autism Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/autism/ Latest News & Press Releases Wed, 16 Mar 2016 10:36:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png autism Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/autism/ 32 32 Searching for belonging: autism part II https://news.media.co.za/searching-for-belonging-autism-part-ii/ Wed, 16 Mar 2016 10:36:50 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4026 This week in the second of a two part series on autism, Special Assignment unpacks a controversial intervention for autistic children based on behavioural modification. Opponents of the so-called Applied Behavioral Analysis Approach (ABA) say the intervention is too intense and robotic, demanding long hours from young children already battling to cope with severe learning […]

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]]> Autism – Making sense of the spectrum https://news.media.co.za/autism-making-sense-of-the-spectrum/ Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:38:06 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3980 Autism experts talk of a global epidemic. One in every fifty children is now diagnosed with the disorder. A few decades ago this disorder was almost unheard of. Triggered in seemingly normal babies and young children, Autism Spectrum Disorder can render a child unable to talk or understand those around them, sensitive to any external […]

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