The Covid-19 pandemic has forced almost all of us to rearrange our lives.
This is especially difficult for people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), who have a strong need for structure, predictability, and specific routines and rituals.
How are they managing?
Karoline Teufel, director of the Autism Therapy and Research Centre (ATFZ) at Frankfurt University Hospital in Germany, says the change brought about by lockdowns and physical distancing can reverse the progress made in therapy.
A condition related to brain development, autism is marked by a wide range of symptoms and severity that have therefore been grouped in a ”spectrum”.
Brains of individuals with autism successfully encode facial emotions, study reveals
A study that tested neural activity in the brains of individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) reveals that they successfully encode facial emotions in their neural signals – and they do so about as well as those without ASD. Led by researchers at Stony Brook University, the research suggests that the difficulties ASD individuals have reading facial emotions arise from problems in translating facial emotion information they have successfully encoded, not because their brains fail to do so in the first place. The findings are published early online in
Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.
Community Behavioral Health Ends Autism Acceptance Month with State Approval for Community Autism Peer Specialist Program
CBH CAPS Program Now a Medicaid Supplemental Service
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PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Pennsylvania s Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) has approved the Community Autism Peer Specialist (CAPS) Program as a Medicaid Supplemental Service. The new approval will allow the CAPS program, developed initially with reinvestment funding, to be sustained over time as a Medicaid reimbursable service. Community Behavioral Health (CBH), a division of the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS), launched the CAPS program as a pilot in 2019.
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From left, Julie Lezotte, Robbie Garland, Joshua Lezotte, and Kathy Bartley take part in a walk for autism awareness held at the Visitor Information Center in Houlton. (Alexander MacDougall | Houlton Pioneer Times)
From left, Julie Lezotte, Robbie Garland, Joshua Lezotte, and Kathy Bartley take part in a walk for autism awareness held at the Visitor Information Center in Houlton. (Alexander MacDougall | Houlton Pioneer Times)
Walk for autism held at Houlton Visitor Center Several local residents gathered at the Visitor Information Center in Houlton on Wednesday, April 28, in order to hold a walk for autism awareness.
HOULTON, Maine Several local residents gathered at the Visitor Information Center in Houlton on Wednesday, April 28, in order to hold a walk for autism awareness.
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Maine LEND trainees virtually advocate for people with disabilities in Washington
Trainees from the Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) program recently attended the virtual Disability Policy Seminar in Washington, D.C., as part of the conclusion of their curriculum.
Policy priorities outlined at the seminar by the Association of University Centers on Disability (AUCD) included home and community service support, integrated competitive employment, COVID-19 relief and vaccines for people with disabilities and their families, and budget allocations for programs including the 52 LEND programs throughout the nation.
This year, four trainees served as leaders for the Capitol Hill Visits: Emily Wasina (M.S.O.T, ’21) led Team Chellie Pingree; Sydney Charles (D.P.T., ’21) led Team Angus King; Maddison French (Nursing, ’20) led Team Susan Collins; and University of Southern Maine student Amy Crawford (M.S.W, ’21) led Team Jared Golden. Ea