N.A.S. (Surrey Branch) News Archive
1st October - 31st December 2003
Archived on Wednesday October 1 at 4.34pm:
Jennifer Aniston's Dress Bids for $4,100 LONDON - "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston ()'s Emmy dress attracted bids of more than $4,100 in a charity auction Monday. | | The midnight blue, knee-length dress, inspired by Marilyn Monroe... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Jennifer Aniston's Dress Bids for $4,100 LONDON Sept. 29 — "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston's Emmy dress attracted bids of more than $4,100 in a charity auction Monday. | The midnight blue, knee-length dress, inspired by Marilyn Monroe'... (ABC News) |
Jennifer Aniston's Dress Bids for $4,100 | ASSOCIATED PRESS | Jennifer Aniston's Dress Bids for $4,100 LONDON (AP) - | "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston's Emmy dress attracted bids of more than $4,100 in a charity auction Monday. | The midnigh... (Las Vegas Sun) |
Charity bids flying in for Jennifer's dress The dress worn by Jennifer Aniston at the latest Emmys award ceremony has attracted bids of more than £2,500 at a charity auction. | The Friends star's midnight blue knee-length vintage Halston frock ... (Ananova) |
Charity Bids Flying in for Jennifer's Dress The dress worn by Jennifer Aniston at the latest Emmys award ceremony attracted bids of more than £2,500 at a charity auction today. | The Friends star's midnight blue knee-length vintage Halston fro... (Scotsman) |
Aniston's dress tops eBay bidding By Ann Oldenburg USA TODAY Jennifer Aniston's midnight blue dress is proving to be the most popular frock from Emmy night. | A vintage Halston, the knee-length gown is drawing the highest bids right n... (USA Today) |
Official says pregnancy is no time for alcohol A specialist says that the only | safe amount to consume is none | By Helen Altonn | A pregnant woman who drinks alcohol can damage her child's brain and no amount is safe to drink, says a national sp... (Star Bulletin) |
18-month checkup a good idea CREDIT: CanWest News Service Tonni Gaudet with Breanna, who is advanced in some development but is lagging in other areas. | ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- Little Breanna Gaudet is somewha... (Canada Dot Com) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Real 'Rain Man' touches hearts in Butler I t's like asking a bird what a bird song means. You have to be a bird to know. " -- Tom Elliott, Butler Area Public Library trustees president, on meeting Kim Peek | Few in Butler County knew what to... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Is billionaire a ruthless killer or just a misfit out of luck? David Avina had taken his two young children to a favoured fishing spot on the north shore of Galveston Island when his 13-year-old stepson suddenly pointed and shouted: 'Daddy, there's a pig in the w... (The Observer) |
Special autistic section to come up at GIMRC | CHANDIGARH: The Government Institute for Mentally Retarded Children (GIMRC) is likely to have a separate section for children battling autism. | | The decision to start a separate autistic se... (The Times Of India) |
It's spreading.. not jobs but madness JENNIFER VEITCH | THE placard-waving, the protestations and the general dog's abuse that was hurled following the controversial decision to uproot Scottish Natural Heritage doesn't seem to have cut mu... (Scotsman) |
Dearborn heroes get recognition | DEARBORN -- For Joel Schuneman, the first clue that something was amiss was the odd fire on the neighbor's lawn, followed by burning debris raining down on his north Dearborn street. For Rob Perry, ... (Detroit news) |
14-year-old boy suffers burns Cooking mishap cause of incident | The crying 15-year old's first few words were unintelligible, but the next five were unmistakable. | "My brother is on fire!" the girl told a Hamilton County 911 dis... (The Cincinnati Post) |
Natural causes | by Jill Dawson | 304pp, Hodder, £14.99 | This is a true story. In 1800, in the stilled turmoil of post-revolutionary France, a 12-year-old boy was discovered living wild in the woods nea... (The Guardian) |
MMR jab rate 'rising' after record plunge MMR vaccination rates hit an all-time low earlier this year, according to figures released yesterday. But a health minister insisted the underlying trend was improving. | Melanie Johnson, the public h... (The Guardian) |
The BBC is one of the few things in Britain that works A few years ago an arts journalist and one-time BBC script editor, W Stephen Gilbert, started a speech at the Edinburgh TV Festival with these words: "There are three great lies in the world: the cheq... (The Guardian) |
Measles and mumps on the rise as parents shun vaccine By Maxine Frith, Social Affairs Correspondent | Government figures reveal a fivefold increase in mumps and a doubling of measles cases in the past year. The statistics coincide with the disclosure tha... (The Independent) |
Autistic children get new school SEMARANG: A special school for autistic children has been opened at the Hasyim Asyhari Islamic kindergarten complex, Jl. Selo Mulyo Mukti Barat IX No. 9, in the Graha Mukti Utama residential complex, ... (Jakarta Post) |
Archived on Thursday October 2 at 5.35pm:
Author Hornby Urges New Deal for Autistic Children Best selling author Nick Hornby today issued a plea for better funding of education and health services for autistic children. | Mr Hornby, whose 10-year-old son Danny is autistic, told a fringe meeti... (Scotsman) |
Seattle judge rejects Rafay-Burns objections to RCMP evidence | SEATTLE -- Despite questionable conduct by RCMP investigators, evidence and confessions gathered nearly 10 years ago can be used against two former West Vancouver men accused in the murders of the f... (Canada Dot Com) |
MMR legal bid blocked MMR jab is highly controversial Campaigners have had to shelve plans for legal action over the controversial measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. | The High Court was due to hear the cases of more than... (BBC News) |
French hostage drama defused | Ivry-sur-Seine - French police on Wednesday arrested a man armed with a hunting rifle who had taken three members of the same family hostage in a house in a Paris suburb. | Police identified the cul... (City Press SA) |
French hostage drama defused | Ivry-sur-Seine - French police on Wednesday arrested a man armed with a hunting rifle who had taken three members of the same family hostage in a house in a Paris suburb. | Police identified the cul... (News24 SA) |
Elite cops called to deal with hostage drama Ivry-sur-Seine - A man armed with a hunting rifle has taken several people - including an autistic child - hostage in a house in the Paris suburb of Ivry-sur-Seine, police said on Wednesday. | The pre... (Independent online) |
Out & About To the surprise of no one, Virgin Records have announced that America's Sweetheart, the long-awaited debut solo album from Courtney Love, rock star, actor and widow of Kurt Cobain, will not be with us... (The Guardian) |
Author Calls on Labour to Help Autistic Children About A Boy author Nick Hornby was today drawing on experiences with his own son to urge the Government to do more for children with autism. | The writer is guest speaker at a Labour Party fringe meet... (Scotsman) |
We must do more to help parents cope with autism No sleeping! No sleeping! Every time I started to drift off, the hand would snatch out and peel my eyelids back. | And the questioning. The interminable questioning. And the screaming. The interminabl... (Scotsman) |
Rafay, Burns recordings can be used in murder trial: judge | SEATTLE (AP) - Recordings made by undercover Canadian police can be used in the trial of two Vancouver men charged with the 1994 beating deaths of a Bellevue, Wash., family, the judge in the case ha... (myTELUS) |
CAGW: Jiminy Cricket! Does Congress Have No Shame? 'Congress Has Spent Lavishly in Emergency Supplemental,' ... | To: National Desk | Contact: Mark Carpenter or Tom Finnigan, 202-467-5300, both of Citizens Against Government Waste | WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Citizens Against Government Wast... (Yahoo Daily News) |
New Study Finds No Autism-Vaccine Link | By Ed Edelson | HealthDay Reporter | TUESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- A child-by-child study finds no relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly add... (Healthfinder) |
Police recordings against Rafay and Burns can be used in Seattle murder trial | SEATTLE (AP) - Recordings made by undercover Canadian police can be used in the trial of two Vancouver men charged with the 1994 beating deaths of a Bellevue, Wash., family, the judge in the case ha... (Canada Dot Com) |
Police recordings against Rafay and Burns can be used in Seattle murder trial SEATTLE (AP) - Recordings made by undercover Canadian police can be used in the trial of two Vancouver men charged with the 1994 beating deaths of a Bellevue, Wash., family, the judge in the case has ... (Canoe) |
Police recordings against Rafay and Burns can be used in Seattle murder trial | SEATTLE (AP) - Recordings made by undercover Canadian police can be used in the trial of two Vancouver men charged with the 1994 beating deaths of a Bellevue, Wash., family, the judge in the case ha... (myTELUS) |
showbuzz - Sep. 30, 2003 Today's Buzz stories | From staff and wire reports • | • | • | • | VIDEO Check out the latest entertainment video. | Story Tools DeGeneres has fun with Web ... (CNN) |
Aniston's Emmy dress sells for $4,100 Associated Press | LONDON - "Friends" star Jennifer Aniston's Emmy dress attracted bids of more than $4,100 in an online charity auction. | The midnight-blue, knee-length dress, inspired by Marilyn Mo... (Azcentral) |
Jennifer Aniston's Emmy dress attracts bids of more than $4,100 on EBay CREDIT: (AP/Laura Rauch) Jennifer Aniston at the 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 21. (AP/Laura Rauch) | LONDON (AP) - Friends star Jennifer Aniston's Emmy dress attracted... (Canada Dot Com) |
Charity bids top $4,500 for Aniston's dress Friends star Jennifer Aniston's Emmy dress attracted bids of more than $4,500 (U.S.) in an on-line charity auction. | The midnight-blue, knee-length dress, inspired by Marilyn Monroe's subway-grate dr... (Globe and Mail) |
Wayne Students of the week | Christopher Selley, Thurston High School | Who he is: Christopher Selley, 17, is a senior at Thurston High School in Redford Township. | Background: Christopher is the son of Tracy and Dennis Slusch... (Detroit news) |
Archived on Friday October 3 at 10.51am:
Two local movies are from different worlds | In Moving Malcolm, a comedy about lovesickness, whims, and good intentions gone wrong, no one turns into the typical hero. | "No one comes out of this thing without looking like a bit of a jackass,"... (myTELUS) |
Experimental Study Uses Computer Program Based on SGI Libraries to Teach Autistic Children Figurative Thinking Skills Innovative Application Helping Kids Learn to Make Imaginative Leaps of Logic Will Be Distributed Throughout Spain This December MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The cereal-fille... (PR Newswire) |
Union snub over special needs plea NURSERY nurses have ignored pleas by the parents of special needs children to end the turmoil caused by their strikes. | Around 300 nurses from across the city have voted unanimously not to exclude sp... (Scotsman) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Lifetime Achievement For the individual whose accomplishments reflect the very best of our city. | Robert Tisch | These days Bob Tisch is best known as the co-owner of the New York Giants. But he's also a giant among men ... (New York Post Online) |
Parents lose cash for MMR test case The courtroom battle over whether the MMR vaccine can trigger childhood autism - which would have pitted the scientist behind the theory, Andrew Wakefield, against public health experts - was called o... (The Guardian) |
Labour In Bournemouth: Writer's Appeal | Oct 2 2003 | AUTHOR Nick Hornby issued a plea for better funding of education for autistic children. | The 10-year-old son of the writer, whose books include Fever Pitch and High Fidelity, is autist... (Daily Record) |
For its intellectuals, France falters PARIS A growing sense of France's decline as a force in Europe has developed here. | The idea's novelty is not the issue itself. Rather it is that for the first time in a half century that the notion ... (International Herald Tribune) |
MMR families end court fight with drug firms after legal aid defeat By Lyndsay Moss | The cases of more than 1,000 children who developed medical problems after receiving the MMR jab were due to be heard at the High Court next April. But lawyers acting for the familie... (The Independent) |
Schools see breakout success By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY NEW YORK — You know you're not in your typical high school when the rough-and-tumble minutes between classes are pierced by a double line of sweet-faced second-graders fi... (USA Today) |
Author Hornby Urges New Deal for Autistic Children Best selling author Nick Hornby today issued a plea for better funding of education and health services for autistic children. | Mr Hornby, whose 10-year-old son Danny is autistic, told a fringe meeti... (Scotsman) |
Seattle judge rejects Rafay-Burns objections to RCMP evidence | SEATTLE -- Despite questionable conduct by RCMP investigators, evidence and confessions gathered nearly 10 years ago can be used against two former West Vancouver men accused in the murders of the f... (Canada Dot Com) |
MMR legal bid blocked MMR jab is highly controversial Campaigners have had to shelve plans for legal action over the controversial measles, mumps and rubella vaccine. | The High Court was due to hear the cases of more than... (BBC News) |
French hostage drama defused | Ivry-sur-Seine - French police on Wednesday arrested a man armed with a hunting rifle who had taken three members of the same family hostage in a house in a Paris suburb. | Police identified the cul... (City Press SA) |
French hostage drama defused | Ivry-sur-Seine - French police on Wednesday arrested a man armed with a hunting rifle who had taken three members of the same family hostage in a house in a Paris suburb. | Police identified the cul... (News24 SA) |
Elite cops called to deal with hostage drama Ivry-sur-Seine - A man armed with a hunting rifle has taken several people - including an autistic child - hostage in a house in the Paris suburb of Ivry-sur-Seine, police said on Wednesday. | The pre... (Independent online) |
Out & About To the surprise of no one, Virgin Records have announced that America's Sweetheart, the long-awaited debut solo album from Courtney Love, rock star, actor and widow of Kurt Cobain, will not be with us... (The Guardian) |
Author Calls on Labour to Help Autistic Children About A Boy author Nick Hornby was today drawing on experiences with his own son to urge the Government to do more for children with autism. | The writer is guest speaker at a Labour Party fringe meet... (Scotsman) |
We must do more to help parents cope with autism No sleeping! No sleeping! Every time I started to drift off, the hand would snatch out and peel my eyelids back. | And the questioning. The interminable questioning. And the screaming. The interminabl... (Scotsman) |
Rafay, Burns recordings can be used in murder trial: judge | SEATTLE (AP) - Recordings made by undercover Canadian police can be used in the trial of two Vancouver men charged with the 1994 beating deaths of a Bellevue, Wash., family, the judge in the case ha... (myTELUS) |
Archived on Friday October 3 at 10.51am:
Equestrian therapy helps young girl cope with autism (Journal Times Online, WI - 3 hours ago). .. Cecilia is autistic, a developmental handicap that acutely affects socialization and motor skills. Children with autism may have problems relating to and.. |
No autism-vaccine link found (News24, South Africa - 13 hours ago). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Mum's experience shaped autism website (Geelong Advertiser, Australia - 14 hours ago). .. the perfect candidate for project worker on Gateways Support Services new autism help.. of behaviour and practical solutions to help people working with autistic.. |
Fun-loving spirit helps man tough out autism on his own (Penn Live, PA - 15 hours ago). .. They admire how he is toughing it out, on his own, with autism... The autistic "fits," as his friends refer to them, are only a thin streak in a funny and fun.. |
Conference focuses on understanding autism (Richmond Palladium Item, IN - 19 hours ago). 17 focusing on "Increasing our Understanding on Behalf of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.". The all-day workshop includes.. |
Parents Take Autism Fight to Stormont (icNorthern Ireland, UK - 1 Oct 2003). .. Parents' Education as Autism Therapists - brought their appeal to Stormont for more funding for the applied behaviour analysis approach to teaching autistic.. |
Study: No thimerosal-autism link (Ithaca Journal, NY - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
We must do more to help parents cope with autism (The Scotsman, UK - 30 Sep 2003). .. My daughter has Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism. To have a handicapped child is devastating, but to have an autistic child perhaps doubly so... |
New Study Finds No Autism-Vaccine Link (HealthCentral.com - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
New Study Finds No Autism-Vaccine Link (drkoop.com - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Plea to NI politicians over autistic children (U.TV, UK - 30 Sep 2003). .. Parents` Education as Autism Therapists - brought their appeal to Stormont for more funding for the applied behaviour analysis approach to teaching autistic.. |
Florida parents of autistic children sue vaccine companies (Awares - 30 Sep 2003). Lucie couple and single mother filed lawsuits on September 29 claiming that their autistic children had suffered mercury poisoning injected in childhood.. |
Pub drinkers excel themselves to help autistic girl (Awares - 30 Sep 2003). CHESLYN HAY, Staffordshire, UK: Regulars at a Staffordshire pub raised more than £2,000 in a day for a young autistic girl - but decided that wasn't enough... |
Ear Infections; Sunscreen; Autism Walk (Turn to 10.com, RI - 29 Sep 2003). .. The Groden Center in Providence has been a powerful resource for individuals with autism and behavioral challenges. Its mission.. |
Student With Autism Catches A Senator's Ear (WNEP-TV, PA - 29 Sep 2003). Parents of autistic children are looking forward to better understanding of and.. to Specter thanking the lawmaker for the $1.25 million dollar grant for autism.. |
Autism is increasing (e-thePeople, NY - 29 Sep 2003). Children with Autism are increasing. It strikes across the socio-economic level and impacts upon families everywhere. Congressman.. |
For a local autistic man and his family, life is a challenge (Chillicothe Gazette, OH - 29 Sep 2003). .. his mother, Brenda. The 29-year-old has suffered from autism and severe mental retardation since he was 9 months old. Growing up.. |
Top tennis players rally for autistic children (Awares - 29 Sep 2003). .. will offer summer day camps and other programmes for autistic children. The idea is to offer activities that will appeal to a wide range of autism, where there.. |
Autism, Asperger's conference comes to CNY (Syracuse Post Standard, NY - 28 Sep 2003). He's traveling to Liverpool from his home in Seattle this weekend for the Regional Conference on Autism and Asperger's Syndrome. His brother was autistic... |
Autism doesn't slow family down (Milford Daily News, MA - 28 Sep 2003). .. Brian was 3 when his parents learned he was autistic. Autism is a complex brain disorder that often inhibits a person's ability to communicate and respond to.. |
Archived on Saturday October 4 at 4.12am:
Hollywood calling: Tito scripts a story | BANGALORE: In the often gifted but disturbed world of autistic children, 14-year-old Raj Rishi Mukhopadhyay (Tito) has scripted a rare success story. He has turned out to be a literary genius who ha... (The Times Of India) |
Saudi Arabian Airlines A March Of Progress And Success. Established In 1945 By King Abdul ... The aviation sector began initial activities in 1934 when the late King Abdul Aziz issued a Royal Order to establish a Commission for Aviation Affairs under the Chairmanship of Prince Faisal Ibn Abdul... (Ain al Yaqeen) |
The Secret Cure The Secret Cure | By Sue Woolfe | Picador, 429pp, $30 | Bitchy researchers, grand schemes and an autistic family ... behind the laboratory door lies a world of mystery. | There's something exuberantly... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Teen honored for effort to help disabled Nearly two years ago, Jason Fisher wheeled himself to the back edge of the Howard County Council chambers during a budget hearing and told County Executive James N. Robey: "All people should be able t... (SunSpot) |
Fairs, Fests, Etc. MONTAGUE STREET FEST:Tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Montague Street between Clinton and Henry streets, Brooklyn; (718) 522-3649. | CRAFTS ON COLUMBUS:Tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Columbus... (New York Post Online) |
Unique school caters to 'in-between' children | Joumana Medlej | Special to The Daily Star | A new scholastic year is about to begin at an unusual school. Classes Oranges, as the school is called, was founded six years ago in Bsalim. It takes clo... (Daily Star Lebanon) |
Mystery narrated by autistic boy wins Guardian prize A story of dead dogs and detection, which narrowly missed being on the Booker shortlist, last night won the 2003 Guardian children's fiction prize. Mark Haddon's novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog... (The Guardian) |
Intellectuals see signs that France is losing its punch PARIS Agrowing sense of France's decline as a force in Europe has developed here. The idea's novelty is not the issue itself. Rather it is that for the first time in a half century the notion of a rap... (International Herald Tribune) |
Supermen crash back to earth | Word earlier this week from a Seattle courtroom that evidence gathered by RCMP undercover officers can be used against Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay is the latest, perhaps highest, hurdle prosecuto... (myTELUS) |
Douglas Hospital launches program to help youth suffering from first psychotic episode MONTREAL, Oct. 2 /CNW Telbec/ - This afternoon, the Douglas Hospital and Dr. Philippe Couillard, Québec Minister of Health and Social Services, launched PEPP-Montreal (Prevention and Early Inte... (Canada Newswire) |
Two local movies are from different worlds | In Moving Malcolm, a comedy about lovesickness, whims, and good intentions gone wrong, no one turns into the typical hero. | "No one comes out of this thing without looking like a bit of a jackass,"... (myTELUS) |
Experimental Study Uses Computer Program Based on SGI Libraries to Teach Autistic Children Figurative Thinking Skills Innovative Application Helping Kids Learn to Make Imaginative Leaps of Logic Will Be Distributed Throughout Spain This December MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The cereal-fille... (PR Newswire) |
Union snub over special needs plea NURSERY nurses have ignored pleas by the parents of special needs children to end the turmoil caused by their strikes. | Around 300 nurses from across the city have voted unanimously not to exclude sp... (Scotsman) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Lifetime Achievement For the individual whose accomplishments reflect the very best of our city. | Robert Tisch | These days Bob Tisch is best known as the co-owner of the New York Giants. But he's also a giant among men ... (New York Post Online) |
Parents lose cash for MMR test case The courtroom battle over whether the MMR vaccine can trigger childhood autism - which would have pitted the scientist behind the theory, Andrew Wakefield, against public health experts - was called o... (The Guardian) |
Labour In Bournemouth: Writer's Appeal | Oct 2 2003 | AUTHOR Nick Hornby issued a plea for better funding of education for autistic children. | The 10-year-old son of the writer, whose books include Fever Pitch and High Fidelity, is autist... (Daily Record) |
For its intellectuals, France falters PARIS A growing sense of France's decline as a force in Europe has developed here. | The idea's novelty is not the issue itself. Rather it is that for the first time in a half century that the notion ... (International Herald Tribune) |
MMR families end court fight with drug firms after legal aid defeat By Lyndsay Moss | The cases of more than 1,000 children who developed medical problems after receiving the MMR jab were due to be heard at the High Court next April. But lawyers acting for the familie... (The Independent) |
Schools see breakout success By Greg Toppo, USA TODAY NEW YORK — You know you're not in your typical high school when the rough-and-tumble minutes between classes are pierced by a double line of sweet-faced second-graders fi... (USA Today) |
Archived on Saturday October 4 at 4.12am:
New homes 'first' for autistic people (Liverpool Echo, UK - 41 minutes ago). .. for Cheshire social services, said: "This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism.. |
Nursery nurses ignore pleas by parents of autistic pupils to end.. (Awares - 7 hours ago). .. Maria Cunningham, said the strike would have an "unforgivable" effect on her autistic son.. Gina Riva, whose son, Stevie, 13, also has autism, said the nurses had.. |
Author Nick Hornby attacks British government for failing.. (Awares - 7 hours ago). .. has autism, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth on October 2 that the Labour government was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Boy with Asperger's syndrome shot in ear with pellet gun in.. (Awares - 7 hours ago). LLANDUDNO, Wales: A boy with Asperger's syndrome was shot in the ear with a pellet gun last week while conducting a survey for the Scouts... |
Mystery narrated by autistic boy wins Guardian prize (Guardian, UK - 9 hours ago). .. Haddon's book, which is published by David Fickling Books and Jonathan Cape, is narrated by a 15-year-old boy with the autistic condition, Asperger's syndrome... |
Nick Hornby condemns miserly autism childcare (The Times, UK - 16 hours ago). .. Danny, aged 10, is a sufferer, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth yesterday that Labour was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Equestrian therapy helps young girl cope with autism (Journal Times Online, WI - 2 Oct 2003). .. Cecilia is autistic, a developmental handicap that acutely affects socialization and motor skills. Children with autism may have problems relating to and.. |
No autism-vaccine link found (News24, South Africa - 1 Oct 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Mum's experience shaped autism website (Geelong Advertiser, Australia - 1 Oct 2003). .. the perfect candidate for project worker on Gateways Support Services new autism help.. of behaviour and practical solutions to help people working with autistic.. |
Fun-loving spirit helps man tough out autism on his own (Penn Live, PA - 1 Oct 2003). .. They admire how he is toughing it out, on his own, with autism... The autistic "fits," as his friends refer to them, are only a thin streak in a funny and fun.. |
Conference focuses on understanding autism (Richmond Palladium Item, IN - 1 Oct 2003). 17 focusing on "Increasing our Understanding on Behalf of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.". The all-day workshop includes.. |
Parents Take Autism Fight to Stormont (icNorthern Ireland, UK - 1 Oct 2003). .. Parents' Education as Autism Therapists - brought their appeal to Stormont for more funding for the applied behaviour analysis approach to teaching autistic.. |
Study: No thimerosal-autism link (Ithaca Journal, NY - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
We must do more to help parents cope with autism (The Scotsman, UK - 30 Sep 2003). .. My daughter has Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism. To have a handicapped child is devastating, but to have an autistic child perhaps doubly so... |
New Study Finds No Autism-Vaccine Link (HealthCentral.com - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
New Study Finds No Autism-Vaccine Link (drkoop.com - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Plea to NI politicians over autistic children (U.TV, UK - 30 Sep 2003). .. Parents` Education as Autism Therapists - brought their appeal to Stormont for more funding for the applied behaviour analysis approach to teaching autistic.. |
Florida parents of autistic children sue vaccine companies (Awares - 30 Sep 2003). Lucie couple and single mother filed lawsuits on September 29 claiming that their autistic children had suffered mercury poisoning injected in childhood.. |
Pub drinkers excel themselves to help autistic girl (Awares - 30 Sep 2003). CHESLYN HAY, Staffordshire, UK: Regulars at a Staffordshire pub raised more than £2,000 in a day for a young autistic girl - but decided that wasn't enough... |
Ear Infections; Sunscreen; Autism Walk (Turn to 10.com, RI - 29 Sep 2003). .. The Groden Center in Providence has been a powerful resource for individuals with autism and behavioral challenges. Its mission.. |
Archived on Saturday October 4 at 8.19pm:
Wayne Students of the week | Christopher Selley, Thurston High School | Who he is: Christopher Selley, 17, is a senior at Thurston High School in Redford Township. | Background: Christopher is the son of Tracy and Dennis Slusch... (Detroit news) |
Physician, heal thyself | by Richard Horton | 256pp, Granta, £17.99 | In the opening essay in this collection, Richard Horton attempts to define the ills of modern medical practice. Doctors are obsessed with the ... (The Guardian) |
Plots, puzzles and a punctured poodle It all began with a murdered poodle. Mark Haddon was upstairs in his house in Oxford, worrying away at the openings to two different novels, when his wife, Sos, heard him roar with laughter. "I... (The Guardian) |
The unflinching eye Francesco de Goya y Lucientes was the first modern artist and the last old master. He died 175 years ago and yet his work speaks with an urgency that no other painter of his time can muster. We see hi... (The Guardian) |
Readers react Every week, I get tons of e-mail from you, our readers, and though I may not always be able to answer them as quickly as possible, I make it a point to address your concerns regularly through letters ... (The Philippine Star) |
Saturday: Kaye Adams - Vacand Fiction | Oct 4 2003 | MMR vaccine leaves worried parents with more questions than answers | Kaye Adams | IHAD dreaded this doctor's letter dropping through the door and then yesterday, as I knew it would, it... (Daily Record) |
First Data Western Union Foundation and TravelCenters of America Contribute $200,000 to Fragile X Research Donation Matched 6 to 1 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the Next Three Years DENVER, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arguing with your son about what sport to play this season or with ... (PR Newswire) |
'Wonderland': As icky as it gets S— It seems inevitable that one day, a movie will come along that’s more repulsive than “Wonderland.” But for now, this exploration of a 1981 quadruple homicide linked to porn ... (MSNBC) |
Hollywood calling: Tito scripts a story | BANGALORE: In the often gifted but disturbed world of autistic children, 14-year-old Raj Rishi Mukhopadhyay (Tito) has scripted a rare success story. He has turned out to be a literary genius who ha... (The Times Of India) |
Saudi Arabian Airlines A March Of Progress And Success. Established In 1945 By King Abdul ... The aviation sector began initial activities in 1934 when the late King Abdul Aziz issued a Royal Order to establish a Commission for Aviation Affairs under the Chairmanship of Prince Faisal Ibn Abdul... (Ain al Yaqeen) |
The Secret Cure The Secret Cure | By Sue Woolfe | Picador, 429pp, $30 | Bitchy researchers, grand schemes and an autistic family ... behind the laboratory door lies a world of mystery. | There's something exuberantly... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Teen honored for effort to help disabled Nearly two years ago, Jason Fisher wheeled himself to the back edge of the Howard County Council chambers during a budget hearing and told County Executive James N. Robey: "All people should be able t... (SunSpot) |
Fairs, Fests, Etc. MONTAGUE STREET FEST:Tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Montague Street between Clinton and Henry streets, Brooklyn; (718) 522-3649. | CRAFTS ON COLUMBUS:Tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Columbus... (New York Post Online) |
Unique school caters to 'in-between' children | Joumana Medlej | Special to The Daily Star | A new scholastic year is about to begin at an unusual school. Classes Oranges, as the school is called, was founded six years ago in Bsalim. It takes clo... (Daily Star Lebanon) |
Mystery narrated by autistic boy wins Guardian prize A story of dead dogs and detection, which narrowly missed being on the Booker shortlist, last night won the 2003 Guardian children's fiction prize. Mark Haddon's novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog... (The Guardian) |
Intellectuals see signs that France is losing its punch PARIS Agrowing sense of France's decline as a force in Europe has developed here. The idea's novelty is not the issue itself. Rather it is that for the first time in a half century the notion of a rap... (International Herald Tribune) |
Supermen crash back to earth | Word earlier this week from a Seattle courtroom that evidence gathered by RCMP undercover officers can be used against Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay is the latest, perhaps highest, hurdle prosecuto... (myTELUS) |
Douglas Hospital launches program to help youth suffering from first psychotic episode MONTREAL, Oct. 2 /CNW Telbec/ - This afternoon, the Douglas Hospital and Dr. Philippe Couillard, Québec Minister of Health and Social Services, launched PEPP-Montreal (Prevention and Early Inte... (Canada Newswire) |
Two local movies are from different worlds | In Moving Malcolm, a comedy about lovesickness, whims, and good intentions gone wrong, no one turns into the typical hero. | "No one comes out of this thing without looking like a bit of a jackass,"... (myTELUS) |
Experimental Study Uses Computer Program Based on SGI Libraries to Teach Autistic Children Figurative Thinking Skills Innovative Application Helping Kids Learn to Make Imaginative Leaps of Logic Will Be Distributed Throughout Spain This December MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The cereal-fille... (PR Newswire) |
Archived on Sunday October 5 at 3.23pm:
Wayne Students of the week | Christopher Selley, Thurston High School | Who he is: Christopher Selley, 17, is a senior at Thurston High School in Redford Township. | Background: Christopher is the son of Tracy and Dennis Slusch... (Detroit news) |
Physician, heal thyself | by Richard Horton | 256pp, Granta, £17.99 | In the opening essay in this collection, Richard Horton attempts to define the ills of modern medical practice. Doctors are obsessed with the ... (The Guardian) |
Plots, puzzles and a punctured poodle It all began with a murdered poodle. Mark Haddon was upstairs in his house in Oxford, worrying away at the openings to two different novels, when his wife, Sos, heard him roar with laughter. "I... (The Guardian) |
The unflinching eye Francesco de Goya y Lucientes was the first modern artist and the last old master. He died 175 years ago and yet his work speaks with an urgency that no other painter of his time can muster. We see hi... (The Guardian) |
Readers react Every week, I get tons of e-mail from you, our readers, and though I may not always be able to answer them as quickly as possible, I make it a point to address your concerns regularly through letters ... (The Philippine Star) |
Saturday: Kaye Adams - Vacand Fiction | Oct 4 2003 | MMR vaccine leaves worried parents with more questions than answers | Kaye Adams | IHAD dreaded this doctor's letter dropping through the door and then yesterday, as I knew it would, it... (Daily Record) |
First Data Western Union Foundation and TravelCenters of America Contribute $200,000 to Fragile X Research Donation Matched 6 to 1 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the Next Three Years DENVER, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arguing with your son about what sport to play this season or with ... (PR Newswire) |
'Wonderland': As icky as it gets S— It seems inevitable that one day, a movie will come along that’s more repulsive than “Wonderland.” But for now, this exploration of a 1981 quadruple homicide linked to porn ... (MSNBC) |
Hollywood calling: Tito scripts a story | BANGALORE: In the often gifted but disturbed world of autistic children, 14-year-old Raj Rishi Mukhopadhyay (Tito) has scripted a rare success story. He has turned out to be a literary genius who ha... (The Times Of India) |
Saudi Arabian Airlines A March Of Progress And Success. Established In 1945 By King Abdul ... The aviation sector began initial activities in 1934 when the late King Abdul Aziz issued a Royal Order to establish a Commission for Aviation Affairs under the Chairmanship of Prince Faisal Ibn Abdul... (Ain al Yaqeen) |
The Secret Cure The Secret Cure | By Sue Woolfe | Picador, 429pp, $30 | Bitchy researchers, grand schemes and an autistic family ... behind the laboratory door lies a world of mystery. | There's something exuberantly... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Teen honored for effort to help disabled Nearly two years ago, Jason Fisher wheeled himself to the back edge of the Howard County Council chambers during a budget hearing and told County Executive James N. Robey: "All people should be able t... (SunSpot) |
Fairs, Fests, Etc. MONTAGUE STREET FEST:Tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Montague Street between Clinton and Henry streets, Brooklyn; (718) 522-3649. | CRAFTS ON COLUMBUS:Tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Columbus... (New York Post Online) |
Unique school caters to 'in-between' children | Joumana Medlej | Special to The Daily Star | A new scholastic year is about to begin at an unusual school. Classes Oranges, as the school is called, was founded six years ago in Bsalim. It takes clo... (Daily Star Lebanon) |
Mystery narrated by autistic boy wins Guardian prize A story of dead dogs and detection, which narrowly missed being on the Booker shortlist, last night won the 2003 Guardian children's fiction prize. Mark Haddon's novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog... (The Guardian) |
Intellectuals see signs that France is losing its punch PARIS Agrowing sense of France's decline as a force in Europe has developed here. The idea's novelty is not the issue itself. Rather it is that for the first time in a half century the notion of a rap... (International Herald Tribune) |
Supermen crash back to earth | Word earlier this week from a Seattle courtroom that evidence gathered by RCMP undercover officers can be used against Sebastian Burns and Atif Rafay is the latest, perhaps highest, hurdle prosecuto... (myTELUS) |
Douglas Hospital launches program to help youth suffering from first psychotic episode MONTREAL, Oct. 2 /CNW Telbec/ - This afternoon, the Douglas Hospital and Dr. Philippe Couillard, Québec Minister of Health and Social Services, launched PEPP-Montreal (Prevention and Early Inte... (Canada Newswire) |
Two local movies are from different worlds | In Moving Malcolm, a comedy about lovesickness, whims, and good intentions gone wrong, no one turns into the typical hero. | "No one comes out of this thing without looking like a bit of a jackass,"... (myTELUS) |
Experimental Study Uses Computer Program Based on SGI Libraries to Teach Autistic Children Figurative Thinking Skills Innovative Application Helping Kids Learn to Make Imaginative Leaps of Logic Will Be Distributed Throughout Spain This December MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Oct. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The cereal-fille... (PR Newswire) |
Archived on Sunday October 5 at 3.23pm:
1.5-mile walk for autism research set for Sunday (Lowell Sun, MA - 17 hours ago). For Heather Valcanas, research is important. It may lead to a cure for autism or at least an understanding of the mysterious condition... |
New homes 'first' for autistic people (Liverpool Echo, UK - 18 hours ago). .. for Cheshire social services, said: "This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism.. |
Nursery nurses ignore pleas by parents of autistic pupils to end.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. Maria Cunningham, said the strike would have an "unforgivable" effect on her autistic son.. Gina Riva, whose son, Stevie, 13, also has autism, said the nurses had.. |
Author Nick Hornby attacks British government for failing.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. has autism, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth on October 2 that the Labour government was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Boy with Asperger's syndrome shot in ear with pellet gun in.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). LLANDUDNO, Wales: A boy with Asperger's syndrome was shot in the ear with a pellet gun last week while conducting a survey for the Scouts... |
Mystery narrated by autistic boy wins Guardian prize (Guardian, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Haddon's book, which is published by David Fickling Books and Jonathan Cape, is narrated by a 15-year-old boy with the autistic condition, Asperger's syndrome... |
Nick Hornby condemns miserly autism childcare (The Times, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Danny, aged 10, is a sufferer, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth yesterday that Labour was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Equestrian therapy helps young girl cope with autism (Journal Times Online, WI - 2 Oct 2003). .. Cecilia is autistic, a developmental handicap that acutely affects socialization and motor skills. Children with autism may have problems relating to and.. |
No autism-vaccine link found (News24, South Africa - 1 Oct 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Mum's experience shaped autism website (Geelong Advertiser, Australia - 1 Oct 2003). .. the perfect candidate for project worker on Gateways Support Services new autism help.. of behaviour and practical solutions to help people working with autistic.. |
Fun-loving spirit helps man tough out autism on his own (Penn Live, PA - 1 Oct 2003). .. They admire how he is toughing it out, on his own, with autism... The autistic "fits," as his friends refer to them, are only a thin streak in a funny and fun.. |
Conference focuses on understanding autism (Richmond Palladium Item, IN - 1 Oct 2003). 17 focusing on "Increasing our Understanding on Behalf of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.". The all-day workshop includes.. |
Parents Take Autism Fight to Stormont (icNorthern Ireland, UK - 1 Oct 2003). .. Parents' Education as Autism Therapists - brought their appeal to Stormont for more funding for the applied behaviour analysis approach to teaching autistic.. |
Study: No thimerosal-autism link (Ithaca Journal, NY - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
We must do more to help parents cope with autism (The Scotsman, UK - 30 Sep 2003). .. My daughter has Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism. To have a handicapped child is devastating, but to have an autistic child perhaps doubly so... |
New Study Finds No Autism-Vaccine Link (HealthCentral.com - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
New Study Finds No Autism-Vaccine Link (drkoop.com - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Plea to NI politicians over autistic children (U.TV, UK - 30 Sep 2003). .. Parents` Education as Autism Therapists - brought their appeal to Stormont for more funding for the applied behaviour analysis approach to teaching autistic.. |
Florida parents of autistic children sue vaccine companies (Awares - 30 Sep 2003). Lucie couple and single mother filed lawsuits on September 29 claiming that their autistic children had suffered mercury poisoning injected in childhood.. |
Pub drinkers excel themselves to help autistic girl (Awares - 30 Sep 2003). CHESLYN HAY, Staffordshire, UK: Regulars at a Staffordshire pub raised more than £2,000 in a day for a young autistic girl - but decided that wasn't enough... |
Archived on Monday October 6 at 12.05pm:
GALVEZ, Rose Mary GALVEZ, Rose Mary - Born Aug. 28, 1908. Passed away on Sept. 29th, surrounded by her family. Beloved mother to Mary Rose Branham of Seattle, WA & Ann Lopiparo of Stockton, CA; loving sister of Beatric... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
What to listen to? It's a mystery Some old standards and a variation on an old standard are among mysteries released recently in audio. | The old standards come from Agatha Christie. The first is a Hercule Poirot mystery, "The A.B.C. ... (Indianapolis Star) |
Pupils back disabled children Students aged 16 to 18 years from St Christopher's School Sixth Form presented BD200 to Al Wafa Centre, a unit for students with disabilities related to autism, at the centre's premises in Isa Town ye... (Gulf Daily News) |
Suarez, Canare edge closer to WC plums TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS – CJ Suarez and Jojo Canare, Filipino bowlers whose previous biggest accomplishments were silver-medal finishes in the Asian Games, are now heartbeats away from winning the ... (The Philippine Star) |
Funny old thing EVEN before he made his directorial debut last week with Bright Young Things, Stephen Fry's own attraction to shiny things was well known. Cars, biplanes, computers and senior members of Royalty were ... (Scotsman) |
Wayne Students of the week | Christopher Selley, Thurston High School | Who he is: Christopher Selley, 17, is a senior at Thurston High School in Redford Township. | Background: Christopher is the son of Tracy and Dennis Slusch... (Detroit news) |
Physician, heal thyself | by Richard Horton | 256pp, Granta, £17.99 | In the opening essay in this collection, Richard Horton attempts to define the ills of modern medical practice. Doctors are obsessed with the ... (The Guardian) |
Plots, puzzles and a punctured poodle It all began with a murdered poodle. Mark Haddon was upstairs in his house in Oxford, worrying away at the openings to two different novels, when his wife, Sos, heard him roar with laughter. "I... (The Guardian) |
The unflinching eye Francesco de Goya y Lucientes was the first modern artist and the last old master. He died 175 years ago and yet his work speaks with an urgency that no other painter of his time can muster. We see hi... (The Guardian) |
Readers react Every week, I get tons of e-mail from you, our readers, and though I may not always be able to answer them as quickly as possible, I make it a point to address your concerns regularly through letters ... (The Philippine Star) |
Saturday: Kaye Adams - Vacand Fiction | Oct 4 2003 | MMR vaccine leaves worried parents with more questions than answers | Kaye Adams | IHAD dreaded this doctor's letter dropping through the door and then yesterday, as I knew it would, it... (Daily Record) |
First Data Western Union Foundation and TravelCenters of America Contribute $200,000 to Fragile X Research Donation Matched 6 to 1 by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the Next Three Years DENVER, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Arguing with your son about what sport to play this season or with ... (PR Newswire) |
‘Wonderland’: As icky as it gets S— It seems inevitable that one day, a movie will come along that’s more repulsive than “Wonderland.” But for now, this exploration of a 1981 quadruple homicide linked to porn ... (MSNBC) |
Hollywood calling: Tito scripts a story | BANGALORE: In the often gifted but disturbed world of autistic children, 14-year-old Raj Rishi Mukhopadhyay (Tito) has scripted a rare success story. He has turned out to be a literary genius who ha... (The Times Of India) |
Saudi Arabian Airlines A March Of Progress And Success. Established In 1945 By King Abdul ... The aviation sector began initial activities in 1934 when the late King Abdul Aziz issued a Royal Order to establish a Commission for Aviation Affairs under the Chairmanship of Prince Faisal Ibn Abdul... (Ain al Yaqeen) |
The Secret Cure The Secret Cure | By Sue Woolfe | Picador, 429pp, $30 | Bitchy researchers, grand schemes and an autistic family ... behind the laboratory door lies a world of mystery. | There's something exuberantly... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Teen honored for effort to help disabled Nearly two years ago, Jason Fisher wheeled himself to the back edge of the Howard County Council chambers during a budget hearing and told County Executive James N. Robey: "All people should be able t... (SunSpot) |
Fairs, Fests, Etc. MONTAGUE STREET FEST:Tomorrow from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Montague Street between Clinton and Henry streets, Brooklyn; (718) 522-3649. | CRAFTS ON COLUMBUS:Tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. at Columbus... (New York Post Online) |
Unique school caters to ‘in-between’ children | Joumana Medlej | Special to The Daily Star | A new scholastic year is about to begin at an unusual school. Classes Oranges, as the school is called, was founded six years ago in Bsalim. It takes clo... (Daily Star Lebanon) |
