N.A.S. (Surrey Branch) News Archive
1st October - 31st December 2005

Archived on Saturday October 1 at 3.08pm:

Special class for special kids in Quincy (English))Teachers deal one on one with students who have autism | WGEM-TV | Quincy - Another Quincy school program stand out. Across the country more and more children are diagnosed with Autism. It's a neurological disorder that most often affects a child's c...

Health Highlights: Sept. 30, 2005 (English))Chinese Horseshoe Bat is SARS Carrier Gene May Predict Aggressive Ovarian Cancer Infection May be Linked to OCD 6 U.S. States Chosen for Youth and Environment Study New Hormone Therapy for Menopause Approved Why Most Children Don't Walk to School | t...

Police probe two deaths (English))| Springdale police are investigating the deaths of a mother and her daughter Thursday afternoon on Cameron Drive. | Although some reports were calling it a murder/suicide, police weren't willing to make that determination Thursday night. | "We're st...

ENN Weekly: September 26th - 30th (English))Contents: | Top Ten Stories of the Week | Sustainable Economy News Roundup | Now Showing on ENN TV | EarthNews Radio Review | Guest Commentary: Getting Apollo off the Ground | The Week's Top Ten | In the news September 26th - 30th: China's tiger trad...

Note found after Springdale murder-suicide (English))SPRINGDALE -- Police officials say they have found a suicide note linked to the apparent murder-suicide of a mother and daughter on Thursday. | Autopsies were being performed today on Jane Naylor, 55, and her 27-year-old autistic daughter Sarah, who ...

Parents of "Missing Child" Blame School (English))Mother of Jeffrey Rickert says school wasn't watching over her special needs child, allowing him to miss his bus for home, and being "missing" for eight hours | WGBA-TV | Green Bay - Teri Bosse says school policies was the reason her son disappeared ...

Liars' brains really are made of different stuff (English))Pathological liars' brains are different from normal people's. The fibbers had up to 26 per cent more white matter than the honest folk, a study has found, suggesting that it is the white matter that allows people to deceive, and that pathological li...

Mother kills autistic daughter, then herself (English))SPRINGDALE - A mother apparently frazzled over the care of her autistic adult daughter shot the disabled woman in the chest Thursday afternoon, set their home afire and then turned the gun on herself, police said. | Neighbors and those who knew Jane ...

Mercury alert: 2 duck species too toxic to eat (English))Utah health advisory: Tests show some waterfowl that feed on Great Salt Lake marshes fail EPA standards | By Patty Henetz and Brett Prettyman | The Salt Lake Tribune | Two days before the opening day of the duck hunting season, state officials warned...

How healthy is our state for kids? Study will tell (English))Utah is part of $2.7B project to track kids from womb to 21 | By Carey Hamilton | The Salt Lake Tribune | Primary Children's Medical Center will be one of six initial sites for a national, multibillion-dollar study that will follow children from ...

The Local News: (English))Down on the farm | Urban dwellers can get a taste of country life and discover the joys of farming close to home during tomorrow's free Harvest Celebration Farm Tour, which will feature more than two dozen working farms around King County. | From Eas...

Sweeping study of children's health beginning (English))WASHINGTON — Mothers-to-be in six states will be the first recruited for the largest study of U.S. children, aiming to track 100,000 from the womb to age 21 to learn how the environment affects youngsters' health. | Ultimately, the government w...

Researchers Launch Biggest Study of U.S. Children (English))WASHINGTON — Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 U.S. children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | "We're looking to find the root caus...

Lost teen walks 30kms to safety (English))AN autistic teenager has walked 30 kilometres to safety after going missing in a remote national park in far western NSW. | Police said the 17-year-old was reported lost yesterday afternoon after he became separated from his mother in Mungo National ...

Planned children's study may lack funds (English))Federal project hopes to track growth of 100,000 youngsters from womb to age 21 | WASHINGTON - The National Children's Study, a congressionally ordered effort to sort out causes of childhood tragedies such as stillbirth, autism, asthma and diabetes, ...

Liars 'have more white matter' (English))Habitual liars' brains differ from those of honest people, a study says. | A University of Southern California team studied 49 people and found those known to be pathological liars had up to 26% more white matter than others. | White matter is the br...

N.C. among first sites picked for ambitious child-health study (English))WASHINGTON - Mothers-to-be in North Carolina and five other states will be the first recruited for the largest study of U.S. children ever performed, aiming to track 100,000 from the womb to age 21 to learn how the environment affects youngsters' hea...

Murder -suicide suspected in house fire (English))Springdale police are investigating what they believe is a murder-suicide discovered this afternoon inside a burning home. | Firefighters were called to a home in the 300 block of Cameron Road, where they found a mother and her autistic daughter insi...

First Sites Picked for Child-Health Study (English))By LAURAN NEERGAARD | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - Mothers-to-be in six states will be the first recruited for the largest study of U.S. children ever performed, aiming to track 100,000 from the womb to age 21 to learn how the environment aff...

First Sites Picked for Child-Health Study (English))| WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mothers-to-be in six states will be the first recruited for the largest study of U.S. children ever performed, aiming to track 100,000 from the womb to age 21 to learn how the environment affects youngsters' health. | Ultimately ...

Archived on Sunday October 2 at 11.02am:

Special class for special kids in Quincy (English))Teachers deal one on one with students who have autism | WGEM-TV | Quincy - Another Quincy school program stand out. Across the country more and more children are diagnosed with Autism. It's a neurological disorder that most often affects a child's c...

Health Highlights: Sept. 30, 2005 (English))Chinese Horseshoe Bat is SARS Carrier Gene May Predict Aggressive Ovarian Cancer Infection May be Linked to OCD 6 U.S. States Chosen for Youth and Environment Study New Hormone Therapy for Menopause Approved Why Most Children Don't Walk to School | t...

Police probe two deaths (English))| Springdale police are investigating the deaths of a mother and her daughter Thursday afternoon on Cameron Drive. | Although some reports were calling it a murder/suicide, police weren't willing to make that determination Thursday night. | "We're st...

ENN Weekly: September 26th - 30th (English))Contents: | Top Ten Stories of the Week | Sustainable Economy News Roundup | Now Showing on ENN TV | EarthNews Radio Review | Guest Commentary: Getting Apollo off the Ground | The Week's Top Ten | In the news September 26th - 30th: China's tiger trad...

Note found after Springdale murder-suicide (English))SPRINGDALE -- Police officials say they have found a suicide note linked to the apparent murder-suicide of a mother and daughter on Thursday. | Autopsies were being performed today on Jane Naylor, 55, and her 27-year-old autistic daughter Sarah, who ...

Parents of "Missing Child" Blame School (English))Mother of Jeffrey Rickert says school wasn't watching over her special needs child, allowing him to miss his bus for home, and being "missing" for eight hours | WGBA-TV | Green Bay - Teri Bosse says school policies was the reason her son disappeared ...

Liars' brains really are made of different stuff (English))Pathological liars' brains are different from normal people's. The fibbers had up to 26 per cent more white matter than the honest folk, a study has found, suggesting that it is the white matter that allows people to deceive, and that pathological li...

Mother kills autistic daughter, then herself (English))SPRINGDALE - A mother apparently frazzled over the care of her autistic adult daughter shot the disabled woman in the chest Thursday afternoon, set their home afire and then turned the gun on herself, police said. | Neighbors and those who knew Jane ...

Mercury alert: 2 duck species too toxic to eat (English))Utah health advisory: Tests show some waterfowl that feed on Great Salt Lake marshes fail EPA standards | By Patty Henetz and Brett Prettyman | The Salt Lake Tribune | Two days before the opening day of the duck hunting season, state officials warned...

How healthy is our state for kids? Study will tell (English))Utah is part of $2.7B project to track kids from womb to 21 | By Carey Hamilton | The Salt Lake Tribune | Primary Children's Medical Center will be one of six initial sites for a national, multibillion-dollar study that will follow children from ...

The Local News: (English))Down on the farm | Urban dwellers can get a taste of country life and discover the joys of farming close to home during tomorrow's free Harvest Celebration Farm Tour, which will feature more than two dozen working farms around King County. | From Eas...

Sweeping study of children's health beginning (English))WASHINGTON — Mothers-to-be in six states will be the first recruited for the largest study of U.S. children, aiming to track 100,000 from the womb to age 21 to learn how the environment affects youngsters' health. | Ultimately, the government w...

Researchers Launch Biggest Study of U.S. Children (English))WASHINGTON — Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 U.S. children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | "We're looking to find the root caus...

Lost teen walks 30kms to safety (English))AN autistic teenager has walked 30 kilometres to safety after going missing in a remote national park in far western NSW. | Police said the 17-year-old was reported lost yesterday afternoon after he became separated from his mother in Mungo National ...

Planned children's study may lack funds (English))Federal project hopes to track growth of 100,000 youngsters from womb to age 21 | WASHINGTON - The National Children's Study, a congressionally ordered effort to sort out causes of childhood tragedies such as stillbirth, autism, asthma and diabetes, ...

Liars 'have more white matter' (English))Habitual liars' brains differ from those of honest people, a study says. | A University of Southern California team studied 49 people and found those known to be pathological liars had up to 26% more white matter than others. | White matter is the br...

N.C. among first sites picked for ambitious child-health study (English))WASHINGTON - Mothers-to-be in North Carolina and five other states will be the first recruited for the largest study of U.S. children ever performed, aiming to track 100,000 from the womb to age 21 to learn how the environment affects youngsters' hea...

Murder -suicide suspected in house fire (English))Springdale police are investigating what they believe is a murder-suicide discovered this afternoon inside a burning home. | Firefighters were called to a home in the 300 block of Cameron Road, where they found a mother and her autistic daughter insi...

First Sites Picked for Child-Health Study (English))By LAURAN NEERGAARD | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - Mothers-to-be in six states will be the first recruited for the largest study of U.S. children ever performed, aiming to track 100,000 from the womb to age 21 to learn how the environment aff...

First Sites Picked for Child-Health Study (English))| WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mothers-to-be in six states will be the first recruited for the largest study of U.S. children ever performed, aiming to track 100,000 from the womb to age 21 to learn how the environment affects youngsters' health. | Ultimately ...

Archived on Monday October 3 at 2.45am:

Special class for special kids in Quincy (English))Teachers deal one on one with students who have autism | WGEM-TV | Quincy - Another Quincy school program stand out. Across the country more and more children are diagnosed with Autism. It's a neurological disorder that most often affects a child's c...

Health Highlights: Sept. 30, 2005 (English))Chinese Horseshoe Bat is SARS Carrier Gene May Predict Aggressive Ovarian Cancer Infection May be Linked to OCD 6 U.S. States Chosen for Youth and Environment Study New Hormone Therapy for Menopause Approved Why Most Children Don't Walk to School | t...

Police probe two deaths (English))| Springdale police are investigating the deaths of a mother and her daughter Thursday afternoon on Cameron Drive. | Although some reports were calling it a murder/suicide, police weren't willing to make that determination Thursday night. | "We're st...

ENN Weekly: September 26th - 30th (English))Contents: | Top Ten Stories of the Week | Sustainable Economy News Roundup | Now Showing on ENN TV | EarthNews Radio Review | Guest Commentary: Getting Apollo off the Ground | The Week's Top Ten | In the news September 26th - 30th: China's tiger trad...

Note found after Springdale murder-suicide (English))SPRINGDALE -- Police officials say they have found a suicide note linked to the apparent murder-suicide of a mother and daughter on Thursday. | Autopsies were being performed today on Jane Naylor, 55, and her 27-year-old autistic daughter Sarah, who ...

Parents of "Missing Child" Blame School (English))Mother of Jeffrey Rickert says school wasn't watching over her special needs child, allowing him to miss his bus for home, and being "missing" for eight hours | WGBA-TV | Green Bay - Teri Bosse says school policies was the reason her son disappeared ...

Liars' brains really are made of different stuff (English))Pathological liars' brains are different from normal people's. The fibbers had up to 26 per cent more white matter than the honest folk, a study has found, suggesting that it is the white matter that allows people to deceive, and that pathological li...

Mother kills autistic daughter, then herself (English))SPRINGDALE - A mother apparently frazzled over the care of her autistic adult daughter shot the disabled woman in the chest Thursday afternoon, set their home afire and then turned the gun on herself, police said. | Neighbors and those who knew Jane ...

Mercury alert: 2 duck species too toxic to eat (English))Utah health advisory: Tests show some waterfowl that feed on Great Salt Lake marshes fail EPA standards | By Patty Henetz and Brett Prettyman | The Salt Lake Tribune | Two days before the opening day of the duck hunting season, state officials warned...

How healthy is our state for kids? Study will tell (English))Utah is part of $2.7B project to track kids from womb to 21 | By Carey Hamilton | The Salt Lake Tribune | Primary Children's Medical Center will be one of six initial sites for a national, multibillion-dollar study that will follow children from ...

The Local News: (English))Down on the farm | Urban dwellers can get a taste of country life and discover the joys of farming close to home during tomorrow's free Harvest Celebration Farm Tour, which will feature more than two dozen working farms around King County. | From Eas...

Sweeping study of children's health beginning (English))WASHINGTON — Mothers-to-be in six states will be the first recruited for the largest study of U.S. children, aiming to track 100,000 from the womb to age 21 to learn how the environment affects youngsters' health. | Ultimately, the government w...

Researchers Launch Biggest Study of U.S. Children (English))WASHINGTON — Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 U.S. children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | "We're looking to find the root caus...

Lost teen walks 30kms to safety (English))AN autistic teenager has walked 30 kilometres to safety after going missing in a remote national park in far western NSW. | Police said the 17-year-old was reported lost yesterday afternoon after he became separated from his mother in Mungo National ...

Planned children's study may lack funds (English))Federal project hopes to track growth of 100,000 youngsters from womb to age 21 | WASHINGTON - The National Children's Study, a congressionally ordered effort to sort out causes of childhood tragedies such as stillbirth, autism, asthma and diabetes, ...

Liars 'have more white matter' (English))Habitual liars' brains differ from those of honest people, a study says. | A University of Southern California team studied 49 people and found those known to be pathological liars had up to 26% more white matter than others. | White matter is the br...

N.C. among first sites picked for ambitious child-health study (English))WASHINGTON - Mothers-to-be in North Carolina and five other states will be the first recruited for the largest study of U.S. children ever performed, aiming to track 100,000 from the womb to age 21 to learn how the environment affects youngsters' hea...

Murder -suicide suspected in house fire (English))Springdale police are investigating what they believe is a murder-suicide discovered this afternoon inside a burning home. | Firefighters were called to a home in the 300 block of Cameron Road, where they found a mother and her autistic daughter insi...

First Sites Picked for Child-Health Study (English))By LAURAN NEERGAARD | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - Mothers-to-be in six states will be the first recruited for the largest study of U.S. children ever performed, aiming to track 100,000 from the womb to age 21 to learn how the environment aff...

First Sites Picked for Child-Health Study (English))| WASHINGTON (AP) -- Mothers-to-be in six states will be the first recruited for the largest study of U.S. children ever performed, aiming to track 100,000 from the womb to age 21 to learn how the environment affects youngsters' health. | Ultimately ...

Archived on Monday October 3 at 2.45am:

Parents raising funds for a dog to assist their autistic daughter (Henderson Daily Dispatch, NC - 5 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... She was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the Teacch Center at the..

$100,000 gift aids autism program (Youngstown Vindicator, OH - 5 hours ago)... look at the proper intensity of physical exercise for autistic children and improving balance through balance training. The Rich Center for Autism was created..

Autism, Now What? The Primer For Parents - Book Review (Bella Online - 10 hours ago)... I know from experience that most autistic children appear deaf and.. resources, family guides, books written by people with autism, Asperger syndrome, medications..

Explaining Autism to Children Just Got Easier (PR Newswire (press release), NY - 15 hours ago)... An Autism Story Book Two help explain typical autistic behaviors and offer suggestions in how a child and/or grown-up might better engage and interact with a..

Regional round table on autism held in Casablanca (Morocco Times, Morocco - 17 hours ago)... social interactions but normal intelligence, Asperger's syndrome... First, people suffering from autism fail to develop.. many, if not most, autistic children are..

MIT Launches Major Autism Initiative (YubaNet, CA - 18 hours ago)... of life, autism is characterized by impairment in social interaction and communication abilities and by repetitive behaviors. Services for autistic adults cost..

Group seeks to extend autism service contracts (Honolulu Advertiser, HI - 21 hours ago). The Autism Society of Hawai'i has appealed to members of the legislative.. months the contracts of three agencies that provide services to autistic children that..

NVT's Valley of Darkness benefits Autism Society, Spectrum Charter (McKeesport Daily News, PA - 22 hours ago). For a $10 admission fee, proceeds of which benefit the Autism Society of Pittsburgh and Spectrum Charter School, visitors can hop onto a tractor-pulled hay bed..

RE: ‘Lecture given on treating autism with biomedical therapy’ (Valley News Network, CA - Sep 30, 2005)... disappeared. Wanted their lives back. Moved; started fresh where no one knew them. Can’t say that I blame them. Autism is horrific.

MIT Launches Major Autism Initiative (AScribe - Sep 30, 2005)... of life, autism is characterized by impairment in social interaction and communication abilities and by repetitive behaviors. Services for autistic adults cost..

Autistic Boy, 4, Left Alone On School Bus (WMUR Channel.com, NH - Sep 30, 2005). CLARKSVILLE, Ind. -- A local bus driver faces disciplinary action and a bus monitor is off the job for allegedly leaving an autistic child alone on the bus...

What Accounts for The Recent Rise in Cases of Autism? (eMaxHealth.com, NC - Sep 30, 2005)... "Previous autistic tendencies that.. now may fall under that heading." Autism spectrum disorders, as.. have grown to include mild forms like Asperger's Syndrome as..

DOE vows to meet autistic kids' needs (Honolulu Advertiser, HI - Sep 30, 2005)... Hamamoto said that isn't true, telling legislators the autism budget is.. She also told legislators that when services for autistic children moved from the DOH..

