World History
April is Autism Awareness month in the United States. Here are a few quotes to acknowledge the month:
"Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in our nation." Mary Bono
"I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life." Clay Aiken
"What it boils down to is that parenting a child with autism is a difficult job; writing about it is far easier." Elizabeth Moon
"Autism may indeed spark creativity in some people. It is not unreasonable that some of these people are famous in history." Miland Brown
"It has been presumed that before the discovery of the pattern of symptoms now known as autism, that people did exist with the syndrome, and were lumped together either with the mentally retarded or the insane. We might expect to have inherited sufficiently-detailed descriptions of such people that we would be able to see a pattern suggesting autism among them, but there have not been many descriptions that suggest autism." John Wobus
"Autism is not a modern problem, even though it has only recently gained vast recognition. It is difficult to discuss the history of autism treatment without paying particular attention to the history of autism as a concept and the ways in which autism has been conceptualized and theorized about over the past 100 years." Robert Williams Jr.
- Is There A Link Between Autism And Some Historical Figures?
Recently, I have been hearing and reading about many different famous men from history who may have been autistic. Names I have come across include Archimedes, Charles Darwin, Lewis Carrol, Adolph Hitler, and Albert Einstein. Wikipedia has a list of them...
- The John Hinckley Trial & Its Effect On The Insanity Defense
John Hinckley, Jr. attempted to assassinate American President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981. He failed but in his subsequent trial and acquittal by reason of insanity, he dealt a serious blow to the insanity defense in the United States. Or so postulates...
- A History Of Autism: A Summary Of Some Of The Best Known Research
It is well known that October is breast cancer awareness month and February is black history month. Lesser known is Autism awareness month, which occurs in April. It is important that people become aware of the disorder because more and more children...
- Sanford B. Dole's 160th Birthday April 23, 2004
Dole's 160th Birthday April 23, 2004. This is an essay which examines the Hawaiian media coverage of Sanford B. Dole's 160th birthday. Dole was the first and only President of the Republic of Hawaii and under his leadership the Hawaiian people...
- "remember The Ladies"--women In The Curriculum.
"Remember the Ladies"--Women in the Curriculum. This essay looks at the importance of teaching about the role of women in history. From the site: In March 1776, Abigail Adams implored her husband John to "...remember the ladies, and be more generous...
World History
Autism and History
April is Autism Awareness month in the United States. Here are a few quotes to acknowledge the month:
"Autism is the fastest growing developmental disability in our nation." Mary Bono
"I decided to study special education and fell in love with working with individuals with autism. That's what I planned to do with my life." Clay Aiken
"What it boils down to is that parenting a child with autism is a difficult job; writing about it is far easier." Elizabeth Moon
"Autism may indeed spark creativity in some people. It is not unreasonable that some of these people are famous in history." Miland Brown
"It has been presumed that before the discovery of the pattern of symptoms now known as autism, that people did exist with the syndrome, and were lumped together either with the mentally retarded or the insane. We might expect to have inherited sufficiently-detailed descriptions of such people that we would be able to see a pattern suggesting autism among them, but there have not been many descriptions that suggest autism." John Wobus
"Autism is not a modern problem, even though it has only recently gained vast recognition. It is difficult to discuss the history of autism treatment without paying particular attention to the history of autism as a concept and the ways in which autism has been conceptualized and theorized about over the past 100 years." Robert Williams Jr.
- Is There A Link Between Autism And Some Historical Figures?
Recently, I have been hearing and reading about many different famous men from history who may have been autistic. Names I have come across include Archimedes, Charles Darwin, Lewis Carrol, Adolph Hitler, and Albert Einstein. Wikipedia has a list of them...
- The John Hinckley Trial & Its Effect On The Insanity Defense
John Hinckley, Jr. attempted to assassinate American President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981. He failed but in his subsequent trial and acquittal by reason of insanity, he dealt a serious blow to the insanity defense in the United States. Or so postulates...
- A History Of Autism: A Summary Of Some Of The Best Known Research
It is well known that October is breast cancer awareness month and February is black history month. Lesser known is Autism awareness month, which occurs in April. It is important that people become aware of the disorder because more and more children...
- Sanford B. Dole's 160th Birthday April 23, 2004
Dole's 160th Birthday April 23, 2004. This is an essay which examines the Hawaiian media coverage of Sanford B. Dole's 160th birthday. Dole was the first and only President of the Republic of Hawaii and under his leadership the Hawaiian people...
- "remember The Ladies"--women In The Curriculum.
"Remember the Ladies"--Women in the Curriculum. This essay looks at the importance of teaching about the role of women in history. From the site: In March 1776, Abigail Adams implored her husband John to "...remember the ladies, and be more generous...