Mystery narrated by autistic boy wins Guardian prize A story of dead dogs and detection, which narrowly missed being on the Booker shortlist, last night won the 2003 Guardian children's fiction prize. Mark Haddon's novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog... (The Guardian) |
Archived on Monday October 6 at 12.05pm:
1.5-mile walk for autism research set for Sunday (Lowell Sun, MA - 3 Oct 2003). For Heather Valcanas, research is important. It may lead to a cure for autism or at least an understanding of the mysterious condition... |
New homes 'first' for autistic people (Liverpool Echo, UK - 3 Oct 2003). .. for Cheshire social services, said: "This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism.. |
Nursery nurses ignore pleas by parents of autistic pupils to end.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. Maria Cunningham, said the strike would have an "unforgivable" effect on her autistic son.. Gina Riva, whose son, Stevie, 13, also has autism, said the nurses had.. |
Author Nick Hornby attacks British government for failing.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. has autism, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth on October 2 that the Labour government was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Boy with Asperger's syndrome shot in ear with pellet gun in.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). LLANDUDNO, Wales: A boy with Asperger's syndrome was shot in the ear with a pellet gun last week while conducting a survey for the Scouts... |
Mystery narrated by autistic boy wins Guardian prize (Guardian, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Haddon's book, which is published by David Fickling Books and Jonathan Cape, is narrated by a 15-year-old boy with the autistic condition, Asperger's syndrome... |
Nick Hornby condemns miserly autism childcare (The Times, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Danny, aged 10, is a sufferer, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth yesterday that Labour was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Equestrian therapy helps young girl cope with autism (Journal Times Online, WI - 2 Oct 2003). .. Cecilia is autistic, a developmental handicap that acutely affects socialization and motor skills. Children with autism may have problems relating to and.. |
No autism-vaccine link found (News24, South Africa - 1 Oct 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Mum's experience shaped autism website (Geelong Advertiser, Australia - 1 Oct 2003). .. the perfect candidate for project worker on Gateways Support Services new autism help.. of behaviour and practical solutions to help people working with autistic.. |
Fun-loving spirit helps man tough out autism on his own (Penn Live, PA - 1 Oct 2003). .. They admire how he is toughing it out, on his own, with autism... The autistic "fits," as his friends refer to them, are only a thin streak in a funny and fun.. |
Conference focuses on understanding autism (Richmond Palladium Item, IN - 1 Oct 2003). 17 focusing on "Increasing our Understanding on Behalf of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.". The all-day workshop includes.. |
Parents Take Autism Fight to Stormont (icNorthern Ireland, UK - 1 Oct 2003). .. Parents' Education as Autism Therapists - brought their appeal to Stormont for more funding for the applied behaviour analysis approach to teaching autistic.. |
Study: No thimerosal-autism link (Ithaca Journal, NY - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
We must do more to help parents cope with autism (The Scotsman, UK - 30 Sep 2003). .. My daughter has Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism. To have a handicapped child is devastating, but to have an autistic child perhaps doubly so... |
New Study Finds No Autism-Vaccine Link (HealthCentral.com - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
New Study Finds No Autism-Vaccine Link (drkoop.com - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Plea to NI politicians over autistic children (U.TV, UK - 30 Sep 2003). .. Parents` Education as Autism Therapists - brought their appeal to Stormont for more funding for the applied behaviour analysis approach to teaching autistic.. |
Florida parents of autistic children sue vaccine companies (Awares - 30 Sep 2003). Lucie couple and single mother filed lawsuits on September 29 claiming that their autistic children had suffered mercury poisoning injected in childhood.. |
Pub drinkers excel themselves to help autistic girl (Awares - 30 Sep 2003). CHESLYN HAY, Staffordshire, UK: Regulars at a Staffordshire pub raised more than £2,000 in a day for a young autistic girl - but decided that wasn't enough... |
Archived on Tuesday October 7 at 6.23am:
A pimply postGraduate By TIFFANY ROSE | Dustin Hoffman's big break came in 1967 with The Graduate, which earned him an Oscar nomination. During a career spanning five decades, the 66-year-old has won two Academy Awards and... (NZ Herald) |
US port chaos 'caused by lovesick hacker' A lovesick teenager from Dorset disabled a critical part of America's national infrastructure after he became enraged with remarks made by an internet chatroom user, a court heard today. | Aaron Caffr... (The Times) |
US port 'hit by UK hacker' Mr Caffrey was said to be targeting a fellow chatroom user A computer hacker attacked systems at a major American port while attempting to take revenge on a fellow internet chatroom user, a court has ... (BBC News) |
Teen's tale wins children's prize Haddon's book missed out on a Booker shortlist place A novel written through the eyes of an autistic 15-year-old has won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. | Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of ... (BBC News) |
Hacker 'attacked port in revenge bid' A lovelorn computer hacker launched an attack on America's busiest port in a bid to seek revenge on a fellow chatroom user, a court has heard. | Aaron Caffrey, 19, brought computer systems to a halt a... (Ananova) |
Hacker Attacked Port in Revenge Bid A love-lorn computer hacker launched a potentially catastrophic attack on America's busiest port in a bid to seek revenge on a fellow Internet chatroom user, a court heard today. | Aaron Caffrey, 19, ... (Scotsman) |
State plans to cut adult home care funding A day after her heart catheterization last week, Ardis Lawson was up to her usual exhausting morning routine: bathing, dressing, shaving and making breakfast for her two 31-year-old sons, who are auti... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Hoffman for charity October 6 Los Angeles-based charity organisation Achievable aims to significantly improve the quality of life of people with developmental disabilities (autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and epi... (Hindustan Times) |
Everitt Road II: neighbour spat plays out in Simei Yeos taunt neighbour about autistic son and collect Tays' dirty water from washing cars, and hurl it back onto them | By | A SEQUEL of sorts to the Everitt Road saga, that epic story of feuding neighb... (The Straits Times) |
Young, two, three 'MY DAUGHTER, who is 2 1/2 years old, can speak quite well but has problems with her pronunciation. For example, she says 'young, two, three' instead of 'one, two, three'; 'yaking' instead of 'working... (The Straits Times) |
GALVEZ, Rose Mary GALVEZ, Rose Mary - Born Aug. 28, 1908. Passed away on Sept. 29th, surrounded by her family. Beloved mother to Mary Rose Branham of Seattle, WA & Ann Lopiparo of Stockton, CA; loving sister of Beatric... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
What to listen to? It's a mystery Some old standards and a variation on an old standard are among mysteries released recently in audio. | The old standards come from Agatha Christie. The first is a Hercule Poirot mystery, "The A.B.C. ... (Indianapolis Star) |
Pupils back disabled children Students aged 16 to 18 years from St Christopher's School Sixth Form presented BD200 to Al Wafa Centre, a unit for students with disabilities related to autism, at the centre's premises in Isa Town ye... (Gulf Daily News) |
Suarez, Canare edge closer to WC plums TEGUCIGALPA, HONDURAS – CJ Suarez and Jojo Canare, Filipino bowlers whose previous biggest accomplishments were silver-medal finishes in the Asian Games, are now heartbeats away from winning the ... (The Philippine Star) |
Funny old thing EVEN before he made his directorial debut last week with Bright Young Things, Stephen Fry's own attraction to shiny things was well known. Cars, biplanes, computers and senior members of Royalty were ... (Scotsman) |
Wayne Students of the week | Christopher Selley, Thurston High School | Who he is: Christopher Selley, 17, is a senior at Thurston High School in Redford Township. | Background: Christopher is the son of Tracy and Dennis Slusch... (Detroit news) |
Physician, heal thyself | by Richard Horton | 256pp, Granta, £17.99 | In the opening essay in this collection, Richard Horton attempts to define the ills of modern medical practice. Doctors are obsessed with the ... (The Guardian) |
Plots, puzzles and a punctured poodle It all began with a murdered poodle. Mark Haddon was upstairs in his house in Oxford, worrying away at the openings to two different novels, when his wife, Sos, heard him roar with laughter. "I... (The Guardian) |
The unflinching eye Francesco de Goya y Lucientes was the first modern artist and the last old master. He died 175 years ago and yet his work speaks with an urgency that no other painter of his time can muster. We see hi... (The Guardian) |
Archived on Tuesday October 7 at 6.23am:
Big strides in help for autistic children (Hobart Mercury, Australia - 2 hours ago). .. It will mean other autistic children.. The Spowarts took Liam to The Autism Treatment Centre of America in Massachusetts in March and it turned his life around... |
1.5-mile walk for autism research set for Sunday (Lowell Sun, MA - 3 Oct 2003). For Heather Valcanas, research is important. It may lead to a cure for autism or at least an understanding of the mysterious condition... |
New homes 'first' for autistic people (Liverpool Echo, UK - 3 Oct 2003). .. for Cheshire social services, said: "This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism.. |
Nursery nurses ignore pleas by parents of autistic pupils to end.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. Maria Cunningham, said the strike would have an "unforgivable" effect on her autistic son.. Gina Riva, whose son, Stevie, 13, also has autism, said the nurses had.. |
Author Nick Hornby attacks British government for failing.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. has autism, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth on October 2 that the Labour government was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Boy with Asperger's syndrome shot in ear with pellet gun in.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). LLANDUDNO, Wales: A boy with Asperger's syndrome was shot in the ear with a pellet gun last week while conducting a survey for the Scouts... |
Mystery narrated by autistic boy wins Guardian prize (Guardian, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Haddon's book, which is published by David Fickling Books and Jonathan Cape, is narrated by a 15-year-old boy with the autistic condition, Asperger's syndrome... |
Nick Hornby condemns miserly autism childcare (The Times, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Danny, aged 10, is a sufferer, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth yesterday that Labour was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Equestrian therapy helps young girl cope with autism (Journal Times Online, WI - 2 Oct 2003). .. Cecilia is autistic, a developmental handicap that acutely affects socialization and motor skills. Children with autism may have problems relating to and.. |
No autism-vaccine link found (News24, South Africa - 1 Oct 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Mum's experience shaped autism website (Geelong Advertiser, Australia - 1 Oct 2003). .. the perfect candidate for project worker on Gateways Support Services new autism help.. of behaviour and practical solutions to help people working with autistic.. |
Fun-loving spirit helps man tough out autism on his own (Penn Live, PA - 1 Oct 2003). .. They admire how he is toughing it out, on his own, with autism... The autistic "fits," as his friends refer to them, are only a thin streak in a funny and fun.. |
Conference focuses on understanding autism (Richmond Palladium Item, IN - 1 Oct 2003). 17 focusing on "Increasing our Understanding on Behalf of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.". The all-day workshop includes.. |
Parents Take Autism Fight to Stormont (icNorthern Ireland, UK - 1 Oct 2003). .. Parents' Education as Autism Therapists - brought their appeal to Stormont for more funding for the applied behaviour analysis approach to teaching autistic.. |
Study: No thimerosal-autism link (Ithaca Journal, NY - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
We must do more to help parents cope with autism (The Scotsman, UK - 30 Sep 2003). .. My daughter has Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism. To have a handicapped child is devastating, but to have an autistic child perhaps doubly so... |
New Study Finds No Autism-Vaccine Link (HealthCentral.com - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
New Study Finds No Autism-Vaccine Link (drkoop.com - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Plea to NI politicians over autistic children (U.TV, UK - 30 Sep 2003). .. Parents` Education as Autism Therapists - brought their appeal to Stormont for more funding for the applied behaviour analysis approach to teaching autistic.. |
Florida parents of autistic children sue vaccine companies (Awares - 30 Sep 2003). Lucie couple and single mother filed lawsuits on September 29 claiming that their autistic children had suffered mercury poisoning injected in childhood.. |
Archived on Tuesday October 7 at 10.15pm:
Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: | Most Drivers Disobey Stop Signs: Survey | Two-thirds of motorists monitored by a child safet... (Healthfinder) |
CAMIMH Honours Canadians Making a Difference in the Lives of Those Affected by Mental Illness OTTAWA, Oct. 7 /CNW/ - This afternoon the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) is hosting its first annual Champions of Mental Health Luncheon at the National Arts Centre. Th... (Canada Newswire) |
Thousands of parents skip children's shots | ROCHESTER HILLS -- Kevin and Christine Gibson's five children have never received any of the immunizations usually given against diseases such as measles, chicken pox or diphtheria. | Their research... (Detroit news) |
Bachelor's mom unnerved by his on-screen smooches | There are certain things a mother shouldn't see, concedes Nora Guiney, and one of them is her son slurping major face with a succession of women on national television. | Bob Guiney of Ferndale, the... (Detroit news) |
Hacker attack left port in chaos A lovesick hacker brought chaos to America's busiest seaport after launching a computer attack on an internet chatroom user who had made anti-American comments, a court heard yesterday. | Aaron Caffre... (The Guardian) |
MMR legal aid funding challenge Hundreds of parents who claim their children were damaged by the MMR triple vaccine are to challenge the decision to withdraw legal aid funding for their court battle. | Jeremy Stuart-Smith QC, repres... (The Guardian) |
Mum of two is teacher aide to autistic son I AM a stay-at-home mother of two. I agree totally with Ms Elaine Ong Mei Lin ('Have teacher aides help autistic children'; ST, Sept 26). | My elder child is a 10-year-old boy - diagnosed with Asperge... (The Straits Times) |
A pimply postGraduate By TIFFANY ROSE | Dustin Hoffman's big break came in 1967 with The Graduate, which earned him an Oscar nomination. During a career spanning five decades, the 66-year-old has won two Academy Awards and... (NZ Herald) |
Don't bet on it By Barker Davis | THE WASHINGTON TIMES | LAS VEGAS — Never bet against your boys. | After a lifetime of avoiding Vegas like a spread of sidewalk sushi, your brother-in-law's bachelor party final... (The Washington Times) |
US port chaos 'caused by lovesick hacker' A lovesick teenager from Dorset disabled a critical part of America's national infrastructure after he became enraged with remarks made by an internet chatroom user, a court heard today. | Aaron Caffr... (The Times) |
US port 'hit by UK hacker' Mr Caffrey was said to be targeting a fellow chatroom user A computer hacker attacked systems at a major American port while attempting to take revenge on a fellow internet chatroom user, a court has ... (BBC News) |
Teen's tale wins children's prize Haddon's book missed out on a Booker shortlist place A novel written through the eyes of an autistic 15-year-old has won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. | Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of ... (BBC News) |
Hacker 'attacked port in revenge bid' A lovelorn computer hacker launched an attack on America's busiest port in a bid to seek revenge on a fellow chatroom user, a court has heard. | Aaron Caffrey, 19, brought computer systems to a halt a... (Ananova) |
Hacker Attacked Port in Revenge Bid A love-lorn computer hacker launched a potentially catastrophic attack on America's busiest port in a bid to seek revenge on a fellow Internet chatroom user, a court heard today. | Aaron Caffrey, 19, ... (Scotsman) |
State plans to cut adult home care funding A day after her heart catheterization last week, Ardis Lawson was up to her usual exhausting morning routine: bathing, dressing, shaving and making breakfast for her two 31-year-old sons, who are auti... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Hoffman for charity October 6 Los Angeles-based charity organisation Achievable aims to significantly improve the quality of life of people with developmental disabilities (autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and epi... (Hindustan Times) |
Everitt Road II: neighbour spat plays out in Simei Yeos taunt neighbour about autistic son and collect Tays' dirty water from washing cars, and hurl it back onto them | By | A SEQUEL of sorts to the Everitt Road saga, that epic story of feuding neighb... (The Straits Times) |
Young, two, three 'MY DAUGHTER, who is 2 1/2 years old, can speak quite well but has problems with her pronunciation. For example, she says 'young, two, three' instead of 'one, two, three'; 'yaking' instead of 'working... (The Straits Times) |
GALVEZ, Rose Mary GALVEZ, Rose Mary - Born Aug. 28, 1908. Passed away on Sept. 29th, surrounded by her family. Beloved mother to Mary Rose Branham of Seattle, WA & Ann Lopiparo of Stockton, CA; loving sister of Beatric... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
Archived on Wednesday October 8 at 3.48pm:
Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: | Most Drivers Disobey Stop Signs: Survey | Two-thirds of motorists monitored by a child safet... (Healthfinder) |
CAMIMH Honours Canadians Making a Difference in the Lives of Those Affected by Mental Illness OTTAWA, Oct. 7 /CNW/ - This afternoon the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) is hosting its first annual Champions of Mental Health Luncheon at the National Arts Centre. Th... (Canada Newswire) |
Thousands of parents skip children's shots | ROCHESTER HILLS -- Kevin and Christine Gibson's five children have never received any of the immunizations usually given against diseases such as measles, chicken pox or diphtheria. | Their research... (Detroit news) |
Bachelor's mom unnerved by his on-screen smooches | There are certain things a mother shouldn't see, concedes Nora Guiney, and one of them is her son slurping major face with a succession of women on national television. | Bob Guiney of Ferndale, the... (Detroit news) |
Hacker attack left port in chaos A lovesick hacker brought chaos to America's busiest seaport after launching a computer attack on an internet chatroom user who had made anti-American comments, a court heard yesterday. | Aaron Caffre... (The Guardian) |
MMR legal aid funding challenge Hundreds of parents who claim their children were damaged by the MMR triple vaccine are to challenge the decision to withdraw legal aid funding for their court battle. | Jeremy Stuart-Smith QC, repres... (The Guardian) |
Mum of two is teacher aide to autistic son I AM a stay-at-home mother of two. I agree totally with Ms Elaine Ong Mei Lin ('Have teacher aides help autistic children'; ST, Sept 26). | My elder child is a 10-year-old boy - diagnosed with Asperge... (The Straits Times) |
A pimply postGraduate By TIFFANY ROSE | Dustin Hoffman's big break came in 1967 with The Graduate, which earned him an Oscar nomination. During a career spanning five decades, the 66-year-old has won two Academy Awards and... (NZ Herald) |
Don't bet on it By Barker Davis | THE WASHINGTON TIMES | LAS VEGAS — Never bet against your boys. | After a lifetime of avoiding Vegas like a spread of sidewalk sushi, your brother-in-law's bachelor party final... (The Washington Times) |
US port chaos 'caused by lovesick hacker' A lovesick teenager from Dorset disabled a critical part of America's national infrastructure after he became enraged with remarks made by an internet chatroom user, a court heard today. | Aaron Caffr... (The Times) |
US port 'hit by UK hacker' Mr Caffrey was said to be targeting a fellow chatroom user A computer hacker attacked systems at a major American port while attempting to take revenge on a fellow internet chatroom user, a court has ... (BBC News) |
Teen's tale wins children's prize Haddon's book missed out on a Booker shortlist place A novel written through the eyes of an autistic 15-year-old has won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. | Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of ... (BBC News) |
Hacker 'attacked port in revenge bid' A lovelorn computer hacker launched an attack on America's busiest port in a bid to seek revenge on a fellow chatroom user, a court has heard. | Aaron Caffrey, 19, brought computer systems to a halt a... (Ananova) |
Hacker Attacked Port in Revenge Bid A love-lorn computer hacker launched a potentially catastrophic attack on America's busiest port in a bid to seek revenge on a fellow Internet chatroom user, a court heard today. | Aaron Caffrey, 19, ... (Scotsman) |
State plans to cut adult home care funding A day after her heart catheterization last week, Ardis Lawson was up to her usual exhausting morning routine: bathing, dressing, shaving and making breakfast for her two 31-year-old sons, who are auti... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Hoffman for charity October 6 Los Angeles-based charity organisation Achievable aims to significantly improve the quality of life of people with developmental disabilities (autism, cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and epi... (Hindustan Times) |
Everitt Road II: neighbour spat plays out in Simei Yeos taunt neighbour about autistic son and collect Tays' dirty water from washing cars, and hurl it back onto them | By | A SEQUEL of sorts to the Everitt Road saga, that epic story of feuding neighb... (The Straits Times) |
Young, two, three 'MY DAUGHTER, who is 2 1/2 years old, can speak quite well but has problems with her pronunciation. For example, she says 'young, two, three' instead of 'one, two, three'; 'yaking' instead of 'working... (The Straits Times) |
GALVEZ, Rose Mary GALVEZ, Rose Mary - Born Aug. 28, 1908. Passed away on Sept. 29th, surrounded by her family. Beloved mother to Mary Rose Branham of Seattle, WA & Ann Lopiparo of Stockton, CA; loving sister of Beatric... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
Archived on Wednesday October 8 at 3.48pm:
£1.3m home from home for people with autism (icCheshireOnline, UK - 4 hours ago). .. This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism to get the design spot on," said.. |
Autistic characteristics call for evaluation (Newark Star Ledger, NJ - 7 hours ago). .. The diagnosis is made clinically by the number of "autistic" symptoms a child displays. The Childhood Autism Rating Scale is an objective tool used by.. |
Increases in autism worrying health officials (Lowell Sun, MA - 22 hours ago). .. The Geek Syndrome" proposed that perhaps the huge rise of autism and Asperger's in.. according to the Department of Education's 2001 numbers of autistic.. |
Big strides in help for autistic children (Hobart Mercury, Australia - 6 Oct 2003). .. It will mean other autistic children.. The Spowarts took Liam to The Autism Treatment Centre of America in Massachusetts in March and it turned his life around... |
1.5-mile walk for autism research set for Sunday (Lowell Sun, MA - 3 Oct 2003). For Heather Valcanas, research is important. It may lead to a cure for autism or at least an understanding of the mysterious condition... |
New homes 'first' for autistic people (Liverpool Echo, UK - 3 Oct 2003). .. for Cheshire social services, said: "This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism.. |
Nursery nurses ignore pleas by parents of autistic pupils to end.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. Maria Cunningham, said the strike would have an "unforgivable" effect on her autistic son.. Gina Riva, whose son, Stevie, 13, also has autism, said the nurses had.. |
Author Nick Hornby attacks British government for failing.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. has autism, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth on October 2 that the Labour government was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Boy with Asperger's syndrome shot in ear with pellet gun in.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). LLANDUDNO, Wales: A boy with Asperger's syndrome was shot in the ear with a pellet gun last week while conducting a survey for the Scouts... |
Mystery narrated by autistic boy wins Guardian prize (Guardian, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Haddon's book, which is published by David Fickling Books and Jonathan Cape, is narrated by a 15-year-old boy with the autistic condition, Asperger's syndrome... |
Nick Hornby condemns miserly autism childcare (The Times, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Danny, aged 10, is a sufferer, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth yesterday that Labour was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Equestrian therapy helps young girl cope with autism (Journal Times Online, WI - 2 Oct 2003). .. Cecilia is autistic, a developmental handicap that acutely affects socialization and motor skills. Children with autism may have problems relating to and.. |
No autism-vaccine link found (News24, South Africa - 1 Oct 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Mum's experience shaped autism website (Geelong Advertiser, Australia - 1 Oct 2003). .. the perfect candidate for project worker on Gateways Support Services new autism help.. of behaviour and practical solutions to help people working with autistic.. |
Fun-loving spirit helps man tough out autism on his own (Penn Live, PA - 1 Oct 2003). .. They admire how he is toughing it out, on his own, with autism... The autistic "fits," as his friends refer to them, are only a thin streak in a funny and fun.. |
Conference focuses on understanding autism (Richmond Palladium Item, IN - 1 Oct 2003). 17 focusing on "Increasing our Understanding on Behalf of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.". The all-day workshop includes.. |
Parents Take Autism Fight to Stormont (icNorthern Ireland, UK - 1 Oct 2003). .. Parents' Education as Autism Therapists - brought their appeal to Stormont for more funding for the applied behaviour analysis approach to teaching autistic.. |
Study: No thimerosal-autism link (Ithaca Journal, NY - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
We must do more to help parents cope with autism (The Scotsman, UK - 30 Sep 2003). .. My daughter has Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism. To have a handicapped child is devastating, but to have an autistic child perhaps doubly so... |
New Study Finds No Autism-Vaccine Link (HealthCentral.com - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Archived on Thursday October 9 at 10.50am:
Vancouver International Film Festival highlights | MEN OF THE DEEPS | The great thing about a festival is you never know when a film will come out of the dark and grip your heart. That's what happens with Men of the Deeps, John Walker's moving docum... (Canada Dot Com) |
Elle should count her blessings If Elle Macpherson is so stressed out from the rigours of being a multimillionaire working mother that she has checked herself into a $10,000-a-week private clinic, what hope is there for the rest of ... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Botched hack brings down major US port A UK hacker brought down the computer system of a major US port in a botched and potentially "catastrophic" denial of service revenge attack on another chatroom user, Southwark Crown Court heard Tuesd... (Cnet Asia) |
Special needs help More care needed Professors retire Students run clinic FROM THE CHALK FACE | In response to the article on autism (1 October), I would like to offer some hope to parents and carers on the road to gaining additional support for their children. | Enquire is... (Scotsman) |
Mr Yeo points out the direction of the dirty water flowing towards his house, on ... During renovations, Mr Tay 'did not even put up a partition or canvas sheet to block out the dust and the noise', said Mr Yeo. | A complaint to the Environment Ministry led to an order for the Tays' c... (The Straits Times) |
Repligen Files Appeal to District Court Decision in CTLA4-Ig Patent Suit 10/7/03 WALTHAM, Mass., Oct 7, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today that it has filed a Notice of Appeal with the United States ... (Stockhouse) |
Durst didn't call for help on cell phone Defense says he didn't have it; prosecutors allege cover-up | RESOURCES | Robert Durst, the son of a New York City real estate tycoon, is accused of killing neighbor Morris Black, dismembering him and... (Houston Chronicle) |
Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: | Most Drivers Disobey Stop Signs: Survey | Two-thirds of motorists monitored by a child safet... (Healthfinder) |
CAMIMH Honours Canadians Making a Difference in the Lives of Those Affected by Mental Illness OTTAWA, Oct. 7 /CNW/ - This afternoon the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) is hosting its first annual Champions of Mental Health Luncheon at the National Arts Centre. Th... (Canada Newswire) |
Thousands of parents skip children's shots | ROCHESTER HILLS -- Kevin and Christine Gibson's five children have never received any of the immunizations usually given against diseases such as measles, chicken pox or diphtheria. | Their research... (Detroit news) |
Bachelor's mom unnerved by his on-screen smooches | There are certain things a mother shouldn't see, concedes Nora Guiney, and one of them is her son slurping major face with a succession of women on national television. | Bob Guiney of Ferndale, the... (Detroit news) |
Hacker attack left port in chaos A lovesick hacker brought chaos to America's busiest seaport after launching a computer attack on an internet chatroom user who had made anti-American comments, a court heard yesterday. | Aaron Caffre... (The Guardian) |
MMR legal aid funding challenge Hundreds of parents who claim their children were damaged by the MMR triple vaccine are to challenge the decision to withdraw legal aid funding for their court battle. | Jeremy Stuart-Smith QC, repres... (The Guardian) |
Mum of two is teacher aide to autistic son I AM a stay-at-home mother of two. I agree totally with Ms Elaine Ong Mei Lin ('Have teacher aides help autistic children'; ST, Sept 26). | My elder child is a 10-year-old boy - diagnosed with Asperge... (The Straits Times) |
A pimply postGraduate By TIFFANY ROSE | Dustin Hoffman's big break came in 1967 with The Graduate, which earned him an Oscar nomination. During a career spanning five decades, the 66-year-old has won two Academy Awards and... (NZ Herald) |
Don't bet on it By Barker Davis | THE WASHINGTON TIMES | LAS VEGAS — Never bet against your boys. | After a lifetime of avoiding Vegas like a spread of sidewalk sushi, your brother-in-law's bachelor party final... (The Washington Times) |
US port chaos 'caused by lovesick hacker' A lovesick teenager from Dorset disabled a critical part of America's national infrastructure after he became enraged with remarks made by an internet chatroom user, a court heard today. | Aaron Caffr... (The Times) |
US port 'hit by UK hacker' Mr Caffrey was said to be targeting a fellow chatroom user A computer hacker attacked systems at a major American port while attempting to take revenge on a fellow internet chatroom user, a court has ... (BBC News) |
Teen's tale wins children's prize Haddon's book missed out on a Booker shortlist place A novel written through the eyes of an autistic 15-year-old has won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. | Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of ... (BBC News) |
Hacker 'attacked port in revenge bid' A lovelorn computer hacker launched an attack on America's busiest port in a bid to seek revenge on a fellow chatroom user, a court has heard. | Aaron Caffrey, 19, brought computer systems to a halt a... (Ananova) |
Archived on Thursday October 9 at 10.50am:
£1.3m home from home for people with autism (icCheshireOnline, UK - 4 hours ago). .. This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism to get the design spot on," said.. |
Autistic characteristics call for evaluation (Newark Star Ledger, NJ - 7 hours ago). .. The diagnosis is made clinically by the number of "autistic" symptoms a child displays. The Childhood Autism Rating Scale is an objective tool used by.. |
Increases in autism worrying health officials (Lowell Sun, MA - 22 hours ago). .. The Geek Syndrome" proposed that perhaps the huge rise of autism and Asperger's in.. according to the Department of Education's 2001 numbers of autistic.. |
Big strides in help for autistic children (Hobart Mercury, Australia - 6 Oct 2003). .. It will mean other autistic children.. The Spowarts took Liam to The Autism Treatment Centre of America in Massachusetts in March and it turned his life around... |
1.5-mile walk for autism research set for Sunday (Lowell Sun, MA - 3 Oct 2003). For Heather Valcanas, research is important. It may lead to a cure for autism or at least an understanding of the mysterious condition... |
New homes 'first' for autistic people (Liverpool Echo, UK - 3 Oct 2003). .. for Cheshire social services, said: "This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism.. |
Nursery nurses ignore pleas by parents of autistic pupils to end.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. Maria Cunningham, said the strike would have an "unforgivable" effect on her autistic son.. Gina Riva, whose son, Stevie, 13, also has autism, said the nurses had.. |
Author Nick Hornby attacks British government for failing.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. has autism, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth on October 2 that the Labour government was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Boy with Asperger's syndrome shot in ear with pellet gun in.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). LLANDUDNO, Wales: A boy with Asperger's syndrome was shot in the ear with a pellet gun last week while conducting a survey for the Scouts... |
Mystery narrated by autistic boy wins Guardian prize (Guardian, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Haddon's book, which is published by David Fickling Books and Jonathan Cape, is narrated by a 15-year-old boy with the autistic condition, Asperger's syndrome... |
Nick Hornby condemns miserly autism childcare (The Times, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Danny, aged 10, is a sufferer, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth yesterday that Labour was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Equestrian therapy helps young girl cope with autism (Journal Times Online, WI - 2 Oct 2003). .. Cecilia is autistic, a developmental handicap that acutely affects socialization and motor skills. Children with autism may have problems relating to and.. |
No autism-vaccine link found (News24, South Africa - 1 Oct 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Mum's experience shaped autism website (Geelong Advertiser, Australia - 1 Oct 2003). .. the perfect candidate for project worker on Gateways Support Services new autism help.. of behaviour and practical solutions to help people working with autistic.. |
Fun-loving spirit helps man tough out autism on his own (Penn Live, PA - 1 Oct 2003). .. They admire how he is toughing it out, on his own, with autism... The autistic "fits," as his friends refer to them, are only a thin streak in a funny and fun.. |
Conference focuses on understanding autism (Richmond Palladium Item, IN - 1 Oct 2003). 17 focusing on "Increasing our Understanding on Behalf of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.". The all-day workshop includes.. |
Parents Take Autism Fight to Stormont (icNorthern Ireland, UK - 1 Oct 2003). .. Parents' Education as Autism Therapists - brought their appeal to Stormont for more funding for the applied behaviour analysis approach to teaching autistic.. |
Study: No thimerosal-autism link (Ithaca Journal, NY - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
We must do more to help parents cope with autism (The Scotsman, UK - 30 Sep 2003). .. My daughter has Asperger Syndrome, a form of autism. To have a handicapped child is devastating, but to have an autistic child perhaps doubly so... |
New Study Finds No Autism-Vaccine Link (HealthCentral.com - 30 Sep 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Archived on Friday October 10 at 12.22pm:
Vancouver International Film Festival highlights | MEN OF THE DEEPS | The great thing about a festival is you never know when a film will come out of the dark and grip your heart. That's what happens with Men of the Deeps, John Walker's moving docum... (Canada Dot Com) |
Elle should count her blessings If Elle Macpherson is so stressed out from the rigours of being a multimillionaire working mother that she has checked herself into a $10,000-a-week private clinic, what hope is there for the rest of ... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Botched hack brings down major US port A UK hacker brought down the computer system of a major US port in a botched and potentially "catastrophic" denial of service revenge attack on another chatroom user, Southwark Crown Court heard Tuesd... (Cnet Asia) |
Special needs help More care needed Professors retire Students run clinic FROM THE CHALK FACE | In response to the article on autism (1 October), I would like to offer some hope to parents and carers on the road to gaining additional support for their children. | Enquire is... (Scotsman) |
Mr Yeo points out the direction of the dirty water flowing towards his house, on ... During renovations, Mr Tay 'did not even put up a partition or canvas sheet to block out the dust and the noise', said Mr Yeo. | A complaint to the Environment Ministry led to an order for the Tays' c... (The Straits Times) |
Repligen Files Appeal to District Court Decision in CTLA4-Ig Patent Suit 10/7/03 WALTHAM, Mass., Oct 7, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today that it has filed a Notice of Appeal with the United States ... (Stockhouse) |
Durst didn't call for help on cell phone Defense says he didn't have it; prosecutors allege cover-up | RESOURCES | Robert Durst, the son of a New York City real estate tycoon, is accused of killing neighbor Morris Black, dismembering him and... (Houston Chronicle) |
Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: | Most Drivers Disobey Stop Signs: Survey | Two-thirds of motorists monitored by a child safet... (Healthfinder) |
CAMIMH Honours Canadians Making a Difference in the Lives of Those Affected by Mental Illness OTTAWA, Oct. 7 /CNW/ - This afternoon the Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH) is hosting its first annual Champions of Mental Health Luncheon at the National Arts Centre. Th... (Canada Newswire) |
Thousands of parents skip children's shots | ROCHESTER HILLS -- Kevin and Christine Gibson's five children have never received any of the immunizations usually given against diseases such as measles, chicken pox or diphtheria. | Their research... (Detroit news) |
Bachelor's mom unnerved by his on-screen smooches | There are certain things a mother shouldn't see, concedes Nora Guiney, and one of them is her son slurping major face with a succession of women on national television. | Bob Guiney of Ferndale, the... (Detroit news) |
Hacker attack left port in chaos A lovesick hacker brought chaos to America's busiest seaport after launching a computer attack on an internet chatroom user who had made anti-American comments, a court heard yesterday. | Aaron Caffre... (The Guardian) |
MMR legal aid funding challenge Hundreds of parents who claim their children were damaged by the MMR triple vaccine are to challenge the decision to withdraw legal aid funding for their court battle. | Jeremy Stuart-Smith QC, repres... (The Guardian) |
Mum of two is teacher aide to autistic son I AM a stay-at-home mother of two. I agree totally with Ms Elaine Ong Mei Lin ('Have teacher aides help autistic children'; ST, Sept 26). | My elder child is a 10-year-old boy - diagnosed with Asperge... (The Straits Times) |
A pimply postGraduate By TIFFANY ROSE | Dustin Hoffman's big break came in 1967 with The Graduate, which earned him an Oscar nomination. During a career spanning five decades, the 66-year-old has won two Academy Awards and... (NZ Herald) |
Don't bet on it By Barker Davis | THE WASHINGTON TIMES | LAS VEGAS — Never bet against your boys. | After a lifetime of avoiding Vegas like a spread of sidewalk sushi, your brother-in-law's bachelor party final... (The Washington Times) |
US port chaos 'caused by lovesick hacker' A lovesick teenager from Dorset disabled a critical part of America's national infrastructure after he became enraged with remarks made by an internet chatroom user, a court heard today. | Aaron Caffr... (The Times) |
US port 'hit by UK hacker' Mr Caffrey was said to be targeting a fellow chatroom user A computer hacker attacked systems at a major American port while attempting to take revenge on a fellow internet chatroom user, a court has ... (BBC News) |
Teen's tale wins children's prize Haddon's book missed out on a Booker shortlist place A novel written through the eyes of an autistic 15-year-old has won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. | Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of ... (BBC News) |
Hacker 'attacked port in revenge bid' A lovelorn computer hacker launched an attack on America's busiest port in a bid to seek revenge on a fellow chatroom user, a court has heard. | Aaron Caffrey, 19, brought computer systems to a halt a... (Ananova) |
Archived on Friday October 10 at 12.22pm:
Price family teaming up for autism (DetroitTigers.com - 10 hours ago). .. That's the inspiration for Jack's Place, a first-of-its-kind facility in which autistic.. The first step comes Saturday, when Detroit Teams Up for Autism with an.. |
AUTISTIC BOY LOSES THERAPIST (Leamington Spa Today, UK - 10 hours ago). Staff at Millward Brown have accused management of using the company's email policy to sack unwanted employees. The company cracked.. |
AUTISTIC BOY LOSES THERAPIST (Leamington Spa Today, UK - 10 hours ago). Spiders, snakes and beetles are all part of school life this term, as pupils at a village primary have been discovering. Children.. |
Danish Study Finds No Association Between Autism or Autistic-.. (Doctor's Guide (press release) - 7 Oct 2003). A population-based cohort study conducted in Denmark reveals no association between the development of autism or autistic-spectrum disorders and childhood.. |
£1.3m home from home for people with autism (icCheshireOnline, UK - 7 Oct 2003). .. This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism to get the design spot on," said.. |
Autistic characteristics call for evaluation (Newark Star Ledger, NJ - 6 Oct 2003). .. The diagnosis is made clinically by the number of "autistic" symptoms a child displays. The Childhood Autism Rating Scale is an objective tool used by.. |
Increases in autism worrying health officials (Lowell Sun, MA - 6 Oct 2003). .. The Geek Syndrome" proposed that perhaps the huge rise of autism and Asperger's in.. according to the Department of Education's 2001 numbers of autistic.. |
Big strides in help for autistic children (Hobart Mercury, Australia - 6 Oct 2003). .. It will mean other autistic children.. The Spowarts took Liam to The Autism Treatment Centre of America in Massachusetts in March and it turned his life around... |
1.5-mile walk for autism research set for Sunday (Lowell Sun, MA - 3 Oct 2003). For Heather Valcanas, research is important. It may lead to a cure for autism or at least an understanding of the mysterious condition... |
New homes 'first' for autistic people (Liverpool Echo, UK - 3 Oct 2003). .. for Cheshire social services, said: "This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism.. |
Nursery nurses ignore pleas by parents of autistic pupils to end.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. Maria Cunningham, said the strike would have an "unforgivable" effect on her autistic son.. Gina Riva, whose son, Stevie, 13, also has autism, said the nurses had.. |
Author Nick Hornby attacks British government for failing.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. has autism, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth on October 2 that the Labour government was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Boy with Asperger's syndrome shot in ear with pellet gun in.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). LLANDUDNO, Wales: A boy with Asperger's syndrome was shot in the ear with a pellet gun last week while conducting a survey for the Scouts... |
Mystery narrated by autistic boy wins Guardian prize (Guardian, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Haddon's book, which is published by David Fickling Books and Jonathan Cape, is narrated by a 15-year-old boy with the autistic condition, Asperger's syndrome... |
Nick Hornby condemns miserly autism childcare (The Times, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Danny, aged 10, is a sufferer, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth yesterday that Labour was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Equestrian therapy helps young girl cope with autism (Journal Times Online, WI - 2 Oct 2003). .. Cecilia is autistic, a developmental handicap that acutely affects socialization and motor skills. Children with autism may have problems relating to and.. |
No autism-vaccine link found (News24, South Africa - 1 Oct 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Mum's experience shaped autism website (Geelong Advertiser, Australia - 1 Oct 2003). .. the perfect candidate for project worker on Gateways Support Services new autism help.. of behaviour and practical solutions to help people working with autistic.. |
Fun-loving spirit helps man tough out autism on his own (Penn Live, PA - 1 Oct 2003). .. They admire how he is toughing it out, on his own, with autism... The autistic "fits," as his friends refer to them, are only a thin streak in a funny and fun.. |
Conference focuses on understanding autism (Richmond Palladium Item, IN - 1 Oct 2003). 17 focusing on "Increasing our Understanding on Behalf of Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder.". The all-day workshop includes.. |
Archived on Saturday October 11 at 4.02am:
A2 milk firm sees cream in US By LIAM DANN, primary industries editor | The last six months have been traumatic and slightly surreal for high-tech milk company A2 Corporation. | The sudden deaths of chief executive Dr Corran McLac... (NZ Herald) |
Community briefs for Oct. 10, 2003 LAS VEGAS SUN | Reid to visit McDoniel Elementary | Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., was scheduled to meet with families and PTA members of Estes McDoniel Elementary School in Henderson at 5:45 p.m. today. | ... (Las Vegas Sun) |
Faded French glory should deter SA from taking a similar path EVEN as an occasional visitor, I'd quite happily guess that apart from a few peccadilloes living in la belle, France probably represents the highest form of existence on the planet. | Only in France d... (Business Day) |
More Frightening Fun: Halloween season fills October with fright nights People like to be scared -- in a creepy-crawly Halloween way, anyway. Demand for spooky, gory spectacles is so high that it's become a major seasonal industry. Which is why some of the haunted attract... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
John Carey: The intellectual of the masses As chair of the Man Booker and a leading critic, John Carey holds the keys to the glittering prizes. John Walsh talks to the media-friendly arbiter | The nation will listen more receptively than in re... (The Independent) |
Life and love of a mute agoraphobic THE SECRET CURE | Sue Woolfe | Picador, $30 | In 1996, Sue Woolfe's second book, Leaning Towards Infinity, was released. Brave and lyrical, it had a rare, almost dazzling, completeness. | Now, Woolfe ... (The Age) |
Silicone implants may return to market 10/9/03 WASHINGTON, Oct 09, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- | The Food and Drug Administration's plans to hold hearings next week to determine whether to lift restrictions... (Stockhouse) |
