Why telehealth will change the course of autism
As a medical student working in East Harlem, I see inequities in access to care on a daily basis. These inequities are exemplified amongst children suffering from neurodevelopmental conditions such as autism. In 2000, about 1 in 150 children were identified as having autism spectrum disorder (ASD). That rate has skyrocketed to 1 in 44Read more …Why telehealth will change the course of autism originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - February 4, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/ross-ohagan-and-manish-paranjpe" rel="tag" > Ross O ’Hagan and Manish Paranjpe < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Neurology Source Type: blogs
The Particularly Painful Isolation of the Autism Parent
Isolation is a huge and common problem these days. We hear about it in the context of Covid-19 and children staying home, whether because of safety concerns, or quarantine. The autism parent, however, faces these challenges as well as unique issues particular to their child’s situation. Today my thoughts have been heavy and colored with this special form of isolation. Because I am a lonely and isolated autism parent. I always have been.
For autism parents like me, our sense of alienation and Other-ness begins at the earliest stages of parenthood, when we realize our children are following a different path than expecte...
Source: Susan's Blog - February 3, 2022 Category: Child Development Authors: Susan Senator Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Autism spectrum disorder and the masks we wear
In the ongoing saga of the pandemic, there is the debate whether to wear a mask or not. These are physical masks that temporarily hide our face, but we all wear another type of mask, a metaphorical mask. These are the masks we put on to present who we want the world to see. PeopleRead more …Autism spectrum disorder and the masks we wear originally appeared inKevinMD.com. (Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog)
Source: Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog - January 27, 2022 Category: General Medicine Authors: < span itemprop="author" > < a href="https://www.kevinmd.com/blog/post-author/lisa-yeh" rel="tag" > Lisa Yeh, MD < /a > < /span > Tags: Conditions Psychiatry Source Type: blogs
Digital therapeutics pioneer Akili Interactive plans to go public in mid-2022 at a $1B valuation
Palihapitiya-Led SPAC to Merge With Akili in $1 Billion Deal (Bloomberg):
Akili Interactive, a startup that has developed a video game to help treat attention-deficit disorders in kids, has agreed to go public through a merger with one of Chamath Palihapitiya’s blank-check companies.
The deal, which confirms a Bloomberg News report, values the combined entity at about $1 billion, Akili and Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp. I said in a statement seen by Bloomberg. It will provide as much as $412 million in gross cash proceeds, the companies said.
Led by Chief Executive Officer Eddie Martucci, Akili has developed the ...
Source: SharpBrains - January 26, 2022 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Attention & ADD/ADHD Brain/ Mental Health Technology & Innovation Akili Interactive attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Chamath Palihapitiya cognitive-impairments digital therapeutics EndeavorRx FDA neuropsychiatric neuropsychia Source Type: blogs
On brain folding and fitting 86 billion neurons inside our 1400 cc crania
This article was originally published on The Conversation.
To learn more:
Understand your connectome, understand yourself
Understanding Brain Health via Cosmological Health, and vice versa
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Source: SharpBrains - December 27, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Conversation Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Biomechanics brain disorders brain folding BRAIN Initiative brain-development Cerebral Cortex computer modeling human-brain Mechanical engineering neuroimaging Neurons neuroscience white-matter Source Type: blogs
Oral History Study Explores What It ’s Like To Receive An Autism Diagnosis Later In Life
By guest blogger Dan Carney
A key development in autism research in the last twenty-odd years has been the use of less rigid methods such as interviews, fieldwork, and surveys, instead of those based on standardised measurements or other “laboratory-based” tasks. These looser approaches, in tandem with the increasing popularity of autobiographical writing by autistic people, have served to complement more traditional research by adding nuance and detail to understandings of the condition.
Now, a team from Australia led by Rozanna Lilley has used such an approach with a population underrepresented in autism resea...
Source: BPS RESEARCH DIGEST - December 16, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: BPS Research Digest Tags: Autism guest blogger Qualitative The self Source Type: blogs
Restraint, segregation and seclusion review: progress report
This report highlights the main areas where further work is still needed.ReportMore detail (Source: Health Management Specialist Library)
Source: Health Management Specialist Library - December 7, 2021 Category: UK Health Authors: The King ' s Fund Library Tags: Quality of care and clinical outcomes Source Type: blogs
Answering the Call
The call came, as always, when I least expected it. Of course it does, because if I had been expecting it I would have called him first. But there I was, blithely going about my business, doing my work, as if I were like anyone else. But, you see, I’m not. I am an autism mom and that means I need to be life-or-death alert like a rabbit, on call like an ER surgeon. My beautiful bright son Nat is now 32 and so capable, so competent, mature, and dependable. But he is strung so delicately, like a fine old Stradivarius, and his music is just as beautiful, but it doesn’t take much to knock him out of tune. I love him s...
