Let's Talk About Autism

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In this episode, let's talk about what autism is, the characteristics and if there's a cause.

References:

Autism & disability. (2021). Raising children network. Retrieved January 27, 2021 from https://raisingchildren.net.au/autism/learning-about-autism

Park, H. R., Lee, J. M., Moon, H. E., Lee, D. S., Kim, B. N., Kim, J., Kim, D. G., & Paek, S. (2016). A Short Review on the Current Understanding of Autism Spectrum Disorders.Exp Neurobiol, 25(1), 1-13. http://doi.org/10.5607/en.2016.25.1.1

What is autism. (2021). Autism Spectrum Australia. Retrieved January 26, 2021 from https://www.autismspectrum.org.au/about-autism/what-is-autism

For more information, head over to Aspect Australia - www.autismspectrum.org.au.

Disclaimer: I'm not a professional, just a student with a passion for autism.

In the very first episode, let's talk about the history of autism, and how far it's come.

References:

Harris, J. (2016). The origin and natural history of autism spectrum disorders. Nat Neurosci, 19, 1390-1450. https://doi.org/10.1038/nn.4427

Wolff, S. (2004). The history of autism. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 13, 201-208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-004-0363-5

For more information, head over to Aspect Australia - www.autismspectrum.org.au.

Disclaimer: I'm not a professional, just a student with a passion for autism.

In this episode, let’s talk about autism in sport.

References:

Coster, W., Law, M., Bedell, G., Khetani, M., Cousins, M., & Teplicky, R. (2012). Development of the participation and environment measure for children and youth: Conceptual basis. Disability and Rehabilitation: An International, Multidisciplinary Journal, 34(3), 238–246. https://doi.org/10.3109/09638288.2011.603017

Darcy, S., & Dowse, L. (2013). In search of a level playing field—The constraints and benefits of sport participation for people with intellectual disability. Disability & Society, 28(3), 393–407. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687599.2012.714258

Ferguson, B. R., & Shapiro, S. K. (2016). Using a naturalistic sport context to train social skills in children. Child & Family Behavior Therapy, 38(1), 47–68. https://doi.org/10.1080/07317107.2016.1135700

Matson, J. L., & Goldin, R. L. (2013). Comorbidity and autism: Trends, topics and future directions. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 7(10), 1228–1233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2013.07.003

Links:

Teachers

Including Children with Autism in General Physical Education: Eight Possible Solutions by Zhang and Griffin - https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ794569.pdf

A Teacher’s Guide to Adapted Physical Education by Martin Block - http://archive.brookespublishing.com/documents/four-key-steps-to-including-adapted-sports.pdf

High-Quality Physical Education for Pupils with Autism - https://www.afd.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/AUTISM-BOOKLET_v5.pdf

Parents

Exercising with Autism: What Parents Need to Know - https://exerciseright.com.au/exercising-for-kids-with-autism-what-parents-need-to-know/

https://exerciseright.com.au/kids-autism-spectrum-disorder/

https://www.carautismroadmap.org/choosing-a-sport-for-your-son-or-daughter-with-asd/

Autism Parents' Handbook

Peers

https://bourgase.com/teaching/special-education/autism/

For more information, head over to Aspect Australia - www.autismspectrum.org.au.

Disclaimer: I'm not a professional, just a student with a passion for autism.

In this episode, let’s talk about where the link between vaccines and autism came from and why the myth still persists, despite ample amounts of research disproving that vaccines can cause autism.

References:

DeStefano, F., Price, C.S., & Weintraub, E.S. (2013). Increasing exposure to antibody-stimulating proteins and polysaccharides in vaccines is not associated with risk of autism. The Journal of Pediatrics, 163(2), 561-567. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2013.02.001.

DeStefano, R., Shimabukuro, T.T. (2019). The MMR vaccine and autism. Ann Rev Virol, 6(1), 1-16.

DeStefano, R. (2007). Vaccines and Autism: Evidence Does Not Support a Causal Association. Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 82(6), 756-759.

Gerber, J. S., & Offit, P. A. (2009). Vaccines and autism: a tale of shifting hypotheses. Clinical infectious diseases: an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 48(4), 456–461. https://doi.org/10.1086/596476

Goin-Kochel, R.P., Mire, S.S., Dempsey, A.G., Fein, R.H., Guffey, D., Minard, C.G., Cunningham, R.M., Sahni, L.C., & Boom, J.A. (2016). Parental report of vaccine receipt in children with autism spectrum disorder: Do rates differ by pattern of ASD onset? Vaccine, 34(11), 13335-1342, doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2016.02.008.

Makela, A., Nuorti, J. P., & Peltola, H. (2002). Neurologic disorders after measles-mumps-rubella vaccination. Pediatrics, 110(5), 957–963. https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.110.5.957

Morrow, E. M., Yoo, S. Y., Flavell, S. W., Kim, T. K., Lin, Y., Hill, R. S., Mukaddes, N. M., Balkhy, S., Gascon, G., Hashmi, A., Al-Saad, S., Ware, J., Joseph, R. M., Greenblatt, R., Gleason, D., Ertelt, J. A., Apse, K. A., Bodell, A., Partlow, J. N., Barry, B., Walsh, C. A. (2008). Identifying autism loci and genes by tracing recent shared ancestry. Science (New York, N.Y.), 321(5886), 218–223. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1157657

Taylor, L.E., Swerdfeger, A.L., & Eslick, G.D. (2014). Vaccines are not associated with autism: An evidence-based meta-analysis of case-control and cohort studies. Vaccine, 32(29), 3623-3629. doi: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2014.04.085.

Wakefield, A.J., Murch, S.H., Anthony, A., Linnell, J., Casson, D.M., Malik, M., Berelowitz, M., Dhillon, A.P., Thomson, M.A., Harvey, P., Valentine, A., Davies, S.E., & Walker-Smith, J.A. (1998). RETRACTED: Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis and pervasive developmental disorder in children. The Lancet, 351(9103), 637–641. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)11096-0.

For more information, head over to Aspect Australia - www.autismspectrum.org.au.

Disclaimer: I'm not a professional, just a student with a passion for autism.