Computer fan denies hacking Mr Caffrey claims a hacker's code was placed on his computer A computer user accused of bringing the systems of a major American port to a halt told a court the instructions for doing so were planted ... (BBC News) |
Computer Whizz-Kid: I Didn't Write Attack Script A computer enthusiast accused of launching a potentially catastrophic attack on America's busiest port today told a court he did not know how the blueprint for the assault came to be on his PC. | Aaro... (Scotsman) |
Woman sought in scam probe They're Not Coming: Elton John and Celine Dion were reportedly booked to perform at charity fundraiser. Celine Dion | Promises of a major literary conference and a glitzy charity event f... (Canada Dot Com) |
How nutrition affects our genes NEW YORK With the help of some fat yellow mice, scientists have discovered how a mother's diet can permanently alter the functioning of genes in her offspring without changing the genes themselves. | ... (International Herald Tribune) |
Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Tops Deloitte &Touche Orange County Technology Fast 50 Ranking of Fastest-Growing Technology ... 10/8/03 COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct 8, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. tops the list of the fastest growing technology companies in the Orange County area as recognized... (Stockhouse) |
Vancouver International Film Festival highlights | MEN OF THE DEEPS | The great thing about a festival is you never know when a film will come out of the dark and grip your heart. That's what happens with Men of the Deeps, John Walker's moving docum... (Canada Dot Com) |
Elle should count her blessings If Elle Macpherson is so stressed out from the rigours of being a multimillionaire working mother that she has checked herself into a $10,000-a-week private clinic, what hope is there for the rest of ... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Botched hack brings down major US port A UK hacker brought down the computer system of a major US port in a botched and potentially "catastrophic" denial of service revenge attack on another chatroom user, Southwark Crown Court heard Tuesd... (Cnet Asia) |
Special needs help More care needed Professors retire Students run clinic FROM THE CHALK FACE | In response to the article on autism (1 October), I would like to offer some hope to parents and carers on the road to gaining additional support for their children. | Enquire is... (Scotsman) |
Mr Yeo points out the direction of the dirty water flowing towards his house, on ... During renovations, Mr Tay 'did not even put up a partition or canvas sheet to block out the dust and the noise', said Mr Yeo. | A complaint to the Environment Ministry led to an order for the Tays' c... (The Straits Times) |
Repligen Files Appeal to District Court Decision in CTLA4-Ig Patent Suit 10/7/03 WALTHAM, Mass., Oct 7, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today that it has filed a Notice of Appeal with the United States ... (Stockhouse) |
Durst didn't call for help on cell phone Defense says he didn't have it; prosecutors allege cover-up | RESOURCES | Robert Durst, the son of a New York City real estate tycoon, is accused of killing neighbor Morris Black, dismembering him and... (Houston Chronicle) |
Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: | Most Drivers Disobey Stop Signs: Survey | Two-thirds of motorists monitored by a child safet... (Healthfinder) |
Archived on Saturday October 11 at 11.31pm:
A2 milk firm sees cream in US By LIAM DANN, primary industries editor | The last six months have been traumatic and slightly surreal for high-tech milk company A2 Corporation. | The sudden deaths of chief executive Dr Corran McLac... (NZ Herald) |
Community briefs for Oct. 10, 2003 LAS VEGAS SUN | Reid to visit McDoniel Elementary | Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., was scheduled to meet with families and PTA members of Estes McDoniel Elementary School in Henderson at 5:45 p.m. today. | ... (Las Vegas Sun) |
Faded French glory should deter SA from taking a similar path EVEN as an occasional visitor, I'd quite happily guess that apart from a few peccadilloes living in la belle, France probably represents the highest form of existence on the planet. | Only in France d... (Business Day) |
More Frightening Fun: Halloween season fills October with fright nights People like to be scared -- in a creepy-crawly Halloween way, anyway. Demand for spooky, gory spectacles is so high that it's become a major seasonal industry. Which is why some of the haunted attract... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
John Carey: The intellectual of the masses As chair of the Man Booker and a leading critic, John Carey holds the keys to the glittering prizes. John Walsh talks to the media-friendly arbiter | The nation will listen more receptively than in re... (The Independent) |
Life and love of a mute agoraphobic THE SECRET CURE | Sue Woolfe | Picador, $30 | In 1996, Sue Woolfe's second book, Leaning Towards Infinity, was released. Brave and lyrical, it had a rare, almost dazzling, completeness. | Now, Woolfe ... (The Age) |
Silicone implants may return to market 10/9/03 WASHINGTON, Oct 09, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- | The Food and Drug Administration's plans to hold hearings next week to determine whether to lift restrictions... (Stockhouse) |
Computer fan denies hacking Mr Caffrey claims a hacker's code was placed on his computer A computer user accused of bringing the systems of a major American port to a halt told a court the instructions for doing so were planted ... (BBC News) |
Computer Whizz-Kid: I Didn't Write Attack Script A computer enthusiast accused of launching a potentially catastrophic attack on America's busiest port today told a court he did not know how the blueprint for the assault came to be on his PC. | Aaro... (Scotsman) |
Woman sought in scam probe They're Not Coming: Elton John and Celine Dion were reportedly booked to perform at charity fundraiser. Celine Dion | Promises of a major literary conference and a glitzy charity event f... (Canada Dot Com) |
How nutrition affects our genes NEW YORK With the help of some fat yellow mice, scientists have discovered how a mother's diet can permanently alter the functioning of genes in her offspring without changing the genes themselves. | ... (International Herald Tribune) |
Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Tops Deloitte &Touche Orange County Technology Fast 50 Ranking of Fastest-Growing Technology ... 10/8/03 COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct 8, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. tops the list of the fastest growing technology companies in the Orange County area as recognized... (Stockhouse) |
Vancouver International Film Festival highlights | MEN OF THE DEEPS | The great thing about a festival is you never know when a film will come out of the dark and grip your heart. That's what happens with Men of the Deeps, John Walker's moving docum... (Canada Dot Com) |
Elle should count her blessings If Elle Macpherson is so stressed out from the rigours of being a multimillionaire working mother that she has checked herself into a $10,000-a-week private clinic, what hope is there for the rest of ... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Botched hack brings down major US port A UK hacker brought down the computer system of a major US port in a botched and potentially "catastrophic" denial of service revenge attack on another chatroom user, Southwark Crown Court heard Tuesd... (Cnet Asia) |
Special needs help More care needed Professors retire Students run clinic FROM THE CHALK FACE | In response to the article on autism (1 October), I would like to offer some hope to parents and carers on the road to gaining additional support for their children. | Enquire is... (Scotsman) |
Mr Yeo points out the direction of the dirty water flowing towards his house, on ... During renovations, Mr Tay 'did not even put up a partition or canvas sheet to block out the dust and the noise', said Mr Yeo. | A complaint to the Environment Ministry led to an order for the Tays' c... (The Straits Times) |
Repligen Files Appeal to District Court Decision in CTLA4-Ig Patent Suit 10/7/03 WALTHAM, Mass., Oct 7, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today that it has filed a Notice of Appeal with the United States ... (Stockhouse) |
Durst didn't call for help on cell phone Defense says he didn't have it; prosecutors allege cover-up | RESOURCES | Robert Durst, the son of a New York City real estate tycoon, is accused of killing neighbor Morris Black, dismembering him and... (Houston Chronicle) |
Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: | Most Drivers Disobey Stop Signs: Survey | Two-thirds of motorists monitored by a child safet... (Healthfinder) |
Archived on Saturday October 11 at 11.31pm:
Autistic boy's parents sue over stabbing (The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT - 3 hours ago). Parents of an autistic boy are suing the Bozeman School District and a private company, alleging that their high school-aged son was stabbed in the arm by.. |
School plans for autistic children of concern (Stirling Echoes Sentinel, NJ - 9 Oct 2003). .. 22 meeting, the board received a courtesy review of a 90,000-plus square-foot school, on a 50,000 square-foot building footprint, for autistic children... |
Autism program shows 'We Can' (Birmingham Eccentric, MI - 9 Oct 2003). What is autism? Autism is a type of pervasive developmental disorder that interferes with a person's ability to communicate with and relate to others... |
Price family teaming up for autism (DetroitTigers.com - 8 Oct 2003). .. That's the inspiration for Jack's Place, a first-of-its-kind facility in which autistic.. The first step comes Saturday, when Detroit Teams Up for Autism with an.. |
AUTISTIC BOY LOSES THERAPIST (Leamington Spa Today, UK - 8 Oct 2003). Staff at Millward Brown have accused management of using the company's email policy to sack unwanted employees. The company cracked.. |
AUTISTIC BOY LOSES THERAPIST (Leamington Spa Today, UK - 8 Oct 2003). Spiders, snakes and beetles are all part of school life this term, as pupils at a village primary have been discovering. Children.. |
Danish Study Finds No Association Between Autism or Autistic-.. (Doctor's Guide (press release) - 7 Oct 2003). A population-based cohort study conducted in Denmark reveals no association between the development of autism or autistic-spectrum disorders and childhood.. |
£1.3m home from home for people with autism (icCheshireOnline, UK - 7 Oct 2003). .. This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism to get the design spot on," said.. |
Autistic characteristics call for evaluation (Newark Star Ledger, NJ - 6 Oct 2003). .. The diagnosis is made clinically by the number of "autistic" symptoms a child displays. The Childhood Autism Rating Scale is an objective tool used by.. |
Increases in autism worrying health officials (Lowell Sun, MA - 6 Oct 2003). .. The Geek Syndrome" proposed that perhaps the huge rise of autism and Asperger's in.. according to the Department of Education's 2001 numbers of autistic.. |
Big strides in help for autistic children (Hobart Mercury, Australia - 6 Oct 2003). .. It will mean other autistic children.. The Spowarts took Liam to The Autism Treatment Centre of America in Massachusetts in March and it turned his life around... |
1.5-mile walk for autism research set for Sunday (Lowell Sun, MA - 3 Oct 2003). For Heather Valcanas, research is important. It may lead to a cure for autism or at least an understanding of the mysterious condition... |
New homes 'first' for autistic people (Liverpool Echo, UK - 3 Oct 2003). .. for Cheshire social services, said: "This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism.. |
Nursery nurses ignore pleas by parents of autistic pupils to end.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. Maria Cunningham, said the strike would have an "unforgivable" effect on her autistic son.. Gina Riva, whose son, Stevie, 13, also has autism, said the nurses had.. |
Author Nick Hornby attacks British government for failing.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. has autism, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth on October 2 that the Labour government was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Boy with Asperger's syndrome shot in ear with pellet gun in.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). LLANDUDNO, Wales: A boy with Asperger's syndrome was shot in the ear with a pellet gun last week while conducting a survey for the Scouts... |
Mystery narrated by autistic boy wins Guardian prize (Guardian, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Haddon's book, which is published by David Fickling Books and Jonathan Cape, is narrated by a 15-year-old boy with the autistic condition, Asperger's syndrome... |
Nick Hornby condemns miserly autism childcare (The Times, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Danny, aged 10, is a sufferer, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth yesterday that Labour was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Equestrian therapy helps young girl cope with autism (Journal Times Online, WI - 2 Oct 2003). .. Cecilia is autistic, a developmental handicap that acutely affects socialization and motor skills. Children with autism may have problems relating to and.. |
No autism-vaccine link found (News24, South Africa - 1 Oct 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Archived on Sunday October 12 at 11.58pm:
Refreshing look at teen issues BEATRICE | By Louis Nowra | ATYP, October 7 | Louis Nowra has written a beautiful, funny and exuberant play for the Australian Theatre for Young People's 40th anniversary, and for young people. | Comm... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Durst's risky strategy GALVESTON, Tex. - At Slices, a downtown joint, you can grab a quick sandwich, buy a beer and play some pool. But you cannot buy pizza by the slice. You have to order the whole oven-baked pie. | Cross-... (New York Daily News) |
Stanford med students must choose focus STANFORD, Calif. -- Dora Castaneda has wanted to become a neuroscientist since her sophomore year of college, when she volunteered as a physical therapist to an autistic 4-year-old. | So when Stanford... (Indianapolis Star) |
Stanford prescribes specialty plan for new medical students STANFORD, Calif. -- Dora Castaneda has wanted to become a neuroscientist since her sophomore year of college, when she volunteered as a physical therapist to a 4-year-old autistic boy. | So when Stanf... (Houston Chronicle) |
Chick's Girl Gets The Top Prize | Oct 11 2003 | By Michael Christie | BBC sports presenter Chick Young was left red-faced after he picked out his girlfriend's raffle ticket in a prize draw. | The TV pundit could scarcely believe his... (Daily Record) |
Thousands of parents skip children's shots | ROCHESTER HILLS -- Kevin and Christine Gibson's five children have never received any of the immunizations usually given against diseases such as measles, chicken pox or diphtheria. | Their research... (Detroit news) |
Rot of stages Surreal froth: The End of the World by Astrid Saalbach. Photo: Henrik Saxgren | | There is a scene in Danish writer Ole Bornedal's play, cheerfully entitled Die, when the two characters get dow... (The Guardian) |
A2 milk firm sees cream in US By LIAM DANN, primary industries editor | The last six months have been traumatic and slightly surreal for high-tech milk company A2 Corporation. | The sudden deaths of chief executive Dr Corran McLac... (NZ Herald) |
Community briefs for Oct. 10, 2003 LAS VEGAS SUN | Reid to visit McDoniel Elementary | Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., was scheduled to meet with families and PTA members of Estes McDoniel Elementary School in Henderson at 5:45 p.m. today. | ... (Las Vegas Sun) |
Faded French glory should deter SA from taking a similar path EVEN as an occasional visitor, I'd quite happily guess that apart from a few peccadilloes living in la belle, France probably represents the highest form of existence on the planet. | Only in France d... (Business Day) |
More Frightening Fun: Halloween season fills October with fright nights People like to be scared -- in a creepy-crawly Halloween way, anyway. Demand for spooky, gory spectacles is so high that it's become a major seasonal industry. Which is why some of the haunted attract... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
John Carey: The intellectual of the masses As chair of the Man Booker and a leading critic, John Carey holds the keys to the glittering prizes. John Walsh talks to the media-friendly arbiter | The nation will listen more receptively than in re... (The Independent) |
Life and love of a mute agoraphobic THE SECRET CURE | Sue Woolfe | Picador, $30 | In 1996, Sue Woolfe's second book, Leaning Towards Infinity, was released. Brave and lyrical, it had a rare, almost dazzling, completeness. | Now, Woolfe ... (The Age) |
Silicone implants may return to market 10/9/03 WASHINGTON, Oct 09, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- | The Food and Drug Administration's plans to hold hearings next week to determine whether to lift restrictions... (Stockhouse) |
Computer fan denies hacking Mr Caffrey claims a hacker's code was placed on his computer A computer user accused of bringing the systems of a major American port to a halt told a court the instructions for doing so were planted ... (BBC News) |
Computer Whizz-Kid: I Didn't Write Attack Script A computer enthusiast accused of launching a potentially catastrophic attack on America's busiest port today told a court he did not know how the blueprint for the assault came to be on his PC. | Aaro... (Scotsman) |
Woman sought in scam probe They're Not Coming: Elton John and Celine Dion were reportedly booked to perform at charity fundraiser. Celine Dion | Promises of a major literary conference and a glitzy charity event f... (Canada Dot Com) |
How nutrition affects our genes NEW YORK With the help of some fat yellow mice, scientists have discovered how a mother's diet can permanently alter the functioning of genes in her offspring without changing the genes themselves. | ... (International Herald Tribune) |
Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Tops Deloitte &Touche Orange County Technology Fast 50 Ranking of Fastest-Growing Technology ... 10/8/03 COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct 8, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. tops the list of the fastest growing technology companies in the Orange County area as recognized... (Stockhouse) |
Vancouver International Film Festival highlights | MEN OF THE DEEPS | The great thing about a festival is you never know when a film will come out of the dark and grip your heart. That's what happens with Men of the Deeps, John Walker's moving docum... (Canada Dot Com) |
Archived on Sunday October 12 at 11.58pm:
Autistic boy's parents sue over stabbing (The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT - 10 Oct 2003). Parents of an autistic boy are suing the Bozeman School District and a private company, alleging that their high school-aged son was stabbed in the arm by.. |
School plans for autistic children of concern (Stirling Echoes Sentinel, NJ - 9 Oct 2003). .. 22 meeting, the board received a courtesy review of a 90,000-plus square-foot school, on a 50,000 square-foot building footprint, for autistic children... |
Autism program shows 'We Can' (Birmingham Eccentric, MI - 9 Oct 2003). What is autism? Autism is a type of pervasive developmental disorder that interferes with a person's ability to communicate with and relate to others... |
Price family teaming up for autism (DetroitTigers.com - 8 Oct 2003). .. That's the inspiration for Jack's Place, a first-of-its-kind facility in which autistic.. The first step comes Saturday, when Detroit Teams Up for Autism with an.. |
AUTISTIC BOY LOSES THERAPIST (Leamington Spa Today, UK - 8 Oct 2003). Staff at Millward Brown have accused management of using the company's email policy to sack unwanted employees. The company cracked.. |
AUTISTIC BOY LOSES THERAPIST (Leamington Spa Today, UK - 8 Oct 2003). Spiders, snakes and beetles are all part of school life this term, as pupils at a village primary have been discovering. Children.. |
Danish Study Finds No Association Between Autism or Autistic-.. (Doctor's Guide (press release) - 7 Oct 2003). A population-based cohort study conducted in Denmark reveals no association between the development of autism or autistic-spectrum disorders and childhood.. |
£1.3m home from home for people with autism (icCheshireOnline, UK - 7 Oct 2003). .. This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism to get the design spot on," said.. |
Autistic characteristics call for evaluation (Newark Star Ledger, NJ - 6 Oct 2003). .. The diagnosis is made clinically by the number of "autistic" symptoms a child displays. The Childhood Autism Rating Scale is an objective tool used by.. |
Increases in autism worrying health officials (Lowell Sun, MA - 6 Oct 2003). .. The Geek Syndrome" proposed that perhaps the huge rise of autism and Asperger's in.. according to the Department of Education's 2001 numbers of autistic.. |
Big strides in help for autistic children (Hobart Mercury, Australia - 6 Oct 2003). .. It will mean other autistic children.. The Spowarts took Liam to The Autism Treatment Centre of America in Massachusetts in March and it turned his life around... |
1.5-mile walk for autism research set for Sunday (Lowell Sun, MA - 3 Oct 2003). For Heather Valcanas, research is important. It may lead to a cure for autism or at least an understanding of the mysterious condition... |
New homes 'first' for autistic people (Liverpool Echo, UK - 3 Oct 2003). .. for Cheshire social services, said: "This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism.. |
Nursery nurses ignore pleas by parents of autistic pupils to end.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. Maria Cunningham, said the strike would have an "unforgivable" effect on her autistic son.. Gina Riva, whose son, Stevie, 13, also has autism, said the nurses had.. |
Author Nick Hornby attacks British government for failing.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. has autism, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth on October 2 that the Labour government was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Boy with Asperger's syndrome shot in ear with pellet gun in.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). LLANDUDNO, Wales: A boy with Asperger's syndrome was shot in the ear with a pellet gun last week while conducting a survey for the Scouts... |
Mystery narrated by autistic boy wins Guardian prize (Guardian, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Haddon's book, which is published by David Fickling Books and Jonathan Cape, is narrated by a 15-year-old boy with the autistic condition, Asperger's syndrome... |
Nick Hornby condemns miserly autism childcare (The Times, UK - 2 Oct 2003). .. Danny, aged 10, is a sufferer, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth yesterday that Labour was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Equestrian therapy helps young girl cope with autism (Journal Times Online, WI - 2 Oct 2003). .. Cecilia is autistic, a developmental handicap that acutely affects socialization and motor skills. Children with autism may have problems relating to and.. |
No autism-vaccine link found (News24, South Africa - 1 Oct 2003). .. relationship between thimerosal, a mercury preservative that until recently was commonly added to vaccines, and childhood developmental problems such as autism.. |
Archived on Monday October 13 at 6.02pm:
Refreshing look at teen issues BEATRICE | By Louis Nowra | ATYP, October 7 | Louis Nowra has written a beautiful, funny and exuberant play for the Australian Theatre for Young People's 40th anniversary, and for young people. | Comm... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Durst's risky strategy GALVESTON, Tex. - At Slices, a downtown joint, you can grab a quick sandwich, buy a beer and play some pool. But you cannot buy pizza by the slice. You have to order the whole oven-baked pie. | Cross-... (New York Daily News) |
Stanford med students must choose focus STANFORD, Calif. -- Dora Castaneda has wanted to become a neuroscientist since her sophomore year of college, when she volunteered as a physical therapist to an autistic 4-year-old. | So when Stanford... (Indianapolis Star) |
Stanford prescribes specialty plan for new medical students STANFORD, Calif. -- Dora Castaneda has wanted to become a neuroscientist since her sophomore year of college, when she volunteered as a physical therapist to a 4-year-old autistic boy. | So when Stanf... (Houston Chronicle) |
Chick's Girl Gets The Top Prize | Oct 11 2003 | By Michael Christie | BBC sports presenter Chick Young was left red-faced after he picked out his girlfriend's raffle ticket in a prize draw. | The TV pundit could scarcely believe his... (Daily Record) |
Thousands of parents skip children's shots | ROCHESTER HILLS -- Kevin and Christine Gibson's five children have never received any of the immunizations usually given against diseases such as measles, chicken pox or diphtheria. | Their research... (Detroit news) |
Rot of stages Surreal froth: The End of the World by Astrid Saalbach. Photo: Henrik Saxgren | | There is a scene in Danish writer Ole Bornedal's play, cheerfully entitled Die, when the two characters get dow... (The Guardian) |
A2 milk firm sees cream in US By LIAM DANN, primary industries editor | The last six months have been traumatic and slightly surreal for high-tech milk company A2 Corporation. | The sudden deaths of chief executive Dr Corran McLac... (NZ Herald) |
Community briefs for Oct. 10, 2003 LAS VEGAS SUN | Reid to visit McDoniel Elementary | Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., was scheduled to meet with families and PTA members of Estes McDoniel Elementary School in Henderson at 5:45 p.m. today. | ... (Las Vegas Sun) |
Faded French glory should deter SA from taking a similar path EVEN as an occasional visitor, I'd quite happily guess that apart from a few peccadilloes living in la belle, France probably represents the highest form of existence on the planet. | Only in France d... (Business Day) |
More Frightening Fun: Halloween season fills October with fright nights People like to be scared -- in a creepy-crawly Halloween way, anyway. Demand for spooky, gory spectacles is so high that it's become a major seasonal industry. Which is why some of the haunted attract... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
John Carey: The intellectual of the masses As chair of the Man Booker and a leading critic, John Carey holds the keys to the glittering prizes. John Walsh talks to the media-friendly arbiter | The nation will listen more receptively than in re... (The Independent) |
Life and love of a mute agoraphobic THE SECRET CURE | Sue Woolfe | Picador, $30 | In 1996, Sue Woolfe's second book, Leaning Towards Infinity, was released. Brave and lyrical, it had a rare, almost dazzling, completeness. | Now, Woolfe ... (The Age) |
Silicone implants may return to market 10/9/03 WASHINGTON, Oct 09, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- | The Food and Drug Administration's plans to hold hearings next week to determine whether to lift restrictions... (Stockhouse) |
Computer fan denies hacking Mr Caffrey claims a hacker's code was placed on his computer A computer user accused of bringing the systems of a major American port to a halt told a court the instructions for doing so were planted ... (BBC News) |
Computer Whizz-Kid: I Didn't Write Attack Script A computer enthusiast accused of launching a potentially catastrophic attack on America's busiest port today told a court he did not know how the blueprint for the assault came to be on his PC. | Aaro... (Scotsman) |
Woman sought in scam probe They're Not Coming: Elton John and Celine Dion were reportedly booked to perform at charity fundraiser. Celine Dion | Promises of a major literary conference and a glitzy charity event f... (Canada Dot Com) |
How nutrition affects our genes NEW YORK With the help of some fat yellow mice, scientists have discovered how a mother's diet can permanently alter the functioning of genes in her offspring without changing the genes themselves. | ... (International Herald Tribune) |
Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Tops Deloitte &Touche Orange County Technology Fast 50 Ranking of Fastest-Growing Technology ... 10/8/03 COSTA MESA, Calif., Oct 8, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. tops the list of the fastest growing technology companies in the Orange County area as recognized... (Stockhouse) |
Vancouver International Film Festival highlights | MEN OF THE DEEPS | The great thing about a festival is you never know when a film will come out of the dark and grip your heart. That's what happens with Men of the Deeps, John Walker's moving docum... (Canada Dot Com) |
Archived on Tuesday October 14 at 12.45pm:
Autism: A mother’s perspective Like most parents, Patricia Stacey’s life was forever changed by her son’s autism. She became an advocate, an expert, and a soldier in the fight against his disorder. Unlike most parents, ... (MSNBC) |
Houston suspect 'ran hacker gang' Mr Caffrey said he had hacked into friends' computers to test security A teenager accused of bringing computers at America's biggest port to a standstill was part of a gang of hackers, a court has hea... (BBC News) |
Schools struggle as special-needs load increases CREDIT: Rick MacWilliam, The Journal Getting positively artistic at Homesteader elementary school are: left to right, Nicholas Robinson, 5, Shayne Loken, 4, and Noah Wesley, 4. | ED... (Canada Dot Com) |
News in brief from around New Jersey TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- A man who helped launder almost $1 million through a phony investment scheme has been sentenced to five years in state prison. | Robert G. McLaughlin, 70, also was told Friday that... (Newsday) |
Lighting the fire of free speech By Suzanne Fields | Everybody's in favor of freedom of speech as long as it's his own. Often, the most educated are the most easily offended "sensitive" men and women who want to kick in the First Ame... (The Washington Times) |
Refreshing look at teen issues BEATRICE | By Louis Nowra | ATYP, October 7 | Louis Nowra has written a beautiful, funny and exuberant play for the Australian Theatre for Young People's 40th anniversary, and for young people. | Comm... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Durst's risky strategy GALVESTON, Tex. - At Slices, a downtown joint, you can grab a quick sandwich, buy a beer and play some pool. But you cannot buy pizza by the slice. You have to order the whole oven-baked pie. | Cross-... (New York Daily News) |
Stanford med students must choose focus STANFORD, Calif. -- Dora Castaneda has wanted to become a neuroscientist since her sophomore year of college, when she volunteered as a physical therapist to an autistic 4-year-old. | So when Stanford... (Indianapolis Star) |
Stanford prescribes specialty plan for new medical students STANFORD, Calif. -- Dora Castaneda has wanted to become a neuroscientist since her sophomore year of college, when she volunteered as a physical therapist to a 4-year-old autistic boy. | So when Stanf... (Houston Chronicle) |
Chick's Girl Gets The Top Prize | Oct 11 2003 | By Michael Christie | BBC sports presenter Chick Young was left red-faced after he picked out his girlfriend's raffle ticket in a prize draw. | The TV pundit could scarcely believe his... (Daily Record) |
Thousands of parents skip children's shots | ROCHESTER HILLS -- Kevin and Christine Gibson's five children have never received any of the immunizations usually given against diseases such as measles, chicken pox or diphtheria. | Their research... (Detroit news) |
Rot of stages Surreal froth: The End of the World by Astrid Saalbach. Photo: Henrik Saxgren | | There is a scene in Danish writer Ole Bornedal's play, cheerfully entitled Die, when the two characters get dow... (The Guardian) |
A2 milk firm sees cream in US By LIAM DANN, primary industries editor | The last six months have been traumatic and slightly surreal for high-tech milk company A2 Corporation. | The sudden deaths of chief executive Dr Corran McLac... (NZ Herald) |
Community briefs for Oct. 10, 2003 LAS VEGAS SUN | Reid to visit McDoniel Elementary | Sen. Harry Reid, D-Nev., was scheduled to meet with families and PTA members of Estes McDoniel Elementary School in Henderson at 5:45 p.m. today. | ... (Las Vegas Sun) |
Faded French glory should deter SA from taking a similar path EVEN as an occasional visitor, I'd quite happily guess that apart from a few peccadilloes living in la belle, France probably represents the highest form of existence on the planet. | Only in France d... (Business Day) |
More Frightening Fun: Halloween season fills October with fright nights People like to be scared -- in a creepy-crawly Halloween way, anyway. Demand for spooky, gory spectacles is so high that it's become a major seasonal industry. Which is why some of the haunted attract... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
John Carey: The intellectual of the masses As chair of the Man Booker and a leading critic, John Carey holds the keys to the glittering prizes. John Walsh talks to the media-friendly arbiter | The nation will listen more receptively than in re... (The Independent) |
Life and love of a mute agoraphobic THE SECRET CURE | Sue Woolfe | Picador, $30 | In 1996, Sue Woolfe's second book, Leaning Towards Infinity, was released. Brave and lyrical, it had a rare, almost dazzling, completeness. | Now, Woolfe ... (The Age) |
Silicone implants may return to market 10/9/03 WASHINGTON, Oct 09, 2003 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- | The Food and Drug Administration's plans to hold hearings next week to determine whether to lift restrictions... (Stockhouse) |
Computer fan denies hacking Mr Caffrey claims a hacker's code was placed on his computer A computer user accused of bringing the systems of a major American port to a halt told a court the instructions for doing so were planted ... (BBC News) |
Archived on Wednesday October 15 at 4.36am:
Citizens Against Government Waste: Sen. Arlen Specter Is October Porker of the Month; Senator's Trick ... | To: National Desk | Contact: Mark Carpenter or Tom Finnigan, 202-467-5300, both of Citizens Against Government Waste; Web site: http://www.cagw.org | WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ci... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Job cuts will hurt children: civil servants' union | Upcoming provincial government job cuts are bad news for troubled families and children around B.C., says a union leader representing civil servants. | BCGEU President George Heyman said he expects ... (myTELUS) |
Child and Family Service gets $196,100 from local foundations Star-Bulletin staff | Hawaii's largest statewide nonprofit human services agency has received $196,100 in various grants. | Child and Family Service received a three-year $150,000 grant from the Harol... (Star Bulletin) |
Class conscious send children to public school with a view Students at Sydney Secondary College have a view of Anzac Bridge, wear a smart new uniform and are leading the charge back into public education. | Leichhardt, Balmain and Glebe high schools were head... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Checkup on agencies A state assemblyman plans to form a task force to investigate allegations of mismanagement at mental health facilities statewide, particularly at Quality Services for the Autism Community in Queens. |... (New York Daily News) |
Clay Aiken CD treads on 'American Idol' proving ground Since garnering 12 million votes in May's "American Idol" finale, spiky-haired pop singer Clay Aiken has executed a promotional blitz generating Bennifer-caliber buzz. | He has performed on the Americ... (The State) |
Delegates to attend key forum on autism MORE than 500 delegates from all over the region are expected to attend the Middle East Applied Behaviour Analysis Conference (MEABAC 2003), which will be held at the Hilton next month. | The conferen... (Gulf Daily News) |
£1m payout for relatives of care home abuse victims By Terri Judd | Almost a decade after The Independent exposed the catalogue of sexual abuse and other acts of violence being perpetrated in two homes for people with learning difficulties, the victims... (The Independent) |
Stress driving teenagers to suicide KOTA BARU - About 130,000 out of one million children and teenagers in Malaysia are suffering so much mental stress that some commit suicide. | 'Suicide is the third contributing factor to death among... (The Straits Times) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records says UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not recognizing rights of adopted kids: UN HALIFAX (CP) — Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (The Toronto Star) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records, UN says Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee on the Rights ... (Globe and Mail) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (Canoe) |
Autism: A mother’s perspective Like most parents, Patricia Stacey’s life was forever changed by her son’s autism. She became an advocate, an expert, and a soldier in the fight against his disorder. Unlike most parents, ... (MSNBC) |
Houston suspect 'ran hacker gang' Mr Caffrey said he had hacked into friends' computers to test security A teenager accused of bringing computers at America's biggest port to a standstill was part of a gang of hackers, a court has hea... (BBC News) |
Schools struggle as special-needs load increases CREDIT: Rick MacWilliam, The Journal Getting positively artistic at Homesteader elementary school are: left to right, Nicholas Robinson, 5, Shayne Loken, 4, and Noah Wesley, 4. | ED... (Canada Dot Com) |
News in brief from around New Jersey TOMS RIVER, N.J. -- A man who helped launder almost $1 million through a phony investment scheme has been sentenced to five years in state prison. | Robert G. McLaughlin, 70, also was told Friday that... (Newsday) |
Lighting the fire of free speech By Suzanne Fields | Everybody's in favor of freedom of speech as long as it's his own. Often, the most educated are the most easily offended "sensitive" men and women who want to kick in the First Ame... (The Washington Times) |
Refreshing look at teen issues BEATRICE | By Louis Nowra | ATYP, October 7 | Louis Nowra has written a beautiful, funny and exuberant play for the Australian Theatre for Young People's 40th anniversary, and for young people. | Comm... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Archived on Wednesday October 15 at 4.36am:
May Institute experts to report findings for autism, brain injury.. (Neponset Valley Daily News, MA - 3 hours ago). NORWOOD - More than a dozen May Institute experts will present their findings on treatment for individuals with autism and other behavioral disorders, acquired.. |
Delegates to attend key forum on autism (Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 6 hours ago). .. Behaviour Analysis for the treatment of autism and related developmental disabilities. "Today, one out of every 160 children in our region is autistic," said.. |
Autism: A mother’s perspective (MSNBC - 15 hours ago). .. That’s perhaps the greatest tragedy of autism. Member question: Do you know if most autistic children show the obvious, early signs your son did?.. |
PACE, Pacific Autism Center for Education Hosts World-Renowned.. (Yahoo News (press release) - 19 hours ago). 13 /PRNewswire/ -- PACE, Pacific Autism Center for Education, announces that Soma.. and innovative teaching modality that makes a real difference on autistic.. |
Autistic boy's parents sue over stabbing (The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT - 10 Oct 2003). Parents of an autistic boy are suing the Bozeman School District and a private company, alleging that their high school-aged son was stabbed in the arm by.. |
School plans for autistic children of concern (Stirling Echoes Sentinel, NJ - 9 Oct 2003). .. 22 meeting, the board received a courtesy review of a 90,000-plus square-foot school, on a 50,000 square-foot building footprint, for autistic children... |
Autism program shows 'We Can' (Birmingham Eccentric, MI - 9 Oct 2003). What is autism? Autism is a type of pervasive developmental disorder that interferes with a person's ability to communicate with and relate to others... |
Price family teaming up for autism (DetroitTigers.com - 8 Oct 2003). .. That's the inspiration for Jack's Place, a first-of-its-kind facility in which autistic.. The first step comes Saturday, when Detroit Teams Up for Autism with an.. |
AUTISTIC BOY LOSES THERAPIST (Leamington Spa Today, UK - 8 Oct 2003). Staff at Millward Brown have accused management of using the company's email policy to sack unwanted employees. The company cracked.. |
AUTISTIC BOY LOSES THERAPIST (Leamington Spa Today, UK - 8 Oct 2003). Spiders, snakes and beetles are all part of school life this term, as pupils at a village primary have been discovering. Children.. |
Danish Study Finds No Association Between Autism or Autistic-.. (Doctor's Guide (press release) - 7 Oct 2003). A population-based cohort study conducted in Denmark reveals no association between the development of autism or autistic-spectrum disorders and childhood.. |
£1.3m home from home for people with autism (icCheshireOnline, UK - 7 Oct 2003). .. This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism to get the design spot on," said.. |
Autistic characteristics call for evaluation (Newark Star Ledger, NJ - 6 Oct 2003). .. The diagnosis is made clinically by the number of "autistic" symptoms a child displays. The Childhood Autism Rating Scale is an objective tool used by.. |
Increases in autism worrying health officials (Lowell Sun, MA - 6 Oct 2003). .. The Geek Syndrome" proposed that perhaps the huge rise of autism and Asperger's in.. according to the Department of Education's 2001 numbers of autistic.. |
Big strides in help for autistic children (Hobart Mercury, Australia - 6 Oct 2003). .. It will mean other autistic children.. The Spowarts took Liam to The Autism Treatment Centre of America in Massachusetts in March and it turned his life around... |
1.5-mile walk for autism research set for Sunday (Lowell Sun, MA - 3 Oct 2003). For Heather Valcanas, research is important. It may lead to a cure for autism or at least an understanding of the mysterious condition... |
New homes 'first' for autistic people (Liverpool Echo, UK - 3 Oct 2003). .. for Cheshire social services, said: "This is something we have been planning for three years and we have worked very closely with parents of people with autism.. |
Nursery nurses ignore pleas by parents of autistic pupils to end.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. Maria Cunningham, said the strike would have an "unforgivable" effect on her autistic son.. Gina Riva, whose son, Stevie, 13, also has autism, said the nurses had.. |
Author Nick Hornby attacks British government for failing.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). .. has autism, told a fringe meeting in Bournemouth on October 2 that the Labour government was not spending enough on health and education services for autistic.. |
Boy with Asperger's syndrome shot in ear with pellet gun in.. (Awares - 3 Oct 2003). LLANDUDNO, Wales: A boy with Asperger's syndrome was shot in the ear with a pellet gun last week while conducting a survey for the Scouts... |
Archived on Wednesday October 15 at 8.46pm:
Asperger Syndrome | In Yahoo! Health | Is it GERD? More from Yahoo! Health: • • • | | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurob... (Yahoo Daily News) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed Capitol Hill is full of characters. The tattooed. The pierced. The saved. The desperate. Beggars and drinkers. Many want something. | | So did Lee Bakker Jr. He wanted what most people are leas... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Special-needs children suffer as Halton strike continues For the second week in a row, 9-year-old Ryan Hibbard of Oakville has nothing to look forward to when he wakes up. | As one of the Halton District School Board's most severely disabled students, Ryan ... (The Toronto Star) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed | Seattle Times staff reporter STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES Photographs of Lee Bakker Jr., who had autism and found comfort in routine, will be missed in the Broadway area of Seattle's Capitol Hi... (Seattle Times) |
Helping Autistic Children to Tough It Out on Their Own Maha Akeel, Arab News Staff | JEDDAH, 15 October 2003 — In a small villa off Sary Street, the Jeddah Autism Center takes care of 32 children. Over 60 others are on a waiting list because the ce... (Arab News) |
Where the U.S. stands in Iraq Girls look at a U.S. 101st Airborne Division soldier at a school in Mosul where the division dispensed writing materials collected by American families and churches. Story Tools SPECIAL REPORT •&... (CNN) |
Citizens Against Government Waste: Sen. Arlen Specter Is October Porker of the Month; Senator's Trick ... | To: National Desk | Contact: Mark Carpenter or Tom Finnigan, 202-467-5300, both of Citizens Against Government Waste; Web site: http://www.cagw.org | WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ci... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Job cuts will hurt children: civil servants' union | Upcoming provincial government job cuts are bad news for troubled families and children around B.C., says a union leader representing civil servants. | BCGEU President George Heyman said he expects ... (myTELUS) |
Child and Family Service gets $196,100 from local foundations Star-Bulletin staff | Hawaii's largest statewide nonprofit human services agency has received $196,100 in various grants. | Child and Family Service received a three-year $150,000 grant from the Harol... (Star Bulletin) |
Class conscious send children to public school with a view Students at Sydney Secondary College have a view of Anzac Bridge, wear a smart new uniform and are leading the charge back into public education. | Leichhardt, Balmain and Glebe high schools were head... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Checkup on agencies A state assemblyman plans to form a task force to investigate allegations of mismanagement at mental health facilities statewide, particularly at Quality Services for the Autism Community in Queens. |... (New York Daily News) |
Clay Aiken CD treads on 'American Idol' proving ground Since garnering 12 million votes in May's "American Idol" finale, spiky-haired pop singer Clay Aiken has executed a promotional blitz generating Bennifer-caliber buzz. | He has performed on the Americ... (The State) |
Delegates to attend key forum on autism MORE than 500 delegates from all over the region are expected to attend the Middle East Applied Behaviour Analysis Conference (MEABAC 2003), which will be held at the Hilton next month. | The conferen... (Gulf Daily News) |
£1m payout for relatives of care home abuse victims By Terri Judd | Almost a decade after The Independent exposed the catalogue of sexual abuse and other acts of violence being perpetrated in two homes for people with learning difficulties, the victims... (The Independent) |
Stress driving teenagers to suicide KOTA BARU - About 130,000 out of one million children and teenagers in Malaysia are suffering so much mental stress that some commit suicide. | 'Suicide is the third contributing factor to death among... (The Straits Times) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records says UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not recognizing rights of adopted kids: UN HALIFAX (CP) — Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (The Toronto Star) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records, UN says Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee on the Rights ... (Globe and Mail) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (Canoe) |
Archived on Thursday October 16 at 4.27pm:
Asperger Syndrome | In Yahoo! Health | Is it GERD? More from Yahoo! Health: • • • | | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurob... (Yahoo Daily News) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed Capitol Hill is full of characters. The tattooed. The pierced. The saved. The desperate. Beggars and drinkers. Many want something. | | So did Lee Bakker Jr. He wanted what most people are leas... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Special-needs children suffer as Halton strike continues For the second week in a row, 9-year-old Ryan Hibbard of Oakville has nothing to look forward to when he wakes up. | As one of the Halton District School Board's most severely disabled students, Ryan ... (The Toronto Star) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed | Seattle Times staff reporter STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES Photographs of Lee Bakker Jr., who had autism and found comfort in routine, will be missed in the Broadway area of Seattle's Capitol Hi... (Seattle Times) |
Helping Autistic Children to Tough It Out on Their Own Maha Akeel, Arab News Staff | JEDDAH, 15 October 2003 — In a small villa off Sary Street, the Jeddah Autism Center takes care of 32 children. Over 60 others are on a waiting list because the ce... (Arab News) |
