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Panic Attacks: Trapped Indoors For Eight Summers

Thursday, 30 April 2009 7:16 P GMT
 ON warm sunny days - the sort we had last week - when most of us race out to bask in the sun, Hayley Booker hides away with a fan, cooling spray and ice packs. The 27-year-old is summerphobic - the heat and the sun bring on panic attacks, somet

Parents Wonder How Autistic Boy, 13, Flew Across US

Thursday, 30 April 2009 6:39 P GMT
Flight Was Purchased With Credit Card, Father SaysPOSTED: 10:02 am CDT April 30, 2009UPDATED: 10:51 am CDT April 30, 2009BOCA RATON, Fla. -- The father of a 13-year-old South Florida boy who disappeared Tuesday wants to know how his autistic son mana

New Campaign Helps In Dealing With Stressful Times - Live Your Life Well SM

Wednesday, 29 April 2009 7:57 P GMT
 From financial worries to family responsibilities, Americans are dealing with ever-increasing stress in their lives. To help handle these challenges, Mental Health America launched an innovative public education campaign to provide people with

Have Your Say On The Government's Autism Strategy For Adults

Wednesday, 29 April 2009 1:55 P GMT
As a direct result of our I Exist campaign, and the phenomenal campaigning by you, The National Autistic Society's (NAS) supporters, the Government will launch their first ever strategy for adults on the autism spectrum later this year.

PTSD: Concussed, Stressed Or Just Sick Of War?

Wednesday, 29 April 2009 1:35 P GMT
 CONCUSSION involves a bang on the head followed by unconsciousness or giddiness then a few days of headache and nausea. At least that is the usual understanding. But on the battlefield it has come to mean something altogether more sinister: a b

Stylish Psychotherapy Magazine Launches

Wednesday, 29 April 2009 12:50 P GMT
 Contemporary Psychotherapy is a new magazine dedicated to the practice of psychological treatment of all types and the current debates in this sometimes hotly contested field. The first issue contains articles on the future of psychotherapy, C

Epilepsy & Behaviour: A Trance of Pleasure

Wednesday, 29 April 2009 12:46 P GMT
 A 2003 study in Epilepsy and Behavior has some descriptions of the ecstatic seizures experienced by some patients with epilepsy. They include intense erotic and spiritual experiences, feelings of become close to and blending with other people,

Equality Bill Ignores Discrimination Faced By Job Seekers With Disabilities, Say Charities

Tuesday, 28 April 2009 4:30 P GMT
  Article Date: 28 Apr 2009A coalition of charities is calling for an amendment to the Equality Bill to reduce major discrimination faced by job seekers with 'invisible' conditions such as mental illness or HIV. Leading mental health ch

APA Offers Tips On Managing Anxiety About Swine Flu/ Latest Swine Flu Updates/FAQ Symptoms, Prevention & Treatment

Tuesday, 28 April 2009 4:22 P GMT
  Article Date: 28 Apr 2009The sudden and near-constant stream of news reports about swine flu can cause anyone to feel anxious and worried. These reactions are understandable because circumstances are rapidly evolving and knowledge of the illne

Fwd: For Immediate Release ADAPTers Chained To White House Gates/91 Arrested When ADAPT Told Obama Administration Won't Support Inclusion Of Long Term Services In Health Care Reform

Tuesday, 28 April 2009 2:53 P GMT
Fwd:  Breaking News: ADAPTProtesters Chained to White House GatesJFA is a free service of the American Association of People withDisabilities (AAPD<http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?et=1102563062005&s=6653&e=001OHFdm38LwWEanW0AMpdTpH_eeo3cpEWGTJE

Study: Third of Teen Cannabis Users Self-Medicating Health Problems

Monday, 27 April 2009 8:45 P GMT
 Graeme BaldwinWhen legal therapies let them down, some teens turn to cannabis. A new study, published in the open access journal Substance Abuse, Treatment, Prevention and Policy suggests that around a third of teens who smoke cannabis on a reg

Study: Disabled Children In Europe Need Better Conditions

Monday, 27 April 2009 2:40 P GMT
  Article Date: 27 Apr 2009  A study available on bmj.com concludes that in order for disabled children to participate equally in life with others, conditions in some European countries need to be improved. In the study, "participatio

