December Positive Autism News

Airport Check-in: Autistic kids learn about flying
By Roger Yu, USA TODAY
11/28/2010
http://www.usatoday.com/travel/flights/2010-11-29-airportcheckin29_ST_N.htm

For Autistic Boy, Opera Is Dream Come True
TheBostonChannel.com
12/6/10
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/mostpopular/26031516/detail.html

Proudly autistic
By Angelo G. Garcia, Manila Bulletin
12/13/10
http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/292531/proudly-autistic

Taekwondo black belt an accomplishment for autistic girl, 8
By Dylan Scott, Las Vegas Sun
12/14/10
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2010/dec/14/taekwondo-black-belt-accomplishment-8-year-old-aut/

Autistic girl, 12, illustrates mother's book about condition with beautiful drawings of fairies and goblins
By Chris Brooke, Daily Mail
12/16/10
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1339201/Autistic-girl-12-illustrates-mothers-book-condition-beautiful-drawings-fairies-goblins.html

News Quote of the Month: “It was an experience for me. She taught me how to deal with people in different ways. Everyone doesn’t come out like a cookie factory” (Las Vegan Sun article).

"I Thought My Child Was Perfect...Until Somebody Told Me He Wasn't"

I came across this article today, a poignant look at one mother’s struggle with not letting a label effect her perception of her child’s unique and wonderful characteristics.

http://www.mamapedia.com/voices/i-thought-my-child-was-perfectuntil-somebody-told-me-he-wasnt

This topic reminds me of a great book for kids on the spectrum:

Different Like Me: My Book of Autism Heroes

New Free Download - ABC Data Sheet

I've just added a new free resource to Positively Autism's collection. You can use the ABC data sheet for some of your data collection for conducting a functional analysis of behavior.

You can access the data sheet here: http://www.positivelyautism.com/free/03datasheets.html

For a brief tutorial about how to use an ABC data sheet, click here: http://appliedbehavioranalysis.blogspot.com/2007/05/abc-and-functional-behavior-assessment.html