Where the U.S. stands in Iraq Girls look at a U.S. 101st Airborne Division soldier at a school in Mosul where the division dispensed writing materials collected by American families and churches. Story Tools SPECIAL REPORT •&... (CNN) |
Citizens Against Government Waste: Sen. Arlen Specter Is October Porker of the Month; Senator's Trick ... | To: National Desk | Contact: Mark Carpenter or Tom Finnigan, 202-467-5300, both of Citizens Against Government Waste; Web site: http://www.cagw.org | WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ci... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Job cuts will hurt children: civil servants' union | Upcoming provincial government job cuts are bad news for troubled families and children around B.C., says a union leader representing civil servants. | BCGEU President George Heyman said he expects ... (myTELUS) |
Child and Family Service gets $196,100 from local foundations Star-Bulletin staff | Hawaii's largest statewide nonprofit human services agency has received $196,100 in various grants. | Child and Family Service received a three-year $150,000 grant from the Harol... (Star Bulletin) |
Class conscious send children to public school with a view Students at Sydney Secondary College have a view of Anzac Bridge, wear a smart new uniform and are leading the charge back into public education. | Leichhardt, Balmain and Glebe high schools were head... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Checkup on agencies A state assemblyman plans to form a task force to investigate allegations of mismanagement at mental health facilities statewide, particularly at Quality Services for the Autism Community in Queens. |... (New York Daily News) |
Clay Aiken CD treads on 'American Idol' proving ground Since garnering 12 million votes in May's "American Idol" finale, spiky-haired pop singer Clay Aiken has executed a promotional blitz generating Bennifer-caliber buzz. | He has performed on the Americ... (The State) |
Delegates to attend key forum on autism MORE than 500 delegates from all over the region are expected to attend the Middle East Applied Behaviour Analysis Conference (MEABAC 2003), which will be held at the Hilton next month. | The conferen... (Gulf Daily News) |
£1m payout for relatives of care home abuse victims By Terri Judd | Almost a decade after The Independent exposed the catalogue of sexual abuse and other acts of violence being perpetrated in two homes for people with learning difficulties, the victims... (The Independent) |
Stress driving teenagers to suicide KOTA BARU - About 130,000 out of one million children and teenagers in Malaysia are suffering so much mental stress that some commit suicide. | 'Suicide is the third contributing factor to death among... (The Straits Times) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records says UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not recognizing rights of adopted kids: UN HALIFAX (CP) — Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (The Toronto Star) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records, UN says Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee on the Rights ... (Globe and Mail) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (Canoe) |
Archived on Friday October 17 at 1.56pm:
Asperger Syndrome | In Yahoo! Health | Is it GERD? More from Yahoo! Health: • • • | | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurob... (Yahoo Daily News) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed Capitol Hill is full of characters. The tattooed. The pierced. The saved. The desperate. Beggars and drinkers. Many want something. | | So did Lee Bakker Jr. He wanted what most people are leas... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Special-needs children suffer as Halton strike continues For the second week in a row, 9-year-old Ryan Hibbard of Oakville has nothing to look forward to when he wakes up. | As one of the Halton District School Board's most severely disabled students, Ryan ... (The Toronto Star) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed | Seattle Times staff reporter STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES Photographs of Lee Bakker Jr., who had autism and found comfort in routine, will be missed in the Broadway area of Seattle's Capitol Hi... (Seattle Times) |
Helping Autistic Children to Tough It Out on Their Own Maha Akeel, Arab News Staff | JEDDAH, 15 October 2003 — In a small villa off Sary Street, the Jeddah Autism Center takes care of 32 children. Over 60 others are on a waiting list because the ce... (Arab News) |
Where the U.S. stands in Iraq Girls look at a U.S. 101st Airborne Division soldier at a school in Mosul where the division dispensed writing materials collected by American families and churches. Story Tools SPECIAL REPORT •&... (CNN) |
Citizens Against Government Waste: Sen. Arlen Specter Is October Porker of the Month; Senator's Trick ... | To: National Desk | Contact: Mark Carpenter or Tom Finnigan, 202-467-5300, both of Citizens Against Government Waste; Web site: http://www.cagw.org | WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ci... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Job cuts will hurt children: civil servants' union | Upcoming provincial government job cuts are bad news for troubled families and children around B.C., says a union leader representing civil servants. | BCGEU President George Heyman said he expects ... (myTELUS) |
Child and Family Service gets $196,100 from local foundations Star-Bulletin staff | Hawaii's largest statewide nonprofit human services agency has received $196,100 in various grants. | Child and Family Service received a three-year $150,000 grant from the Harol... (Star Bulletin) |
Class conscious send children to public school with a view Students at Sydney Secondary College have a view of Anzac Bridge, wear a smart new uniform and are leading the charge back into public education. | Leichhardt, Balmain and Glebe high schools were head... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Checkup on agencies A state assemblyman plans to form a task force to investigate allegations of mismanagement at mental health facilities statewide, particularly at Quality Services for the Autism Community in Queens. |... (New York Daily News) |
Clay Aiken CD treads on 'American Idol' proving ground Since garnering 12 million votes in May's "American Idol" finale, spiky-haired pop singer Clay Aiken has executed a promotional blitz generating Bennifer-caliber buzz. | He has performed on the Americ... (The State) |
Delegates to attend key forum on autism MORE than 500 delegates from all over the region are expected to attend the Middle East Applied Behaviour Analysis Conference (MEABAC 2003), which will be held at the Hilton next month. | The conferen... (Gulf Daily News) |
£1m payout for relatives of care home abuse victims By Terri Judd | Almost a decade after The Independent exposed the catalogue of sexual abuse and other acts of violence being perpetrated in two homes for people with learning difficulties, the victims... (The Independent) |
Stress driving teenagers to suicide KOTA BARU - About 130,000 out of one million children and teenagers in Malaysia are suffering so much mental stress that some commit suicide. | 'Suicide is the third contributing factor to death among... (The Straits Times) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records says UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not recognizing rights of adopted kids: UN HALIFAX (CP) — Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (The Toronto Star) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records, UN says Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee on the Rights ... (Globe and Mail) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (Canoe) |
Archived on Saturday October 18 at 8.02am:
Asperger Syndrome | In Yahoo! Health | Is it GERD? More from Yahoo! Health: • • • | | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurob... (Yahoo Daily News) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed Capitol Hill is full of characters. The tattooed. The pierced. The saved. The desperate. Beggars and drinkers. Many want something. | | So did Lee Bakker Jr. He wanted what most people are leas... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Special-needs children suffer as Halton strike continues For the second week in a row, 9-year-old Ryan Hibbard of Oakville has nothing to look forward to when he wakes up. | As one of the Halton District School Board's most severely disabled students, Ryan ... (The Toronto Star) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed | Seattle Times staff reporter STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES Photographs of Lee Bakker Jr., who had autism and found comfort in routine, will be missed in the Broadway area of Seattle's Capitol Hi... (Seattle Times) |
Helping Autistic Children to Tough It Out on Their Own Maha Akeel, Arab News Staff | JEDDAH, 15 October 2003 — In a small villa off Sary Street, the Jeddah Autism Center takes care of 32 children. Over 60 others are on a waiting list because the ce... (Arab News) |
Where the U.S. stands in Iraq Girls look at a U.S. 101st Airborne Division soldier at a school in Mosul where the division dispensed writing materials collected by American families and churches. Story Tools SPECIAL REPORT •&... (CNN) |
Citizens Against Government Waste: Sen. Arlen Specter Is October Porker of the Month; Senator's Trick ... | To: National Desk | Contact: Mark Carpenter or Tom Finnigan, 202-467-5300, both of Citizens Against Government Waste; Web site: http://www.cagw.org | WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ci... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Job cuts will hurt children: civil servants' union | Upcoming provincial government job cuts are bad news for troubled families and children around B.C., says a union leader representing civil servants. | BCGEU President George Heyman said he expects ... (myTELUS) |
Child and Family Service gets $196,100 from local foundations Star-Bulletin staff | Hawaii's largest statewide nonprofit human services agency has received $196,100 in various grants. | Child and Family Service received a three-year $150,000 grant from the Harol... (Star Bulletin) |
Class conscious send children to public school with a view Students at Sydney Secondary College have a view of Anzac Bridge, wear a smart new uniform and are leading the charge back into public education. | Leichhardt, Balmain and Glebe high schools were head... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Checkup on agencies A state assemblyman plans to form a task force to investigate allegations of mismanagement at mental health facilities statewide, particularly at Quality Services for the Autism Community in Queens. |... (New York Daily News) |
Clay Aiken CD treads on 'American Idol' proving ground Since garnering 12 million votes in May's "American Idol" finale, spiky-haired pop singer Clay Aiken has executed a promotional blitz generating Bennifer-caliber buzz. | He has performed on the Americ... (The State) |
Delegates to attend key forum on autism MORE than 500 delegates from all over the region are expected to attend the Middle East Applied Behaviour Analysis Conference (MEABAC 2003), which will be held at the Hilton next month. | The conferen... (Gulf Daily News) |
£1m payout for relatives of care home abuse victims By Terri Judd | Almost a decade after The Independent exposed the catalogue of sexual abuse and other acts of violence being perpetrated in two homes for people with learning difficulties, the victims... (The Independent) |
Stress driving teenagers to suicide KOTA BARU - About 130,000 out of one million children and teenagers in Malaysia are suffering so much mental stress that some commit suicide. | 'Suicide is the third contributing factor to death among... (The Straits Times) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records says UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not recognizing rights of adopted kids: UN HALIFAX (CP) — Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (The Toronto Star) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records, UN says Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee on the Rights ... (Globe and Mail) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (Canoe) |
Archived on Saturday October 18 at 8.02am:
Delegation to attend conference on autism (Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 4 hours ago). .. The main focus of the conference will be on the latest international advances on the use of Applied Behaviour Analysis for the treatment of autism and related.. |
Autism Diet (News 14 Carolina, NC - 12 hours ago). .. Or does the diet actually affect autism - the brain disorder? For families of autistic children, it's more than just food for thought... |
Conference on autism will try to dispel myths (Toledo Blade, OH - 18 hours ago). .. is that Asperger’s syndrome, as well as autism, must be treated early. Schools should not solely focus on teaching academic skills to autistic and Asperger’.. |
Autistic kids (The Globe and Mail, Canada - 21 hours ago). .. Lyn, his mom, says: "Kids like this are hard-wired differently." Her son is one of an explosion of kids who have been diagnosed with autism or autistic.. |
Castlebar Cycling Club raises € 10000 for Autism (Western People, Ireland - 15 Oct 2003). "The Western Care Cycle for Autism" was a huge success with well in excess of €10,000 raised through hard fundraising by all the cyclists and corporate.. |
Autistic teenager distressed after waiting 12 hours at hospital.. (Awares - 15 Oct 2003). ABERDEEN, Scotland: An autistic teenager ended up attacking his mother after being.. Now Mary Hay is calling for greater awareness and understanding of autism.. |
AUTISTIC BOY'S 12-HOUR ORDEAL (Aberdeen Evening Express, UK - 14 Oct 2003). An autistic boy was forced to wait 12 hours for a minor operation in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary without food or drink. Niall Hay, who.. |
Autism Diet (News 14 Carolina, NC - 14 Oct 2003). .. Or does the diet actually affect autism - the brain disorder? For families of autistic children, it's more than just food for thought... |
AUTISTIC TEEN'S MUM HITS OUT AFTER ARI 'NIGHTMARE' (North Scotland Press and Journal, UK - 14 Oct 2003). An Autistic teenager ended up attacking his mother after being forced to wait.. Now Mary Hay is calling for greater awareness and understanding of autism after.. |
May Institute experts to report findings for autism, brain injury.. (Neponset Valley Daily News, MA - 13 Oct 2003). NORWOOD - More than a dozen May Institute experts will present their findings on treatment for individuals with autism and other behavioral disorders, acquired.. |
Delegates to attend key forum on autism (Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 13 Oct 2003). .. Behaviour Analysis for the treatment of autism and related developmental disabilities. "Today, one out of every 160 children in our region is autistic," said.. |
Autism: A mother’s perspective (MSNBC - 13 Oct 2003). .. That’s perhaps the greatest tragedy of autism. Member question: Do you know if most autistic children show the obvious, early signs your son did?.. |
PACE, Pacific Autism Center for Education Hosts World-Renowned.. (Yahoo News (press release) - 13 Oct 2003). 13 /PRNewswire/ -- PACE, Pacific Autism Center for Education, announces that Soma.. and innovative teaching modality that makes a real difference on autistic.. |
Autistic boy's parents sue over stabbing (The Bozeman Daily Chronicle, MT - 10 Oct 2003). Parents of an autistic boy are suing the Bozeman School District and a private company, alleging that their high school-aged son was stabbed in the arm by.. |
School plans for autistic children of concern (Stirling Echoes Sentinel, NJ - 9 Oct 2003). .. 22 meeting, the board received a courtesy review of a 90,000-plus square-foot school, on a 50,000 square-foot building footprint, for autistic children... |
Autism program shows 'We Can' (Birmingham Eccentric, MI - 9 Oct 2003). What is autism? Autism is a type of pervasive developmental disorder that interferes with a person's ability to communicate with and relate to others... |
Price family teaming up for autism (DetroitTigers.com - 8 Oct 2003). .. That's the inspiration for Jack's Place, a first-of-its-kind facility in which autistic.. The first step comes Saturday, when Detroit Teams Up for Autism with an.. |
AUTISTIC BOY LOSES THERAPIST (Leamington Spa Today, UK - 8 Oct 2003). Staff at Millward Brown have accused management of using the company's email policy to sack unwanted employees. The company cracked.. |
AUTISTIC BOY LOSES THERAPIST (Leamington Spa Today, UK - 8 Oct 2003). Spiders, snakes and beetles are all part of school life this term, as pupils at a village primary have been discovering. Children.. |
Danish Study Finds No Association Between Autism or Autistic-.. (Doctor's Guide (press release) - 7 Oct 2003). A population-based cohort study conducted in Denmark reveals no association between the development of autism or autistic-spectrum disorders and childhood.. |
Archived on Sunday October 19 at 0.16am:
Asperger Syndrome | In Yahoo! Health | Is it GERD? More from Yahoo! Health: • • • | | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurob... (Yahoo Daily News) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed Capitol Hill is full of characters. The tattooed. The pierced. The saved. The desperate. Beggars and drinkers. Many want something. | | So did Lee Bakker Jr. He wanted what most people are leas... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Special-needs children suffer as Halton strike continues For the second week in a row, 9-year-old Ryan Hibbard of Oakville has nothing to look forward to when he wakes up. | As one of the Halton District School Board's most severely disabled students, Ryan ... (The Toronto Star) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed | Seattle Times staff reporter STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES Photographs of Lee Bakker Jr., who had autism and found comfort in routine, will be missed in the Broadway area of Seattle's Capitol Hi... (Seattle Times) |
Helping Autistic Children to Tough It Out on Their Own Maha Akeel, Arab News Staff | JEDDAH, 15 October 2003 — In a small villa off Sary Street, the Jeddah Autism Center takes care of 32 children. Over 60 others are on a waiting list because the ce... (Arab News) |
Where the U.S. stands in Iraq Girls look at a U.S. 101st Airborne Division soldier at a school in Mosul where the division dispensed writing materials collected by American families and churches. Story Tools SPECIAL REPORT •&... (CNN) |
Citizens Against Government Waste: Sen. Arlen Specter Is October Porker of the Month; Senator's Trick ... | To: National Desk | Contact: Mark Carpenter or Tom Finnigan, 202-467-5300, both of Citizens Against Government Waste; Web site: http://www.cagw.org | WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ci... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Job cuts will hurt children: civil servants' union | Upcoming provincial government job cuts are bad news for troubled families and children around B.C., says a union leader representing civil servants. | BCGEU President George Heyman said he expects ... (myTELUS) |
Child and Family Service gets $196,100 from local foundations Star-Bulletin staff | Hawaii's largest statewide nonprofit human services agency has received $196,100 in various grants. | Child and Family Service received a three-year $150,000 grant from the Harol... (Star Bulletin) |
Class conscious send children to public school with a view Students at Sydney Secondary College have a view of Anzac Bridge, wear a smart new uniform and are leading the charge back into public education. | Leichhardt, Balmain and Glebe high schools were head... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Checkup on agencies A state assemblyman plans to form a task force to investigate allegations of mismanagement at mental health facilities statewide, particularly at Quality Services for the Autism Community in Queens. |... (New York Daily News) |
Clay Aiken CD treads on 'American Idol' proving ground Since garnering 12 million votes in May's "American Idol" finale, spiky-haired pop singer Clay Aiken has executed a promotional blitz generating Bennifer-caliber buzz. | He has performed on the Americ... (The State) |
Delegates to attend key forum on autism MORE than 500 delegates from all over the region are expected to attend the Middle East Applied Behaviour Analysis Conference (MEABAC 2003), which will be held at the Hilton next month. | The conferen... (Gulf Daily News) |
£1m payout for relatives of care home abuse victims By Terri Judd | Almost a decade after The Independent exposed the catalogue of sexual abuse and other acts of violence being perpetrated in two homes for people with learning difficulties, the victims... (The Independent) |
Stress driving teenagers to suicide KOTA BARU - About 130,000 out of one million children and teenagers in Malaysia are suffering so much mental stress that some commit suicide. | 'Suicide is the third contributing factor to death among... (The Straits Times) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records says UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not recognizing rights of adopted kids: UN HALIFAX (CP) — Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (The Toronto Star) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records, UN says Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee on the Rights ... (Globe and Mail) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (Canoe) |
Archived on Sunday October 19 at 7.14pm:
Asperger Syndrome | In Yahoo! Health | Is it GERD? More from Yahoo! Health: • • • | | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurob... (Yahoo Daily News) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed Capitol Hill is full of characters. The tattooed. The pierced. The saved. The desperate. Beggars and drinkers. Many want something. | | So did Lee Bakker Jr. He wanted what most people are leas... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Special-needs children suffer as Halton strike continues For the second week in a row, 9-year-old Ryan Hibbard of Oakville has nothing to look forward to when he wakes up. | As one of the Halton District School Board's most severely disabled students, Ryan ... (The Toronto Star) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed | Seattle Times staff reporter STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES Photographs of Lee Bakker Jr., who had autism and found comfort in routine, will be missed in the Broadway area of Seattle's Capitol Hi... (Seattle Times) |
Helping Autistic Children to Tough It Out on Their Own Maha Akeel, Arab News Staff | JEDDAH, 15 October 2003 — In a small villa off Sary Street, the Jeddah Autism Center takes care of 32 children. Over 60 others are on a waiting list because the ce... (Arab News) |
Where the U.S. stands in Iraq Girls look at a U.S. 101st Airborne Division soldier at a school in Mosul where the division dispensed writing materials collected by American families and churches. Story Tools SPECIAL REPORT •&... (CNN) |
Citizens Against Government Waste: Sen. Arlen Specter Is October Porker of the Month; Senator's Trick ... | To: National Desk | Contact: Mark Carpenter or Tom Finnigan, 202-467-5300, both of Citizens Against Government Waste; Web site: http://www.cagw.org | WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ci... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Job cuts will hurt children: civil servants' union | Upcoming provincial government job cuts are bad news for troubled families and children around B.C., says a union leader representing civil servants. | BCGEU President George Heyman said he expects ... (myTELUS) |
Child and Family Service gets $196,100 from local foundations Star-Bulletin staff | Hawaii's largest statewide nonprofit human services agency has received $196,100 in various grants. | Child and Family Service received a three-year $150,000 grant from the Harol... (Star Bulletin) |
Class conscious send children to public school with a view Students at Sydney Secondary College have a view of Anzac Bridge, wear a smart new uniform and are leading the charge back into public education. | Leichhardt, Balmain and Glebe high schools were head... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Checkup on agencies A state assemblyman plans to form a task force to investigate allegations of mismanagement at mental health facilities statewide, particularly at Quality Services for the Autism Community in Queens. |... (New York Daily News) |
Clay Aiken CD treads on 'American Idol' proving ground Since garnering 12 million votes in May's "American Idol" finale, spiky-haired pop singer Clay Aiken has executed a promotional blitz generating Bennifer-caliber buzz. | He has performed on the Americ... (The State) |
Delegates to attend key forum on autism MORE than 500 delegates from all over the region are expected to attend the Middle East Applied Behaviour Analysis Conference (MEABAC 2003), which will be held at the Hilton next month. | The conferen... (Gulf Daily News) |
£1m payout for relatives of care home abuse victims By Terri Judd | Almost a decade after The Independent exposed the catalogue of sexual abuse and other acts of violence being perpetrated in two homes for people with learning difficulties, the victims... (The Independent) |
Stress driving teenagers to suicide KOTA BARU - About 130,000 out of one million children and teenagers in Malaysia are suffering so much mental stress that some commit suicide. | 'Suicide is the third contributing factor to death among... (The Straits Times) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records says UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not recognizing rights of adopted kids: UN HALIFAX (CP) — Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (The Toronto Star) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records, UN says Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee on the Rights ... (Globe and Mail) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (Canoe) |
Archived on Monday October 20 at 6.50pm:
Asperger Syndrome | In Yahoo! Health | Is it GERD? More from Yahoo! Health: • • • | | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurob... (Yahoo Daily News) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed Capitol Hill is full of characters. The tattooed. The pierced. The saved. The desperate. Beggars and drinkers. Many want something. | | So did Lee Bakker Jr. He wanted what most people are leas... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Special-needs children suffer as Halton strike continues For the second week in a row, 9-year-old Ryan Hibbard of Oakville has nothing to look forward to when he wakes up. | As one of the Halton District School Board's most severely disabled students, Ryan ... (The Toronto Star) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed | Seattle Times staff reporter STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES Photographs of Lee Bakker Jr., who had autism and found comfort in routine, will be missed in the Broadway area of Seattle's Capitol Hi... (Seattle Times) |
Helping Autistic Children to Tough It Out on Their Own Maha Akeel, Arab News Staff | JEDDAH, 15 October 2003 — In a small villa off Sary Street, the Jeddah Autism Center takes care of 32 children. Over 60 others are on a waiting list because the ce... (Arab News) |
Where the U.S. stands in Iraq Girls look at a U.S. 101st Airborne Division soldier at a school in Mosul where the division dispensed writing materials collected by American families and churches. Story Tools SPECIAL REPORT •&... (CNN) |
Citizens Against Government Waste: Sen. Arlen Specter Is October Porker of the Month; Senator's Trick ... | To: National Desk | Contact: Mark Carpenter or Tom Finnigan, 202-467-5300, both of Citizens Against Government Waste; Web site: http://www.cagw.org | WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ci... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Job cuts will hurt children: civil servants' union | Upcoming provincial government job cuts are bad news for troubled families and children around B.C., says a union leader representing civil servants. | BCGEU President George Heyman said he expects ... (myTELUS) |
Child and Family Service gets $196,100 from local foundations Star-Bulletin staff | Hawaii's largest statewide nonprofit human services agency has received $196,100 in various grants. | Child and Family Service received a three-year $150,000 grant from the Harol... (Star Bulletin) |
Class conscious send children to public school with a view Students at Sydney Secondary College have a view of Anzac Bridge, wear a smart new uniform and are leading the charge back into public education. | Leichhardt, Balmain and Glebe high schools were head... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Checkup on agencies A state assemblyman plans to form a task force to investigate allegations of mismanagement at mental health facilities statewide, particularly at Quality Services for the Autism Community in Queens. |... (New York Daily News) |
Clay Aiken CD treads on 'American Idol' proving ground Since garnering 12 million votes in May's "American Idol" finale, spiky-haired pop singer Clay Aiken has executed a promotional blitz generating Bennifer-caliber buzz. | He has performed on the Americ... (The State) |
Delegates to attend key forum on autism MORE than 500 delegates from all over the region are expected to attend the Middle East Applied Behaviour Analysis Conference (MEABAC 2003), which will be held at the Hilton next month. | The conferen... (Gulf Daily News) |
£1m payout for relatives of care home abuse victims By Terri Judd | Almost a decade after The Independent exposed the catalogue of sexual abuse and other acts of violence being perpetrated in two homes for people with learning difficulties, the victims... (The Independent) |
Stress driving teenagers to suicide KOTA BARU - About 130,000 out of one million children and teenagers in Malaysia are suffering so much mental stress that some commit suicide. | 'Suicide is the third contributing factor to death among... (The Straits Times) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records says UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not recognizing rights of adopted kids: UN HALIFAX (CP) — Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (The Toronto Star) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records, UN says Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee on the Rights ... (Globe and Mail) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (Canoe) |
Archived on Tuesday October 21 at 3.45pm:
Asperger Syndrome | In Yahoo! Health | Is it GERD? More from Yahoo! Health: • • • | | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurob... (Yahoo Daily News) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed Capitol Hill is full of characters. The tattooed. The pierced. The saved. The desperate. Beggars and drinkers. Many want something. | | So did Lee Bakker Jr. He wanted what most people are leas... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Special-needs children suffer as Halton strike continues For the second week in a row, 9-year-old Ryan Hibbard of Oakville has nothing to look forward to when he wakes up. | As one of the Halton District School Board's most severely disabled students, Ryan ... (The Toronto Star) |
'Broadway Man' — a friendly face on street corner — will be missed | Seattle Times staff reporter STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES Photographs of Lee Bakker Jr., who had autism and found comfort in routine, will be missed in the Broadway area of Seattle's Capitol Hi... (Seattle Times) |
Helping Autistic Children to Tough It Out on Their Own Maha Akeel, Arab News Staff | JEDDAH, 15 October 2003 — In a small villa off Sary Street, the Jeddah Autism Center takes care of 32 children. Over 60 others are on a waiting list because the ce... (Arab News) |
Where the U.S. stands in Iraq Girls look at a U.S. 101st Airborne Division soldier at a school in Mosul where the division dispensed writing materials collected by American families and churches. Story Tools SPECIAL REPORT •&... (CNN) |
Citizens Against Government Waste: Sen. Arlen Specter Is October Porker of the Month; Senator's Trick ... | To: National Desk | Contact: Mark Carpenter or Tom Finnigan, 202-467-5300, both of Citizens Against Government Waste; Web site: http://www.cagw.org | WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Ci... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Job cuts will hurt children: civil servants' union | Upcoming provincial government job cuts are bad news for troubled families and children around B.C., says a union leader representing civil servants. | BCGEU President George Heyman said he expects ... (myTELUS) |
Child and Family Service gets $196,100 from local foundations Star-Bulletin staff | Hawaii's largest statewide nonprofit human services agency has received $196,100 in various grants. | Child and Family Service received a three-year $150,000 grant from the Harol... (Star Bulletin) |
Class conscious send children to public school with a view Students at Sydney Secondary College have a view of Anzac Bridge, wear a smart new uniform and are leading the charge back into public education. | Leichhardt, Balmain and Glebe high schools were head... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Checkup on agencies A state assemblyman plans to form a task force to investigate allegations of mismanagement at mental health facilities statewide, particularly at Quality Services for the Autism Community in Queens. |... (New York Daily News) |
Clay Aiken CD treads on 'American Idol' proving ground Since garnering 12 million votes in May's "American Idol" finale, spiky-haired pop singer Clay Aiken has executed a promotional blitz generating Bennifer-caliber buzz. | He has performed on the Americ... (The State) |
Delegates to attend key forum on autism MORE than 500 delegates from all over the region are expected to attend the Middle East Applied Behaviour Analysis Conference (MEABAC 2003), which will be held at the Hilton next month. | The conferen... (Gulf Daily News) |
£1m payout for relatives of care home abuse victims By Terri Judd | Almost a decade after The Independent exposed the catalogue of sexual abuse and other acts of violence being perpetrated in two homes for people with learning difficulties, the victims... (The Independent) |
Stress driving teenagers to suicide KOTA BARU - About 130,000 out of one million children and teenagers in Malaysia are suffering so much mental stress that some commit suicide. | 'Suicide is the third contributing factor to death among... (The Straits Times) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records says UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not recognizing rights of adopted kids: UN HALIFAX (CP) — Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (The Toronto Star) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report | HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committ... (Canada Dot Com) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records, UN says Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee on the Rights ... (Globe and Mail) |
Canada not doing enough to open up adoption records: UN report HALIFAX (CP) - Provincial governments throughout most of Canada could be doing a lot more to help adopted children find their birth parents, says the draft report of a UN committee. | The UN Committee... (Canoe) |
Archived on Tuesday October 21 at 3.45pm:
Smarter Brunei concludes autism forum, gets ASD centre in KB (Borneo Bulletin, Brunei - 4 hours ago). Smarter Brunei recently concluded a forum on autism at the Brunei Shell Recreation.. In one of the presentations, the mother of an autistic child revealed that.. |
Annual LI walk for autism hopes to draw boro crowd (Bayside Times, NY - 7 hours ago). .. said it was years before her son was properly diagnosed as a “high-functioning” autistic child. Andresen started her lobby to increase services for autism.. |
Expert in field to address autism conference (Henderson Gleaner, KY - 18 Oct 2003). An internationally recognized expert will outline the differences between autism and Asperger's syndrome when the Autism Society of Western Kentucky hosts its.. |
Autism 'can be controlled' (Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 18 Oct 2003). .. He said this conference was a response to a need for ABA in the region. "One in every 160 children in the world is autistic and this dramatic rise in autism.. |
More Help For Parents With Autistic Children (Bru Direct, Brunei - 18 Oct 2003). .. with autistic related issues especially for parents was organised by Smarter. The community in the country in general still had the wrong impression on autism,.. |
NEW MMR AUTISM FEAR AS BABY GETS DOUBLE JAB MIX-UP (Carlisle News, UK - 18 Oct 2003). A LITTLE Cumbrian boy accidentally given a double dose of the controversial MMR vaccine is being tested for suspected autism, it has been revealed... |
Boy tested for autism after two MMR jabs (Independent, UK - 17 Oct 2003). A boy who received a double dose of the MMR vaccine nine months ago is having psychological tests after his family claimed he was showing signs of autism... |
Comic is safe bet to help families with autistic kids (Staten Island Advance, NY - 17 Oct 2003). .. In addition to providing a night of comedy for everyone, last night's event raised funds and awareness for the organization, which helps families with autistic.. |
Double dose MMR boy tested for suspected autism (Ananova, UK - 17 Oct 2003). A five-year-old boy accidentally given a double dose of the controversial MMR vaccine is being tested for suspected autism. The.. |
Double Dose MMR Boy has Tests for Suspected Autism (The Scotsman, UK - 17 Oct 2003). A five-year-old boy accidentally given a double dose of the controversial MMR vaccine is being tested for suspected autism, it emerged today... |
Delegation to attend conference on autism (Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 16 Oct 2003). .. The main focus of the conference will be on the latest international advances on the use of Applied Behaviour Analysis for the treatment of autism and related.. |
Autism Diet (News 14 Carolina, NC - 16 Oct 2003). .. Or does the diet actually affect autism - the brain disorder? For families of autistic children, it's more than just food for thought... |
Conference on autism will try to dispel myths (Toledo Blade, OH - 16 Oct 2003). .. is that Asperger’s syndrome, as well as autism, must be treated early. Schools should not solely focus on teaching academic skills to autistic and Asperger’.. |
Autistic kids (The Globe and Mail, Canada - 16 Oct 2003). .. Lyn, his mom, says: "Kids like this are hard-wired differently." Her son is one of an explosion of kids who have been diagnosed with autism or autistic.. |
Castlebar Cycling Club raises € 10000 for Autism (Western People, Ireland - 15 Oct 2003). "The Western Care Cycle for Autism" was a huge success with well in excess of €10,000 raised through hard fundraising by all the cyclists and corporate.. |
Autistic teenager distressed after waiting 12 hours at hospital.. (Awares - 15 Oct 2003). ABERDEEN, Scotland: An autistic teenager ended up attacking his mother after being.. Now Mary Hay is calling for greater awareness and understanding of autism.. |
AUTISTIC BOY'S 12-HOUR ORDEAL (Aberdeen Evening Express, UK - 14 Oct 2003). An autistic boy was forced to wait 12 hours for a minor operation in Aberdeen Royal Infirmary without food or drink. Niall Hay, who.. |
Autism Diet (News 14 Carolina, NC - 14 Oct 2003). .. Or does the diet actually affect autism - the brain disorder? For families of autistic children, it's more than just food for thought... |
AUTISTIC TEEN'S MUM HITS OUT AFTER ARI 'NIGHTMARE' (North Scotland Press and Journal, UK - 14 Oct 2003). An Autistic teenager ended up attacking his mother after being forced to wait.. Now Mary Hay is calling for greater awareness and understanding of autism after.. |
May Institute experts to report findings for autism, brain injury.. (Neponset Valley Daily News, MA - 13 Oct 2003). NORWOOD - More than a dozen May Institute experts will present their findings on treatment for individuals with autism and other behavioral disorders, acquired.. |
Archived on Wednesday October 22 at 4.29pm:
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Safety Officer Reportedly Shackles Student A safety officer at a Galveston school is accused of shackling a 12-year-old boy to a desk for two hours Wednesday. | •••• | | The grandmother of Austin Middle School student Ralph Kennedy said... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Health Calendar EVENTS | BREAST CANCER AWARENESS | Lindenhurst | Breast Cancer Help welcomes Dr. Allen Meek to present a free presentation about breast cancer awareness and screening, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Maureen Mc... (Newsday) |
No win, huge fee Judges have been muttering it in private for years. They spelled it out six years ago in a confidential paper to Lord Irvine, the then lord chancellor. They even say it in court when the press benches... (The Guardian) |
Measles and the MMR jab DR MARK PORTER | PROFESSOR Brent Taylor, one of the government's top advisers on vaccination, has renewed pressure on the Blairs to come clean about whether son Leo has had the MMR anti-measles, mumps... (Scotsman) |
UPS Legacy of Volunteerism Goes Global; CEO to Help Build A School in China As ... ATLANTA, Oct 20, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | UPS (NYSE:UPS) employees around the world began a week of synchronized community service today, including volunteering their time to give food t... (Stockhouse) |
'Behaviour' experts share ideas at forum MORE than 100 teachers, doctors, professionals and parents from around the world attended the Middle East Applied Behaviour Analysis Conference (Meabac 2003) yesterday, at the Hilton. | The conference... (Gulf Daily News) |
Dr Sarah: I'm not sure about MMR for baby Q- MY daughter's MMR vaccine is due shortly. I am not sure whether or not to let her have it, but am worried to hear that cases of measles are increasing. | A- I'VE recently looked into this again ver... (Belfast Telegraph) |
Autism 'can be controlled' ONE in every 160 children in the world suffers from autism, a conference in Bahrain heard yesterday. | Over 100 teachers, doctors, professionals and parents from around the world attended the Middle E... (Gulf Daily News) |
A good cause WILLIE Power sits chain-smoking and close to tears in the living room of his modest tenement flat. The 54-year-old has not eaten for two days, living off cigarettes and strong coffee since he was conf... (Scotsman) |
Medical students choose path early By Rachel Konrad | ASSOCIATED PRESS | STANFORD, Calif. — Dora Castaneda has wanted to become a neuroscientist since her sophomore year of college, when she volunteered as a physical therapist to... (The Washington Times) |
Korean kids' tongues cut to improve English SEOUL, South Korea -- Chop a centimeter or so off your tongue and become a fluent English speaker. | That is the hope that recently drove one mother to take her 6-year-old son for surgery aimed at rid... (Houston Chronicle) |
Equality-rights cases strain group's funds The scheduling of key equality-rights cases at the Supreme Court of Canada next year has put the pinch on a national organization looking to advance the rights of women and girls, the group's chair sa... (The Toronto Star) |
Youth cleared of crashing American port's computer Police efforts to crack down on computer crime suffered a setback yesterday when a British teenager accused of launching an electronic attack on America's busiest port was cleared. | Aaron Caffrey, 19... (The Guardian) |
Health: The Feuerstein way | A year ago, Foo Siang Mun was a high-flying management consultant earning a handsome salary. | Today, she works full-time with autistic and slow-learning children- teaching them to think, read and c... (NSTP) |
Double Jab Mmr Alert | Oct 18 2003 | A CHILD accidentally given a double dose of the MMR vaccine is being tested for suspected autism. | The five-year-old boy was given the second jab in January after moving from Kendal, ... (Daily Record) |
Lad 'stricken by 2 jabs' A BOY accidentally given a double dose of the MMR jab is being tested for autism. | The lad, aged five, had a regular MMR jab at 18 months. But after moving house he saw a new GP and got another dose ... (The Sun) |
Teenage hacker cleared of crashing Houston's computer system By Charles Arthur, Technology Editor | Aaron Caffrey, 19, from Shaftesbury, said afterwards that he was "very angry" at the way he was "interpreted" and "treated" by police. | He was alleged to have c... (The Independent) |
Boy tested for autism after two MMR jabs By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor | The boy's mother, who has requested anonymity, said that her son, who is five, was given the second dose by mistake after the family moved from Kendal, Cumbria, to ... (The Independent) |
Big Mouth Bookie | CONVENTIONAL wisdom suggests the quickest way to become a millionaire is to set up in business as a bookie. | All you need is the chalk and tickets. Blow me, you don’t even need that much these... (The Sun) |
Archived on Thursday October 23 at 9.14am:
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Safety Officer Reportedly Shackles Student A safety officer at a Galveston school is accused of shackling a 12-year-old boy to a desk for two hours Wednesday. | •••• | | The grandmother of Austin Middle School student Ralph Kennedy said... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Health Calendar EVENTS | BREAST CANCER AWARENESS | Lindenhurst | Breast Cancer Help welcomes Dr. Allen Meek to present a free presentation about breast cancer awareness and screening, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Maureen Mc... (Newsday) |
No win, huge fee Judges have been muttering it in private for years. They spelled it out six years ago in a confidential paper to Lord Irvine, the then lord chancellor. They even say it in court when the press benches... (The Guardian) |
Measles and the MMR jab DR MARK PORTER | PROFESSOR Brent Taylor, one of the government's top advisers on vaccination, has renewed pressure on the Blairs to come clean about whether son Leo has had the MMR anti-measles, mumps... (Scotsman) |
UPS Legacy of Volunteerism Goes Global; CEO to Help Build A School in China As ... ATLANTA, Oct 20, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | UPS (NYSE:UPS) employees around the world began a week of synchronized community service today, including volunteering their time to give food t... (Stockhouse) |
'Behaviour' experts share ideas at forum MORE than 100 teachers, doctors, professionals and parents from around the world attended the Middle East Applied Behaviour Analysis Conference (Meabac 2003) yesterday, at the Hilton. | The conference... (Gulf Daily News) |
Dr Sarah: I'm not sure about MMR for baby Q- MY daughter's MMR vaccine is due shortly. I am not sure whether or not to let her have it, but am worried to hear that cases of measles are increasing. | A- I'VE recently looked into this again ver... (Belfast Telegraph) |
Autism 'can be controlled' ONE in every 160 children in the world suffers from autism, a conference in Bahrain heard yesterday. | Over 100 teachers, doctors, professionals and parents from around the world attended the Middle E... (Gulf Daily News) |
A good cause WILLIE Power sits chain-smoking and close to tears in the living room of his modest tenement flat. The 54-year-old has not eaten for two days, living off cigarettes and strong coffee since he was conf... (Scotsman) |
Medical students choose path early By Rachel Konrad | ASSOCIATED PRESS | STANFORD, Calif. — Dora Castaneda has wanted to become a neuroscientist since her sophomore year of college, when she volunteered as a physical therapist to... (The Washington Times) |
Korean kids' tongues cut to improve English SEOUL, South Korea -- Chop a centimeter or so off your tongue and become a fluent English speaker. | That is the hope that recently drove one mother to take her 6-year-old son for surgery aimed at rid... (Houston Chronicle) |
Equality-rights cases strain group's funds The scheduling of key equality-rights cases at the Supreme Court of Canada next year has put the pinch on a national organization looking to advance the rights of women and girls, the group's chair sa... (The Toronto Star) |
Youth cleared of crashing American port's computer Police efforts to crack down on computer crime suffered a setback yesterday when a British teenager accused of launching an electronic attack on America's busiest port was cleared. | Aaron Caffrey, 19... (The Guardian) |
Health: The Feuerstein way | A year ago, Foo Siang Mun was a high-flying management consultant earning a handsome salary. | Today, she works full-time with autistic and slow-learning children- teaching them to think, read and c... (NSTP) |
Double Jab Mmr Alert | Oct 18 2003 | A CHILD accidentally given a double dose of the MMR vaccine is being tested for suspected autism. | The five-year-old boy was given the second jab in January after moving from Kendal, ... (Daily Record) |
Lad 'stricken by 2 jabs' A BOY accidentally given a double dose of the MMR jab is being tested for autism. | The lad, aged five, had a regular MMR jab at 18 months. But after moving house he saw a new GP and got another dose ... (The Sun) |