Using Soundtrack of the Brain to Sharpen Reflexes, Calm Nerves

Monday, 27 April 2009 2:23 P GMT
 John Verrico US Department of Homeland Security - Science and TechnologyEvery brain has a soundtrack. Its tempo and tone will vary, depending on mood, frame of mind, and other features of the brain itself. When that soundtrack is recorded and p

Competitiveness: Play, Humor Needed To Overcome Aggression

Monday, 27 April 2009 1:38 P GMT
 BOSTON, Apr 24, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- A U.S. psychologist says from a developmental viewpoint, fierce competition is a step back in human development. In an article published in the American Journal of Pla

Independent: How I Conquered My Fear Of The Dentist

Monday, 27 April 2009 1:12 P GMT
 Terrified by the prospect of dental surgery? Don't worry, says Lisa Jewell By Lisa Jewell None of us exactly look forward to visiting the dentist but for some people, it is a source of huge anxiety. Readers of Ian O'Doherty's colum

PTSD Can Attack Years Later

Monday, 27 April 2009 12:56 P GMT
 Even with no previous symptoms by Allen R. Kates, BCECR, MFAW "I can't eat, I can't sleep, I can't think, I feel sick. I can't do this anymore." Can you develop Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) months or even year

Fwd: Help Enlist Your Community To End Myths & Promote Autism Acceptance

Thursday, 23 April 2009 3:31 P GMT
 Hello everyone, I'm writing to provide you with a link to ASAN's recently produced PSA, with the Dan Marino Foundation, devoted to advancing a new kind of autism awareness - one that stresses empowering the most important and often leas

News 23rd April, 2009.

Thursday, 23 April 2009 3:03 P GMT
 HEADLINES “Pair charged over death ... Two teenagers have been charged with manslaughter in relation to a fire which killed an autistic 12-year-old boy in Keighley last Saturday night.”: http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/Pair-ch

Book: It's Ok, Eli by Carol Surber

Thursday, 23 April 2009 11:44 A GMT
  A story of a childs struggles with Downs syndrome, autistic catatonia, bipolar disorder and PTSD The pre symptoms before confirmed medical diagnosis are detailed along with medication trials and side effects. Robbed of speech by age three

Feeling Stressed? Call Pooch Over

Wednesday, 22 April 2009 3:11 P GMT
 Psychologist claims dogs reduce stress quicker than drugs by Alec Young News Staff Monday,

The Link Between Autism & Extraordinary Ability

Tuesday, 21 April 2009 3:42 P GMT
Genius locus Apr 16th 2009From The Economist print editionThere is strong evidence for a link between genius and autism. In the first of three articles about the brain this week, we ask how that link works, and whether “neurotypicals” can

Asperger's Student Rejected By School

Tuesday, 21 April 2009 2:53 P GMT
 Alex Goodenough, who has Asperger's syndrome, with his mother, Jan, after winning a place at Cambridge University. Photograph: Graham Turner/Guardian Haroon SiddiqueThe Guardian, Monday 20th April 2009 A teenager who was refused a plac

New Autism Resource To Support Schools

Tuesday, 21 April 2009 2:45 P GMT
 The Government has developed an exciting new resource to help schools support children with autism better. The Autism Inclusion Development Programme (IDP) is a series of modules available online and on DVD to help education staff to understand

New ASAN Chapter at Ohio State University in Columbus, OH

Tuesday, 21 April 2009 2:12 P GMT
 The Ohio State University chapter of the Autistic Self-Advocacy Network will be holding its first meeting on Thursday, April 30 at 5:45pm at the campus Barnes & Noble/Long's Cafe. We will meet in the coffee shop area on the first floor.
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Petition: Tell Dr Tony Attwood To End The Hate: Autistic People Deserve Equality In Family Law & Relationships

Sunday, 19 April 2009 6:36 P GMT
Hello, I'm writing to ask you to sign our petition<http://www.ipetitio ns.com/petition/ AttwoodHenault/>, calling on Dr. Tony Attwood and Dr. Isabelle Hénault, two respected experts in the world of Autism, to disassociate themselves

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