MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'college education'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:13:42 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4106102&cid=t_182686_180_f&fid=38610&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.productivity501.com%2Fstarting-college%2F8235%2F With school in full swing again it seemed like a good time to do a post geared toward helping people who are experiencing college for the first time.  If you aren’t in college, but know someone who is, please consider passing these tips on to them.Learn outside the classroomWhat you learn in the classroom will only be a very small part of your college education.  It is easy to get so focused on the formal side of education that you miss out on learning from everything that is going on around you.  College is a great place to learn how to interact with people from different backgrounds and cultures, deal with strange and difficult people, and negotiate. Too often, students overlook the chance to gain broader life experience because they have the mistaken belief that most of what th... Productivity501 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4106102 Mon, 25 Oct 2010 21:33:45 +0100 4106102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4065353&cid=t_182686_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FoTBKt6_Pu-Y%2F By Tad DeHavenA study from the American Institutes of Research finds that federal and state governments have wasted billions of dollars on subsidies for students who didn’t make it past their first year in college. The federal total for first-year college drop outs was $1.5 billion from 2003 to 2008. Due to data limitations, the figures are only for first year, full-time students at four-year colleges and universities. Community colleges have even higher drop-out rates, and part-time students or students returning to college are more likely to drop out. Therefore, the numbers in the report are “only a fraction of the total costs of first-year attrition the nation and the states face.” Moreover, it doesn’t include the cost for students who drop out some time after their sophomore ye... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4065353 Wed, 13 Oct 2010 14:50:26 +0100 4065353 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4018216&cid=t_182686_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F09%2F30%2Fhoward-sterns-endless-psychotherapy%2F Howard Stern, the ubiquitous satellite radio talk-show host, is big proponent of psychotherapy. He has noted how he’s been in psychotherapy three times a week for the past few decades, much like Woody Allen. But what kind of psychotherapy is Howard Stern in? And why does it seem endless? This type of intensive, long-term psychotherapy is almost always psychoanalysis — a specific type of psychotherapy that focuses on how a person’s unconscious conflicts impact a person’s everyday functioning. People who undergo psychoanalysis almost always meet with their analyst 2 to 3 times a week, every week, for years on end. Howard Stern has said he sees his analyst 3 times a week, but sometimes feels like he would like to cut down to twice a week. Psychoanalysis is considered a... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4018216 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:33:38 +0100 4018216 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3929217&cid=t_182686_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fjo0l_Dif__s%2F By Neal McCluskeyMatt Yglesias thinks my assertion that we would be better off economically if education money stayed with taxpayers rather than going to public schools and universities is “totally insane.” Ouch! Now, I can actually understand this, because many people have difficulty envisioning things other than what they’ve always known. But have I really gone all Crazy Eddie? If government didn’t spend taxpayer dough on education, would the poor be much worse off than they are today? Can we never over-invest in schooling because education is just so important? Does the college wage premium mean we should never ratchet down subsidies for college education? And is it at least possible that spending more and more public dough doesn’t lead to ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3929217 Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:38:37 +0100 3929217 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3714146&cid=t_182686_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2Fis-having-kids-a-waste-of-your-degree-study-shows-that-highly-educated-women-are-opting-for-motherhood-more%2F A recent report on childlessness and women from the Pew Center shows a trend that seems obvious: On the whole, more women are opting out of motherhood today than in the past. But under the surface is an interesting twist – among the most highly educated women, rates of childlessness have actually gone down. The Pew Center’s report looks at the percent of women ages 40-44 who’ve never borne any children during the periods 1990-1992 and 2006-2008. Overall, and across racial demographics, the number of women who chose not to become mothers rose. But when the data were compared by level of education (high school diploma, college degree, master’s degree, etc.), the most highly educated women are having children more often than in the past. The New York Times guesses that wo... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3714146 Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:46:22 +0100 3714146 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3611908&cid=t_182686_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Ffor-high-school-graduates-education-first-career-second%2F2010.05.29 It’s here again: High school graduation season — that annual rite of passage for high schoolers coast to coast to embark upon that much-anticipated journey from home to that first true independent step outside the safety net of their childhood communities. What always amazes me is the pressure high school kids feel as they embark upon this journey and how often I hear these kids express anxiety over not knowing what they want to be “when they grow up.” And, let’s not forget that we are still talking about kids — these are still teenagers, still developing and maturing. (more…) *This blog post was originally published at Dr. Gwenn Is In* (Source: Better Health) Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3611908 Sat, 29 May 2010 18:00:04 +0100 3611908 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3243776&cid=t_182686_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2FRn6agnYFkmA%2F By Neal McCluskeyAs part of his ill-considered credentialing-to-compete initiative, President Obama wants to greatly increase both the size and availablity of Pell Grants. Under his proposed FY 2011 budget, the total pot of Pell aid would rise from $28.2 billion in 2009 to $34.8 billion in 2011; the maximum award would go from $5,350 to $5,710; and the number of students served would rise by around 1 million.   A critical question, of course, is whether increasing Pell will ultimately make college more affordable or self-defeatingly fuel further tuition inflation. The New York Times took that up in yesterday’s Room for Debate blog. Economist Richard Vedder has long educated people about the inflationary effect of student aid, and does so again with great clarity. It’s ... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3243776 Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:21:48 +0100 3243776 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3018981&cid=t_182686_87_f&fid=36438&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCato-at-liberty%2F%7E3%2Fjqj3fu3L4ME%2F On the weekend that next year’s Rhodes Scholars are announced, Elliot Gerson, American secretary of the Rhodes Trust and executive vice president of the Aspen Institute, writes in the Washington Post that he is greatly disappointed that a few Rhodes Scholars have gone into business. Yes, you read that right. He’s disappointed that even a few Rhodes Scholars have chosen to go into business: For more than a century Rhodes scholars have left Oxford with virtually any job available to them. For much of this time, they have overwhelmingly chosen paths in scholarship, teaching, writing, medicine, scientific research, law, the military and public service. They have reached the highest levels in virtually all fields. In the 1980s, however, the pattern of career choices began to change.... Cato-at-liberty blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3018981 Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:40:56 +0100 3018981 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2865969&cid=t_182686_180_f&fid=38606&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FAchieveIt%2F%7E3%2FBkCcjnsGl38%2F “I have never let my schooling interfere with my education.” ~Mark Twain I didn’t get the best grades in college. Isn’t it funny how by saying I didn’t get the best, it implied I failed? That’s a discussion for another day. But I made mostly A’s and a few B’s. And a C thanks to Chemistry… blah! There are two reasons I wasn’t valedictorian. One, I didn’t have valedictorian set as a goal – in fact it wasn’t on my radar. But two (and more importantly) I was too busy getting an education to be bothered with too much study. A college degree is good to have on the outside – it shows people outside yourself you have certain levels of proficiency and smarts. But it doesn’t contribute much to your education – wh... Persistence Unlimited blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2865969 Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:36:22 +0100 2865969 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2705293&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fi2dQ7OqTK8I%2F The latter part of our Q.-and A. with Ernst VanBergeijk, associate dean and executive director of the New York Institute of Technology’s Vocational Independence Program (VIP), a certificate program for adult students with learning disabilities. Q: Do you know of any other programs like it in the country? EVB: There are many great programs that provide transitional services to individuals with autism spectrum disorders and other disabilities. However, very few are college based, i.e., are a part of a college like VIP. Q:How are these programs run? EVB: Most are based in an apartment complex and affiliated with either a community college or a 4-year college. That means the employees of the program work for a private entity and are not employees of the college. The employees of the affili... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2705293 Sun, 16 Aug 2009 19:28:05 +0100 2705293 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2703930&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FgIFr6qLdGZo%2F Q.