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  • Residential Abuse and Neglect

    The Death of Brian Nevins
    Written by Amy Caraballo, AWN Contributing Writer

    For years we have been told to not lock our pets in our cars even in cool weather. Public service announcements have flooded the media warning of the dangers that quickly arise causing heatstroke and suffocation. 

    • [1] It takes only minutes for a pet left in a vehicle on a warm day to succumb to heatstroke and suffocation. Most people don't realize how hot it can get in a parked car on a balmy day. However, on a 78 degree day, temperatures in a car parked in the shade can exceed 90 degrees -- and hit a scorching 160 degrees if parked in the sun! 

    But on July 24, 2010 a residential treatment facility in Eastern Pennsylvania left a 20 year old Autistic boy locked in a sweltering hot van parked in the facility's own parking lot for more than five hours in 97 degree weather. Brian Nevins' lifeless body was found in the van only after a staff nurse could not find him to administer medications.

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Autism and Elopement: Finding a Sense of Hope

Submitted by Sharon on Fri, 07/30/2010 - 9:48am
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by Susan Richardson

If you have a child on the spectrum these words might elicit strong emotions within you ~ No words can completely grasp the sinking sensation within your being when you cannot locate your non-verbal child!

I hear autism parents chuckle all the time that they are the only ones who lock doors to keep their children inside, instead of intruders out. It is true. If Sahara gets away from me (inside and out) she will not respond to the question, "Sahara, where are you?" We have resorted to... [read more]

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Temple Grandin's AWN Radio Interview

Temple Grandin's AWN Radio Interview wherein she discusses neurodiversity, education, visual thinking, pattern thinking, and the recent HBO Movie about her life story portrayed by actress Claire Danes.

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Win a GPS Locator and One Year of Service from LifePROTEKT

Every Month an AWN Radio Listener will Win Prize

LifePROTEKT provides care givers, individuals, and organizations involved with the special needs population (eg: autism, alzheimers, etc.) with location based GPS technologies as well as a network of support.  They offer technology for children and adults consisting of:  GPS Child Locator, Personal Locator, GPS Emergency Notifier, Amber Alert GPS, and more.   AWN Radio, recently welcomed our special guest, Lou Giuffre, president of LifePROTEKT.  Lou has generously offered to do monthly prize give-aways on AWN Radio whereby LifePROTEKT will provide a GPS Location Based Device with one year of service to one of our lucky listeners.

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The Proposed DSM-V Changes: Is it a Step in the Right Direction?

Written by Corina Becker & Amy Caraballo

Lately, the online communities have been talking about the recently released proposed revisions for the the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, version 5 (DSM-V). The proposed revisions embody quite a few differences in the diagnostic criteria for disorders previously under the umbrella of Pervasive Development Disorder (PDD). Available online for comment, the two main concerns appear to be vague wording of the diagnostic criteria and whether or not Asperger Syndrome should remain as a separate diagnosis.

Diagnostic Criteria

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