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Aspergers, the Highest Form of Autism, Can be Overcome
Look at Him Now!
Andrew and his family have been a part of the FACT family since he was 5 years old, participating in a wide range of our programs and services. Susan, his mom, was one of the founding parents of FACT. She is a a former board member and is currently part of our support staff. FACT works closely with Andrew’s dad, Philip of Autism Speaks and the WALKNOWFORAUTISM.
We encourage you all to join our FACT team at the WALK FOR AUTISM on Saturday, April 23, at the Rose Bowl. Please call Elana Hirschman for details (818) 992-1548.
What Every Pediatrician Should Know - The families of FACT share their knowledge
FACT's roots go back to UCLA. As we have grown and thrived for the last 11 years as a not for profit, our connection to UCLA has remained strong. Many of our families have participated in research studies and interns, both graduate and undergraduate, enrich our program. This year the families in our Culver City support group had the opportunity to work with Amy Sudhinaraset, a medical student from UCLA. She conducted indepth interveiws that allowed each parent to share their knowledge regarding the expereince they had with pediatricians during the very difficult period of recognizing their children's issues and seeking diagnosis and support. Hopefully, Amy's poster will help to educate pediatiricans and make the jounrney easier for other parents. Thanks to Amy and the families of FACT for sharing this knowledge.
FACT Inroduces Revolutionary Learning Program PACE
P.A.C.E. - Processing and Cognitive Enhancement
P.A.C.E. is an intensive program for people ages 8 to adult who demonstrate difficulty with reading, spelling, attention, comprehension & math.
The groundbreaking P.A.C.E. program develops underlying thinking processes that support academic skills. The result; stronger neurological pathway connections, (“rewiring the brain”) that improve attention, memory, visual and auditory processing, processing speed, comprehension, logic and reasoning.
Summoned. A personal recount of a Jury member with autism.
Before the New Year had rolled in, my mother had informed me that I had been chosen to participate in a jury in January. I was shocked at first, realizing that I was the legal age to be recruited, but then I eventually decided to go through with it. A few friends of mine had informed me that I could call the court that had summoned me, tell them I had autism, and they would remove me from the list of potential jurors.
I turned down the idea, not only because I didn’t want to use my autism as an excuse to be lazy, but because I didn’t want to miss out on experiencing something new. Getting paid $15 dollars a day while I was still working wasn’t a bad deal either. Before the day was done, I called the courthouse I was appointed to, and confirmed that I would be participating.
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