Youtube Channel Covers Subject of Severe Autism

Newly added on the right menu bar under 'Net & Communities' is CDFoakley's Youtube Channel called "What is Severe Autism". There are currently 41 videos there. A pretty thorough and sensitive look at this subject. Topics range from general information to specific issues, such as services for autistic adults or nursing care for autistic adults.

Protein Dose Reverses Learning Problems in Down Syndrome Mice

A team of scientists at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland engineered mice to replicate Down syndrome and then showed that learning problems experienced by these mice were reversed by treatment with proteins. They found the treatments could be successfully administered either pre-natally or on adult mice.

Pretty cool news feed gadget

This latest blogger widget is a news feed just added at the bottom of the column on the right. The cool thing about it is that you can click on the term you want and the news feed for that topic will show right away. Other terms can easily be added - please request by way of a comment.

RAPID ARSDI joint Open House Set for Feb. 21 in St. Lambert

The joint RAPID - ARSDI (L’Association de la Rive-Sud pour la Déficience Intellectuelle) open house will be held Monday, Feb. 21, at 7 p.m., at the ARSDI office in St. Lambert at 240 Saint-Laurent.

 The Open House will include a financial planning seminar specially designed for people with special needs in the household. There will also be information tables from both ARSDI and RAPID, as well as a chance to see the ARSDI facilities first hand.

There will also be a town hall type session, where a new survey will be presented with the objective of learning more about the type of services that the community needs.