Researcher's Conference on Children in Need of Additional Support in Sweden in May 2014

This is a one-day conference on children in need of additional support and participation in a home, preschool and school environment. Speaking professors are coming from Australia, USA, Europe and Africa.

All researchers are welcome to Jönköping for the one day conference!

Speaking professors:

Professor Ana Pinto, University of Porto, Portugal
Professor Bea Maes, Catholic university, Belgium
Professor Christine Imms, Catholic university, Australia
Professor Dale Farran, Vanderbilt university, USA
Professor Juan Bornman, University of Pretoria, Republic of South Africa.

Where? In Science Park, next to Jönköping University in Sweden

When? Wednesday, 28th of May, 2014, at 9.30-16.00.

Visit here: http://hj.se/en/research/research-areas/child/researchers-conference-on-children-in-need-of-additional-support.html

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Autism now affects every 1 in 68 people in the United States. But you need to read this whichever country you live in!

News from the Autism Society: The chance a child has autism are now 1 in 68. The Centers for Disease Control* has recently released the most comprehensive data in history on the prevalence of autism in the United States.

The result? One in every 68 American children has an autism spectrum disorder.

Never before has autism affected so many people so quickly!

Every year, nearly 50,000 begin their journey with autism.
One person is diagnosed with autism every 20 minutes.
And the diagnosis has grown at an alarming rate of 30% over its 2012 estimate of 1 in 88.

*CDC report: http://www.cdc.gov/media/releases/2014/p0327-autism-spectrum-disorder.html

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'A Real Home A Real Life' a film about people getting closer to the lives they want – free to see here

This is a UK film showing eight people with learning disabilities or autism and the different ways they have moved into a home of their own. We learn about the different support they receive and how they are getting closer to the lives they want to live.

This and other films can be viewed at www.inclusivefilms.org

The films are also available free of charge on DVD.

From:

Dr Peter Taylor
Tel: 0121 455 0485
Films: www.inclusivefilms.org

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CDC Vital Signs report – millions of disabled adults in US get no aerobic physical activity – doctors not helping enough

More than 21 million US adults 18–64 years of age have a disability. These are adults with serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs; hearing; seeing; or concentrating, remembering, or making decisions. Most adults with disabilities are able to participate in physical activity, yet nearly half of them get no aerobic physical activity.

Physical activity benefits all adults, whether or not they have a disability, by reducing their risk of serious chronic diseases, such as heart disease, stroke, diabetes and some cancers. Only 44% of adults with disabilities who visited a doctor in the past year were told by a doctor to get physical activity. Yet adults with disabilities were 82% more likely to be physically active if their doctor recommended it.

Doctors and other health professionals can:

Ask adults with disabilities how much physical activity they get each week.
Remind adults with disabilities to get regular physical activity consistent with their abilities. They should try to get at least 2 1/2 hours a week of moderate-intensity physical activity. If this is not possible, some activity is better than none.
Recommend physical activity options that match the specific abilities of each person and connect them to resources that can help each person be physically active.

Full information here: http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/disabilities/index.html