Teenage hacker cleared of crashing Houston's computer system By Charles Arthur, Technology Editor | Aaron Caffrey, 19, from Shaftesbury, said afterwards that he was "very angry" at the way he was "interpreted" and "treated" by police. | He was alleged to have c... (The Independent) |
Boy tested for autism after two MMR jabs By Jeremy Laurance, Health Editor | The boy's mother, who has requested anonymity, said that her son, who is five, was given the second dose by mistake after the family moved from Kendal, Cumbria, to ... (The Independent) |
Big Mouth Bookie | CONVENTIONAL wisdom suggests the quickest way to become a millionaire is to set up in business as a bookie. | All you need is the chalk and tickets. Blow me, you don’t even need that much these... (The Sun) |
Archived on Thursday October 23 at 9.14am:
Alzheimer's drug could help autistic children (Awares - 5 hours ago). Nineteen children with autism and eight with Asperger's syndrome, aged two to eight years, were treated with cerebrolysin in an inpatient clinic... |
Top politician calls for creation of autism centre (Awares - 5 hours ago). .. to pay for the creation of an autism centre at the University of New Brunswick. The proposed centre would train people to provide special therapy for autistic.. |
D-cycloserine helps some children with autism (Awares - 5 hours ago). MIAMI BEACH, Florida, USA: Symptoms of social withdrawal seen in autistic children.. sense that D-cycloserine has some efficacy for social withdrawal in autism... |
Family organizes NAAR team as it searches for autism cure (The News-Press, FL - 6 hours ago). .. NAAR, established in 1994 by a small group of New Jersey parents with autistic children, exists mostly to fund autism research, invaluable pilot studies that.. |
Researcher to study genetics of autism (Newark Star Ledger, NJ - 6 hours ago). .. Autism is on the rise. The New Jersey Department of Education reported 1,042 autistic children in 1994; the figure jumped to 3,984 by 2001... |
AACAP: D-cycloserine Shows Promise in Treatment of Autistic.. (Doctor's Guide (press release) - 19 hours ago). MIAMI BEACH, FL -- October 21, 2003 -- Symptoms of social withdrawal seen in autistic.. sense that D-cycloserine has some efficacy for social withdrawal in autism.. |
Autistic boy switches districts (Greeley Tribune, CO - 21 Oct 2003). .. be for her 12-year-old son. Jason has a severe and profound case of the neurological disorder autism. He had done well at Monfort.. |
Federal grant to help create program for autistic children (Providence Journal Bulletin (subscription), RI - 20 Oct 2003). .. Lincoln Chafee means one thing: her 9-year-old autistic son will have a new state-of-the-art school in two years and a new feeling of belonging... |
Autistic Boy Found Shackled (Local6.com, FL - 20 Oct 2003). GALVESTON, Texas -- A middle school safety officer in Galveston was fired after a sixth grade boy with autism was shackled because he was found in the bathroom.. |
SDSU TO OFFER AUTISM SPECIALTY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER.. (San Diego State University (press release), CA - 20 Oct 2003). SAN DIEGO, Monday, October 20, 2003 — San Diego State University has received a $1.25 million federal grant to fund a new specialty in autism within the.. |
Liberals endorse autism centre (CBC New Brunswick, Canada - 20 Oct 2003). .. to pay for the creation of an autism centre at University of New Brunswick. The proposed centre would train people to provide special therapy for autistic.. |
She was ready, but not for autism (Birmingham News, AL - 20 Oct 2003). .. Then, a developmental psychologist in Chattanooga broke the staggering news: Their boy could be showing some of the symptoms associated with autism... |
Smarter Brunei concludes autism forum, gets ASD centre in KB (Borneo Bulletin, Brunei - 19 Oct 2003). Smarter Brunei recently concluded a forum on autism at the Brunei Shell Recreation.. In one of the presentations, the mother of an autistic child revealed that.. |
Annual LI walk for autism hopes to draw boro crowd (Bayside Times, NY - 19 Oct 2003). .. said it was years before her son was properly diagnosed as a “high-functioning” autistic child. Andresen started her lobby to increase services for autism.. |
Boy beats autism to earn black belt (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY - 19 Oct 2003). .. She suspected autism, but the official diagnosis didn't come until he was 6. Trevor's parents say like other.. Trevor's 10-year-old sister is autistic, too... |
Expert in field to address autism conference (Henderson Gleaner, KY - 18 Oct 2003). An internationally recognized expert will outline the differences between autism and Asperger's syndrome when the Autism Society of Western Kentucky hosts its.. |
Autism 'can be controlled' (Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 18 Oct 2003). .. He said this conference was a response to a need for ABA in the region. "One in every 160 children in the world is autistic and this dramatic rise in autism.. |
More Help For Parents With Autistic Children (Bru Direct, Brunei - 18 Oct 2003). .. with autistic related issues especially for parents was organised by Smarter. The community in the country in general still had the wrong impression on autism,.. |
NEW MMR AUTISM FEAR AS BABY GETS DOUBLE JAB MIX-UP (Carlisle News, UK - 18 Oct 2003). A LITTLE Cumbrian boy accidentally given a double dose of the controversial MMR vaccine is being tested for suspected autism, it has been revealed... |
Boy tested for autism after two MMR jabs (Independent, UK - 17 Oct 2003). A boy who received a double dose of the MMR vaccine nine months ago is having psychological tests after his family claimed he was showing signs of autism... |
Archived on Friday October 24 at 2.58am:
Gene Found for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Thursday they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had ... (Reuters) |
Gene found for obsessive-compulsive disorder Story Tools HEALTH LIBRARY • YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Follow the news that matters to you. alert to be notified on topics you're interested in. | Or, visit for suggestions. | WASHINGTON (Reuters... (CNN) |
Gene Found for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Thursday they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had ... (Yahoo Daily News) |
You're hardwired to go mad Washington - American and Japanese researchers said on Thursday that they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had a... (Independent online) |
Millionaire testifies he and neighbor 'palled around' before fateful day RESOURCES | Robert Durst, the son of a New York City real estate tycoon, is accused of killing neighbor Morris Black, dismembering him and throwing the body parts into Galveston Bay. From the Chronicl... (Houston Chronicle) |
Parents blamed for measles outbreak Health officials in Lancashire have blamed a second measles outbreak on parents refusing to vaccinate their children against the illness. | There have been nine cases since the beginning of October in... (BBC News) |
Major breaks down in court Charles Ingram denies all the charges Former Army Major Charles Ingram broke down in court as he described the stresses of winning and losing £1m on a TV quiz show. | He said his life had fallen to pi... (BBC News) |
Millionaire case Major 'forgot' about insurance claims Former army major Charles Ingram has told a court that his failure to declare previous claims when taking out two insurance policies had been genuine mistakes and memory slips. | Ingram, the figure at... (Ananova) |
Convicted pedophile goes on trial for alleged fondling of autistic boy, 5 A Broward County man went on trial Wednesday, accused of fondling a 5-year-old autistic boy at a specialized school in Davie six years ago. | • | Daniel Patrick Donohue, 63, was a convicted ped... (Yahoo Daily News) |
No rush to judgment Views across the 'autism spectrum' | By ROWAN HOOPER | In a meeting in Heidelberg earlier this month, science historians concluded that German science between 1933 and 1945 was exploitative and unethi... (Japan Times) |
Go speed racer . . . raising the Bar . . . athletic supporter | You won't find Keith Watkins unwinding on a golf course. Buckeye's economic development director prefers to get down and dirty in his spare time. | He climbs into a four-layer, fire-retardant suit a... (Azcentral) |
Gladys Reyes in Maalaala Proving that image is never everything, Maalaala Mo Kaya probes the real-life angel behind one of the most well-known soap villainesses of her generation when they present the real story of actress Gl... (The Philippine Star) |
Disabled children are no one's fault WE REFER to the article, 'Everitt Road II: Neighbour spat plays out in Simei' (ST, Oct 6), which reported Mr Bobby Yeo's remark that having an autistic son was the retribution for Mr Tay Poh Cheok's p... (The Straits Times) |
Durst tells jury story of his life Details of killing are expected today | RESOURCES | Robert Durst, the son of a New York City real estate tycoon, is accused of killing neighbor Morris Black, dismembering him and throwing the body par... (Houston Chronicle) |
Chrysler Certified Pre-Owned Joins Matthew Perry, The Lili Claire Foundation and its Celebrity Supporters To ... DETROIT &IRVINE, Calif., Oct 22, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Today's smart choice for premium quality automobiles, DaimlerChrysler's family of vehicles, and its line of Chrysler Certified P... (Stockhouse) |
High-tech tools lead way to hope In a cavernous mall department store, a teenage boy pauses by the display he has been stocking with slippers to check a message on his pocket computer. | • | For the few mid-morning shoppers pa... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Durst ready for hiscloseup in Tex. court GALVESTON, Tex. - After months of practice, including elaborate mock trials, cross-dressing Robert Durst is expected to testify today that he accidentally killed his 71-year-old neighbor in self-defen... (New York Daily News) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Safety Officer Reportedly Shackles Student A safety officer at a Galveston school is accused of shackling a 12-year-old boy to a desk for two hours Wednesday. | •••• | | The grandmother of Austin Middle School student Ralph Kennedy said... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Health Calendar EVENTS | BREAST CANCER AWARENESS | Lindenhurst | Breast Cancer Help welcomes Dr. Allen Meek to present a free presentation about breast cancer awareness and screening, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Maureen Mc... (Newsday) |
Archived on Friday October 24 at 2.58am:
SDSU Researcher Paints Clearer Picture of Autism Development (San Diego State University (press release), CA - 11 hours ago). .. programs that encourage autistic children to interact with their environment are believed to curb its long-term effects, but most children with autism still.. |
Autism Institute Founder, SMC Professor Cited (Santa Monica Mirror, CA - 13 hours ago). Bernard Rimland, Ph.D., chief technical consultant on the film Rain Man and founder of the Autism Research Institute 35 years ago, and James Croxton, Santa.. |
NFdL family helps others face challenges of autism (Fond du Lac Reporter, WI - 17 hours ago). .. enough — but it’s even more so when parent and child cannot communicate, says Sue Digman, mother of another autistic boy. “Children that have autism have.. |
Alzheimer's drug could help autistic children (Awares - 22 Oct 2003). Nineteen children with autism and eight with Asperger's syndrome, aged two to eight years, were treated with cerebrolysin in an inpatient clinic... |
Top politician calls for creation of autism centre (Awares - 22 Oct 2003). .. to pay for the creation of an autism centre at the University of New Brunswick. The proposed centre would train people to provide special therapy for autistic.. |
D-cycloserine helps some children with autism (Awares - 22 Oct 2003). MIAMI BEACH, Florida, USA: Symptoms of social withdrawal seen in autistic children.. sense that D-cycloserine has some efficacy for social withdrawal in autism... |
Family organizes NAAR team as it searches for autism cure (The News-Press, FL - 22 Oct 2003). .. NAAR, established in 1994 by a small group of New Jersey parents with autistic children, exists mostly to fund autism research, invaluable pilot studies that.. |
Researcher to study genetics of autism (Newark Star Ledger, NJ - 21 Oct 2003). .. Autism is on the rise. The New Jersey Department of Education reported 1,042 autistic children in 1994; the figure jumped to 3,984 by 2001... |
AACAP: D-cycloserine Shows Promise in Treatment of Autistic.. (Doctor's Guide (press release) - 21 Oct 2003). MIAMI BEACH, FL -- October 21, 2003 -- Symptoms of social withdrawal seen in autistic.. sense that D-cycloserine has some efficacy for social withdrawal in autism.. |
Autistic boy switches districts (Greeley Tribune, CO - 21 Oct 2003). .. be for her 12-year-old son. Jason has a severe and profound case of the neurological disorder autism. He had done well at Monfort.. |
Federal grant to help create program for autistic children (Providence Journal Bulletin (subscription), RI - 20 Oct 2003). .. Lincoln Chafee means one thing: her 9-year-old autistic son will have a new state-of-the-art school in two years and a new feeling of belonging... |
Autistic Boy Found Shackled (Local6.com, FL - 20 Oct 2003). GALVESTON, Texas -- A middle school safety officer in Galveston was fired after a sixth grade boy with autism was shackled because he was found in the bathroom.. |
SDSU TO OFFER AUTISM SPECIALTY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER.. (San Diego State University (press release), CA - 20 Oct 2003). SAN DIEGO, Monday, October 20, 2003 — San Diego State University has received a $1.25 million federal grant to fund a new specialty in autism within the.. |
Liberals endorse autism centre (CBC New Brunswick, Canada - 20 Oct 2003). .. to pay for the creation of an autism centre at University of New Brunswick. The proposed centre would train people to provide special therapy for autistic.. |
She was ready, but not for autism (Birmingham News, AL - 20 Oct 2003). .. Then, a developmental psychologist in Chattanooga broke the staggering news: Their boy could be showing some of the symptoms associated with autism... |
Smarter Brunei concludes autism forum, gets ASD centre in KB (Borneo Bulletin, Brunei - 19 Oct 2003). Smarter Brunei recently concluded a forum on autism at the Brunei Shell Recreation.. In one of the presentations, the mother of an autistic child revealed that.. |
Annual LI walk for autism hopes to draw boro crowd (Bayside Times, NY - 19 Oct 2003). .. said it was years before her son was properly diagnosed as a “high-functioning” autistic child. Andresen started her lobby to increase services for autism.. |
Boy beats autism to earn black belt (Elizabethtown News Enterprise, KY - 19 Oct 2003). .. She suspected autism, but the official diagnosis didn't come until he was 6. Trevor's parents say like other.. Trevor's 10-year-old sister is autistic, too... |
Expert in field to address autism conference (Henderson Gleaner, KY - 18 Oct 2003). An internationally recognized expert will outline the differences between autism and Asperger's syndrome when the Autism Society of Western Kentucky hosts its.. |
Autism 'can be controlled' (Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 18 Oct 2003). .. He said this conference was a response to a need for ABA in the region. "One in every 160 children in the world is autistic and this dramatic rise in autism.. |
Archived on Friday October 24 at 7.36pm:
Gene Found for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Thursday they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had ... (Reuters) |
Gene found for obsessive-compulsive disorder Story Tools HEALTH LIBRARY • YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Follow the news that matters to you. alert to be notified on topics you're interested in. | Or, visit for suggestions. | WASHINGTON (Reuters... (CNN) |
Gene Found for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Thursday they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had ... (Yahoo Daily News) |
You're hardwired to go mad Washington - American and Japanese researchers said on Thursday that they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had a... (Independent online) |
Millionaire testifies he and neighbor 'palled around' before fateful day RESOURCES | Robert Durst, the son of a New York City real estate tycoon, is accused of killing neighbor Morris Black, dismembering him and throwing the body parts into Galveston Bay. From the Chronicl... (Houston Chronicle) |
Parents blamed for measles outbreak Health officials in Lancashire have blamed a second measles outbreak on parents refusing to vaccinate their children against the illness. | There have been nine cases since the beginning of October in... (BBC News) |
Major breaks down in court Charles Ingram denies all the charges Former Army Major Charles Ingram broke down in court as he described the stresses of winning and losing £1m on a TV quiz show. | He said his life had fallen to pi... (BBC News) |
Millionaire case Major 'forgot' about insurance claims Former army major Charles Ingram has told a court that his failure to declare previous claims when taking out two insurance policies had been genuine mistakes and memory slips. | Ingram, the figure at... (Ananova) |
Convicted pedophile goes on trial for alleged fondling of autistic boy, 5 A Broward County man went on trial Wednesday, accused of fondling a 5-year-old autistic boy at a specialized school in Davie six years ago. | • | Daniel Patrick Donohue, 63, was a convicted ped... (Yahoo Daily News) |
No rush to judgment Views across the 'autism spectrum' | By ROWAN HOOPER | In a meeting in Heidelberg earlier this month, science historians concluded that German science between 1933 and 1945 was exploitative and unethi... (Japan Times) |
Go speed racer . . . raising the Bar . . . athletic supporter | You won't find Keith Watkins unwinding on a golf course. Buckeye's economic development director prefers to get down and dirty in his spare time. | He climbs into a four-layer, fire-retardant suit a... (Azcentral) |
Gladys Reyes in Maalaala Proving that image is never everything, Maalaala Mo Kaya probes the real-life angel behind one of the most well-known soap villainesses of her generation when they present the real story of actress Gl... (The Philippine Star) |
Disabled children are no one's fault WE REFER to the article, 'Everitt Road II: Neighbour spat plays out in Simei' (ST, Oct 6), which reported Mr Bobby Yeo's remark that having an autistic son was the retribution for Mr Tay Poh Cheok's p... (The Straits Times) |
Durst tells jury story of his life Details of killing are expected today | RESOURCES | Robert Durst, the son of a New York City real estate tycoon, is accused of killing neighbor Morris Black, dismembering him and throwing the body par... (Houston Chronicle) |
Chrysler Certified Pre-Owned Joins Matthew Perry, The Lili Claire Foundation and its Celebrity Supporters To ... DETROIT &IRVINE, Calif., Oct 22, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Today's smart choice for premium quality automobiles, DaimlerChrysler's family of vehicles, and its line of Chrysler Certified P... (Stockhouse) |
High-tech tools lead way to hope In a cavernous mall department store, a teenage boy pauses by the display he has been stocking with slippers to check a message on his pocket computer. | • | For the few mid-morning shoppers pa... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Durst ready for hiscloseup in Tex. court GALVESTON, Tex. - After months of practice, including elaborate mock trials, cross-dressing Robert Durst is expected to testify today that he accidentally killed his 71-year-old neighbor in self-defen... (New York Daily News) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Safety Officer Reportedly Shackles Student A safety officer at a Galveston school is accused of shackling a 12-year-old boy to a desk for two hours Wednesday. | •••• | | The grandmother of Austin Middle School student Ralph Kennedy said... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Health Calendar EVENTS | BREAST CANCER AWARENESS | Lindenhurst | Breast Cancer Help welcomes Dr. Allen Meek to present a free presentation about breast cancer awareness and screening, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at Maureen Mc... (Newsday) |
Archived on Saturday October 25 at 1.48pm:
Camden pioneers the way in education for autistic kids A new centre at a Camden Primary School has brought opportunities for autistic children and relief for the parents. Carmen Lichi reports. A PIONEERING centre for children with autism has been launched... (Ham and High) |
Charges Dropped Against Former State Senator Assault charges against a former South Carolina state senator were dropped at a court hearing in Anderson Friday morning. | | T. Ed Garrison faced charges of assault and battery of a high and a... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Neighbor accused in cruel torment of child A Quincy woman who allegedly has sworn at her 11-year-old autistic neighbor and frightened him with her dog so he would soil his pants - because she said he was bringing down her property value - is f... (Boston Herald) |
Neighbor abused autistic boy, 11, AG's office says Each morning, as a Quincy mother and her severely autistic 11-year-old son waited for a school van, a neighbor walked past with a barking dog, knowing it frightened the boy and made him shriek and wet... (The Boston Globe) |
Moviemakers set to tell Moe's story Canadian golf great Moe Norman is out of hospital — and on to the big screen. | A Hollywood production on the life of the ball-striking legend is being assembled by the man who won the Academy Award s... (The Toronto Star) |
L.I. park walk to aidresearch on autism Some autistic children and their parents are hoping lots of folks feel like taking a walk in the park for a good cause on Sunday. | They gathered at Long Island Jewish Hospital recently to urge the pu... (New York Daily News) |
Crash's blunt force killed Renna Race car driver Tony Renna could not have survived his crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, based on information released Thursday by the Marion County coroner's office and the Indy Racing League... (Indianapolis Star) |
In the name of the author My current play San Diego features a character called David Greig, a playwright. He introduces the audience to the characters and he sets the scene. But before he's able to do very much else he is sud... (Scotsman) |
PIL for autism | NEW DELHI : A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed before Delhi High Court on Thursday, seeking directions to various government agencies to extend disability benefits to autistic persons. | &... (The Times Of India) |
A law unto himself By Julia Llewellyn Smith | Anthony Julius arrives slightly late for lunch at Six-13, a "kosher-fusion" restaurant in central London. The late Princess of Wales's divorce lawyer has a round face and a ... (Financial Times) |
Compulsion linked to faulty gene Many people with OCD wash their hands compulsively A 'double fault' in one gene could lead to severe obsessive compulsive disorder, scientists suggest. | People with OCD tend to repeat certain behavio... (BBC News) |
Gene Found for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Thursday they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had ... (Reuters) |
Gene found for obsessive-compulsive disorder Story Tools HEALTH LIBRARY • YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Follow the news that matters to you. alert to be notified on topics you're interested in. | Or, visit for suggestions. | WASHINGTON (Reuters... (CNN) |
Gene Found for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Thursday they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had ... (Yahoo Daily News) |
You're hardwired to go mad Washington - American and Japanese researchers said on Thursday that they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had a... (Independent online) |
Millionaire testifies he and neighbor 'palled around' before fateful day RESOURCES | Robert Durst, the son of a New York City real estate tycoon, is accused of killing neighbor Morris Black, dismembering him and throwing the body parts into Galveston Bay. From the Chronicl... (Houston Chronicle) |
Parents blamed for measles outbreak Health officials in Lancashire have blamed a second measles outbreak on parents refusing to vaccinate their children against the illness. | There have been nine cases since the beginning of October in... (BBC News) |
Major breaks down in court Charles Ingram denies all the charges Former Army Major Charles Ingram broke down in court as he described the stresses of winning and losing £1m on a TV quiz show. | He said his life had fallen to pi... (BBC News) |
Millionaire case Major 'forgot' about insurance claims Former army major Charles Ingram has told a court that his failure to declare previous claims when taking out two insurance policies had been genuine mistakes and memory slips. | Ingram, the figure at... (Ananova) |
Convicted pedophile goes on trial for alleged fondling of autistic boy, 5 A Broward County man went on trial Wednesday, accused of fondling a 5-year-old autistic boy at a specialized school in Davie six years ago. | • | Daniel Patrick Donohue, 63, was a convicted ped... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Archived on Sunday October 26 at 3.01pm:
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death HADDONFIELD, N.J. -- A Pennsylvania mother has sued a Camden County home for the developmentally disabled over the death of her autistic teenage son. | Matthew Goodman, 14, of Buckingham, Pa., died Fe... (Newsday) |
Penguins Report: 10/25/03 SCOUTING REPORT | Matchup: Penguins vs. New York Islanders, 7:08 p.m. today, Nassau Coliseum. | TV, radio: Fox Sports Net; WWSW-FM (94.5), WBGG-AM (970). | Probable goaltenders: Sebastien Caron for Pe... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Judge throws out assault case against former state senator ANDERSON, S.C. - A judge on Friday dismissed the case against a former Upstate senator who witnesses said punched and dunked a 9-year-old autistic boy at Anderson's YMCA pool. | Summary Court judge Jo... (The State) |
Charges Against Former State Senator Dropped Assault charges against a former South Carolina state senator were dropped at a court hearing in Anderson Friday morning. | | T. Ed Garrison faced charges of assault and battery of a high and a... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Camden pioneers the way in education for autistic kids A new centre at a Camden Primary School has brought opportunities for autistic children and relief for the parents. Carmen Lichi reports. A PIONEERING centre for children with autism has been launched... (Ham and High) |
Charges Dropped Against Former State Senator Assault charges against a former South Carolina state senator were dropped at a court hearing in Anderson Friday morning. | | T. Ed Garrison faced charges of assault and battery of a high and a... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Neighbor accused in cruel torment of child A Quincy woman who allegedly has sworn at her 11-year-old autistic neighbor and frightened him with her dog so he would soil his pants - because she said he was bringing down her property value - is f... (Boston Herald) |
Neighbor abused autistic boy, 11, AG's office says Each morning, as a Quincy mother and her severely autistic 11-year-old son waited for a school van, a neighbor walked past with a barking dog, knowing it frightened the boy and made him shriek and wet... (The Boston Globe) |
Moviemakers set to tell Moe's story Canadian golf great Moe Norman is out of hospital — and on to the big screen. | A Hollywood production on the life of the ball-striking legend is being assembled by the man who won the Academy Award s... (The Toronto Star) |
L.I. park walk to aidresearch on autism Some autistic children and their parents are hoping lots of folks feel like taking a walk in the park for a good cause on Sunday. | They gathered at Long Island Jewish Hospital recently to urge the pu... (New York Daily News) |
Crash's blunt force killed Renna Race car driver Tony Renna could not have survived his crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, based on information released Thursday by the Marion County coroner's office and the Indy Racing League... (Indianapolis Star) |
In the name of the author My current play San Diego features a character called David Greig, a playwright. He introduces the audience to the characters and he sets the scene. But before he's able to do very much else he is sud... (Scotsman) |
PIL for autism | NEW DELHI : A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed before Delhi High Court on Thursday, seeking directions to various government agencies to extend disability benefits to autistic persons. | &... (The Times Of India) |
A law unto himself By Julia Llewellyn Smith | Anthony Julius arrives slightly late for lunch at Six-13, a "kosher-fusion" restaurant in central London. The late Princess of Wales's divorce lawyer has a round face and a ... (Financial Times) |
Compulsion linked to faulty gene Many people with OCD wash their hands compulsively A 'double fault' in one gene could lead to severe obsessive compulsive disorder, scientists suggest. | People with OCD tend to repeat certain behavio... (BBC News) |
Gene Found for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Thursday they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had ... (Reuters) |
Gene found for obsessive-compulsive disorder Story Tools HEALTH LIBRARY • YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Follow the news that matters to you. alert to be notified on topics you're interested in. | Or, visit for suggestions. | WASHINGTON (Reuters... (CNN) |
Gene Found for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Thursday they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had ... (Yahoo Daily News) |
You're hardwired to go mad Washington - American and Japanese researchers said on Thursday that they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had a... (Independent online) |
Archived on Monday October 27 at 1.09pm:
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death HADDONFIELD, N.J. -- A Pennsylvania mother has sued a Camden County home for the developmentally disabled over the death of her autistic teenage son. | Matthew Goodman, 14, of Buckingham, Pa., died Fe... (Newsday) |
Penguins Report: 10/25/03 SCOUTING REPORT | Matchup: Penguins vs. New York Islanders, 7:08 p.m. today, Nassau Coliseum. | TV, radio: Fox Sports Net; WWSW-FM (94.5), WBGG-AM (970). | Probable goaltenders: Sebastien Caron for Pe... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Judge throws out assault case against former state senator ANDERSON, S.C. - A judge on Friday dismissed the case against a former Upstate senator who witnesses said punched and dunked a 9-year-old autistic boy at Anderson's YMCA pool. | Summary Court judge Jo... (The State) |
Charges Against Former State Senator Dropped Assault charges against a former South Carolina state senator were dropped at a court hearing in Anderson Friday morning. | | T. Ed Garrison faced charges of assault and battery of a high and a... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Camden pioneers the way in education for autistic kids A new centre at a Camden Primary School has brought opportunities for autistic children and relief for the parents. Carmen Lichi reports. A PIONEERING centre for children with autism has been launched... (Ham and High) |
Charges Dropped Against Former State Senator Assault charges against a former South Carolina state senator were dropped at a court hearing in Anderson Friday morning. | | T. Ed Garrison faced charges of assault and battery of a high and a... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Neighbor accused in cruel torment of child A Quincy woman who allegedly has sworn at her 11-year-old autistic neighbor and frightened him with her dog so he would soil his pants - because she said he was bringing down her property value - is f... (Boston Herald) |
Neighbor abused autistic boy, 11, AG's office says Each morning, as a Quincy mother and her severely autistic 11-year-old son waited for a school van, a neighbor walked past with a barking dog, knowing it frightened the boy and made him shriek and wet... (The Boston Globe) |
Moviemakers set to tell Moe's story Canadian golf great Moe Norman is out of hospital — and on to the big screen. | A Hollywood production on the life of the ball-striking legend is being assembled by the man who won the Academy Award s... (The Toronto Star) |
L.I. park walk to aidresearch on autism Some autistic children and their parents are hoping lots of folks feel like taking a walk in the park for a good cause on Sunday. | They gathered at Long Island Jewish Hospital recently to urge the pu... (New York Daily News) |
Crash's blunt force killed Renna Race car driver Tony Renna could not have survived his crash at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, based on information released Thursday by the Marion County coroner's office and the Indy Racing League... (Indianapolis Star) |
In the name of the author My current play San Diego features a character called David Greig, a playwright. He introduces the audience to the characters and he sets the scene. But before he's able to do very much else he is sud... (Scotsman) |
PIL for autism | NEW DELHI : A public interest litigation (PIL) was filed before Delhi High Court on Thursday, seeking directions to various government agencies to extend disability benefits to autistic persons. | &... (The Times Of India) |
A law unto himself By Julia Llewellyn Smith | Anthony Julius arrives slightly late for lunch at Six-13, a "kosher-fusion" restaurant in central London. The late Princess of Wales's divorce lawyer has a round face and a ... (Financial Times) |
Compulsion linked to faulty gene Many people with OCD wash their hands compulsively A 'double fault' in one gene could lead to severe obsessive compulsive disorder, scientists suggest. | People with OCD tend to repeat certain behavio... (BBC News) |
Gene Found for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Thursday they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had ... (Reuters) |
Gene found for obsessive-compulsive disorder Story Tools HEALTH LIBRARY • YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Follow the news that matters to you. alert to be notified on topics you're interested in. | Or, visit for suggestions. | WASHINGTON (Reuters... (CNN) |
Gene Found for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Thursday they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had ... (Yahoo Daily News) |
You're hardwired to go mad Washington - American and Japanese researchers said on Thursday that they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients had a... (Independent online) |
Archived on Tuesday October 28 at 8.44am:
City Beat:Real life fairy tale There is a particular flavor to an "Only Make Believe" theatrical production. | The actors may be wearing costumes - and/or robes and hospital gowns. | But that's cool, because the audience dresses th... (New York Daily News) |
City beat:Real life fairy tale There is a particular flavor to an "Only Make Believe" theatrical production. | The actors may be wearing costumes - and/or robes and hospital gowns. | But that's cool, because the audience dresses th... (New York Daily News) |
Fall party meets special needs It was difficult to hear through the laughter at St. Thomas Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon. | For the better part of two hours, a crowd with painted faces, halos, great pumpkin suits and animal c... (The State) |
French intellectuals take aim at their homeland PARIS - The France-bashers are at it again. | This time, however, they don't work for the Pentagon or the British tabloids. They aren't emptying bottles of Bordeaux into American gutters or canceling ... (SunSpot) |
2 Winnsboro men killed in car crash (This article contains several news items) Two Winnsboro men died early Saturday when their car ran off a road and slammed into a tree, the S.C. Highway Patrol said. | Troopers also identified the victim of a fatal crash Friday night in Lexing... (The State) |
Gene Found for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Thursday they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients ha... (Tehran Times) |
The School with a Big Heart Every parent has a dream for a child–a good education, a successful career, a prosperous and happy life. Very often, even before the baby is born, parents have prepared his or her path in life. B... (The Philippine Star) |
The skin we're in What does each of us think of when we think of our body? Do we see it as our friend or our enemy? The home of our pleasure or the source of our pain? Do we want to indulge and pamper it or starve and ... (The Observer) |
Different class Why do disabled actors rarely get to play themselves on screen? Are we so shallow that we want to leave the cinema comforted not challenged? Films where Hollywood actors play a character with a disabi... (The Observer) |
Assault case dismissed, but boy's family plans to continue ANDERSON, S.C. - The assault case against a former Upstate senator accused of assaulting an autistic boy has been dismissed, but the boy's family says they will seek other legal avenues. | An Anderson... (The State) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death HADDONFIELD, N.J. -- A Pennsylvania mother has sued a Camden County home for the developmentally disabled over the death of her autistic teenage son. | Matthew Goodman, 14, of Buckingham, Pa., died Fe... (Newsday) |
Penguins Report: 10/25/03 SCOUTING REPORT | Matchup: Penguins vs. New York Islanders, 7:08 p.m. today, Nassau Coliseum. | TV, radio: Fox Sports Net; WWSW-FM (94.5), WBGG-AM (970). | Probable goaltenders: Sebastien Caron for Pe... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Judge throws out assault case against former state senator ANDERSON, S.C. - A judge on Friday dismissed the case against a former Upstate senator who witnesses said punched and dunked a 9-year-old autistic boy at Anderson's YMCA pool. | Summary Court judge Jo... (The State) |
Charges Against Former State Senator Dropped Assault charges against a former South Carolina state senator were dropped at a court hearing in Anderson Friday morning. | | T. Ed Garrison faced charges of assault and battery of a high and a... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Camden pioneers the way in education for autistic kids A new centre at a Camden Primary School has brought opportunities for autistic children and relief for the parents. Carmen Lichi reports. A PIONEERING centre for children with autism has been launched... (Ham and High) |
Charges Dropped Against Former State Senator Assault charges against a former South Carolina state senator were dropped at a court hearing in Anderson Friday morning. | | T. Ed Garrison faced charges of assault and battery of a high and a... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Neighbor accused in cruel torment of child A Quincy woman who allegedly has sworn at her 11-year-old autistic neighbor and frightened him with her dog so he would soil his pants - because she said he was bringing down her property value - is f... (Boston Herald) |
Neighbor abused autistic boy, 11, AG's office says Each morning, as a Quincy mother and her severely autistic 11-year-old son waited for a school van, a neighbor walked past with a barking dog, knowing it frightened the boy and made him shriek and wet... (The Boston Globe) |
Moviemakers set to tell Moe's story Canadian golf great Moe Norman is out of hospital — and on to the big screen. | A Hollywood production on the life of the ball-striking legend is being assembled by the man who won the Academy Award s... (The Toronto Star) |
Archived on Tuesday October 28 at 8.44am:
Autistic Child Killed in House Fire (KLTV, TX - 7 hours ago). A 5-year-old autistic child was killed in a fire at a home in Hawkins. The home is located on County Road 3430, two miles West of downtown... |
School Bus Driver Charged and Suspended for Beating Autistic.. (WTEN, NY - 10 hours ago). .. Police stated that during a two week summer school session last August Marintez repeatedly struck a 15-year old autistic boy on the hands and legs with the.. |
Bus driver charged for striking autistic teen (Capital News 9, NY - 14 hours ago). .. child. Martinez is accused of hitting a 15-year-old autistic teen with a wooden handle from an ice scraper to keep him quiet. The.. |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death (NEPA News, PA - 25 Oct 2003). Matthew Goodman, 14, of Buckingham, Pa., died Feb. 6, 2002, at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia from pneumonia, respiratory distress and a blood infection... |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death (phillyburbs.com, PA - 25 Oct 2003). HADDONFIELD, NJ - A Pennsylvania mother has sued a Camden County home for the developmentally disabled over the death of her autistic teenage son... |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death (Penn Live, PA - 25 Oct 2003). HADDONFIELD, NJ (AP) — A Pennsylvania mother has sued a Camden County home for the developmentally disabled over the death of her autistic teenage son... |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death (Newsday - 25 Oct 2003). HADDONFIELD, NJ -- A Pennsylvania mother has sued a Camden County home for the developmentally disabled over the death of her autistic teenage son... |
Bancroft sued over autistic boy's death (Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - 25 Oct 2003). By DANIEL WALSH. A Pennsylvania woman sued Bancroft NeuroHealth on Thursday, charging its abuse and neglect of her autistic son caused his death last year... |
Parents seek therapy center for autistic kids (Marietta Times, OH - 24 Oct 2003). .. Those include Asperger's Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and.. In the meantime, the Autism Network plans.. a resource library for parents of autistic.. |
Former senator cleared of charges for hitting autistic 9-year-.. (Greenville News, SC - 24 Oct 2003). .. Garrison, 81, was charged in July with hitting a 9-year-old autistic boy and dunking him twice in the swimming pool at the Anderson YMCA, according to an.. |
Camden pioneers the way in education for autistic kids (Hampstead Express, UK - 24 Oct 2003). A PIONEERING centre for children with autism has been launched at a Camden primary school. The Autistic Spectrum Disorder Resource Base at Netley Primary School.. |
Woman Who Allegedly Abused Autistic Boy Investigated (Boston Channel.com, MA - 24 Oct 2003). .. She has twin autistic 11-year-olds, but one is more autistic than the.. threats at the boy's mother, screamed derogatory terms about the 11-year-old's autism and.. |
Autistic Boy Dies After Laying On Beltway (NBC 4.com, DC - 24 Oct 2003). FAIRFAX COUNTY, Va. -- Virginia State Police said an autistic 16-year-old died after he wandered away from his Springfield, Va., home, strayed onto the Beltway.. |
Neighbor abused autistic boy, 11, AG's office says (Boston Globe, MA - 24 Oct 2003). Each morning, as a Quincy mother and her severely autistic 11-year-old son waited for a school van, a neighbor walked past with a barking dog, knowing it.. |
AG seeks order against woman who allegedly harassed autistic boy (Providence Journal Bulletin (subscription), RI - 24 Oct 2003). .. She has twin autistic 11-year-olds, but one is more autistic than the.. threats at the boy's mother, screamed derogatory terms about the 11-year-old's autism and.. |
Autistic boy's mom sues 2 facilities for his death (Newark Star Ledger, NJ - 23 Oct 2003). The mother of a 14-year-old autistic boy, whose death sparked a debate over the use of restraints on institutionalized patients, yesterday sued the facility.. |
Autistic boy killed after lying down on interstate (Hampton Roads Daily Press, VA - 23 Oct 2003). .. A 16-year-old autistic.. Raymond James Fletcher, who was known to wander through his neighborhood due to his autism, climbed out of a window at his Springfield.. |
SDSU Researcher Paints Clearer Picture of Autism Development (San Diego State University (press release), CA - 22 Oct 2003). .. programs that encourage autistic children to interact with their environment are believed to curb its long-term effects, but most children with autism still.. |
Autism Institute Founder, SMC Professor Cited (Santa Monica Mirror, CA - 22 Oct 2003). Bernard Rimland, Ph.D., chief technical consultant on the film Rain Man and founder of the Autism Research Institute 35 years ago, and James Croxton, Santa.. |
NFdL family helps others face challenges of autism (Fond du Lac Reporter, WI - 22 Oct 2003). .. enough — but it’s even more so when parent and child cannot communicate, says Sue Digman, mother of another autistic boy. “Children that have autism have.. |
Archived on Wednesday October 29 at 4.43pm:
Mother's cry for help answered By AINSLEY THOMSON | Waikato mother Louise Bewsher was so desperate to stop her two autistic toddlers screaming she felt like taping their mouths shut. | "I wasn't coping. It was awful. I was crying a... (NZ Herald) |
Sue's inspiration | Barbara Argument, Evening Gazette | Sue Calvert isn't keen to lay herself bare and talk about the trauma which changed her life. | But patiently, she explains son Matthew was born with spina ... (IC Newcastle) |
Michelle's world is explained | By Helen Sturdy, Evening Gazette | Every day, more than 75 children in the UK are born or diagnosed with a serious disability or rare syndrome. | But one Teesside family have found their own ... (IC Newcastle) |
AP Wins Top Prize in E&P's Photos of '03 | ASSOCIATED PRESS | NEW YORK (AP) - Associated Press photographers won the grand prize and three other honors in Editor & Publisher's Photos of the Year contest for 2003. | The magazine's grand prize... (Las Vegas Sun) |
AP Wins Top Prize in E&P's Photos of '03 NEW YORK -- Associated Press photographers won the grand prize and three other honors in Editor & Publisher's Photos of the Year contest for 2003. | The magazine's grand prize went to AP photograp... (Newsday) |
AP Wins Top Prize in E&P's Photos of '03 NEW YORK - Associated Press photographers won the grand prize and three other honors in Editor & Publisher's Photos of the Year contest for 2003. | The magazine's grand prize went to AP photograph... (The State) |
City Beat:Real life fairy tale There is a particular flavor to an "Only Make Believe" theatrical production. | The actors may be wearing costumes - and/or robes and hospital gowns. | But that's cool, because the audience dresses th... (New York Daily News) |
City beat:Real life fairy tale There is a particular flavor to an "Only Make Believe" theatrical production. | The actors may be wearing costumes - and/or robes and hospital gowns. | But that's cool, because the audience dresses th... (New York Daily News) |
Fall party meets special needs It was difficult to hear through the laughter at St. Thomas Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon. | For the better part of two hours, a crowd with painted faces, halos, great pumpkin suits and animal c... (The State) |
French intellectuals take aim at their homeland PARIS - The France-bashers are at it again. | This time, however, they don't work for the Pentagon or the British tabloids. They aren't emptying bottles of Bordeaux into American gutters or canceling ... (SunSpot) |
2 Winnsboro men killed in car crash (This article contains several news items) Two Winnsboro men died early Saturday when their car ran off a road and slammed into a tree, the S.C. Highway Patrol said. | Troopers also identified the victim of a fatal crash Friday night in Lexing... (The State) |
Gene Found for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Thursday they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients ha... (Tehran Times) |
The School with a Big Heart Every parent has a dream for a child–a good education, a successful career, a prosperous and happy life. Very often, even before the baby is born, parents have prepared his or her path in life. B... (The Philippine Star) |
The skin we're in What does each of us think of when we think of our body? Do we see it as our friend or our enemy? The home of our pleasure or the source of our pain? Do we want to indulge and pamper it or starve and ... (The Observer) |
Different class Why do disabled actors rarely get to play themselves on screen? Are we so shallow that we want to leave the cinema comforted not challenged? Films where Hollywood actors play a character with a disabi... (The Observer) |
Assault case dismissed, but boy's family plans to continue ANDERSON, S.C. - The assault case against a former Upstate senator accused of assaulting an autistic boy has been dismissed, but the boy's family says they will seek other legal avenues. | An Anderson... (The State) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death HADDONFIELD, N.J. -- A Pennsylvania mother has sued a Camden County home for the developmentally disabled over the death of her autistic teenage son. | Matthew Goodman, 14, of Buckingham, Pa., died Fe... (Newsday) |
Penguins Report: 10/25/03 SCOUTING REPORT | Matchup: Penguins vs. New York Islanders, 7:08 p.m. today, Nassau Coliseum. | TV, radio: Fox Sports Net; WWSW-FM (94.5), WBGG-AM (970). | Probable goaltenders: Sebastien Caron for Pe... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Judge throws out assault case against former state senator ANDERSON, S.C. - A judge on Friday dismissed the case against a former Upstate senator who witnesses said punched and dunked a 9-year-old autistic boy at Anderson's YMCA pool. | Summary Court judge Jo... (The State) |