Mother kills autistic daughter, then herself (Cincinnati.com, OH - Sep 30, 2005). SPRINGDALE - A mother apparently frazzled over the care of her autistic adult daughter shot the disabled woman in the chest Thursday afternoon, set their home..

Mother kills autistic daughter, then herself (Cincinnati Enquirer, OH - Sep 30, 2005). SPRINGDALE - A mother apparently frazzled over the care of her autistic adult daughter shot the disabled woman in the chest Thursday afternoon, set their home..

Mother kills autistic daughter, then herself, police say (Akron Beacon Journal, OH - Sep 30, 2005). SPRINGDALE, Ohio - A woman in this Cincinnati suburb shot and killed her autistic daughter, used an accelerant to start a fire in her house and calmly called..

Autism in Camden (Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Sep 30, 2005). What about Camden County? My 2-year-old has very minimal options when he turns 3 in the spring. He is diagnosed with mild autism... Autism is a spectrum...

Autism school gets nod in Bedminster (Bernardsville News, NJ - Sep 29, 2005). By SANDY STUART Staff Writer. BEDMINSTER TWP. – The Somerset Hills Learning Institute (SHLI), a school founded in 1999 to help children with autism, will be..

Autism’s Razor: Epidemic’s Cause Found (Epoch Times, NY - Sep 29, 2005)... The Amish have only three children with autism. Based on our current ratio of 1-in-150 born developing ASD, the Amish should have 130 autistic children...

Autism Staff Change Upsets Parents (KGMB9, HI - Sep 29, 2005)... the Department of Education to provide mental health services to 1,160 autistic students in.. one of the most severe disorders that falls into the autism spectrum..

Archived on Tuesday October 4 at 0.34am:

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Tame Your Terrible Teens (English))A PARENTS' GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE DREADED "WHATEVER" YEARS | IT'S not the terrible twos that most parents live in fear of, it's the teenage years of strops and sulks. | The worry is that when they hit 13, our adorable angels will transform into Kevin...

Geraldine Sincic Jacobs (English))What: New president of the St. Charles chapter of the American Association of University Women. | Age: 65. | Employed as: Buyer for Unisource Co. in St. Louis. | Family: Husband Claude "Jake" Jacobs, daughter Jennifer Carlson (deceased), so...

Education came late, makes a difference in AAUW leader's life: NEIGHBORS GERRY JACOBS (English))By Esther Talbot Fenning | Gerry Jacobs, 65, grew up in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis. Jacobs, of Croatian-Bohemian descent, described the neighborhood as a virtual hotbed of ethnicity. It was a place, she said, where a Catholic church was si...

7 Day Planner (English))Please send your non-profit sponsored events at least 4 weeks in advance to: 7 Day Planner 500 Circle Seven Drive Glendale, Ca. 91201 A Community service of ABC7 | Take a look at the community events happening in your area. American Red Cross | "7th ...

Health calendar (English))BLOOD DRIVES | Community Blood Drive, St. Paul's Episcopal Church will sponsor a blood drive in partnership with Blood Center of Wisconsin. The drive is from 2 to 7 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Great Hall of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 914 E. Knapp St. Donor...

Death raises questions about autism treatment (English))5-year-old Pittsburgh boy was receiving chelation therapy at doctor's office | PITTSBURGH - The death of a 5-year-old autistic boy has raised questions about whether a medical treatment aimed at cleaning the body of heavy metals should be used to tre...

Disabled develop confidence riding (English))ALEXANDRIA - Josh Nestheide never talked very much. The 18-year-old Campbell County High School student was always quiet, even among his family. He often turned away or covered his face if someone would ask his name or speak to him. | That was before...

Karp files for liquor licenses (English))Steve Karp, the mall developer from Newton, is set to take his place among Newburyport's restaurant owners. On Wednesday, the Licensing Commission will hold public hearings on requests to add Karp's name to liquor licenses for Ten Center Street and M...

Corrie star Keith backs playing day (English))01 October 2005 | CORONATION Street star Keith Duffy has called on schools and workplaces across Northern Ireland to support a special game playing day to help raise funds for special play therapy for children with autism. | Primary and special schoo...

Sainthood: the curse of the rolling stone (English))| BRIAN MORTON | IS BOB AN ICON? Or is that a con? The OED doesn't offer much help, or rather it gives too many options. An icon is defined as any two-dimensional representation or illustration, but also as an image in the solid, monumental and statu...

Improved Larison reaches state (English))| Emily Larison became the first Simon Kenton student to qualify for the girls' state golf tournament when she tied for fifth place in the 6th Region Tournament on Monday at Eagle Creek Country Club. | The sophomore shot an 8-over 79 to earn one of f...

Special class for special kids in Quincy (English))Teachers deal one on one with students who have autism | WGEM-TV | Quincy - Another Quincy school program stand out. Across the country more and more children are diagnosed with Autism. It's a neurological disorder that most often affects a child's c...

Health Highlights: Sept. 30, 2005 (English))Chinese Horseshoe Bat is SARS Carrier Gene May Predict Aggressive Ovarian Cancer Infection May be Linked to OCD 6 U.S. States Chosen for Youth and Environment Study New Hormone Therapy for Menopause Approved Why Most Children Don't Walk to School | t...

Archived on Tuesday October 4 at 4.11pm:

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Tame Your Terrible Teens (English))A PARENTS' GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE DREADED "WHATEVER" YEARS | IT'S not the terrible twos that most parents live in fear of, it's the teenage years of strops and sulks. | The worry is that when they hit 13, our adorable angels will transform into Kevin...

Geraldine Sincic Jacobs (English))What: New president of the St. Charles chapter of the American Association of University Women. | Age: 65. | Employed as: Buyer for Unisource Co. in St. Louis. | Family: Husband Claude "Jake" Jacobs, daughter Jennifer Carlson (deceased), so...

Education came late, makes a difference in AAUW leader's life: NEIGHBORS GERRY JACOBS (English))By Esther Talbot Fenning | Gerry Jacobs, 65, grew up in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis. Jacobs, of Croatian-Bohemian descent, described the neighborhood as a virtual hotbed of ethnicity. It was a place, she said, where a Catholic church was si...

7 Day Planner (English))Please send your non-profit sponsored events at least 4 weeks in advance to: 7 Day Planner 500 Circle Seven Drive Glendale, Ca. 91201 A Community service of ABC7 | Take a look at the community events happening in your area. American Red Cross | "7th ...

Health calendar (English))BLOOD DRIVES | Community Blood Drive, St. Paul's Episcopal Church will sponsor a blood drive in partnership with Blood Center of Wisconsin. The drive is from 2 to 7 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Great Hall of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 914 E. Knapp St. Donor...

Death raises questions about autism treatment (English))5-year-old Pittsburgh boy was receiving chelation therapy at doctor's office | PITTSBURGH - The death of a 5-year-old autistic boy has raised questions about whether a medical treatment aimed at cleaning the body of heavy metals should be used to tre...

Disabled develop confidence riding (English))ALEXANDRIA - Josh Nestheide never talked very much. The 18-year-old Campbell County High School student was always quiet, even among his family. He often turned away or covered his face if someone would ask his name or speak to him. | That was before...

Karp files for liquor licenses (English))Steve Karp, the mall developer from Newton, is set to take his place among Newburyport's restaurant owners. On Wednesday, the Licensing Commission will hold public hearings on requests to add Karp's name to liquor licenses for Ten Center Street and M...

Corrie star Keith backs playing day (English))01 October 2005 | CORONATION Street star Keith Duffy has called on schools and workplaces across Northern Ireland to support a special game playing day to help raise funds for special play therapy for children with autism. | Primary and special schoo...

Sainthood: the curse of the rolling stone (English))| BRIAN MORTON | IS BOB AN ICON? Or is that a con? The OED doesn't offer much help, or rather it gives too many options. An icon is defined as any two-dimensional representation or illustration, but also as an image in the solid, monumental and statu...

Improved Larison reaches state (English))| Emily Larison became the first Simon Kenton student to qualify for the girls' state golf tournament when she tied for fifth place in the 6th Region Tournament on Monday at Eagle Creek Country Club. | The sophomore shot an 8-over 79 to earn one of f...

Special class for special kids in Quincy (English))Teachers deal one on one with students who have autism | WGEM-TV | Quincy - Another Quincy school program stand out. Across the country more and more children are diagnosed with Autism. It's a neurological disorder that most often affects a child's c...

Health Highlights: Sept. 30, 2005 (English))Chinese Horseshoe Bat is SARS Carrier Gene May Predict Aggressive Ovarian Cancer Infection May be Linked to OCD 6 U.S. States Chosen for Youth and Environment Study New Hormone Therapy for Menopause Approved Why Most Children Don't Walk to School | t...

Archived on Wednesday October 5 at 9.11am:

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Tame Your Terrible Teens (English))A PARENTS' GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE DREADED "WHATEVER" YEARS | IT'S not the terrible twos that most parents live in fear of, it's the teenage years of strops and sulks. | The worry is that when they hit 13, our adorable angels will transform into Kevin...

Geraldine Sincic Jacobs (English))What: New president of the St. Charles chapter of the American Association of University Women. | Age: 65. | Employed as: Buyer for Unisource Co. in St. Louis. | Family: Husband Claude "Jake" Jacobs, daughter Jennifer Carlson (deceased), so...

Education came late, makes a difference in AAUW leader's life: NEIGHBORS GERRY JACOBS (English))By Esther Talbot Fenning | Gerry Jacobs, 65, grew up in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis. Jacobs, of Croatian-Bohemian descent, described the neighborhood as a virtual hotbed of ethnicity. It was a place, she said, where a Catholic church was si...

7 Day Planner (English))Please send your non-profit sponsored events at least 4 weeks in advance to: 7 Day Planner 500 Circle Seven Drive Glendale, Ca. 91201 A Community service of ABC7 | Take a look at the community events happening in your area. American Red Cross | "7th ...

Health calendar (English))BLOOD DRIVES | Community Blood Drive, St. Paul's Episcopal Church will sponsor a blood drive in partnership with Blood Center of Wisconsin. The drive is from 2 to 7 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Great Hall of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 914 E. Knapp St. Donor...

Death raises questions about autism treatment (English))5-year-old Pittsburgh boy was receiving chelation therapy at doctor's office | PITTSBURGH - The death of a 5-year-old autistic boy has raised questions about whether a medical treatment aimed at cleaning the body of heavy metals should be used to tre...

Disabled develop confidence riding (English))ALEXANDRIA - Josh Nestheide never talked very much. The 18-year-old Campbell County High School student was always quiet, even among his family. He often turned away or covered his face if someone would ask his name or speak to him. | That was before...

Karp files for liquor licenses (English))Steve Karp, the mall developer from Newton, is set to take his place among Newburyport's restaurant owners. On Wednesday, the Licensing Commission will hold public hearings on requests to add Karp's name to liquor licenses for Ten Center Street and M...

Corrie star Keith backs playing day (English))01 October 2005 | CORONATION Street star Keith Duffy has called on schools and workplaces across Northern Ireland to support a special game playing day to help raise funds for special play therapy for children with autism. | Primary and special schoo...

Sainthood: the curse of the rolling stone (English))| BRIAN MORTON | IS BOB AN ICON? Or is that a con? The OED doesn't offer much help, or rather it gives too many options. An icon is defined as any two-dimensional representation or illustration, but also as an image in the solid, monumental and statu...

Improved Larison reaches state (English))| Emily Larison became the first Simon Kenton student to qualify for the girls' state golf tournament when she tied for fifth place in the 6th Region Tournament on Monday at Eagle Creek Country Club. | The sophomore shot an 8-over 79 to earn one of f...

Special class for special kids in Quincy (English))Teachers deal one on one with students who have autism | WGEM-TV | Quincy - Another Quincy school program stand out. Across the country more and more children are diagnosed with Autism. It's a neurological disorder that most often affects a child's c...

Health Highlights: Sept. 30, 2005 (English))Chinese Horseshoe Bat is SARS Carrier Gene May Predict Aggressive Ovarian Cancer Infection May be Linked to OCD 6 U.S. States Chosen for Youth and Environment Study New Hormone Therapy for Menopause Approved Why Most Children Don't Walk to School | t...

Archived on Wednesday October 5 at 9.11am:

Autism questions (Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - 2 hours ago)... The proposed quick fix, Gloucester County's autism school, would be jumping from the pan into the fire. Autistic students should remain in home districts to..

Autistic children find healing in waves (USA Today - 8 hours ago)... Surfers Healing in 1999, when they saw the calming effect surfing had on their son Isaiah, 14, who was diagnosed with autism at age 3. Autistic children like..

Lorman Education Services Presents "Asperger Syndrome.. (Emediawire (press release), WA - 10 hours ago)... This interactive presentation will begin with a discussion of the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with high-functioning autism or Asperger Syndrome...

Behavioral and Pharmacologic Treatment of Aggression in Children.. (Psychiatric Times, CA - 10 hours ago). Autistic disorder (autism) is a childhood-onset disorder characterized by marked impairments in social interaction, communication and behavior...

Organizations and support groups help families deal with autism (Naples Daily News (subscription), FL - 14 hours ago)... Symptoms of autism range from mild to severe. While some autistic people can earn a doctorate, others may work hard just to master daily life...

The Age of Autism: Critics have their say (Science Daily (press release) - 15 hours ago)... If mercury in vaccines didn't cause autism, then why did more than 10,000 autistic children this year receive the same chelation therapy (that caused the 5-year..

The Age of Autism: Critics have their say (United Press International - 16 hours ago)... If mercury in vaccines didn't cause autism, then why did more than 10,000 autistic children this year receive the same chelation therapy (that caused the 5-year..

National autism center established in Randolph (Boston Mass High Tech,  USA - 18 hours ago). The May Institute, a Boston-area foundation, has announced the establishment of a National Autism Center, a new nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting..

Lorman Education Services Presents "Asperger Syndrome.. (PR Web (press release), WA - Oct 3, 2005)... This interactive presentation will begin with a discussion of the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with high-functioning autism or Asperger Syndrome...

Walk raises funds for autism research (The News-Press, FL - Oct 2, 2005)... included food, live entertainment, and, as McBride explained, an opportunity for families with autistic children to.. Every other day autism kicks us in the rear..

Doctor's autism 'debunking' was itself bunk (The Free Lance-Star, VA - Oct 2, 2005). Dr. Paul Offit's Sept. 25 column attempts to discount the link between thimerosal and autism ["Of autism and vaccines: It's time to debunk the mercury myths"]...

Autistic Girl Volunteers At Longview Shelter (KLTV, TX - Oct 2, 2005)... worker. Wood is autistic, but she hasn't let her condition stop her from caring about everyone who's been a victim of a hurricane...

Walk raises $100,000 for autism research (Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - Oct 2, 2005)... Baker was told her toddler son Matthew was diagnosed with autism, all she knew of autism was the movie "Rain Man," where Dustin Hoffman plays an autistic savant..

The answer to autism? (The Herald, UK - Oct 2, 2005)... There are almost 7000 autistic children in the UK and 121,500 children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Asperger's syndrome, attention deficit disorder..

Autistic children get help (Pioneer Press, MN - Oct 2, 2005)... "My heart goes out to parents of newly diagnosed children with autism because they.. t know about the disorder, and what works well for one autistic child doesn..

Lux Grand Opening/Autism Fundraiser (Edmonton Sun, Canada - Oct 2, 2005)... over the past six years has probably donated thousands of dinners to charity and raised some $75,000 for its charity of choice, the Edmonton Autism Society...

Parents raising funds for a dog to assist their autistic daughter (Henderson Daily Dispatch, NC - Oct 1, 2005)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... She was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the Teacch Center at the..

$100,000 gift aids autism program (Youngstown Vindicator, OH - Oct 1, 2005)... look at the proper intensity of physical exercise for autistic children and improving balance through balance training. The Rich Center for Autism was created..

Autism, Now What? The Primer For Parents - Book Review (Bella Online - Oct 1, 2005)... I know from experience that most autistic children appear deaf and.. resources, family guides, books written by people with autism, Asperger syndrome, medications..

Explaining Autism to Children Just Got Easier (PR Newswire (press release), NY - Oct 1, 2005)... An Autism Story Book Two help explain typical autistic behaviors and offer suggestions in how a child and/or grown-up might better engage and interact with a..

Archived on Thursday October 6 at 2.53am:

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Tame Your Terrible Teens (English))A PARENTS' GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE DREADED "WHATEVER" YEARS | IT'S not the terrible twos that most parents live in fear of, it's the teenage years of strops and sulks. | The worry is that when they hit 13, our adorable angels will transform into Kevin...

Geraldine Sincic Jacobs (English))What: New president of the St. Charles chapter of the American Association of University Women. | Age: 65. | Employed as: Buyer for Unisource Co. in St. Louis. | Family: Husband Claude "Jake" Jacobs, daughter Jennifer Carlson (deceased), so...

Education came late, makes a difference in AAUW leader's life: NEIGHBORS GERRY JACOBS (English))By Esther Talbot Fenning | Gerry Jacobs, 65, grew up in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis. Jacobs, of Croatian-Bohemian descent, described the neighborhood as a virtual hotbed of ethnicity. It was a place, she said, where a Catholic church was si...

7 Day Planner (English))Please send your non-profit sponsored events at least 4 weeks in advance to: 7 Day Planner 500 Circle Seven Drive Glendale, Ca. 91201 A Community service of ABC7 | Take a look at the community events happening in your area. American Red Cross | "7th ...

Health calendar (English))BLOOD DRIVES | Community Blood Drive, St. Paul's Episcopal Church will sponsor a blood drive in partnership with Blood Center of Wisconsin. The drive is from 2 to 7 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Great Hall of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 914 E. Knapp St. Donor...

Death raises questions about autism treatment (English))5-year-old Pittsburgh boy was receiving chelation therapy at doctor's office | PITTSBURGH - The death of a 5-year-old autistic boy has raised questions about whether a medical treatment aimed at cleaning the body of heavy metals should be used to tre...

Disabled develop confidence riding (English))ALEXANDRIA - Josh Nestheide never talked very much. The 18-year-old Campbell County High School student was always quiet, even among his family. He often turned away or covered his face if someone would ask his name or speak to him. | That was before...

