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New
website for Developmentally Disabled Community to have access to legislators:
Floridians
for the Future of the Developmentally Disabled (FFDD)
What is the FFDD? It's a Continuing Committee of Existence and was created
to advance services and funding for the developmentally disabled. FFDD was created
to collectively strengthen the voice of the Developmentally Disabled and to help
elect public officials who are committed to advancing legislation that benefits
this special population. From the site you can contact legislators, register
for waiver info, contact the news media, and share your story among other important
issues! Click
here: Floridians for the Future of the Developmentally Disabled
| ARCHIVES
Autism
Awareness Day in Tallahassee on April 1, 2008
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The
Rothman Center for Pediatric Neuropsychiatry is conducting an internet study
entitled Predictors of Impairment in Pediatric Autism Spectrum Disorders..
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Molecular
and Genetic Epidemiology of Autism: An Autism Genetics Study Help
researchers understand the possible genetic causes of ASDs. The purpose of the
study is to learn more about the genetic factors that may cause a child to develop
an autism spectrum disorder. What
does participation involve?
Researchers from the University of Miami will
contact families by phone to complete interviews about the family’s medical
and developmental history and will also come to the family’s home to obtain
blood samples from family members. Who
can participate?
Families who have at least one child, age 21 or younger,
who is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (autism, Asperger’s disorder,
or PDD-NOS) To
learn more about this project, please contact Laura Nations at 877-686-6444 or
MIHGAutism@med.miami.edu. University
of Miami IRB#: 2007019
Barry
University
Doctoral Research Study:
Ms. Marilyn Hays,
Ed. S., a doctoral candidate from Barry University, wishes to recruit participants
for her study who meet the following criteria.. more>>
Autism
Society of America Launches New Online Course on Autism and Environmental Health
The
Autism Society of America is pleased to announce the release of its newest
online course, “Autism and the Environment 101.” Sponsored by the John
Merck Fund, this introductory-level course was designed to give individuals with
autism spectrum disorders, parents, other family members, physicians, educators
or anyone affected by autism a general overview of the links between environmental
toxins and autism. Read
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