Category Archives: advocacy

Autism: What to Do?

By:  Dorothy J. Caruso, School Counselor What Is Autism? What causes it? What can be done? Good questions and depending on what classes, books, websites, doctors, clinics et al, your information comes from, you will be exposed to a wide … Continue reading

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What are affordable ways to help develop social, behavioral and cognitive skills when dealing with autism?

Posted by Maria Mangicaro U.S. District Judge Joan Lenard, in an order signed in March, required Florida’s Medicaid insurance program for needy families to begin paying for a psychological program, called applied behavioral analysis, designed to improve the behavior, language and cognitive … Continue reading

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Professor Temple Grandin: My Experience with Autism and Thinking in Pictures

Uploaded by     UCtelevisionon Feb  7, 2008 Tune in for this unusual presentation on autism by someone with autism.  Animal Science professor Temple Grandin, who designs livestock handling facilities, discusses the value of early intervention in autism, and about medications. Other … Continue reading

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A peaceful protest of the APA: Working towards a Different Future In Mental Health Care

Dear Friends, Yesterday, about 200 activists and psychiatric survivors marched through downtown Philadelphia to the American Psychiatric Association (APA), carrying signs, singing, and chanting against DSM-V and “Normality”.  We gathered near a main entrance to the convention. Al Galves asked … Continue reading

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CBS4 I-Team 2009 Investigation Fla Foster Children On Psych Meds

Uploaded by mendosiree on Jun 3, 2009 May 28, 2009 13 Percent Of Fla. Foster Children On Psych. Meds CBS4 TALLAHASSEE — A new study from the Florida Department of Children and Families showed proper authorization was not obtained for … Continue reading

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Prescription Addiction Radio: One Step Closer towards Breaking the Silence with Tyler’s Story

Posted by Maria Mangicaro Clearwater, FL:  Under a picture perfect sky hundreds of concerned citizens gathered together in Clearwater last night to participate in the Third Annual Candlelight Vigil in Memory of Gabriel Myers and the Right to Informed Consent. … Continue reading

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Considering “Why French Kids Don’t Have ADHD”

By Craig Newnes, Clinical Psychologist Marilyn Wedge’s piece on diagnosing rates of ADHD is a curious mixture of generalizations and truths bound to appeal to lovers of the notion of discipline. It is no accident that Michel Foucault first hit the … Continue reading

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“Kony 2012″ Creator’s Brief Reactive Psychosis highlights stress, dehydration and perhaps a bad reaction to sleep medication?

By Maria Mangicaro via ‘Kony 2012′ Creator’s Breakdown Highlights Stress of Criticism. “Kony 2012″ creator Jason Russell was taken to a mental health facility for observation last Thursday after onlookers reported him roaming naked through the streets of San Diego’s … Continue reading

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Jared Loughner loses 3 appeals over forced medication in Tucson shooting case

ABC 15 report:  Jared Loughner loses 3 appeals over forced medication in Tucson shooting case. By Dr. Al Galves TUCSON, AZ:  The Associated Press reports that Jared Loughner, the man who shot Gabby Giffords, has lost his appeal of the court order … Continue reading

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Disable Bullying: Lauren Potter (Glee Star) Speaks Out

Youtube Credits:  Uploaded by AbilityPathChannelon Feb 15, 2011 Lauren Potter of Glee and her mother Robin Sinkhorn speak out against the bullying of children with special needs.  If you’re inspired by their words, we invite you to join them by … Continue reading

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The Mental Health System: Who’s Crazy?

Youtube Credits:  Uploaded by jimgotts on Feb 28, 2012 PsychRights Attorney Jim Gottstein discussing the psychiatric drugging of children and youth and the elderly at his guest lecture at Alaska Pacific University, February 22, 2012 “The Mental Health System: Who’s Crazy?”  … Continue reading

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“Fluff Journalism”: is it a stifling factor to the injustices within our mental health care system?

By Maria Mangicaro TAMPA, FL:  A chilling response came from a Florida state agency last week as it seems the agency is trying to muzzle a parent for speaking out against the state for giving her children dangerous psychiatric medications without her informed consent, … Continue reading

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Looking Back at the 1998 NIH Consensus Conference: Pediatrician Dr. Mark Vonnegut at a loss for words, defining ADHD as “children who can’t sit still”

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released its Clinical Practice Guideline for the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of ADHD.  The members of the International Society for Ethical Psychology and Psychiatry (ISEPP), a volunteer organization of psychiatrists, pediatricians, neurologists, clinical psychologists, … Continue reading

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The team of Extreme Makeover stand together with the Kardashians, Cody Simpson, Demi Lovato and 10,000 others to help end bullying

“Sirdeaner Walker, whose 11-year-old son died by suicide after experiencing bullying in school, has dedicated her life to ending bullying of all kinds, including bullying based on race, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or anything else that makes … Continue reading

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Senator Carper’s Opening Statement from Hearing on Foster Children and Psychotropic Drugs

“On December 1, 2011, Sen. Tom Carper (D-Del.) chaired a hearing focusing on the potential over-prescription of mind-altering psychotropic drugs to American foster children. Sen. Carper requested a GAO report – released on Dec. 1 – to examine whether taxpayer … Continue reading

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