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Newtown all over again?

October 6th, 2015 by drcoplan

 

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Newtown all over again? As news filters in about the recent mass murder / suicide in Oregon, I have a sickening sense of déjà vu. I am sure we will all learn more over the coming days. For now, however, I think it may be worthwhile reviewing a few of my earlier blog posts:

Is one of my patients the next Adam Lanza and Dr. Coplan continues his review and commentary on NeuroTribes by Steve Silberman and an interview I gave for Coffee Klatch Radio.

 

James Coplan, MD is an Internationally recognized clinician, author, and public speaker in the fields of early child development, early language development and autistic spectrum disorders. Join Dr. Coplan on Facebook and Twitter. Have a question for Dr. Coplan? Ask the doctor.

 


I am in an interesting conversation with a reader on Facebook about the Newtown shootings.

June 12th, 2015 by drcoplan

The OCA report admonishes against fixing (2)

I am in an interesting conversation with a reader on Facebook about the Newtown shootings. Her most recent post asks: “What other parties do you think bear responsibility?”

Here is what I wrote:

The Office of the Child Advocate’s report goes into painstaking detail on the shortcomings of the school district and the medical community. The OCA report documents numerous instances in which the school district deviated from recommended practices. To cite but one example, the SD persisted in classifying Adam as “Other Health Impaired” rather than “Autistic” or “Emotionally Disturbed.” Quoting from the report: “By this point [2006 – six years before the fatal outcome], there were multiple indicators that AL met statutory-regulatory criteria and applicable guidance for autism spectrum disorders or, alternatively, for emotional disturbance… Read the rest of this entry »






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