Archived on Thursday October 6 at 2.53am:

The Age of Autism: A whole-body illness (Science Daily (press release) - 11 hours ago)... The Age of Autism: Gold and mercury (August 24, 2005) -- Something startling happened to an autistic boy named Donald T. 58 years ago at the Campbell Clinic in..

The Age of Autism: A whole-body illness (United Press International - 11 hours ago)... one of those trends: Something is medically wrong with many, many autistic children. To be more precise, many things are wrong with them. Yet autism is defined..

National Autism Non-Profit Makes Move to On-Site Retail (Yahoo! News (press release) - 15 hours ago)... Typically, a store such as this would be restricted to a URL address and cramped shipping hub, but the National Autism Association (NAA) is breaking new ground..

National Autism Non-Profit Makes Move to On-Site Retail (PR Newswire (press release), NY - 16 hours ago). Based in South Carolina, National Autism Association's 'Little Shop of Hope' Gives New Life to Fundraising, Autism Awareness MARION, SC, Oct...

Autism Parents Campaign For Fair Treatment (News Letter, UK - 20 hours ago)... Gordon McKenzie from Fermanagh, who is the father of an autistic child, described the condition as the fastest.. "Based on these statistics, autism should receive..

Autism questions (Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Oct 4, 2005)... The proposed quick fix, Gloucester County's autism school, would be jumping from the pan into the fire. Autistic students should remain in home districts to..

Autistic children find healing in waves (USA Today - Oct 3, 2005)... Surfers Healing in 1999, when they saw the calming effect surfing had on their son Isaiah, 14, who was diagnosed with autism at age 3. Autistic children like..

Lorman Education Services Presents "Asperger Syndrome.. (Emediawire (press release), WA - Oct 3, 2005)... This interactive presentation will begin with a discussion of the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with high-functioning autism or Asperger Syndrome...

Behavioral and Pharmacologic Treatment of Aggression in Children.. (Psychiatric Times, CA - Oct 3, 2005). Autistic disorder (autism) is a childhood-onset disorder characterized by marked impairments in social interaction, communication and behavior...

Organizations and support groups help families deal with autism (Naples Daily News (subscription), FL - Oct 3, 2005)... Symptoms of autism range from mild to severe. While some autistic people can earn a doctorate, others may work hard just to master daily life...

The Age of Autism: Critics have their say (Science Daily (press release) - Oct 3, 2005)... If mercury in vaccines didn't cause autism, then why did more than 10,000 autistic children this year receive the same chelation therapy (that caused the 5-year..

The Age of Autism: Critics have their say (United Press International - Oct 3, 2005)... If mercury in vaccines didn't cause autism, then why did more than 10,000 autistic children this year receive the same chelation therapy (that caused the 5-year..

National autism center established in Randolph (Boston Mass High Tech,  USA - Oct 3, 2005). The May Institute, a Boston-area foundation, has announced the establishment of a National Autism Center, a new nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting..

Lorman Education Services Presents "Asperger Syndrome.. (PR Web (press release), WA - Oct 3, 2005)... This interactive presentation will begin with a discussion of the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with high-functioning autism or Asperger Syndrome...

Walk raises funds for autism research (The News-Press, FL - Oct 2, 2005)... included food, live entertainment, and, as McBride explained, an opportunity for families with autistic children to.. Every other day autism kicks us in the rear..

Doctor's autism 'debunking' was itself bunk (The Free Lance-Star, VA - Oct 2, 2005). Dr. Paul Offit's Sept. 25 column attempts to discount the link between thimerosal and autism ["Of autism and vaccines: It's time to debunk the mercury myths"]...

Autistic Girl Volunteers At Longview Shelter (KLTV, TX - Oct 2, 2005)... worker. Wood is autistic, but she hasn't let her condition stop her from caring about everyone who's been a victim of a hurricane...

Walk raises $100,000 for autism research (Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - Oct 2, 2005)... Baker was told her toddler son Matthew was diagnosed with autism, all she knew of autism was the movie "Rain Man," where Dustin Hoffman plays an autistic savant..

The answer to autism? (The Herald, UK - Oct 2, 2005)... There are almost 7000 autistic children in the UK and 121,500 children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Asperger's syndrome, attention deficit disorder..

Autistic children get help (Pioneer Press, MN - Oct 2, 2005)... "My heart goes out to parents of newly diagnosed children with autism because they.. t know about the disorder, and what works well for one autistic child doesn..

Archived on Thursday October 6 at 6.43pm:

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Tame Your Terrible Teens (English))A PARENTS' GUIDE TO SURVIVING THE DREADED "WHATEVER" YEARS | IT'S not the terrible twos that most parents live in fear of, it's the teenage years of strops and sulks. | The worry is that when they hit 13, our adorable angels will transform into Kevin...

Geraldine Sincic Jacobs (English))What: New president of the St. Charles chapter of the American Association of University Women. | Age: 65. | Employed as: Buyer for Unisource Co. in St. Louis. | Family: Husband Claude "Jake" Jacobs, daughter Jennifer Carlson (deceased), so...

Education came late, makes a difference in AAUW leader's life: NEIGHBORS GERRY JACOBS (English))By Esther Talbot Fenning | Gerry Jacobs, 65, grew up in the Soulard neighborhood of St. Louis. Jacobs, of Croatian-Bohemian descent, described the neighborhood as a virtual hotbed of ethnicity. It was a place, she said, where a Catholic church was si...

7 Day Planner (English))Please send your non-profit sponsored events at least 4 weeks in advance to: 7 Day Planner 500 Circle Seven Drive Glendale, Ca. 91201 A Community service of ABC7 | Take a look at the community events happening in your area. American Red Cross | "7th ...

Health calendar (English))BLOOD DRIVES | Community Blood Drive, St. Paul's Episcopal Church will sponsor a blood drive in partnership with Blood Center of Wisconsin. The drive is from 2 to 7 p.m. Oct. 10 in the Great Hall of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 914 E. Knapp St. Donor...

Death raises questions about autism treatment (English))5-year-old Pittsburgh boy was receiving chelation therapy at doctor's office | PITTSBURGH - The death of a 5-year-old autistic boy has raised questions about whether a medical treatment aimed at cleaning the body of heavy metals should be used to tre...

Disabled develop confidence riding (English))ALEXANDRIA - Josh Nestheide never talked very much. The 18-year-old Campbell County High School student was always quiet, even among his family. He often turned away or covered his face if someone would ask his name or speak to him. | That was before...

Archived on Thursday October 6 at 6.43pm:

The Age of Autism: A whole-body illness (Science Daily (press release) - 11 hours ago)... The Age of Autism: Gold and mercury (August 24, 2005) -- Something startling happened to an autistic boy named Donald T. 58 years ago at the Campbell Clinic in..

The Age of Autism: A whole-body illness (United Press International - 11 hours ago)... one of those trends: Something is medically wrong with many, many autistic children. To be more precise, many things are wrong with them. Yet autism is defined..

National Autism Non-Profit Makes Move to On-Site Retail (Yahoo! News (press release) - 15 hours ago)... Typically, a store such as this would be restricted to a URL address and cramped shipping hub, but the National Autism Association (NAA) is breaking new ground..

National Autism Non-Profit Makes Move to On-Site Retail (PR Newswire (press release), NY - 16 hours ago). Based in South Carolina, National Autism Association's 'Little Shop of Hope' Gives New Life to Fundraising, Autism Awareness MARION, SC, Oct...

Autism Parents Campaign For Fair Treatment (News Letter, UK - 20 hours ago)... Gordon McKenzie from Fermanagh, who is the father of an autistic child, described the condition as the fastest.. "Based on these statistics, autism should receive..

Autism questions (Cherry Hill Courier Post, NJ - Oct 4, 2005)... The proposed quick fix, Gloucester County's autism school, would be jumping from the pan into the fire. Autistic students should remain in home districts to..

Autistic children find healing in waves (USA Today - Oct 3, 2005)... Surfers Healing in 1999, when they saw the calming effect surfing had on their son Isaiah, 14, who was diagnosed with autism at age 3. Autistic children like..

Lorman Education Services Presents "Asperger Syndrome.. (Emediawire (press release), WA - Oct 3, 2005)... This interactive presentation will begin with a discussion of the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with high-functioning autism or Asperger Syndrome...

Behavioral and Pharmacologic Treatment of Aggression in Children.. (Psychiatric Times, CA - Oct 3, 2005). Autistic disorder (autism) is a childhood-onset disorder characterized by marked impairments in social interaction, communication and behavior...

Organizations and support groups help families deal with autism (Naples Daily News (subscription), FL - Oct 3, 2005)... Symptoms of autism range from mild to severe. While some autistic people can earn a doctorate, others may work hard just to master daily life...

The Age of Autism: Critics have their say (Science Daily (press release) - Oct 3, 2005)... If mercury in vaccines didn't cause autism, then why did more than 10,000 autistic children this year receive the same chelation therapy (that caused the 5-year..

The Age of Autism: Critics have their say (United Press International - Oct 3, 2005)... If mercury in vaccines didn't cause autism, then why did more than 10,000 autistic children this year receive the same chelation therapy (that caused the 5-year..

National autism center established in Randolph (Boston Mass High Tech,  USA - Oct 3, 2005). The May Institute, a Boston-area foundation, has announced the establishment of a National Autism Center, a new nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting..

Lorman Education Services Presents "Asperger Syndrome.. (PR Web (press release), WA - Oct 3, 2005)... This interactive presentation will begin with a discussion of the characteristics of individuals diagnosed with high-functioning autism or Asperger Syndrome...

Walk raises funds for autism research (The News-Press, FL - Oct 2, 2005)... included food, live entertainment, and, as McBride explained, an opportunity for families with autistic children to.. Every other day autism kicks us in the rear..

Doctor's autism 'debunking' was itself bunk (The Free Lance-Star, VA - Oct 2, 2005). Dr. Paul Offit's Sept. 25 column attempts to discount the link between thimerosal and autism ["Of autism and vaccines: It's time to debunk the mercury myths"]...

Autistic Girl Volunteers At Longview Shelter (KLTV, TX - Oct 2, 2005)... worker. Wood is autistic, but she hasn't let her condition stop her from caring about everyone who's been a victim of a hurricane...

Walk raises $100,000 for autism research (Charlotte Sun-Herald, FL - Oct 2, 2005)... Baker was told her toddler son Matthew was diagnosed with autism, all she knew of autism was the movie "Rain Man," where Dustin Hoffman plays an autistic savant..

The answer to autism? (The Herald, UK - Oct 2, 2005)... There are almost 7000 autistic children in the UK and 121,500 children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Asperger's syndrome, attention deficit disorder..

Autistic children get help (Pioneer Press, MN - Oct 2, 2005)... "My heart goes out to parents of newly diagnosed children with autism because they.. t know about the disorder, and what works well for one autistic child doesn..

Archived on Friday October 7 at 1.04pm:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Saturday October 8 at 5.08am:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Saturday October 8 at 5.08am:

A NEW WEBSITE FOR FAMILIES LIVING WITH AUTISM: AutismConcepts.com.. (Eurweb.com, CA - 1 hour ago)... African American children with autism are diagnosed nearly two years after children of all other ethnic groups. Black autistic children received more..

Autism Research Study in Phoenix and Tucson Areas (24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - 2 hours ago). /24-7PressRelease/ - TEMPE, AZ, October 07, 2005 - With autism spectrum disorders affecting about.. The effects of heavy metals on autism are currently unknown...

Caring for Autistic Children When They Grow Up (New York Times, United States - 4 hours ago)... The show's strength is its demonstration of what autism means in day-to-day.. The report also stresses that just keeping autistic adults safe and out of trouble..

Confronting Autism (Knight News (subscription), NY - 10 hours ago)... Heeren is the founder of NAALI (National Autistic Association Long Island) and is also the mother of a 5-year-old boy diagnosed with autism...

Move closer to schizophrenia, autism cures (Webindia123, India - 11 hours ago). New Jersey scientists are reporting discoveries they say might lead to cures for such psychiatric disorders as autism and schizophrenia...

Move closer to schizophrenia, autism cures (HappyNews.com, TX - 11 hours ago)... James Millonig and Linda Brzustowicz, assisted by professor Emanuel DiCicco-Bloom, led a team that further substantiated the link between autism and Engrailed 2..

Move closer to schizophrenia, autism cures (Science Daily (press release) - 11 hours ago). 6 (UPI) -- New Jersey scientists are reporting discoveries they say might lead to cures for such psychiatric disorders as autism and schizophrenia...

Move closer to schizophrenia, autism cures (Monsters and Critics.com, UK - 11 hours ago)... United States (UPI) -- New Jersey scientists are reporting discoveries they say might lead to cures for such psychiatric disorders as autism and schizophrenia...

Autistic children learning to get social (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 14 hours ago)... communities in Pennsylvania, has seen increases in the need for services for autistic children. The state saw an 876 percent growth rate of autism from 1992 to..

Center treats teens with autism (Pioneer Press Online, IL - 21 hours ago)... Drive in Bannockburn, also known as the North Shore Teen Center, specializing in helping youths with a variety of disabilities, although most have autism...

Center treats teens with autism (Pioneer Press Online, IL - 21 hours ago)... Drive in Bannockburn, also known as the North Shore Teen Center, specializing in helping youths with a variety of disabilities, although most have autism...

SQ probes death of autistic woman (Montreal Gazette, Canada - Oct 6, 2005). The Surete du Quebec is investigating the death early yesterday of a 28-year-old South Shore woman with autism. An ambulance was..

Autism Research Study in Phoenix and Tucson Areas (I-Newswire.com (press release) - Oct 5, 2005). Researchers at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM) are investigating heavy metal toxicity and autism in an upcoming chelation study...

Special day for autism school (Times 24, UK - Oct 5, 2005). TWO MPs and the National Autistic Society joined in celebrations to mark the launch of a new school. The Chrysalis School for Autism showed its supporters..

Children making progress at Autism Center (The Easterner, WA - Oct 5, 2005). From behind the glass in an observation room in Martin Hall, one can view the Domino Center Preschool, an integrated preschool for six children with autism...

Autism Research Study in Phoenix and Tucson Areas (PR.com (press release), NY - Oct 5, 2005). Tempe, AZ, October 05, 2005 --(PR.COM)-- With autism spectrum disorders affecting about 1 in 166 children in the United States, researchers are scurrying to..

School district to host national presenter on autism spectrum (Los Alamos Monitor, NM - Oct 5, 2005)... to join school staff for a presentation on understanding challenging behaviors and social skill development of children and adults on the autism spectrum in..

Teacher remembered for having special bond with autistic students (Muskegon Chronicle, MI - Oct 5, 2005). By Lynn Moore. For those caught in the world of autism and its mystifying array of related disorders, trust is not a trait that comes easily...

MIT Launches Major Autism Initiative (PNN, VA - Oct 5, 2005)... of life, autism is characterized by impairment in social interaction and communication abilities and by repetitive behaviors. Services for autistic adults cost..

MIT Launches Major Autism Initiative (Disabilities.AFreePress.com, UK - Oct 5, 2005)... of life, autism is characterized by impairment in social interaction and communication abilities and by repetitive behaviors. Services for autistic adults cost..

Archived on Saturday October 8 at 8.27pm:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Saturday October 8 at 8.27pm:

A NEW WEBSITE FOR FAMILIES LIVING WITH AUTISM: AutismConcepts.com.. (Eurweb.com, CA - 1 hour ago)... African American children with autism are diagnosed nearly two years after children of all other ethnic groups. Black autistic children received more..

Autism Research Study in Phoenix and Tucson Areas (24-7PressRelease.com (press release) - 2 hours ago). /24-7PressRelease/ - TEMPE, AZ, October 07, 2005 - With autism spectrum disorders affecting about.. The effects of heavy metals on autism are currently unknown...

Caring for Autistic Children When They Grow Up (New York Times, United States - 4 hours ago)... The show's strength is its demonstration of what autism means in day-to-day.. The report also stresses that just keeping autistic adults safe and out of trouble..

Confronting Autism (Knight News (subscription), NY - 10 hours ago)... Heeren is the founder of NAALI (National Autistic Association Long Island) and is also the mother of a 5-year-old boy diagnosed with autism...

Move closer to schizophrenia, autism cures (Webindia123, India - 11 hours ago). New Jersey scientists are reporting discoveries they say might lead to cures for such psychiatric disorders as autism and schizophrenia...

Move closer to schizophrenia, autism cures (HappyNews.com, TX - 11 hours ago)... James Millonig and Linda Brzustowicz, assisted by professor Emanuel DiCicco-Bloom, led a team that further substantiated the link between autism and Engrailed 2..

Move closer to schizophrenia, autism cures (Science Daily (press release) - 11 hours ago). 6 (UPI) -- New Jersey scientists are reporting discoveries they say might lead to cures for such psychiatric disorders as autism and schizophrenia...

Move closer to schizophrenia, autism cures (Monsters and Critics.com, UK - 11 hours ago)... United States (UPI) -- New Jersey scientists are reporting discoveries they say might lead to cures for such psychiatric disorders as autism and schizophrenia...

Autistic children learning to get social (Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA - 14 hours ago)... communities in Pennsylvania, has seen increases in the need for services for autistic children. The state saw an 876 percent growth rate of autism from 1992 to..

Center treats teens with autism (Pioneer Press Online, IL - 21 hours ago)... Drive in Bannockburn, also known as the North Shore Teen Center, specializing in helping youths with a variety of disabilities, although most have autism...

Center treats teens with autism (Pioneer Press Online, IL - 21 hours ago)... Drive in Bannockburn, also known as the North Shore Teen Center, specializing in helping youths with a variety of disabilities, although most have autism...

SQ probes death of autistic woman (Montreal Gazette, Canada - Oct 6, 2005). The Surete du Quebec is investigating the death early yesterday of a 28-year-old South Shore woman with autism. An ambulance was..

Autism Research Study in Phoenix and Tucson Areas (I-Newswire.com (press release) - Oct 5, 2005). Researchers at Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM) are investigating heavy metal toxicity and autism in an upcoming chelation study...

Special day for autism school (Times 24, UK - Oct 5, 2005). TWO MPs and the National Autistic Society joined in celebrations to mark the launch of a new school. The Chrysalis School for Autism showed its supporters..

