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Dallas Autism Awareness Event at the Museum of Art

Dallas Autism Awareness The Dallas Museum of Art is hosting a series of free Family Celebrations designed particularly for children with an autism spectrum disorder. Register ahead of time, and your family can visit the museum’s Center for Creative Connections more »

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Autism Awareness Day: Light It Up Blue

Autism Awareness Day The fifth annual World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD) is April 2. In December of 2007, the United Nations General Assembly declared the date as one of only three such disease-specific global Awareness Days. At Santé Pediatrics, where more »

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Therapy for Autism: The Effects of Autism’s New Definition

Pediatric Therapy for Autism and the DSM-5 When it comes to therapy for autism, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition (DSM-4), a publication produced by the American Psychiatric Association (APA), is out of date. Most therapists in more »

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Pediatric Therapy Study: Why Some Kids Out Grow Autism

Can A Pediatric Therapist Help Change the Course of a Child’s ASD Diagnosis? It’s one of the great puzzlements of the autism spectrum community – “why some children will “outgrow” the autism diagnosis and some won’t?” It can feel like more »

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People with Autism Supported with Awareness Day Stamps

People with Autism Are Self-Advocating in All-New Ways People with autism are not passively accepting their condition. Each day, individuals with autism work through the difficult tasks of therapy for people with autism; address their daily challenges head-on; and find more »

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Autism News: Combating Autism Act Bill Extension

The Autism Act Bill Extension is Back in Autism News At the end of September 2011, President Obama signed an extension of the Combating Autism Act on the day it was set to expire. The measure keeps existing programs in more »

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Therapy Careers: Using LinkedIn for Career Success

LinkedIn for Occupational Therapy Jobs Whether you work in speech therapy, occupational therapy, or physical therapy, there’s no substitute for LinkedIn in the world of therapy careers. If you’re looking for a job, or want to find career resources for more »

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Find Jobs in Healthcare Using Facebook

Can Facebook Really Help You Find Physical Therapy Jobs? Jobs in healthcare can be difficult to find these days; however, reports indicate physical therapists don’t have a problem putting their expertise to work. Regardless of how good you are, your more »

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Therapy Jobs: Use This One Little-Known Secret for Your Next Career Move

Using Social Media for Job Searches We all know that social media is changing the face of business. Speech therapy jobs are no different. You may already have a profile on LinkedIn and know your way around responsible, business-friendly Facebooking. more »

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Siblings with Special Needs: Talking to Your Children

Children who have siblings with special needs can often feel that they occupy an uncertain space both in their home and the world around them.  As their parents’ time and energy may be occupied with pediatric therapy and caring for more »

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