced his collection plus added some additional items.

Way to go Mattel!

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Fri, 11/21/2008 - 12:14

Autism Gene Linked to Childhood Language Disorder

A speech condition that is thought to be as common as dyslexia and affects 2-7% of preschool children may have been pinpointed down to the gene level. Researchers are closely looking at the CNTNAP2 gene and its apparent contributions to the language disorder

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Thu, 11/20/2008 - 12:28
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