Biomedical Autism Treatment -- Oregon Autism Consults Available http://www.AutismRecoveryTreatment.com Biomedical autism intervention -- Dr. Woeller is now available for in-person consultations in the Pacific Northwest. If you are a parent of a child with Autism and want to meet with an experienced biomedical physician in that area, Dr. Woeller is now available. Biomedical autism intervention specialist physician, Dr. Kurt Woeller, explains. http By: 1autism911 … Continue reading →

ACT Today! (Autism Care and Treatment Today!) launches a Kid ACTivist portrait campaign with renowned photographer Mary Ann Halpin in an effort to build autism awareness amongst youth and raise funds to provide care and treatment to those in need. (PRWEB) February 07, 2013 The portrait campaign consists of studio portrait sessions of children who are inspired to help kids and families living with autism. A Kid ACTivist is a kid who cares, a kid who has a friend with autism, a kid whose brother or sister has autism, or a kid who has autism him- or herself. In honor of April being National Autism Awareness month, we want to not only bring more awareness to autism, but also raise much needed funds to provide care and treatment to children whose families cannot afford or access the tools their children need to reach their highest potential, says ACT Today!s executive director Nancy Alspaugh-Jackson. The sessions will be held with either the individual child or siblings for approximately 45 minutes. With the donation of $297 per session, each Kid ACTivist will: Funds raised through the Fearless Kid ACTivist Portrait Campaign will allow ACT Today! to provide direct help to children with … Continue reading →

There is new hope for a disease that affects one in 88 American children. Autism is a condition that impacts thousands of Valley families, but now there's breakthrough therapy and support available at Fresno State. Dr. Amanda Adams director of autism center On the Fresno State campus, among the classrooms, sports centers, and fields... is a little known treatment and research facility for autism. Its curriculum is nationally recognized and gives parents hope. Dr. Amanda Adams is the Director of the Central California Autism Center. Dr. Adams is in charge of the behavior therapy program for children as early as 18 months. There are thousands of lesson activities, worksheets, visual aids and more, but it's the one on one with Dr. Adams that ultimately helps manage children's behavior and gets them to a place where they can live independently. "It's the advanced cognitive skills so you get beyond just naming objects and responding to instructions. Those are pretty basic skills, but when you get into what they're thinking... there's even a lesson on lying," said Dr. Adams. The model pulls from years and years of international research, into a user friendly package. It sounds basic but it's a breakthrough. "It's … Continue reading →

Janice Crosby coaxes her son, Cameron, who has autism, off the bus as he arrives home from school in Murray on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2013. Ravell Call, Deseret News SALT LAKE CITY Utah has the highest prevalence of autism spectrum disorder in the nation, yet it remains one of 18 states yet to require insurance plans to cover treatment for the condition. It is something Sen. Brian Shiozawa, R-Cottonwood Heights, intends to change. Shiozawa introduced a bill Thursday that would include autism spectrum disorder in the state insurance code, requiring health benefit plans to cover up to $50,000 annually for a child with autism who is younger than 9 years old and up to $25,000 for children ages 9 to 18 for treatment of the condition, which envelops a range of pervasive developmental disorders. The treatment he wants included in the mandate includes Applied Behavior Analysis and Early Intensive Behavioral Intervention, both of which have proven to have an effective window when children are most likely to successfully respond. "If you treat autism with evidence-based therapy, there will be positive evidence of improvement, and these children who are intelligence-challenged, cognitively challenged or socially challenged will show demonstrative improvement," said Shiozawa, … Continue reading →

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Carlene Boden, of Pleasant Grove, signs in prior to a Senate committee, addressing SB55 Insurance Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorder - with her 15-month-old son, Brycen, in her lap, on Thursday. Boden has a 6-year-old daughter, Brianna, who has autism. Despite misgivings about costs and the potential for abuse by persistent parents, members of the Senate Business and Labor Committee approved a bill 5-2 Thursday that would mandate insurance coverage of autism testing and treatment. Sponsor Sen. Brian Shiozawa, R-Cottonwood Heights, who is a doctor, argued therapy for children with autism is effective and can be provided in a way that is fiscally responsible. 18,532 balls to represent autistic children A display of 18,532 balls, representing the number of Utah children with autism, will be installed at the Utah Capitol Rotunda Friday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The Utah Autism Coalition is creating the ball pit using a giant container built by Home Depot and plastic balls from Toys R Us. The group will also distribute jars with 639 gumballs to each state senator and 247 balls to each representative, representing the average number of autistic children in their districts. "This is one … Continue reading →

