by shelly andrews | Mar 18, 2015 | blog |
By Jonathan Slack, Market Research & Development Specialist, AHSS On March 12th, app developers competed for a total of $50,000 prize money in the event Pitch Playground, hosted by Autism Speaks and Google. The top winners were: 1st place, $25,000, to Steve... Read More
by shelly andrews | Mar 17, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized |
By Jessy McCulloch, Autism Home Support Services “I met a woman the other day who asked me for some advice. ‘I want my son to be autistic.’ Quite sure I misunderstood her, I donned my polite smile, and eloquently said, ‘HUH?’” One of Our Core Values at AHSS is... Read More
by shelly andrews | Mar 15, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized |
By Jessy McCulloch, Autism Home Support Services Have you found aggression to be a struggle in your loved one with autism? If so, you’re most certainly not alone. In a study of 1,584 children with autism ages 2 to 17, researchers reported that about 53 percent were... Read More
by shelly andrews | Mar 12, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized |
By Julie Roumeliote, Family Support Coordinator, Autism Home Support Services Sad news facing the Illinois autism community this week: TAP is facing complete cuts with the new proposed fiscal budget. It’s extremely sad that such a great parent resource for the autism... Read More
by shelly andrews | Mar 11, 2015 | blog, Uncategorized |
By Jonathan Slack, Market Research & Development Specialist, AHSS Studies continue to show that intensive Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) benefits children on the autism spectrum. In August of last year, researchers at Vanderbilt University assessed 65 studies... Read More