For research this week I examined an article that was actually posted this morning on the Website of ABC News. The article is titled Trying to Solve Autism’s Mysteries: Seeking Solutions to Autism’s Elusive Questions. The article details several families’ stories including the story of a young boy, Preston, who was diagnosed with autism at young age. The boy is said to no longer have the disorder. Autism is often described as a life-long condition. In fact, one of my modules for my multimedia package will involve adult autism. But Preston’s remarkable “healing” seems to contradict conventional logic and modern medicine. The case-in-point also further proves just how many unanswered questions remain when it comes to autism. The dropped diagnosis is extremely rare but it may give hope to families and scientists and doctors alike.
As I mentioned, I will be doing a story on adult autism. I’ll be in contact with Ellen Feifarek with the Baltimore-Chesapeake Chapter of the Autism Society of America. An adult autism resource group meeting will be held on November 11th which I plan to attend. Also, I was unaware that Towson University has their own Center for Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder in the College of Health Professions on campus. Lisa Crabtree is the director. I will be making contact with her as well. I could go one of two ways with these contacts. I can get their stories in what it’s like to work with families battling adult autism. Or, I can arrange to meet and speak with a family about their struggles. I might even be able to come across someone like Preston who has had his or her diagnosis dropped.
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Questions for Brian:
Did you cover the presidential race in any detail?
Are you glad the race is over?
What’s the big story now that it is over?
Favorite story you have covered for the Times?
A story you would like to cover at some point?
