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June 03, 2012
According to a recent study by Yale University, less than half of patients currently diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome will receive an autism diagnosis under the proposed new guidelines. I asked Mark Claypool, a fellow optimist who I turned to for reassurance, to talk about these changes might affect our kids.
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Laura Shumaker
San Francisco Chronicle
News Coverage
DSM
Laura Shumaker
Yale University
American Psychiatric Association
Autism
Mark Claypool
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April 13, 2012
Spectrum Center Schools and Programs will host the 2012 STAR Parent Conference and Resource Fair from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, April 21 at the Spectrum Center Tara Hills Campus in San Pablo, Calif. Families in Contra Costa and Alameda Counties who have young children on the autism spectrum are invited to attend and learn more about local services, treatment, advocacy and research.
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Spectrum Center Schools and Programs
Spectrum Center Schools and Programs News Release
News Release
Area Board 5 of The State Council on Developmental Disabilities
Contra Costa ARC
Laura Shumaker
Care Parent Network
We Care Services for Children
2012 STAR Parent Conference and Resource Fair
Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland
Regional Center of the East Bay
David Amaral, Ph.D.
Easter Seals East Bay
Family Resource Network
autism spectrum disorder
Mimi Lou, Ph.D.
Amy Crye
Alameda Department of Developmental Disabilities
Autism
Spectrum Center Schools and Programs
Andrew Shahan
Contra Costa Department of Developmental Disabilities
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August 23, 2010
Gov. Schwarzenegger signed a bill making it possible for nonpublic schools to include technology-based learning materials in the curriculum for students with special needs.
The bill passed the state Assembly (76-0) and the Senate (34-0) with unanimous bipartisan support. Introduced by Assembly Member Joe Coto (D-San Jose), AB 1742 will expand the kinds of “technology” permitted in the classroom for students with special needs who attend nonpublic schools. Working with Assembly Member Coto, staff and students from Spectrum Center Schools and Programs presented the bill to the California State Legislature to demonstrate their public support for its adoption.
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Spectrum Center Schools and Programs
Spectrum Center Schools and Programs News Release
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Coto
Technology
Spectrum bill
ASD
AB1742
Autism
Legislation
Schwarzenegger