Celebrate Autism Now

Learning disabilities are a standard cause of disappointment for kids and adults. It is guessed that as high as 15 percent of USA citizens have some kind of learning incapacity. While folks who have defects like ADHD and autism may very well also possess learning disabilities, these sorts of defects should not be in the learning disability class. Those that are tormented with learning disabilities are not necessarily of high or low intelligence, though presence on both ends of the range are possible. The treatment of a learning disability can alter from individual to individual. Different disabilities need different treatment choices and even then, care must be determined on a customized basis : what does it for one individual with dyslexia may not work for another.

Conscious Respiring : If there’s one function that will help almost anything, it’s likely the act of conscious breathing. Respiring helps somebody on countless levels. From augmenting circulation to providing oxidation, from ridding the body of stagnant energy to bringing in fresh forces, respiring helps folk to be more in tune, more empowered, and more prepared to learn. Breathing can also help frustrate a major component of learning disabilities.  

Eye Movements : Folks who have dyslexia, a learning disability that has effects on reading and writing, may especially benefit from practicing yoga. The reason is because parts of yoga involve eye exercises, with scholars forming poses and targeting a certain spot for a lengthy period. These eye exercises can increase the potency of the optic nerve, relax the muscles of the face, and increase the functionality of selected areas of the brain. These benefits all work in partnership to improve an individual’s capability to focus visually, helping them to properly recognize words in the act.

People with learning disabilities may need a large range of cures. Kids , especially, may need more one on one attention during class or teaching. Even with treatment learning disabilities may not leave wholly. Because many are biological or genetic, some folk are just programmed to learn differently than others.

When I was twenty-one years old, someone gave me the book: ”The Giving Tree”. I had never been given a book like this before, especially as a grown up. As I began to read the book I learned that it had a very special message. That message became a lesson I learned about giving and taking.

Though this book is written in a simple way, it spoke to me very loudly. I learned at the time that I was the one who kept taking and not giving. It was a profound “ eye-opener” . It also taught me that there are people who honestly give out of genuine love.

Later in life, I kept the message of this book in my heart, and the book on my shelf. It is a book I read often. However, now that I have grown up and become a mother, I also had to learn how to give. Learning how to become the tree who gave until there was nothing left to give was hard for me. Now, I am the one who people can come to and rest

Celebate autism and aspergers by reading about role models on the spectrum. They can be an inspiration to us all.

Dawn Prince-Hughes - Animal Studies

Luke Jackson - Writer

Mary-Minn Sirag - Autism Advocate

Jonathan Lerman - Artist

Temple Grandin - Designer

Gary Numan - Musician

Dan Ackroyd - Actor

Vanesa Littlecrow - Cartoonist

Richard Borcherds - Mathematics

Stephen Wiltshire - Artist

Bram Cohen - Computer Programmer

Kam Pandya - Autism Support Worker

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“This website is part of the autism-assembly. This is a coalition of members of the autistic community who share the common goal of seeking acceptance for those on the autistic spectrum, who aim to educate about autism, and who are not seeking a cure for autism. This is part of the global autism rights movement.”