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Click here to view our 2008 Autism Awareness Print...

Welcome!

Northwest Autism Center's (NAC) Community Connections Website is designed to inform, support and connect the diverse individuals and groups affected by autism spectrum disorders in the Inland Northwest. If you are an educator, physician, or interventionist; if you are a friend or family member of an individual with autism; if you are person on the autism spectrum, our site is especially for you!

Northwest Autism Center Employment Opportunities

Substitute teachers and educational aides:�To read more�about NAC's Domino Project Preschool on the campus of Eastern Washington University, click here...
�To read more�about NAC's Domino Project Preschool on the campus of Eastern Washington University, click here...�
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You can contribute to the work of Northwest Autism Center with the click of a button!

May 2008
See our
Events Calendar�
for this month's autism worshops,meetings, and events!��

Autism in the News

Wrightslaw Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary by Launching Blog:� Log onto to�The Wrightslaw Way to Special Education Law and Advocacy...

How does our future president think about disability issues?� To read 2008 candidates' responses to crucial questions,�click here...

A Plea to Area Pedicatricians from MOCHA, Spokane's� Biomedical Parent�Group.� �Click here to read�more...�

Another state introduces autism insurance coverage legislation!
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Is Washington next?� Find out how you can help!

A touching view�into the diverse lives of children...

�Government concedes vaccines "aggravated" autism in young girl.� Read this article...
Read more about the science of this case...

�Looking for summer camps in Washington state?��Click here...�

�Read the IAN report!� Over 21,000 families provide data on autism therapies, facts�and experiences.�

Interested in�legislative advocacy for�youth with disabilities?�To�read more�about this opportunity, click here...

Bush�approves funding for Combatting Autism Act.��Click here�for a quick look at what this bill will fund.
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Documentary examines the educational and social inclusion of youth with disabilities as a civil rights issue.� To read more about this video, click here...

ECHO Program helps military families with children on the spectrum.� Read more here...

University of Washington's� Geraldine Dawson appointed Chief Science Officer for Autism Speaks Research.�Read more here...

�Click here to see how VHI.Classic's Rock Autism program�has drafted�your favorite rock star into the fight against autism!

Autism Risk Higher with Gene Variant. Read more here...

Chromosome 16:� Genes linked to�autism. Read more here...�

Scientists find language gene related to autism. �Read more...�

Is your child with autism "better" when the temperature rises?
New research confirms 20 years of anecdotal report:� autism symptoms reduce�during times of high fevers.� Read more...�

Stem cells used to study effects of drugs and toxins on brain development and autism.� Read more...

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) calls for universal autism screening for�ALL children 18-24 months. Read more...

More News about Mirror Neurons
Read more...

Ruling Stands in New York�
Student with autism entitled to private�program without "trying out" public schools.� Read more...

Washington State "needs intervention."
Rated for compliance with law re: educating children with disabilities. Wa. scores in bottom five...read more here...

Autism Speaks launches Flouxetine clinical trial with UK pharmaceutical firm to confirm reduction of core autism symptoms.�Click here for details...

Senate Committee approves $53.5M for Combatting Autism Act for 2008. Click here for details...

Fight over Vaccine-Autism Link Hits Court
Beginning on June 18th, 5,000 families will seek to convince a special court in Washington that certain routine vaccines can cause healthy and outgoing children to withdraw into uncommunicative, autistic shells. To read more,�click here...�To view daily court proceedings or download the transcripts from this landmark case,�click here...�

Washington Autism Task Force Report available online! To download,�click here.
Rethinking Autism: Toward a Whole Body Paradigm
A new paradigm of autism as a set of phenotypes involving environmental modulation or triggering of genetic vulnerability is emerging. Click here to listen to/read this audiocast-blog featuring Harvard neuroscientist Martha Herbert, M.D., Ph.D., with comments from Lee Grossman, President of the Autism Society of America and the parent of a child with autism.�
Does your child wander away from home or school?
Click here to read about a possible solution to this prevalent challenge for parents of children on the spectrum.
Athletics and autism: activities and programs that benefit kids on the spectrum. To read more, click here...

Indiana families report on early intervention and the efficacy of leading evidence-based practices. Click here to read more.
New PDA software helps individuals on the spectrum to bridge the social skills gap!
To read about this new device, click here.
New study confirms effectiveness of early intervention
Wisconsin Early Autism Project replicates intensive early intervention programs of Lovaas (minus aversives). To read more, click here...
Calling attention to the needs of siblings: Many supports and services are directed to children with disabilities and to their parents, often leaving their siblings overlooked. To read more,�click here...