(Originally
posted for The Voice of Heard on August 23, 2012)
In today’s news, a
study published online by the science journal Nature provides
the best support yet for the argument that the cause of autism is a genetic
factor. However, it
is doubtful that this recent finding will persuade other people who hold onto
the popular belief that vaccinations in children are correlated with the
development of autism in those children.
Last year, an
autistic man was denied a heart transplant because of his autism. Now
I just have to ask: how would autism, a complex developmental disorder that,
depending on the severity of the spectrum, affects the ability to socialize
and communicate with other people as well as a sensibility to noise, could
possible complicate a surgical procedure that would pretty much save that man’s
life, among other benefits to his health? Today, an
Australian autism expert warns of the dangers that autistic children in that
country would have to face if funding for the special education of these
children gets cut.
There is some good news for autistic youths interested in martial arts.
In
New Jersey, a new martial arts program called Special Dragons is recently set
up to give autistic children activities that would help them achieve success in
their daily lives as well as in school. Aside from getting exercise, they
will also provide anti-bullying strategies for those who experience bullying on
a daily basis.
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