-and A. with Ernst VanBergeijk, associate dean and executive director of the New York Institute of Technology’s Vocational Independence Program (VIP), a certificate program for adult students with learning disabilities . Q: How did VIP begin? EVB: In 1987, NYIT President Matthew Schure realized that individuals with physical and learning disabilities were not offered the same access to opportunity as their non-disabled peers. Meanwhile, Neal Nelson, a local football coach and originator of the Weight Watchers children’s camps, and two colleagues approached President Schure with the idea of a summer program for teens with disabilities. The group began writing a curriculum for the summer program. By the time they were finished with the task, not only had they created a seven-week ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2703930 Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:47:40 +0100 2703930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390202&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FIMOJw8luA8E%2F Alex is entering 6th grade in the fall, and he will go to a new school. It’s been six years since we toured special-needs schools. Back then, as Jill points out, we were looking for a kindergarten, and kindergarten classrooms for the autistic don’t differ much from kindergarten classrooms for the typically developing. So this will be new. First stop was the school of Ron’s, Alex’s old terrific EI special-educator who’s now unit teacher of a special-needs site in a New York City public school. I got to the meeting before Jill this morning; I rounded a corner and there Ron was. “There he is!” Ron said. A friend. He’s greyer (”More dignified,” I told him) but otherwise the same spark and firm handshake. I did know  what to expect s... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390202 Mon, 04 May 2009 21:08:02 +0100 2390202 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2033264&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FarDyYzTlSrY%2F Life 101: That’s how the University of Arizona’s Chapel Haven West program is referred to in a story on yesterday’s ABC News. The program helps young adults with autism learn “to live independent and productive lives.” “Just friendships, job interviews, actually filling out resumes and bringing them to a job, having a roommate,” said Betsey Parlato, president of Chapel Haven. “These are all things that you and I take for granted, but for someone with autism it’s a monumental challenge.” In a social skills class, University of Arizona teaching assistants show the students the “hidden rules” that help them navigate their surroundings and interpret changing social cues. “Not to stare inappropriately and that kind of... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2033264 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:06:47 +0100 2033264 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1853661&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2Fw3oiJsYY288%2F Thinking again about what happens for autistic kids after school ends: At Midwestern State University in Kansas, six students are living in the “initium house,” KAUZ reports. Three of the students are on the autism spectrum and three are peer mentors. They have daily study groups and weekly social skills training and counseling sessions and this “unique living situation” is working so far—a new beginning (initium is Latin for “beginning”) for all. Tags: asd, asperger, autism, autism blog, College, disabilities blog, disability, Education, Health, kansas, Living Arrangements, Parenting, pdd-nos, universityShare This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1853661 Mon, 06 Oct 2008 00:36:45 +0100 1853661 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1739844&cid=t_182686_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F376314627%2F Welcome to the 186th edition of the Carnival of Education, the weekly virtual gathering of dozens of bloggers to discuss all things education. Q: Why do you say this edition is "brain-based"? A: Because the Q&A frame we are using is inspired by how Chris at Ouroboros recently hosted Encephalon Brain and Mind blog carnival. (Is classic Greek making a comeback?). Q: As educators, what inspires us to do what we do? A: Tracy suggests, "Hope for the future". Q: And what may happen in the future? A: Eric proposes that the field can learn much about how athletes train their minds and bodies to maximize performance. Q: What should not happen in the future? A: Dave hopes we stop the Textbook Insanity, killing trees to create books not everyone uses. Q: What comes first, sub... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1739844 Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:38:44 +0100 1739844 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1730717&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2FnRqTiPI48gE%2F Classes start Wednesday at the Jersey City college where I teach: It’s a small college in a very urban setting. I’m not sure what the percentage of students on the spectrum at my college might be. (The noise level—-the college is on a major thoroughfare, Kennedy Boulevard—-was one reason that one Asperger’s student told me he did not find the college right for him.) More and more students with Asperger’s are attending, and will be attending, college, today’s MSNBC reports: Many students with Asperger’s or other autism-like disorders face new challenges in a college setting. The syndrome hampers communication and social skills, so along with difficulties staying on top of their studies, these students may struggle with making friends and livin... