The Special Needs Blog Week in Review is a great way to keep up with everything that has been posted on the blog in the past week. It gives you a brief description of each one, so you can quickly find something that you are interested in reading. What did you miss last week?
The Special Needs Podcast Roundup went up on April 9, 2012. This week, I’d like to point out an episode of “Hold the Gluten” podcast, which is called “Help With Celiac Research”. The episode featured Dr. Daniel Leffler of Beth Israel Medical Center, who discusses a study that will help researchers gain a better understanding of Celiac disease.
Teen With Cancer Has to Cancel Date With Taylor Swift
Kevin McGuire, an eighteen year old who has cancer, was invited by Taylor Swift to attend the AMC awards with her as her date. Unfortunately, he had to undergo 25 hours of chemotherapy shortly before he would need to travel, and was not healthy enough to go. It appears that something else may be arranged with Taylor Swift and Kevin McGuire.
Risk of Autism Increases When Mom is Obese
A study found that three factors increased the risk of a woman having a child who has autism. Those factors are: obesity, diabetes, and high blood pressure during pregnancy. Moms who had all three of those factors had a 60% increased risk of having a child who has autism. Of those three factors, obesity had the most influence on the risk of having a child with autism.
California Bill Will End the Use of “Mentally Retarded”
A bill in California, if it is passed into law, will end the use of the phrase “mentally retarded” in the wording of provisions of state law relating to educational and social services, commitment to state facilities, and criminal punishment. The phrase will be replaced with “intellectual disability” or “person with an intellectual disability”.
TV Show Examines How Diners React to Disruptive Autistic Child
What happens when a teenager who has autism becomes disruptive in the middle of a crowded cafe? A TV news program called “What Would You Do?” placed actors who were portraying a family of four in a cafe. A fourteen year old actor was playing the role of the teenage son who had autism. How did the crowd react? Did the crowd react in the way that you expected? It gives an interesting look into a situation that parents of children who have autism end up in.
ECHO Helps Military Families Who Have Kids With Special Needs
ECHO is part of the TRICARE program. TRICARE is a health insurance program that is offered to people who are in the military, and their families. The ECHO portion of the plan provides coverage for children who have certain types of special needs. It covers Applied Behavioral Analysis therapy for kids who have an autism spectrum disorder.
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