Top 10 Ways to Get Your Kid to Sweat This Summer (whether he’s neurotypical or not)
By Maria Dwyer, SafeMinds Board Member I saw a baby at the park yesterday chewing on an iPhone. She couldn’t have been more than six months old but she was already enjoying today’s modern technologies. It’s become socially acceptable for parents to hand their babies smart phones. We even have potty chairs with screens built-in […]
Action Alert: Stop the Bill – Call These Senators and ask for them to HOLD the bill
On Tuesday June 24, 2014, the House voted a passed H.R. 4631, renamed, “Autism CARES” The Autism Collaboration, Accountability, Research, Education and Support Act.
What Happens When Children with Autism Age Out?
By Heidi Roger, SafeMinds Board Member This time of year is very hard. My friends and colleagues are all attending high school graduations, going to graduation parties, and talking about what colleges their kids got accepted to. My son Andrew is not going to college. Andrew is 19 years old but he does not have […]
Take Action – Contact Members of the Health Subcommittee Before Tomorrow’s Vote
On Wednesday, May 28 at 2:00 p.m. the health subcommittee will be asked to vote on a deficient version of the Combating Autism Act (CAA) Reauthorization. There has been no hearing and the bill has one-quarter the number of co-sponsors as when put to a vote before. It is being rushed because a large segment of […]
1st International Symposium on the Microbiome in Health and Disease with a Special Focus on Autism
A collaborative effort between the Arkansas Autism Alliance and the N of One: Autism Research Foundation focusing on mechanisms of action in Autism Research. The conference will bring together the foremost scientists to discuss one of the hottest topics in medical research: the microbiome. Investigators, parents and others interested in autism and chronic disease are […]
IMFAR – Research Needs to Improve Lives of Those Living with Autism
The International Meeting for Autism Research, commonly known as IMFAR, just concluded its annual three-day conference on May 17, 2014. SafeMinds Board and Research Committee Member, Laurette Janak, reviewed the Autism Speaks roadmap of the conference to see what she missed out on. The roadmap can be found here. “Autism Speaks began the conference with […]
