A Treatment for Angelman Syndrome: An Interview with Dr. Edwin Weeber

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Every day there are big announcements about the latest advancement in medicine. Generally the bigger announcements are reserved for the more well know conditions such as autism, down syndrome, cerebral palsy and Alzheimers. What you may not realize is that there is some amazing work being done to cure and treat Angelman Syndrome. The research for [...]

5 Top Special Needs News Stories From 2011

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1. Wandering Children With Autism There is no doubt about it. As the amount of children with autism grows, the stories of children with autism wandering expands as well. This is a crises that is happening in every state, city and community. Many tracking devices are now on the market and special needs organizations are working with law enforcement agencies [...]

14 Must Read Special Needs Blog Posts

Special Needs News and Blogs

Every Sunday, we select the week’s big special needs news stories and blog posts. This week, however, we bring you 14 great blog posts from the past two weeks. Ams Vans: Traveling with Special-Needs Children Is Worth the Effort Every child with autism reacts differently when their routine is disrupted by family traveling, but careful [...]

Special Needs News: TSA, Drug control,Dormant genes and 9 other stories

Special Needs News

Every Sunday, we select the week’s big special needs news stories and blog posts. This week, we’re featuring 12 special needs news stories from the past two weeks. New York Times: In Treating Disabled, Potent Drugs and Few Rules An investigation by the New York Times shows that psychotropic medications, which are used to treat [...]

18 Special Needs News Stories and Blog Posts from the past week

Every Sunday, we select the week’s big special needs stories and great blog posts from special needs bloggers. This week, we bring you eight news stories, six blog posts, and and four articles from the Friendship Circle Resource Blog. Toronto Star: Teen Suicide, Chasing Down Demons Austin Piemontese struggled with severe depression, anger management, Tourette [...]