Archived on Thursday October 30 at 6.35pm:
Learning support reform planned A Bill aimed at modernising support for school pupils who need extra help has been published in Scotland. | Education Minister Peter Peacock said the proposals in the Additional Support for Learning B... (BBC News) |
Rec center for autistic kids A Staten Island activity center for autistic children - the first of its kind in the city - could open on the grounds of a former orphanage in Prince's Bay as soon as next week, officials said. | Plan... (New York Daily News) |
France fades out The France-bashers are at it again. This time, however, they don't work for the Pentagon or the British tabloids. They aren't emptying bottles of Bordeaux into American gutters or cancelling tours of ... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
News in brief Angler up for award | A Lincolnshire angler who turned his hobby into a thriving business is in the short list for a prestigious award. | Nick Stephenson, 24, from Alvingham near Louth, is one of the ... (BBC News) |
DAD THING YOU DO: With my two boys, Joshua (left), five, and Jason, four, who ... 'Stop arguing!' he had bellowed at the top of his voice like a boarding school principal, tiny eyebrows pinched together, lips pursed. | My wife and I stood dead in our tracks, our mouths wide open, s... (The Straits Times) |
Mother's cry for help answered By AINSLEY THOMSON | Waikato mother Louise Bewsher was so desperate to stop her two autistic toddlers screaming she felt like taping their mouths shut. | "I wasn't coping. It was awful. I was crying a... (NZ Herald) |
Speech-Language Therapy Featured Information: | Other Parenting Issues: • • • | | In a recent parent-teacher conference, your child's teacher... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Sue's inspiration | Barbara Argument, Evening Gazette | Sue Calvert isn't keen to lay herself bare and talk about the trauma which changed her life. | But patiently, she explains son Matthew was born with spina ... (IC Newcastle) |
Michelle's world is explained | By Helen Sturdy, Evening Gazette | Every day, more than 75 children in the UK are born or diagnosed with a serious disability or rare syndrome. | But one Teesside family have found their own ... (IC Newcastle) |
AP Wins Top Prize in E&P's Photos of '03 | ASSOCIATED PRESS | NEW YORK (AP) - Associated Press photographers won the grand prize and three other honors in Editor & Publisher's Photos of the Year contest for 2003. | The magazine's grand prize... (Las Vegas Sun) |
AP Wins Top Prize in E&P's Photos of '03 NEW YORK -- Associated Press photographers won the grand prize and three other honors in Editor & Publisher's Photos of the Year contest for 2003. | The magazine's grand prize went to AP photograp... (Newsday) |
AP Wins Top Prize in E&P's Photos of '03 NEW YORK - Associated Press photographers won the grand prize and three other honors in Editor & Publisher's Photos of the Year contest for 2003. | The magazine's grand prize went to AP photograph... (The State) |
City Beat:Real life fairy tale There is a particular flavor to an "Only Make Believe" theatrical production. | The actors may be wearing costumes - and/or robes and hospital gowns. | But that's cool, because the audience dresses th... (New York Daily News) |
City beat:Real life fairy tale There is a particular flavor to an "Only Make Believe" theatrical production. | The actors may be wearing costumes - and/or robes and hospital gowns. | But that's cool, because the audience dresses th... (New York Daily News) |
Fall party meets special needs It was difficult to hear through the laughter at St. Thomas Lutheran Church on Sunday afternoon. | For the better part of two hours, a crowd with painted faces, halos, great pumpkin suits and animal c... (The State) |
French intellectuals take aim at their homeland PARIS - The France-bashers are at it again. | This time, however, they don't work for the Pentagon or the British tabloids. They aren't emptying bottles of Bordeaux into American gutters or canceling ... (SunSpot) |
2 Winnsboro men killed in car crash (This article contains several news items) Two Winnsboro men died early Saturday when their car ran off a road and slammed into a tree, the S.C. Highway Patrol said. | Troopers also identified the victim of a fatal crash Friday night in Lexing... (The State) |
Gene Found for Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. and Japanese researchers said on Thursday they had found a genetic mutation that causes obsessive-compulsive disorder and other mental illnesses and said some patients ha... (Tehran Times) |
The School with a Big Heart Every parent has a dream for a child–a good education, a successful career, a prosperous and happy life. Very often, even before the baby is born, parents have prepared his or her path in life. B... (The Philippine Star) |
The skin we're in What does each of us think of when we think of our body? Do we see it as our friend or our enemy? The home of our pleasure or the source of our pain? Do we want to indulge and pamper it or starve and ... (The Observer) |
Archived on Friday October 31 at 5.29pm:
Repligen Announces Secretin Activity in Animal Model of Anxiety Published in Psychopharmacology - Study Confirms ... WALTHAM, Mass., Oct 30, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today the publication in Psychopharmacology of a study which documents th... (Stockhouse) |
Rise in Suspected Childhood Diseases Suspected cases of three childhood diseases in Scotland have soared over the past 18 months, figures revealed today. | Reported notifications of mumps rose by 27%, rubella by 22% and measles by 18% in... (Scotsman) |
Childhood disease cases double in year REPORTED cases of common childhood diseases mumps, measles and chickenpox in the Lothians have almost doubled in the past year, according to figures released today. | As health chiefs unveiled the fig... (Scotsman) |
Rise in MMR cases recorded The MMR jag has been blamed by some for a rise in childhood autism Cases of three childhood diseases in Scotland have risen sharply over the past 18 months, latest figures have revealed. | Notified ca... (BBC News) |
Lethem creates 'Fortress' of childhood longing Jonathan Lethem, the audaciously talented author whose latest work is the novel , suffers from what he calls a "particular form of autism." | • • • • • Search USATODAY.com | S... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Durst victim an old meanie, jury is told A parade of witnesses described Morris Black yesterday as being so nasty and volatile that he often cursed and yelled at kids, went "from zero to 60 in nothing flat" and threatened to blow up a public... (New York Daily News) |
The School with a Big Heart Every parent has a dream for a child–a good education, a successful career, a prosperous and happy life. Very often, even before the baby is born, parents have prepared his or her path in life. B... (The Philippine Star) |
Lethem creates 'Fortress' of childhood longing By Maureen Pao, USA TODAY Jonathan Lethem, the audaciously talented author whose latest work is the novel The Fortress of Solitude, suffers from what he calls a "particular form of autism." Author Jon... (USA Today) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Campaign2003/South: Bethel schools race highlights deficit All six candidates for five Bethel Park school board seats agree that the first order of business the board needs to attend to is getting the district's finances in line. | "You can't really move ahea... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Learning support reform planned A Bill aimed at modernising support for school pupils who need extra help has been published in Scotland. | Education Minister Peter Peacock said the proposals in the Additional Support for Learning B... (BBC News) |
Rec center for autistic kids A Staten Island activity center for autistic children - the first of its kind in the city - could open on the grounds of a former orphanage in Prince's Bay as soon as next week, officials said. | Plan... (New York Daily News) |
France fades out The France-bashers are at it again. This time, however, they don't work for the Pentagon or the British tabloids. They aren't emptying bottles of Bordeaux into American gutters or cancelling tours of ... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
News in brief Angler up for award | A Lincolnshire angler who turned his hobby into a thriving business is in the short list for a prestigious award. | Nick Stephenson, 24, from Alvingham near Louth, is one of the ... (BBC News) |
DAD THING YOU DO: With my two boys, Joshua (left), five, and Jason, four, who ... 'Stop arguing!' he had bellowed at the top of his voice like a boarding school principal, tiny eyebrows pinched together, lips pursed. | My wife and I stood dead in our tracks, our mouths wide open, s... (The Straits Times) |
Mother's cry for help answered By AINSLEY THOMSON | Waikato mother Louise Bewsher was so desperate to stop her two autistic toddlers screaming she felt like taping their mouths shut. | "I wasn't coping. It was awful. I was crying a... (NZ Herald) |
Speech-Language Therapy Featured Information: | Other Parenting Issues: • • • | | In a recent parent-teacher conference, your child's teacher... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Sue's inspiration | Barbara Argument, Evening Gazette | Sue Calvert isn't keen to lay herself bare and talk about the trauma which changed her life. | But patiently, she explains son Matthew was born with spina ... (IC Newcastle) |
Michelle's world is explained | By Helen Sturdy, Evening Gazette | Every day, more than 75 children in the UK are born or diagnosed with a serious disability or rare syndrome. | But one Teesside family have found their own ... (IC Newcastle) |
AP Wins Top Prize in E&P's Photos of '03 | ASSOCIATED PRESS | NEW YORK (AP) - Associated Press photographers won the grand prize and three other honors in Editor & Publisher's Photos of the Year contest for 2003. | The magazine's grand prize... (Las Vegas Sun) |
Archived on Saturday November 1 at 8.45am:
Brit Parents Wary Of Vaccine (AP) A doctor whose research has been seized upon for the last five years by parents opposed to the measles, mumps and rubella combined vaccine has urged them not to fear the childhood immunizati... (CBS News) |
Scientist urges parents to have kids vaccinated for measles, mumps, rubella CREDIT: (CP /Jacques Boissinot) Nine-year-old Helene Boissinot receives her vaccination shot. (CP /Jacques Boissinot) | LONDON (AP) - A doctor whose research has been seized upon fo... (Canada Dot Com) |
Scientists clash over MMR jab | | Two scientists at the centre of the MMR controversy have clashed in public, creating more confusion for parents. | Both were involved in the 1998 research which raised public fears about a ... (IC Newcastle) |
Scientists clash over MMR vaccine Two scientists at the centre of the MMR controversy have clashed in public, creating more confusion for parents. | Both were involved in the 1998 research which raised public fears about a possible li... (Ananova) |
MMR scientists clash over autism link Two of the scientists at the centre of the MMR controversy publicly clashed today, creating more confusion for anxious parents. | Both were involved in the 1998 research that led to heightened public ... (The Times) |
Special plea for nursery nurse strike UNION leaders were today urged to exempt special schools in the Capital from any further industrial action over pay for nursery nurses. | The city council has pleaded with public sector union Unison t... (Scotsman) |
Q&A: Fears over MMR One of the original scientists involved in research which triggered fears over MMR safety has urged parents to allow their children to receive the jab. | Dr Simon Murch, from the Royal Free Hospital i... (BBC News) |
Parents urged to opt for MMR Parent's are being warned not to ignore the issue Parents are being urged to embrace the measles, mumps and rubella vaccination and prevent a major measles outbreak. | The call came after a leading sp... (BBC News) |
Expert warns MMR scare could spark measles epidemic in Britain PARIS (AFP) - Britain could be swept by a measles epidemic this winter because of unfounded worries that the multiple measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine could make children autistic, a leading m... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Expert fears measles epidemic | | An expert who has warned of a potential major measles outbreak this winter due to the low uptake of MMR insisted he had never recommended that parents should stop giving children the vaccin... (IC Newcastle) |
MMR row expert urges jab take-up A huge drop in the number of children having the MMR vaccination has left the UK on the verge of a major measles outbreak, a leading specialist has warned. | Dr Simon Murch was involved in the origina... (Kenya Broadcasting Corp) |
The Journal: Today's Voice of the North | By The Journal | The bubble is bursting | The warnings have become a reality and the North today faces up to the very real threat that the call centre bubble is about to burst. | Unions have ... (IC Newcastle) |
Parents angry at jab U-turn | By Louella Houldcroft, The Journal | A shocking U-turn by one of the experts responsible for raising public fears about the MMR jab has been condemned by North-East parents. | Dr Simon Murch ... (IC Newcastle) |
Doctor in MMR alert now says jab is not dangerous AN EXPERT in childcare who was among those who first raised public fears about the triple vaccine MMR said today that he was now convinced it was safe. | And he gave a warning that unless parents stop... (The Times) |
MMR row expert urges jab take-up The MMR is protection against serious child illnesses A huge drop in the number of children having the MMR vaccination has left the UK on the verge of a major measles outbreak, a leading specialist ha... (BBC News) |
Warning of winter measles epidemics by MMR critic An expert who helped to raise public fears about MMR has warned of major measles epidemics this winter unless parents stop boycotting the vaccine. | Dr Simon Murch was a member of the team which in 19... (Ananova) |
Mmr Doctor Admits Error A doctor who five years ago warned of a link between the MMR vaccine and autism has admitted he may have got it wrong. | Dr Simon Murch now claims there could be a measles epidemic this winter if pare... (Skynews) |
Epidemic fear in MMR boycott One of the authors of the controversial scientific paper that sparked a scare over the MMR vaccination has warned of measles epidemics this winter because of parents boycotting the jab. | In a letter ... (The Guardian) |
Independent: HOWARD: OUR DARK DAYS ARE OVER | Michael Howard staked his claim to the Tory crown yesterday with a promise to lead the party "from its centre" and back to Government. | MMR IS SAFE, SAYS EXPERT WHO H... (Scotsman) |
Mmr Sore Point | Oct 31 2003 | Disease cases soar after parents snub vaccine over autism fears | By Mark Mcgivern | CASES of measles, mumps and rubella in Scots children are soaring. | The latest NHS figures show th... (Daily Record) |
Archived on Saturday November 1 at 8.45am:
Asperger program for young adult Jews (Minnesota Sun Publications, MN - 12 hours ago). A new program for Jewish high school seniors and young adults with Asperger syndrome, high functioning autism or mild cognitive disorders will kick off at 7 pm.. |
Autism charity proving a big success (icWales, UK - 29 Oct 2003). AUTISM is a subject never far from the headlines nowadays. Various "causes" and "cures" for the condition together with their relative.. |
Parents Say Their Autistic Child Beaten at School (WABC-TV, NY - 29 Oct 2003). (Bronx-WABC, October 29, 2003) — Two angry parents going public tonight about how their autistic son was abused in a small classroom that was supposed to be.. |
Hans Asperger - - the gentle nazi (Pravda, Russia - 29 Oct 2003). .. How huge? Well, with the number of US depressives forecast to reach 48.1 million by 2005, there's lots of money to be made. Asperger's and autism.. Autistic.. |
Autistic Boy Missing in DeKalb (WXIA-TV, GA - 29 Oct 2003). DeKalb County police were searching Wednesday for an autistic 14-year-old boy who disappeared from his home. Dushaun Ponder is 5.. |
Jools to play for autism research (Cambridge Evening News, UK - 28 Oct 2003). .. and his band will be performing two benefit concerts at the Corn Exchange to raise money for the National Autistic Society (NAS) and the Cambridge-based Autism.. |
Bus driver accused of striking autistic teen (Capital News 9, NY - 27 Oct 2003). But Albany police said that for a 15-year-old autistic boy, one of the Durham School Services buses became a place of abuse when Louis Martinez hit him with.. |
Bus driver charged for striking autistic teen (Capital News 9, NY - 27 Oct 2003). Louis Martinez, 48, faces charges of endangering the welfare of a child. Police said he hit a 15-year autistic boy with the wooden end of an ice scraper... |
Bus driver charged for striking autistic teen (Capital News 9, NY - 27 Oct 2003). .. child. Martinez is accused of hitting a 15-year-old autistic teen with a wooden handle from an ice scraper to keep him quiet. The.. |
Parents seek therapy center for autistic children (Parkersburg News, WV - 27 Oct 2003). .. from other pervasive developmental disorders, including asperger's.. In the meantime, the Autism Network plans to open a resource library for parents of autistic.. |
Autistic Child Killed in House Fire (KLTV, TX - 26 Oct 2003). A 5-year-old autistic child was killed in a fire at a home in Hawkins. The home is located on County Road 3430, two miles West of downtown... |
School Bus Driver Charged and Suspended for Beating Autistic.. (WTEN, NY - 26 Oct 2003). .. Police stated that during a two week summer school session last August Marintez repeatedly struck a 15-year old autistic boy on the hands and legs with the.. |
Bus driver charged for striking autistic teen (Capital News 9, NY - 26 Oct 2003). .. child. Martinez is accused of hitting a 15-year-old autistic teen with a wooden handle from an ice scraper to keep him quiet. The.. |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death (NEPA News, PA - 25 Oct 2003). Matthew Goodman, 14, of Buckingham, Pa., died Feb. 6, 2002, at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia from pneumonia, respiratory distress and a blood infection... |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death (phillyburbs.com, PA - 25 Oct 2003). HADDONFIELD, NJ - A Pennsylvania mother has sued a Camden County home for the developmentally disabled over the death of her autistic teenage son... |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death (Penn Live, PA - 25 Oct 2003). HADDONFIELD, NJ (AP) — A Pennsylvania mother has sued a Camden County home for the developmentally disabled over the death of her autistic teenage son... |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death (Newsday - 25 Oct 2003). HADDONFIELD, NJ -- A Pennsylvania mother has sued a Camden County home for the developmentally disabled over the death of her autistic teenage son... |
Bancroft sued over autistic boy's death (Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - 25 Oct 2003). By DANIEL WALSH. A Pennsylvania woman sued Bancroft NeuroHealth on Thursday, charging its abuse and neglect of her autistic son caused his death last year... |
Parents seek therapy center for autistic kids (Marietta Times, OH - 24 Oct 2003). .. Those include Asperger's Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and.. In the meantime, the Autism Network plans.. a resource library for parents of autistic.. |
Former senator cleared of charges for hitting autistic 9-year-.. (Greenville News, SC - 24 Oct 2003). .. Garrison, 81, was charged in July with hitting a 9-year-old autistic boy and dunking him twice in the swimming pool at the Anderson YMCA, according to an.. |
Archived on Sunday November 2 at 2.30am:
Focus: The truth about MMR So is the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella safe? Yes, says the Government, now backed by one of the scientists who first raised fears. No, say campaigners who link MMR with autism. Meanwhile... (The Independent) |
Health Highlights: Nov. 1, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Congress Considers Allowing Canadian Imports of Prescription Drugs | Even as the Food and Drug A... (Healthfinder) |
Woman faces 10 fraud charges | RCMP have laid 10 fraud-related charges against a 49-year-old woman in connection with alleged scams involving a writers' conference and charity fundraising gala scheduled for last weekend in Banff,... (Canada Dot Com) |
Ssp Calling for Separate Jabs for Children The Scottish Socialist Party today called for separate measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines to be made available to all children north of the border. | SSP MSP Carolyn Leckie has laid a motion be... (Scotsman) |
Woman accused of fundraising con arrested in Oak Bay | A woman accused of setting up a bogus writers conference and fundraiser in Banff has been arrested in Oak Bay and is facing 10 fraud-related charges. | A three-week search involving Alberta, B.C. Mo... (Canada Dot Com) |
Autism researcher urges MMR vaccine for kids BY EMMA ROSS | A doctor whose research has been seized upon for the last five years by parents opposed to the measles, mumps and rubella combined vaccine has urged them not to fear the childhood immun... (Chicago Sun Times) |
`It's a horrible way to live' Winding their way along the Don Valley Parkway every day, thousands of motorists see a picturesque cluster of high-rises majestically overlooking the city. | What they don't see is what's inside some ... (The Toronto Star) |
Papers focus on MMR dilemma The latest twist in the MMR debate brings cries of confusion from many of the papers. | The Sun asks "what on earth are worried parents supposed to make of it?" | Its editorial says the public feud be... (BBC News) |
Lock up your men Buy Maul at Amazon.co.uk | | by Tricia Sullivan | 368pp, Orbit, £10.99 | Douglas Adams liked the sound that deadlines made as they whooshed by. Writers wanting to address burning contempor... (The Guardian) |
Facts and figures 1988. It is administered usually to children between 13 and 15 months old although the government measures the take-up by the age of two. A booster dose, intended to catch all those who missed it firs... (The Guardian) |
Doctors turn on each other as MMR debate rages again The long-running controversy over the MMR vaccination turned unexpectedly into an extraordinary public battle of words yesterday between two doctors responsible for the research paper which began the ... (The Guardian) |
Mmr Chaos | Nov 1 2003 | New worry for parents as report docs clash over risks | By Karen Bale | PARENTS were left in more confusion yesterday as the MMR debate descended into chaos. | And pressure was growing ... (Daily Record) |
Diseases Rise As Jab Is Shunned | Nov 1 2003 | REPORTED cases of measles, mumps and rubella have seen the steepest rise in years since people have shunned the MMR vaccine. | Figures show that while the number of MMR inoculations dro... (Daily Record) |
Cards sales big success A SCHEME to raise funds for children with special needs has brought an overwhelming response, say organisers. | Each year, the Indian Ladies Association (ILA) sells greeting cards designed by special ... (Gulf Daily News) |
U-turn by expert who linked MMR vaccine to autism SCOTLAND'S health minister welcomed the public backing for the three-in-one MMR vaccine yesterday by a medical expert whose work led to a storm of controversy over its safety. | Dr Simon Murch, a memb... (Scotsman) |
Experts hope MMR dispute has ended By Maxine Frith, Social Affairs Correspondent | Just a question, but what do we need a Conservative Party for? The point of representative government, as I have always understood it, is that there are... (The Independent) |
Computer work is easier now for wheelchair-bound Lim Lin Li, who uses a special keyboard. ... The 22-year-old accounts assistant at the Salvation Army, who is wheelchair-bound, has a slow-growing tumour on her spinal cord and can type only very slowly with one finger. | A $2-million fund to he... (The Straits Times) |
Diploma course for autistic children | NEW DELHI: In the first step of its kind, the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) has launched a year-long diploma course in autism spectrum disorders to address the educational requirements of ch... (The Times Of India) |
Brit Parents Wary Of Vaccine (AP) A doctor whose research has been seized upon for the last five years by parents opposed to the measles, mumps and rubella combined vaccine has urged them not to fear the childhood immunizati... (CBS News) |
Scientist urges parents to have kids vaccinated for measles, mumps, rubella CREDIT: (CP /Jacques Boissinot) Nine-year-old Helene Boissinot receives her vaccination shot. (CP /Jacques Boissinot) | LONDON (AP) - A doctor whose research has been seized upon fo... (Canada Dot Com) |
Archived on Sunday November 2 at 2.30am:
Asperger program for young adult Jews (Minnesota Sun Publications, MN - 12 hours ago). A new program for Jewish high school seniors and young adults with Asperger syndrome, high functioning autism or mild cognitive disorders will kick off at 7 pm.. |
Autism charity proving a big success (icWales, UK - 29 Oct 2003). AUTISM is a subject never far from the headlines nowadays. Various "causes" and "cures" for the condition together with their relative.. |
Parents Say Their Autistic Child Beaten at School (WABC-TV, NY - 29 Oct 2003). (Bronx-WABC, October 29, 2003) — Two angry parents going public tonight about how their autistic son was abused in a small classroom that was supposed to be.. |
Hans Asperger - - the gentle nazi (Pravda, Russia - 29 Oct 2003). .. How huge? Well, with the number of US depressives forecast to reach 48.1 million by 2005, there's lots of money to be made. Asperger's and autism.. Autistic.. |
Autistic Boy Missing in DeKalb (WXIA-TV, GA - 29 Oct 2003). DeKalb County police were searching Wednesday for an autistic 14-year-old boy who disappeared from his home. Dushaun Ponder is 5.. |
Jools to play for autism research (Cambridge Evening News, UK - 28 Oct 2003). .. and his band will be performing two benefit concerts at the Corn Exchange to raise money for the National Autistic Society (NAS) and the Cambridge-based Autism.. |
Bus driver accused of striking autistic teen (Capital News 9, NY - 27 Oct 2003). But Albany police said that for a 15-year-old autistic boy, one of the Durham School Services buses became a place of abuse when Louis Martinez hit him with.. |
Bus driver charged for striking autistic teen (Capital News 9, NY - 27 Oct 2003). Louis Martinez, 48, faces charges of endangering the welfare of a child. Police said he hit a 15-year autistic boy with the wooden end of an ice scraper... |
Bus driver charged for striking autistic teen (Capital News 9, NY - 27 Oct 2003). .. child. Martinez is accused of hitting a 15-year-old autistic teen with a wooden handle from an ice scraper to keep him quiet. The.. |
Parents seek therapy center for autistic children (Parkersburg News, WV - 27 Oct 2003). .. from other pervasive developmental disorders, including asperger's.. In the meantime, the Autism Network plans to open a resource library for parents of autistic.. |
Autistic Child Killed in House Fire (KLTV, TX - 26 Oct 2003). A 5-year-old autistic child was killed in a fire at a home in Hawkins. The home is located on County Road 3430, two miles West of downtown... |
School Bus Driver Charged and Suspended for Beating Autistic.. (WTEN, NY - 26 Oct 2003). .. Police stated that during a two week summer school session last August Marintez repeatedly struck a 15-year old autistic boy on the hands and legs with the.. |
Bus driver charged for striking autistic teen (Capital News 9, NY - 26 Oct 2003). .. child. Martinez is accused of hitting a 15-year-old autistic teen with a wooden handle from an ice scraper to keep him quiet. The.. |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death (NEPA News, PA - 25 Oct 2003). Matthew Goodman, 14, of Buckingham, Pa., died Feb. 6, 2002, at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia from pneumonia, respiratory distress and a blood infection... |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death (phillyburbs.com, PA - 25 Oct 2003). HADDONFIELD, NJ - A Pennsylvania mother has sued a Camden County home for the developmentally disabled over the death of her autistic teenage son... |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death (Penn Live, PA - 25 Oct 2003). HADDONFIELD, NJ (AP) — A Pennsylvania mother has sued a Camden County home for the developmentally disabled over the death of her autistic teenage son... |
Mother's lawsuit alleges negligence in autistic son's death (Newsday - 25 Oct 2003). HADDONFIELD, NJ -- A Pennsylvania mother has sued a Camden County home for the developmentally disabled over the death of her autistic teenage son... |
Bancroft sued over autistic boy's death (Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - 25 Oct 2003). By DANIEL WALSH. A Pennsylvania woman sued Bancroft NeuroHealth on Thursday, charging its abuse and neglect of her autistic son caused his death last year... |
Parents seek therapy center for autistic kids (Marietta Times, OH - 24 Oct 2003). .. Those include Asperger's Disorder, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder and.. In the meantime, the Autism Network plans.. a resource library for parents of autistic.. |
Former senator cleared of charges for hitting autistic 9-year-.. (Greenville News, SC - 24 Oct 2003). .. Garrison, 81, was charged in July with hitting a 9-year-old autistic boy and dunking him twice in the swimming pool at the Anderson YMCA, according to an.. |
Archived on Sunday November 2 at 6.34pm:
Focus: The truth about MMR So is the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella safe? Yes, says the Government, now backed by one of the scientists who first raised fears. No, say campaigners who link MMR with autism. Meanwhile... (The Independent) |
Health Highlights: Nov. 1, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Congress Considers Allowing Canadian Imports of Prescription Drugs | Even as the Food and Drug A... (Healthfinder) |
Woman faces 10 fraud charges | RCMP have laid 10 fraud-related charges against a 49-year-old woman in connection with alleged scams involving a writers' conference and charity fundraising gala scheduled for last weekend in Banff,... (Canada Dot Com) |
Ssp Calling for Separate Jabs for Children The Scottish Socialist Party today called for separate measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines to be made available to all children north of the border. | SSP MSP Carolyn Leckie has laid a motion be... (Scotsman) |
Woman accused of fundraising con arrested in Oak Bay | A woman accused of setting up a bogus writers conference and fundraiser in Banff has been arrested in Oak Bay and is facing 10 fraud-related charges. | A three-week search involving Alberta, B.C. Mo... (Canada Dot Com) |
Autism researcher urges MMR vaccine for kids BY EMMA ROSS | A doctor whose research has been seized upon for the last five years by parents opposed to the measles, mumps and rubella combined vaccine has urged them not to fear the childhood immun... (Chicago Sun Times) |
`It's a horrible way to live' Winding their way along the Don Valley Parkway every day, thousands of motorists see a picturesque cluster of high-rises majestically overlooking the city. | What they don't see is what's inside some ... (The Toronto Star) |
Papers focus on MMR dilemma The latest twist in the MMR debate brings cries of confusion from many of the papers. | The Sun asks "what on earth are worried parents supposed to make of it?" | Its editorial says the public feud be... (BBC News) |
Lock up your men Buy Maul at Amazon.co.uk | | by Tricia Sullivan | 368pp, Orbit, £10.99 | Douglas Adams liked the sound that deadlines made as they whooshed by. Writers wanting to address burning contempor... (The Guardian) |
Facts and figures 1988. It is administered usually to children between 13 and 15 months old although the government measures the take-up by the age of two. A booster dose, intended to catch all those who missed it firs... (The Guardian) |
Doctors turn on each other as MMR debate rages again The long-running controversy over the MMR vaccination turned unexpectedly into an extraordinary public battle of words yesterday between two doctors responsible for the research paper which began the ... (The Guardian) |
Mmr Chaos | Nov 1 2003 | New worry for parents as report docs clash over risks | By Karen Bale | PARENTS were left in more confusion yesterday as the MMR debate descended into chaos. | And pressure was growing ... (Daily Record) |
Diseases Rise As Jab Is Shunned | Nov 1 2003 | REPORTED cases of measles, mumps and rubella have seen the steepest rise in years since people have shunned the MMR vaccine. | Figures show that while the number of MMR inoculations dro... (Daily Record) |
Cards sales big success A SCHEME to raise funds for children with special needs has brought an overwhelming response, say organisers. | Each year, the Indian Ladies Association (ILA) sells greeting cards designed by special ... (Gulf Daily News) |
U-turn by expert who linked MMR vaccine to autism SCOTLAND'S health minister welcomed the public backing for the three-in-one MMR vaccine yesterday by a medical expert whose work led to a storm of controversy over its safety. | Dr Simon Murch, a memb... (Scotsman) |
Experts hope MMR dispute has ended By Maxine Frith, Social Affairs Correspondent | Just a question, but what do we need a Conservative Party for? The point of representative government, as I have always understood it, is that there are... (The Independent) |
Computer work is easier now for wheelchair-bound Lim Lin Li, who uses a special keyboard. ... The 22-year-old accounts assistant at the Salvation Army, who is wheelchair-bound, has a slow-growing tumour on her spinal cord and can type only very slowly with one finger. | A $2-million fund to he... (The Straits Times) |
Diploma course for autistic children | NEW DELHI: In the first step of its kind, the Rehabilitation Council of India (RCI) has launched a year-long diploma course in autism spectrum disorders to address the educational requirements of ch... (The Times Of India) |
Brit Parents Wary Of Vaccine (AP) A doctor whose research has been seized upon for the last five years by parents opposed to the measles, mumps and rubella combined vaccine has urged them not to fear the childhood immunizati... (CBS News) |
Scientist urges parents to have kids vaccinated for measles, mumps, rubella CREDIT: (CP /Jacques Boissinot) Nine-year-old Helene Boissinot receives her vaccination shot. (CP /Jacques Boissinot) | LONDON (AP) - A doctor whose research has been seized upon fo... (Canada Dot Com) |
Archived on Monday November 3 at 3.15pm:
Doctor backs measles jab By MAXINE FRITH | A child health expert who worked on the first research that linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism says he now believes the injection is safe. | Simon Murch,... (NZ Herald) |
Health Highlights: Nov. 2, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Alzheimer's Drug May Also Improve Brain Structure | A drug already used to treat mild-to-moderat... (Healthfinder) |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' | | There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all, Health Secretary John Reid ins... (IC Newcastle) |
MMR 'does not increase autism risk' Parents should have their children vaccinated, says Dr Reid Children given the MMR jab are at no greater risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or none at all, according to Health Secretary Jo... (BBC News) |
'No Evidence to Link MMR Jab to Autism,' Says Reid There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all, Health Secretary John Reid insisted today... (Scotsman) |
Man shot dead fleeing Pierce County deputies | TACOMA — A suspect in a domestic dispute was shot and killed early yesterday after he struck a Pierce County sheriff's deputy with his car on Interstate 5. | Officers received a call about a do... (Seattle Times) |
Britain's impending measles outbreaks threaten America Indo-Asian News Service Washington, November 2 | As Britain braces for an impending measles outbreak this winter due to low vaccination rates, health experts fear the deadly disease could spread to the US, reports UPI. ... (Hindustan Times) |
'Vigilance' call as mumps cases are confirmed THREE cases of mumps have been confirmed in Scotland and doctors have been warned to be vigilant about the illness. | Experts at the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health have not lin... (Scotsman) |
MP's fee-paying school decision AS A mother, it is easy to sympathise with left-wing firebrand Diane Abbott's decision to reject Hackney's sink comprehensives and send her 12-year-old son James to the fee-paying City of London schoo... (Scotsman) |
Row over new 'link' between MMR jab and autism The row over the MMR vaccination deepened yesterday when the doctor at the centre of the controversy published fresh evidence of a possible link between the immunisation and autism. | Dr Andrew Wakefi... (The Observer) |
Focus: The truth about MMR So is the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella safe? Yes, says the Government, now backed by one of the scientists who first raised fears. No, say campaigners who link MMR with autism. Meanwhile... (The Independent) |
Health Highlights: Nov. 1, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Congress Considers Allowing Canadian Imports of Prescription Drugs | Even as the Food and Drug A... (Healthfinder) |
Woman faces 10 fraud charges | RCMP have laid 10 fraud-related charges against a 49-year-old woman in connection with alleged scams involving a writers' conference and charity fundraising gala scheduled for last weekend in Banff,... (Canada Dot Com) |
Ssp Calling for Separate Jabs for Children The Scottish Socialist Party today called for separate measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines to be made available to all children north of the border. | SSP MSP Carolyn Leckie has laid a motion be... (Scotsman) |
Woman accused of fundraising con arrested in Oak Bay | A woman accused of setting up a bogus writers conference and fundraiser in Banff has been arrested in Oak Bay and is facing 10 fraud-related charges. | A three-week search involving Alberta, B.C. Mo... (Canada Dot Com) |
Autism researcher urges MMR vaccine for kids BY EMMA ROSS | A doctor whose research has been seized upon for the last five years by parents opposed to the measles, mumps and rubella combined vaccine has urged them not to fear the childhood immun... (Chicago Sun Times) |
`It's a horrible way to live' Winding their way along the Don Valley Parkway every day, thousands of motorists see a picturesque cluster of high-rises majestically overlooking the city. | What they don't see is what's inside some ... (The Toronto Star) |
Papers focus on MMR dilemma The latest twist in the MMR debate brings cries of confusion from many of the papers. | The Sun asks "what on earth are worried parents supposed to make of it?" | Its editorial says the public feud be... (BBC News) |
Lock up your men Buy Maul at Amazon.co.uk | | by Tricia Sullivan | 368pp, Orbit, £10.99 | Douglas Adams liked the sound that deadlines made as they whooshed by. Writers wanting to address burning contempor... (The Guardian) |
Facts and figures 1988. It is administered usually to children between 13 and 15 months old although the government measures the take-up by the age of two. A booster dose, intended to catch all those who missed it firs... (The Guardian) |
Archived on Tuesday November 4 at 7.16am:
Doctor backs measles jab By MAXINE FRITH | A child health expert who worked on the first research that linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism says he now believes the injection is safe. | Simon Murch,... (NZ Herald) |
Health Highlights: Nov. 2, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Alzheimer's Drug May Also Improve Brain Structure | A drug already used to treat mild-to-moderat... (Healthfinder) |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' | | There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all, Health Secretary John Reid ins... (IC Newcastle) |
MMR 'does not increase autism risk' Parents should have their children vaccinated, says Dr Reid Children given the MMR jab are at no greater risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or none at all, according to Health Secretary Jo... (BBC News) |
'No Evidence to Link MMR Jab to Autism,' Says Reid There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all, Health Secretary John Reid insisted today... (Scotsman) |
Man shot dead fleeing Pierce County deputies | TACOMA — A suspect in a domestic dispute was shot and killed early yesterday after he struck a Pierce County sheriff's deputy with his car on Interstate 5. | Officers received a call about a do... (Seattle Times) |
Britain's impending measles outbreaks threaten America Indo-Asian News Service Washington, November 2 | As Britain braces for an impending measles outbreak this winter due to low vaccination rates, health experts fear the deadly disease could spread to the US, reports UPI. ... (Hindustan Times) |
'Vigilance' call as mumps cases are confirmed THREE cases of mumps have been confirmed in Scotland and doctors have been warned to be vigilant about the illness. | Experts at the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health have not lin... (Scotsman) |
MP's fee-paying school decision AS A mother, it is easy to sympathise with left-wing firebrand Diane Abbott's decision to reject Hackney's sink comprehensives and send her 12-year-old son James to the fee-paying City of London schoo... (Scotsman) |
Row over new 'link' between MMR jab and autism The row over the MMR vaccination deepened yesterday when the doctor at the centre of the controversy published fresh evidence of a possible link between the immunisation and autism. | Dr Andrew Wakefi... (The Observer) |
Focus: The truth about MMR So is the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella safe? Yes, says the Government, now backed by one of the scientists who first raised fears. No, say campaigners who link MMR with autism. Meanwhile... (The Independent) |
Health Highlights: Nov. 1, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Congress Considers Allowing Canadian Imports of Prescription Drugs | Even as the Food and Drug A... (Healthfinder) |
Woman faces 10 fraud charges | RCMP have laid 10 fraud-related charges against a 49-year-old woman in connection with alleged scams involving a writers' conference and charity fundraising gala scheduled for last weekend in Banff,... (Canada Dot Com) |
Ssp Calling for Separate Jabs for Children The Scottish Socialist Party today called for separate measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines to be made available to all children north of the border. | SSP MSP Carolyn Leckie has laid a motion be... (Scotsman) |
Woman accused of fundraising con arrested in Oak Bay | A woman accused of setting up a bogus writers conference and fundraiser in Banff has been arrested in Oak Bay and is facing 10 fraud-related charges. | A three-week search involving Alberta, B.C. Mo... (Canada Dot Com) |
Autism researcher urges MMR vaccine for kids BY EMMA ROSS | A doctor whose research has been seized upon for the last five years by parents opposed to the measles, mumps and rubella combined vaccine has urged them not to fear the childhood immun... (Chicago Sun Times) |
`It's a horrible way to live' Winding their way along the Don Valley Parkway every day, thousands of motorists see a picturesque cluster of high-rises majestically overlooking the city. | What they don't see is what's inside some ... (The Toronto Star) |
Papers focus on MMR dilemma The latest twist in the MMR debate brings cries of confusion from many of the papers. | The Sun asks "what on earth are worried parents supposed to make of it?" | Its editorial says the public feud be... (BBC News) |
Lock up your men Buy Maul at Amazon.co.uk | | by Tricia Sullivan | 368pp, Orbit, £10.99 | Douglas Adams liked the sound that deadlines made as they whooshed by. Writers wanting to address burning contempor... (The Guardian) |
Facts and figures 1988. It is administered usually to children between 13 and 15 months old although the government measures the take-up by the age of two. A booster dose, intended to catch all those who missed it firs... (The Guardian) |
Archived on Tuesday November 4 at 7.16am:
Vaccine-autism link denied (Detroit News, MI - 1 hour ago). .. one of the latest attempts to determine whether older vaccines with the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal led to nervous-system problems such as autism.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (The West Briton, UK - 13 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (Coventry News, UK - 17 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (ICNewcastle, UK - 17 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (icBirmingham, UK - 17 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (Reading Chronicle, UK - 17 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (icWales, UK - 17 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette, UK - 17 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
MMR 'does not increase autism risk' (BBC News, UK - 19 hours ago). Children given the MMR jab are at no greater risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or none at all, according to Health Secretary John Reid... |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (The Bath Chronicle, UK - 19 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (Nottingham Evening Post, UK - 19 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (Scunthorpe Evening Telegraph, UK - 19 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (The Sentinel, UK - 19 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (Gloucestershire Citizen, UK - 19 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (Lincolnshire Echo, UK - 19 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (The Cornishman, UK - 20 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (Derby Evening Telegraph, UK - 20 hours ago). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (Femail, UK - 20 hours ago). here was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
Scandal of Asperger's sufferers held in hospital prisons for.. (Awares - 22 hours ago). .. with Asperger's syndrome were wrongly diagnosed as schizophrenics up to the mid-1990s. Richard Mills, the director of research for the National Autistic Society.. |
Autistic school hopes to win charter status (Palm Beach Post, FL - 1 Nov 2003). .. is crucial in treating autism, a brain disorder characterized in part by repetitive behavior, poor social skills and a dependence on routine. Getting autistic.. |
Archived on Wednesday November 5 at 1.10pm:
Doctor backs measles jab By MAXINE FRITH | A child health expert who worked on the first research that linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism says he now believes the injection is safe. | Simon Murch,... (NZ Herald) |
Health Highlights: Nov. 2, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Alzheimer's Drug May Also Improve Brain Structure | A drug already used to treat mild-to-moderat... (Healthfinder) |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' | | There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all, Health Secretary John Reid ins... (IC Newcastle) |
MMR 'does not increase autism risk' Parents should have their children vaccinated, says Dr Reid Children given the MMR jab are at no greater risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or none at all, according to Health Secretary Jo... (BBC News) |
'No Evidence to Link MMR Jab to Autism,' Says Reid There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all, Health Secretary John Reid insisted today... (Scotsman) |
Man shot dead fleeing Pierce County deputies | TACOMA — A suspect in a domestic dispute was shot and killed early yesterday after he struck a Pierce County sheriff's deputy with his car on Interstate 5. | Officers received a call about a do... (Seattle Times) |
Britain's impending measles outbreaks threaten America Indo-Asian News Service Washington, November 2 | As Britain braces for an impending measles outbreak this winter due to low vaccination rates, health experts fear the deadly disease could spread to the US, reports UPI. ... (Hindustan Times) |
'Vigilance' call as mumps cases are confirmed THREE cases of mumps have been confirmed in Scotland and doctors have been warned to be vigilant about the illness. | Experts at the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health have not lin... (Scotsman) |
MP's fee-paying school decision AS A mother, it is easy to sympathise with left-wing firebrand Diane Abbott's decision to reject Hackney's sink comprehensives and send her 12-year-old son James to the fee-paying City of London schoo... (Scotsman) |
Row over new 'link' between MMR jab and autism The row over the MMR vaccination deepened yesterday when the doctor at the centre of the controversy published fresh evidence of a possible link between the immunisation and autism. | Dr Andrew Wakefi... (The Observer) |
Focus: The truth about MMR So is the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella safe? Yes, says the Government, now backed by one of the scientists who first raised fears. No, say campaigners who link MMR with autism. Meanwhile... (The Independent) |
