One of the major educational and therapeutic trends in autism in 2010 was an increase in meaningful, developmental autism therapies that incorporate social, emotional and cognitive skills to enhance traditional behavioral methods.
On the research front, scientists increasingly recognized and acknowledged that autism is largely environmental and not solely genetic.
And while devastating tragedies occurred, out of those heartbreaks came greater awareness and safety measures that will ultimately save the lives of vulnerable children.
Examiner.com‘s Mike Frandsen takes a look back at some of the articles from 2010 that reflected critical issues in the world of autism.
Mason Alert would help prevent wandering, drowning deaths of kids with autism
Mason Alert to be combined with Take Me Home program to prevent autism wandering
Dr. Stanley Greenspan dies, founded Floortime and developmental approaches to autism therapy
Teaching, coaching sports, playing with children with autism: rewarding, but also a whole lot of fun
Play dates for kids with autism can enhance social skills, emotional awareness, and learning
Using humor, puppets in play therapy can enhance social, communication skills for kids with autism
Understanding and managing emotions are important life and social skills for children with autism
Sports and exercise for children with autism can improve social and cognitive skills
Top 10 mistakes, lessons learned from therapy programs for children with autism spectrum disorders
Landrigan calls for more research into pesticides, toxic chemicals, environmental causes of autism
Autism advocate Lyn Redwood discusses mercury vaccine controversy, chelation, treatment and recovery
Interview with Dan Olmsted, Mark Blaxill: ‘Age of Autism-Mercury, Medicine, and a Manmade Epidemic’
Congress: CDC misled public about Washington, D.C. lead in water crisis, lead was toxic for some
Facilitated Communication (FC) enables non-verbal people on autism spectrum to communicate by typing
HHS, NIH and other federal agencies should hire more employees with autism and other disabilities
For the rest of the article on Examiner.com, click here.
Tags: autism, CDC, chemicals, lead, Lyn Redwood, Mason Alert, play dates, social skills, Stanley Greenspan, therapy, vaccines, wandering
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