(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Carlene Boden, of Pleasant Grove, signs in prior to a Senate committee, addressing SB55 Insurance Coverage for Autism Spectrum Disorder - with her 15-month-old son, Brycen, in her lap, on Thursday. Boden has a 6-year-old daughter, Brianna, who has autism. Despite misgivings about costs and the potential for abuse by persistent parents, members of the Senate Business and Labor Committee approved a bill 5-2 Thursday that would mandate insurance coverage of autism testing and treatment. Sponsor Sen. Brian Shiozawa, R-Cottonwood Heights, who is a doctor, argued therapy for children with autism is effective and can be provided in a way that is fiscally responsible. 18,532 balls to represent autistic children A display of 18,532 balls, representing the number of Utah children with autism, will be installed at the Utah Capitol Rotunda Friday from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. The Utah Autism Coalition is creating the ball pit using a giant container built by Home Depot and plastic balls from Toys R Us. The group will also distribute jars with 639 gumballs to each state senator and 247 balls to each representative, representing the average number of autistic children in their districts. "This is one … Continue reading →

Public release date: 8-Feb-2013 [ | E-mail | Share ] Contact: Karen Mallet km463@georgetown.edu Georgetown University Medical Center WASHINGTON Results of the first randomized controlled study to evaluate a procedure that removes blood clots in the brain from patients experiencing severe strokes will be presented at the International Stroke Conference in Honolulu, Hawaii on Feb. 8. The study also evaluates if imaging techniques were helpful in identifying patients who potentially would benefit most from clot removal. In addition to the presentation, the full study, led by Chelsea Kidwell, M.D., professor of neurology and director of the Stroke Center at Georgetown University Medical Center, will be published online in New England Journal of Medicine on Feb. 8. Currently, the only proven effective treatment for a stroke caused by a blood clot (ischemic) is tPA (tissue plasminogen activator). The treatment, administered in the hospital, must be given within the first few hours after stroke symptoms appear. For patients who don't meet the timeline for treatment or whose clots do not respond to tPA, an interventional procedure to remove the clot is another option. The study, named MR RESCUE (Mechanical Retrieval and REcanalization of Stroke Clots Using Embolectomy), was conducted at 22 institutions … Continue reading →

One in 12 stroke survivors thought about suicide or that they would be better off dead, a troubling federal survey reveals. That's more than those with other health problems such as heart attacks or cancer, and it suggests that depression after stroke is more serious than many had realized. "It was surprising" and shows a need for more treatment, said the study's leader, Dr. Amytis Towfighi of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. "When patients have their depression treated they're more motivated to take their medication, do therapy and live a full life." The study was discussed Thursday at an American Stroke Association conference in Honolulu. More than 6 million Americans have had a stroke; about 800,000 occur each year in the U.S. Studies suggest that up to a third of stroke survivors develop depression, but few have looked at suicidal thoughts one sign of how serious it is. "It's not necessarily active suicidal thoughts with a plan, but perhaps wishing you hadn't survived the event," Towfighi explained. She used the National Health and Nutrition Surveys, a government project that gives checkups and questionnaires to a representative sample of adults. More than 17,000 people were surveyed from 2005 … Continue reading →

One in 12 stroke survivors thought about suicide or that they would be better off dead, a troubling federal survey reveals. That's more than those with other health problems such as heart attacks or cancer, and it suggests that depression after stroke is more serious than many had realized. "It was surprising" and shows a need for more treatment, said the study's leader, Dr. Amytis Towfighi of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. "When patients have their depression treated they're more motivated to take their medication, do therapy and live a full life." The study was discussed Thursday at an American Stroke Association conference in Honolulu. More than 6 million Americans have had a stroke; about 800,000 occur each year in the U.S. Studies suggest that up to a third of stroke survivors develop depression, but few have looked at suicidal thoughts one sign of how serious it is. "It's not necessarily active suicidal thoughts with a plan, but perhaps wishing you hadn't survived the event," Towfighi explained. She used the National Health and Nutrition Surveys, a government project that gives checkups and questionnaires to a representative sample of adults. More than 17,000 people were surveyed from 2005 … Continue reading →

Stroke survivors can face many challenges as they recover. Now, a new federal survey is showing that one out of every 12 stroke survivors has contemplated suicide or thought that he or she would be better off dead. That's more common than what's seen in people with other health problems such as heart attacks or cancer, and it suggests that depression after stroke is more serious than many had realized. 12 Photos "It was surprising" and shows a need for more treatment, said the study's leader, Dr. Amytis Towfighi of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. "When patients have their depression treated they're more motivated to take their medication, do therapy and live a full life." The study was discussed Thursday at an American Stroke Association conference in Honolulu. More than 6 million Americans have had a stroke; about 800,000 occur each year in the U.S. Studies suggest that up to a third of stroke survivors develop depression, but few have looked at suicidal thoughts - one sign of how serious it is. Stroke kills about 130,000 Americans each year - about one of every 18 U.S. deaths -- according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "It's … Continue reading →