Health Highlights: Nov. 1, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Congress Considers Allowing Canadian Imports of Prescription Drugs | Even as the Food and Drug A... (Healthfinder) |
Woman faces 10 fraud charges | RCMP have laid 10 fraud-related charges against a 49-year-old woman in connection with alleged scams involving a writers' conference and charity fundraising gala scheduled for last weekend in Banff,... (Canada Dot Com) |
Ssp Calling for Separate Jabs for Children The Scottish Socialist Party today called for separate measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines to be made available to all children north of the border. | SSP MSP Carolyn Leckie has laid a motion be... (Scotsman) |
Woman accused of fundraising con arrested in Oak Bay | A woman accused of setting up a bogus writers conference and fundraiser in Banff has been arrested in Oak Bay and is facing 10 fraud-related charges. | A three-week search involving Alberta, B.C. Mo... (Canada Dot Com) |
Autism researcher urges MMR vaccine for kids BY EMMA ROSS | A doctor whose research has been seized upon for the last five years by parents opposed to the measles, mumps and rubella combined vaccine has urged them not to fear the childhood immun... (Chicago Sun Times) |
`It's a horrible way to live' Winding their way along the Don Valley Parkway every day, thousands of motorists see a picturesque cluster of high-rises majestically overlooking the city. | What they don't see is what's inside some ... (The Toronto Star) |
Papers focus on MMR dilemma The latest twist in the MMR debate brings cries of confusion from many of the papers. | The Sun asks "what on earth are worried parents supposed to make of it?" | Its editorial says the public feud be... (BBC News) |
Lock up your men Buy Maul at Amazon.co.uk | | by Tricia Sullivan | 368pp, Orbit, £10.99 | Douglas Adams liked the sound that deadlines made as they whooshed by. Writers wanting to address burning contempor... (The Guardian) |
Facts and figures 1988. It is administered usually to children between 13 and 15 months old although the government measures the take-up by the age of two. A booster dose, intended to catch all those who missed it firs... (The Guardian) |
Archived on Wednesday November 5 at 1.10pm:
Healthy in Houston: Autistic diet (News 24 Houston, TX - 2 hours ago). .. The theory is that because of an intestinal defect, autistic kids can't.. are observing differences makes it an important place to start looking," said autism.. |
Welsh autism unit 'first of its kind in UK' (Awares - 3 hours ago). .. It means that some autistic youngsters will no longer be offered home-based help... a significant move forward in the education of very young children with autism.. |
Autism unit 'first of its kind in UK' (icNorthWales, UK - 3 hours ago). .. It means some autistic youngsters will no longer be offered home-based help... a significant move forward in the education of very young children with autism"... |
PACE, Pacific Autism Center for Education Welcomes State Senator.. (Yahoo News (press release) - 5 hours ago). 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE) will host their Second Annual "Ports of Call" Dinner Gala and Auction on Saturday, November 8th.. |
Mercury vaccine-autism study disputed (Washington Times, DC - 7 hours ago). .. problems and the state is believed to have "severely underreported" its cases of autism to skew the findings, said Lyn Redwood, the mother of an autistic child.. |
Parents wonder what lies beyond Atlantic Technical for autistic.. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 8 hours ago). .. here, is due to an expanding definition of autism, better diagnosis, and word of mouth that Broward offers some of the best services in the state for autistic.. |
Ex-North Middlesex student describes life with Asperger's (Fitchburg Sentinel, MA - 21 hours ago). .. Hendrickson said Asperger's is a social disorder that is characterized by not behaving in an acceptable way in social situations... |
Boy beats autism to earn black belt (Richmond Register, KY - 22 hours ago). .. She suspected autism, but the official diagnosis didn’t come until he was 6. Trevor’s parents say like other.. Trevor’s 10-year-old sister is autistic, too.. |
New study disputes vaccine, autism link (CNN - 22 hours ago). .. one of the latest attempts to determine whether older vaccines with the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal led to nervous-system problems such as autism.. |
Findings: Vaccines not linked to autism (Salt Lake Tribune, UT - 3 Nov 2003). .. one of the latest attempts to determine whether older vaccines with the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal led to nervous-system problems such as autism.. |
Four-year-old autistic girl struggles with basic skills (The Tallahassee Democrat - 3 Nov 2003). All toddlers totter on the brink of disaster, but the dangers are multiplied for those with autism. Consider the plight of one 4.. |
Vaccine-autism link denied (Detroit News, MI - 2 Nov 2003). .. one of the latest attempts to determine whether older vaccines with the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal led to nervous-system problems such as autism.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (The West Briton, UK - 2 Nov 2003). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (Coventry News, UK - 2 Nov 2003). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (ICNewcastle, UK - 2 Nov 2003). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (icBirmingham, UK - 2 Nov 2003). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (Reading Chronicle, UK - 2 Nov 2003). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (icWales, UK - 2 Nov 2003). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette, UK - 2 Nov 2003). There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all.. |
MMR 'does not increase autism risk' (BBC News, UK - 2 Nov 2003). Children given the MMR jab are at no greater risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or none at all, according to Health Secretary John Reid... |
Archived on Thursday November 6 at 10.40am:
Doctor backs measles jab By MAXINE FRITH | A child health expert who worked on the first research that linked the measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism says he now believes the injection is safe. | Simon Murch,... (NZ Herald) |
Health Highlights: Nov. 2, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Alzheimer's Drug May Also Improve Brain Structure | A drug already used to treat mild-to-moderat... (Healthfinder) |
'No evidence to link MMR to autism' | | There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all, Health Secretary John Reid ins... (IC Newcastle) |
MMR 'does not increase autism risk' Parents should have their children vaccinated, says Dr Reid Children given the MMR jab are at no greater risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or none at all, according to Health Secretary Jo... (BBC News) |
'No Evidence to Link MMR Jab to Autism,' Says Reid There was "no evidence" that children receiving the controversial MMR jab were at any higher risk of autism than those receiving other jabs or no jabs at all, Health Secretary John Reid insisted today... (Scotsman) |
Man shot dead fleeing Pierce County deputies | TACOMA — A suspect in a domestic dispute was shot and killed early yesterday after he struck a Pierce County sheriff's deputy with his car on Interstate 5. | Officers received a call about a do... (Seattle Times) |
Britain's impending measles outbreaks threaten America Indo-Asian News Service Washington, November 2 | As Britain braces for an impending measles outbreak this winter due to low vaccination rates, health experts fear the deadly disease could spread to the US, reports UPI. ... (Hindustan Times) |
'Vigilance' call as mumps cases are confirmed THREE cases of mumps have been confirmed in Scotland and doctors have been warned to be vigilant about the illness. | Experts at the Scottish Centre for Infection and Environmental Health have not lin... (Scotsman) |
MP's fee-paying school decision AS A mother, it is easy to sympathise with left-wing firebrand Diane Abbott's decision to reject Hackney's sink comprehensives and send her 12-year-old son James to the fee-paying City of London schoo... (Scotsman) |
Row over new 'link' between MMR jab and autism The row over the MMR vaccination deepened yesterday when the doctor at the centre of the controversy published fresh evidence of a possible link between the immunisation and autism. | Dr Andrew Wakefi... (The Observer) |
Focus: The truth about MMR So is the vaccine against measles, mumps and rubella safe? Yes, says the Government, now backed by one of the scientists who first raised fears. No, say campaigners who link MMR with autism. Meanwhile... (The Independent) |
Health Highlights: Nov. 1, 2003 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Congress Considers Allowing Canadian Imports of Prescription Drugs | Even as the Food and Drug A... (Healthfinder) |
Woman faces 10 fraud charges | RCMP have laid 10 fraud-related charges against a 49-year-old woman in connection with alleged scams involving a writers' conference and charity fundraising gala scheduled for last weekend in Banff,... (Canada Dot Com) |
Ssp Calling for Separate Jabs for Children The Scottish Socialist Party today called for separate measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccines to be made available to all children north of the border. | SSP MSP Carolyn Leckie has laid a motion be... (Scotsman) |
Woman accused of fundraising con arrested in Oak Bay | A woman accused of setting up a bogus writers conference and fundraiser in Banff has been arrested in Oak Bay and is facing 10 fraud-related charges. | A three-week search involving Alberta, B.C. Mo... (Canada Dot Com) |
Autism researcher urges MMR vaccine for kids BY EMMA ROSS | A doctor whose research has been seized upon for the last five years by parents opposed to the measles, mumps and rubella combined vaccine has urged them not to fear the childhood immun... (Chicago Sun Times) |
`It's a horrible way to live' Winding their way along the Don Valley Parkway every day, thousands of motorists see a picturesque cluster of high-rises majestically overlooking the city. | What they don't see is what's inside some ... (The Toronto Star) |
Papers focus on MMR dilemma The latest twist in the MMR debate brings cries of confusion from many of the papers. | The Sun asks "what on earth are worried parents supposed to make of it?" | Its editorial says the public feud be... (BBC News) |
Lock up your men Buy Maul at Amazon.co.uk | | by Tricia Sullivan | 368pp, Orbit, £10.99 | Douglas Adams liked the sound that deadlines made as they whooshed by. Writers wanting to address burning contempor... (The Guardian) |
Facts and figures 1988. It is administered usually to children between 13 and 15 months old although the government measures the take-up by the age of two. A booster dose, intended to catch all those who missed it firs... (The Guardian) |
Archived on Thursday November 6 at 10.40am:
Man Convicted Of Molesting Autistic Boy At Special School (Local6.com, FL - 2 hours ago). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel.. |
Former Nova school volunteer guilty of molesting autistic student (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 2 hours ago). By Rafael A. Olmeda. Daniel Patrick Donohue was convicted Tuesday of molesting an autistic boy while volunteering at a specialized school in 1997... |
Man convicted of molesting autistic boy at special school (The Ledger, FL - 3 hours ago). A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel Patrick Donohue, 64, was.. |
Man convicted of molesting autistic boy at special school (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 6 hours ago). A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel Patrick Donohue, 64, was.. |
Investigation: Autism and Informed Inoculation (WXYZ, MI - 12 hours ago). .. Right here in Michigan, cases of autism have skyrocketed 1538% in just the last 10 years, and there's no reliable estimate of the.. Kenny Taylor is autistic... |
Broward jury convicts pedophile in assault on autistic boy (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 15 hours ago). .. Circuit Court jury on Tuesday took just one hour and 45 minutes on Tuesday to convict Daniel Donohue, 64, of one count of indecent assault of an autistic.. |
Support for pioneering autism school (BBC News, UK - 20 hours ago). .. would be an important provision of a very high quality for children with autism... In addition, a new school for autistic children is already being built behind.. |
Weldon, Major Autism, Speech Disorder Organizations Voice Concern.. (U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - 23 hours ago). 3 /US Newswire/ -- US Congressman Dave Weldon, a physician, and groups representing children with autism and speech/language disorders have raised concerns.. |
Healthy in Houston: Autistic diet (News 24 Houston, TX - 4 Nov 2003). .. The theory is that because of an intestinal defect, autistic kids can't.. are observing differences makes it an important place to start looking," said autism.. |
Welsh autism unit 'first of its kind in UK' (Awares - 4 Nov 2003). .. It means that some autistic youngsters will no longer be offered home-based help... a significant move forward in the education of very young children with autism.. |
Autism unit 'first of its kind in UK' (icNorthWales, UK - 4 Nov 2003). .. It means some autistic youngsters will no longer be offered home-based help... a significant move forward in the education of very young children with autism"... |
PACE, Pacific Autism Center for Education Welcomes State Senator.. (Yahoo News (press release) - 4 Nov 2003). 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE) will host their Second Annual "Ports of Call" Dinner Gala and Auction on Saturday, November 8th.. |
Mercury vaccine-autism study disputed (Washington Times, DC - 3 Nov 2003). .. problems and the state is believed to have "severely underreported" its cases of autism to skew the findings, said Lyn Redwood, the mother of an autistic child.. |
Parents wonder what lies beyond Atlantic Technical for autistic.. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 3 Nov 2003). .. here, is due to an expanding definition of autism, better diagnosis, and word of mouth that Broward offers some of the best services in the state for autistic.. |
Ex-North Middlesex student describes life with Asperger's (Fitchburg Sentinel, MA - 3 Nov 2003). .. Hendrickson said Asperger's is a social disorder that is characterized by not behaving in an acceptable way in social situations... |
Boy beats autism to earn black belt (Richmond Register, KY - 3 Nov 2003). .. She suspected autism, but the official diagnosis didn’t come until he was 6. Trevor’s parents say like other.. Trevor’s 10-year-old sister is autistic, too.. |
New study disputes vaccine, autism link (CNN - 3 Nov 2003). .. one of the latest attempts to determine whether older vaccines with the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal led to nervous-system problems such as autism.. |
Findings: Vaccines not linked to autism (Salt Lake Tribune, UT - 3 Nov 2003). .. one of the latest attempts to determine whether older vaccines with the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal led to nervous-system problems such as autism.. |
Four-year-old autistic girl struggles with basic skills (The Tallahassee Democrat - 3 Nov 2003). All toddlers totter on the brink of disaster, but the dangers are multiplied for those with autism. Consider the plight of one 4.. |
Vaccine-autism link denied (Detroit News, MI - 2 Nov 2003). .. one of the latest attempts to determine whether older vaccines with the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal led to nervous-system problems such as autism.. |
Archived on Friday November 7 at 6.07pm:
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as well have been sniffi... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study By Merritt McKinney | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as... (Reuters) |
Fresh nursery strikes row UNION leaders representing nursery nurses have come under fresh attack for refusing to ensure special need pupils were not affected by strike action over pay. | Labour and Conservative councillors uni... (Scotsman) |
Marysville sets school calendar | MARYSVILLE — Bargaining teams for the Marysville School District and Marysville Education Association came to a tentative agreement late yesterday on a calendar for the 2003-04 school year. | D... (Seattle Times) |
Vet's duty carried lasting scars | During World War II, when he served as an infantry medical corpsman in the Pacific theater, Juan Benito Lopez, who was 86 when he died Oct. 26 of complications from diabetes, witnessed the many ways... (Denver Post) |
Shearer tees off for charity | By Alan Hedley, The Journal | United hotshot Alan Shearer swapped his football boots for golf spikes to support the Toby Henderson Trust when the Gary Speed Golf Classic was held at Longhirst... (IC Newcastle) |
A further dose of MMR The MMR debate (Epidemic fear, October 31) comes down to one thing: the medical establishment's ideological belief in the MMR jab in particular, and vaccines in general. If it weren't for that basic b... (The Guardian) |
Fox Chapel special-needs students love to be in the mix for Meals On Wheels program Stirring thick pumpkin bread batter with a wooden spoon requires triceps power. Couple that with uncooperative muscles stiffened by cerebral palsy, and stirring becomes a nearly Herculean feat. | Call... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Women to be offered MMR vaccine Women would be offered MMR as protection against rubella New mothers and women hoping to become pregnant are to be offered the MMR jab because supplies of the single rubella vaccine have run out. | Th... (BBC News) |
UK has third-largest organic food market Concerns over antibiotics in meat and pesticides in vegetables help to boost sales of 'green' products to more than £1bn a year | Organic food sales have topped £1bn a year in Britain for the fir... (The Independent) |
Jurors begin deliberations in Durst case Prosecutor claims victim's head was dumped on trip | RESOURCES | Robert Durst, the son of a New York City real estate tycoon, is accused of killing neighbor Morris Black, dismembering him and throwing... (Houston Chronicle) |
ATEDM: Autism Mushrooming in Quebec MONTREAL, QUEBEC--Recent surveys of epidemiological studies on autism spectrum disorders now indicate that the prevalence stands at a staggering 60-70 per 10 000 people (Fombonne, 2003). While there a... (CCN Matthews) |
CIHR, New Partnership Increases Opportunities in Autism Research: Canada-US Funding Collaboration Fosters Next Generation of ... CIHR, New Partnership Increases Opportunities in Autism Research: Canada-US Funding Collaboration Fosters Next Generation of Autism Researchers OTTAWA, ONTARIO--A $2.9 million, six-year partnership be... (CCN Matthews) |
Kelly has paid the price for Toppers' success CREDIT: The StarPhoenix Slotback Justin Kelly is a calming influence on the Hilltops' offence | By next football season, Saskatoon Hilltops slotback Justin Kelly will have a new tit... (Canada Dot Com) |
Genzyme Genetics Presents New Data Relating to Prenatal and Genetic Testing 11/5/03 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 05, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- | Genzyme Genetics, a business unit of Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ), will present data from a series of l... (Stockhouse) |
Nothing to link vaccines, autism: Study | ATLANTA : US researchers said on Monday that they had found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing the mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as auti... (The Times Of India) |
US study finds no link between vaccines and autism ATLANTA - Researchers say they have found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as autism and attention-deficit... (NZ Herald) |
Letters to the Editor Why the hatter was mad | Thank you for your article by Cheryl Wetzstein regarding thimerosal in childhood vaccines ("Mercury-laced vaccines a threat, child group says," Nation, Monday). | As the mothe... (The Washington Times) |
Man is found guilty of sexually assaulting autistic boy A Broward jury today found former classroom volunteer Daniel Patrick Donohue guilty of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old autistic student seven years ago. | The jury delivered the guilty verdict follow... (The Miami Herald) |
Support for pioneering autism school Fiona Cargius is in favour of the new unit The mother of a nine year old autistic boy has said plans to introduce a pioneering centre in Flintshire for young children with the condition is "long overd... (BBC News) |
Archived on Friday November 7 at 6.07pm:
Nothing to link vaccines, autism: Study (Times of India, India - 48 minutes ago). .. they had found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing the mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as autism and.. |
Man Convicted Of Molesting Autistic Boy At Special School (Local6.com, FL - 5 Nov 2003). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel.. |
Former Nova school volunteer guilty of molesting autistic student (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 5 Nov 2003). By Rafael A. Olmeda. Daniel Patrick Donohue was convicted Tuesday of molesting an autistic boy while volunteering at a specialized school in 1997... |
Man convicted of molesting autistic boy at special school (The Ledger, FL - 5 Nov 2003). A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel Patrick Donohue, 64, was.. |
Man convicted of molesting autistic boy at special school (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 4 Nov 2003). A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel Patrick Donohue, 64, was.. |
Investigation: Autism and Informed Inoculation (WXYZ, MI - 4 Nov 2003). .. Right here in Michigan, cases of autism have skyrocketed 1538% in just the last 10 years, and there's no reliable estimate of the.. Kenny Taylor is autistic... |
Broward jury convicts pedophile in assault on autistic boy (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 4 Nov 2003). .. Circuit Court jury on Tuesday took just one hour and 45 minutes on Tuesday to convict Daniel Donohue, 64, of one count of indecent assault of an autistic.. |
Support for pioneering autism school (BBC News, UK - 4 Nov 2003). .. would be an important provision of a very high quality for children with autism... In addition, a new school for autistic children is already being built behind.. |
Weldon, Major Autism, Speech Disorder Organizations Voice Concern.. (U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - 4 Nov 2003). 3 /US Newswire/ -- US Congressman Dave Weldon, a physician, and groups representing children with autism and speech/language disorders have raised concerns.. |
Healthy in Houston: Autistic diet (News 24 Houston, TX - 4 Nov 2003). .. The theory is that because of an intestinal defect, autistic kids can't.. are observing differences makes it an important place to start looking," said autism.. |
Welsh autism unit 'first of its kind in UK' (Awares - 4 Nov 2003). .. It means that some autistic youngsters will no longer be offered home-based help... a significant move forward in the education of very young children with autism.. |
Autism unit 'first of its kind in UK' (icNorthWales, UK - 4 Nov 2003). .. It means some autistic youngsters will no longer be offered home-based help... a significant move forward in the education of very young children with autism"... |
PACE, Pacific Autism Center for Education Welcomes State Senator.. (Yahoo News (press release) - 4 Nov 2003). 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE) will host their Second Annual "Ports of Call" Dinner Gala and Auction on Saturday, November 8th.. |
Mercury vaccine-autism study disputed (Washington Times, DC - 3 Nov 2003). .. problems and the state is believed to have "severely underreported" its cases of autism to skew the findings, said Lyn Redwood, the mother of an autistic child.. |
Parents wonder what lies beyond Atlantic Technical for autistic.. (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 3 Nov 2003). .. here, is due to an expanding definition of autism, better diagnosis, and word of mouth that Broward offers some of the best services in the state for autistic.. |
Ex-North Middlesex student describes life with Asperger's (Fitchburg Sentinel, MA - 3 Nov 2003). .. Hendrickson said Asperger's is a social disorder that is characterized by not behaving in an acceptable way in social situations... |
Boy beats autism to earn black belt (Richmond Register, KY - 3 Nov 2003). .. She suspected autism, but the official diagnosis didn’t come until he was 6. Trevor’s parents say like other.. Trevor’s 10-year-old sister is autistic, too.. |
New study disputes vaccine, autism link (CNN - 3 Nov 2003). .. one of the latest attempts to determine whether older vaccines with the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal led to nervous-system problems such as autism.. |
Findings: Vaccines not linked to autism (Salt Lake Tribune, UT - 3 Nov 2003). .. one of the latest attempts to determine whether older vaccines with the mercury-containing preservative thimerosal led to nervous-system problems such as autism.. |
Four-year-old autistic girl struggles with basic skills (The Tallahassee Democrat - 3 Nov 2003). All toddlers totter on the brink of disaster, but the dangers are multiplied for those with autism. Consider the plight of one 4.. |
Archived on Saturday November 8 at 10.42am:
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as well have been sniffi... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study By Merritt McKinney | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as... (Reuters) |
Fresh nursery strikes row UNION leaders representing nursery nurses have come under fresh attack for refusing to ensure special need pupils were not affected by strike action over pay. | Labour and Conservative councillors uni... (Scotsman) |
Marysville sets school calendar | MARYSVILLE — Bargaining teams for the Marysville School District and Marysville Education Association came to a tentative agreement late yesterday on a calendar for the 2003-04 school year. | D... (Seattle Times) |
Vet's duty carried lasting scars | During World War II, when he served as an infantry medical corpsman in the Pacific theater, Juan Benito Lopez, who was 86 when he died Oct. 26 of complications from diabetes, witnessed the many ways... (Denver Post) |
Shearer tees off for charity | By Alan Hedley, The Journal | United hotshot Alan Shearer swapped his football boots for golf spikes to support the Toby Henderson Trust when the Gary Speed Golf Classic was held at Longhirst... (IC Newcastle) |
A further dose of MMR The MMR debate (Epidemic fear, October 31) comes down to one thing: the medical establishment's ideological belief in the MMR jab in particular, and vaccines in general. If it weren't for that basic b... (The Guardian) |
Fox Chapel special-needs students love to be in the mix for Meals On Wheels program Stirring thick pumpkin bread batter with a wooden spoon requires triceps power. Couple that with uncooperative muscles stiffened by cerebral palsy, and stirring becomes a nearly Herculean feat. | Call... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Women to be offered MMR vaccine Women would be offered MMR as protection against rubella New mothers and women hoping to become pregnant are to be offered the MMR jab because supplies of the single rubella vaccine have run out. | Th... (BBC News) |
UK has third-largest organic food market Concerns over antibiotics in meat and pesticides in vegetables help to boost sales of 'green' products to more than £1bn a year | Organic food sales have topped £1bn a year in Britain for the fir... (The Independent) |
Jurors begin deliberations in Durst case Prosecutor claims victim's head was dumped on trip | RESOURCES | Robert Durst, the son of a New York City real estate tycoon, is accused of killing neighbor Morris Black, dismembering him and throwing... (Houston Chronicle) |
ATEDM: Autism Mushrooming in Quebec MONTREAL, QUEBEC--Recent surveys of epidemiological studies on autism spectrum disorders now indicate that the prevalence stands at a staggering 60-70 per 10 000 people (Fombonne, 2003). While there a... (CCN Matthews) |
CIHR, New Partnership Increases Opportunities in Autism Research: Canada-US Funding Collaboration Fosters Next Generation of ... CIHR, New Partnership Increases Opportunities in Autism Research: Canada-US Funding Collaboration Fosters Next Generation of Autism Researchers OTTAWA, ONTARIO--A $2.9 million, six-year partnership be... (CCN Matthews) |
Kelly has paid the price for Toppers' success CREDIT: The StarPhoenix Slotback Justin Kelly is a calming influence on the Hilltops' offence | By next football season, Saskatoon Hilltops slotback Justin Kelly will have a new tit... (Canada Dot Com) |
Genzyme Genetics Presents New Data Relating to Prenatal and Genetic Testing 11/5/03 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 05, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- | Genzyme Genetics, a business unit of Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ), will present data from a series of l... (Stockhouse) |
Nothing to link vaccines, autism: Study | ATLANTA : US researchers said on Monday that they had found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing the mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as auti... (The Times Of India) |
US study finds no link between vaccines and autism ATLANTA - Researchers say they have found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as autism and attention-deficit... (NZ Herald) |
Letters to the Editor Why the hatter was mad | Thank you for your article by Cheryl Wetzstein regarding thimerosal in childhood vaccines ("Mercury-laced vaccines a threat, child group says," Nation, Monday). | As the mothe... (The Washington Times) |
Man is found guilty of sexually assaulting autistic boy A Broward jury today found former classroom volunteer Daniel Patrick Donohue guilty of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old autistic student seven years ago. | The jury delivered the guilty verdict follow... (The Miami Herald) |
Support for pioneering autism school Fiona Cargius is in favour of the new unit The mother of a nine year old autistic boy has said plans to introduce a pioneering centre in Flintshire for young children with the condition is "long overd... (BBC News) |
Archived on Sunday November 9 at 4.41am:
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as well have been sniffi... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study By Merritt McKinney | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as... (Reuters) |
Fresh nursery strikes row UNION leaders representing nursery nurses have come under fresh attack for refusing to ensure special need pupils were not affected by strike action over pay. | Labour and Conservative councillors uni... (Scotsman) |
Marysville sets school calendar | MARYSVILLE — Bargaining teams for the Marysville School District and Marysville Education Association came to a tentative agreement late yesterday on a calendar for the 2003-04 school year. | D... (Seattle Times) |
Vet's duty carried lasting scars | During World War II, when he served as an infantry medical corpsman in the Pacific theater, Juan Benito Lopez, who was 86 when he died Oct. 26 of complications from diabetes, witnessed the many ways... (Denver Post) |
Shearer tees off for charity | By Alan Hedley, The Journal | United hotshot Alan Shearer swapped his football boots for golf spikes to support the Toby Henderson Trust when the Gary Speed Golf Classic was held at Longhirst... (IC Newcastle) |
A further dose of MMR The MMR debate (Epidemic fear, October 31) comes down to one thing: the medical establishment's ideological belief in the MMR jab in particular, and vaccines in general. If it weren't for that basic b... (The Guardian) |
Fox Chapel special-needs students love to be in the mix for Meals On Wheels program Stirring thick pumpkin bread batter with a wooden spoon requires triceps power. Couple that with uncooperative muscles stiffened by cerebral palsy, and stirring becomes a nearly Herculean feat. | Call... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Women to be offered MMR vaccine Women would be offered MMR as protection against rubella New mothers and women hoping to become pregnant are to be offered the MMR jab because supplies of the single rubella vaccine have run out. | Th... (BBC News) |
UK has third-largest organic food market Concerns over antibiotics in meat and pesticides in vegetables help to boost sales of 'green' products to more than £1bn a year | Organic food sales have topped £1bn a year in Britain for the fir... (The Independent) |
Jurors begin deliberations in Durst case Prosecutor claims victim's head was dumped on trip | RESOURCES | Robert Durst, the son of a New York City real estate tycoon, is accused of killing neighbor Morris Black, dismembering him and throwing... (Houston Chronicle) |
ATEDM: Autism Mushrooming in Quebec MONTREAL, QUEBEC--Recent surveys of epidemiological studies on autism spectrum disorders now indicate that the prevalence stands at a staggering 60-70 per 10 000 people (Fombonne, 2003). While there a... (CCN Matthews) |
CIHR, New Partnership Increases Opportunities in Autism Research: Canada-US Funding Collaboration Fosters Next Generation of ... CIHR, New Partnership Increases Opportunities in Autism Research: Canada-US Funding Collaboration Fosters Next Generation of Autism Researchers OTTAWA, ONTARIO--A $2.9 million, six-year partnership be... (CCN Matthews) |
Kelly has paid the price for Toppers' success CREDIT: The StarPhoenix Slotback Justin Kelly is a calming influence on the Hilltops' offence | By next football season, Saskatoon Hilltops slotback Justin Kelly will have a new tit... (Canada Dot Com) |
Genzyme Genetics Presents New Data Relating to Prenatal and Genetic Testing 11/5/03 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 05, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- | Genzyme Genetics, a business unit of Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ), will present data from a series of l... (Stockhouse) |
Nothing to link vaccines, autism: Study | ATLANTA : US researchers said on Monday that they had found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing the mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as auti... (The Times Of India) |
US study finds no link between vaccines and autism ATLANTA - Researchers say they have found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as autism and attention-deficit... (NZ Herald) |
Letters to the Editor Why the hatter was mad | Thank you for your article by Cheryl Wetzstein regarding thimerosal in childhood vaccines ("Mercury-laced vaccines a threat, child group says," Nation, Monday). | As the mothe... (The Washington Times) |
Man is found guilty of sexually assaulting autistic boy A Broward jury today found former classroom volunteer Daniel Patrick Donohue guilty of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old autistic student seven years ago. | The jury delivered the guilty verdict follow... (The Miami Herald) |
Support for pioneering autism school Fiona Cargius is in favour of the new unit The mother of a nine year old autistic boy has said plans to introduce a pioneering centre in Flintshire for young children with the condition is "long overd... (BBC News) |
Archived on Sunday November 9 at 4.41am:
Upper Township autistic boy found safe in woods near home (Press of Atlantic City, NJ - 23 hours ago). .. home. Joey is autistic. But like most young boys, he loves to explore... lost. Many children with autism find movement comforting... |
Vaccines and Autism: Is There a Link? (WBKO, KY - 6 Nov 2003). .. some parents have been concerned that older vaccines containing the mercury preservative thimerosol could give their child developmental problems like autism... |
Benefit for child with autism Friday (Madison Courier, IN - 6 Nov 2003). A fund-raiser will take place for a Carroll County child who is non-verbal and suffers from autism. The benefit will begin at 4 pm Friday... |
Baysider runs Marathon to raise funds for autism (Fresh Meadows Times, NY - 6 Nov 2003). .. Once all of the donations are collected, the money will be used to educate Queens health care workers on how to relate to children with autism... |
Baysider runs Marathon to raise funds for autism (Bayside Times, NY - 6 Nov 2003). .. Once all of the donations are collected, the money will be used to educate Queens health care workers on how to relate to children with autism... |
US study finds no link between vaccines and autism (New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 6 Nov 2003). .. say they have found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as autism.. |
Nothing to link vaccines, autism: Study (Times of India, India - 6 Nov 2003). .. they had found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing the mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as autism and.. |
Man Convicted Of Molesting Autistic Boy At Special School (Local6.com, FL - 5 Nov 2003). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel.. |
Former Nova school volunteer guilty of molesting autistic student (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 5 Nov 2003). By Rafael A. Olmeda. Daniel Patrick Donohue was convicted Tuesday of molesting an autistic boy while volunteering at a specialized school in 1997... |
Man convicted of molesting autistic boy at special school (The Ledger, FL - 5 Nov 2003). A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel Patrick Donohue, 64, was.. |
Man convicted of molesting autistic boy at special school (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 4 Nov 2003). A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel Patrick Donohue, 64, was.. |
Investigation: Autism and Informed Inoculation (WXYZ, MI - 4 Nov 2003). .. Right here in Michigan, cases of autism have skyrocketed 1538% in just the last 10 years, and there's no reliable estimate of the.. Kenny Taylor is autistic... |
Broward jury convicts pedophile in assault on autistic boy (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 4 Nov 2003). .. Circuit Court jury on Tuesday took just one hour and 45 minutes on Tuesday to convict Daniel Donohue, 64, of one count of indecent assault of an autistic.. |
Support for pioneering autism school (BBC News, UK - 4 Nov 2003). .. would be an important provision of a very high quality for children with autism... In addition, a new school for autistic children is already being built behind.. |
Weldon, Major Autism, Speech Disorder Organizations Voice Concern.. (U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - 4 Nov 2003). 3 /US Newswire/ -- US Congressman Dave Weldon, a physician, and groups representing children with autism and speech/language disorders have raised concerns.. |
Healthy in Houston: Autistic diet (News 24 Houston, TX - 4 Nov 2003). .. The theory is that because of an intestinal defect, autistic kids can't.. are observing differences makes it an important place to start looking," said autism.. |
Welsh autism unit 'first of its kind in UK' (Awares - 4 Nov 2003). .. It means that some autistic youngsters will no longer be offered home-based help... a significant move forward in the education of very young children with autism.. |
Autism unit 'first of its kind in UK' (icNorthWales, UK - 4 Nov 2003). .. It means some autistic youngsters will no longer be offered home-based help... a significant move forward in the education of very young children with autism"... |
PACE, Pacific Autism Center for Education Welcomes State Senator.. (Yahoo News (press release) - 4 Nov 2003). 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Pacific Autism Center for Education (PACE) will host their Second Annual "Ports of Call" Dinner Gala and Auction on Saturday, November 8th.. |
Mercury vaccine-autism study disputed (Washington Times, DC - 3 Nov 2003). .. problems and the state is believed to have "severely underreported" its cases of autism to skew the findings, said Lyn Redwood, the mother of an autistic child.. |
Archived on Sunday November 9 at 11.05pm:
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as well have been sniffi... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study By Merritt McKinney | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as... (Reuters) |
Fresh nursery strikes row UNION leaders representing nursery nurses have come under fresh attack for refusing to ensure special need pupils were not affected by strike action over pay. | Labour and Conservative councillors uni... (Scotsman) |
Marysville sets school calendar | MARYSVILLE — Bargaining teams for the Marysville School District and Marysville Education Association came to a tentative agreement late yesterday on a calendar for the 2003-04 school year. | D... (Seattle Times) |
Vet's duty carried lasting scars | During World War II, when he served as an infantry medical corpsman in the Pacific theater, Juan Benito Lopez, who was 86 when he died Oct. 26 of complications from diabetes, witnessed the many ways... (Denver Post) |
Shearer tees off for charity | By Alan Hedley, The Journal | United hotshot Alan Shearer swapped his football boots for golf spikes to support the Toby Henderson Trust when the Gary Speed Golf Classic was held at Longhirst... (IC Newcastle) |
A further dose of MMR The MMR debate (Epidemic fear, October 31) comes down to one thing: the medical establishment's ideological belief in the MMR jab in particular, and vaccines in general. If it weren't for that basic b... (The Guardian) |
Fox Chapel special-needs students love to be in the mix for Meals On Wheels program Stirring thick pumpkin bread batter with a wooden spoon requires triceps power. Couple that with uncooperative muscles stiffened by cerebral palsy, and stirring becomes a nearly Herculean feat. | Call... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Women to be offered MMR vaccine Women would be offered MMR as protection against rubella New mothers and women hoping to become pregnant are to be offered the MMR jab because supplies of the single rubella vaccine have run out. | Th... (BBC News) |
UK has third-largest organic food market Concerns over antibiotics in meat and pesticides in vegetables help to boost sales of 'green' products to more than £1bn a year | Organic food sales have topped £1bn a year in Britain for the fir... (The Independent) |
Jurors begin deliberations in Durst case Prosecutor claims victim's head was dumped on trip | RESOURCES | Robert Durst, the son of a New York City real estate tycoon, is accused of killing neighbor Morris Black, dismembering him and throwing... (Houston Chronicle) |
ATEDM: Autism Mushrooming in Quebec MONTREAL, QUEBEC--Recent surveys of epidemiological studies on autism spectrum disorders now indicate that the prevalence stands at a staggering 60-70 per 10 000 people (Fombonne, 2003). While there a... (CCN Matthews) |
CIHR, New Partnership Increases Opportunities in Autism Research: Canada-US Funding Collaboration Fosters Next Generation of ... CIHR, New Partnership Increases Opportunities in Autism Research: Canada-US Funding Collaboration Fosters Next Generation of Autism Researchers OTTAWA, ONTARIO--A $2.9 million, six-year partnership be... (CCN Matthews) |
Kelly has paid the price for Toppers' success CREDIT: The StarPhoenix Slotback Justin Kelly is a calming influence on the Hilltops' offence | By next football season, Saskatoon Hilltops slotback Justin Kelly will have a new tit... (Canada Dot Com) |
Genzyme Genetics Presents New Data Relating to Prenatal and Genetic Testing 11/5/03 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 05, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- | Genzyme Genetics, a business unit of Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ), will present data from a series of l... (Stockhouse) |
Nothing to link vaccines, autism: Study | ATLANTA : US researchers said on Monday that they had found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing the mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as auti... (The Times Of India) |
US study finds no link between vaccines and autism ATLANTA - Researchers say they have found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as autism and attention-deficit... (NZ Herald) |
Letters to the Editor Why the hatter was mad | Thank you for your article by Cheryl Wetzstein regarding thimerosal in childhood vaccines ("Mercury-laced vaccines a threat, child group says," Nation, Monday). | As the mothe... (The Washington Times) |
Man is found guilty of sexually assaulting autistic boy A Broward jury today found former classroom volunteer Daniel Patrick Donohue guilty of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old autistic student seven years ago. | The jury delivered the guilty verdict follow... (The Miami Herald) |
Support for pioneering autism school Fiona Cargius is in favour of the new unit The mother of a nine year old autistic boy has said plans to introduce a pioneering centre in Flintshire for young children with the condition is "long overd... (BBC News) |
Archived on Sunday November 9 at 11.05pm:
Autistic students get a shot near home (The Express Times, PA - 37 minutes ago). HELLERTOWN -- Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 has created a new classroom for autistic students to keep them close to their families and out of distant.. |
Autistic students get a shot near home (Penn Live, PA - 48 minutes ago). HELLERTOWN -- Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 has created a new classroom for autistic students to keep them close to their families and out of distant.. |
Broadmoor knew risk in holding Asperger's patients (Telegraph.co.uk, UK - 9 hours ago). .. Asperger's, a type of autism, is not an illness and.. be detained, may mean that some of those with Asperger's.. The report by the National Autistic Society, which.. |
AUTISTIC STUDENT BARRED FROM CLASS (San Jose Mercury News, CA - 23 hours ago). .. from the classroom is ``particularly unusual for autistic kids, where there is a lot of intervention available.''. How people interact with children with autism.. |
Struggling with autism (London Free Press, Canada - 8 Nov 2003). .. means more than 1,000 people in London are diagnosed with some form of autism.. Most autistic pupils are still in elementary school, but many will hit high school.. |
Upper Township autistic boy found safe in woods near home (Press of Atlantic City, NJ - 7 Nov 2003). .. home. Joey is autistic. But like most young boys, he loves to explore... lost. Many children with autism find movement comforting... |
Vaccines and Autism: Is There a Link? (WBKO, KY - 6 Nov 2003). .. some parents have been concerned that older vaccines containing the mercury preservative thimerosol could give their child developmental problems like autism... |
Benefit for child with autism Friday (Madison Courier, IN - 6 Nov 2003). A fund-raiser will take place for a Carroll County child who is non-verbal and suffers from autism. The benefit will begin at 4 pm Friday... |
Baysider runs Marathon to raise funds for autism (Fresh Meadows Times, NY - 6 Nov 2003). .. Once all of the donations are collected, the money will be used to educate Queens health care workers on how to relate to children with autism... |
Baysider runs Marathon to raise funds for autism (Bayside Times, NY - 6 Nov 2003). .. Once all of the donations are collected, the money will be used to educate Queens health care workers on how to relate to children with autism... |
US study finds no link between vaccines and autism (New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 6 Nov 2003). .. say they have found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as autism.. |
Nothing to link vaccines, autism: Study (Times of India, India - 6 Nov 2003). .. they had found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing the mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as autism and.. |
Man Convicted Of Molesting Autistic Boy At Special School (Local6.com, FL - 5 Nov 2003). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel.. |
Former Nova school volunteer guilty of molesting autistic student (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 5 Nov 2003). By Rafael A. Olmeda. Daniel Patrick Donohue was convicted Tuesday of molesting an autistic boy while volunteering at a specialized school in 1997... |
Man convicted of molesting autistic boy at special school (The Ledger, FL - 5 Nov 2003). A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel Patrick Donohue, 64, was.. |
Man convicted of molesting autistic boy at special school (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 4 Nov 2003). A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel Patrick Donohue, 64, was.. |
Investigation: Autism and Informed Inoculation (WXYZ, MI - 4 Nov 2003). .. Right here in Michigan, cases of autism have skyrocketed 1538% in just the last 10 years, and there's no reliable estimate of the.. Kenny Taylor is autistic... |
Broward jury convicts pedophile in assault on autistic boy (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 4 Nov 2003). .. Circuit Court jury on Tuesday took just one hour and 45 minutes on Tuesday to convict Daniel Donohue, 64, of one count of indecent assault of an autistic.. |