Source: Susan's Blog - December 2, 2021 Category: Child Development Authors: Susan Senator Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: blogs
Exercise for autism - the home mini-CrossFit program
A few weeks ago I posted about amandated 300 calorie a day weight stabilization program for #1. I also mentioned there ' s a different program for #2. There ' s no mandate for his program -- it ' s something he and I put together. He dislikes exercise but feels it his duty to do it.The program has 3 events each week that we do together:- Depending on season either a 1h singletrack mountain bike ride or a 1hMN Special Hockey event.- A few miles of walking or (depending on season) 2h family road bike ride or 1h outdoor ice skating loop*.- Home mini-CrossFitThe home mini-CrossFit is a highly scaled version of a standard Cross...
Source: Be the Best You can Be - October 27, 2021 Category: Disability Tags: adult Asperger ' autism exercise health Source Type: blogs
Feature Friday: VELA Education Fund
Colleen HroncichAnature school that meets in the forest, a program called “Twiddle Bugs” that serves children with autism,STEM classes, and more. Since itslaunch in August 2020, theVELA Education Fund has backed innovative educational opportunities around the country.The common theme among VELA grantees is passion. Parents, teachers, and community leaders are recognizing the wide variety of needs and interests among children —and they’re stepping up to meet those needs and encourage those interests. VELA is there to support these innovators with grants to help get their programs off the ground.Kids enjoy learning...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 22, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
What's new in midwifery - 20th October 2021 - New research
Some recent research you might need to know about:A study ofsunflower seed oil to reduce neonatal sepsis and mortality, a study carried out in Uttar Pradesh. A systematic review of howsonographic knowledge can help decrease failed operative vaginal delivery.ThePregnancy Adapted Geneva score (PAG) to assess the probability of pulmonary embolism during pregnancy.A study looking at any association ofepidural anaesthesia with autism spectrum disorder in children.Three Cochrane systematic reviews:Paracetamol/acetaminophen for perineal pain in the postnatal periodInstruments for assisted vaginal birth Physiologica...
Source: Browsing - October 20, 2021 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: midwifery Source Type: blogs
Friday Feature: Safari Small Schools
Colleen HroncichDr. Teresa Sanders loves teaching. But she realized in her first year as a public school teacher that the system doesn’t work—especially for children with special needs. She dreamed of starting her own school one day.“I started writing my vision for my school more than a decade ago,” she says. Her vision involved a wholistic, comprehensive school that worked closely with families. She would focus on children with behavioral problems who are not served well by public schools.Dr. Sanders openedSafari Small Schools on March 1, 2020 —right as COVID-19 was beginning to disrupt education. With all t...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 15, 2021 Category: American Health Authors: Colleen Hroncich Source Type: blogs
Five thoughts to think about when thinking about the speed of thought
This article was originally published on The Conversation.
News in Context:
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Source: SharpBrains - September 21, 2021 Category: Neuroscience Authors: The Conversation Tags: Brain/ Mental Health Education & Lifelong Learning cognitive electroencephalography functional magnetic resonance imaging movement myelination Neurons perception reaction-time speed of thought thinking thoughts Source Type: blogs
Health Tech And Smart Habitats For People With Special Needs
No matter whether it’s about the problems of ageing, vision, hearing, disabilities or other permanent conditions, modern urban environments or residential places often disregard people with special needs. Luckily, technology and smart design might offer solutions on how to make cities more accessible, more inclusive and entirely suited for everyone in the future.
Smart cities helping people with disabilities
According to the United Nations, by 2050 70% of the global population will live in cities, of which at least 15% will be people with disabilities. Moreover, 360 million people worldwide have moderate to pro...
Source: The Medical Futurist - September 9, 2021 Category: Information Technology Authors: berci.mesko Tags: Future of Medicine Healthcare Design Innovation technology health technology smart city smart design inclusive accessible people with special needs disability Source Type: blogs
Signs Of Autism: How The Symptoms Change With Age
Signs of autism include no social pointing, no babbling by 12 months, no words by sixteen months and no warm or happy facial expressions. (Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog)
Source: PsyBlog | Psychology Blog - August 28, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jeremy Dean Tags: Autism Source Type: blogs
