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Archive for September, 2012

Morgan Autism Center, a Place for Hope!

By Nadia Shanab | autism, general advice, parenting

What a marvelous event! The Morgan Autism Center http://morgancenter.org has organized and held an amazingly powerful, educational, informative, and heartening conference on September 22 at Santa Clara University, California. The Morgan Autism Center is located in San Jose, in the heart of the Silicon Valley, and caters to approximately 100 students with special needs. It is

Australian scientists develop genetic test to predict autism-Yahoo News

By Nadia Shanab | autism, general advice, parenting

A stem cells-based research helped treat a child with neuro developmental disorders. That gives hope to find a treatment for autism too. Check out this article and watch the video. Nadia Shanab

Article in San Jose Mercury News

By Nadia Shanab | autism, general advice, parenting

The article back-to-school has been published in the San Jose Mercury News online and the Cupertino Courier on Friday August 30 How to prepare autistic students to the school year. Nadia Shanab

A Useful Organizational Tool, “On-Task On-Time”

By Nadia Shanab | autism, general advice, parenting

A mother with four kids (a triplets plus one) came up with a great invention that helped her have a more peaceful and disciplined life. She created a special timer-like device with 3 different routines to keep the kids “on-task on-time”. She had several parents of children with autism who have had success with her

“Back-to-School” Article in San Jose Mercury News

By Nadia Shanab | autism, general advice, parenting

The article: “Is Your Child with ASD Ready for a New School Year” was published in the San Jose Mercury News online and the Cupertino Courier community newspaper. Please find the article below. bit.ly/SbrYa