Children making progress at Autism Center (The Easterner, WA - Oct 5, 2005). From behind the glass in an observation room in Martin Hall, one can view the Domino Center Preschool, an integrated preschool for six children with autism...

Autism Research Study in Phoenix and Tucson Areas (PR.com (press release), NY - Oct 5, 2005). Tempe, AZ, October 05, 2005 --(PR.COM)-- With autism spectrum disorders affecting about 1 in 166 children in the United States, researchers are scurrying to..

School district to host national presenter on autism spectrum (Los Alamos Monitor, NM - Oct 5, 2005)... to join school staff for a presentation on understanding challenging behaviors and social skill development of children and adults on the autism spectrum in..

Teacher remembered for having special bond with autistic students (Muskegon Chronicle, MI - Oct 5, 2005). By Lynn Moore. For those caught in the world of autism and its mystifying array of related disorders, trust is not a trait that comes easily...

MIT Launches Major Autism Initiative (PNN, VA - Oct 5, 2005)... of life, autism is characterized by impairment in social interaction and communication abilities and by repetitive behaviors. Services for autistic adults cost..

MIT Launches Major Autism Initiative (Disabilities.AFreePress.com, UK - Oct 5, 2005)... of life, autism is characterized by impairment in social interaction and communication abilities and by repetitive behaviors. Services for autistic adults cost..

Archived on Sunday October 9 at 11.32am:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Monday October 10 at 4.45am:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Monday October 10 at 4.45am:

Classic cars park for autism (Belleville News-Democrat, IL - 2 hours ago)... Louis sponsored the car show and barbecue to help raise awareness and some funding for the Illinois Center of Autism in Fairview Heights...

Calendar puts faces on autism (Greensboro News Record, NC - 3 hours ago)... The NC Autism Society-Guilford County Chapter is selling the calendars. Money raised will go toward outfitting new classrooms for autistic children in Guilford..

Happiness will be a service dog for autistic daughter (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 6 hours ago)... parents. Another curious trait of children with autism is that they love water... said. "Autistic children have a hard time making friends...

Controversy over vitamin jab for autism (Sunday Herald, UK - 11 hours ago)... can lose their diagnosis [as autistic] within a year and a half to two and a half years and be in a normal classroom where nobody would know they had autism...

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WCNC (subscription), NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WVEC.com (subscription), VA - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Charlotte Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (News & Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For Autistic Child, Happy May Be Months Away (WRAL.com, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Dateline Alabama, AL - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Lexington Dispatch, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

Column took prejudiced view of Asperger's Syndrome (Tallahassee Democrat, FL - 21 hours ago)... Although described in 1944, formal recognition of Asperger's Syndrome (AS) in this country did not occur until the mid-1990s... AS is an autism spectrum disorder..

autism walk on Sunday (Monroe Times, WI - Oct 7, 2005)... more than just about raising money for children with autism. It's an issue close to her heart. She has two children, Emily 11, and Nick, 8, who are autistic...

How it was raising an autistic child in the '50s (Natick Bulletin&Tab, MA - Oct 7, 2005)... Cutler will be speaking about her personal experiences raising an autistic child 50 years ago, when autism was considered a psychosocial disease rather than..

Caregiver pleads guilty to hitting autistic client with fly.. (WVLT, TN - Oct 7, 2005). NASHVILLE, Tenn. A private caregiver has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to striking her autistic client with a fly swatter...

Parents break bank on autistic kids' therapy (Australian, Australia - Oct 7, 2005)... families, they now plan to open the nation's first school for autistic children next.. James was 2 1/2. Within months at Sydney's Centre for Autism and Related..

Yoga May Help Kids With Autism, ADD (NBC4.TV, CA - Oct 7, 2005). Yoga may be aa simple way to help kids, especially children with autism or attention deficit disorder, focus. It's a unique approach..

A family thrives in the shadow of autism (MSNBC - Oct 7, 2005). In ‘Making Peace with Autism,’ Susan Senator describes her life as a mother raising an autistic child, and offers advice. Read an excerpt...

Archived on Monday October 10 at 7.52pm:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Monday October 10 at 7.52pm:

Classic cars park for autism (Belleville News-Democrat, IL - 2 hours ago)... Louis sponsored the car show and barbecue to help raise awareness and some funding for the Illinois Center of Autism in Fairview Heights...

Calendar puts faces on autism (Greensboro News Record, NC - 3 hours ago)... The NC Autism Society-Guilford County Chapter is selling the calendars. Money raised will go toward outfitting new classrooms for autistic children in Guilford..

Happiness will be a service dog for autistic daughter (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 6 hours ago)... parents. Another curious trait of children with autism is that they love water... said. "Autistic children have a hard time making friends...

Controversy over vitamin jab for autism (Sunday Herald, UK - 11 hours ago)... can lose their diagnosis [as autistic] within a year and a half to two and a half years and be in a normal classroom where nobody would know they had autism...

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WCNC (subscription), NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WVEC.com (subscription), VA - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Charlotte Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (News & Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For Autistic Child, Happy May Be Months Away (WRAL.com, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Dateline Alabama, AL - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Lexington Dispatch, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

Column took prejudiced view of Asperger's Syndrome (Tallahassee Democrat, FL - 21 hours ago)... Although described in 1944, formal recognition of Asperger's Syndrome (AS) in this country did not occur until the mid-1990s... AS is an autism spectrum disorder..

autism walk on Sunday (Monroe Times, WI - Oct 7, 2005)... more than just about raising money for children with autism. It's an issue close to her heart. She has two children, Emily 11, and Nick, 8, who are autistic...

How it was raising an autistic child in the '50s (Natick Bulletin&Tab, MA - Oct 7, 2005)... Cutler will be speaking about her personal experiences raising an autistic child 50 years ago, when autism was considered a psychosocial disease rather than..

Caregiver pleads guilty to hitting autistic client with fly.. (WVLT, TN - Oct 7, 2005). NASHVILLE, Tenn. A private caregiver has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to striking her autistic client with a fly swatter...

Parents break bank on autistic kids' therapy (Australian, Australia - Oct 7, 2005)... families, they now plan to open the nation's first school for autistic children next.. James was 2 1/2. Within months at Sydney's Centre for Autism and Related..

Yoga May Help Kids With Autism, ADD (NBC4.TV, CA - Oct 7, 2005). Yoga may be aa simple way to help kids, especially children with autism or attention deficit disorder, focus. It's a unique approach..

A family thrives in the shadow of autism (MSNBC - Oct 7, 2005). In ‘Making Peace with Autism,’ Susan Senator describes her life as a mother raising an autistic child, and offers advice. Read an excerpt...

Archived on Tuesday October 11 at 11.45am:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Tuesday October 11 at 11.45am:

Classic cars park for autism (Belleville News-Democrat, IL - 2 hours ago)... Louis sponsored the car show and barbecue to help raise awareness and some funding for the Illinois Center of Autism in Fairview Heights...

Calendar puts faces on autism (Greensboro News Record, NC - 3 hours ago)... The NC Autism Society-Guilford County Chapter is selling the calendars. Money raised will go toward outfitting new classrooms for autistic children in Guilford..

Happiness will be a service dog for autistic daughter (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 6 hours ago)... parents. Another curious trait of children with autism is that they love water... said. "Autistic children have a hard time making friends...

Controversy over vitamin jab for autism (Sunday Herald, UK - 11 hours ago)... can lose their diagnosis [as autistic] within a year and a half to two and a half years and be in a normal classroom where nobody would know they had autism...

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WCNC (subscription), NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WVEC.com (subscription), VA - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Charlotte Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (News & Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For Autistic Child, Happy May Be Months Away (WRAL.com, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Dateline Alabama, AL - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Lexington Dispatch, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

Column took prejudiced view of Asperger's Syndrome (Tallahassee Democrat, FL - 21 hours ago)... Although described in 1944, formal recognition of Asperger's Syndrome (AS) in this country did not occur until the mid-1990s... AS is an autism spectrum disorder..

autism walk on Sunday (Monroe Times, WI - Oct 7, 2005)... more than just about raising money for children with autism. It's an issue close to her heart. She has two children, Emily 11, and Nick, 8, who are autistic...

How it was raising an autistic child in the '50s (Natick Bulletin&Tab, MA - Oct 7, 2005)... Cutler will be speaking about her personal experiences raising an autistic child 50 years ago, when autism was considered a psychosocial disease rather than..

Caregiver pleads guilty to hitting autistic client with fly.. (WVLT, TN - Oct 7, 2005). NASHVILLE, Tenn. A private caregiver has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to striking her autistic client with a fly swatter...

Parents break bank on autistic kids' therapy (Australian, Australia - Oct 7, 2005)... families, they now plan to open the nation's first school for autistic children next.. James was 2 1/2. Within months at Sydney's Centre for Autism and Related..

Yoga May Help Kids With Autism, ADD (NBC4.TV, CA - Oct 7, 2005). Yoga may be aa simple way to help kids, especially children with autism or attention deficit disorder, focus. It's a unique approach..

A family thrives in the shadow of autism (MSNBC - Oct 7, 2005). In ‘Making Peace with Autism,’ Susan Senator describes her life as a mother raising an autistic child, and offers advice. Read an excerpt...

Archived on Wednesday October 12 at 2.59am:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Wednesday October 12 at 2.59am:

Classic cars park for autism (Belleville News-Democrat, IL - 2 hours ago)... Louis sponsored the car show and barbecue to help raise awareness and some funding for the Illinois Center of Autism in Fairview Heights...

Calendar puts faces on autism (Greensboro News Record, NC - 3 hours ago)... The NC Autism Society-Guilford County Chapter is selling the calendars. Money raised will go toward outfitting new classrooms for autistic children in Guilford..

Happiness will be a service dog for autistic daughter (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 6 hours ago)... parents. Another curious trait of children with autism is that they love water... said. "Autistic children have a hard time making friends...

Controversy over vitamin jab for autism (Sunday Herald, UK - 11 hours ago)... can lose their diagnosis [as autistic] within a year and a half to two and a half years and be in a normal classroom where nobody would know they had autism...

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WCNC (subscription), NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WVEC.com (subscription), VA - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Charlotte Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (News & Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For Autistic Child, Happy May Be Months Away (WRAL.com, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Dateline Alabama, AL - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Lexington Dispatch, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

Column took prejudiced view of Asperger's Syndrome (Tallahassee Democrat, FL - 21 hours ago)... Although described in 1944, formal recognition of Asperger's Syndrome (AS) in this country did not occur until the mid-1990s... AS is an autism spectrum disorder..

autism walk on Sunday (Monroe Times, WI - Oct 7, 2005)... more than just about raising money for children with autism. It's an issue close to her heart. She has two children, Emily 11, and Nick, 8, who are autistic...

How it was raising an autistic child in the '50s (Natick Bulletin&Tab, MA - Oct 7, 2005)... Cutler will be speaking about her personal experiences raising an autistic child 50 years ago, when autism was considered a psychosocial disease rather than..

Caregiver pleads guilty to hitting autistic client with fly.. (WVLT, TN - Oct 7, 2005). NASHVILLE, Tenn. A private caregiver has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to striking her autistic client with a fly swatter...

Parents break bank on autistic kids' therapy (Australian, Australia - Oct 7, 2005)... families, they now plan to open the nation's first school for autistic children next.. James was 2 1/2. Within months at Sydney's Centre for Autism and Related..

Yoga May Help Kids With Autism, ADD (NBC4.TV, CA - Oct 7, 2005). Yoga may be aa simple way to help kids, especially children with autism or attention deficit disorder, focus. It's a unique approach..

A family thrives in the shadow of autism (MSNBC - Oct 7, 2005). In ‘Making Peace with Autism,’ Susan Senator describes her life as a mother raising an autistic child, and offers advice. Read an excerpt...

Archived on Wednesday October 12 at 6.44pm:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Wednesday October 12 at 6.44pm:

Classic cars park for autism (Belleville News-Democrat, IL - 2 hours ago)... Louis sponsored the car show and barbecue to help raise awareness and some funding for the Illinois Center of Autism in Fairview Heights...

Calendar puts faces on autism (Greensboro News Record, NC - 3 hours ago)... The NC Autism Society-Guilford County Chapter is selling the calendars. Money raised will go toward outfitting new classrooms for autistic children in Guilford..

Happiness will be a service dog for autistic daughter (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 6 hours ago)... parents. Another curious trait of children with autism is that they love water... said. "Autistic children have a hard time making friends...

Controversy over vitamin jab for autism (Sunday Herald, UK - 11 hours ago)... can lose their diagnosis [as autistic] within a year and a half to two and a half years and be in a normal classroom where nobody would know they had autism...

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WCNC (subscription), NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WVEC.com (subscription), VA - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Charlotte Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (News & Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For Autistic Child, Happy May Be Months Away (WRAL.com, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Dateline Alabama, AL - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Lexington Dispatch, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

Column took prejudiced view of Asperger's Syndrome (Tallahassee Democrat, FL - 21 hours ago)... Although described in 1944, formal recognition of Asperger's Syndrome (AS) in this country did not occur until the mid-1990s... AS is an autism spectrum disorder..

autism walk on Sunday (Monroe Times, WI - Oct 7, 2005)... more than just about raising money for children with autism. It's an issue close to her heart. She has two children, Emily 11, and Nick, 8, who are autistic...

How it was raising an autistic child in the '50s (Natick Bulletin&Tab, MA - Oct 7, 2005)... Cutler will be speaking about her personal experiences raising an autistic child 50 years ago, when autism was considered a psychosocial disease rather than..

Caregiver pleads guilty to hitting autistic client with fly.. (WVLT, TN - Oct 7, 2005). NASHVILLE, Tenn. A private caregiver has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to striking her autistic client with a fly swatter...

Parents break bank on autistic kids' therapy (Australian, Australia - Oct 7, 2005)... families, they now plan to open the nation's first school for autistic children next.. James was 2 1/2. Within months at Sydney's Centre for Autism and Related..

Yoga May Help Kids With Autism, ADD (NBC4.TV, CA - Oct 7, 2005). Yoga may be aa simple way to help kids, especially children with autism or attention deficit disorder, focus. It's a unique approach..

A family thrives in the shadow of autism (MSNBC - Oct 7, 2005). In ‘Making Peace with Autism,’ Susan Senator describes her life as a mother raising an autistic child, and offers advice. Read an excerpt...

Archived on Thursday October 13 at 10.05am:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Thursday October 13 at 10.05am:

Classic cars park for autism (Belleville News-Democrat, IL - 2 hours ago)... Louis sponsored the car show and barbecue to help raise awareness and some funding for the Illinois Center of Autism in Fairview Heights...

Calendar puts faces on autism (Greensboro News Record, NC - 3 hours ago)... The NC Autism Society-Guilford County Chapter is selling the calendars. Money raised will go toward outfitting new classrooms for autistic children in Guilford..

Happiness will be a service dog for autistic daughter (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 6 hours ago)... parents. Another curious trait of children with autism is that they love water... said. "Autistic children have a hard time making friends...

Controversy over vitamin jab for autism (Sunday Herald, UK - 11 hours ago)... can lose their diagnosis [as autistic] within a year and a half to two and a half years and be in a normal classroom where nobody would know they had autism...

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WCNC (subscription), NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WVEC.com (subscription), VA - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Charlotte Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (News & Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For Autistic Child, Happy May Be Months Away (WRAL.com, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Dateline Alabama, AL - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Lexington Dispatch, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

Column took prejudiced view of Asperger's Syndrome (Tallahassee Democrat, FL - 21 hours ago)... Although described in 1944, formal recognition of Asperger's Syndrome (AS) in this country did not occur until the mid-1990s... AS is an autism spectrum disorder..

autism walk on Sunday (Monroe Times, WI - Oct 7, 2005)... more than just about raising money for children with autism. It's an issue close to her heart. She has two children, Emily 11, and Nick, 8, who are autistic...

How it was raising an autistic child in the '50s (Natick Bulletin&Tab, MA - Oct 7, 2005)... Cutler will be speaking about her personal experiences raising an autistic child 50 years ago, when autism was considered a psychosocial disease rather than..

Caregiver pleads guilty to hitting autistic client with fly.. (WVLT, TN - Oct 7, 2005). NASHVILLE, Tenn. A private caregiver has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to striking her autistic client with a fly swatter...

Parents break bank on autistic kids' therapy (Australian, Australia - Oct 7, 2005)... families, they now plan to open the nation's first school for autistic children next.. James was 2 1/2. Within months at Sydney's Centre for Autism and Related..

Yoga May Help Kids With Autism, ADD (NBC4.TV, CA - Oct 7, 2005). Yoga may be aa simple way to help kids, especially children with autism or attention deficit disorder, focus. It's a unique approach..

A family thrives in the shadow of autism (MSNBC - Oct 7, 2005). In ‘Making Peace with Autism,’ Susan Senator describes her life as a mother raising an autistic child, and offers advice. Read an excerpt...

Archived on Friday October 14 at 1.16am:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Friday October 14 at 1.16am:

Classic cars park for autism (Belleville News-Democrat, IL - 2 hours ago)... Louis sponsored the car show and barbecue to help raise awareness and some funding for the Illinois Center of Autism in Fairview Heights...

Calendar puts faces on autism (Greensboro News Record, NC - 3 hours ago)... The NC Autism Society-Guilford County Chapter is selling the calendars. Money raised will go toward outfitting new classrooms for autistic children in Guilford..

Happiness will be a service dog for autistic daughter (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 6 hours ago)... parents. Another curious trait of children with autism is that they love water... said. "Autistic children have a hard time making friends...

Controversy over vitamin jab for autism (Sunday Herald, UK - 11 hours ago)... can lose their diagnosis [as autistic] within a year and a half to two and a half years and be in a normal classroom where nobody would know they had autism...

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WCNC (subscription), NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WVEC.com (subscription), VA - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Charlotte Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (News & Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For Autistic Child, Happy May Be Months Away (WRAL.com, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Dateline Alabama, AL - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Lexington Dispatch, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

Column took prejudiced view of Asperger's Syndrome (Tallahassee Democrat, FL - 21 hours ago)... Although described in 1944, formal recognition of Asperger's Syndrome (AS) in this country did not occur until the mid-1990s... AS is an autism spectrum disorder..

autism walk on Sunday (Monroe Times, WI - Oct 7, 2005)... more than just about raising money for children with autism. It's an issue close to her heart. She has two children, Emily 11, and Nick, 8, who are autistic...

How it was raising an autistic child in the '50s (Natick Bulletin&Tab, MA - Oct 7, 2005)... Cutler will be speaking about her personal experiences raising an autistic child 50 years ago, when autism was considered a psychosocial disease rather than..

Caregiver pleads guilty to hitting autistic client with fly.. (WVLT, TN - Oct 7, 2005). NASHVILLE, Tenn. A private caregiver has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to striking her autistic client with a fly swatter...

Parents break bank on autistic kids' therapy (Australian, Australia - Oct 7, 2005)... families, they now plan to open the nation's first school for autistic children next.. James was 2 1/2. Within months at Sydney's Centre for Autism and Related..

Yoga May Help Kids With Autism, ADD (NBC4.TV, CA - Oct 7, 2005). Yoga may be aa simple way to help kids, especially children with autism or attention deficit disorder, focus. It's a unique approach..

A family thrives in the shadow of autism (MSNBC - Oct 7, 2005). In ‘Making Peace with Autism,’ Susan Senator describes her life as a mother raising an autistic child, and offers advice. Read an excerpt...

Archived on Friday October 14 at 11.48pm:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Friday October 14 at 11.48pm:

Classic cars park for autism (Belleville News-Democrat, IL - 2 hours ago)... Louis sponsored the car show and barbecue to help raise awareness and some funding for the Illinois Center of Autism in Fairview Heights...

Calendar puts faces on autism (Greensboro News Record, NC - 3 hours ago)... The NC Autism Society-Guilford County Chapter is selling the calendars. Money raised will go toward outfitting new classrooms for autistic children in Guilford..

Happiness will be a service dog for autistic daughter (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 6 hours ago)... parents. Another curious trait of children with autism is that they love water... said. "Autistic children have a hard time making friends...

Controversy over vitamin jab for autism (Sunday Herald, UK - 11 hours ago)... can lose their diagnosis [as autistic] within a year and a half to two and a half years and be in a normal classroom where nobody would know they had autism...

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WCNC (subscription), NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WVEC.com (subscription), VA - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Charlotte Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (News & Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For Autistic Child, Happy May Be Months Away (WRAL.com, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Dateline Alabama, AL - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Lexington Dispatch, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

Column took prejudiced view of Asperger's Syndrome (Tallahassee Democrat, FL - 21 hours ago)... Although described in 1944, formal recognition of Asperger's Syndrome (AS) in this country did not occur until the mid-1990s... AS is an autism spectrum disorder..

autism walk on Sunday (Monroe Times, WI - Oct 7, 2005)... more than just about raising money for children with autism. It's an issue close to her heart. She has two children, Emily 11, and Nick, 8, who are autistic...

How it was raising an autistic child in the '50s (Natick Bulletin&Tab, MA - Oct 7, 2005)... Cutler will be speaking about her personal experiences raising an autistic child 50 years ago, when autism was considered a psychosocial disease rather than..

Caregiver pleads guilty to hitting autistic client with fly.. (WVLT, TN - Oct 7, 2005). NASHVILLE, Tenn. A private caregiver has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to striking her autistic client with a fly swatter...

Parents break bank on autistic kids' therapy (Australian, Australia - Oct 7, 2005)... families, they now plan to open the nation's first school for autistic children next.. James was 2 1/2. Within months at Sydney's Centre for Autism and Related..

Yoga May Help Kids With Autism, ADD (NBC4.TV, CA - Oct 7, 2005). Yoga may be aa simple way to help kids, especially children with autism or attention deficit disorder, focus. It's a unique approach..

A family thrives in the shadow of autism (MSNBC - Oct 7, 2005). In ‘Making Peace with Autism,’ Susan Senator describes her life as a mother raising an autistic child, and offers advice. Read an excerpt...

Archived on Saturday October 15 at 4.24pm:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Saturday October 15 at 4.24pm:

Classic cars park for autism (Belleville News-Democrat, IL - 2 hours ago)... Louis sponsored the car show and barbecue to help raise awareness and some funding for the Illinois Center of Autism in Fairview Heights...

Calendar puts faces on autism (Greensboro News Record, NC - 3 hours ago)... The NC Autism Society-Guilford County Chapter is selling the calendars. Money raised will go toward outfitting new classrooms for autistic children in Guilford..

Happiness will be a service dog for autistic daughter (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 6 hours ago)... parents. Another curious trait of children with autism is that they love water... said. "Autistic children have a hard time making friends...

Controversy over vitamin jab for autism (Sunday Herald, UK - 11 hours ago)... can lose their diagnosis [as autistic] within a year and a half to two and a half years and be in a normal classroom where nobody would know they had autism...

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WCNC (subscription), NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (WVEC.com (subscription), VA - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Charlotte Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (News & Observer, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Winston-Salem Journal, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Myrtle Beach Sun News, SC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For Autistic Child, Happy May Be Months Away (WRAL.com, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Dateline Alabama, AL - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

For autistic child, Happy may be months away (Lexington Dispatch, NC - 17 hours ago)... "Autistic children have a hard time making friends... Molly was officially diagnosed with "early onset autism" about six months ago at the TEACCH Center at the..

Column took prejudiced view of Asperger's Syndrome (Tallahassee Democrat, FL - 21 hours ago)... Although described in 1944, formal recognition of Asperger's Syndrome (AS) in this country did not occur until the mid-1990s... AS is an autism spectrum disorder..

autism walk on Sunday (Monroe Times, WI - Oct 7, 2005)... more than just about raising money for children with autism. It's an issue close to her heart. She has two children, Emily 11, and Nick, 8, who are autistic...

How it was raising an autistic child in the '50s (Natick Bulletin&Tab, MA - Oct 7, 2005)... Cutler will be speaking about her personal experiences raising an autistic child 50 years ago, when autism was considered a psychosocial disease rather than..

Caregiver pleads guilty to hitting autistic client with fly.. (WVLT, TN - Oct 7, 2005). NASHVILLE, Tenn. A private caregiver has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to striking her autistic client with a fly swatter...

Parents break bank on autistic kids' therapy (Australian, Australia - Oct 7, 2005)... families, they now plan to open the nation's first school for autistic children next.. James was 2 1/2. Within months at Sydney's Centre for Autism and Related..

Yoga May Help Kids With Autism, ADD (NBC4.TV, CA - Oct 7, 2005). Yoga may be aa simple way to help kids, especially children with autism or attention deficit disorder, focus. It's a unique approach..

A family thrives in the shadow of autism (MSNBC - Oct 7, 2005). In ‘Making Peace with Autism,’ Susan Senator describes her life as a mother raising an autistic child, and offers advice. Read an excerpt...

Archived on Sunday October 16 at 9.42am:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Monday October 17 at 11.23am:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Monday October 17 at 11.23am:

Province jails innocent autistic boy (Canada East, Canada - 18 hours ago)... "To me, (this case is) a pretty clear indictment of the fact that we don't have proper facilities for autistic children with that severity of autism...

Man accused of abusing autistic boys he tutored in home (Dayton Daily News (subscription), OH - 22 hours ago)... authorities. He pleaded not guilty last week to charges he sexually abused two autistic boys, ages 11 and 12, who he tutored in his home...

Rise in Autism Leads to Revised School Building Plans (Black Enterprise, NY - Oct 14, 2005). The number of West Virginia schoolchildren with autism has increased so much the newly revised Handbook on Planning School Facilities includes a section on the..

School District Told To Pay $300,000 To Send Autistic Child To.. (KSDK, MO - Oct 14, 2005). KUSA-BERTHOUD, CO -- The Thompson School Board will be spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on one of its ex-students -- an 11-year-old autistic boy...

Evidence Suggests Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism (Medscape (subscription) - Oct 14, 2005). 14, 2005 (Washington) — A vaccine safety expert reiterated once again that there is no scientific proof linking vaccines to autism or other diseases such as..

On parent's experience with autism (Canton Journal, MA - Oct 14, 2005). My son Benny was a happy, healthy baby/toddler until autism struck at about 15-18 months when he lost all words and his eye contact faded...

Government inaction on autism hurting families (Durham region news, Canada - Oct 14, 2005)... According to Canada Autism, research in this country has been minimal with.. are literally going into bankruptcy while providing their autistic children with..

Man accused of abusing autistic boys he tutored in home (WKYC-TV, OH - Oct 14, 2005). ROCKY RIVER, Ohio (AP) -- Police say a 33-year-old former classroom aide who has pleaded innocent to charges of raping two autistic boys said he believed..

Man accused of abusing autistic boys he tutored in home (Canton Repository (subscription), OH - Oct 14, 2005)... authorities. He pleaded not guilty last week to charges he sexually abused two autistic boys, ages 11 and 12, who he tutored in his home...

Autistic boys found after leaving school (Seattle Times, United States - Oct 14, 2005). Two autistic boys walked away from Kokanee Elementary School and were missing for two hours before being found walking near Interstate 405 yesterday...

Man accused of abusing autistic boys he tutored in home (Akron Beacon Journal, OH - Oct 13, 2005)... authorities. He pleaded not guilty last week to charges he sexually abused two autistic boys, ages 11 and 12, who he tutored in his home...

Florida AIDS fund diverted to pay for autism treatment for “.. (The Advocate, CA - Oct 13, 2005)... adopted child when Florida officials refused to pay for extensive autism treatments, according.. Burns also would not comment on whether the autistic child’s..

Autism and child rearing on TV’s ‘Supernanny’ (People's Weekly World - Oct 13, 2005)... What’s more, the Autism Society of America estimates that the number of autistic children is growing by 10 percent to 17 percent every year...

£60k fine for failing autistic 17 year old (Staines Guardian, UK - Oct 13, 2005). Surrey County Council has been ordered to pay £60,000 in compensation to the parents of an autistic teenager after being criticised for failing to provide..

AUTISM PARENTS TOSSED FROM AAP CONF. (Free Market News Network, FL - Oct 13, 2005). Six parents and an 11-year-old autistic child were removed last weekend from the.. they had registered to hand out material to pediatricians about autism and the..

Table quiz for autism school to set world record (Galway Advertiser, Ireland - Oct 13, 2005)... broadcast live on Galway Bay FM, will put Galway in the Guinness Book of Records and raise much-needed funds for the Ábalta school for children with autism...

AUTISM SUMMIT TARGETS BME COMMUNITIES (Community Newswire, UK - Oct 13, 2005)... is the UK's leading charity for people with autistic spectrum disorders and.. a wide range of services to help people with autism and Asperger syndrome live..

Leaving autism in his wake (Joongang Ilbo, South Korea - Oct 12, 2005)... and successes of the disabled in Korea; one example is the autistic marathon runner.. that will help raise awareness and provide information about autism, and if..

Stocking Stuffers for the child on the Autism Spectrum (Bella Online - Oct 12, 2005)... child on the Autism Spectrum. Hopefully they will be a hit in other households as well. Shopping online is so convenient when you have an autistic child, but..

A New Distinct Web Site For Families Living With Autism (BlackNews.com (press release), CA - Oct 12, 2005). -- African American children with autism are diagnosed nearly two years after children of all other ethnic groups. Black autistic children received more..

Archived on Tuesday October 18 at 3.06am:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Tuesday October 18 at 3.06am:

Province jails innocent autistic boy (Canada East, Canada - 18 hours ago)... "To me, (this case is) a pretty clear indictment of the fact that we don't have proper facilities for autistic children with that severity of autism...

Man accused of abusing autistic boys he tutored in home (Dayton Daily News (subscription), OH - 22 hours ago)... authorities. He pleaded not guilty last week to charges he sexually abused two autistic boys, ages 11 and 12, who he tutored in his home...

Rise in Autism Leads to Revised School Building Plans (Black Enterprise, NY - Oct 14, 2005). The number of West Virginia schoolchildren with autism has increased so much the newly revised Handbook on Planning School Facilities includes a section on the..

School District Told To Pay $300,000 To Send Autistic Child To.. (KSDK, MO - Oct 14, 2005). KUSA-BERTHOUD, CO -- The Thompson School Board will be spending hundreds of thousands of dollars on one of its ex-students -- an 11-year-old autistic boy...

Evidence Suggests Vaccines Do Not Cause Autism (Medscape (subscription) - Oct 14, 2005). 14, 2005 (Washington) — A vaccine safety expert reiterated once again that there is no scientific proof linking vaccines to autism or other diseases such as..

On parent's experience with autism (Canton Journal, MA - Oct 14, 2005). My son Benny was a happy, healthy baby/toddler until autism struck at about 15-18 months when he lost all words and his eye contact faded...

Government inaction on autism hurting families (Durham region news, Canada - Oct 14, 2005)... According to Canada Autism, research in this country has been minimal with.. are literally going into bankruptcy while providing their autistic children with..

Man accused of abusing autistic boys he tutored in home (WKYC-TV, OH - Oct 14, 2005). ROCKY RIVER, Ohio (AP) -- Police say a 33-year-old former classroom aide who has pleaded innocent to charges of raping two autistic boys said he believed..

Man accused of abusing autistic boys he tutored in home (Canton Repository (subscription), OH - Oct 14, 2005)... authorities. He pleaded not guilty last week to charges he sexually abused two autistic boys, ages 11 and 12, who he tutored in his home...

Autistic boys found after leaving school (Seattle Times, United States - Oct 14, 2005). Two autistic boys walked away from Kokanee Elementary School and were missing for two hours before being found walking near Interstate 405 yesterday...

Man accused of abusing autistic boys he tutored in home (Akron Beacon Journal, OH - Oct 13, 2005)... authorities. He pleaded not guilty last week to charges he sexually abused two autistic boys, ages 11 and 12, who he tutored in his home...

Florida AIDS fund diverted to pay for autism treatment for “.. (The Advocate, CA - Oct 13, 2005)... adopted child when Florida officials refused to pay for extensive autism treatments, according.. Burns also would not comment on whether the autistic child’s..

Autism and child rearing on TV’s ‘Supernanny’ (People's Weekly World - Oct 13, 2005)... What’s more, the Autism Society of America estimates that the number of autistic children is growing by 10 percent to 17 percent every year...

£60k fine for failing autistic 17 year old (Staines Guardian, UK - Oct 13, 2005). Surrey County Council has been ordered to pay £60,000 in compensation to the parents of an autistic teenager after being criticised for failing to provide..

AUTISM PARENTS TOSSED FROM AAP CONF. (Free Market News Network, FL - Oct 13, 2005). Six parents and an 11-year-old autistic child were removed last weekend from the.. they had registered to hand out material to pediatricians about autism and the..

Table quiz for autism school to set world record (Galway Advertiser, Ireland - Oct 13, 2005)... broadcast live on Galway Bay FM, will put Galway in the Guinness Book of Records and raise much-needed funds for the Ábalta school for children with autism...

AUTISM SUMMIT TARGETS BME COMMUNITIES (Community Newswire, UK - Oct 13, 2005)... is the UK's leading charity for people with autistic spectrum disorders and.. a wide range of services to help people with autism and Asperger syndrome live..

Leaving autism in his wake (Joongang Ilbo, South Korea - Oct 12, 2005)... and successes of the disabled in Korea; one example is the autistic marathon runner.. that will help raise awareness and provide information about autism, and if..

Stocking Stuffers for the child on the Autism Spectrum (Bella Online - Oct 12, 2005)... child on the Autism Spectrum. Hopefully they will be a hit in other households as well. Shopping online is so convenient when you have an autistic child, but..

A New Distinct Web Site For Families Living With Autism (BlackNews.com (press release), CA - Oct 12, 2005). -- African American children with autism are diagnosed nearly two years after children of all other ethnic groups. Black autistic children received more..

Archived on Tuesday October 18 at 10.38pm:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Wednesday October 19 at 2.50pm:

Autistic children learning to get social (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 By Judy Laurinatis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Few things have given Willie and Ivie Torres more satisfaction than watching their son, Michael, participate in services at their church. | The autistic 12-year-old claps his ...

Bulletin Board: A weekly roundup of things to do in North communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Alyson Rodriguez | Art | Sewickley -- Sweetwater Center for the Arts Mavuno Festival will present "Black Is ... Black Ain't," a documentary film by Marlon Riggs, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 14; an African Movemen...

SouthScape: A weekly roundup of things to do in South communities (English))| Thursday, October 06, 2005 Compiled by Kathy Samudovsky | Art | Mt. Lebanon -- McMurray Art League will hold its fall art show, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Saturday and noon-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 14-25, Galleria, Washington Road, with an opening reception,...

Asperger Syndrome - (English))KidsHealth.org Wed Oct 5, 8:00 PM ET | Asperger syndrome (AS) is a neurobiological disorder that is part of a group of diagnoses called "autistic spectrum disorders." The term "autistic spectrum" refers to a range of developmental disabilities that i...

2005 ornament depicts mansion (English))Columbia Mayor Bob Coble and the Babcock Center unveiled the city’s official 2005 Christmas ornament Wednesday. | The ornament depicts the S.C. Governor’s Mansion, which will celebrate its 150th anniversary this year. Originally built as ...

Prepare for the scare at Halloween haunts (English))There's no need to break out the Ouija board or any ghost-hunting gadgets this month to find a haunted house in Western Pennsylvania. With more than a dozen spooky attractions, there are plenty of opportunities to find the perfect scare. | Scaremaste...

Reading Your Baby's Mind (English))New research on infants finally begins to answer the question: what's going on in there? | Timothy Archibald for Newsweek | The Thinking Cap: Using a net of electrodes, University of Minnesota researchers monitor changes in 7-month-old Theron Wangeri...

The Boston Globe Announces Presenters at Second Annual Ideas Conference; Twenty-Four Cutting Edge Speakers from ... (English))10/5/05       BOSTON, Oct 05, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | The Boston Globe today announced an impressive line-up of presenters at a conference that will showcase the extraordinary quality and quantity of ideas, innovation and creati...

Mental health still faces some hurdles (English))Sidney Herald | The purpose of National Mental Illness Awareness week, Oct. 3-10, is to promote public education and to reduce the stigma associated with mental illnesses. | "The stigma associated with mental illness can deter people from seeking the...

Docs may drop families over shots (English))BY Health Reporter | Nearly two out of five pediatricians say they would dismiss families that refuse to get vaccines, a survey has found. | The finding illustrates how passionately doctors believe in vaccines, said lead researcher Dr. Erin Flanagan-...

Fisher Cats host Sox fans for free (English))By By CRAIG N. LIADISThe Union Leader | N.H. - MANCHESTER - Watch the Boston Red Sox from box seats for free this playoff season. The New Hampshire Fisher Cats will open Fisher Cats Ballpark a half-hour before each Red Sox playoff game beginning toda...

Trust me, in a few years yow'll all be Brummies (English))It was posited last week that global warming has accelerated so badly that the Arctic will have melted completely by 2060. This means that anyone who can remember Thundercats will, in all probability, live to see a world with only one ice-cap. On hea...

Autistic children find healing in waves (English))By Anita Manning, USA TODAY LONG BEACH, N.Y. — Once Cory Carter got on a surfboard, he couldn't stop grinning. Ben Fassbaugh coaches an autistic child at Long Beach in Long Island, N.Y. By Todd Plitt, USA TODAY | The youngster, 10, hit the water...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. > > | MIT researchers will work in six teams on projects that study the genetic, molecular and...

MIT embarks on autism research project with $7.5M grant (English))Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge will be studying autism with the help of a $7.5 million grant from the Simons Foundation. | Latest News » aa » aa » aa » aa » aa More » » | MIT resea...

Cd'A School Board settles lawsuit (English))KHQ-TV | The Coeur d'Alene School Board hassettled a lawsuit filed by a parent who was locked out of a school board meeting in 2003. The district settled the suit by writing a letter of apology to the parent and paying $250 in court fees. Randy Tetzn...

Zazzle Launches 'Community Giving' Charitable Program (English))Katrina Relief, Humane Society of the U.S., Forever Young Foundation and Other Causes Receive Donations PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Zazzle, (http://www.zazzle.com), the Internet's leading customized products marketplace, today announced...

Syndrome all but unknown -- group aims to change that (English))BY Health Reporter | Every day, at least one U.S. baby is born with a genetic disorder that causes everything from an upturned nose to deformed limbs and mental retardation. | It's called Cornelia de Lange Syndrome, and as many as 30,000 Americans ha...

Teacher will run marathon for a cause (English))ERLANGER - Tony Harden was searching for a reason to get back into running when buddy Scott Fox jokingly invited him to run a marathon for the Autism Society of Greater Cincinnati. | Harden didn't hesitate to accept. | "I've always wanted something t...

Children's disease study would be largest ever (English))WASHINGTON -- Researchers hoping to determine the causes of many common diseases like autism and diabetes will follow 100,000 US children from birth through adulthood in the largest ever study of its kind. | ''We're looking to find the root causes of...

Archived on Wednesday October 19 at 2.50pm:

Early intervention gives kids with autism an edge (Santa Cruz Sentinel, CA - 1 hour ago)... Parents come here to learn about what all parents with autistic children face.. Autism is a neurological disorder typically diagnosed between ages 18 months and 3..

NEW JOB PROSPECTS FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM (Community Newswire, UK - 2 hours ago)... Prospects London, part of the National Autistic Society's (NAS.. get recent graduates and final-year students with Asperger syndrome, a form of autism, into work..

Teaching Parents and Professionals a New Approach to Treat Autism.. (dBusinessNews Houston (press release), TX - 6 hours ago)... Gutstein, believe the rise is at least partly due to a loosening of the criteria used to diagnose autism as well as misclassification of autistic children as..

Inspiration for movie to address area autism society conference (Henderson Gleaner, KY - 8 hours ago)... Owensboro. Break-out sessions will be offered throughout the day on various topics related to autism and Asperger's Syndrome. To..

Helping autistic reach potential (Wodonga Border Mail, Australia - 13 hours ago)... to manage an autistic childs behaviour and how to help increase their playing and communication skills. Johanne Marquis has three children with autism and said..

Big tips for defending autistic teen (Modesto Bee, CA - 14 hours ago)... huge round of applause to the staff and management of Mimi's Cafe for their handling of the amazingly insensitive reaction of a couple to an autistic child and..

The Age of Autism: Connecting new dots (United Press International - 15 hours ago)... Leo Kanner, who first diagnosed autism as a separate disorder in 1943 -- have puzzled over the demographic of the first families of autistic children: The..

Teaching Parents and Professionals a New Approach to Treat Autism.. (Business Wire (press release), CA - 20 hours ago)... Gutstein, believe the rise is at least partly due to a loosening of the criteria used to diagnose autism as well as misclassification of autistic children as..

The National Association for the Advancement of the Autistic and.. (New Age Media Concepts (press release) - Oct 17, 2005). MEDFORD, NY, (NAMC) - The National Association for the Advancement of the Autistic and Aspergian People , a new and exciting civil rights group has been formed..

WJCS Offers Support Group For Parents With Autistic Children (Westchester.com, NY - Oct 16, 2005). White Plains, NY - The WJCS Jewish Spiritual Healing Center is offering When Your Child is Autistic: A Parents' Spiritual Support Group to help families in..

Deadline looms for autistic school deal (Eagle Tribune, MA - Oct 16, 2005). By Colin Steele. ANDOVER — Tomorrow night is the last chance to bring a school for autistic children to town. For the past two..

Training parents to help autistic children communicate (Blogging Baby, CA - Oct 16, 2005)... with their autistic children can spur the child’s language development. The training courses are given to parents of children with autism spectrum disorders..

Theatre group joins forces with Autism Cymru (Awares - Oct 16, 2005)... which will help young people to understand "difference" (Autistic Spectrum Disorder.. Theatre Iolo are working in partnership with Autism Cymru and taking advice..

Autism conference on Tuesday (Scranton Times, PA - Oct 16, 2005)... T. Monahan Memorial Conference, titled “Autism, Asperger’s Syndrome.. County serving children with autism spectrum disorder... the mother of an autistic teenager..

Britax Husky is the seat to have for an autistic child (Bella Online - Oct 16, 2005)... over to Dodger Stadium for the Cure Autism Now Resource Fair and I told many other parents about purchasing the Britax Husky for their autistic children as well..

Love drives founder of national autism group (Florence Morning News, SC - Oct 16, 2005)... internationally recognized researchers in the field of autism and will concentrate on providing as much information as possible to parents of autistic children..

For the adolescent autistic son, love is hard to teach (Blogging Baby, CA - Oct 16, 2005). Claire Scovell LaZebnik is the mother to a teenage autistic son, and as her son approaches the age at which falling in love is the Whole World, she’s worried..

Province jails innocent autistic boy (Canada East, Canada - Oct 15, 2005)... "To me, (this case is) a pretty clear indictment of the fact that we don't have proper facilities for autistic children with that severity of autism...

Man accused of abusing autistic boys he tutored in home (Dayton Daily News (subscription), OH - Oct 15, 2005)... authorities. He pleaded not guilty last week to charges he sexually abused two autistic boys, ages 11 and 12, who he tutored in his home...

Rise in Autism Leads to Revised School Building Plans (Black Enterprise, NY - Oct 14, 2005). The number of West Virginia schoolchildren with autism has increased so much the newly revised Handbook on Planning School Facilities includes a section on the..

Archived on Thursday October 20 at 10.22am:

Fast-spreading meth invades suburbia (English))Gail Davis was just 15 when methamphetamine entered her life. | A boyfriend introduced the bored teenager to the powdery version of the stimulant. She liked it so much, she graduated to the more potent crystalline form — ice — which she i...

Fast-spreading meth invades suburbia (English))Gail Davis was just 15 when methamphetamine entered her life. | A boyfriend introduced the bored teenager to the powdery version of the stimulant. She liked it so much, she graduated to the more potent crystalline form — ice — which she i...

Vaccine-autism nexus denied (English))A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors said. | The review is published today by the Cochrane Collaboration, an international chari...

Parents Getting Autism Resources (English))By Alice BarrKULR-TV | OCTOBER 19, BILLINGS - Autism is a growing concern in the medical community and among parents. The Billings support group Parents Let's Unite for Kids, or PLUK, reached out to parents with autistic children Tuesday. Autism is a...

How BitTorrent's creator is wooing Hollywood. (English))NEW YORK (Fortune) - There is no reason why Bram Cohen, the brains behind BitTorrent software, should still be in business. | Others have come before him offering technology that made music and media free: first there was Napster's Shawn Fanning, the...

HP Launches Worldwide Disability Mentoring Day Programs (English))      HOUSTON, Oct 19, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | HP (NYSE:HPQ)(Nasdaq:HPQ) today launched its Disability Mentoring Day programs by hosting activities in several countries around the world including the United States, where the com...

Going grainless: New cookbook promises hope and tasty recipes for people with digestive disorders (English))Jodi Bager and Jenny Lass met at a potluck dinner in 2002 and bonded over a common interest to eat for health. | They both suffered from debilitating digestive disorders that left them ill, weak and shedding pounds by the day. | Bager has ulcerative ...

Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter: Up for a laugh (English))Tim Burton is laughing. Laughter isn't exactly something you associate with the master of such gothic darkness as Batman and Ed Wood. Yet here he is, hugging himself as a belly-laugh escapes his black-clad frame. We're in Venice, a few hours after th...

Justice system 'ignores' autism (English))People involved in the administration of criminal justice must raise their awareness of autism and Asperger's syndrome, a leading charity says. | Research by the National Autistic Society (NAS) shows that over 90% of police and solicitors have no tra...

Rise in kids receiving MMR jab (English))19 October 2005 | Uptake levels of the triple Measles, Mumps, Rubella jab are at their highest in Ulster since 2001, it can be revealed today. | The new figures emerged as experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the MMR vaccination was link...

'mmr Jab Not Harmful' (English))New research into the MMR jab has rejected claims that it causes disorders such as autism in children. | A report in the medical journal The Lancet says there is no credible evidence to suggest the triple measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is harmful...

Worldwide survey gives MMR vaccine the all-clear (English))| LYNDSAY MOSS | EXPERTS have conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab is linked to disorders including autism. | Researchers who analysed 31 studies from around the world concluded that there was no credibl...

MMR in clear over autism (English))THE triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was yesterday given the all-clear by experts. | Millions of parents feared letting their kids have the MMR injection amid claims it could cause autism and stomach disorder Crohn’s disease. | But research...

Live Talk: Improving the Brain (English))Join Dr. Daniel Amen at noon E.T., Tuesday, Oct. 18, for a Live Talk on what he's learned about the brain and simple steps you can take to improve yours. | WEB EXCLUSIVENewsweek | We all know that skipping sleep, smoking cigarettes and snacking on su...

Study gives MMR vaccine the all-clear (English))The MMR vaccine has been cleared of causing long-term developmental problems, such as autism, in what is claimed to be the most systematic review of evidence concerning the effectiveness and safety of the jab. | An international team of researchers s...

Scientists dismiss evidence of MMR link with autism (English))SCIENTISTS have strongly rejected any suggestion that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, MMR, is linked to disorders such as autism. | An analysis of 31 MMR studies by the Cochrane Library, the most authoritative source of evidence-based medicin...

Brain abnormalities linked to pathological lying (English))| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- Pathological liars may have structural abnormalities in their brains, a new study suggests. | Dr. Adrian Raine and Yaling Yang of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and colleagues found that individuals...

Demonstration means services cut in capital (English))1 | | CREDIT: Darren Stone, Times ColonistProtesters march along Government Street to rally at the legislature. | You couldn't find a B.C. Transit bus, take trash to the dump or attend some classes at Camosun College and the University of Victoria Mo...

McDowell delays deportation of Nigerian family (English))Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has said a Nigerian woman and her four-year-old twins, one of whom is believed to be autistic, will remain in Ireland despite plans to deport them. | Mr McDowell has arranged for a stay to be put on Olivia Agbon ...

Like Father, Like Son (English))Like physical ability, talent is apparently something that runs in the family, too. This passing on of the gift for acting or singing can be seen this fall in the rush of second-generation male stars dominating both big and small screens. | Kim Moo-s...

Archived on Thursday October 20 at 10.22am:

'No link' between MMR and autism (Politics.co.uk, UK - 51 minutes ago). There is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism, according to a new review of studies on the subject. Research by medical review..

Worldwide study rejects autism link to MMR (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 53 minutes ago). ANY link between the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab and disorders such as autism was conclusively rejected today. Experts..

MMR vaccine doesn’t lead to autism, study says (Pravda, Russia - 1 hour ago). Experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was linked to disorders including autism...

Vaccine-autism nexus denied (Newsday, NY - 2 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors..

Vaccine-autism nexus denied (New York Newsday, NY - 2 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors..

MMR Vaccination not linked to Autism (MedIndia, India - 2 hours ago)... of MMR with either autism or Crohn’s disease was found,” say the authors. Dr. F. Edward Yazbak, an American pediatrician and grandfather of an autistic boy..

MMR 'not linked' to autism (DeHavilland, UK - 2 hours ago). There is no link between the three-way measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and disorders like autism, according to a review of studies which previously..

Review finds no link of vaccine, autism (Orlando Sentinel, FL - 4 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors..

Scientific review debunks MMR-autism link theory (Webindia123, India - 4 hours ago)... that had raised concerns about a possible link between the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and long-term disabilities such as autism or bowel..

Review debunks vaccines’ link to autism, Crohn’s (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 5 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found “no credible evidence” linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn’s disease, the..

MMR: Parents still worried about autism (Scoopt.org, Italy - 5 hours ago). And parents of children who go unvaccinated are more likely to believe there is a link between the vaccine and autism and bowel disorders...

Scientific review debunks MMR-autism link theory (NewKerala.com, India - 6 hours ago)... that had raised concerns about a possible link between the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and long-term disabilities such as autism or bowel..

MMR: Parents still worried about autism (Daily Mail - UK, UK - 6 hours ago). And parents of children who go unvaccinated are more likely to believe there is a link between the vaccine and autism and bowel disorders...

Justice system 'ignores' autism (BBC News, UK - 7 hours ago)... of criminal justice must raise their awareness of autism and Asperger's syndrome, a leading charity says. Research by the National Autistic Society (NAS) shows..

Experts rule out MMR connections with autism (Scoopt.org, Italy - 9 hours ago). Experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was linked to disorders including autism...

Study says no link between MMR and autism (Irish Independent, Ireland - 9 hours ago). A review of thirty-one studies around the world has found no credible evidence that the MMR vaccine increases the risk of disorders such as autism...

Study says no link between MMR and autism (Unison.ie (subscription), Ireland - 9 hours ago). A review of thirty-one studies around the world has found no credible evidence that the MMR vaccine increases the risk of disorders such as autism...

Study says no link between MMR and autism (Dundalk Argus, Ireland - 9 hours ago). A review of thirty-one studies around the world has found no credible evidence that the MMR vaccine increases the risk of disorders such as autism...

Experts rule out MMR connections with autism (Ireland Online, Ireland - 10 hours ago). Experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was linked to disorders including autism...

Newest Study Finds No Link Between MMR Vaccine and Autism (Health Behavior News Service - 13 hours ago)... still maintain that an MMR-autism connection exists. One of the more vocal is Dr. F. Edward Yazbak, an American pediatrician and grandfather of an autistic boy..

Archived on Friday October 21 at 3.17am:

Fast-spreading meth invades suburbia (English))Gail Davis was just 15 when methamphetamine entered her life. | A boyfriend introduced the bored teenager to the powdery version of the stimulant. She liked it so much, she graduated to the more potent crystalline form — ice — which she i...

Fast-spreading meth invades suburbia (English))Gail Davis was just 15 when methamphetamine entered her life. | A boyfriend introduced the bored teenager to the powdery version of the stimulant. She liked it so much, she graduated to the more potent crystalline form — ice — which she i...

Vaccine-autism nexus denied (English))A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors said. | The review is published today by the Cochrane Collaboration, an international chari...

Parents Getting Autism Resources (English))By Alice BarrKULR-TV | OCTOBER 19, BILLINGS - Autism is a growing concern in the medical community and among parents. The Billings support group Parents Let's Unite for Kids, or PLUK, reached out to parents with autistic children Tuesday. Autism is a...

How BitTorrent's creator is wooing Hollywood. (English))NEW YORK (Fortune) - There is no reason why Bram Cohen, the brains behind BitTorrent software, should still be in business. | Others have come before him offering technology that made music and media free: first there was Napster's Shawn Fanning, the...

HP Launches Worldwide Disability Mentoring Day Programs (English))      HOUSTON, Oct 19, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | HP (NYSE:HPQ)(Nasdaq:HPQ) today launched its Disability Mentoring Day programs by hosting activities in several countries around the world including the United States, where the com...

Going grainless: New cookbook promises hope and tasty recipes for people with digestive disorders (English))Jodi Bager and Jenny Lass met at a potluck dinner in 2002 and bonded over a common interest to eat for health. | They both suffered from debilitating digestive disorders that left them ill, weak and shedding pounds by the day. | Bager has ulcerative ...

Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter: Up for a laugh (English))Tim Burton is laughing. Laughter isn't exactly something you associate with the master of such gothic darkness as Batman and Ed Wood. Yet here he is, hugging himself as a belly-laugh escapes his black-clad frame. We're in Venice, a few hours after th...

Justice system 'ignores' autism (English))People involved in the administration of criminal justice must raise their awareness of autism and Asperger's syndrome, a leading charity says. | Research by the National Autistic Society (NAS) shows that over 90% of police and solicitors have no tra...

Rise in kids receiving MMR jab (English))19 October 2005 | Uptake levels of the triple Measles, Mumps, Rubella jab are at their highest in Ulster since 2001, it can be revealed today. | The new figures emerged as experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the MMR vaccination was link...

'mmr Jab Not Harmful' (English))New research into the MMR jab has rejected claims that it causes disorders such as autism in children. | A report in the medical journal The Lancet says there is no credible evidence to suggest the triple measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is harmful...

Worldwide survey gives MMR vaccine the all-clear (English))| LYNDSAY MOSS | EXPERTS have conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab is linked to disorders including autism. | Researchers who analysed 31 studies from around the world concluded that there was no credibl...

MMR in clear over autism (English))THE triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was yesterday given the all-clear by experts. | Millions of parents feared letting their kids have the MMR injection amid claims it could cause autism and stomach disorder Crohn’s disease. | But research...

Live Talk: Improving the Brain (English))Join Dr. Daniel Amen at noon E.T., Tuesday, Oct. 18, for a Live Talk on what he's learned about the brain and simple steps you can take to improve yours. | WEB EXCLUSIVENewsweek | We all know that skipping sleep, smoking cigarettes and snacking on su...

Study gives MMR vaccine the all-clear (English))The MMR vaccine has been cleared of causing long-term developmental problems, such as autism, in what is claimed to be the most systematic review of evidence concerning the effectiveness and safety of the jab. | An international team of researchers s...

Scientists dismiss evidence of MMR link with autism (English))SCIENTISTS have strongly rejected any suggestion that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, MMR, is linked to disorders such as autism. | An analysis of 31 MMR studies by the Cochrane Library, the most authoritative source of evidence-based medicin...

Brain abnormalities linked to pathological lying (English))| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- Pathological liars may have structural abnormalities in their brains, a new study suggests. | Dr. Adrian Raine and Yaling Yang of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and colleagues found that individuals...

Demonstration means services cut in capital (English))1 | | CREDIT: Darren Stone, Times ColonistProtesters march along Government Street to rally at the legislature. | You couldn't find a B.C. Transit bus, take trash to the dump or attend some classes at Camosun College and the University of Victoria Mo...

McDowell delays deportation of Nigerian family (English))Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has said a Nigerian woman and her four-year-old twins, one of whom is believed to be autistic, will remain in Ireland despite plans to deport them. | Mr McDowell has arranged for a stay to be put on Olivia Agbon ...

Like Father, Like Son (English))Like physical ability, talent is apparently something that runs in the family, too. This passing on of the gift for acting or singing can be seen this fall in the rush of second-generation male stars dominating both big and small screens. | Kim Moo-s...

Archived on Friday October 21 at 3.17am:

'No link' between MMR and autism (Politics.co.uk, UK - 51 minutes ago). There is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism, according to a new review of studies on the subject. Research by medical review..

Worldwide study rejects autism link to MMR (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 53 minutes ago). ANY link between the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab and disorders such as autism was conclusively rejected today. Experts..

MMR vaccine doesn’t lead to autism, study says (Pravda, Russia - 1 hour ago). Experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was linked to disorders including autism...

Vaccine-autism nexus denied (Newsday, NY - 2 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors..

Vaccine-autism nexus denied (New York Newsday, NY - 2 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors..

MMR Vaccination not linked to Autism (MedIndia, India - 2 hours ago)... of MMR with either autism or Crohn’s disease was found,” say the authors. Dr. F. Edward Yazbak, an American pediatrician and grandfather of an autistic boy..

MMR 'not linked' to autism (DeHavilland, UK - 2 hours ago). There is no link between the three-way measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and disorders like autism, according to a review of studies which previously..

Review finds no link of vaccine, autism (Orlando Sentinel, FL - 4 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors..

Scientific review debunks MMR-autism link theory (Webindia123, India - 4 hours ago)... that had raised concerns about a possible link between the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and long-term disabilities such as autism or bowel..

Review debunks vaccines’ link to autism, Crohn’s (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 5 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found “no credible evidence” linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn’s disease, the..

MMR: Parents still worried about autism (Scoopt.org, Italy - 5 hours ago). And parents of children who go unvaccinated are more likely to believe there is a link between the vaccine and autism and bowel disorders...

Scientific review debunks MMR-autism link theory (NewKerala.com, India - 6 hours ago)... that had raised concerns about a possible link between the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and long-term disabilities such as autism or bowel..

MMR: Parents still worried about autism (Daily Mail - UK, UK - 6 hours ago). And parents of children who go unvaccinated are more likely to believe there is a link between the vaccine and autism and bowel disorders...

Justice system 'ignores' autism (BBC News, UK - 7 hours ago)... of criminal justice must raise their awareness of autism and Asperger's syndrome, a leading charity says. Research by the National Autistic Society (NAS) shows..

Experts rule out MMR connections with autism (Scoopt.org, Italy - 9 hours ago). Experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was linked to disorders including autism...

Study says no link between MMR and autism (Irish Independent, Ireland - 9 hours ago). A review of thirty-one studies around the world has found no credible evidence that the MMR vaccine increases the risk of disorders such as autism...

Study says no link between MMR and autism (Unison.ie (subscription), Ireland - 9 hours ago). A review of thirty-one studies around the world has found no credible evidence that the MMR vaccine increases the risk of disorders such as autism...

Study says no link between MMR and autism (Dundalk Argus, Ireland - 9 hours ago). A review of thirty-one studies around the world has found no credible evidence that the MMR vaccine increases the risk of disorders such as autism...

Experts rule out MMR connections with autism (Ireland Online, Ireland - 10 hours ago). Experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was linked to disorders including autism...

Newest Study Finds No Link Between MMR Vaccine and Autism (Health Behavior News Service - 13 hours ago)... still maintain that an MMR-autism connection exists. One of the more vocal is Dr. F. Edward Yazbak, an American pediatrician and grandfather of an autistic boy..

Archived on Saturday October 22 at 0.23am:

Fast-spreading meth invades suburbia (English))Gail Davis was just 15 when methamphetamine entered her life. | A boyfriend introduced the bored teenager to the powdery version of the stimulant. She liked it so much, she graduated to the more potent crystalline form — ice — which she i...

Fast-spreading meth invades suburbia (English))Gail Davis was just 15 when methamphetamine entered her life. | A boyfriend introduced the bored teenager to the powdery version of the stimulant. She liked it so much, she graduated to the more potent crystalline form — ice — which she i...

Vaccine-autism nexus denied (English))A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors said. | The review is published today by the Cochrane Collaboration, an international chari...

Parents Getting Autism Resources (English))By Alice BarrKULR-TV | OCTOBER 19, BILLINGS - Autism is a growing concern in the medical community and among parents. The Billings support group Parents Let's Unite for Kids, or PLUK, reached out to parents with autistic children Tuesday. Autism is a...

How BitTorrent's creator is wooing Hollywood. (English))NEW YORK (Fortune) - There is no reason why Bram Cohen, the brains behind BitTorrent software, should still be in business. | Others have come before him offering technology that made music and media free: first there was Napster's Shawn Fanning, the...

HP Launches Worldwide Disability Mentoring Day Programs (English))      HOUSTON, Oct 19, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | HP (NYSE:HPQ)(Nasdaq:HPQ) today launched its Disability Mentoring Day programs by hosting activities in several countries around the world including the United States, where the com...

Going grainless: New cookbook promises hope and tasty recipes for people with digestive disorders (English))Jodi Bager and Jenny Lass met at a potluck dinner in 2002 and bonded over a common interest to eat for health. | They both suffered from debilitating digestive disorders that left them ill, weak and shedding pounds by the day. | Bager has ulcerative ...

Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter: Up for a laugh (English))Tim Burton is laughing. Laughter isn't exactly something you associate with the master of such gothic darkness as Batman and Ed Wood. Yet here he is, hugging himself as a belly-laugh escapes his black-clad frame. We're in Venice, a few hours after th...

Justice system 'ignores' autism (English))People involved in the administration of criminal justice must raise their awareness of autism and Asperger's syndrome, a leading charity says. | Research by the National Autistic Society (NAS) shows that over 90% of police and solicitors have no tra...

Rise in kids receiving MMR jab (English))19 October 2005 | Uptake levels of the triple Measles, Mumps, Rubella jab are at their highest in Ulster since 2001, it can be revealed today. | The new figures emerged as experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the MMR vaccination was link...

'mmr Jab Not Harmful' (English))New research into the MMR jab has rejected claims that it causes disorders such as autism in children. | A report in the medical journal The Lancet says there is no credible evidence to suggest the triple measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is harmful...

Worldwide survey gives MMR vaccine the all-clear (English))| LYNDSAY MOSS | EXPERTS have conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab is linked to disorders including autism. | Researchers who analysed 31 studies from around the world concluded that there was no credibl...

MMR in clear over autism (English))THE triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was yesterday given the all-clear by experts. | Millions of parents feared letting their kids have the MMR injection amid claims it could cause autism and stomach disorder Crohn’s disease. | But research...

Live Talk: Improving the Brain (English))Join Dr. Daniel Amen at noon E.T., Tuesday, Oct. 18, for a Live Talk on what he's learned about the brain and simple steps you can take to improve yours. | WEB EXCLUSIVENewsweek | We all know that skipping sleep, smoking cigarettes and snacking on su...

Study gives MMR vaccine the all-clear (English))The MMR vaccine has been cleared of causing long-term developmental problems, such as autism, in what is claimed to be the most systematic review of evidence concerning the effectiveness and safety of the jab. | An international team of researchers s...

Scientists dismiss evidence of MMR link with autism (English))SCIENTISTS have strongly rejected any suggestion that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, MMR, is linked to disorders such as autism. | An analysis of 31 MMR studies by the Cochrane Library, the most authoritative source of evidence-based medicin...

Brain abnormalities linked to pathological lying (English))| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- Pathological liars may have structural abnormalities in their brains, a new study suggests. | Dr. Adrian Raine and Yaling Yang of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and colleagues found that individuals...

Demonstration means services cut in capital (English))1 | | CREDIT: Darren Stone, Times ColonistProtesters march along Government Street to rally at the legislature. | You couldn't find a B.C. Transit bus, take trash to the dump or attend some classes at Camosun College and the University of Victoria Mo...

McDowell delays deportation of Nigerian family (English))Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has said a Nigerian woman and her four-year-old twins, one of whom is believed to be autistic, will remain in Ireland despite plans to deport them. | Mr McDowell has arranged for a stay to be put on Olivia Agbon ...

Like Father, Like Son (English))Like physical ability, talent is apparently something that runs in the family, too. This passing on of the gift for acting or singing can be seen this fall in the rush of second-generation male stars dominating both big and small screens. | Kim Moo-s...

Archived on Saturday October 22 at 0.23am:

'No link' between MMR and autism (Politics.co.uk, UK - 51 minutes ago). There is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism, according to a new review of studies on the subject. Research by medical review..

Worldwide study rejects autism link to MMR (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 53 minutes ago). ANY link between the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab and disorders such as autism was conclusively rejected today. Experts..

MMR vaccine doesn’t lead to autism, study says (Pravda, Russia - 1 hour ago). Experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was linked to disorders including autism...

Vaccine-autism nexus denied (Newsday, NY - 2 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors..

Vaccine-autism nexus denied (New York Newsday, NY - 2 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors..

MMR Vaccination not linked to Autism (MedIndia, India - 2 hours ago)... of MMR with either autism or Crohn’s disease was found,” say the authors. Dr. F. Edward Yazbak, an American pediatrician and grandfather of an autistic boy..

MMR 'not linked' to autism (DeHavilland, UK - 2 hours ago). There is no link between the three-way measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and disorders like autism, according to a review of studies which previously..

Review finds no link of vaccine, autism (Orlando Sentinel, FL - 4 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors..

Scientific review debunks MMR-autism link theory (Webindia123, India - 4 hours ago)... that had raised concerns about a possible link between the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and long-term disabilities such as autism or bowel..

Review debunks vaccines’ link to autism, Crohn’s (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 5 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found “no credible evidence” linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn’s disease, the..

MMR: Parents still worried about autism (Scoopt.org, Italy - 5 hours ago). And parents of children who go unvaccinated are more likely to believe there is a link between the vaccine and autism and bowel disorders...

Scientific review debunks MMR-autism link theory (NewKerala.com, India - 6 hours ago)... that had raised concerns about a possible link between the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and long-term disabilities such as autism or bowel..

MMR: Parents still worried about autism (Daily Mail - UK, UK - 6 hours ago). And parents of children who go unvaccinated are more likely to believe there is a link between the vaccine and autism and bowel disorders...

Justice system 'ignores' autism (BBC News, UK - 7 hours ago)... of criminal justice must raise their awareness of autism and Asperger's syndrome, a leading charity says. Research by the National Autistic Society (NAS) shows..

Experts rule out MMR connections with autism (Scoopt.org, Italy - 9 hours ago). Experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was linked to disorders including autism...

Study says no link between MMR and autism (Irish Independent, Ireland - 9 hours ago). A review of thirty-one studies around the world has found no credible evidence that the MMR vaccine increases the risk of disorders such as autism...

Study says no link between MMR and autism (Unison.ie (subscription), Ireland - 9 hours ago). A review of thirty-one studies around the world has found no credible evidence that the MMR vaccine increases the risk of disorders such as autism...

Study says no link between MMR and autism (Dundalk Argus, Ireland - 9 hours ago). A review of thirty-one studies around the world has found no credible evidence that the MMR vaccine increases the risk of disorders such as autism...

Experts rule out MMR connections with autism (Ireland Online, Ireland - 10 hours ago). Experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was linked to disorders including autism...

Newest Study Finds No Link Between MMR Vaccine and Autism (Health Behavior News Service - 13 hours ago)... still maintain that an MMR-autism connection exists. One of the more vocal is Dr. F. Edward Yazbak, an American pediatrician and grandfather of an autistic boy..

Archived on Saturday October 22 at 6.06pm:

Fast-spreading meth invades suburbia (English))Gail Davis was just 15 when methamphetamine entered her life. | A boyfriend introduced the bored teenager to the powdery version of the stimulant. She liked it so much, she graduated to the more potent crystalline form — ice — which she i...

Fast-spreading meth invades suburbia (English))Gail Davis was just 15 when methamphetamine entered her life. | A boyfriend introduced the bored teenager to the powdery version of the stimulant. She liked it so much, she graduated to the more potent crystalline form — ice — which she i...

Vaccine-autism nexus denied (English))A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors said. | The review is published today by the Cochrane Collaboration, an international chari...

Parents Getting Autism Resources (English))By Alice BarrKULR-TV | OCTOBER 19, BILLINGS - Autism is a growing concern in the medical community and among parents. The Billings support group Parents Let's Unite for Kids, or PLUK, reached out to parents with autistic children Tuesday. Autism is a...

How BitTorrent's creator is wooing Hollywood. (English))NEW YORK (Fortune) - There is no reason why Bram Cohen, the brains behind BitTorrent software, should still be in business. | Others have come before him offering technology that made music and media free: first there was Napster's Shawn Fanning, the...

HP Launches Worldwide Disability Mentoring Day Programs (English))      HOUSTON, Oct 19, 2005 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | HP (NYSE:HPQ)(Nasdaq:HPQ) today launched its Disability Mentoring Day programs by hosting activities in several countries around the world including the United States, where the com...

Going grainless: New cookbook promises hope and tasty recipes for people with digestive disorders (English))Jodi Bager and Jenny Lass met at a potluck dinner in 2002 and bonded over a common interest to eat for health. | They both suffered from debilitating digestive disorders that left them ill, weak and shedding pounds by the day. | Bager has ulcerative ...

Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter: Up for a laugh (English))Tim Burton is laughing. Laughter isn't exactly something you associate with the master of such gothic darkness as Batman and Ed Wood. Yet here he is, hugging himself as a belly-laugh escapes his black-clad frame. We're in Venice, a few hours after th...

Justice system 'ignores' autism (English))People involved in the administration of criminal justice must raise their awareness of autism and Asperger's syndrome, a leading charity says. | Research by the National Autistic Society (NAS) shows that over 90% of police and solicitors have no tra...

Rise in kids receiving MMR jab (English))19 October 2005 | Uptake levels of the triple Measles, Mumps, Rubella jab are at their highest in Ulster since 2001, it can be revealed today. | The new figures emerged as experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the MMR vaccination was link...

'mmr Jab Not Harmful' (English))New research into the MMR jab has rejected claims that it causes disorders such as autism in children. | A report in the medical journal The Lancet says there is no credible evidence to suggest the triple measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is harmful...

Worldwide survey gives MMR vaccine the all-clear (English))| LYNDSAY MOSS | EXPERTS have conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab is linked to disorders including autism. | Researchers who analysed 31 studies from around the world concluded that there was no credibl...

MMR in clear over autism (English))THE triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was yesterday given the all-clear by experts. | Millions of parents feared letting their kids have the MMR injection amid claims it could cause autism and stomach disorder Crohn’s disease. | But research...

Live Talk: Improving the Brain (English))Join Dr. Daniel Amen at noon E.T., Tuesday, Oct. 18, for a Live Talk on what he's learned about the brain and simple steps you can take to improve yours. | WEB EXCLUSIVENewsweek | We all know that skipping sleep, smoking cigarettes and snacking on su...

Study gives MMR vaccine the all-clear (English))The MMR vaccine has been cleared of causing long-term developmental problems, such as autism, in what is claimed to be the most systematic review of evidence concerning the effectiveness and safety of the jab. | An international team of researchers s...

Scientists dismiss evidence of MMR link with autism (English))SCIENTISTS have strongly rejected any suggestion that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, MMR, is linked to disorders such as autism. | An analysis of 31 MMR studies by the Cochrane Library, the most authoritative source of evidence-based medicin...

Brain abnormalities linked to pathological lying (English))| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- Pathological liars may have structural abnormalities in their brains, a new study suggests. | Dr. Adrian Raine and Yaling Yang of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, and colleagues found that individuals...

Demonstration means services cut in capital (English))1 | | CREDIT: Darren Stone, Times ColonistProtesters march along Government Street to rally at the legislature. | You couldn't find a B.C. Transit bus, take trash to the dump or attend some classes at Camosun College and the University of Victoria Mo...

McDowell delays deportation of Nigerian family (English))Minister for Justice Michael McDowell has said a Nigerian woman and her four-year-old twins, one of whom is believed to be autistic, will remain in Ireland despite plans to deport them. | Mr McDowell has arranged for a stay to be put on Olivia Agbon ...

Like Father, Like Son (English))Like physical ability, talent is apparently something that runs in the family, too. This passing on of the gift for acting or singing can be seen this fall in the rush of second-generation male stars dominating both big and small screens. | Kim Moo-s...

Archived on Saturday October 22 at 6.06pm:

'No link' between MMR and autism (Politics.co.uk, UK - 51 minutes ago). There is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism, according to a new review of studies on the subject. Research by medical review..

Worldwide study rejects autism link to MMR (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 53 minutes ago). ANY link between the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab and disorders such as autism was conclusively rejected today. Experts..

MMR vaccine doesn’t lead to autism, study says (Pravda, Russia - 1 hour ago). Experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was linked to disorders including autism...

Vaccine-autism nexus denied (Newsday, NY - 2 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors..

Vaccine-autism nexus denied (New York Newsday, NY - 2 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors..

MMR Vaccination not linked to Autism (MedIndia, India - 2 hours ago)... of MMR with either autism or Crohn’s disease was found,” say the authors. Dr. F. Edward Yazbak, an American pediatrician and grandfather of an autistic boy..

MMR 'not linked' to autism (DeHavilland, UK - 2 hours ago). There is no link between the three-way measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine and disorders like autism, according to a review of studies which previously..

Review finds no link of vaccine, autism (Orlando Sentinel, FL - 4 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found "no credible evidence" linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn's disease, the authors..

Scientific review debunks MMR-autism link theory (Webindia123, India - 4 hours ago)... that had raised concerns about a possible link between the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and long-term disabilities such as autism or bowel..

Review debunks vaccines’ link to autism, Crohn’s (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 5 hours ago). A scientific review of 31 select studies has found “no credible evidence” linking measles-mumps-rubella vaccinations to autism or Crohn’s disease, the..

MMR: Parents still worried about autism (Scoopt.org, Italy - 5 hours ago). And parents of children who go unvaccinated are more likely to believe there is a link between the vaccine and autism and bowel disorders...

Scientific review debunks MMR-autism link theory (NewKerala.com, India - 6 hours ago)... that had raised concerns about a possible link between the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine and long-term disabilities such as autism or bowel..

MMR: Parents still worried about autism (Daily Mail - UK, UK - 6 hours ago). And parents of children who go unvaccinated are more likely to believe there is a link between the vaccine and autism and bowel disorders...

Justice system 'ignores' autism (BBC News, UK - 7 hours ago)... of criminal justice must raise their awareness of autism and Asperger's syndrome, a leading charity says. Research by the National Autistic Society (NAS) shows..

Experts rule out MMR connections with autism (Scoopt.org, Italy - 9 hours ago). Experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was linked to disorders including autism...

Study says no link between MMR and autism (Irish Independent, Ireland - 9 hours ago). A review of thirty-one studies around the world has found no credible evidence that the MMR vaccine increases the risk of disorders such as autism...

Study says no link between MMR and autism (Unison.ie (subscription), Ireland - 9 hours ago). A review of thirty-one studies around the world has found no credible evidence that the MMR vaccine increases the risk of disorders such as autism...

Study says no link between MMR and autism (Dundalk Argus, Ireland - 9 hours ago). A review of thirty-one studies around the world has found no credible evidence that the MMR vaccine increases the risk of disorders such as autism...

Experts rule out MMR connections with autism (Ireland Online, Ireland - 10 hours ago). Experts conclusively rejected any suggestion that the triple measles, mumps and rubella jab was linked to disorders including autism...

Newest Study Finds No Link Between MMR Vaccine and Autism (Health Behavior News Service - 13 hours ago)... still maintain that an MMR-autism connection exists. One of the more vocal is Dr. F. Edward Yazbak, an American pediatrician and grandfather of an autistic boy..

Archived on Sunday October 23 at 8.39pm:

Orders for vanity plates increase in Connecticut (English))HARTFORD, Conn. -- More Connecticut residents than ever are using their cars to make a statement. | Last fiscal year, the Department of Motor Vehicles took orders for 9,233 vanity plates, up from 8,222 a year before. Before that, the DMV typically so...

Vanity plates R here 2 stay (English))By edit@ctpost.com (ANTHONY SPINELLI tspinelli@ctpost.com)The Connecticut Post | There's no mistaking the Bloemen family of Shelton when they're driving down the road. | There, on the bumpers for all to see, are their one-of-a-kind registration plate...

Eastern Europe's hidden tragedy: disabled kids (English))BY WILLIAM J. KOLE | CLUJ, Romania -- Instead of iron cots and squalor, there are plush toys and pillows in primary colors. Walls once decorated with photos of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu are now plastered with posters of pop star Kylie Minogue. | But...

How charitable are Boston's prominent professional athletes? (English))Doug Flutie | Quarterback raised national awareness of childhood autism | He started with a goal as modest as the $25,000 signing bonus he received from the Buffalo Bills in 1998. Doug Flutie gave half his bonus to a charitable foundation honoring fe...

Former Soviet bloc struggles with disabled (English))Institutions: Societies seek to overcome the stigma of having kids with disabilities in the home | By William J. Kole | The Associated Press | CLUJ, Romania - Instead of iron cots and squalor, there are plush toys and pillows in primary colors. Walls...

Profit and the price of life (English))A woman's muddy corpse lies in an African morgue. A man's body is found lashed to a tree. The scene is set for The Constant Gardener, John le Carre's thriller about death, poverty and the pharmaceuticals industry. Fernando Meirelles's movie, which la...

When Harriet met Hizb (English))A few weeks ago, Harriet Harman was holding a surgery for her Peckham constituents. As always, it was an open house, and every variety of south Londoner was coming to her office. She had dealt with the usual run of complaints and appeals when the doo...

When Harriet met Hizb (English))A few weeks ago, Harriet Harman was holding a surgery for her Peckham constituents. As always, it was an open house, and every variety of south Londoner was coming to her office. She had dealt with the usual run of complaints and appeals when the doo...

The trials of Anastacia (English))As the September sun sets behind Brooklyn, New York, the popular 32-year-old American singer known as Anastacia is preparing to be taken to her padded cell. | Before any of her fans start shrieking — and, take my word for it, the shriek capacity...

Asylum children being held in 'awful' conditions (English))The Government's "children's tsar" is to launch an investigation into the "heavy-handed" treatment of young people by immigration officers and the "awful" conditions endured in detention centres. | Professor Al Aynsley-Green, England's first Children...

Soviet-era attitude toward special-needs children lingers (English))East European nations struggle to move away from mass institutionalizing | CLUJ, ROMANIA - Instead of iron cots and squalor, there are plush toys and pillows in primary colors. Walls once decorated with photos of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu are now pl...

Panelists: Intervene early to curb child welfare woes (English))| Saturday, October 22, 2005 By Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | One year ago, Jaclyn Stewart was at wit's end. Her 6-year-old son, John, had recently been diagnosed with autism, and was often expressing himself by kicking and hitting other mem...

Understanding Autism (English))NewsChannel34.Com | NewsChannel 34 introduces you to a young adult who helps others understand disorders that fall under the heading of autism. | High school senior Amanda Tharratt of Endicott, has one of them, Asperger's Disorder. The Endicott teena...

Rules of engagement (English))When Edmund Morris is commissioned to write a biography of Ronald Reagan, he invents a schoolfriend for the president, with his own name, from whose perspective he can describe the events of the president's childhood. When novelist and biographer Pet...

Earth to Kevin (English))It's true - your teenage child really has no idea what you're talking about, writes Roger Highfield *Overset by 10.* | Saturday, October 22, 2005 | It's true - your teenage child really has no idea what you're talking about, writes Roger Highfield *O...

Children's health study officially launched (English))In Waukesha County, 1,250 children will be monitored By MIKE JOHNSON | Posted: Oct. 21, 2005 | Waukesha - Local public officials and health care leaders from across the region pledged their cooperation Friday as the National Children's Study was laun...

Review refutes link between MMR vaccine and illness - (English))1 hour, 22 minutes ago | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An extensive review of studies examining outcomes after immunization with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine has turned up no credible evidence that the vaccine is associated with autism or Cr...

Review refutes link between MMR vaccine and illness (English))NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An extensive review of studies examining outcomes after immunization with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine has turned up no credible evidence that the vaccine is associated with autism or Crohn's disease or other se...

This week in the medical journals (English))| Editor's note: CNN.com has a business partnership with MedPageToday.com, which provides custom health content. A medical journal roundup from MedPage Today appears each Thursday. | Drug safety made headlines in the major medical journals this week ...

Best sellers (English))1. Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, Book 11), Robert Jordan (Tor Books, $29.95) | 2. The March: A Novel, E.L. Doctorow (Random House, $25.95) Sherman's march through Georgia and the Carolinas. | 3. A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander), Diana Gab...

Archived on Monday October 24 at 5.31pm:

Orders for vanity plates increase in Connecticut (English))HARTFORD, Conn. -- More Connecticut residents than ever are using their cars to make a statement. | Last fiscal year, the Department of Motor Vehicles took orders for 9,233 vanity plates, up from 8,222 a year before. Before that, the DMV typically so...

Vanity plates R here 2 stay (English))By edit@ctpost.com (ANTHONY SPINELLI tspinelli@ctpost.com)The Connecticut Post | There's no mistaking the Bloemen family of Shelton when they're driving down the road. | There, on the bumpers for all to see, are their one-of-a-kind registration plate...

Eastern Europe's hidden tragedy: disabled kids (English))BY WILLIAM J. KOLE | CLUJ, Romania -- Instead of iron cots and squalor, there are plush toys and pillows in primary colors. Walls once decorated with photos of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu are now plastered with posters of pop star Kylie Minogue. | But...

How charitable are Boston's prominent professional athletes? (English))Doug Flutie | Quarterback raised national awareness of childhood autism | He started with a goal as modest as the $25,000 signing bonus he received from the Buffalo Bills in 1998. Doug Flutie gave half his bonus to a charitable foundation honoring fe...

Former Soviet bloc struggles with disabled (English))Institutions: Societies seek to overcome the stigma of having kids with disabilities in the home | By William J. Kole | The Associated Press | CLUJ, Romania - Instead of iron cots and squalor, there are plush toys and pillows in primary colors. Walls...

Profit and the price of life (English))A woman's muddy corpse lies in an African morgue. A man's body is found lashed to a tree. The scene is set for The Constant Gardener, John le Carre's thriller about death, poverty and the pharmaceuticals industry. Fernando Meirelles's movie, which la...

When Harriet met Hizb (English))A few weeks ago, Harriet Harman was holding a surgery for her Peckham constituents. As always, it was an open house, and every variety of south Londoner was coming to her office. She had dealt with the usual run of complaints and appeals when the doo...

When Harriet met Hizb (English))A few weeks ago, Harriet Harman was holding a surgery for her Peckham constituents. As always, it was an open house, and every variety of south Londoner was coming to her office. She had dealt with the usual run of complaints and appeals when the doo...

The trials of Anastacia (English))As the September sun sets behind Brooklyn, New York, the popular 32-year-old American singer known as Anastacia is preparing to be taken to her padded cell. | Before any of her fans start shrieking — and, take my word for it, the shriek capacity...

Asylum children being held in 'awful' conditions (English))The Government's "children's tsar" is to launch an investigation into the "heavy-handed" treatment of young people by immigration officers and the "awful" conditions endured in detention centres. | Professor Al Aynsley-Green, England's first Children...

Soviet-era attitude toward special-needs children lingers (English))East European nations struggle to move away from mass institutionalizing | CLUJ, ROMANIA - Instead of iron cots and squalor, there are plush toys and pillows in primary colors. Walls once decorated with photos of dictator Nicolae Ceausescu are now pl...

Panelists: Intervene early to curb child welfare woes (English))| Saturday, October 22, 2005 By Anya Sostek, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | One year ago, Jaclyn Stewart was at wit's end. Her 6-year-old son, John, had recently been diagnosed with autism, and was often expressing himself by kicking and hitting other mem...

Understanding Autism (English))NewsChannel34.Com | NewsChannel 34 introduces you to a young adult who helps others understand disorders that fall under the heading of autism. | High school senior Amanda Tharratt of Endicott, has one of them, Asperger's Disorder. The Endicott teena...

Rules of engagement (English))When Edmund Morris is commissioned to write a biography of Ronald Reagan, he invents a schoolfriend for the president, with his own name, from whose perspective he can describe the events of the president's childhood. When novelist and biographer Pet...

Earth to Kevin (English))It's true - your teenage child really has no idea what you're talking about, writes Roger Highfield *Overset by 10.* | Saturday, October 22, 2005 | It's true - your teenage child really has no idea what you're talking about, writes Roger Highfield *O...

Children's health study officially launched (English))In Waukesha County, 1,250 children will be monitored By MIKE JOHNSON | Posted: Oct. 21, 2005 | Waukesha - Local public officials and health care leaders from across the region pledged their cooperation Friday as the National Children's Study was laun...

Review refutes link between MMR vaccine and illness - (English))1 hour, 22 minutes ago | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An extensive review of studies examining outcomes after immunization with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine has turned up no credible evidence that the vaccine is associated with autism or Cr...

Review refutes link between MMR vaccine and illness (English))NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An extensive review of studies examining outcomes after immunization with the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine has turned up no credible evidence that the vaccine is associated with autism or Crohn's disease or other se...

This week in the medical journals (English))| Editor's note: CNN.com has a business partnership with MedPageToday.com, which provides custom health content. A medical journal roundup from MedPage Today appears each Thursday. | Drug safety made headlines in the major medical journals this week ...

Best sellers (English))1. Knife of Dreams (The Wheel of Time, Book 11), Robert Jordan (Tor Books, $29.95) | 2. The March: A Novel, E.L. Doctorow (Random House, $25.95) Sherman's march through Georgia and the Carolinas. | 3. A Breath of Snow and Ashes (Outlander), Diana Gab...

Archived on Monday October 24 at 5.31pm:

2-day conference on autism planned (Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - 2 hours ago). The conference will feature professionals and advocates in the autism field, including Temple Grandin, an author and engineer who is autistic...

NH pianist, 13, considers autism one of his strengths (Providence Journal (subscription), RI - 6 hours ago)... Island College, is a fundraiser for The Wolf School, an East Providence school for children with learning disabilities; Savage is 13 years old and has autism...

District's autism program on agenda at upcoming school board.. (Austin Herald, MN - 14 hours ago)... According to Green, the autism programming has otherwise been praised for is attention to the special needs of autistic children...

AROUND CRANBURY: Celebrating 50 and walking to fight autism (Cranbury Press, NJ - 22 hours ago)... Prospect Street is once again heading for Mercer County Park with team Owen & Friends to participate in the Family & Friends Walk for Autism Research fundraiser..

Large Study Finds No MMR-Autism Connection (Scoopt.org, Italy - Oct 22, 2005). The vast majority of mainstream medical organizations and professionals now seem convinced that no MMR-autism connection exists...

No link between MMR vaccine, autism (Scoopt.org, Italy - Oct 21, 2005)... sound studies has revealed "no credible evidence" that the combined measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine causes long-term disabilities such as autism or bowel..

Tracing genetic roots of autism (myDNA.com, TX - Oct 21, 2005). Five institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and three private autism organizations have formed a consortium to pursue their common goal of..

Parent teacher conferences part two: the Asperger’s child (Blogging Baby, CA - Oct 21, 2005). My nine-year-old son has Asperger’s Syndrome, and I knew that the teacher to whom he had been assigned was not a good fit for him...

NEW JOB PROSPECTS FOR PEOPLE WITH AUTISM (Disabilities.AFreePress.com, UK - Oct 21, 2005)... Prospects London, part of the National Autistic Society's (NAS.. get recent graduates and final-year students with Asperger syndrome, a form of autism, into work..

Local filmmakers explore problems of autism treatment (Barre Montpelier Times Argus, VT - Oct 21, 2005)... This is apparently a problem common to parents of autistic children. But Nicholas' mother did something... "Living the Autism Maze," which premiered in..

NIH joined by advocacy groups to fund research on autism.. (Medical News Today (press release), UK - Oct 20, 2005). Five institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and three private autism organizations have formed a consortium to pursue their common goal of..

Berthoud Parents of autistic son win again in court (Old Berthoud Recorder,  USA - Oct 20, 2005). Jeff and Julie Perkins of Berthoud were back in court earlier this month fighting for their autistic son against the Thompson Valley School District...

Conference to examine autism (Wellesley Townsman, MA - Oct 20, 2005)... Health Policy at the MassGeneral Hospital for Children; Autism Treatment Network.. Consultant, author, board president of AANE, adult with Asperger syndrome; Dr..

Conference on trends in autism (Wellesley Townsman, MA - Oct 20, 2005). The 11th Annual Current Trends in Autism Conference will take place on Oct. 28 and 29 at The Hilton Boston/Dedham. The conference..

Autism in the Spotlight at UU (University of Ulster Online, UK - Oct 20, 2005). An international conference focusing on autism is set to take place at the University of Ulster in December. World leaders in Applied..

New report slams autism-vaccine link (U.S. News & World Report - Oct 20, 2005). There's no credible evidence behind the theory that autism is triggered by the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine, scientists have concluded after reviewing..

Parents seek answers for autism's many questions (Allentown Morning Call, PA - Oct 20, 2005)... conference features international experts Tony Attwood, a clinical psychologist who has written about Asperger's syndrome, which is on the autism spectrum, and..

Day pupils welcome at specialist Autistic School in Cornwall (WebitPR (press release), UK - Oct 20, 2005)... school in the county designed specifically for children with autism, and currently has.. HRH The Countess of Wessex, Patron of the National Autistic Society, said..

NB strategy failing autistic boy, Grit says (Globe and Mail, Canada - Oct 20, 2005)... Harold Doherty, spokesman for the New Brunswick Autism Society, said the province shouldn't be sending autistic persons to "prison."...

NB government says autistic youth being treated not jailed (Canada East, Canada - Oct 20, 2005)... Harold Doherty, spokesman for the New Brunswick Autism Society, said the province shouldn't be sending autistic persons to "prison."...