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1730717 Sun, 24 Aug 2008 23:22:33 +0100 1730717 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1536715&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F317179602%2F Four students who recently graduated from Bellevue Community College are the first to receive an Associate of Occupational and Life Skills (AOLS). To receive an AOLS, students Bergen Delisi, Leah Brand, Anna Harnois and Trent Marshall completed a 90 credit-curriculum of college level courses that are designed to prepare them for the workplace with courses in basic subjects like social studies, science, math and writing, and also in topics such as global perspective, citizenship and volunteering. Students in the program have Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, and other learning disabilities. Today’s Bellevue Reporter (WA) describes the four-year-program more: To cater to the variety of learning styles and abilities that make up th... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1536715 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 01:42:33 +0100 1536715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1469758&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F298733007%2F The class mom in Charlie’s class has been sending out emails in preparation for their year end party. Charlie’s entire class is moving onto middle school and we’ve been planning a special ceremony and a party, with special (secret) presents for the teachers and therapists: It’s the boys’ last week at their elementary school, as they will be attending Extended School Year at the middle school and with their new teacher. (And here is a recent article about new classrooms for autistic teens opening in nothern New Jersey.) And—in Jefferson City, Missouri (the state Charlie was born in)—22-year-old Chad Winkler is is graduating from college. Diagnosed at 4 with autism and in the 4th grade with Asperger’s syndrome, Winkler is graduating cum laude f... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1469758 Tue, 27 May 2008 01:19:10 +0100 1469758 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1463858&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F296204873%2F “College is a stupid idea” opines today’s Jezebel; over at The Atlantic, Professor X, a self-described part-time (evenings) adjunct instructor of English at “colleges of last resort,” says: For many of my students, college was not a goal they spent years preparing for, but a place they landed in. Those I teach don’t come up in the debates about adolescent overachievers and cutthroat college admissions. Mine are the students whose applications show indifferent grades and have blank spaces where the extracurricular activities would go. Full disclosure: I’m a college professor at a small, very urban college that isn’t ranked too highly in the likes of U.S. News & World Report. As far as what I remember about college and my professors: I was actu... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1463858 Fri, 23 May 2008 00:58:01 +0100 1463858 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1443239&cid=t_182686_136_f&fid=36051&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FCancerCommentary%2F%7E3%2F290753978%2F Paul McGee of American Cancer Society has pointed me to a report from The Washington Post, entitled: The Less the Education, The Higher Risk of Dying Cancer. Quite catchy eh? I totally agree. From the said report, it says: “The difference in death rates between highly educated and poorly educated people in the United States is very wide and growing wider”. For Americans with less than a high school education, the risk of dying prematurely is on the increase — rising most quickly for white women in that category. In contrast, the risk of premature death among college graduates is falling — fastest of all for black men. White high school dropouts are four times as likely to die young as white college graduates, up from a threefold difference in the early 1990s. Among ... Cancer Commentary blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1443239 Thu, 15 May 2008 08:00:14 +0100 1443239 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1404115&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F279520281%2F I was interviewed in the May issue of Working Mother magazine in an article by Jennifer Owens entitled The Quiet Struggle: From heartbreak to hope: moms of kids with special needs. The mothers in the article have special needs kids of varying diagnoses (some with autism) and ages (3 years old; adults). One mother is a corporate executive, another is the editor of The Elephant in the Playroom: Ordinary Parents Write Intimately and Honestly About the Extraordinary Highs and Heartbreaking Lows of Raising Kids with Special Needs (what a title—says it all), another is a classics professor in Jersey City, New Jersey (that would be me). There are suggestions about getting in “me-time,” nurturing your marriage, making connections with other women with special needs kids. It means... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1404115 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 19:00:18 +0100 1404115 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1268449&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F243216403%2F I was talking to two of my students yesterday about classes for next year, their majors, scholarships and fellowships. Both had looked at websites for scholarships, and read the biographies of the winners, of college students who, while maintaining the highest GPAs, playing varsity sports, and conducting research in molecular biology, create medical clinics in foreign countries, develop plans for peace between various warring nations, play first violin in the orchestra, write poetry, serve as the editor for the campus newspaper and win the prize for best thesis…… “How does anyone do all that, Dr. Chew?” my students asked me, pointing out that they could hardly go for a year to an “underdeveloped nation” and teach English in an orphanage: Most of my stude... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1268449 Fri, 29 Feb 2008 09:16:06 +0100 1268449 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1246644&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F238670979%2F To be “in the Nation’s Service and in the Service of All Nations” is the “informal motto,” of Princeton University, where I went to college. On Tuesday, Princeton announced that it hopes to create an “international ‘bridge year’ program,” in which “would allow newly admitted undergraduates [can] spend a year of public service abroad before beginning their freshman year.” The University hopes to start the program in 2009 and will not charge tuition for it, and will offer financial assistance to those who need it. In a February 19th interview with the New York Times, Princeton’s president, Shirley Tilghman, suggested that the program will be a “cleansing the palate of high school, giving [incoming freshmen] a year to r... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1246644 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 08:53:47 +0100 1246644 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1207488&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F230154785%2F A new study from the Journal of Pediatric Nursing called I Have Always Felt Different reports on the experiences of sixteen college students (aged 18-25) who were diagnosed with ADHD as children. The study is by Assistant Professors Robin Bartlett and Mona M. Shattell, of the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Tracie Rowe. The students (who were primarily non-Hispanic white college-enrolled women) talked about how having ADHD affected their life at home and at school, and friendships: Although participants had trouble getting along with their parents, many perceived their parents as supportive. Participants also had a degree of sympathy or understanding for how their behavior affected their parents. For example, one said, “I’m forgetful. And ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1207488 Wed, 06 Feb 2008 08:19:11 +0100 1207488 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1061068&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F192857119%2F Says Larry Powell, manager of Disability Resources at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh in the November 29th Reuters: “The Asperger’s population is much bigger than we think it is…….If we could put together systems that would adequately support these students, word would get around and more students would disclose it and would come.” Carnegie Mellon University’s department of Equal Opportunity Services helped in the initial development of Achieving inHigher Education with Autism and Developmental Disabilities (AHEADD), a program that provides mentoring and support services for college students with Asperger Syndrome, autism, ADHD, and non-verbal learning disorder. From the AHEADD website: Unlike other private programs for students with disabili... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1061068 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 09:01:41 +0100 1061068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1002297&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F179355727%2F “It is a possession for all time, not a competition piece to be heard for the moment, that has been composed.” So writes Thucydides, the ancient Greek historian, about his account of The Peloponnesian War. Considering that he was writing in the fifth century B.C., and about events taking place from 431-411 B.C., Thucydides was right about his work being a “possession for all time”: In light of recent political, military, and international events, New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof notes that Thucydides provides a “trenchant analysis of Iraq-style adventures” that goes beyond any analogy of the Iraq war to Vietnam. I’ve been reading Thucydides’ histories tonight in preparation for my Greek history class but some more recent books have b... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1002297 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:42:29 +0100 1002297 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=830982&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F149949459%2F Speculation that Seung-Hui Cho had autism circulated after last April’s shooting massacre. On August 20, the Wall Street Journal reported that Cho had been diagnosed with selective mutism while in high school in Fairfax County, Virginia. The Report of the Virginia Tech Review Panel on what happened on April 16th is now available: The August 30th Washington Post notes: The [8-member] panel [appointed by Virginia governor Tim Kaine] found that Cho showed signs of mental health problems from childhood and was treated by both counseling and medication at different times through high school. In 1999, after the shootings at Columbine High School, Cho began to write about suicide and homicide, the panel reported. When he was preparing to go to college, his family and high school guidance c... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=830982 Thu, 30 Aug 2007 05:35:35 +0100 830982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=821395&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F147803151%2F Classes at the college where I teach begin next Wednesday. I’ve been teaching for some sixteen years and, over the years, have more and more received forms from the Office for Students with isabilities requesting accommodations. Many students have also told me themselves that “I was in a self-contained classroom”; “I’d like to record your class”; “I didn’t read till I was seven.” Charlie inevitably comes into the conversation and from then on, I keep an extra eye on the student, just as I would wish that a teacher might do for Charlie. Some of these “formerly IEP students” (their diagnoses vary—-ADHD, Asperger’s, LD, are some) have learned very well to advocate for themselves, to organize their time, to keep trac... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=821395 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 18:02:43 +0100 821395 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=588458&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F114004074%2F Today was an all-autism all-the-time kind of day: Another professor at my college came into the classroom where I erasing Latin conjugations from the dry erase board and we started to talk about our kids; she and I both started teaching at our school at the same time and last year she saw me run out more than once from a new faculty seminar in a state of great haste, after a frantic phone call from the bus driver or the babysitter. “When did you know he was autistic?” she asked and I mentioned how Charlie was diagnosed just around the time of his second birthday, and my sense that now—due to increased understanding of the very early autism phenotype—-he might well have been diagnosed in his first year. Another conversation, this time with a former student, ensued af... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=588458 Fri, 04 May 2007 06:41:26 +0100 588458 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=570275&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F111884602%2F Autism conference to look at link to mercury poisoning, mirror neurons, genetics reads a headline announcing next week’s 6th International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR) in Seattle (May 3rd-May5th). While mercury, and mercury poisoning, are often mentioned in connection with autism in the media, many, many other topics in autism research will be considered: Here is the full full schedule of abstracts. In particular, I highlighted research on prosody, language, and autism in China in an earlier post. I’d like to be in Seattle to learn about all this—-next week is the last day of classes at my college (and my students were slumping in their seats today with what one referred to as “spring drowsiness”). If you are attending, I’d much like to learn what... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=570275 Wed, 25 Apr 2007 15:56:40 +0100 570275 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=556221&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F110526002%2F Mention of Cho Seung-Hui possibly being autistic has been circulating on the internet throughout this week. Some charged exchanges have arisen on some blogs in regard to this; fears have been expressed about what such a connection—-of autism to what happened at Virginia Tech on Monday—might mean for the public perception of autism, and of autistic people in particular. I’m inclined to think that reflection is called for here more than rumor. Autism is mentioned in regard to Cho in an Associated Press story (April 20, 2007): Cho´s great aunt, who lives in South Korea, said Thursday that because he did not speak much as a child and after the family emigrated to the United States, doctors thought he may be autistic. “Normally sons and mothers talk. There was none of ... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=556221 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:31:03 +0100 556221 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=551634&cid=t_182686_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F110045389%2F I am the mother of an Asian American boy. I don’t usually describe him this way: My son Charlie is autistic, and when I tell people about him, his diagnosis precedes his ethnicity. Charlie is half Irish American from his dad, but when you look at Charlie—-dark brown eyes and black hair—-that half does not stand out, not immediately. And I don’t know what to think when I see the face of an Asian American boy, a college student (and I teach college students), everywhere on the Internet, on the front page of the newspaper this morning; when I see Cho Seung-Hui, the student who, two days ago, opened fire in a dorm and in a classroom building on the campus of Virginia Tech and killed 32 people, and committed suicide. Three of the students who were killed were from New Je... Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=551634 Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:48:40 +0100 551634