Support for pioneering autism school (BBC News, UK - 4 Nov 2003). .. would be an important provision of a very high quality for children with autism... In addition, a new school for autistic children is already being built behind.. |
Weldon, Major Autism, Speech Disorder Organizations Voice Concern.. (U.S. Newswire (press release), DC - 4 Nov 2003). 3 /US Newswire/ -- US Congressman Dave Weldon, a physician, and groups representing children with autism and speech/language disorders have raised concerns.. |
Archived on Monday November 10 at 2.32pm:
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as well have been sniffi... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study By Merritt McKinney | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as... (Reuters) |
Fresh nursery strikes row UNION leaders representing nursery nurses have come under fresh attack for refusing to ensure special need pupils were not affected by strike action over pay. | Labour and Conservative councillors uni... (Scotsman) |
Marysville sets school calendar | MARYSVILLE — Bargaining teams for the Marysville School District and Marysville Education Association came to a tentative agreement late yesterday on a calendar for the 2003-04 school year. | D... (Seattle Times) |
Vet's duty carried lasting scars | During World War II, when he served as an infantry medical corpsman in the Pacific theater, Juan Benito Lopez, who was 86 when he died Oct. 26 of complications from diabetes, witnessed the many ways... (Denver Post) |
Shearer tees off for charity | By Alan Hedley, The Journal | United hotshot Alan Shearer swapped his football boots for golf spikes to support the Toby Henderson Trust when the Gary Speed Golf Classic was held at Longhirst... (IC Newcastle) |
A further dose of MMR The MMR debate (Epidemic fear, October 31) comes down to one thing: the medical establishment's ideological belief in the MMR jab in particular, and vaccines in general. If it weren't for that basic b... (The Guardian) |
Fox Chapel special-needs students love to be in the mix for Meals On Wheels program Stirring thick pumpkin bread batter with a wooden spoon requires triceps power. Couple that with uncooperative muscles stiffened by cerebral palsy, and stirring becomes a nearly Herculean feat. | Call... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Women to be offered MMR vaccine Women would be offered MMR as protection against rubella New mothers and women hoping to become pregnant are to be offered the MMR jab because supplies of the single rubella vaccine have run out. | Th... (BBC News) |
UK has third-largest organic food market Concerns over antibiotics in meat and pesticides in vegetables help to boost sales of 'green' products to more than £1bn a year | Organic food sales have topped £1bn a year in Britain for the fir... (The Independent) |
Jurors begin deliberations in Durst case Prosecutor claims victim's head was dumped on trip | RESOURCES | Robert Durst, the son of a New York City real estate tycoon, is accused of killing neighbor Morris Black, dismembering him and throwing... (Houston Chronicle) |
ATEDM: Autism Mushrooming in Quebec MONTREAL, QUEBEC--Recent surveys of epidemiological studies on autism spectrum disorders now indicate that the prevalence stands at a staggering 60-70 per 10 000 people (Fombonne, 2003). While there a... (CCN Matthews) |
CIHR, New Partnership Increases Opportunities in Autism Research: Canada-US Funding Collaboration Fosters Next Generation of ... CIHR, New Partnership Increases Opportunities in Autism Research: Canada-US Funding Collaboration Fosters Next Generation of Autism Researchers OTTAWA, ONTARIO--A $2.9 million, six-year partnership be... (CCN Matthews) |
Kelly has paid the price for Toppers' success CREDIT: The StarPhoenix Slotback Justin Kelly is a calming influence on the Hilltops' offence | By next football season, Saskatoon Hilltops slotback Justin Kelly will have a new tit... (Canada Dot Com) |
Genzyme Genetics Presents New Data Relating to Prenatal and Genetic Testing 11/5/03 CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov 05, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- | Genzyme Genetics, a business unit of Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ), will present data from a series of l... (Stockhouse) |
Nothing to link vaccines, autism: Study | ATLANTA : US researchers said on Monday that they had found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing the mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as auti... (The Times Of India) |
US study finds no link between vaccines and autism ATLANTA - Researchers say they have found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as autism and attention-deficit... (NZ Herald) |
Letters to the Editor Why the hatter was mad | Thank you for your article by Cheryl Wetzstein regarding thimerosal in childhood vaccines ("Mercury-laced vaccines a threat, child group says," Nation, Monday). | As the mothe... (The Washington Times) |
Man is found guilty of sexually assaulting autistic boy A Broward jury today found former classroom volunteer Daniel Patrick Donohue guilty of sexually assaulting a 5-year-old autistic student seven years ago. | The jury delivered the guilty verdict follow... (The Miami Herald) |
Support for pioneering autism school Fiona Cargius is in favour of the new unit The mother of a nine year old autistic boy has said plans to introduce a pioneering centre in Flintshire for young children with the condition is "long overd... (BBC News) |
Archived on Tuesday November 11 at 3.01pm:
A different Big Brother, this | OSLO : A Norwegian family can use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court ruled. | | The court overruled a decision ... (The Times Of India) |
Oslo couple have hi-tech tabs on their son Oslo - A Norwegian family may use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court ruled. | The court overruled a decision by a welfar... (Independent online) |
Family gets tracker for son OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian family may use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court has ruled. | | The court overruled... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Learn to help children with special needs | Lisa Schamus spent hundreds of hours and made dozens of calls to get therapy and attention at school for her autistic son, Sam Mosley, then a kindergartner. | "It was incredibly frustrating," said S... (Azcentral) |
Chisel & Stone: Listening carefully for a common ground When the flutes were displayed, I noticed several major differences between the Thai flutes and the traditional Chinese flutes that I was familiar with. While Chinese flutes are played horizontally, T... (New Straits/Business Times) |
Two brilliant but contrasting young pianists make their Manhattan bows. Each has a story to tell | When he was setting the Parisian music world abuzz with his precocious piano playing in the 1840s, the young Camille Saint-Saens was taken to play for the great Hector Berlioz. Saint-Saens, with an ... (Time Magazine) |
Opticians Give Customers An Eyeful A group of opticians today gave their customers more than an eyeful when they stripped off for a charity calendar. | Twelve of Scotland's sexiest opticians bared all for the calendar, which goes on sa... (Scotsman) |
The numbers aren't adding up for autumn Getting the numbers to fill the major events and prelims for the Australian Jockey Club's four-meeting, week-long extravaganza at Randwick next Easter will be a problem. | Most are enthusiastic about ... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Jazzpine Courtney Pine Obe brings his saxophone to Manila this week as he launches the first Fusion Jazz Festival tomorrow, and then shows off his virtuosity in a one-night-only concert on November 15 to promo... (The Philippine Star) |
Parents of Autistics Seek Charter School The Fairfax County School Board is considering a proposal from parents to form a charter school for autistic children, offering intense, one-on-one instruction in their earliest years of schooling. | ... (The Washington Post) |
Mamma Khmer Last year, Geraldine Cox drove into Phnom Penh in search of a baby. He’d been nicknamed Noodles, because he’d been abandoned at a local noodle stall, and he was in need of protection. But Cox arrived ... (The Age) |
Q&a Jacqui Jackson was born in 1964 in Blackpool, where she still lives. She worked briefly with disabled adults before marrying at 19. Now a single parent, she has three adolescent daughters and four son... (The Guardian) |
Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation to Award $141,000 in Grants NATICK, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) The Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation, established three years ago to help Middlesex Savings Bank fulfill its philanthropic mission, will be awarding a total of $141,... (Marketwire) |
Measles alert from MMR man Editorial | THE doctor whose research sparked fears of a link between MMR and autism has said that there are risks of measles outbreaks. Dr Simon Murch, of the Centre for Pediatric Gastro-enterology, ... (Ham and High) |
Upper Township autistic boy found safe in woods near home | UPPER TOWNSHIP - Marye Small fought panic Wednesday when she realized her | 6-year-old son had slipped through the back fence into the tangle of woods behind their home. | Joey is autistic. But like... (Atlantic City) |
Medical director disavows links to BALCO misdeeds The man listed in state records as the medical director of the Bay Area laboratory linked to a sports doping scandal claims that his signature was forged on official records. | "That's definitely not ... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
Vaccine-autism link denied | CHICAGO -- Government researchers say they found little evidence of a link between vaccinations and developmental problems in a study of more than 140,000 U.S. children. | The report didn't satisfy ... (Detroit news) |
Fine and dandy They are "the best thing to happen to men since women". They tell their victims: "We're not here to change you. We're here to make you better." They are "improving the world one straight man at a time... (The Guardian) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as well have been sniffi... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Archived on Tuesday November 11 at 3.01pm:
District sues to keep autistic girl out of classroom (Contra Costa Times, CA - 9 Nov 2003). .. from the classroom is "particularly unusual for autistic kids, where there is a lot of intervention available.". How people interact with children with autism.. |
Autistic students get a shot near home (The Express Times, PA - 9 Nov 2003). HELLERTOWN -- Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 has created a new classroom for autistic students to keep them close to their families and out of distant.. |
Autistic students get a shot near home (Penn Live, PA - 9 Nov 2003). HELLERTOWN -- Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 has created a new classroom for autistic students to keep them close to their families and out of distant.. |
Broadmoor knew risk in holding Asperger's patients (Telegraph.co.uk, UK - 8 Nov 2003). .. Asperger's, a type of autism, is not an illness and.. be detained, may mean that some of those with Asperger's.. The report by the National Autistic Society, which.. |
AUTISTIC STUDENT BARRED FROM CLASS (San Jose Mercury News, CA - 8 Nov 2003). .. from the classroom is ``particularly unusual for autistic kids, where there is a lot of intervention available.''. How people interact with children with autism.. |
Struggling with autism (London Free Press, Canada - 8 Nov 2003). .. means more than 1,000 people in London are diagnosed with some form of autism.. Most autistic pupils are still in elementary school, but many will hit high school.. |
Upper Township autistic boy found safe in woods near home (Press of Atlantic City, NJ - 7 Nov 2003). .. home. Joey is autistic. But like most young boys, he loves to explore... lost. Many children with autism find movement comforting... |
Vaccines and Autism: Is There a Link? (WBKO, KY - 6 Nov 2003). .. some parents have been concerned that older vaccines containing the mercury preservative thimerosol could give their child developmental problems like autism... |
Benefit for child with autism Friday (Madison Courier, IN - 6 Nov 2003). A fund-raiser will take place for a Carroll County child who is non-verbal and suffers from autism. The benefit will begin at 4 pm Friday... |
Baysider runs Marathon to raise funds for autism (Fresh Meadows Times, NY - 6 Nov 2003). .. Once all of the donations are collected, the money will be used to educate Queens health care workers on how to relate to children with autism... |
Baysider runs Marathon to raise funds for autism (Bayside Times, NY - 6 Nov 2003). .. Once all of the donations are collected, the money will be used to educate Queens health care workers on how to relate to children with autism... |
US study finds no link between vaccines and autism (New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - 6 Nov 2003). .. say they have found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as autism.. |
Nothing to link vaccines, autism: Study (Times of India, India - 6 Nov 2003). .. they had found no significant link between childhood vaccines containing the mercury-based preservative thimerosal and neurological problems such as autism and.. |
Man Convicted Of Molesting Autistic Boy At Special School (Local6.com, FL - 5 Nov 2003). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel.. |
Former Nova school volunteer guilty of molesting autistic student (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 5 Nov 2003). By Rafael A. Olmeda. Daniel Patrick Donohue was convicted Tuesday of molesting an autistic boy while volunteering at a specialized school in 1997... |
Man convicted of molesting autistic boy at special school (The Ledger, FL - 5 Nov 2003). A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel Patrick Donohue, 64, was.. |
Man convicted of molesting autistic boy at special school (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 4 Nov 2003). A convicted sex offender was found guilty of molesting an autistic boy at a specialized school. Daniel Patrick Donohue, 64, was.. |
Investigation: Autism and Informed Inoculation (WXYZ, MI - 4 Nov 2003). .. Right here in Michigan, cases of autism have skyrocketed 1538% in just the last 10 years, and there's no reliable estimate of the.. Kenny Taylor is autistic... |
Broward jury convicts pedophile in assault on autistic boy (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 4 Nov 2003). .. Circuit Court jury on Tuesday took just one hour and 45 minutes on Tuesday to convict Daniel Donohue, 64, of one count of indecent assault of an autistic.. |
Support for pioneering autism school (BBC News, UK - 4 Nov 2003). .. would be an important provision of a very high quality for children with autism... In addition, a new school for autistic children is already being built behind.. |
Archived on Wednesday November 12 at 1.43pm:
A different Big Brother, this | OSLO : A Norwegian family can use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court ruled. | | The court overruled a decision ... (The Times Of India) |
Oslo couple have hi-tech tabs on their son Oslo - A Norwegian family may use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court ruled. | The court overruled a decision by a welfar... (Independent online) |
Family gets tracker for son OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian family may use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court has ruled. | | The court overruled... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Learn to help children with special needs | Lisa Schamus spent hundreds of hours and made dozens of calls to get therapy and attention at school for her autistic son, Sam Mosley, then a kindergartner. | "It was incredibly frustrating," said S... (Azcentral) |
Chisel & Stone: Listening carefully for a common ground When the flutes were displayed, I noticed several major differences between the Thai flutes and the traditional Chinese flutes that I was familiar with. While Chinese flutes are played horizontally, T... (New Straits/Business Times) |
Two brilliant but contrasting young pianists make their Manhattan bows. Each has a story to tell | When he was setting the Parisian music world abuzz with his precocious piano playing in the 1840s, the young Camille Saint-Saens was taken to play for the great Hector Berlioz. Saint-Saens, with an ... (Time Magazine) |
Opticians Give Customers An Eyeful A group of opticians today gave their customers more than an eyeful when they stripped off for a charity calendar. | Twelve of Scotland's sexiest opticians bared all for the calendar, which goes on sa... (Scotsman) |
The numbers aren't adding up for autumn Getting the numbers to fill the major events and prelims for the Australian Jockey Club's four-meeting, week-long extravaganza at Randwick next Easter will be a problem. | Most are enthusiastic about ... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Jazzpine Courtney Pine Obe brings his saxophone to Manila this week as he launches the first Fusion Jazz Festival tomorrow, and then shows off his virtuosity in a one-night-only concert on November 15 to promo... (The Philippine Star) |
Parents of Autistics Seek Charter School The Fairfax County School Board is considering a proposal from parents to form a charter school for autistic children, offering intense, one-on-one instruction in their earliest years of schooling. | ... (The Washington Post) |
Mamma Khmer Last year, Geraldine Cox drove into Phnom Penh in search of a baby. He’d been nicknamed Noodles, because he’d been abandoned at a local noodle stall, and he was in need of protection. But Cox arrived ... (The Age) |
Q&a Jacqui Jackson was born in 1964 in Blackpool, where she still lives. She worked briefly with disabled adults before marrying at 19. Now a single parent, she has three adolescent daughters and four son... (The Guardian) |
Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation to Award $141,000 in Grants NATICK, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) The Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation, established three years ago to help Middlesex Savings Bank fulfill its philanthropic mission, will be awarding a total of $141,... (Marketwire) |
Measles alert from MMR man Editorial | THE doctor whose research sparked fears of a link between MMR and autism has said that there are risks of measles outbreaks. Dr Simon Murch, of the Centre for Pediatric Gastro-enterology, ... (Ham and High) |
Upper Township autistic boy found safe in woods near home | UPPER TOWNSHIP - Marye Small fought panic Wednesday when she realized her | 6-year-old son had slipped through the back fence into the tangle of woods behind their home. | Joey is autistic. But like... (Atlantic City) |
Medical director disavows links to BALCO misdeeds The man listed in state records as the medical director of the Bay Area laboratory linked to a sports doping scandal claims that his signature was forged on official records. | "That's definitely not ... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
Vaccine-autism link denied | CHICAGO -- Government researchers say they found little evidence of a link between vaccinations and developmental problems in a study of more than 140,000 U.S. children. | The report didn't satisfy ... (Detroit news) |
Fine and dandy They are "the best thing to happen to men since women". They tell their victims: "We're not here to change you. We're here to make you better." They are "improving the world one straight man at a time... (The Guardian) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as well have been sniffi... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Archived on Thursday November 13 at 8.20pm:
A different Big Brother, this | OSLO : A Norwegian family can use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court ruled. | | The court overruled a decision ... (The Times Of India) |
Oslo couple have hi-tech tabs on their son Oslo - A Norwegian family may use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court ruled. | The court overruled a decision by a welfar... (Independent online) |
Family gets tracker for son OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian family may use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court has ruled. | | The court overruled... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Learn to help children with special needs | Lisa Schamus spent hundreds of hours and made dozens of calls to get therapy and attention at school for her autistic son, Sam Mosley, then a kindergartner. | "It was incredibly frustrating," said S... (Azcentral) |
Chisel & Stone: Listening carefully for a common ground When the flutes were displayed, I noticed several major differences between the Thai flutes and the traditional Chinese flutes that I was familiar with. While Chinese flutes are played horizontally, T... (New Straits/Business Times) |
Two brilliant but contrasting young pianists make their Manhattan bows. Each has a story to tell | When he was setting the Parisian music world abuzz with his precocious piano playing in the 1840s, the young Camille Saint-Saens was taken to play for the great Hector Berlioz. Saint-Saens, with an ... (Time Magazine) |
Opticians Give Customers An Eyeful A group of opticians today gave their customers more than an eyeful when they stripped off for a charity calendar. | Twelve of Scotland's sexiest opticians bared all for the calendar, which goes on sa... (Scotsman) |
The numbers aren't adding up for autumn Getting the numbers to fill the major events and prelims for the Australian Jockey Club's four-meeting, week-long extravaganza at Randwick next Easter will be a problem. | Most are enthusiastic about ... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Jazzpine Courtney Pine Obe brings his saxophone to Manila this week as he launches the first Fusion Jazz Festival tomorrow, and then shows off his virtuosity in a one-night-only concert on November 15 to promo... (The Philippine Star) |
Parents of Autistics Seek Charter School The Fairfax County School Board is considering a proposal from parents to form a charter school for autistic children, offering intense, one-on-one instruction in their earliest years of schooling. | ... (The Washington Post) |
Mamma Khmer Last year, Geraldine Cox drove into Phnom Penh in search of a baby. He’d been nicknamed Noodles, because he’d been abandoned at a local noodle stall, and he was in need of protection. But Cox arrived ... (The Age) |
Q&a Jacqui Jackson was born in 1964 in Blackpool, where she still lives. She worked briefly with disabled adults before marrying at 19. Now a single parent, she has three adolescent daughters and four son... (The Guardian) |
Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation to Award $141,000 in Grants NATICK, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) The Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation, established three years ago to help Middlesex Savings Bank fulfill its philanthropic mission, will be awarding a total of $141,... (Marketwire) |
Measles alert from MMR man Editorial | THE doctor whose research sparked fears of a link between MMR and autism has said that there are risks of measles outbreaks. Dr Simon Murch, of the Centre for Pediatric Gastro-enterology, ... (Ham and High) |
Upper Township autistic boy found safe in woods near home | UPPER TOWNSHIP - Marye Small fought panic Wednesday when she realized her | 6-year-old son had slipped through the back fence into the tangle of woods behind their home. | Joey is autistic. But like... (Atlantic City) |
Medical director disavows links to BALCO misdeeds The man listed in state records as the medical director of the Bay Area laboratory linked to a sports doping scandal claims that his signature was forged on official records. | "That's definitely not ... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
Vaccine-autism link denied | CHICAGO -- Government researchers say they found little evidence of a link between vaccinations and developmental problems in a study of more than 140,000 U.S. children. | The report didn't satisfy ... (Detroit news) |
Fine and dandy They are "the best thing to happen to men since women". They tell their victims: "We're not here to change you. We're here to make you better." They are "improving the world one straight man at a time... (The Guardian) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as well have been sniffi... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Archived on Friday November 14 at 5.55pm:
A different Big Brother, this | OSLO : A Norwegian family can use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court ruled. | | The court overruled a decision ... (The Times Of India) |
Oslo couple have hi-tech tabs on their son Oslo - A Norwegian family may use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court ruled. | The court overruled a decision by a welfar... (Independent online) |
Family gets tracker for son OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian family may use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court has ruled. | | The court overruled... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Learn to help children with special needs | Lisa Schamus spent hundreds of hours and made dozens of calls to get therapy and attention at school for her autistic son, Sam Mosley, then a kindergartner. | "It was incredibly frustrating," said S... (Azcentral) |
Chisel & Stone: Listening carefully for a common ground When the flutes were displayed, I noticed several major differences between the Thai flutes and the traditional Chinese flutes that I was familiar with. While Chinese flutes are played horizontally, T... (New Straits/Business Times) |
Two brilliant but contrasting young pianists make their Manhattan bows. Each has a story to tell | When he was setting the Parisian music world abuzz with his precocious piano playing in the 1840s, the young Camille Saint-Saens was taken to play for the great Hector Berlioz. Saint-Saens, with an ... (Time Magazine) |
Opticians Give Customers An Eyeful A group of opticians today gave their customers more than an eyeful when they stripped off for a charity calendar. | Twelve of Scotland's sexiest opticians bared all for the calendar, which goes on sa... (Scotsman) |
The numbers aren't adding up for autumn Getting the numbers to fill the major events and prelims for the Australian Jockey Club's four-meeting, week-long extravaganza at Randwick next Easter will be a problem. | Most are enthusiastic about ... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Jazzpine Courtney Pine Obe brings his saxophone to Manila this week as he launches the first Fusion Jazz Festival tomorrow, and then shows off his virtuosity in a one-night-only concert on November 15 to promo... (The Philippine Star) |
Parents of Autistics Seek Charter School The Fairfax County School Board is considering a proposal from parents to form a charter school for autistic children, offering intense, one-on-one instruction in their earliest years of schooling. | ... (The Washington Post) |
Mamma Khmer Last year, Geraldine Cox drove into Phnom Penh in search of a baby. He’d been nicknamed Noodles, because he’d been abandoned at a local noodle stall, and he was in need of protection. But Cox arrived ... (The Age) |
Q&a Jacqui Jackson was born in 1964 in Blackpool, where she still lives. She worked briefly with disabled adults before marrying at 19. Now a single parent, she has three adolescent daughters and four son... (The Guardian) |
Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation to Award $141,000 in Grants NATICK, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) The Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation, established three years ago to help Middlesex Savings Bank fulfill its philanthropic mission, will be awarding a total of $141,... (Marketwire) |
Measles alert from MMR man Editorial | THE doctor whose research sparked fears of a link between MMR and autism has said that there are risks of measles outbreaks. Dr Simon Murch, of the Centre for Pediatric Gastro-enterology, ... (Ham and High) |
Upper Township autistic boy found safe in woods near home | UPPER TOWNSHIP - Marye Small fought panic Wednesday when she realized her | 6-year-old son had slipped through the back fence into the tangle of woods behind their home. | Joey is autistic. But like... (Atlantic City) |
Medical director disavows links to BALCO misdeeds The man listed in state records as the medical director of the Bay Area laboratory linked to a sports doping scandal claims that his signature was forged on official records. | "That's definitely not ... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
Vaccine-autism link denied | CHICAGO -- Government researchers say they found little evidence of a link between vaccinations and developmental problems in a study of more than 140,000 U.S. children. | The report didn't satisfy ... (Detroit news) |
Fine and dandy They are "the best thing to happen to men since women". They tell their victims: "We're not here to change you. We're here to make you better." They are "improving the world one straight man at a time... (The Guardian) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as well have been sniffi... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Archived on Saturday November 15 at 5.56pm:
A different Big Brother, this | OSLO : A Norwegian family can use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court ruled. | | The court overruled a decision ... (The Times Of India) |
Oslo couple have hi-tech tabs on their son Oslo - A Norwegian family may use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court ruled. | The court overruled a decision by a welfar... (Independent online) |
Family gets tracker for son OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian family may use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court has ruled. | | The court overruled... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Learn to help children with special needs | Lisa Schamus spent hundreds of hours and made dozens of calls to get therapy and attention at school for her autistic son, Sam Mosley, then a kindergartner. | "It was incredibly frustrating," said S... (Azcentral) |
Chisel & Stone: Listening carefully for a common ground When the flutes were displayed, I noticed several major differences between the Thai flutes and the traditional Chinese flutes that I was familiar with. While Chinese flutes are played horizontally, T... (New Straits/Business Times) |
Two brilliant but contrasting young pianists make their Manhattan bows. Each has a story to tell | When he was setting the Parisian music world abuzz with his precocious piano playing in the 1840s, the young Camille Saint-Saens was taken to play for the great Hector Berlioz. Saint-Saens, with an ... (Time Magazine) |
Opticians Give Customers An Eyeful A group of opticians today gave their customers more than an eyeful when they stripped off for a charity calendar. | Twelve of Scotland's sexiest opticians bared all for the calendar, which goes on sa... (Scotsman) |
The numbers aren't adding up for autumn Getting the numbers to fill the major events and prelims for the Australian Jockey Club's four-meeting, week-long extravaganza at Randwick next Easter will be a problem. | Most are enthusiastic about ... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Jazzpine Courtney Pine Obe brings his saxophone to Manila this week as he launches the first Fusion Jazz Festival tomorrow, and then shows off his virtuosity in a one-night-only concert on November 15 to promo... (The Philippine Star) |
Parents of Autistics Seek Charter School The Fairfax County School Board is considering a proposal from parents to form a charter school for autistic children, offering intense, one-on-one instruction in their earliest years of schooling. | ... (The Washington Post) |
Mamma Khmer Last year, Geraldine Cox drove into Phnom Penh in search of a baby. He’d been nicknamed Noodles, because he’d been abandoned at a local noodle stall, and he was in need of protection. But Cox arrived ... (The Age) |
Q&a Jacqui Jackson was born in 1964 in Blackpool, where she still lives. She worked briefly with disabled adults before marrying at 19. Now a single parent, she has three adolescent daughters and four son... (The Guardian) |
Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation to Award $141,000 in Grants NATICK, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) The Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation, established three years ago to help Middlesex Savings Bank fulfill its philanthropic mission, will be awarding a total of $141,... (Marketwire) |
Measles alert from MMR man Editorial | THE doctor whose research sparked fears of a link between MMR and autism has said that there are risks of measles outbreaks. Dr Simon Murch, of the Centre for Pediatric Gastro-enterology, ... (Ham and High) |
Upper Township autistic boy found safe in woods near home | UPPER TOWNSHIP - Marye Small fought panic Wednesday when she realized her | 6-year-old son had slipped through the back fence into the tangle of woods behind their home. | Joey is autistic. But like... (Atlantic City) |
Medical director disavows links to BALCO misdeeds The man listed in state records as the medical director of the Bay Area laboratory linked to a sports doping scandal claims that his signature was forged on official records. | "That's definitely not ... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
Vaccine-autism link denied | CHICAGO -- Government researchers say they found little evidence of a link between vaccinations and developmental problems in a study of more than 140,000 U.S. children. | The report didn't satisfy ... (Detroit news) |
Fine and dandy They are "the best thing to happen to men since women". They tell their victims: "We're not here to change you. We're here to make you better." They are "improving the world one straight man at a time... (The Guardian) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as well have been sniffi... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Archived on Sunday November 16 at 5.21pm:
A different Big Brother, this | OSLO : A Norwegian family can use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court ruled. | | The court overruled a decision ... (The Times Of India) |
Oslo couple have hi-tech tabs on their son Oslo - A Norwegian family may use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court ruled. | The court overruled a decision by a welfar... (Independent online) |
Family gets tracker for son OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian family may use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court has ruled. | | The court overruled... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Learn to help children with special needs | Lisa Schamus spent hundreds of hours and made dozens of calls to get therapy and attention at school for her autistic son, Sam Mosley, then a kindergartner. | "It was incredibly frustrating," said S... (Azcentral) |
Chisel & Stone: Listening carefully for a common ground When the flutes were displayed, I noticed several major differences between the Thai flutes and the traditional Chinese flutes that I was familiar with. While Chinese flutes are played horizontally, T... (New Straits/Business Times) |
Two brilliant but contrasting young pianists make their Manhattan bows. Each has a story to tell | When he was setting the Parisian music world abuzz with his precocious piano playing in the 1840s, the young Camille Saint-Saens was taken to play for the great Hector Berlioz. Saint-Saens, with an ... (Time Magazine) |
Opticians Give Customers An Eyeful A group of opticians today gave their customers more than an eyeful when they stripped off for a charity calendar. | Twelve of Scotland's sexiest opticians bared all for the calendar, which goes on sa... (Scotsman) |
The numbers aren't adding up for autumn Getting the numbers to fill the major events and prelims for the Australian Jockey Club's four-meeting, week-long extravaganza at Randwick next Easter will be a problem. | Most are enthusiastic about ... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Jazzpine Courtney Pine Obe brings his saxophone to Manila this week as he launches the first Fusion Jazz Festival tomorrow, and then shows off his virtuosity in a one-night-only concert on November 15 to promo... (The Philippine Star) |
Parents of Autistics Seek Charter School The Fairfax County School Board is considering a proposal from parents to form a charter school for autistic children, offering intense, one-on-one instruction in their earliest years of schooling. | ... (The Washington Post) |
Mamma Khmer Last year, Geraldine Cox drove into Phnom Penh in search of a baby. He’d been nicknamed Noodles, because he’d been abandoned at a local noodle stall, and he was in need of protection. But Cox arrived ... (The Age) |
Q&a Jacqui Jackson was born in 1964 in Blackpool, where she still lives. She worked briefly with disabled adults before marrying at 19. Now a single parent, she has three adolescent daughters and four son... (The Guardian) |
Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation to Award $141,000 in Grants NATICK, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) The Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation, established three years ago to help Middlesex Savings Bank fulfill its philanthropic mission, will be awarding a total of $141,... (Marketwire) |
Measles alert from MMR man Editorial | THE doctor whose research sparked fears of a link between MMR and autism has said that there are risks of measles outbreaks. Dr Simon Murch, of the Centre for Pediatric Gastro-enterology, ... (Ham and High) |
Upper Township autistic boy found safe in woods near home | UPPER TOWNSHIP - Marye Small fought panic Wednesday when she realized her | 6-year-old son had slipped through the back fence into the tangle of woods behind their home. | Joey is autistic. But like... (Atlantic City) |
Medical director disavows links to BALCO misdeeds The man listed in state records as the medical director of the Bay Area laboratory linked to a sports doping scandal claims that his signature was forged on official records. | "That's definitely not ... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
Vaccine-autism link denied | CHICAGO -- Government researchers say they found little evidence of a link between vaccinations and developmental problems in a study of more than 140,000 U.S. children. | The report didn't satisfy ... (Detroit news) |
Fine and dandy They are "the best thing to happen to men since women". They tell their victims: "We're not here to change you. We're here to make you better." They are "improving the world one straight man at a time... (The Guardian) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as well have been sniffi... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Archived on Monday November 17 at 4.59pm:
A different Big Brother, this | OSLO : A Norwegian family can use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court ruled. | | The court overruled a decision ... (The Times Of India) |
Oslo couple have hi-tech tabs on their son Oslo - A Norwegian family may use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court ruled. | The court overruled a decision by a welfar... (Independent online) |
Family gets tracker for son OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian family may use a state radio surveillance device to help track down their six-year-old son if he runs away, an Oslo appeals court has ruled. | | The court overruled... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Learn to help children with special needs | Lisa Schamus spent hundreds of hours and made dozens of calls to get therapy and attention at school for her autistic son, Sam Mosley, then a kindergartner. | "It was incredibly frustrating," said S... (Azcentral) |
Chisel & Stone: Listening carefully for a common ground When the flutes were displayed, I noticed several major differences between the Thai flutes and the traditional Chinese flutes that I was familiar with. While Chinese flutes are played horizontally, T... (New Straits/Business Times) |
Two brilliant but contrasting young pianists make their Manhattan bows. Each has a story to tell | When he was setting the Parisian music world abuzz with his precocious piano playing in the 1840s, the young Camille Saint-Saens was taken to play for the great Hector Berlioz. Saint-Saens, with an ... (Time Magazine) |
Opticians Give Customers An Eyeful A group of opticians today gave their customers more than an eyeful when they stripped off for a charity calendar. | Twelve of Scotland's sexiest opticians bared all for the calendar, which goes on sa... (Scotsman) |
The numbers aren't adding up for autumn Getting the numbers to fill the major events and prelims for the Australian Jockey Club's four-meeting, week-long extravaganza at Randwick next Easter will be a problem. | Most are enthusiastic about ... (Sydney Morning Herald) |
Jazzpine Courtney Pine Obe brings his saxophone to Manila this week as he launches the first Fusion Jazz Festival tomorrow, and then shows off his virtuosity in a one-night-only concert on November 15 to promo... (The Philippine Star) |
Parents of Autistics Seek Charter School The Fairfax County School Board is considering a proposal from parents to form a charter school for autistic children, offering intense, one-on-one instruction in their earliest years of schooling. | ... (The Washington Post) |
Mamma Khmer Last year, Geraldine Cox drove into Phnom Penh in search of a baby. He’d been nicknamed Noodles, because he’d been abandoned at a local noodle stall, and he was in need of protection. But Cox arrived ... (The Age) |
Q&a Jacqui Jackson was born in 1964 in Blackpool, where she still lives. She worked briefly with disabled adults before marrying at 19. Now a single parent, she has three adolescent daughters and four son... (The Guardian) |
Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation to Award $141,000 in Grants NATICK, MA -- (MARKET WIRE) The Middlesex Savings Charitable Foundation, established three years ago to help Middlesex Savings Bank fulfill its philanthropic mission, will be awarding a total of $141,... (Marketwire) |
Measles alert from MMR man Editorial | THE doctor whose research sparked fears of a link between MMR and autism has said that there are risks of measles outbreaks. Dr Simon Murch, of the Centre for Pediatric Gastro-enterology, ... (Ham and High) |
Upper Township autistic boy found safe in woods near home | UPPER TOWNSHIP - Marye Small fought panic Wednesday when she realized her | 6-year-old son had slipped through the back fence into the tangle of woods behind their home. | Joey is autistic. But like... (Atlantic City) |
Medical director disavows links to BALCO misdeeds The man listed in state records as the medical director of the Bay Area laboratory linked to a sports doping scandal claims that his signature was forged on official records. | "That's definitely not ... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
Vaccine-autism link denied | CHICAGO -- Government researchers say they found little evidence of a link between vaccinations and developmental problems in a study of more than 140,000 U.S. children. | The report didn't satisfy ... (Detroit news) |
Fine and dandy They are "the best thing to happen to men since women". They tell their victims: "We're not here to change you. We're here to make you better." They are "improving the world one straight man at a time... (The Guardian) |
Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ... (The Toronto Star) |
Brain Hard-Wired for Empathy: Study NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ever watched someone grimace after they sniffed a carton of sour milk? Even though you were spared a whiff of stinky milk, to your brain, you might as well have been sniffi... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Archived on Tuesday November 18 at 1.09pm:
In local color | AFTER DUSTY BAKER spent Friday afternoon at the Mondavi Winery, lunching with philanthropist Richard Goldman, he dropped by the Balboa Cafe in the Marina to see his old pal, Joe Beck, the Balboa... (The Examiner) |
Media Advisory-Autism on the Rise-Agencies Convene to Attest to this Disturbing Trend Media Advisory-Autism on the Rise-Agencies Convene to Attest to this Disturbing Trend MONTREAL, QUEBEC--The number of children diagnosed with autism and pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) is esca... (CCN Matthews) |
Catholic school program here a model for special education nationwide Twelve years ago, when Lisa and Joe Rajakovich's oldest child started first grade at Word of God Elementary School, they were thrilled to discover that children with autism and other learning disabili... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Extending hearts and helping hands for comfort and joy To describe this year's economy as "challenging" is to minimize the struggle needy families and the agencies supporting them have endured. With funding cuts and widespread unemployment, 2004 will be c... (Newsday) |
Carroll County Datebook Today | PWP meeting: | Parents Without Partners will hold a membership meeting at 1 p.m. at a member's home. 410-902-8894. | Happy hour: | Sunday Singles will hold happy hour from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. ... (SunSpot) |
Helping teachers cope with autistic pupils Deputy Health Minister Datuk Seri Suleiman Mohamed said today the Education Ministry allowed such workers to work with blind and deaf students but not those with autism. | "Education is important in h... (New Straits/Business Times) |
Catholic school program here a model for special education nationwide Twelve years ago, when Lisa and Joe Rajakovich's oldest child started first grade at Word of God Elementary School, they were thrilled to discover that children with autism and other learning disabili... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Company sponsors 200 tickets to ice show | THANKS to the QI Group of Companies, some 200 children from about 15 charitable organisations will get to watch the Disney On Ice's Beauty and the Beast ice-skating extravaganza during the opening s... (The Star) |
Family activities ease boy’s disorder A state service guides parents | through the challenges of therapy | By Helen Altonn | Kathy and Daniel Ulrich laughed when asked the last time they had a date. | "It was when we were dating," she sai... (Star Bulletin) |
Families in difficult times get a helping hand Christopher Ulm was a sweet, blue-eyed baby who cooed and lit up when he recognized his parents' faces. Then his budding skills vanished — his parents' first clue that, like his big sister, Chris... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Sunday Life Comment - What price a child's health? The uptake in the MMR jab in Ulster is at the lowest level for seven years. | Statistics show that 86.90pc of two-year-olds were given the vaccine, in the first quarter of this year. | Health experts ... (Belfast Telegraph) |
Ulster jab numbers fall THE number of children having the controversial MMR jab has fallen to its lowest level in SEVEN years. | New official figures show 86.90pc of two-year-olds in Northern Ireland had the vaccine, between... (Belfast Telegraph) |
Families in difficult times get a helping hand | Seattle Times staff reporter STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES Bubbles are a therapy tool for 2-year-old Christopher Ulm, working with speech therapist Katrine Sanderson, left, and occupational ther... (Seattle Times) |
Facts about autism | It occurs in approximately 15 of every 10,000 births and is four times more common in boys. It usually is apparent by age 3. | It is caused by a physical disorder of the brain. | Symptoms include di... (Seattle Times) |
After 9-year saga, search for justice in Bellevue slayings reaches courtroom | Seattle Times Eastside bureau MIKE SIEGEL / THE SEATTLE TIMES Sebastian Burns, front, and Atif Rafay arrive in court during jury selection. | Related stories | The players: Case features veteran att... (Seattle Times) |
Born into abuse | Family photo | The quads (from left) Megan, Anthony Jr., Robert and Damien at 1 month. | Families reach out to Avondale quads | Becky Rowin settles into a faded pink recliner and the late-evening si... (Azcentral) |
Reasons to be cheerful Just when everything seemed to be going so well for Patrick Marber, with Cate Blanchett set to star alongside Jude Law, Natalie Portman and Clive Owen in Mike Nichols's film of his play, Closer, Blanc... (The Observer) |
Gale-force winds taking a breather Today will be a breeze. | The brutal winds that rattled the New York area for two days subsided last night after toppling scores of trees and knocking out power to thousands, the National Weather Serv... (New York Daily News) |
IDOLS FAR FROM IDLE: Clay Aiken (top centre) remains buddies with his American Idols rivals ... 'Actually, she thinks they're funny,' says Aiken, laughing, over the line from a studio in Los Angeles on Wednesday. He is rehearsing for an appearance at the American Music Awards there on Sunday. | ... (The Straits Times) |
Russian Federation: For a full and decent life - Action to promote the rights of children with mental disabilities | · Action circular EUR 46/062/2003: For a full and decent Life. Action to promote the rights of children with mental disabilities in the Russian Federation (sent to all sections in July).· Website ac... (Amnesty) |
Archived on Tuesday November 18 at 1.09pm: