N.A.S. (Surrey Branch) News Archive
1st July - 30th September 2004
The following are all links to news stories between 1st July to 30th September 2003 that have some mention of Autism or Asperger Syndrome. The reference in some cases may be quite obscure - but unfortunately there is no easy way of automatically excluding these. In some cases the story may no longer be available or may be a duplicate of another story linked from this page. All links open up in a new window. The archive is in ascending date order.
Archived on Thursday July 1 at 2.05am:
John Vinocur: A decent American disappoints Europe PARIS With Europeans lining up and shelling out to read Bill Clinton, he turns out to be a guy who insists on reminding people that two-thirds of the Democratic Party in Congress voted George W. Bush ... (International Herald Tribune) |
‘Jury’’s Gaffigan makes Connection Jim Gaffigan of ``That 70s Show'' fame will do his stand-up shtick at the Comedy Connection at Faneuil Hall next month, hot on the heels of his breakout performance in the Fox summer show, ``The Jury.... (Boston Herald) |
Gene may influence fidelity | Commitment is a curious thing. What transforms a stranger into a lifelong friend, confidante or lover? And just as intriguing, what prevents some people from building such bonds? | The answers could... (Detroit news) |
Brain findings may help unravel autism mystery WASHINGTON - Pleasure receptors best known for helping the body respond to morphine and opium may also hold the key to mother-child bonding, scientists report. | Mice pups genetically engineered to la... (NZ Herald) |
Broke Brando's sad twilight HE was one of the most influential actors of his generation, but the ailing Marlon Brando now lives alone in a one-bedroom bungalow, surviving with the support of a state pension and relying on the ta... (The Australian) |
Godfather Brando owes banks £11m | LOS ANGELES: He was one of the most influential actors of his generation, a lion on stage and screen. But the ailing Marlon Brando now lives alone in a one-bedroom bungalow, surviving with the suppo... (The Times Of India) |
'They opened their hearts' | Harry Sandhu almost always has a smile on his face, but he was grinning from ear to ear Thursday night after learning he'll be able to attend college this fall. | The autistic teen, a student at Tam... (myTELUS) |
Autism Charity to Test Treatment Claims A new charity today pledged to investigate the "exaggerated and misleading claims" of some of the hundreds of treatments available for people with autism. | The Autism Intervention Research Trust is t... (Scotsman) |
Bernie Blau loved hunting and fly-fishing FORT THOMAS - Lawyer Bernard J. "Bernie" Blau fought for things he believed in, including education and the environment, said his longtime friend Annie Bennett of Fort Thomas. | Mr. Blau, a lawyer wit... (The Enquirer) |
Six-figure salaries draw S.C. men to Iraq MYRTLE BEACH — Brushing news of bombings and beheadings aside, at least 16 area public-safety employees have found more than enough reasons to venture into war-torn Iraq. | In fact, they have fo... (The State) |
'Quack autism cures must end' A new charity has pledged to stamp out "quack" interventions for people with autism and similar disorders. | The Autism Intervention Research Trust says it will fund studies to see which treatments wo... (BBC News) |
Murder, suspicion surround Martha's Vineyard Bright blue waters, miles of beaches, and quaint towns and villages make Martha's Vineyard a paradise for residents and for the boatloads of vacationers who visit the Massachusetts island. | Such a tr... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) |
Welfare foundation offers troubled children hope | "En-en developed a sense of security and he is really polite to people. He can't speak, but he tries, which is what's important." | Father of a boy who graduated from the First Social Welfare Founda... (Taipei Times) |
Government planning for cleaner fuel Compiled by K.S. USHA DEVI | TOWARDS CLEANER FUEL: (June 21) Guidelines to lower the high sulphur content in fuel will be introduced this year to reduce air pollution, the Department of Environment's ... (The Star) |
Shall we lend them a hand? When the US invaded Afghanistan in 2002, I experienced, alongside my feelings about the war itself, a surprisingly violent sense of anger against men. Like most women in the West, I felt that the batt... (The Observer) |
The bright stuff | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | , 33 | Composer | The most important British composer of his generation, Adès won attention with his ... (The Observer) |
Palace prisoner Japanese slam fusty royal agency and its chief for putting the shackles on once-vivacious Princess Masako | By Krist Boo | WHEN Japan's future emperor and empress go abroad, they first have to seek pe... (The Straits Times) |
Health Highlights: June 26, 2004 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Triple Therapy Controls Type 2 Diabetes Without Weight Gain | People with type 2 diabetes workin... (Healthfinder) |
Champion stuff | By Neil B. Jones, The Journal | Winning the Working Hunter Pony Championship at the 55th Kirkheaton Show had a double edge for 12-year- old Morpeth Pony Club member Emma Carmichael and her 12... (IC Newcastle) |
Wendy's family in new pain The grandmother of a victim of the city's only Death Row inmate blasted a new court ruling yesterday that could spare the killer's life. | "Next 20 years, they'll be calling him a changed person and s... (New York Daily News) |
Archived on Thursday July 1 at 2.05am:
Autistic boy, 4, killed by hit-and-run driver (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 1 hour ago). .. Authorities on Tuesday were seeking the driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed a 4-year-old autistic boy as he ran across the street toward his father... |
Cure Autism Now fund-raiser hits the pavement Sunday (Maryland Gazette Newspapers, MD - 5 hours ago). .. and uninterested in others, autistic children with Asperger's Disorder want to fit in; they just don't know how to do it, according to the Autism Society of.. |
Doctor fields questions about autism, bowleggedness and allergies (Longview Daily News, WA - 15 hours ago). .. infancy as a marker for autism. The most recent was published in the Journal of the American Medical Society in 2003. This study included 48 autistic patients... |
Autistic boy ’ s artwork launches Blue Elephant Creations , Inc.. (Duluth Weekly, GA - Jun 28, 2004). .. based on the endearing art of five-year-old autistic artist Tristan.. making much needed therapies financially accessible to children battling autism so that.. |
Mother who smothered autistic son to face appeal (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Jun 28, 2004). The NSW Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing against the non-custodial sentence given to a mother who killed her autistic son, describing it as.. |
Brain findings may help unravel autism mystery (New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Jun 27, 2004). .. They say it may be that children with so-called attachment disorders - most notable in autism - lack properly functioning opioid systems... |
Study finds new autism cause (Health24, South Africa - Jun 27, 2004). A glitch in brain circuitry may help explain why people with autism often display anti-social behavior. For years, researchers have.. |
Autism Charity to Test Treatment Claims (The Scotsman, UK - Jun 27, 2004). .. importance of good quality research into autism and welcome all initiatives which aim to improve our knowledge and understanding of autistic spectrum disorders.. |
Autistic woman sues FM school board (Syracuse Post Standard, NY - Jun 27, 2004). .. report from her teacher. She was a sixth-grader with autism. She was unable to speak and had been disrupting class. But the plan.. |
'Quack autism cures must end' (BBC News, UK - Jun 26, 2004). A new charity has pledged to stamp out "quack" interventions for people with autism and similar disorders. The Autism Intervention.. |
Crying for mummy may shed light on autism (The Australian, Australia - Jun 25, 2004). THE discovery of a gene that controls the bonding process between infants and their mothers promises new insights into autism and other behavioural disorders... |
Show concern for the autistic: Governor (News Today, India - Jun 25, 2004). .. for a Quality Life' authored by autistic youth Krishna Narayanan and coauthored by his mother Jalaja Narayanan as also inaugurating an autism centre here.. |
Pathway in brain may hold clues to autism (Charlotte Observer (subscription), NC - Jun 25, 2004). Beyond unraveling the biology of that most basic of bonds, the work also may offer new leads to better understand autism, a disorder characterized by poor.. |
Test in mice finds link to autism (Canton Repository (subscription), OH - Jun 25, 2004). .. Beyond unraveling the biology of that most basic of bonds, the work also may offer new leads to better understand autism, a disorder characterized by poor.. |
Brain defect may provide new leads on autism (Indianapolis Star, IN - Jun 25, 2004). Beyond unraveling the biology of that most basic of bonds, the work also might offer new leads to better understand autism, a disorder characterized by poor.. |
Grants to benefit homeless women, autism center (East Valley Tribune, AZ - Jun 24, 2004). .. for Exceptional Children, a research and resource center for autistic children and.. Resnik of Paradise Valley, cofounder of the Southwest Autism Research and.. |
Deer Hill class inspired by girl's book on autism (Cohasset Mariner, MA - Jun 24, 2004). .. She said autistic kids can be really bright and have incredible memorizing skills; some can memorize entire phone books... And having autism doesn't mean they.. |
Study Details Possible Cause of Autism (drkoop.com - Jun 24, 2004). By Kathleen Doheny. THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDayNews) -- A glitch in brain circuitry may help explain why people with autism often display anti-social behavior... |
Study Details Possible Cause of Autism (Forbes - Jun 24, 2004). THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDayNews) -- A glitch in brain circuitry may help explain why people with autism often display anti-social behavior... |
Autism group welcomed (Belfast Telegraph (subscription), UK - Jun 24, 2004). A LONDONDERRY man whose daughter has autism today insisted that children with the condition must be given more support as they prepare to face adulthood... |
Archived on Friday July 2 at 1.16am:
Flick Picks Friday 7/2/04 | Noon (USA) "Braveheart" (1995). Mel Gibson directs himself, French starlet Sophie Marceau and a cast of thousands in a sweeping, oft-violent, refreshingly earnest account of 13th-centu... (New York Daily News) |
A swingin’ Spidey site By Elizabeth Ng and Chua Chern Toong | In conjunction with the release of the mega-blockbuster Spider-Man 2, The Star Online has put up an exclusive minisite on the Web-head. | Everything you n... (The Star) |
An ideal place | BETHANY Home which was founded in 1966 provides wide-ranging services for those with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and other forms of mental and physical disabilities. The home ini... (The Star) |
Children's lit takes on the big issues TV REVIEW | Imagine: Unsuitable for Children, BBC1 | Big Brother, Channel 4 | For a Church of England minister, Rev GP Taylor was introduced on last night's exploration of children's literature as a b... (Scotsman) |
Office Depot Introduces New Concept in Retailing with Opening of Company's First M2 Store in ... 6/30/04 VENICE, Fla., Jun 30, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Today at 2:00 p.m., Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP), one of the world's largest resellers of office products, will h... (Stockhouse) |
TownSouth / Mon Valley briefs | Wednesday, June 30, 2004 | TOWNS | Elizabeth Borough | Council President Tom Sevcik said he was likely to turn in his resignation at next month's meeting because he is moving out of the borough. Sev... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Five alive in the Lyon's Den TV REVIEW | The Shield, Five | The Lyon's Den, Five | Dramas about the Los Angeles Police Depart-ment has come a long way since TJ Hooker (William Shatner) ran along the street in pursuit of villains ... (Scotsman) |
Parents urged to protect children Parents of young children living in Jersey are being asked to have them vaccinated against the diseases mumps, measles and rubella. | The island's health authority says it is concerned the number of c... (BBC News) |
[Taking Notice] >> Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett has been named chairman of the antitrust committee of the National Association of Attorneys General, Gov. Linda Lingle's office said. | Bennett succeeds New Yor... (Star Bulletin) |
Midwest best-sellers Hardcover Fiction | 1. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (Dial; $24) Four brainy roommates seek to break a code leading to ancient treasure. | 2. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubled... (The Enquirer) |
Johns Hopkins establishing epigenetics center By Alex Dominguez, Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will use a five-year, $5 million federal grant to establish a center to study epigenetics, an emerg... (USA Today) |
Autistic children getting help By Mohammed Al Sayed: Al Wafa Centre for Autistic Children and Children with Mental Retardation is getting a big helping hand. The Rotary Club of Adliya (RCA) is financing the project and has adopted ... (Bahrain Tribune) |
What is autism? A person with autism may exhibit some of the following traits. | * Insistence on sameness; resistance to change. Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words. | * Repeati... (Bahrain Tribune) |
DPP appeals on son's death THE NSW Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing against the non-custodial sentence given to a mother who killed her autistic son, describing it as manifestly inadequate. | ... (The Australian) |
Why all mistakes are serious - even when nobody dies BRIAN MORTON ON CULTURE | THERE'S A favourite BBC saying, much used by a former colleague, which runs: "Don't worry, it's only the wireless - nobody dies". It's delightfully reassuring when the produc... (Scotsman) |
Last chance to book seat at industry charity ball This is the last opportunity to support this year's annual Intellect ICT Industry Charity Ball and raise money for autistic children to help them communicate more effectively. | The event takes place ... (Computer Weekly) |
Politicus: A decent American disappoints Europe PARIS With Europeans lining up and shelling out to read Bill Clinton, he turns out to be a guy who insists on reminding people that two-thirds of the Democratic Party in Congress voted George W. Bush ... (International Herald Tribune) |
The Body Sox No, those aren't avant-garde neurons; they're humans in BodySox -- giant lycra sacks. For those with sensory integration difficulties or autism spectrum disorders, the stretchy bags put a pleasant pre... (The Washington Post) |
All in the Head Imagine being able to quickly banish phobias by rhythmically tapping on various body parts. How about a painless treatment that eliminates depression by exerting gentle pressure on a patient's shoulde... (The Washington Post) |
John Vinocur: A decent American disappoints Europe PARIS With Europeans lining up and shelling out to read Bill Clinton, he turns out to be a guy who insists on reminding people that two-thirds of the Democratic Party in Congress voted George W. Bush ... (International Herald Tribune) |
Archived on Friday July 2 at 1.16am:
Autistic boy, 4, killed by hit-and-run driver (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 1 hour ago). .. Authorities on Tuesday were seeking the driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed a 4-year-old autistic boy as he ran across the street toward his father... |
Cure Autism Now fund-raiser hits the pavement Sunday (Maryland Gazette Newspapers, MD - 5 hours ago). .. and uninterested in others, autistic children with Asperger's Disorder want to fit in; they just don't know how to do it, according to the Autism Society of.. |
Doctor fields questions about autism, bowleggedness and allergies (Longview Daily News, WA - 15 hours ago). .. infancy as a marker for autism. The most recent was published in the Journal of the American Medical Society in 2003. This study included 48 autistic patients... |
Autistic boy ’ s artwork launches Blue Elephant Creations , Inc.. (Duluth Weekly, GA - Jun 28, 2004). .. based on the endearing art of five-year-old autistic artist Tristan.. making much needed therapies financially accessible to children battling autism so that.. |
Mother who smothered autistic son to face appeal (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Jun 28, 2004). The NSW Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing against the non-custodial sentence given to a mother who killed her autistic son, describing it as.. |
Brain findings may help unravel autism mystery (New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Jun 27, 2004). .. They say it may be that children with so-called attachment disorders - most notable in autism - lack properly functioning opioid systems... |
Study finds new autism cause (Health24, South Africa - Jun 27, 2004). A glitch in brain circuitry may help explain why people with autism often display anti-social behavior. For years, researchers have.. |
Autism Charity to Test Treatment Claims (The Scotsman, UK - Jun 27, 2004). .. importance of good quality research into autism and welcome all initiatives which aim to improve our knowledge and understanding of autistic spectrum disorders.. |
Autistic woman sues FM school board (Syracuse Post Standard, NY - Jun 27, 2004). .. report from her teacher. She was a sixth-grader with autism. She was unable to speak and had been disrupting class. But the plan.. |
'Quack autism cures must end' (BBC News, UK - Jun 26, 2004). A new charity has pledged to stamp out "quack" interventions for people with autism and similar disorders. The Autism Intervention.. |
Crying for mummy may shed light on autism (The Australian, Australia - Jun 25, 2004). THE discovery of a gene that controls the bonding process between infants and their mothers promises new insights into autism and other behavioural disorders... |
Show concern for the autistic: Governor (News Today, India - Jun 25, 2004). .. for a Quality Life' authored by autistic youth Krishna Narayanan and coauthored by his mother Jalaja Narayanan as also inaugurating an autism centre here.. |
Pathway in brain may hold clues to autism (Charlotte Observer (subscription), NC - Jun 25, 2004). Beyond unraveling the biology of that most basic of bonds, the work also may offer new leads to better understand autism, a disorder characterized by poor.. |
Test in mice finds link to autism (Canton Repository (subscription), OH - Jun 25, 2004). .. Beyond unraveling the biology of that most basic of bonds, the work also may offer new leads to better understand autism, a disorder characterized by poor.. |
Brain defect may provide new leads on autism (Indianapolis Star, IN - Jun 25, 2004). Beyond unraveling the biology of that most basic of bonds, the work also might offer new leads to better understand autism, a disorder characterized by poor.. |
Grants to benefit homeless women, autism center (East Valley Tribune, AZ - Jun 24, 2004). .. for Exceptional Children, a research and resource center for autistic children and.. Resnik of Paradise Valley, cofounder of the Southwest Autism Research and.. |
Deer Hill class inspired by girl's book on autism (Cohasset Mariner, MA - Jun 24, 2004). .. She said autistic kids can be really bright and have incredible memorizing skills; some can memorize entire phone books... And having autism doesn't mean they.. |
Study Details Possible Cause of Autism (drkoop.com - Jun 24, 2004). By Kathleen Doheny. THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDayNews) -- A glitch in brain circuitry may help explain why people with autism often display anti-social behavior... |
Study Details Possible Cause of Autism (Forbes - Jun 24, 2004). THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDayNews) -- A glitch in brain circuitry may help explain why people with autism often display anti-social behavior... |
Autism group welcomed (Belfast Telegraph (subscription), UK - Jun 24, 2004). A LONDONDERRY man whose daughter has autism today insisted that children with the condition must be given more support as they prepare to face adulthood... |
Archived on Friday July 2 at 5.07pm:
Flick Picks Friday 7/2/04 | Noon (USA) "Braveheart" (1995). Mel Gibson directs himself, French starlet Sophie Marceau and a cast of thousands in a sweeping, oft-violent, refreshingly earnest account of 13th-centu... (New York Daily News) |
A swingin’ Spidey site By Elizabeth Ng and Chua Chern Toong | In conjunction with the release of the mega-blockbuster Spider-Man 2, The Star Online has put up an exclusive minisite on the Web-head. | Everything you n... (The Star) |
An ideal place | BETHANY Home which was founded in 1966 provides wide-ranging services for those with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and other forms of mental and physical disabilities. The home ini... (The Star) |
Children's lit takes on the big issues TV REVIEW | Imagine: Unsuitable for Children, BBC1 | Big Brother, Channel 4 | For a Church of England minister, Rev GP Taylor was introduced on last night's exploration of children's literature as a b... (Scotsman) |
Office Depot Introduces New Concept in Retailing with Opening of Company's First M2 Store in ... 6/30/04 VENICE, Fla., Jun 30, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Today at 2:00 p.m., Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP), one of the world's largest resellers of office products, will h... (Stockhouse) |
TownSouth / Mon Valley briefs | Wednesday, June 30, 2004 | TOWNS | Elizabeth Borough | Council President Tom Sevcik said he was likely to turn in his resignation at next month's meeting because he is moving out of the borough. Sev... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Five alive in the Lyon's Den TV REVIEW | The Shield, Five | The Lyon's Den, Five | Dramas about the Los Angeles Police Depart-ment has come a long way since TJ Hooker (William Shatner) ran along the street in pursuit of villains ... (Scotsman) |
Parents urged to protect children Parents of young children living in Jersey are being asked to have them vaccinated against the diseases mumps, measles and rubella. | The island's health authority says it is concerned the number of c... (BBC News) |
[Taking Notice] >> Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett has been named chairman of the antitrust committee of the National Association of Attorneys General, Gov. Linda Lingle's office said. | Bennett succeeds New Yor... (Star Bulletin) |
Midwest best-sellers Hardcover Fiction | 1. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (Dial; $24) Four brainy roommates seek to break a code leading to ancient treasure. | 2. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubled... (The Enquirer) |
Johns Hopkins establishing epigenetics center By Alex Dominguez, Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will use a five-year, $5 million federal grant to establish a center to study epigenetics, an emerg... (USA Today) |
Autistic children getting help By Mohammed Al Sayed: Al Wafa Centre for Autistic Children and Children with Mental Retardation is getting a big helping hand. The Rotary Club of Adliya (RCA) is financing the project and has adopted ... (Bahrain Tribune) |
What is autism? A person with autism may exhibit some of the following traits. | * Insistence on sameness; resistance to change. Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words. | * Repeati... (Bahrain Tribune) |
DPP appeals on son's death THE NSW Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing against the non-custodial sentence given to a mother who killed her autistic son, describing it as manifestly inadequate. | ... (The Australian) |
Why all mistakes are serious - even when nobody dies BRIAN MORTON ON CULTURE | THERE'S A favourite BBC saying, much used by a former colleague, which runs: "Don't worry, it's only the wireless - nobody dies". It's delightfully reassuring when the produc... (Scotsman) |
Last chance to book seat at industry charity ball This is the last opportunity to support this year's annual Intellect ICT Industry Charity Ball and raise money for autistic children to help them communicate more effectively. | The event takes place ... (Computer Weekly) |
Politicus: A decent American disappoints Europe PARIS With Europeans lining up and shelling out to read Bill Clinton, he turns out to be a guy who insists on reminding people that two-thirds of the Democratic Party in Congress voted George W. Bush ... (International Herald Tribune) |
The Body Sox No, those aren't avant-garde neurons; they're humans in BodySox -- giant lycra sacks. For those with sensory integration difficulties or autism spectrum disorders, the stretchy bags put a pleasant pre... (The Washington Post) |
All in the Head Imagine being able to quickly banish phobias by rhythmically tapping on various body parts. How about a painless treatment that eliminates depression by exerting gentle pressure on a patient's shoulde... (The Washington Post) |
John Vinocur: A decent American disappoints Europe PARIS With Europeans lining up and shelling out to read Bill Clinton, he turns out to be a guy who insists on reminding people that two-thirds of the Democratic Party in Congress voted George W. Bush ... (International Herald Tribune) |
Archived on Saturday July 3 at 11.37am:
A lost 'boy' learns life from the start By CATHERINE MASTERS | The people who look after Sujit Kumar in Fiji call him a boy, even though he is 32 years old. | He cannot speak and is only just learning to communicate with humans. | The reaso... (NZ Herald) |
Burglars Steal Autistic Boy's 'Voice' Burglars who stole the computer speech machine of a 12-year-old autistic boy who cannot speak have "taken away his voice", his mother said today. | The £1,800 device enabled Elliot Walters for the fi... (Scotsman) |
'Life never is boring' with 'Rain Man' Kim Peek's pitching ability may not match his book-learned baseball lore, but he was a hit when he threw the opening ball at a Chicago White Sox game in U.S. Cellular Park on May 28. | A mega-savant w... (Salt Lake Tribune) |
The love that dare not speak its age 1 | | THE MOTHER | - - - | When women of a certain age have sexual urges in movies or on television, 95% of the time their lust is nothing more than a cheap punchline. A lascivious granny says, "I wan... (National Post) |
Set apart from others, he found his passion in the pool Kids picked on Ryan Antross. | They shot spitballs at him. Made fun of the way he walked. Avoided standing next to him in line. This past year, which was Ryan's senior year at Cudahy High School, a gi... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Vintage Grand Prix nearly alone in world | Friday, July 02, 2004 By Don Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Every city has hidden treasures. One of Pittsburgh's is the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. | First of three parts | Post-Gazette | Sp... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Flick Picks Friday 7/2/04 | Noon (USA) "Braveheart" (1995). Mel Gibson directs himself, French starlet Sophie Marceau and a cast of thousands in a sweeping, oft-violent, refreshingly earnest account of 13th-centu... (New York Daily News) |
A swingin’ Spidey site By Elizabeth Ng and Chua Chern Toong | In conjunction with the release of the mega-blockbuster Spider-Man 2, The Star Online has put up an exclusive minisite on the Web-head. | Everything you n... (The Star) |
An ideal place | BETHANY Home which was founded in 1966 provides wide-ranging services for those with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and other forms of mental and physical disabilities. The home ini... (The Star) |
Children's lit takes on the big issues TV REVIEW | Imagine: Unsuitable for Children, BBC1 | Big Brother, Channel 4 | For a Church of England minister, Rev GP Taylor was introduced on last night's exploration of children's literature as a b... (Scotsman) |
Office Depot Introduces New Concept in Retailing with Opening of Company's First M2 Store in ... 6/30/04 VENICE, Fla., Jun 30, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Today at 2:00 p.m., Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP), one of the world's largest resellers of office products, will h... (Stockhouse) |
TownSouth / Mon Valley briefs | Wednesday, June 30, 2004 | TOWNS | Elizabeth Borough | Council President Tom Sevcik said he was likely to turn in his resignation at next month's meeting because he is moving out of the borough. Sev... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Five alive in the Lyon's Den TV REVIEW | The Shield, Five | The Lyon's Den, Five | Dramas about the Los Angeles Police Depart-ment has come a long way since TJ Hooker (William Shatner) ran along the street in pursuit of villains ... (Scotsman) |
Parents urged to protect children Parents of young children living in Jersey are being asked to have them vaccinated against the diseases mumps, measles and rubella. | The island's health authority says it is concerned the number of c... (BBC News) |
[Taking Notice] >> Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett has been named chairman of the antitrust committee of the National Association of Attorneys General, Gov. Linda Lingle's office said. | Bennett succeeds New Yor... (Star Bulletin) |
Midwest best-sellers Hardcover Fiction | 1. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (Dial; $24) Four brainy roommates seek to break a code leading to ancient treasure. | 2. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubled... (The Enquirer) |
Johns Hopkins establishing epigenetics center By Alex Dominguez, Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will use a five-year, $5 million federal grant to establish a center to study epigenetics, an emerg... (USA Today) |
Autistic children getting help By Mohammed Al Sayed: Al Wafa Centre for Autistic Children and Children with Mental Retardation is getting a big helping hand. The Rotary Club of Adliya (RCA) is financing the project and has adopted ... (Bahrain Tribune) |
What is autism? A person with autism may exhibit some of the following traits. | * Insistence on sameness; resistance to change. Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words. | * Repeati... (Bahrain Tribune) |
DPP appeals on son's death THE NSW Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing against the non-custodial sentence given to a mother who killed her autistic son, describing it as manifestly inadequate. | ... (The Australian) |
Archived on Saturday July 3 at 11.37am:
58 students, 57 teachers: Cuba tackles autism (People's Weekly World - 13 hours ago). HAVANA ? At the Dora Alonso school for autistic children there are 58 students and 57 teachers... This is not Cuba?s first school for autism, but it does.. |
Vaccines and thimerosal not associated with autism, says IOM.. (AAP News (subscription), United States - 18 hours ago). .. of the latest studies reject a causal relationship between thimerosal containing vaccines and the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism, according to.. |
Autistic boy forced to sleep on sofa (Awares - Jul 1, 2004). STIRLING, Scotland: An autistic boy has been forced to sleep on a sofa for months because his family’s home is too small. The.. |
Autistic Teens Create Website for People with Asperger's Syndrome (Emediawire (press release) - Jul 1, 2004). .. Asperger's Syndrome is a high functioning form of autism... I think that many people with Asperger's and other autistic disorders will benefit from the.. |
Call for special classes for autistic children (ABC Regional Online, Australia - Jun 30, 2004). Families of children with autism are asking for special classes to be established in the Riverina, in southern NSW. Joanne van de.. |
Police Seek Help Finding Missing Autistic Man (WBAY, WI - Jun 30, 2004). The 18-year-old, identified only as Jack, went riding his bicycle at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. He apparently left his neighborhood... |
Warren plans to fight autistic school project (Stirling Echoes Sentinel, NJ - Jun 30, 2004). .. notice of appeal against the Morris–Union Jointure Commission and the state Department of Education for a proposed charter school for autistic children that.. |
Autistic boy, 4, killed by hit-and-run driver (San Diego Union Tribune, CA - Jun 30, 2004). WHITTIER – Authorities on Tuesday were seeking the driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed a 4-year-old autistic boy as he ran across the street.. |
North Wales psychologist reprimanded for failing to assess.. (Awares - Jun 30, 2004). .. A psychologist who was paid to carry out assessments on nine autistic children produced a.. hired by the Irish-based Dochas (Hope for People with Autism) and was.. |
Police Seek Driver in Autistic Boy's Death (Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - Jun 30, 2004). .. the driver of a pickup that struck and killed a 4-year-old autistic boy who.. year's Los Angeles Marathon, with which he hoped to raise money for autism research.. |
Autistic boy, 4, killed by hit-and-run driver (San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - Jun 30, 2004). .. Authorities on Tuesday were seeking the driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed a 4-year-old autistic boy as he ran across the street toward his father... |
Autistic boy, 4, killed by hit-and-run driver (Monterey County Herald, CA - Jun 30, 2004). .. Authorities on Tuesday were seeking the driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed a 4-year-old autistic boy as he ran across the street toward his father... |
Autistic boy, 4, killed by hit-and-run driver (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - Jun 29, 2004). .. Authorities on Tuesday were seeking the driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed a 4-year-old autistic boy as he ran across the street toward his father... |
Cure Autism Now fund-raiser hits the pavement Sunday (Maryland Gazette Newspapers, MD - Jun 29, 2004). .. and uninterested in others, autistic children with Asperger's Disorder want to fit in; they just don't know how to do it, according to the Autism Society of.. |
Doctor fields questions about autism, bowleggedness and allergies (Longview Daily News, WA - Jun 29, 2004). .. infancy as a marker for autism. The most recent was published in the Journal of the American Medical Society in 2003. This study included 48 autistic patients... |
Autistic boy ’ s artwork launches Blue Elephant Creations , Inc.. (Duluth Weekly, GA - Jun 28, 2004). .. based on the endearing art of five-year-old autistic artist Tristan.. making much needed therapies financially accessible to children battling autism so that.. |
Mother who smothered autistic son to face appeal (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Jun 28, 2004). The NSW Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing against the non-custodial sentence given to a mother who killed her autistic son, describing it as.. |
Brain findings may help unravel autism mystery (New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Jun 27, 2004). .. They say it may be that children with so-called attachment disorders - most notable in autism - lack properly functioning opioid systems... |
Study finds new autism cause (Health24, South Africa - Jun 27, 2004). A glitch in brain circuitry may help explain why people with autism often display anti-social behavior. For years, researchers have.. |
Autism Charity to Test Treatment Claims (The Scotsman, UK - Jun 27, 2004). .. importance of good quality research into autism and welcome all initiatives which aim to improve our knowledge and understanding of autistic spectrum disorders.. |
Archived on Sunday July 4 at 5.24am:
A lost 'boy' learns life from the start By CATHERINE MASTERS | The people who look after Sujit Kumar in Fiji call him a boy, even though he is 32 years old. | He cannot speak and is only just learning to communicate with humans. | The reaso... (NZ Herald) |
Burglars Steal Autistic Boy's 'Voice' Burglars who stole the computer speech machine of a 12-year-old autistic boy who cannot speak have "taken away his voice", his mother said today. | The £1,800 device enabled Elliot Walters for the fi... (Scotsman) |
'Life never is boring' with 'Rain Man' Kim Peek's pitching ability may not match his book-learned baseball lore, but he was a hit when he threw the opening ball at a Chicago White Sox game in U.S. Cellular Park on May 28. | A mega-savant w... (Salt Lake Tribune) |
The love that dare not speak its age 1 | | THE MOTHER | - - - | When women of a certain age have sexual urges in movies or on television, 95% of the time their lust is nothing more than a cheap punchline. A lascivious granny says, "I wan... (National Post) |
Set apart from others, he found his passion in the pool Kids picked on Ryan Antross. | They shot spitballs at him. Made fun of the way he walked. Avoided standing next to him in line. This past year, which was Ryan's senior year at Cudahy High School, a gi... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Vintage Grand Prix nearly alone in world | Friday, July 02, 2004 By Don Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Every city has hidden treasures. One of Pittsburgh's is the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. | First of three parts | Post-Gazette | Sp... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Flick Picks Friday 7/2/04 | Noon (USA) "Braveheart" (1995). Mel Gibson directs himself, French starlet Sophie Marceau and a cast of thousands in a sweeping, oft-violent, refreshingly earnest account of 13th-centu... (New York Daily News) |
A swingin’ Spidey site By Elizabeth Ng and Chua Chern Toong | In conjunction with the release of the mega-blockbuster Spider-Man 2, The Star Online has put up an exclusive minisite on the Web-head. | Everything you n... (The Star) |
An ideal place | BETHANY Home which was founded in 1966 provides wide-ranging services for those with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and other forms of mental and physical disabilities. The home ini... (The Star) |
Children's lit takes on the big issues TV REVIEW | Imagine: Unsuitable for Children, BBC1 | Big Brother, Channel 4 | For a Church of England minister, Rev GP Taylor was introduced on last night's exploration of children's literature as a b... (Scotsman) |
Office Depot Introduces New Concept in Retailing with Opening of Company's First M2 Store in ... 6/30/04 VENICE, Fla., Jun 30, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Today at 2:00 p.m., Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP), one of the world's largest resellers of office products, will h... (Stockhouse) |
TownSouth / Mon Valley briefs | Wednesday, June 30, 2004 | TOWNS | Elizabeth Borough | Council President Tom Sevcik said he was likely to turn in his resignation at next month's meeting because he is moving out of the borough. Sev... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Five alive in the Lyon's Den TV REVIEW | The Shield, Five | The Lyon's Den, Five | Dramas about the Los Angeles Police Depart-ment has come a long way since TJ Hooker (William Shatner) ran along the street in pursuit of villains ... (Scotsman) |
Parents urged to protect children Parents of young children living in Jersey are being asked to have them vaccinated against the diseases mumps, measles and rubella. | The island's health authority says it is concerned the number of c... (BBC News) |
[Taking Notice] >> Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett has been named chairman of the antitrust committee of the National Association of Attorneys General, Gov. Linda Lingle's office said. | Bennett succeeds New Yor... (Star Bulletin) |
Midwest best-sellers Hardcover Fiction | 1. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (Dial; $24) Four brainy roommates seek to break a code leading to ancient treasure. | 2. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubled... (The Enquirer) |
Johns Hopkins establishing epigenetics center By Alex Dominguez, Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will use a five-year, $5 million federal grant to establish a center to study epigenetics, an emerg... (USA Today) |
Autistic children getting help By Mohammed Al Sayed: Al Wafa Centre for Autistic Children and Children with Mental Retardation is getting a big helping hand. The Rotary Club of Adliya (RCA) is financing the project and has adopted ... (Bahrain Tribune) |
What is autism? A person with autism may exhibit some of the following traits. | * Insistence on sameness; resistance to change. Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words. | * Repeati... (Bahrain Tribune) |
DPP appeals on son's death THE NSW Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing against the non-custodial sentence given to a mother who killed her autistic son, describing it as manifestly inadequate. | ... (The Australian) |
Archived on Sunday July 4 at 5.24am:
58 students, 57 teachers: Cuba tackles autism (People's Weekly World - 13 hours ago). HAVANA ? At the Dora Alonso school for autistic children there are 58 students and 57 teachers... This is not Cuba?s first school for autism, but it does.. |
Vaccines and thimerosal not associated with autism, says IOM.. (AAP News (subscription), United States - 18 hours ago). .. of the latest studies reject a causal relationship between thimerosal containing vaccines and the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism, according to.. |
Autistic boy forced to sleep on sofa (Awares - Jul 1, 2004). STIRLING, Scotland: An autistic boy has been forced to sleep on a sofa for months because his family’s home is too small. The.. |
Autistic Teens Create Website for People with Asperger's Syndrome (Emediawire (press release) - Jul 1, 2004). .. Asperger's Syndrome is a high functioning form of autism... I think that many people with Asperger's and other autistic disorders will benefit from the.. |
Call for special classes for autistic children (ABC Regional Online, Australia - Jun 30, 2004). Families of children with autism are asking for special classes to be established in the Riverina, in southern NSW. Joanne van de.. |
Police Seek Help Finding Missing Autistic Man (WBAY, WI - Jun 30, 2004). The 18-year-old, identified only as Jack, went riding his bicycle at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. He apparently left his neighborhood... |
Warren plans to fight autistic school project (Stirling Echoes Sentinel, NJ - Jun 30, 2004). .. notice of appeal against the Morris–Union Jointure Commission and the state Department of Education for a proposed charter school for autistic children that.. |
Autistic boy, 4, killed by hit-and-run driver (San Diego Union Tribune, CA - Jun 30, 2004). WHITTIER – Authorities on Tuesday were seeking the driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed a 4-year-old autistic boy as he ran across the street.. |
North Wales psychologist reprimanded for failing to assess.. (Awares - Jun 30, 2004). .. A psychologist who was paid to carry out assessments on nine autistic children produced a.. hired by the Irish-based Dochas (Hope for People with Autism) and was.. |
Police Seek Driver in Autistic Boy's Death (Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - Jun 30, 2004). .. the driver of a pickup that struck and killed a 4-year-old autistic boy who.. year's Los Angeles Marathon, with which he hoped to raise money for autism research.. |
Autistic boy, 4, killed by hit-and-run driver (San Luis Obispo Tribune, CA - Jun 30, 2004). .. Authorities on Tuesday were seeking the driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed a 4-year-old autistic boy as he ran across the street toward his father... |
Autistic boy, 4, killed by hit-and-run driver (Monterey County Herald, CA - Jun 30, 2004). .. Authorities on Tuesday were seeking the driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed a 4-year-old autistic boy as he ran across the street toward his father... |
Autistic boy, 4, killed by hit-and-run driver (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - Jun 29, 2004). .. Authorities on Tuesday were seeking the driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed a 4-year-old autistic boy as he ran across the street toward his father... |
Cure Autism Now fund-raiser hits the pavement Sunday (Maryland Gazette Newspapers, MD - Jun 29, 2004). .. and uninterested in others, autistic children with Asperger's Disorder want to fit in; they just don't know how to do it, according to the Autism Society of.. |
Doctor fields questions about autism, bowleggedness and allergies (Longview Daily News, WA - Jun 29, 2004). .. infancy as a marker for autism. The most recent was published in the Journal of the American Medical Society in 2003. This study included 48 autistic patients... |
Autistic boy ’ s artwork launches Blue Elephant Creations , Inc.. (Duluth Weekly, GA - Jun 28, 2004). .. based on the endearing art of five-year-old autistic artist Tristan.. making much needed therapies financially accessible to children battling autism so that.. |
Mother who smothered autistic son to face appeal (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Jun 28, 2004). The NSW Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing against the non-custodial sentence given to a mother who killed her autistic son, describing it as.. |
Brain findings may help unravel autism mystery (New Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Jun 27, 2004). .. They say it may be that children with so-called attachment disorders - most notable in autism - lack properly functioning opioid systems... |
Study finds new autism cause (Health24, South Africa - Jun 27, 2004). A glitch in brain circuitry may help explain why people with autism often display anti-social behavior. For years, researchers have.. |
Autism Charity to Test Treatment Claims (The Scotsman, UK - Jun 27, 2004). .. importance of good quality research into autism and welcome all initiatives which aim to improve our knowledge and understanding of autistic spectrum disorders.. |
Archived on Monday July 5 at 2.26am:
A lost 'boy' learns life from the start By CATHERINE MASTERS | The people who look after Sujit Kumar in Fiji call him a boy, even though he is 32 years old. | He cannot speak and is only just learning to communicate with humans. | The reaso... (NZ Herald) |
Burglars Steal Autistic Boy's 'Voice' Burglars who stole the computer speech machine of a 12-year-old autistic boy who cannot speak have "taken away his voice", his mother said today. | The £1,800 device enabled Elliot Walters for the fi... (Scotsman) |
'Life never is boring' with 'Rain Man' Kim Peek's pitching ability may not match his book-learned baseball lore, but he was a hit when he threw the opening ball at a Chicago White Sox game in U.S. Cellular Park on May 28. | A mega-savant w... (Salt Lake Tribune) |
The love that dare not speak its age 1 | | THE MOTHER | - - - | When women of a certain age have sexual urges in movies or on television, 95% of the time their lust is nothing more than a cheap punchline. A lascivious granny says, "I wan... (National Post) |
Set apart from others, he found his passion in the pool Kids picked on Ryan Antross. | They shot spitballs at him. Made fun of the way he walked. Avoided standing next to him in line. This past year, which was Ryan's senior year at Cudahy High School, a gi... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Vintage Grand Prix nearly alone in world | Friday, July 02, 2004 By Don Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Every city has hidden treasures. One of Pittsburgh's is the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. | First of three parts | Post-Gazette | Sp... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Flick Picks Friday 7/2/04 | Noon (USA) "Braveheart" (1995). Mel Gibson directs himself, French starlet Sophie Marceau and a cast of thousands in a sweeping, oft-violent, refreshingly earnest account of 13th-centu... (New York Daily News) |
A swingin’ Spidey site By Elizabeth Ng and Chua Chern Toong | In conjunction with the release of the mega-blockbuster Spider-Man 2, The Star Online has put up an exclusive minisite on the Web-head. | Everything you n... (The Star) |
An ideal place | BETHANY Home which was founded in 1966 provides wide-ranging services for those with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and other forms of mental and physical disabilities. The home ini... (The Star) |
Children's lit takes on the big issues TV REVIEW | Imagine: Unsuitable for Children, BBC1 | Big Brother, Channel 4 | For a Church of England minister, Rev GP Taylor was introduced on last night's exploration of children's literature as a b... (Scotsman) |
Office Depot Introduces New Concept in Retailing with Opening of Company's First M2 Store in ... 6/30/04 VENICE, Fla., Jun 30, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Today at 2:00 p.m., Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP), one of the world's largest resellers of office products, will h... (Stockhouse) |
TownSouth / Mon Valley briefs | Wednesday, June 30, 2004 | TOWNS | Elizabeth Borough | Council President Tom Sevcik said he was likely to turn in his resignation at next month's meeting because he is moving out of the borough. Sev... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Five alive in the Lyon's Den TV REVIEW | The Shield, Five | The Lyon's Den, Five | Dramas about the Los Angeles Police Depart-ment has come a long way since TJ Hooker (William Shatner) ran along the street in pursuit of villains ... (Scotsman) |
Parents urged to protect children Parents of young children living in Jersey are being asked to have them vaccinated against the diseases mumps, measles and rubella. | The island's health authority says it is concerned the number of c... (BBC News) |
[Taking Notice] >> Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett has been named chairman of the antitrust committee of the National Association of Attorneys General, Gov. Linda Lingle's office said. | Bennett succeeds New Yor... (Star Bulletin) |
Midwest best-sellers Hardcover Fiction | 1. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (Dial; $24) Four brainy roommates seek to break a code leading to ancient treasure. | 2. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubled... (The Enquirer) |
Johns Hopkins establishing epigenetics center By Alex Dominguez, Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will use a five-year, $5 million federal grant to establish a center to study epigenetics, an emerg... (USA Today) |
Autistic children getting help By Mohammed Al Sayed: Al Wafa Centre for Autistic Children and Children with Mental Retardation is getting a big helping hand. The Rotary Club of Adliya (RCA) is financing the project and has adopted ... (Bahrain Tribune) |
What is autism? A person with autism may exhibit some of the following traits. | * Insistence on sameness; resistance to change. Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words. | * Repeati... (Bahrain Tribune) |
DPP appeals on son's death THE NSW Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing against the non-custodial sentence given to a mother who killed her autistic son, describing it as manifestly inadequate. | ... (The Australian) |
Archived on Monday July 5 at 2.26am:
Golf scramble will raise money to help with autism (The Jackson Citizen-Patriot, MI - 1 hour ago). The First Ever Tee-Off Against Autism Golf Scramble will take place this month with the aim of assisting families of autistic children in the Jackson area... |
Family's garage sale raises funds to treat autistic son (AZ Central.com, AZ - 5 hours ago). .. two-day massive garage sale to raise money for their autistic son, Caleb.. Autism is a developmental disorder that affects a child's ability to communicate well.. |
Family's garage sale raises funds to treat autistic son (Arizona Republic, AZ - 6 hours ago). .. two-day massive garage sale to raise money for their autistic son, Caleb.. Autism is a developmental disorder that affects a child's ability to communicate well.. |
Couple Convicted In Starvation Of Autistic Man (WNBC, NY - 18 hours ago). GOSHEN, NY -- A couple from the mid-Hudson Valley has been convicted by a judge of starving an autistic man to death. Phil Payne.. |
Camp Awareness fills a need for autistic youngsters (Indianapolis Star, IN - Jul 3, 2004). .. park with 40 autistic children, including her son Sean, then 12. Sean was diagnosed at age 9 with Asperger Syndrome, a neurological disorder related to autism... |
Couple convicted of manslaughter in starvation death of autistic.. (Newsday, NY - Jul 2, 2004). GOSHEN, NY -- A couple from the mid-Hudson Valley has been convicted of starving an autistic man to death. Phil Payne and his wife.. |
Autistic boy has 'voice' stolen (CBBC, UK - Jul 2, 2004). The computer is the only way that Elliot, 12, can put his thoughts into words. It enabled him to take part in school for the first time in his life... |
With Vaccine Theory Discredited, Hunt for Autism Etiology.. (Psychiatric News, CA - Jul 2, 2004). Further research to find the cause of autism should be directed to more promising fields of inquiry than the effects of vaccines... |
Burglars Steal Autistic Boy's 'Voice' (The Scotsman, UK - Jul 2, 2004). Burglars who stole the computer speech machine of a 12-year-old autistic boy who cannot speak have “taken away his voice”, his mother said today... |
School for autism needs new home (Portsmouth Herald, NH - Jul 2, 2004). .. also not a very good spot to have a space for autistic children," said.. something that meets the state’s education standards for children with autism and the.. |
58 students, 57 teachers: Cuba tackles autism (People's Weekly World - Jul 1, 2004). HAVANA ? At the Dora Alonso school for autistic children there are 58 students and 57 teachers... This is not Cuba?s first school for autism, but it does.. |
Vaccines and thimerosal not associated with autism, says IOM.. (AAP News (subscription), United States - Jul 1, 2004). .. of the latest studies reject a causal relationship between thimerosal containing vaccines and the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism, according to.. |
Autistic boy forced to sleep on sofa (Awares - Jul 1, 2004). STIRLING, Scotland: An autistic boy has been forced to sleep on a sofa for months because his family’s home is too small. The.. |
Autistic Teens Create Website for People with Asperger's Syndrome (Emediawire (press release) - Jul 1, 2004). .. Asperger's Syndrome is a high functioning form of autism... I think that many people with Asperger's and other autistic disorders will benefit from the.. |
Call for special classes for autistic children (ABC Regional Online, Australia - Jun 30, 2004). Families of children with autism are asking for special classes to be established in the Riverina, in southern NSW. Joanne van de.. |
Police Seek Help Finding Missing Autistic Man (WBAY, WI - Jun 30, 2004). The 18-year-old, identified only as Jack, went riding his bicycle at 3 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. He apparently left his neighborhood... |
Warren plans to fight autistic school project (Stirling Echoes Sentinel, NJ - Jun 30, 2004). .. notice of appeal against the Morris–Union Jointure Commission and the state Department of Education for a proposed charter school for autistic children that.. |
Autistic boy, 4, killed by hit-and-run driver (San Diego Union Tribune, CA - Jun 30, 2004). WHITTIER – Authorities on Tuesday were seeking the driver of a pickup truck who struck and killed a 4-year-old autistic boy as he ran across the street.. |
North Wales psychologist reprimanded for failing to assess.. (Awares - Jun 30, 2004). .. A psychologist who was paid to carry out assessments on nine autistic children produced a.. hired by the Irish-based Dochas (Hope for People with Autism) and was.. |
Police Seek Driver in Autistic Boy's Death (Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - Jun 30, 2004). .. the driver of a pickup that struck and killed a 4-year-old autistic boy who.. year's Los Angeles Marathon, with which he hoped to raise money for autism research.. |
Archived on Monday July 5 at 6.48pm:
A lost 'boy' learns life from the start By CATHERINE MASTERS | The people who look after Sujit Kumar in Fiji call him a boy, even though he is 32 years old. | He cannot speak and is only just learning to communicate with humans. | The reaso... (NZ Herald) |
Burglars Steal Autistic Boy's 'Voice' Burglars who stole the computer speech machine of a 12-year-old autistic boy who cannot speak have "taken away his voice", his mother said today. | The £1,800 device enabled Elliot Walters for the fi... (Scotsman) |
'Life never is boring' with 'Rain Man' Kim Peek's pitching ability may not match his book-learned baseball lore, but he was a hit when he threw the opening ball at a Chicago White Sox game in U.S. Cellular Park on May 28. | A mega-savant w... (Salt Lake Tribune) |
The love that dare not speak its age 1 | | THE MOTHER | - - - | When women of a certain age have sexual urges in movies or on television, 95% of the time their lust is nothing more than a cheap punchline. A lascivious granny says, "I wan... (National Post) |
Set apart from others, he found his passion in the pool Kids picked on Ryan Antross. | They shot spitballs at him. Made fun of the way he walked. Avoided standing next to him in line. This past year, which was Ryan's senior year at Cudahy High School, a gi... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Vintage Grand Prix nearly alone in world | Friday, July 02, 2004 By Don Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Every city has hidden treasures. One of Pittsburgh's is the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. | First of three parts | Post-Gazette | Sp... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Flick Picks Friday 7/2/04 | Noon (USA) "Braveheart" (1995). Mel Gibson directs himself, French starlet Sophie Marceau and a cast of thousands in a sweeping, oft-violent, refreshingly earnest account of 13th-centu... (New York Daily News) |
A swingin’ Spidey site By Elizabeth Ng and Chua Chern Toong | In conjunction with the release of the mega-blockbuster Spider-Man 2, The Star Online has put up an exclusive minisite on the Web-head. | Everything you n... (The Star) |
An ideal place | BETHANY Home which was founded in 1966 provides wide-ranging services for those with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and other forms of mental and physical disabilities. The home ini... (The Star) |
Children's lit takes on the big issues TV REVIEW | Imagine: Unsuitable for Children, BBC1 | Big Brother, Channel 4 | For a Church of England minister, Rev GP Taylor was introduced on last night's exploration of children's literature as a b... (Scotsman) |
Office Depot Introduces New Concept in Retailing with Opening of Company's First M2 Store in ... 6/30/04 VENICE, Fla., Jun 30, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Today at 2:00 p.m., Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP), one of the world's largest resellers of office products, will h... (Stockhouse) |
TownSouth / Mon Valley briefs | Wednesday, June 30, 2004 | TOWNS | Elizabeth Borough | Council President Tom Sevcik said he was likely to turn in his resignation at next month's meeting because he is moving out of the borough. Sev... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Five alive in the Lyon's Den TV REVIEW | The Shield, Five | The Lyon's Den, Five | Dramas about the Los Angeles Police Depart-ment has come a long way since TJ Hooker (William Shatner) ran along the street in pursuit of villains ... (Scotsman) |
Parents urged to protect children Parents of young children living in Jersey are being asked to have them vaccinated against the diseases mumps, measles and rubella. | The island's health authority says it is concerned the number of c... (BBC News) |
[Taking Notice] >> Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett has been named chairman of the antitrust committee of the National Association of Attorneys General, Gov. Linda Lingle's office said. | Bennett succeeds New Yor... (Star Bulletin) |
Midwest best-sellers Hardcover Fiction | 1. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (Dial; $24) Four brainy roommates seek to break a code leading to ancient treasure. | 2. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubled... (The Enquirer) |
Johns Hopkins establishing epigenetics center By Alex Dominguez, Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will use a five-year, $5 million federal grant to establish a center to study epigenetics, an emerg... (USA Today) |
Autistic children getting help By Mohammed Al Sayed: Al Wafa Centre for Autistic Children and Children with Mental Retardation is getting a big helping hand. The Rotary Club of Adliya (RCA) is financing the project and has adopted ... (Bahrain Tribune) |
What is autism? A person with autism may exhibit some of the following traits. | * Insistence on sameness; resistance to change. Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words. | * Repeati... (Bahrain Tribune) |
DPP appeals on son's death THE NSW Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing against the non-custodial sentence given to a mother who killed her autistic son, describing it as manifestly inadequate. | ... (The Australian) |
Archived on Tuesday July 6 at 3.49pm:
A lost 'boy' learns life from the start By CATHERINE MASTERS | The people who look after Sujit Kumar in Fiji call him a boy, even though he is 32 years old. | He cannot speak and is only just learning to communicate with humans. | The reaso... (NZ Herald) |
Burglars Steal Autistic Boy's 'Voice' Burglars who stole the computer speech machine of a 12-year-old autistic boy who cannot speak have "taken away his voice", his mother said today. | The £1,800 device enabled Elliot Walters for the fi... (Scotsman) |
'Life never is boring' with 'Rain Man' Kim Peek's pitching ability may not match his book-learned baseball lore, but he was a hit when he threw the opening ball at a Chicago White Sox game in U.S. Cellular Park on May 28. | A mega-savant w... (Salt Lake Tribune) |
The love that dare not speak its age 1 | | THE MOTHER | - - - | When women of a certain age have sexual urges in movies or on television, 95% of the time their lust is nothing more than a cheap punchline. A lascivious granny says, "I wan... (National Post) |
Set apart from others, he found his passion in the pool Kids picked on Ryan Antross. | They shot spitballs at him. Made fun of the way he walked. Avoided standing next to him in line. This past year, which was Ryan's senior year at Cudahy High School, a gi... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Vintage Grand Prix nearly alone in world | Friday, July 02, 2004 By Don Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Every city has hidden treasures. One of Pittsburgh's is the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix. | First of three parts | Post-Gazette | Sp... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Flick Picks Friday 7/2/04 | Noon (USA) "Braveheart" (1995). Mel Gibson directs himself, French starlet Sophie Marceau and a cast of thousands in a sweeping, oft-violent, refreshingly earnest account of 13th-centu... (New York Daily News) |
A swingin’ Spidey site By Elizabeth Ng and Chua Chern Toong | In conjunction with the release of the mega-blockbuster Spider-Man 2, The Star Online has put up an exclusive minisite on the Web-head. | Everything you n... (The Star) |
An ideal place | BETHANY Home which was founded in 1966 provides wide-ranging services for those with Down syndrome, autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy and other forms of mental and physical disabilities. The home ini... (The Star) |
Children's lit takes on the big issues TV REVIEW | Imagine: Unsuitable for Children, BBC1 | Big Brother, Channel 4 | For a Church of England minister, Rev GP Taylor was introduced on last night's exploration of children's literature as a b... (Scotsman) |
Office Depot Introduces New Concept in Retailing with Opening of Company's First M2 Store in ... 6/30/04 VENICE, Fla., Jun 30, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Today at 2:00 p.m., Office Depot, Inc. (NYSE:ODP), one of the world's largest resellers of office products, will h... (Stockhouse) |
TownSouth / Mon Valley briefs | Wednesday, June 30, 2004 | TOWNS | Elizabeth Borough | Council President Tom Sevcik said he was likely to turn in his resignation at next month's meeting because he is moving out of the borough. Sev... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Five alive in the Lyon's Den TV REVIEW | The Shield, Five | The Lyon's Den, Five | Dramas about the Los Angeles Police Depart-ment has come a long way since TJ Hooker (William Shatner) ran along the street in pursuit of villains ... (Scotsman) |
Parents urged to protect children Parents of young children living in Jersey are being asked to have them vaccinated against the diseases mumps, measles and rubella. | The island's health authority says it is concerned the number of c... (BBC News) |
[Taking Notice] >> Hawaii Attorney General Mark Bennett has been named chairman of the antitrust committee of the National Association of Attorneys General, Gov. Linda Lingle's office said. | Bennett succeeds New Yor... (Star Bulletin) |
Midwest best-sellers Hardcover Fiction | 1. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (Dial; $24) Four brainy roommates seek to break a code leading to ancient treasure. | 2. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubled... (The Enquirer) |
Johns Hopkins establishing epigenetics center By Alex Dominguez, Associated Press BALTIMORE — The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine will use a five-year, $5 million federal grant to establish a center to study epigenetics, an emerg... (USA Today) |
Autistic children getting help By Mohammed Al Sayed: Al Wafa Centre for Autistic Children and Children with Mental Retardation is getting a big helping hand. The Rotary Club of Adliya (RCA) is financing the project and has adopted ... (Bahrain Tribune) |
What is autism? A person with autism may exhibit some of the following traits. | * Insistence on sameness; resistance to change. Difficulty in expressing needs; uses gestures or pointing instead of words. | * Repeati... (Bahrain Tribune) |
DPP appeals on son's death THE NSW Director of Public Prosecutions is appealing against the non-custodial sentence given to a mother who killed her autistic son, describing it as manifestly inadequate. | ... (The Australian) |
Archived on Wednesday July 7 at 11.11am:
Hope and mental health | Institute focuses on families, aims to grow research | It wants to be a place of hope, understanding and possibly answers for people battling mental illness. It also could help bring in research dol... (Azcentral) |
Study: Rich and poor skip immunizations WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Struggling, inner-city parents are more likely to neglect to completely vaccinate their children, while parents who refuse to vaccinate at all tend to be white and well-off, U.... (CNN) |
Man 'cured' of autism to give lecture A CONTROVERSIAL autism expert is making a return to the Capital to give a lecture about the disorder. | Raun Kaufman, a United States-based international lecturer, claims he was "cured" of autism and ... (Scotsman) |
Preacher going on trial in autistic boy's death On a warm Friday night last August, an autistic 8-year-old went with his mother to a strip-mall church where a school janitor moonlighting as a preacher said he could cast out the demons twisting the ... (Yahoo Daily News) |
A child's trouble with speech development One of my great-grandchildren lives with my granddaughter and her husband in France. He is 3 years old. Several months ago, he was diagnosed with dysphasia. What exactly is this? | S.O., Norridge, Ill... (Newsday) |
Autism center funded City councilman Hiram Monserrate has secured $1 million in funding for the development of the New York City Families of Autistic Children's Queens Bilingual Autism Center. | The site where the center ... (New York Daily News) |
Health Notes North Arundel Hospital honors respiratory therapist | North Arundel Hospital has presented the Beverly Kuethe Ambassador of the Year Award to respiratory therapist Rich Ullery of Glen Burnie. | Ullery... (Baltimore Sun) |
Nature up close About 80 diabetic youngsters wrapped up two weeks of summer camp last week. | The camp is sponsored by the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana, and it is open to diabetics ranging in age from 7 to 15... (Indianapolis Star) |
U.S. Study Examines Why Some Children Not Vaccinated WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Struggling, inner-city parents are more likely to neglect to completely vaccinate their children, while parents who refuse to vaccinate at all tend to be white and well-off, U.S... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Parents Sue for Playground Time FALMOUTH, Maine -- A few days before summer vacation began here last month, the playground at the Plummer-Motz Elementary School was filled with hordes of children swinging on tires, running each othe... (The Washington Post) |
Preacher going on trial in autistic boy's death Preacher going on trial in autistic boy's death By DERRICK NUNNALLY | Last Updated: July 5, 2004 | On a warm Friday night last August, an autistic 8-year-old went with his mother to a strip-mall churc... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Yesterday's disorder makes a difference BY SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST | News Item: ". . . children with learning differences, such as dyslexia. . . ." | News Item: ". . . students with learning differences, such as autism. . . ." | The trend is to... (Chicago Sun Times) |
Talking with ... Jim Price, Tigers radio broadcaster | Q. What was your biggest hit for the 1968 Tigers? | A: A pinch-hit home run off Chicago’s Wilbur Wood to win a ballgame in extra innings. I took one of his knucklers to left-center at Tiger Stadium ... (Detroit news) |
Judges call for check of defendant's competency The Saitama District Court has decided to examine whether a man with a history of mental deficiency and autistic disorder indicted for allegedly assaulting a young boy is capable of standing trial, in... (Japan Times) |
Scottsdale/Northeast Valley health news | Anti-vaccination activist | states her case Saturday | SCOTTSDALE - Some people believe childhood immunization against polio, measles, diphtheria, whooping cough and rubella is risky and unnecessary... (Azcentral) |
Autistic ward closed due to suspicions of patient abuse The Ministry of Health closed the autism ward of Jerusalem's Eitanim Mental Hospital following suspicions that the staff was abusing patients. The ministry's inspection committee found, among other in... (Ha'aretz) |
Bringing up Mason what are you doing?" Polly Surhoff calls from a seat in the shade by their backyard swimming pool. | It's not a question. What Polly's really saying is, "B.J., please don't do anything that might requ... (Baltimore Sun) |
Family's garage sale raises funds to treat autistic son | Juliet Chapman understands what it means to love unconditionally. The 30-year-old mother and her husband, Jason, put all their effort and faith into holding a two-day massive garage sale to raise mo... (Azcentral) |
Tuba’s champion | One man shares his passion for an often-overlooked instrument with COLIN KHOO, who discovers from him that the tuba is not just that big clumsy instrument that goes ‘oompah’ at the back of school ba... (The Star) |
Our great escapes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | by Yvonne Cloetta and Marie-Françoise Allain (Bloomsbury) is the perfect beach read, especially if the beach is anywhere near Antibes, Gree... (The Observer) |
Archived on Wednesday July 7 at 11.11am:
Autism center funded (New York Daily News, NY - 37 minutes ago). .. Hiram Monserrate has secured $1 million in funding for the development of the New York City Families of Autistic Children's Queens Bilingual Autism Center... |
Preacher to go on trial in autistic boy's death (Duluth News Tribune, MN - 5 hours ago). MILWAUKEE - A preacher will go on trial Tuesday in the death of an autistic child last summer at a storefront church. Ray A. Hemphill.. |
Preacher going on trial in autistic boy's death (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 6 hours ago). On a warm Friday night last August, an autistic 8-year-old went with his mother to a strip-mall church where a school janitor moonlighting as a preacher said.. |
Northshore Families host autism workshop (Baton Rouge Advocate, LA - Jul 4, 2004). Autism workshop: Northshore Families Helping Families hosts a workshop on "Developing Positive Behavior In Children With Autism" with Cheryl L. Knight, a.. |
Autism center to close over abuse scandal (Jerusalem Post, Israel - Jul 4, 2004). .. shutdown of the department for adult patients suffering from autism in the.. committee raised suspicions of "serious abuse" by staffers against autistic patients.. |
Autistic ward closed due to suspicions of patient abuse (Ha'aretz, Israel - Jul 4, 2004). The Ministry of Health closed the autism ward of Jerusalem's Eitanim Mental Hospital following suspicions that the staff was abusing patients... |
Golf scramble will raise money to help with autism (The Jackson Citizen-Patriot, MI - Jul 4, 2004). The First Ever Tee-Off Against Autism Golf Scramble will take place this month with the aim of assisting families of autistic children in the Jackson area... |
Family's garage sale raises funds to treat autistic son (AZ Central.com, AZ - Jul 4, 2004). .. two-day massive garage sale to raise money for their autistic son, Caleb.. Autism is a developmental disorder that affects a child's ability to communicate well.. |
Family's garage sale raises funds to treat autistic son (Arizona Republic, AZ - Jul 3, 2004). .. two-day massive garage sale to raise money for their autistic son, Caleb.. Autism is a developmental disorder that affects a child's ability to communicate well.. |
Couple Convicted In Starvation Of Autistic Man (WNBC, NY - Jul 3, 2004). GOSHEN, NY -- A couple from the mid-Hudson Valley has been convicted by a judge of starving an autistic man to death. Phil Payne.. |
Camp Awareness fills a need for autistic youngsters (Indianapolis Star, IN - Jul 3, 2004). .. park with 40 autistic children, including her son Sean, then 12. Sean was diagnosed at age 9 with Asperger Syndrome, a neurological disorder related to autism... |
Couple convicted of manslaughter in starvation death of autistic.. (Newsday, NY - Jul 2, 2004). GOSHEN, NY -- A couple from the mid-Hudson Valley has been convicted of starving an autistic man to death. Phil Payne and his wife.. |
Autistic boy has 'voice' stolen (CBBC, UK - Jul 2, 2004). The computer is the only way that Elliot, 12, can put his thoughts into words. It enabled him to take part in school for the first time in his life... |
With Vaccine Theory Discredited, Hunt for Autism Etiology.. (Psychiatric News, CA - Jul 2, 2004). Further research to find the cause of autism should be directed to more promising fields of inquiry than the effects of vaccines... |
Burglars Steal Autistic Boy's 'Voice' (The Scotsman, UK - Jul 2, 2004). Burglars who stole the computer speech machine of a 12-year-old autistic boy who cannot speak have “taken away his voice”, his mother said today... |
School for autism needs new home (Portsmouth Herald, NH - Jul 2, 2004). .. also not a very good spot to have a space for autistic children," said.. something that meets the state’s education standards for children with autism and the.. |
58 students, 57 teachers: Cuba tackles autism (People's Weekly World - Jul 1, 2004). HAVANA ? At the Dora Alonso school for autistic children there are 58 students and 57 teachers... This is not Cuba?s first school for autism, but it does.. |
Vaccines and thimerosal not associated with autism, says IOM.. (AAP News (subscription), United States - Jul 1, 2004). .. of the latest studies reject a causal relationship between thimerosal containing vaccines and the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism, according to.. |
Autistic boy forced to sleep on sofa (Awares - Jul 1, 2004). STIRLING, Scotland: An autistic boy has been forced to sleep on a sofa for months because his family’s home is too small. The.. |
Autistic Teens Create Website for People with Asperger's Syndrome (Emediawire (press release) - Jul 1, 2004). .. Asperger's Syndrome is a high functioning form of autism... I think that many people with Asperger's and other autistic disorders will benefit from the.. |
Archived on Wednesday July 7 at 11.11am:
Archived on Thursday July 8 at 4.39am:
Hope and mental health | Institute focuses on families, aims to grow research | It wants to be a place of hope, understanding and possibly answers for people battling mental illness. It also could help bring in research dol... (Azcentral) |
Study: Rich and poor skip immunizations WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Struggling, inner-city parents are more likely to neglect to completely vaccinate their children, while parents who refuse to vaccinate at all tend to be white and well-off, U.... (CNN) |
Man 'cured' of autism to give lecture A CONTROVERSIAL autism expert is making a return to the Capital to give a lecture about the disorder. | Raun Kaufman, a United States-based international lecturer, claims he was "cured" of autism and ... (Scotsman) |
Preacher going on trial in autistic boy's death On a warm Friday night last August, an autistic 8-year-old went with his mother to a strip-mall church where a school janitor moonlighting as a preacher said he could cast out the demons twisting the ... (Yahoo Daily News) |
A child's trouble with speech development One of my great-grandchildren lives with my granddaughter and her husband in France. He is 3 years old. Several months ago, he was diagnosed with dysphasia. What exactly is this? | S.O., Norridge, Ill... (Newsday) |
Autism center funded City councilman Hiram Monserrate has secured $1 million in funding for the development of the New York City Families of Autistic Children's Queens Bilingual Autism Center. | The site where the center ... (New York Daily News) |
Health Notes North Arundel Hospital honors respiratory therapist | North Arundel Hospital has presented the Beverly Kuethe Ambassador of the Year Award to respiratory therapist Rich Ullery of Glen Burnie. | Ullery... (Baltimore Sun) |
Nature up close About 80 diabetic youngsters wrapped up two weeks of summer camp last week. | The camp is sponsored by the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana, and it is open to diabetics ranging in age from 7 to 15... (Indianapolis Star) |
U.S. Study Examines Why Some Children Not Vaccinated WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Struggling, inner-city parents are more likely to neglect to completely vaccinate their children, while parents who refuse to vaccinate at all tend to be white and well-off, U.S... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Parents Sue for Playground Time FALMOUTH, Maine -- A few days before summer vacation began here last month, the playground at the Plummer-Motz Elementary School was filled with hordes of children swinging on tires, running each othe... (The Washington Post) |
Preacher going on trial in autistic boy's death Preacher going on trial in autistic boy's death By DERRICK NUNNALLY | Last Updated: July 5, 2004 | On a warm Friday night last August, an autistic 8-year-old went with his mother to a strip-mall churc... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Yesterday's disorder makes a difference BY SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST | News Item: ". . . children with learning differences, such as dyslexia. . . ." | News Item: ". . . students with learning differences, such as autism. . . ." | The trend is to... (Chicago Sun Times) |
Talking with ... Jim Price, Tigers radio broadcaster | Q. What was your biggest hit for the 1968 Tigers? | A: A pinch-hit home run off Chicago’s Wilbur Wood to win a ballgame in extra innings. I took one of his knucklers to left-center at Tiger Stadium ... (Detroit news) |
Judges call for check of defendant's competency The Saitama District Court has decided to examine whether a man with a history of mental deficiency and autistic disorder indicted for allegedly assaulting a young boy is capable of standing trial, in... (Japan Times) |
Scottsdale/Northeast Valley health news | Anti-vaccination activist | states her case Saturday | SCOTTSDALE - Some people believe childhood immunization against polio, measles, diphtheria, whooping cough and rubella is risky and unnecessary... (Azcentral) |
Autistic ward closed due to suspicions of patient abuse The Ministry of Health closed the autism ward of Jerusalem's Eitanim Mental Hospital following suspicions that the staff was abusing patients. The ministry's inspection committee found, among other in... (Ha'aretz) |
Bringing up Mason what are you doing?" Polly Surhoff calls from a seat in the shade by their backyard swimming pool. | It's not a question. What Polly's really saying is, "B.J., please don't do anything that might requ... (Baltimore Sun) |
Family's garage sale raises funds to treat autistic son | Juliet Chapman understands what it means to love unconditionally. The 30-year-old mother and her husband, Jason, put all their effort and faith into holding a two-day massive garage sale to raise mo... (Azcentral) |
Tuba’s champion | One man shares his passion for an often-overlooked instrument with COLIN KHOO, who discovers from him that the tuba is not just that big clumsy instrument that goes ‘oompah’ at the back of school ba... (The Star) |
Our great escapes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | by Yvonne Cloetta and Marie-Françoise Allain (Bloomsbury) is the perfect beach read, especially if the beach is anywhere near Antibes, Gree... (The Observer) |
Archived on Thursday July 8 at 4.39am:
Autism center funded (New York Daily News, NY - 37 minutes ago). .. Hiram Monserrate has secured $1 million in funding for the development of the New York City Families of Autistic Children's Queens Bilingual Autism Center... |
Preacher to go on trial in autistic boy's death (Duluth News Tribune, MN - 5 hours ago). MILWAUKEE - A preacher will go on trial Tuesday in the death of an autistic child last summer at a storefront church. Ray A. Hemphill.. |
Preacher going on trial in autistic boy's death (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 6 hours ago). On a warm Friday night last August, an autistic 8-year-old went with his mother to a strip-mall church where a school janitor moonlighting as a preacher said.. |
Northshore Families host autism workshop (Baton Rouge Advocate, LA - Jul 4, 2004). Autism workshop: Northshore Families Helping Families hosts a workshop on "Developing Positive Behavior In Children With Autism" with Cheryl L. Knight, a.. |
Autism center to close over abuse scandal (Jerusalem Post, Israel - Jul 4, 2004). .. shutdown of the department for adult patients suffering from autism in the.. committee raised suspicions of "serious abuse" by staffers against autistic patients.. |
Autistic ward closed due to suspicions of patient abuse (Ha'aretz, Israel - Jul 4, 2004). The Ministry of Health closed the autism ward of Jerusalem's Eitanim Mental Hospital following suspicions that the staff was abusing patients... |
Golf scramble will raise money to help with autism (The Jackson Citizen-Patriot, MI - Jul 4, 2004). The First Ever Tee-Off Against Autism Golf Scramble will take place this month with the aim of assisting families of autistic children in the Jackson area... |
Family's garage sale raises funds to treat autistic son (AZ Central.com, AZ - Jul 4, 2004). .. two-day massive garage sale to raise money for their autistic son, Caleb.. Autism is a developmental disorder that affects a child's ability to communicate well.. |
Family's garage sale raises funds to treat autistic son (Arizona Republic, AZ - Jul 3, 2004). .. two-day massive garage sale to raise money for their autistic son, Caleb.. Autism is a developmental disorder that affects a child's ability to communicate well.. |
Couple Convicted In Starvation Of Autistic Man (WNBC, NY - Jul 3, 2004). GOSHEN, NY -- A couple from the mid-Hudson Valley has been convicted by a judge of starving an autistic man to death. Phil Payne.. |
Camp Awareness fills a need for autistic youngsters (Indianapolis Star, IN - Jul 3, 2004). .. park with 40 autistic children, including her son Sean, then 12. Sean was diagnosed at age 9 with Asperger Syndrome, a neurological disorder related to autism... |
Couple convicted of manslaughter in starvation death of autistic.. (Newsday, NY - Jul 2, 2004). GOSHEN, NY -- A couple from the mid-Hudson Valley has been convicted of starving an autistic man to death. Phil Payne and his wife.. |
Autistic boy has 'voice' stolen (CBBC, UK - Jul 2, 2004). The computer is the only way that Elliot, 12, can put his thoughts into words. It enabled him to take part in school for the first time in his life... |
With Vaccine Theory Discredited, Hunt for Autism Etiology.. (Psychiatric News, CA - Jul 2, 2004). Further research to find the cause of autism should be directed to more promising fields of inquiry than the effects of vaccines... |
Burglars Steal Autistic Boy's 'Voice' (The Scotsman, UK - Jul 2, 2004). Burglars who stole the computer speech machine of a 12-year-old autistic boy who cannot speak have “taken away his voice”, his mother said today... |
School for autism needs new home (Portsmouth Herald, NH - Jul 2, 2004). .. also not a very good spot to have a space for autistic children," said.. something that meets the state’s education standards for children with autism and the.. |
58 students, 57 teachers: Cuba tackles autism (People's Weekly World - Jul 1, 2004). HAVANA ? At the Dora Alonso school for autistic children there are 58 students and 57 teachers... This is not Cuba?s first school for autism, but it does.. |
Vaccines and thimerosal not associated with autism, says IOM.. (AAP News (subscription), United States - Jul 1, 2004). .. of the latest studies reject a causal relationship between thimerosal containing vaccines and the measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine with autism, according to.. |
Autistic boy forced to sleep on sofa (Awares - Jul 1, 2004). STIRLING, Scotland: An autistic boy has been forced to sleep on a sofa for months because his family’s home is too small. The.. |
Autistic Teens Create Website for People with Asperger's Syndrome (Emediawire (press release) - Jul 1, 2004). .. Asperger's Syndrome is a high functioning form of autism... I think that many people with Asperger's and other autistic disorders will benefit from the.. |
Archived on Thursday July 8 at 4.39am:
Archived on Thursday July 8 at 10.23pm:
Hope and mental health | Institute focuses on families, aims to grow research | It wants to be a place of hope, understanding and possibly answers for people battling mental illness. It also could help bring in research dol... (Azcentral) |
Study: Rich and poor skip immunizations WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- Struggling, inner-city parents are more likely to neglect to completely vaccinate their children, while parents who refuse to vaccinate at all tend to be white and well-off, U.... (CNN) |
Man 'cured' of autism to give lecture A CONTROVERSIAL autism expert is making a return to the Capital to give a lecture about the disorder. | Raun Kaufman, a United States-based international lecturer, claims he was "cured" of autism and ... (Scotsman) |
Preacher going on trial in autistic boy's death On a warm Friday night last August, an autistic 8-year-old went with his mother to a strip-mall church where a school janitor moonlighting as a preacher said he could cast out the demons twisting the ... (Yahoo Daily News) |
A child's trouble with speech development One of my great-grandchildren lives with my granddaughter and her husband in France. He is 3 years old. Several months ago, he was diagnosed with dysphasia. What exactly is this? | S.O., Norridge, Ill... (Newsday) |
Autism center funded City councilman Hiram Monserrate has secured $1 million in funding for the development of the New York City Families of Autistic Children's Queens Bilingual Autism Center. | The site where the center ... (New York Daily News) |
Health Notes North Arundel Hospital honors respiratory therapist | North Arundel Hospital has presented the Beverly Kuethe Ambassador of the Year Award to respiratory therapist Rich Ullery of Glen Burnie. | Ullery... (Baltimore Sun) |
Nature up close About 80 diabetic youngsters wrapped up two weeks of summer camp last week. | The camp is sponsored by the Diabetes Youth Foundation of Indiana, and it is open to diabetics ranging in age from 7 to 15... (Indianapolis Star) |
U.S. Study Examines Why Some Children Not Vaccinated WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Struggling, inner-city parents are more likely to neglect to completely vaccinate their children, while parents who refuse to vaccinate at all tend to be white and well-off, U.S... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Parents Sue for Playground Time FALMOUTH, Maine -- A few days before summer vacation began here last month, the playground at the Plummer-Motz Elementary School was filled with hordes of children swinging on tires, running each othe... (The Washington Post) |
Preacher going on trial in autistic boy's death Preacher going on trial in autistic boy's death By DERRICK NUNNALLY | Last Updated: July 5, 2004 | On a warm Friday night last August, an autistic 8-year-old went with his mother to a strip-mall churc... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Yesterday's disorder makes a difference BY SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST | News Item: ". . . children with learning differences, such as dyslexia. . . ." | News Item: ". . . students with learning differences, such as autism. . . ." | The trend is to... (Chicago Sun Times) |
Talking with ... Jim Price, Tigers radio broadcaster | Q. What was your biggest hit for the 1968 Tigers? | A: A pinch-hit home run off Chicago’s Wilbur Wood to win a ballgame in extra innings. I took one of his knucklers to left-center at Tiger Stadium ... (Detroit news) |
Judges call for check of defendant's competency The Saitama District Court has decided to examine whether a man with a history of mental deficiency and autistic disorder indicted for allegedly assaulting a young boy is capable of standing trial, in... (Japan Times) |
Scottsdale/Northeast Valley health news | Anti-vaccination activist | states her case Saturday | SCOTTSDALE - Some people believe childhood immunization against polio, measles, diphtheria, whooping cough and rubella is risky and unnecessary... (Azcentral) |
Autistic ward closed due to suspicions of patient abuse The Ministry of Health closed the autism ward of Jerusalem's Eitanim Mental Hospital following suspicions that the staff was abusing patients. The ministry's inspection committee found, among other in... (Ha'aretz) |
Bringing up Mason what are you doing?" Polly Surhoff calls from a seat in the shade by their backyard swimming pool. | It's not a question. What Polly's really saying is, "B.J., please don't do anything that might requ... (Baltimore Sun) |
Family's garage sale raises funds to treat autistic son | Juliet Chapman understands what it means to love unconditionally. The 30-year-old mother and her husband, Jason, put all their effort and faith into holding a two-day massive garage sale to raise mo... (Azcentral) |
Tuba’s champion | One man shares his passion for an often-overlooked instrument with COLIN KHOO, who discovers from him that the tuba is not just that big clumsy instrument that goes ‘oompah’ at the back of school ba... (The Star) |
Our great escapes | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | by Yvonne Cloetta and Marie-Françoise Allain (Bloomsbury) is the perfect beach read, especially if the beach is anywhere near Antibes, Gree... (The Observer) |
Archived on Thursday July 8 at 10.23pm:
New tests for MMR/ autism link (U.TV, UK - 5 minutes ago). For a number of years parents have been concerned that the vaccine could trigger autism in certain children. Many claim that their.. |
Autism probe into MMR link (ic Newcastle.co.uk, UK - 45 minutes ago). By Lyndsay Moss, The Journal. Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced yesterday ... |
Autism probe into MMR link (ic Teesside.co.uk, UK - 45 minutes ago). By Lyndsay Moss, The Journal. Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced yesterday ... |
One of most detailed studies launched into links between autism.. (Awares - 1 hour ago). .. of them are thought to have been diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder. That number is too small to draw any conclusions about MMR and diagnosed autism... |
AUTISM LINKED PROBED (Sky News, UK - 2 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study. Researchers will also.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (Ananova, UK - 4 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (Derby Evening Telegraph, UK - 4 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (ic WestLothian.co.uk, UK - 5 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (ic Scotland.co.uk, UK - 6 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (ic Essex.co.uk, UK - 6 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (ic Kent, UK - 6 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (ic CheshireOnline, UK - 6 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (ic Solihull.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (ic NorthWales, UK - 7 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (ic Harrow.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (ic Newcastle.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (ic North London Online, UK - 7 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (ic Staines.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (ic Ealing.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
MMR 'link to autism' probed (ic Uxbridge.co.uk, UK - 7 hours ago). Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. Researchers.. |
Archived on Friday July 9 at 2.33pm:
Chiba Pref. to pioneer rights for the disabled Yomiuri Shimbun | Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto on Thursday announced that her government would create an ordinance banning discrimination against the disabled as part of its plan to create a community that... (Daily Yomiuri) |
Where the drivers steer charity efforts NASCAR Nextel Cup Series drivers are involved in countless charity efforts. We asked team representatives to provide us the preferred charity of many of the series' drivers. ThatsRacin.com will update... (The State) |
Racing's fans support the sport,but they seldom stop there NASCAR fans have long been noted for their loyalty, particularly when it comes to supporting the sponsors of their favorite drivers. | But fans' hearts might well rival their loyalty. | Whether it's a... (The State) |
Parents hope to form school for disabled children ROCK HILL, S.C. - A group of parents hope to raise enough money from grants to start a private school where children with disabilities can learn academic skills while receiving physical therapy. | Par... (The State) |
Prosecution rests in minister's abuse trial The last two hours of an autistic 8-year-old boy's life were revisited in such excruciating detail in court Wednesday that his father, Terrance Cottrell Sr., began to cry in his seat in the gallery. |... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Suit seeks to get boy with disorder back to recess / Parents charge school with ... Falmouth , Maine -- Just before summer vacation began last month, the playground at Plummer-Motz Elementary School was filled with hordes of children swinging on tires, running one another ragged arou... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
Autism Research suggests levels of autism have increased by ten-fold over the last decade. | But nobody really knows why there has been such a dramatic increase or what causes it. BBC News Online examines th... (BBC News) |
Voles suggest key to male monogamy By ROWAN HOOPER | Everyone knows someone who is a compulsive womanizer; a man who simply can't remain faithful to one woman. | Likewise, everyone knows someone who is a doting, faithful husband; for s... (Japan Times) |
Autism probe into MMR link | By Lyndsay Moss, The Journal | Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced yesterday . | Researchers will also look at o... (IC Newcastle) |
Autism Linked Probed Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study. | Researchers will also look at other environmental risks in the development of autism a... (Skynews) |
A classic race Some vintage sports car enthusiasts race for pure enjoyment; others have a need for speed. This year, the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix can accommodate both. | As part of the 21st edition, the annual ... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) |
Tale of the tape | Thursday, July 08, 2004 By Matt Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | "I'd wrap him up in cellophant!" | .....-- The Cowardly Lion, when asked, as King of the Forest, what he would do if confronted by an... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
MMR 'link to autism' probed | | Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. | Researchers will also look at other environmental risks in the developm... (IC Newcastle) |
MMR 'link to autism' probed Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. | Researchers will also look at other environmental risks in the development of auti... (Ananova) |
Boy with neuro disordered banned from playground The Washington Post | FALMOUTH, Maine - Just before summer vacation began last month, the playground at Plummer-Motz Elementary School was filled with hordes of children swinging on tires, running one... (Azcentral) |
Prosecution rests in minister's abuse trial Prosecution rests in minister's abuse trial Autistic boy's father weeps at details of his son's death at church By DERRICK NUNNALLY | Last Updated: July 7, 2004 | The last two hours of an autistic 8-y... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Study to probe causes of autism Researchers are to examine whether vaccinations play a part in the development of autism. | A Bristol University team will also examine the possible impact of problems with birth, diet, infections and... (BBC News) |
Pioneering NHS Staff Honoured Health Secretary John Reid today honoured NHS staff who have pioneered new ways of working to benefit their patients. | Dr Reid announced the winners of the Health and Social Care Awards 2004 at the E... (Scotsman) |
Recognition of Excellence Award Goes to Two Duquesne Light Surveyors Rescuers of Autistic Young Man Honored by Mayor Murphy PITTSBURGH, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On a warm, sunny Friday afternoon last July, Ed Warren and John Finke, two Duquesne Light surveyors ... (PR Newswire) |
Recognition of Excellence Award Goes to Two Duquesne Light Surveyors 7/7/04 PITTSBURGH, Jul 7, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | On a warm, sunny Friday afternoon last July, Ed Warren and John Finke, two Duquesne Light surveyors work... (Stockhouse) |
Archived on Saturday July 10 at 11.52am:
Chiba Pref. to pioneer rights for the disabled Yomiuri Shimbun | Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto on Thursday announced that her government would create an ordinance banning discrimination against the disabled as part of its plan to create a community that... (Daily Yomiuri) |
Where the drivers steer charity efforts NASCAR Nextel Cup Series drivers are involved in countless charity efforts. We asked team representatives to provide us the preferred charity of many of the series' drivers. ThatsRacin.com will update... (The State) |
Racing's fans support the sport,but they seldom stop there NASCAR fans have long been noted for their loyalty, particularly when it comes to supporting the sponsors of their favorite drivers. | But fans' hearts might well rival their loyalty. | Whether it's a... (The State) |
Parents hope to form school for disabled children ROCK HILL, S.C. - A group of parents hope to raise enough money from grants to start a private school where children with disabilities can learn academic skills while receiving physical therapy. | Par... (The State) |
Prosecution rests in minister's abuse trial The last two hours of an autistic 8-year-old boy's life were revisited in such excruciating detail in court Wednesday that his father, Terrance Cottrell Sr., began to cry in his seat in the gallery. |... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Suit seeks to get boy with disorder back to recess / Parents charge school with ... Falmouth , Maine -- Just before summer vacation began last month, the playground at Plummer-Motz Elementary School was filled with hordes of children swinging on tires, running one another ragged arou... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
Autism Research suggests levels of autism have increased by ten-fold over the last decade. | But nobody really knows why there has been such a dramatic increase or what causes it. BBC News Online examines th... (BBC News) |
Voles suggest key to male monogamy By ROWAN HOOPER | Everyone knows someone who is a compulsive womanizer; a man who simply can't remain faithful to one woman. | Likewise, everyone knows someone who is a doting, faithful husband; for s... (Japan Times) |
Autism probe into MMR link | By Lyndsay Moss, The Journal | Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced yesterday . | Researchers will also look at o... (IC Newcastle) |
Autism Linked Probed Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study. | Researchers will also look at other environmental risks in the development of autism a... (Skynews) |
A classic race Some vintage sports car enthusiasts race for pure enjoyment; others have a need for speed. This year, the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix can accommodate both. | As part of the 21st edition, the annual ... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) |
Tale of the tape | Thursday, July 08, 2004 By Matt Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | "I'd wrap him up in cellophant!" | .....-- The Cowardly Lion, when asked, as King of the Forest, what he would do if confronted by an... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
MMR 'link to autism' probed | | Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. | Researchers will also look at other environmental risks in the developm... (IC Newcastle) |
MMR 'link to autism' probed Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. | Researchers will also look at other environmental risks in the development of auti... (Ananova) |
Boy with neuro disordered banned from playground The Washington Post | FALMOUTH, Maine - Just before summer vacation began last month, the playground at Plummer-Motz Elementary School was filled with hordes of children swinging on tires, running one... (Azcentral) |
Prosecution rests in minister's abuse trial Prosecution rests in minister's abuse trial Autistic boy's father weeps at details of his son's death at church By DERRICK NUNNALLY | Last Updated: July 7, 2004 | The last two hours of an autistic 8-y... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Study to probe causes of autism Researchers are to examine whether vaccinations play a part in the development of autism. | A Bristol University team will also examine the possible impact of problems with birth, diet, infections and... (BBC News) |
Pioneering NHS Staff Honoured Health Secretary John Reid today honoured NHS staff who have pioneered new ways of working to benefit their patients. | Dr Reid announced the winners of the Health and Social Care Awards 2004 at the E... (Scotsman) |
Recognition of Excellence Award Goes to Two Duquesne Light Surveyors Rescuers of Autistic Young Man Honored by Mayor Murphy PITTSBURGH, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On a warm, sunny Friday afternoon last July, Ed Warren and John Finke, two Duquesne Light surveyors ... (PR Newswire) |
Recognition of Excellence Award Goes to Two Duquesne Light Surveyors 7/7/04 PITTSBURGH, Jul 7, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | On a warm, sunny Friday afternoon last July, Ed Warren and John Finke, two Duquesne Light surveyors work... (Stockhouse) |
Archived on Sunday July 11 at 5.32am:
Chiba Pref. to pioneer rights for the disabled Yomiuri Shimbun | Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto on Thursday announced that her government would create an ordinance banning discrimination against the disabled as part of its plan to create a community that... (Daily Yomiuri) |
Where the drivers steer charity efforts NASCAR Nextel Cup Series drivers are involved in countless charity efforts. We asked team representatives to provide us the preferred charity of many of the series' drivers. ThatsRacin.com will update... (The State) |
Racing's fans support the sport,but they seldom stop there NASCAR fans have long been noted for their loyalty, particularly when it comes to supporting the sponsors of their favorite drivers. | But fans' hearts might well rival their loyalty. | Whether it's a... (The State) |
Parents hope to form school for disabled children ROCK HILL, S.C. - A group of parents hope to raise enough money from grants to start a private school where children with disabilities can learn academic skills while receiving physical therapy. | Par... (The State) |
Prosecution rests in minister's abuse trial The last two hours of an autistic 8-year-old boy's life were revisited in such excruciating detail in court Wednesday that his father, Terrance Cottrell Sr., began to cry in his seat in the gallery. |... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Suit seeks to get boy with disorder back to recess / Parents charge school with ... Falmouth , Maine -- Just before summer vacation began last month, the playground at Plummer-Motz Elementary School was filled with hordes of children swinging on tires, running one another ragged arou... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
Autism Research suggests levels of autism have increased by ten-fold over the last decade. | But nobody really knows why there has been such a dramatic increase or what causes it. BBC News Online examines th... (BBC News) |
Voles suggest key to male monogamy By ROWAN HOOPER | Everyone knows someone who is a compulsive womanizer; a man who simply can't remain faithful to one woman. | Likewise, everyone knows someone who is a doting, faithful husband; for s... (Japan Times) |
Autism probe into MMR link | By Lyndsay Moss, The Journal | Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced yesterday . | Researchers will also look at o... (IC Newcastle) |
Autism Linked Probed Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study. | Researchers will also look at other environmental risks in the development of autism a... (Skynews) |
A classic race Some vintage sports car enthusiasts race for pure enjoyment; others have a need for speed. This year, the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix can accommodate both. | As part of the 21st edition, the annual ... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) |
Tale of the tape | Thursday, July 08, 2004 By Matt Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | "I'd wrap him up in cellophant!" | .....-- The Cowardly Lion, when asked, as King of the Forest, what he would do if confronted by an... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
MMR 'link to autism' probed | | Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. | Researchers will also look at other environmental risks in the developm... (IC Newcastle) |
MMR 'link to autism' probed Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. | Researchers will also look at other environmental risks in the development of auti... (Ananova) |
Boy with neuro disordered banned from playground The Washington Post | FALMOUTH, Maine - Just before summer vacation began last month, the playground at Plummer-Motz Elementary School was filled with hordes of children swinging on tires, running one... (Azcentral) |
Prosecution rests in minister's abuse trial Prosecution rests in minister's abuse trial Autistic boy's father weeps at details of his son's death at church By DERRICK NUNNALLY | Last Updated: July 7, 2004 | The last two hours of an autistic 8-y... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Study to probe causes of autism Researchers are to examine whether vaccinations play a part in the development of autism. | A Bristol University team will also examine the possible impact of problems with birth, diet, infections and... (BBC News) |
Pioneering NHS Staff Honoured Health Secretary John Reid today honoured NHS staff who have pioneered new ways of working to benefit their patients. | Dr Reid announced the winners of the Health and Social Care Awards 2004 at the E... (Scotsman) |
Recognition of Excellence Award Goes to Two Duquesne Light Surveyors Rescuers of Autistic Young Man Honored by Mayor Murphy PITTSBURGH, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On a warm, sunny Friday afternoon last July, Ed Warren and John Finke, two Duquesne Light surveyors ... (PR Newswire) |
Recognition of Excellence Award Goes to Two Duquesne Light Surveyors 7/7/04 PITTSBURGH, Jul 7, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | On a warm, sunny Friday afternoon last July, Ed Warren and John Finke, two Duquesne Light surveyors work... (Stockhouse) |
Archived on Sunday July 11 at 5.32am:
Jury finds minister guilty in autistic boy's death (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 8 hours ago). A self-described minister was found guilty Friday of abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church... |
Police Searching for Autistic Teen Who Disappeared in New York (Officer.com - 10 hours ago). (New York-WABC, July 9 , 2004) -- A frantic search is underway for a 13-year-old missing autistic boy last seen leaving for summer school... |
UK autism study launched (Biomedcentral.com, UK - 14 hours ago). .. the study would help define autism and Asperger syndrome... to answer is whether the incidence of autism has been.. step forward by the UK National Autistic Society.. |
Exorcist's brother says God claimed autistic boy's life, not.. (CNN - 14 hours ago). .. TV) -- The brother of a minister on trial for suffocating an autistic child during an.. Terrance, who was diagnosed with autism at age 2, hated to be touched and.. |
Stepmother Accused Of Starving Autistic Teen (KYW, PA - 15 hours ago). PHILADELPHIA (AP) An impoverished mother of 10 accused of starving her autistic stepson to death may testify in her own defense in her murder trial, her.. |
Expert: Significant results from early treatment of autistic.. (kgw.com (subscription), OR - Jul 8, 2004). Early intervention and treatment of autistic children can yield significant results.. Geraldine Dawson, director of the University of Washington Autism Center, in.. |
Expert: Significant results from early treatment of autistic.. (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA - Jul 8, 2004). SEATTLE -- Early intervention and treatment of autistic children can yield significant.. Dawson, director of the University of Washington Autism Center, in a.. |
Mother of 10 on trial for murder in autistic stepson's starvation.. (NEPA News, PA - Jul 8, 2004). Prosecutor Yvonne Ruiz is seeking a first-degree murder conviction, saying Audrey McDaniels intentionally starved 18-year-old Brahim Dukes because she was.. |
Mother of 10 on trial for murder in autistic stepson's starvation.. (Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - Jul 8, 2004). PHILADELPHIA - An impoverished mother of 10 accused of starving her autistic stepson to death may testify in her own defense in her murder trial, her attorney.. |
Environmental risks in the development of autism and autism.. (News-Medical.net, World - Jul 8, 2004). .. Doctors’ records already exist on the relatively small number of children who have been diagnosed with autism or autistic spectrum disorders... |
Mother of 10 on trial for murder in autistic stepson's starvation.. (Penn Live, PA - Jul 8, 2004). PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An impoverished mother of 10 accused of starving her autistic stepson to death may testify in her own defense in her murder trial, her.. |
Mother of 10 on trial for murder in autistic stepson's starvation.. (Centre Daily Times, PA - Jul 8, 2004). PHILADELPHIA - An impoverished mother of 10 accused of starving her autistic stepson to death may testify in her own defense in her murder trial, her attorney.. |
Report: Eitanim staffers were aware of `chilling' abuse of.. (Ha'aretz, Israel - Jul 8, 2004). Abuse of the helpless and "chilling" humiliations, including violence and cruelty, which emotionally and physically harmed autistic residents at the Eitanim.. |
Exorcist's brother says God claimed autistic boy's life, not.. (CourtTV - Jul 8, 2004). MILWAUKEE — The brother of a minister on trial for suffocating an autistic child during.. Cottrell, who was diagnosed with autism at age 2, hated to be touched.. |
Autistic boy to get 'voice' back (CBBC, UK - Jul 8, 2004). .. The charity, Call South West, has also received donations of about £180, which will go towards similar machines for other autistic children. |
Autism Society of America Honors Convio for Helping Group Leverage.. (TMCnet - Jul 8, 2004). .. Elliott Sadler, who has an autistic niece. ASA conducts all promotion and ticket sales online for this event, which raised $45,000 for autism research last year.. |
Autism Society of America Honors Convio for Helping Group Leverage.. (Business Wire (press release), CA - Jul 8, 2004). .. Elliott Sadler, who has an autistic niece. ASA conducts all promotion and ticket sales online for this event, which raised $45,000 for autism research last year.. |
Autism link to MMR jab under microscope (ic Birmingham.co.uk, UK - Jul 8, 2004). .. in people with autism. Health Minister Stephen Lady-man said: "It is very important to take forward good quality research into autistic spectrum disorders."... |
Autistic boy wins state writing prize (Times Picayune, LA - Jul 8, 2004). Metairie third-grader Ben Alexander suffers from a form of autism so severe that he.. at Metairie Grammar School, gives a hint of what it is like to be autistic... |
New tests for MMR/ autism link (UTV, Ireland - Jul 8, 2004). For a number of years parents have been concerned that the vaccine could trigger autism in certain children. Many claim that their.. |
Archived on Sunday July 11 at 9.01pm:
Chiba Pref. to pioneer rights for the disabled Yomiuri Shimbun | Chiba Gov. Akiko Domoto on Thursday announced that her government would create an ordinance banning discrimination against the disabled as part of its plan to create a community that... (Daily Yomiuri) |
Where the drivers steer charity efforts NASCAR Nextel Cup Series drivers are involved in countless charity efforts. We asked team representatives to provide us the preferred charity of many of the series' drivers. ThatsRacin.com will update... (The State) |
Racing's fans support the sport,but they seldom stop there NASCAR fans have long been noted for their loyalty, particularly when it comes to supporting the sponsors of their favorite drivers. | But fans' hearts might well rival their loyalty. | Whether it's a... (The State) |
Parents hope to form school for disabled children ROCK HILL, S.C. - A group of parents hope to raise enough money from grants to start a private school where children with disabilities can learn academic skills while receiving physical therapy. | Par... (The State) |
Prosecution rests in minister's abuse trial The last two hours of an autistic 8-year-old boy's life were revisited in such excruciating detail in court Wednesday that his father, Terrance Cottrell Sr., began to cry in his seat in the gallery. |... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Suit seeks to get boy with disorder back to recess / Parents charge school with ... Falmouth , Maine -- Just before summer vacation began last month, the playground at Plummer-Motz Elementary School was filled with hordes of children swinging on tires, running one another ragged arou... (San Fransisco Chronicle) |
Autism Research suggests levels of autism have increased by ten-fold over the last decade. | But nobody really knows why there has been such a dramatic increase or what causes it. BBC News Online examines th... (BBC News) |
Voles suggest key to male monogamy By ROWAN HOOPER | Everyone knows someone who is a compulsive womanizer; a man who simply can't remain faithful to one woman. | Likewise, everyone knows someone who is a doting, faithful husband; for s... (Japan Times) |
Autism probe into MMR link | By Lyndsay Moss, The Journal | Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced yesterday . | Researchers will also look at o... (IC Newcastle) |
Autism Linked Probed Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study. | Researchers will also look at other environmental risks in the development of autism a... (Skynews) |
A classic race Some vintage sports car enthusiasts race for pure enjoyment; others have a need for speed. This year, the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix can accommodate both. | As part of the 21st edition, the annual ... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) |
Tale of the tape | Thursday, July 08, 2004 By Matt Smith, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | "I'd wrap him up in cellophant!" | .....-- The Cowardly Lion, when asked, as King of the Forest, what he would do if confronted by an... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
MMR 'link to autism' probed | | Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. | Researchers will also look at other environmental risks in the developm... (IC Newcastle) |
MMR 'link to autism' probed Scientists are to investigate possible links between autism and the MMR jab as part of a major new study announced. | Researchers will also look at other environmental risks in the development of auti... (Ananova) |
Boy with neuro disordered banned from playground The Washington Post | FALMOUTH, Maine - Just before summer vacation began last month, the playground at Plummer-Motz Elementary School was filled with hordes of children swinging on tires, running one... (Azcentral) |
Prosecution rests in minister's abuse trial Prosecution rests in minister's abuse trial Autistic boy's father weeps at details of his son's death at church By DERRICK NUNNALLY | Last Updated: July 7, 2004 | The last two hours of an autistic 8-y... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Study to probe causes of autism Researchers are to examine whether vaccinations play a part in the development of autism. | A Bristol University team will also examine the possible impact of problems with birth, diet, infections and... (BBC News) |
Pioneering NHS Staff Honoured Health Secretary John Reid today honoured NHS staff who have pioneered new ways of working to benefit their patients. | Dr Reid announced the winners of the Health and Social Care Awards 2004 at the E... (Scotsman) |
Recognition of Excellence Award Goes to Two Duquesne Light Surveyors Rescuers of Autistic Young Man Honored by Mayor Murphy PITTSBURGH, July 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- On a warm, sunny Friday afternoon last July, Ed Warren and John Finke, two Duquesne Light surveyors ... (PR Newswire) |
Recognition of Excellence Award Goes to Two Duquesne Light Surveyors 7/7/04 PITTSBURGH, Jul 7, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | On a warm, sunny Friday afternoon last July, Ed Warren and John Finke, two Duquesne Light surveyors work... (Stockhouse) |
Archived on Monday July 12 at 12.18pm:
Daniel Weintraub: Arnold's learning tough lessons By Daniel Weintraub -- Bee Columnist | Call it the education of Arnold Schwarzenegger. | Eight months ago, Schwarzenegger talked about government spending as if he thought the state budget was one big... (Sacramento Bee) |
Reassessing The Sexes TAKING SEX DIFFERENCES SERIOUSLY | BY STEVEN E. RHOADS | ENCOUNTER BOOKS, 240 PAGES, $25.95 | MOTHER'S love is like an opiate, addicting newborns with its irreplaceable power, according to a recent st... (New York Post Online) |
Minister guilty in exorcism case that killed autistic boy A minister was found guilty of abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church. | Prosecutors said Ray Hemphill laid on the boy's chest for at... (Taipei Times) |
Doctors bend rules to get past customs Across Britain this summer, an infection which had dwindled into insignificance has suddenly made a painful reappearance. Teenagers, army recruits and college students have found themselves with the t... (The Observer) |
Living in the Vortex of MMR Vaccine Controversy LONDON -- The first lesson a doctor needs to learn, says Andrew Wakefield, is to listen to his patients. And so when Rosemary Kessick brought in her son William in 1996, Wakefield listened carefully. ... (The Washington Post) |
Minister convicted of felony child abuse An exorcism that killed the autistic 8-year-old boy whom it was supposed to cure brought a felony conviction Friday for Ray A. Hemphill, a school maintenance worker who spent nights and weekends preac... (Yahoo Daily News) |
'Exorcism' janitor killed boy | Milwaukee - A school janitor who moonlighted as an evangelical pastor was convicted of child abuse in the death of an autistic boy during a "makeshift exorcism" ceremony. | Ray Hemphill fa... (News24 SA) |
Advice for perplexed parents of late talkers W hen your 18-month-old speaks fewer than 10 words, your 2-year-old uses no two-word combinations, or your 3-year-old’s speech is unintelligible to anyone but the immediate family, should you worry? I... (Bahrain Tribune) |
'Exorcism' janitor killed boy | Milwaukee - A school janitor who moonlighted as an evangelical pastor was convicted of child abuse in the death of an autistic boy during a "makeshift exorcism" ceremony. | Ray Hemphill fa... (City Press SA) |
Minister found guilty in case of Milwaukee boy who died at storefront church MILWAUKEE (AP) - A minister was found guilty Friday of abusing an eight-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church. | | Prosecutors said Ray He... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Janitor guilty in 'exorcism' death AN American school janitor who moonlighted as an evangelical pastor was convicted of child abuse today in the death of an autistic boy during a "makeshift exorcism" ceremony. | ... (The Australian) |
Swinging time at Spidey fair | KUALA LUMPUR: Families, Spiderman fans and comic buffs alike thronged the MidValley Exhibition Centre yesterday to attend the first day of the Spiderman Collectors Fair '04. | The fair is held... (The Star) |
Chemicals, aggression linked / Endocrine disrupters shown to promote violent behavior Masaharu Asaba | Researchers have discovered that endocrine disrupters not only delay the development of the nervous system and cognitive functions of mammals, but also cause abnormal behavior. | Chem... (Daily Yomiuri) |
Clint Eastwood not the man shoot for says reasearch By STUART DYE | Men who were mollycoddled as babies are more likely to be successful at work and in relationships than those who were taught to be tough, say researchers. | Dr Sebastian Kraemer told t... (NZ Herald) |
Paperback best sellers Rankings reflect sales figures for the week ending June 26 at almost 4,000 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 60,000 other retailers, statistically weighted to represent sales in all such outlets nat... (Houston Chronicle) |
Minister found guilty in case of Milwaukee boy who died at storefront church MILWAUKEE (AP) - A minister was found guilty Friday of abusing an eight-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church. | Prosecutors said Ray Hemphill la... (Canoe) |
Minister found guilty in case of Milwaukee boy who died at storefront church | MILWAUKEE (AP) - A minister was found guilty Friday of abusing an eight-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church. | Prosecutors said Ray Hemphill ... (myTELUS) |
Minister Guilty in Milwaukee Boy's Death MILWAUKEE - A minister was found guilty Friday of abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church. | Prosecutors said Ray Hemphill laid on the... (The State) |
Minister Guilty in Milwaukee Boy's Death MILWAUKEE -- A minister was found guilty Friday of abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church. | Prosecutors said Ray Hemphill laid on th... (Newsday) |
Minister guilty in Milwaukee boy's death MILWAUKEE -- A minister was found guilty Friday of abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church. | Prosecutors said Ray Hemphill laid on th... (Seattle Post) |
Archived on Tuesday July 13 at 6.01am:
Dance Going into its 32nd season, the Contemporary Dance Theater continues to offer a rich diversity of contemporary dance through its Guest Artist Series. | The 2004-2005 series, filled with resourceful da... (The Cincinnati Post) |
Artscape offers creative feast Artscape Baltimore 2004 kicks off this Friday, and organizers expect more than 500,000 people will converge on the Mount Royal Cultural Area for the three-day event. | "It has been growing every year,... (Baltimore Sun) |
'kids' Stuff AN all-kids newscast, starring the sons and daughters of prominent broadcasters, has finally cracked the New York City market. | "Teen Kids News" is co-anchored by Paula Zahn's teenage daughter, Haley... (New York Post Online) |
Mother to talk about son's disability By Daily News | Ben Levinson and his mother, Barbara LaSalle, will speak candidly and openly about their 25-year journey to a diagnosis and treatment for Levinson's Asperger's syndrome during a discus... (LA Dailynews) |
Erdrich's light touch turns ham-fisted Review by Michiko Kakutani | 'Four Souls' TWO STARS out of 4 stars | By Louise Erdrich | HarperCollins, 210 pages, $23.95 Louise Erdrich's new novel, "Four Souls," is a parable about revenge, told in ... (Detroit Free Press) |
Daniel Weintraub: Arnold's learning tough lessons By Daniel Weintraub -- Bee Columnist | Call it the education of Arnold Schwarzenegger. | Eight months ago, Schwarzenegger talked about government spending as if he thought the state budget was one big... (Sacramento Bee) |
Reassessing The Sexes TAKING SEX DIFFERENCES SERIOUSLY | BY STEVEN E. RHOADS | ENCOUNTER BOOKS, 240 PAGES, $25.95 | MOTHER'S love is like an opiate, addicting newborns with its irreplaceable power, according to a recent st... (New York Post Online) |
Minister guilty in exorcism case that killed autistic boy A minister was found guilty of abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church. | Prosecutors said Ray Hemphill laid on the boy's chest for at... (Taipei Times) |
Doctors bend rules to get past customs Across Britain this summer, an infection which had dwindled into insignificance has suddenly made a painful reappearance. Teenagers, army recruits and college students have found themselves with the t... (The Observer) |
Living in the Vortex of MMR Vaccine Controversy LONDON -- The first lesson a doctor needs to learn, says Andrew Wakefield, is to listen to his patients. And so when Rosemary Kessick brought in her son William in 1996, Wakefield listened carefully. ... (The Washington Post) |
Minister convicted of felony child abuse An exorcism that killed the autistic 8-year-old boy whom it was supposed to cure brought a felony conviction Friday for Ray A. Hemphill, a school maintenance worker who spent nights and weekends preac... (Yahoo Daily News) |
'Exorcism' janitor killed boy | Milwaukee - A school janitor who moonlighted as an evangelical pastor was convicted of child abuse in the death of an autistic boy during a "makeshift exorcism" ceremony. | Ray Hemphill fa... (News24 SA) |
Advice for perplexed parents of late talkers W hen your 18-month-old speaks fewer than 10 words, your 2-year-old uses no two-word combinations, or your 3-year-old’s speech is unintelligible to anyone but the immediate family, should you worry? I... (Bahrain Tribune) |
'Exorcism' janitor killed boy | Milwaukee - A school janitor who moonlighted as an evangelical pastor was convicted of child abuse in the death of an autistic boy during a "makeshift exorcism" ceremony. | Ray Hemphill fa... (City Press SA) |
Minister found guilty in case of Milwaukee boy who died at storefront church MILWAUKEE (AP) - A minister was found guilty Friday of abusing an eight-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church. | | Prosecutors said Ray He... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Janitor guilty in 'exorcism' death AN American school janitor who moonlighted as an evangelical pastor was convicted of child abuse today in the death of an autistic boy during a "makeshift exorcism" ceremony. | ... (The Australian) |
Swinging time at Spidey fair | KUALA LUMPUR: Families, Spiderman fans and comic buffs alike thronged the MidValley Exhibition Centre yesterday to attend the first day of the Spiderman Collectors Fair '04. | The fair is held... (The Star) |
Chemicals, aggression linked / Endocrine disrupters shown to promote violent behavior Masaharu Asaba | Researchers have discovered that endocrine disrupters not only delay the development of the nervous system and cognitive functions of mammals, but also cause abnormal behavior. | Chem... (Daily Yomiuri) |
Clint Eastwood not the man shoot for says reasearch By STUART DYE | Men who were mollycoddled as babies are more likely to be successful at work and in relationships than those who were taught to be tough, say researchers. | Dr Sebastian Kraemer told t... (NZ Herald) |
Paperback best sellers Rankings reflect sales figures for the week ending June 26 at almost 4,000 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 60,000 other retailers, statistically weighted to represent sales in all such outlets nat... (Houston Chronicle) |
Archived on Tuesday July 13 at 6.01am:
Autistic man reported missing (Pasadena Star-News, CA - 22 hours ago). PASADENA -- A 19- year-old autistic man, who also suffers from asthma, was reported missing from a board- and-care home, and police have appealed for the.. |
Minister guilty in exorcism case that killed autistic boy (Taipei Times, Taiwan - Jul 10, 2004). A minister was found guilty of abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who.. Autism is a complex developmental disorder best known for impairing a child's ability to.. |
Autistic Teen Who Disappeared Found Safe (WABC-TV, NY - Jul 10, 2004). (New York-WABC, July 9 , 2004) — There's a happy ending to the search for a 13-year-old missing autistic boy. He disappeared on.. |
Role of environmental risks in the development of autism (News-Medical.net, World - Jul 10, 2004). .. It is very important to take forward good quality research into autistic spectrum disorders... The MRC’s 2001 Review of Autism Research, identified some of the.. |
Music therapy helps children who have Autistic Spectrum Disorder.. (News-Medical.net, World - Jul 10, 2004). .. Wellington Branch of Autism New Zealand successfully trialled a school holiday programme of music experiences for children who have Autistic Spectrum Disorder.. |
Autistic man gets prison (The Express Times, PA - Jul 10, 2004). By RUDY MILLER. EASTON -- To social workers, Eric von Schlichten is a troubled, autistic teen who needs therapy to curb his tendency to "act out" sexually... |
Church minister could face five years in jail after autistic boy.. (Awares - Jul 10, 2004). MILWAUKEE, USA: A minister was found guilty on July 9 of abusing an eight-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront.. |
Early treatment of autism yields results, expert says (The Register-Guard, Oregon - Jul 10, 2004). SEATTLE - Early intervention and treatment of autistic children can yield significant results.. Dawson, director of the University of Washington Autism Center, in.. |
Jury finds minister guilty in autistic boy's death (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Jul 9, 2004). A self-described minister was found guilty Friday of abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church... |
Police Searching for Autistic Teen Who Disappeared in New York (Officer.com - Jul 9, 2004). (New York-WABC, July 9 , 2004) -- A frantic search is underway for a 13-year-old missing autistic boy last seen leaving for summer school... |
UK autism study launched (Biomedcentral.com, UK - Jul 9, 2004). .. the study would help define autism and Asperger syndrome... to answer is whether the incidence of autism has been.. step forward by the UK National Autistic Society.. |
Exorcist's brother says God claimed autistic boy's life, not.. (CNN - Jul 9, 2004). .. TV) -- The brother of a minister on trial for suffocating an autistic child during an.. Terrance, who was diagnosed with autism at age 2, hated to be touched and.. |
Stepmother Accused Of Starving Autistic Teen (KYW, PA - Jul 9, 2004). PHILADELPHIA (AP) An impoverished mother of 10 accused of starving her autistic stepson to death may testify in her own defense in her murder trial, her.. |
Expert: Significant results from early treatment of autistic.. (kgw.com (subscription), OR - Jul 8, 2004). Early intervention and treatment of autistic children can yield significant results.. Geraldine Dawson, director of the University of Washington Autism Center, in.. |
Expert: Significant results from early treatment of autistic.. (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA - Jul 8, 2004). SEATTLE -- Early intervention and treatment of autistic children can yield significant.. Dawson, director of the University of Washington Autism Center, in a.. |
Mother of 10 on trial for murder in autistic stepson's starvation.. (NEPA News, PA - Jul 8, 2004). Prosecutor Yvonne Ruiz is seeking a first-degree murder conviction, saying Audrey McDaniels intentionally starved 18-year-old Brahim Dukes because she was.. |
Mother of 10 on trial for murder in autistic stepson's starvation.. (Wilkes Barre Times-Leader, PA - Jul 8, 2004). PHILADELPHIA - An impoverished mother of 10 accused of starving her autistic stepson to death may testify in her own defense in her murder trial, her attorney.. |
Environmental risks in the development of autism and autism.. (News-Medical.net, World - Jul 8, 2004). .. Doctors’ records already exist on the relatively small number of children who have been diagnosed with autism or autistic spectrum disorders... |
Mother of 10 on trial for murder in autistic stepson's starvation.. (Penn Live, PA - Jul 8, 2004). PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An impoverished mother of 10 accused of starving her autistic stepson to death may testify in her own defense in her murder trial, her.. |
Mother of 10 on trial for murder in autistic stepson's starvation.. (Centre Daily Times, PA - Jul 8, 2004). PHILADELPHIA - An impoverished mother of 10 accused of starving her autistic stepson to death may testify in her own defense in her murder trial, her attorney.. |
Archived on Tuesday July 13 at 11.44pm:
New treatment spells success for dyslexics By STUART DYE | David Whyte's epiphany came as he sat in a restaurant and gazed across the road at a shop sign. | "I can read it - I understand the letters," said the stunned 28-year-old. | Mr Whyte h... (NZ Herald) |
Man sentenced to life in teacher strangling CHARLESTON, S.C. - An emotionally troubled handyman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the strangling death of a teacher in her home in Charleston's historic district. | Edmonds Te... (The State) |
LIFETIME Television's 'TV Movie Gold' Summer Extravaganza Stars Diane Ladd, Goldie Hawn, Sela Ward, Blythe Danner, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chandra West and Alison Lohman - Seven Network Movie Premieres August 13-30 - NEW YORK, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Eyes crossed from one too many discus throws? Seeing swimming pools in your sleep? As an alternative to the Summer Olym... (PR Newswire) |
Best sellers Hardcover Fiction | 1. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (Dial; $24) Four brainy roommates seek to break a code leading to ancient treasure. | 2. Ten Big Ones, Janet Evanovich (St. Ma... (The Enquirer) |
Kernan predicts tough budget decisions Indiana finished the 2004 budget year with $532.8 million in easily tapped savings, but tough choices lie ahead, Gov. Joe Kernan said Monday. | Kernan, a Democrat, has told state agencies to keep thei... (Indianapolis Star) |
How Vaccine Fears Kill GET ready for the next round of vaccine hys teria over the new pertussis (whooping cough) booster shot, a godsend designed to protect adolescents when their infant immunization wears off. | Whooping c... (New York Post Online) |
Automakers, `Losing Competitiveness,' Join UAW in Health Fight July 13 (Bloomberg) -- In another era, Geoffrey Schick and Ken Johnson might have clashed across a bargaining table. | Schick, 33, is a health-cost specialist at DaimlerChrysler AG. Johnson, 54, is an... (Bloomberg) |
Big win in store | In celebration of its 20th anniversary, TV3 will be having two contests that offer cash and prizes totalling RM3mil, reports SHEELA CHANDRAN. | TV3 and production house Vision New Media will i... (The Star) |
Parents claim HISD cover-up in son's alleged rape Suit says autistic boy, 13, attacked at summer school | The parents of a developmentally disabled, autistic boy filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing HISD of covering up an investigation into allega... (Houston Chronicle) |
Dance Going into its 32nd season, the Contemporary Dance Theater continues to offer a rich diversity of contemporary dance through its Guest Artist Series. | The 2004-2005 series, filled with resourceful da... (The Cincinnati Post) |
Artscape offers creative feast Artscape Baltimore 2004 kicks off this Friday, and organizers expect more than 500,000 people will converge on the Mount Royal Cultural Area for the three-day event. | "It has been growing every year,... (Baltimore Sun) |
'kids' Stuff AN all-kids newscast, starring the sons and daughters of prominent broadcasters, has finally cracked the New York City market. | "Teen Kids News" is co-anchored by Paula Zahn's teenage daughter, Haley... (New York Post Online) |
Mother to talk about son's disability By Daily News | Ben Levinson and his mother, Barbara LaSalle, will speak candidly and openly about their 25-year journey to a diagnosis and treatment for Levinson's Asperger's syndrome during a discus... (LA Dailynews) |
Erdrich's light touch turns ham-fisted Review by Michiko Kakutani | 'Four Souls' TWO STARS out of 4 stars | By Louise Erdrich | HarperCollins, 210 pages, $23.95 Louise Erdrich's new novel, "Four Souls," is a parable about revenge, told in ... (Detroit Free Press) |
Daniel Weintraub: Arnold's learning tough lessons By Daniel Weintraub -- Bee Columnist | Call it the education of Arnold Schwarzenegger. | Eight months ago, Schwarzenegger talked about government spending as if he thought the state budget was one big... (Sacramento Bee) |
Reassessing The Sexes TAKING SEX DIFFERENCES SERIOUSLY | BY STEVEN E. RHOADS | ENCOUNTER BOOKS, 240 PAGES, $25.95 | MOTHER'S love is like an opiate, addicting newborns with its irreplaceable power, according to a recent st... (New York Post Online) |
Minister guilty in exorcism case that killed autistic boy A minister was found guilty of abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church. | Prosecutors said Ray Hemphill laid on the boy's chest for at... (Taipei Times) |
Doctors bend rules to get past customs Across Britain this summer, an infection which had dwindled into insignificance has suddenly made a painful reappearance. Teenagers, army recruits and college students have found themselves with the t... (The Observer) |
Living in the Vortex of MMR Vaccine Controversy LONDON -- The first lesson a doctor needs to learn, says Andrew Wakefield, is to listen to his patients. And so when Rosemary Kessick brought in her son William in 1996, Wakefield listened carefully. ... (The Washington Post) |
Minister convicted of felony child abuse An exorcism that killed the autistic 8-year-old boy whom it was supposed to cure brought a felony conviction Friday for Ray A. Hemphill, a school maintenance worker who spent nights and weekends preac... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Archived on Wednesday July 14 at 9.20pm:
New treatment spells success for dyslexics By STUART DYE | David Whyte's epiphany came as he sat in a restaurant and gazed across the road at a shop sign. | "I can read it - I understand the letters," said the stunned 28-year-old. | Mr Whyte h... (NZ Herald) |
Man sentenced to life in teacher strangling CHARLESTON, S.C. - An emotionally troubled handyman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the strangling death of a teacher in her home in Charleston's historic district. | Edmonds Te... (The State) |
LIFETIME Television's 'TV Movie Gold' Summer Extravaganza Stars Diane Ladd, Goldie Hawn, Sela Ward, Blythe Danner, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chandra West and Alison Lohman - Seven Network Movie Premieres August 13-30 - NEW YORK, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Eyes crossed from one too many discus throws? Seeing swimming pools in your sleep? As an alternative to the Summer Olym... (PR Newswire) |
Best sellers Hardcover Fiction | 1. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (Dial; $24) Four brainy roommates seek to break a code leading to ancient treasure. | 2. Ten Big Ones, Janet Evanovich (St. Ma... (The Enquirer) |
Kernan predicts tough budget decisions Indiana finished the 2004 budget year with $532.8 million in easily tapped savings, but tough choices lie ahead, Gov. Joe Kernan said Monday. | Kernan, a Democrat, has told state agencies to keep thei... (Indianapolis Star) |
How Vaccine Fears Kill GET ready for the next round of vaccine hys teria over the new pertussis (whooping cough) booster shot, a godsend designed to protect adolescents when their infant immunization wears off. | Whooping c... (New York Post Online) |
Automakers, `Losing Competitiveness,' Join UAW in Health Fight July 13 (Bloomberg) -- In another era, Geoffrey Schick and Ken Johnson might have clashed across a bargaining table. | Schick, 33, is a health-cost specialist at DaimlerChrysler AG. Johnson, 54, is an... (Bloomberg) |
Big win in store | In celebration of its 20th anniversary, TV3 will be having two contests that offer cash and prizes totalling RM3mil, reports SHEELA CHANDRAN. | TV3 and production house Vision New Media will i... (The Star) |
Parents claim HISD cover-up in son's alleged rape Suit says autistic boy, 13, attacked at summer school | The parents of a developmentally disabled, autistic boy filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing HISD of covering up an investigation into allega... (Houston Chronicle) |
Dance Going into its 32nd season, the Contemporary Dance Theater continues to offer a rich diversity of contemporary dance through its Guest Artist Series. | The 2004-2005 series, filled with resourceful da... (The Cincinnati Post) |
Artscape offers creative feast Artscape Baltimore 2004 kicks off this Friday, and organizers expect more than 500,000 people will converge on the Mount Royal Cultural Area for the three-day event. | "It has been growing every year,... (Baltimore Sun) |
'kids' Stuff AN all-kids newscast, starring the sons and daughters of prominent broadcasters, has finally cracked the New York City market. | "Teen Kids News" is co-anchored by Paula Zahn's teenage daughter, Haley... (New York Post Online) |
Mother to talk about son's disability By Daily News | Ben Levinson and his mother, Barbara LaSalle, will speak candidly and openly about their 25-year journey to a diagnosis and treatment for Levinson's Asperger's syndrome during a discus... (LA Dailynews) |
Erdrich's light touch turns ham-fisted Review by Michiko Kakutani | 'Four Souls' TWO STARS out of 4 stars | By Louise Erdrich | HarperCollins, 210 pages, $23.95 Louise Erdrich's new novel, "Four Souls," is a parable about revenge, told in ... (Detroit Free Press) |
Daniel Weintraub: Arnold's learning tough lessons By Daniel Weintraub -- Bee Columnist | Call it the education of Arnold Schwarzenegger. | Eight months ago, Schwarzenegger talked about government spending as if he thought the state budget was one big... (Sacramento Bee) |
Reassessing The Sexes TAKING SEX DIFFERENCES SERIOUSLY | BY STEVEN E. RHOADS | ENCOUNTER BOOKS, 240 PAGES, $25.95 | MOTHER'S love is like an opiate, addicting newborns with its irreplaceable power, according to a recent st... (New York Post Online) |
Minister guilty in exorcism case that killed autistic boy A minister was found guilty of abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church. | Prosecutors said Ray Hemphill laid on the boy's chest for at... (Taipei Times) |
Doctors bend rules to get past customs Across Britain this summer, an infection which had dwindled into insignificance has suddenly made a painful reappearance. Teenagers, army recruits and college students have found themselves with the t... (The Observer) |
Living in the Vortex of MMR Vaccine Controversy LONDON -- The first lesson a doctor needs to learn, says Andrew Wakefield, is to listen to his patients. And so when Rosemary Kessick brought in her son William in 1996, Wakefield listened carefully. ... (The Washington Post) |
Minister convicted of felony child abuse An exorcism that killed the autistic 8-year-old boy whom it was supposed to cure brought a felony conviction Friday for Ray A. Hemphill, a school maintenance worker who spent nights and weekends preac... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Archived on Thursday July 15 at 11.39pm:
New treatment spells success for dyslexics By STUART DYE | David Whyte's epiphany came as he sat in a restaurant and gazed across the road at a shop sign. | "I can read it - I understand the letters," said the stunned 28-year-old. | Mr Whyte h... (NZ Herald) |
Man sentenced to life in teacher strangling CHARLESTON, S.C. - An emotionally troubled handyman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole in the strangling death of a teacher in her home in Charleston's historic district. | Edmonds Te... (The State) |
LIFETIME Television's 'TV Movie Gold' Summer Extravaganza Stars Diane Ladd, Goldie Hawn, Sela Ward, Blythe Danner, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Chandra West and Alison Lohman - Seven Network Movie Premieres August 13-30 - NEW YORK, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Eyes crossed from one too many discus throws? Seeing swimming pools in your sleep? As an alternative to the Summer Olym... (PR Newswire) |
Best sellers Hardcover Fiction | 1. The Rule of Four, Ian Caldwell and Dustin Thomason (Dial; $24) Four brainy roommates seek to break a code leading to ancient treasure. | 2. Ten Big Ones, Janet Evanovich (St. Ma... (The Enquirer) |
Kernan predicts tough budget decisions Indiana finished the 2004 budget year with $532.8 million in easily tapped savings, but tough choices lie ahead, Gov. Joe Kernan said Monday. | Kernan, a Democrat, has told state agencies to keep thei... (Indianapolis Star) |
How Vaccine Fears Kill GET ready for the next round of vaccine hys teria over the new pertussis (whooping cough) booster shot, a godsend designed to protect adolescents when their infant immunization wears off. | Whooping c... (New York Post Online) |
Automakers, `Losing Competitiveness,' Join UAW in Health Fight July 13 (Bloomberg) -- In another era, Geoffrey Schick and Ken Johnson might have clashed across a bargaining table. | Schick, 33, is a health-cost specialist at DaimlerChrysler AG. Johnson, 54, is an... (Bloomberg) |
Big win in store | In celebration of its 20th anniversary, TV3 will be having two contests that offer cash and prizes totalling RM3mil, reports SHEELA CHANDRAN. | TV3 and production house Vision New Media will i... (The Star) |
Parents claim HISD cover-up in son's alleged rape Suit says autistic boy, 13, attacked at summer school | The parents of a developmentally disabled, autistic boy filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing HISD of covering up an investigation into allega... (Houston Chronicle) |
Dance Going into its 32nd season, the Contemporary Dance Theater continues to offer a rich diversity of contemporary dance through its Guest Artist Series. | The 2004-2005 series, filled with resourceful da... (The Cincinnati Post) |
Artscape offers creative feast Artscape Baltimore 2004 kicks off this Friday, and organizers expect more than 500,000 people will converge on the Mount Royal Cultural Area for the three-day event. | "It has been growing every year,... (Baltimore Sun) |
'kids' Stuff AN all-kids newscast, starring the sons and daughters of prominent broadcasters, has finally cracked the New York City market. | "Teen Kids News" is co-anchored by Paula Zahn's teenage daughter, Haley... (New York Post Online) |
Mother to talk about son's disability By Daily News | Ben Levinson and his mother, Barbara LaSalle, will speak candidly and openly about their 25-year journey to a diagnosis and treatment for Levinson's Asperger's syndrome during a discus... (LA Dailynews) |
Erdrich's light touch turns ham-fisted Review by Michiko Kakutani | 'Four Souls' TWO STARS out of 4 stars | By Louise Erdrich | HarperCollins, 210 pages, $23.95 Louise Erdrich's new novel, "Four Souls," is a parable about revenge, told in ... (Detroit Free Press) |
Daniel Weintraub: Arnold's learning tough lessons By Daniel Weintraub -- Bee Columnist | Call it the education of Arnold Schwarzenegger. | Eight months ago, Schwarzenegger talked about government spending as if he thought the state budget was one big... (Sacramento Bee) |
Reassessing The Sexes TAKING SEX DIFFERENCES SERIOUSLY | BY STEVEN E. RHOADS | ENCOUNTER BOOKS, 240 PAGES, $25.95 | MOTHER'S love is like an opiate, addicting newborns with its irreplaceable power, according to a recent st... (New York Post Online) |
Minister guilty in exorcism case that killed autistic boy A minister was found guilty of abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who died in what prosecutors called an exorcism at a storefront church. | Prosecutors said Ray Hemphill laid on the boy's chest for at... (Taipei Times) |
Doctors bend rules to get past customs Across Britain this summer, an infection which had dwindled into insignificance has suddenly made a painful reappearance. Teenagers, army recruits and college students have found themselves with the t... (The Observer) |
Living in the Vortex of MMR Vaccine Controversy LONDON -- The first lesson a doctor needs to learn, says Andrew Wakefield, is to listen to his patients. And so when Rosemary Kessick brought in her son William in 1996, Wakefield listened carefully. ... (The Washington Post) |
Minister convicted of felony child abuse An exorcism that killed the autistic 8-year-old boy whom it was supposed to cure brought a felony conviction Friday for Ray A. Hemphill, a school maintenance worker who spent nights and weekends preac... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Archived on Thursday July 15 at 11.39pm:
First bilingual guide to autism launched in Aberystwyth (Awares - 8 hours ago). .. first bilingual guide to autism aimed at parents and carers was launched in Aberystwyth on July 14. The 34-page booklet, "All About Autistic Spectrum Disorders.. |
Family Fights To Keep School Program For Autistic Students (NewsNet5.com, OH - 10 hours ago). .. couple is fighting to keep public school services in place for autistic children. "Because continuity is so crucial to children with autism," Michelle said... |
Autistic man dies while swimming in the Castle Hill YMCA pool (News 12 Long Island, NY - 13 hours ago). (07/14/04) CASTLE HILL - An autistic man was found unconscious in the Castle Hill YMCA pool Tuesday. He was taken to Jacobi Medical.. |
Autistic man gets £7,500 for poor care (Cambridge Evening News, UK - 13 hours ago). AN autistic man has been awarded £7,500 from the county council for the poor care he received at a home for people with mental health problems... |
Autistic class accepting applications (Port Clinton News Herald, OH - 15 hours ago). Applications for the Ottawa County Autistic classroom are now being accepted for the 2004-2005 school year. The school is located.. |
Early Diagnosis of Autism Critical to Treatment (WAVY-TV, VA - 17 hours ago). Scientists are paying more attention to autism, a brain disorder usually seen in children by age three... Autism can range from mild to severe... |
PA DPW to Hold Regional Public Forums on Autism With Minority.. (HispanicBusiness.com - Jul 14, 2004). .. regional forums to accept public comment on proposed strategies to address the challenges and concerns of people and families living with autism in minority.. |
Early detection of autism improves chances (MSNBC - Jul 13, 2004). .. typical child interacts with his mother, while a child who is autistic pays little.. taking no chances, knowing all too well that the earlier autism is diagnosed.. |
PA DPW to Hold Regional Public Forums on Autism With Minority.. (PR Newswire (press release) - Jul 13, 2004). .. regional forums to accept public comment on proposed strategies to address the challenges and concerns of people and families living with autism in minority.. |
PA DPW to Hold Regional Public Forums on Autism With Minority.. (Yahoo News (press release) - Jul 13, 2004). .. regional forums to accept public comment on proposed strategies to address the challenges and concerns of people and families living with autism in minority.. |
Sadler raises more money for autism (That's Racing - Jul 13, 2004). .. of $86,400. The proceeds from the event are going to the Autism Society of America and the Victory Junction Gang Camp. "Race for.. |
Sadler raises more money for autism (Charlotte Observer (subscription), NC - Jul 13, 2004). .. of $86,400. The proceeds from the event are going to the Autism Society of America and the Victory Junction Gang Camp. "Race for.. |
Report: HISD Conceals Autistic Child's Attack, Parents Claim (Click 2 Houston.com, TX - Jul 13, 2004). HOUSTON -- School district officials covered up an investigation into a claim that a developmentally disabled, autistic boy was sodomized during a summer.. |
Autistic man returns to his home unharmed (Pasadena Star-News, CA - Jul 13, 2004). PASADENA -- An autistic 19-year-old man who had been reported missing returned Monday morning to the board- and-care facility where he lives, Pasadena police.. |
Parents say HISD employee raped autistic child (KHOU (Subscription), TX - Jul 12, 2004). HOUSTON -- A Houston family claims an HISD employee raped their autistic child and says the school district did little to investigate... |
Welsh celebrities bare their all - or almost - for Autism Cymru (Awares - Jul 12, 2004). CARDIFF: Welsh celebrities have a good reason for baring their all - or almost: it's for a charity calendar to raise money for Autism Cymru... |
Fund-raiser will help treat autistic children (The Record-Courier, NV - Jul 12, 2004). .. Kids who are diagnosed with autism need early.. after she and other parents became concerned about what they see as an increasing rise of autistic children... |
Autistic teen inducted into national honor society (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - Jul 12, 2004). .. Perhaps even that won't be a problem. "They say he has high-functioning autism... His mother sees Nicholas as an example for parents of autistic children... |
Autistic man reported missing (Pasadena Star-News, CA - Jul 11, 2004). PASADENA -- A 19- year-old autistic man, who also suffers from asthma, was reported missing from a board- and-care home, and police have appealed for the.. |
Minister guilty in exorcism case that killed autistic boy (Taipei Times, Taiwan - Jul 10, 2004). A minister was found guilty of abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who.. Autism is a complex developmental disorder best known for impairing a child's ability to.. |
Archived on Friday July 16 at 11.14pm:
Bubel/Aiken Foundation Announces New Partnership With Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 7/16/04 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Jul 16, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- | Clay Aiken's foundation for children with developmental disabilities today announced a new partners... (Stockhouse) |
Winning One Vote at a Time MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — In a dingy cubicle bare but for two telephones, an out-of-work accountant named Bart Johnson does his bit to help Republicans pull together the largest grass-roots army i... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Study checks on 'checkers' Scientists say they have unearthed a clue to solving the mystery of obsessive-compulsive disorder - the trait characterized with humor on the TV detective series "Monk." | But OCD, as it's known, is r... (Newsday) |
Vintage Grand Prix offers many possibilities this weekend | Friday, July 16, 2004 By Don Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | If you enjoy people-watching, old car shows, car racing or just beautiful scenery, this weekend's Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix may b... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Workers suffering serious illnesses to get job protection By Marie Woolf, Chief Political Correspondent | Employers will no longer be able to sack staff who reveal they have been diagnosed with a serious illness such as Aids or multiple sclerosis. Staff suff... (The Independent) |
Study: Brain is atypical in autistic boys | A new study by the UC Davis MIND Institute has found that two areas in the brain are larger in boys with autism than in boys who are developing normally. | The study, published in Wednesday's editio... (Sacramento Bee) |
Dare to Explore National Geographic Channel's New Fall Programming Line-Up Includes Six New Primetime Series, World Premiere Specials and a Week Highlighting National Geographic Channel's Most Amazing Discoveries WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the mo... (PR Newswire) |
High Court Challenge over Council's Help for Disabled Sons A couple "stretched to breaking point" after years of looking after their two severely disabled sons won the right today to bring a High Court challenge over the "unlawfully inadequate" amount of assi... (Scotsman) |
Girl who drowned in tub was autistic, friend says A 4-year-old Scarborough girl who is believed to have drowned in her family bathtub is known to be autistic. | Although police have not released the victim's name, friends identify her father as David... (The Toronto Star) |
Jimmie Johnson leading Nextel Cup points race Jimmie Johnson | No. 48 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports: Johnson's second-place finish at Chicagoland stretched his lead over Dale Earnhardt Jr. "It was a solid effort for us," Johnson said. "There wa... (USA Today) |
Nibbles: Local festivals serve a world of ethnic fare | Thursday, July 15, 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Jamaican jerk chicken and chicken empanadas are a few of the items at the Caribbean and Latin American Food and Music Festival from 6 to 10 p.m. Sat... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Disabled Sons 'Denied Help by Council' A High Court judge was giving his decision today on whether a couple "stretched to breaking point" after years of looking after their two severely disabled sons were unlawfully being denied adequate h... (Scotsman) |
Get ready for the next bull run (SINGAPORE) Hsieh Fu Hua is a man familiar with bull runs. | Less familiar is the chief executive of the Singapore Exchange with the non-market activity that he was seen doing yesterday. | But Mr Hsie... (The Business Times) |
Run, executive, run - for a good cause (SINGAPORE) Don't be surprised if you see a bunch of well-dressed business people charging down Shenton Way after work finishes on Friday, Oct 22. They'll simply be doing their bit for a good cause by... (The Business Times) |
Couple with Disabled Sons 'Denied Adequate Help by Council' A couple "stretched to breaking point" after years of looking after their two severely disabled sons are unlawfully being denied adequate assistance by a local council, it was claimed at the High Cour... (Scotsman) |
T-Birds hope FBR Open 1st on charity scoreboard | SCOTTSDALE - Not content with the title of the world's best-attended golf tournament, the host Thunderbirds are taking a swing at turning the FBR Open into the PGA Tour's most charitable event. | Th... (Azcentral) |
Autistic man in pool tragedy An autistic man on a field trip with his group home died after being pulled from a Bronx YMCA pool last night, police said. | Steven Stabola, 42, was discovered unconscious in the deep end of the indo... (New York Daily News) |
Horse therapy: Advocates say riding sessions can help children with disabilities | Seattle Times staff reporter HARLEY SOLTES / THE SEATTLE TIMES Barbara Sifferman, left, Sandy Helland, Alyssa Maynard and another volunteer behind the horse help Carter Fitzpatrick, 2, ride at EquiF... (Seattle Times) |
The last train to childhood nostalgia Last Train to Beechwood ITV | Restoration BBC 2 | Childhood, it is said, is a place to which we can never return. The poet AE Houseman wrote most memorably in Blue Remembered Hills: "This is the land ... (Scotsman) |
New treatment spells success for dyslexics By STUART DYE | David Whyte's epiphany came as he sat in a restaurant and gazed across the road at a shop sign. | "I can read it - I understand the letters," said the stunned 28-year-old. | Mr Whyte h... (NZ Herald) |
Archived on Friday July 16 at 11.14pm:
First bilingual guide to autism launched in Aberystwyth (Awares - 8 hours ago). .. first bilingual guide to autism aimed at parents and carers was launched in Aberystwyth on July 14. The 34-page booklet, "All About Autistic Spectrum Disorders.. |
Family Fights To Keep School Program For Autistic Students (NewsNet5.com, OH - 10 hours ago). .. couple is fighting to keep public school services in place for autistic children. "Because continuity is so crucial to children with autism," Michelle said... |
Autistic man dies while swimming in the Castle Hill YMCA pool (News 12 Long Island, NY - 13 hours ago). (07/14/04) CASTLE HILL - An autistic man was found unconscious in the Castle Hill YMCA pool Tuesday. He was taken to Jacobi Medical.. |
Autistic man gets £7,500 for poor care (Cambridge Evening News, UK - 13 hours ago). AN autistic man has been awarded £7,500 from the county council for the poor care he received at a home for people with mental health problems... |
Autistic class accepting applications (Port Clinton News Herald, OH - 15 hours ago). Applications for the Ottawa County Autistic classroom are now being accepted for the 2004-2005 school year. The school is located.. |
Early Diagnosis of Autism Critical to Treatment (WAVY-TV, VA - 17 hours ago). Scientists are paying more attention to autism, a brain disorder usually seen in children by age three... Autism can range from mild to severe... |
PA DPW to Hold Regional Public Forums on Autism With Minority.. (HispanicBusiness.com - Jul 14, 2004). .. regional forums to accept public comment on proposed strategies to address the challenges and concerns of people and families living with autism in minority.. |
Early detection of autism improves chances (MSNBC - Jul 13, 2004). .. typical child interacts with his mother, while a child who is autistic pays little.. taking no chances, knowing all too well that the earlier autism is diagnosed.. |
PA DPW to Hold Regional Public Forums on Autism With Minority.. (PR Newswire (press release) - Jul 13, 2004). .. regional forums to accept public comment on proposed strategies to address the challenges and concerns of people and families living with autism in minority.. |
PA DPW to Hold Regional Public Forums on Autism With Minority.. (Yahoo News (press release) - Jul 13, 2004). .. regional forums to accept public comment on proposed strategies to address the challenges and concerns of people and families living with autism in minority.. |
Sadler raises more money for autism (That's Racing - Jul 13, 2004). .. of $86,400. The proceeds from the event are going to the Autism Society of America and the Victory Junction Gang Camp. "Race for.. |
Sadler raises more money for autism (Charlotte Observer (subscription), NC - Jul 13, 2004). .. of $86,400. The proceeds from the event are going to the Autism Society of America and the Victory Junction Gang Camp. "Race for.. |
Report: HISD Conceals Autistic Child's Attack, Parents Claim (Click 2 Houston.com, TX - Jul 13, 2004). HOUSTON -- School district officials covered up an investigation into a claim that a developmentally disabled, autistic boy was sodomized during a summer.. |
Autistic man returns to his home unharmed (Pasadena Star-News, CA - Jul 13, 2004). PASADENA -- An autistic 19-year-old man who had been reported missing returned Monday morning to the board- and-care facility where he lives, Pasadena police.. |
Parents say HISD employee raped autistic child (KHOU (Subscription), TX - Jul 12, 2004). HOUSTON -- A Houston family claims an HISD employee raped their autistic child and says the school district did little to investigate... |
Welsh celebrities bare their all - or almost - for Autism Cymru (Awares - Jul 12, 2004). CARDIFF: Welsh celebrities have a good reason for baring their all - or almost: it's for a charity calendar to raise money for Autism Cymru... |
Fund-raiser will help treat autistic children (The Record-Courier, NV - Jul 12, 2004). .. Kids who are diagnosed with autism need early.. after she and other parents became concerned about what they see as an increasing rise of autistic children... |
Autistic teen inducted into national honor society (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - Jul 12, 2004). .. Perhaps even that won't be a problem. "They say he has high-functioning autism... His mother sees Nicholas as an example for parents of autistic children... |
Autistic man reported missing (Pasadena Star-News, CA - Jul 11, 2004). PASADENA -- A 19- year-old autistic man, who also suffers from asthma, was reported missing from a board- and-care home, and police have appealed for the.. |
Minister guilty in exorcism case that killed autistic boy (Taipei Times, Taiwan - Jul 10, 2004). A minister was found guilty of abusing an 8-year-old autistic boy who.. Autism is a complex developmental disorder best known for impairing a child's ability to.. |
Archived on Saturday July 17 at 5.36pm:
Bubel/Aiken Foundation Announces New Partnership With Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 7/16/04 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Jul 16, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- | Clay Aiken's foundation for children with developmental disabilities today announced a new partners... (Stockhouse) |
Winning One Vote at a Time MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — In a dingy cubicle bare but for two telephones, an out-of-work accountant named Bart Johnson does his bit to help Republicans pull together the largest grass-roots army i... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Study checks on 'checkers' Scientists say they have unearthed a clue to solving the mystery of obsessive-compulsive disorder - the trait characterized with humor on the TV detective series "Monk." | But OCD, as it's known, is r... (Newsday) |
Vintage Grand Prix offers many possibilities this weekend | Friday, July 16, 2004 By Don Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | If you enjoy people-watching, old car shows, car racing or just beautiful scenery, this weekend's Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix may b... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Workers suffering serious illnesses to get job protection By Marie Woolf, Chief Political Correspondent | Employers will no longer be able to sack staff who reveal they have been diagnosed with a serious illness such as Aids or multiple sclerosis. Staff suff... (The Independent) |
Study: Brain is atypical in autistic boys | A new study by the UC Davis MIND Institute has found that two areas in the brain are larger in boys with autism than in boys who are developing normally. | The study, published in Wednesday's editio... (Sacramento Bee) |
Dare to Explore National Geographic Channel's New Fall Programming Line-Up Includes Six New Primetime Series, World Premiere Specials and a Week Highlighting National Geographic Channel's Most Amazing Discoveries WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the mo... (PR Newswire) |
High Court Challenge over Council's Help for Disabled Sons A couple "stretched to breaking point" after years of looking after their two severely disabled sons won the right today to bring a High Court challenge over the "unlawfully inadequate" amount of assi... (Scotsman) |
Girl who drowned in tub was autistic, friend says A 4-year-old Scarborough girl who is believed to have drowned in her family bathtub is known to be autistic. | Although police have not released the victim's name, friends identify her father as David... (The Toronto Star) |
Jimmie Johnson leading Nextel Cup points race Jimmie Johnson | No. 48 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports: Johnson's second-place finish at Chicagoland stretched his lead over Dale Earnhardt Jr. "It was a solid effort for us," Johnson said. "There wa... (USA Today) |
Nibbles: Local festivals serve a world of ethnic fare | Thursday, July 15, 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Jamaican jerk chicken and chicken empanadas are a few of the items at the Caribbean and Latin American Food and Music Festival from 6 to 10 p.m. Sat... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Disabled Sons 'Denied Help by Council' A High Court judge was giving his decision today on whether a couple "stretched to breaking point" after years of looking after their two severely disabled sons were unlawfully being denied adequate h... (Scotsman) |
Get ready for the next bull run (SINGAPORE) Hsieh Fu Hua is a man familiar with bull runs. | Less familiar is the chief executive of the Singapore Exchange with the non-market activity that he was seen doing yesterday. | But Mr Hsie... (The Business Times) |
Run, executive, run - for a good cause (SINGAPORE) Don't be surprised if you see a bunch of well-dressed business people charging down Shenton Way after work finishes on Friday, Oct 22. They'll simply be doing their bit for a good cause by... (The Business Times) |
Couple with Disabled Sons 'Denied Adequate Help by Council' A couple "stretched to breaking point" after years of looking after their two severely disabled sons are unlawfully being denied adequate assistance by a local council, it was claimed at the High Cour... (Scotsman) |
T-Birds hope FBR Open 1st on charity scoreboard | SCOTTSDALE - Not content with the title of the world's best-attended golf tournament, the host Thunderbirds are taking a swing at turning the FBR Open into the PGA Tour's most charitable event. | Th... (Azcentral) |
Autistic man in pool tragedy An autistic man on a field trip with his group home died after being pulled from a Bronx YMCA pool last night, police said. | Steven Stabola, 42, was discovered unconscious in the deep end of the indo... (New York Daily News) |
Horse therapy: Advocates say riding sessions can help children with disabilities | Seattle Times staff reporter HARLEY SOLTES / THE SEATTLE TIMES Barbara Sifferman, left, Sandy Helland, Alyssa Maynard and another volunteer behind the horse help Carter Fitzpatrick, 2, ride at EquiF... (Seattle Times) |
The last train to childhood nostalgia Last Train to Beechwood ITV | Restoration BBC 2 | Childhood, it is said, is a place to which we can never return. The poet AE Houseman wrote most memorably in Blue Remembered Hills: "This is the land ... (Scotsman) |
New treatment spells success for dyslexics By STUART DYE | David Whyte's epiphany came as he sat in a restaurant and gazed across the road at a shop sign. | "I can read it - I understand the letters," said the stunned 28-year-old. | Mr Whyte h... (NZ Herald) |
Archived on Sunday July 18 at 10.19am:
Clue to how we forge social bonds WASHINGTON—Newborn mice shriek frantically when mom's away — unless they have a defect in the same brain pathway that responds to morphine, says research that sheds new light on mother-inf... (The Toronto Star) |
Samurai Killer Son Locked Up | Jul 17 2004 | Five years for hermit, 18 | By Thomas Smith | A SON who claimed Satan ordered him to kill his dad with two samurai swords was yesterday caged for five years. | Daniel Leather, 18, had ... (Daily Record) |
Bubel/Aiken Foundation Announces New Partnership With Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 7/16/04 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Jul 16, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- | Clay Aiken's foundation for children with developmental disabilities today announced a new partners... (Stockhouse) |
Winning One Vote at a Time MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — In a dingy cubicle bare but for two telephones, an out-of-work accountant named Bart Johnson does his bit to help Republicans pull together the largest grass-roots army i... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Study checks on 'checkers' Scientists say they have unearthed a clue to solving the mystery of obsessive-compulsive disorder - the trait characterized with humor on the TV detective series "Monk." | But OCD, as it's known, is r... (Newsday) |
Vintage Grand Prix offers many possibilities this weekend | Friday, July 16, 2004 By Don Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | If you enjoy people-watching, old car shows, car racing or just beautiful scenery, this weekend's Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix may b... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Workers suffering serious illnesses to get job protection By Marie Woolf, Chief Political Correspondent | Employers will no longer be able to sack staff who reveal they have been diagnosed with a serious illness such as Aids or multiple sclerosis. Staff suff... (The Independent) |
Study: Brain is atypical in autistic boys | A new study by the UC Davis MIND Institute has found that two areas in the brain are larger in boys with autism than in boys who are developing normally. | The study, published in Wednesday's editio... (Sacramento Bee) |
Dare to Explore National Geographic Channel's New Fall Programming Line-Up Includes Six New Primetime Series, World Premiere Specials and a Week Highlighting National Geographic Channel's Most Amazing Discoveries WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the mo... (PR Newswire) |
High Court Challenge over Council's Help for Disabled Sons A couple "stretched to breaking point" after years of looking after their two severely disabled sons won the right today to bring a High Court challenge over the "unlawfully inadequate" amount of assi... (Scotsman) |
Girl who drowned in tub was autistic, friend says A 4-year-old Scarborough girl who is believed to have drowned in her family bathtub is known to be autistic. | Although police have not released the victim's name, friends identify her father as David... (The Toronto Star) |
Jimmie Johnson leading Nextel Cup points race Jimmie Johnson | No. 48 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports: Johnson's second-place finish at Chicagoland stretched his lead over Dale Earnhardt Jr. "It was a solid effort for us," Johnson said. "There wa... (USA Today) |
Nibbles: Local festivals serve a world of ethnic fare | Thursday, July 15, 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Jamaican jerk chicken and chicken empanadas are a few of the items at the Caribbean and Latin American Food and Music Festival from 6 to 10 p.m. Sat... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Disabled Sons 'Denied Help by Council' A High Court judge was giving his decision today on whether a couple "stretched to breaking point" after years of looking after their two severely disabled sons were unlawfully being denied adequate h... (Scotsman) |
Get ready for the next bull run (SINGAPORE) Hsieh Fu Hua is a man familiar with bull runs. | Less familiar is the chief executive of the Singapore Exchange with the non-market activity that he was seen doing yesterday. | But Mr Hsie... (The Business Times) |
Run, executive, run - for a good cause (SINGAPORE) Don't be surprised if you see a bunch of well-dressed business people charging down Shenton Way after work finishes on Friday, Oct 22. They'll simply be doing their bit for a good cause by... (The Business Times) |
Couple with Disabled Sons 'Denied Adequate Help by Council' A couple "stretched to breaking point" after years of looking after their two severely disabled sons are unlawfully being denied adequate assistance by a local council, it was claimed at the High Cour... (Scotsman) |
T-Birds hope FBR Open 1st on charity scoreboard | SCOTTSDALE - Not content with the title of the world's best-attended golf tournament, the host Thunderbirds are taking a swing at turning the FBR Open into the PGA Tour's most charitable event. | Th... (Azcentral) |
Autistic man in pool tragedy An autistic man on a field trip with his group home died after being pulled from a Bronx YMCA pool last night, police said. | Steven Stabola, 42, was discovered unconscious in the deep end of the indo... (New York Daily News) |
Horse therapy: Advocates say riding sessions can help children with disabilities | Seattle Times staff reporter HARLEY SOLTES / THE SEATTLE TIMES Barbara Sifferman, left, Sandy Helland, Alyssa Maynard and another volunteer behind the horse help Carter Fitzpatrick, 2, ride at EquiF... (Seattle Times) |
Archived on Sunday July 18 at 10.19am:
One quirk doesn't mean your child has autism (Miami Herald (subscription), FL - 3 hours ago). .. A: Autism? My Lord!.. If your son is social and interested in a relatively broad range of things, then let me assure you, he's not autistic... |
State official gets first-hand look at autism programs (The Citizen's Voice, PA - 3 hours ago). .. son, Lucas, who has autism, expressed support for a verbal behavioral program which uses the psychology principles of BF Skinner to teach autistic children to.. |
Autistic kids and dogs can be dangerous mix, but safe co-existence.. (Muncie Star Press, IN - 6 hours ago). .. One parent of an autistic child spoke to The Star Press but later.. because they involve children -particularly children who, because of their autism, can be.. |
Hitting a Homerun for Autistic Kids (OurSports Central (press release), WI - 14 hours ago). July 16, 2004 - WHAT: The Salt Lake Stingers and Carmen B. Pingree School for Children with Autism are teaming up to raise money for the School at the July 17.. |
HITTING A HOMERUN FOR AUTISTIC KIDS (Stingersbaseball.com, UT - 15 hours ago). .. With early diagnosis and intensive treatment, children with autism can learn to.. that offers intensive treatment and education for autistic children,” says.. |
Autism - Brain areas Grow too Fast (About Mental Health - 23 hours ago). Researchers at Univeraity of California Davis have found that the amygdala and the hippocampus are abnormally large in boys with autism... |
No jail for Asperger's rapist: judge (Ninemsn, Australia - Jul 15, 2004). Kym Andrew Parsons was diagnosed as suffering from Asperger's disorder, a mild variant of autism that causes a severe impairment in social interaction and.. |
Clue to autism revealed (Davis Enterprise, CA - Jul 15, 2004). .. 7 and 18 diagnosed with autism or Asperger's syndrome.. Others had normal intelligence and autism... significantly larger than 40 percent in the autistic boys aged.. |
Study: Brain is atypical in autistic boys (Sacramento Bee, CA - Jul 15, 2004). .. Autistic people generally have difficulty speaking, relating to others and responding.. The group included 46 with autism; 25 with Asperger syndrome, a.. |
Girl who drowned in tub was autistic, friend says (Toronto Star, Canada - Jul 15, 2004). A 4-year-old Scarborough girl who is believed to have drowned in her family bathtub is known to be autistic. Although police have.. |
Town keeps an eye on autistic boy (Pioneer Press Online, IL - Jul 15, 2004). .. autistic people better, and have shared their knowledge with other officers. Matheny, the department's spokesman, said Bekiaris plans formal trainign on autism.. |
Bilingual advice on autism (ic NorthWales, UK - Jul 15, 2004). All About Autistic Spectrum Disorders is a 34-page booklet which contains advice on.. for the rest of Wales, by Ceredigion Family Support Team and Autism Cymru. |
Rapist avoids jail due to Asperger's (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Jul 15, 2004). Kym Andrew Parsons was diagnosed as suffering from Asperger's disorder, a mild variant of autism that causes a severe impairment in social interaction and.. |
Rapist avoids jail due to Asperger's (The Age, Australia - Jul 15, 2004). Kym Andrew Parsons was diagnosed as suffering from Asperger's disorder, a mild variant of autism that causes a severe impairment in social interaction and.. |
First bilingual guide to autism launched in Aberystwyth (Awares - Jul 14, 2004). .. first bilingual guide to autism aimed at parents and carers was launched in Aberystwyth on July 14. The 34-page booklet, "All About Autistic Spectrum Disorders.. |
Family Fights To Keep School Program For Autistic Students (NewsNet5.com, OH - Jul 14, 2004). .. couple is fighting to keep public school services in place for autistic children. "Because continuity is so crucial to children with autism," Michelle said... |
Autistic man dies while swimming in the Castle Hill YMCA pool (News 12 Long Island, NY - Jul 14, 2004). (07/14/04) CASTLE HILL - An autistic man was found unconscious in the Castle Hill YMCA pool Tuesday. He was taken to Jacobi Medical.. |
Autistic man gets £7,500 for poor care (Cambridge Evening News, UK - Jul 14, 2004). AN autistic man has been awarded £7,500 from the county council for the poor care he received at a home for people with mental health problems... |
Autistic class accepting applications (Port Clinton News Herald, OH - Jul 14, 2004). Applications for the Ottawa County Autistic classroom are now being accepted for the 2004-2005 school year. The school is located.. |
Early Diagnosis of Autism Critical to Treatment (WAVY-TV, VA - Jul 14, 2004). Scientists are paying more attention to autism, a brain disorder usually seen in children by age three... Autism can range from mild to severe... |
Archived on Monday July 19 at 11.32am:
Top of the 2nd The flags are small, 14 inches by 18 inches, hand-sewn by a tailor. Hours before his expedition, Matt Brennan, his wife, Susan, and their 5-year-old daughter, Madeline, flatten the material to affix l... (The Enquirer) |
Autism needs to break out of ice age You have a wonderful little baby, sweet and quiet. But when he cries, your hugs don't comfort him. When you smile, he stares straight through you. And when you bring him to the doctor, you're told: | ... (New York Daily News) |
College students race on final day of Grand Prix Connor Brem has a future in judging formula-style race cars. | The 10-year-old's favorite was the Penn State "82" race car, which his eyes followed around the twisty, quarter-mile autocross course nea... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) |
Mind over matter: Web sites offer advice for dealing with learning disabilities I sometimes wonder if the phrase ``learning disability'' will be with us in 10 years' time, or whether it will have been sent to the scrapheap of social vocabulary to join such outdated terms as ``und... (Boston Herald) |
Battle to save 'our model community' Taking a break from his job in the community's organic food store, Raymond Friskney looks out across the rolling farmland. Some of his friends are weeding vegetable gardens, others tending to cattle, ... (The Observer) |
Freddie and Henry: a mother's struggle by Henrietta Spink | Hodder & Stoughton £12.99, pp290 | When Henrietta Spink's son Henry was born she had a vision of him as a young man silently reading in a library. A year later Henry was diagnosed... (The Observer) |
Clue to how we forge social bonds WASHINGTON—Newborn mice shriek frantically when mom's away — unless they have a defect in the same brain pathway that responds to morphine, says research that sheds new light on mother-inf... (The Toronto Star) |
Samurai Killer Son Locked Up | Jul 17 2004 | Five years for hermit, 18 | By Thomas Smith | A SON who claimed Satan ordered him to kill his dad with two samurai swords was yesterday caged for five years. | Daniel Leather, 18, had ... (Daily Record) |
Paperback best sellers Rankings reflect sales figures for the week ending July 3 at almost 4,000 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 60,000 other retailers, statistically weighted to represent sales in all such outlets nati... (Houston Chronicle) |
Bubel/Aiken Foundation Announces New Partnership With Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 7/16/04 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Jul 16, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- | Clay Aiken's foundation for children with developmental disabilities today announced a new partners... (Stockhouse) |
Winning One Vote at a Time MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — In a dingy cubicle bare but for two telephones, an out-of-work accountant named Bart Johnson does his bit to help Republicans pull together the largest grass-roots army i... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Study checks on 'checkers' Scientists say they have unearthed a clue to solving the mystery of obsessive-compulsive disorder - the trait characterized with humor on the TV detective series "Monk." | But OCD, as it's known, is r... (Newsday) |
Vintage Grand Prix offers many possibilities this weekend | Friday, July 16, 2004 By Don Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | If you enjoy people-watching, old car shows, car racing or just beautiful scenery, this weekend's Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix may b... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Workers suffering serious illnesses to get job protection By Marie Woolf, Chief Political Correspondent | Employers will no longer be able to sack staff who reveal they have been diagnosed with a serious illness such as Aids or multiple sclerosis. Staff suff... (The Independent) |
Study: Brain is atypical in autistic boys | A new study by the UC Davis MIND Institute has found that two areas in the brain are larger in boys with autism than in boys who are developing normally. | The study, published in Wednesday's editio... (Sacramento Bee) |
Dare to Explore National Geographic Channel's New Fall Programming Line-Up Includes Six New Primetime Series, World Premiere Specials and a Week Highlighting National Geographic Channel's Most Amazing Discoveries WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the mo... (PR Newswire) |
High Court Challenge over Council's Help for Disabled Sons A couple "stretched to breaking point" after years of looking after their two severely disabled sons won the right today to bring a High Court challenge over the "unlawfully inadequate" amount of assi... (Scotsman) |
Girl who drowned in tub was autistic, friend says A 4-year-old Scarborough girl who is believed to have drowned in her family bathtub is known to be autistic. | Although police have not released the victim's name, friends identify her father as David... (The Toronto Star) |
Jimmie Johnson leading Nextel Cup points race Jimmie Johnson | No. 48 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports: Johnson's second-place finish at Chicagoland stretched his lead over Dale Earnhardt Jr. "It was a solid effort for us," Johnson said. "There wa... (USA Today) |
Nibbles: Local festivals serve a world of ethnic fare | Thursday, July 15, 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Jamaican jerk chicken and chicken empanadas are a few of the items at the Caribbean and Latin American Food and Music Festival from 6 to 10 p.m. Sat... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Archived on Monday July 19 at 11.32am:
Organisation for autistic children weaves its way to social.. (The Nation, Thailand, Thailand - Jul 17, 2004). .. Like the autistic children in the non-profit organisation (NPO) Saori-Hiroba Thai project who have learned weaving techniques, many disabled people have proved.. |
One quirk doesn't mean your child has autism (Miami Herald (subscription), FL - Jul 17, 2004). .. A: Autism? My Lord!.. If your son is social and interested in a relatively broad range of things, then let me assure you, he's not autistic... |
State official gets first-hand look at autism programs (The Citizen's Voice, PA - Jul 17, 2004). .. son, Lucas, who has autism, expressed support for a verbal behavioral program which uses the psychology principles of BF Skinner to teach autistic children to.. |
Autistic kids and dogs can be dangerous mix, but safe co-existence.. (Muncie Star Press, IN - Jul 16, 2004). .. One parent of an autistic child spoke to The Star Press but later.. because they involve children -particularly children who, because of their autism, can be.. |
Hitting a Homerun for Autistic Kids (OurSports Central (press release), WI - Jul 16, 2004). July 16, 2004 - WHAT: The Salt Lake Stingers and Carmen B. Pingree School for Children with Autism are teaming up to raise money for the School at the July 17.. |
HITTING A HOMERUN FOR AUTISTIC KIDS (Stingersbaseball.com, UT - Jul 16, 2004). .. With early diagnosis and intensive treatment, children with autism can learn to.. that offers intensive treatment and education for autistic children,” says.. |
Autism - Brain areas Grow too Fast (About Mental Health - Jul 16, 2004). Researchers at Univeraity of California Davis have found that the amygdala and the hippocampus are abnormally large in boys with autism... |
No jail for Asperger's rapist: judge (Ninemsn, Australia - Jul 15, 2004). Kym Andrew Parsons was diagnosed as suffering from Asperger's disorder, a mild variant of autism that causes a severe impairment in social interaction and.. |
Clue to autism revealed (Davis Enterprise, CA - Jul 15, 2004). .. 7 and 18 diagnosed with autism or Asperger's syndrome.. Others had normal intelligence and autism... significantly larger than 40 percent in the autistic boys aged.. |
Study: Brain is atypical in autistic boys (Sacramento Bee, CA - Jul 15, 2004). .. Autistic people generally have difficulty speaking, relating to others and responding.. The group included 46 with autism; 25 with Asperger syndrome, a.. |
Girl who drowned in tub was autistic, friend says (Toronto Star, Canada - Jul 15, 2004). A 4-year-old Scarborough girl who is believed to have drowned in her family bathtub is known to be autistic. Although police have.. |
Town keeps an eye on autistic boy (Pioneer Press Online, IL - Jul 15, 2004). .. autistic people better, and have shared their knowledge with other officers. Matheny, the department's spokesman, said Bekiaris plans formal trainign on autism.. |
Bilingual advice on autism (ic NorthWales, UK - Jul 15, 2004). All About Autistic Spectrum Disorders is a 34-page booklet which contains advice on.. for the rest of Wales, by Ceredigion Family Support Team and Autism Cymru. |
Rapist avoids jail due to Asperger's (Sydney Morning Herald, Australia - Jul 15, 2004). Kym Andrew Parsons was diagnosed as suffering from Asperger's disorder, a mild variant of autism that causes a severe impairment in social interaction and.. |
Rapist avoids jail due to Asperger's (The Age, Australia - Jul 15, 2004). Kym Andrew Parsons was diagnosed as suffering from Asperger's disorder, a mild variant of autism that causes a severe impairment in social interaction and.. |
First bilingual guide to autism launched in Aberystwyth (Awares - Jul 14, 2004). .. first bilingual guide to autism aimed at parents and carers was launched in Aberystwyth on July 14. The 34-page booklet, "All About Autistic Spectrum Disorders.. |
Family Fights To Keep School Program For Autistic Students (NewsNet5.com, OH - Jul 14, 2004). .. couple is fighting to keep public school services in place for autistic children. "Because continuity is so crucial to children with autism," Michelle said... |
Autistic man dies while swimming in the Castle Hill YMCA pool (News 12 Long Island, NY - Jul 14, 2004). (07/14/04) CASTLE HILL - An autistic man was found unconscious in the Castle Hill YMCA pool Tuesday. He was taken to Jacobi Medical.. |
Autistic man gets £7,500 for poor care (Cambridge Evening News, UK - Jul 14, 2004). AN autistic man has been awarded £7,500 from the county council for the poor care he received at a home for people with mental health problems... |
Autistic class accepting applications (Port Clinton News Herald, OH - Jul 14, 2004). Applications for the Ottawa County Autistic classroom are now being accepted for the 2004-2005 school year. The school is located.. |
Archived on Tuesday July 20 at 5.46pm:
Top of the 2nd The flags are small, 14 inches by 18 inches, hand-sewn by a tailor. Hours before his expedition, Matt Brennan, his wife, Susan, and their 5-year-old daughter, Madeline, flatten the material to affix l... (The Enquirer) |
Autism needs to break out of ice age You have a wonderful little baby, sweet and quiet. But when he cries, your hugs don't comfort him. When you smile, he stares straight through you. And when you bring him to the doctor, you're told: | ... (New York Daily News) |
College students race on final day of Grand Prix Connor Brem has a future in judging formula-style race cars. | The 10-year-old's favorite was the Penn State "82" race car, which his eyes followed around the twisty, quarter-mile autocross course nea... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) |
Mind over matter: Web sites offer advice for dealing with learning disabilities I sometimes wonder if the phrase ``learning disability'' will be with us in 10 years' time, or whether it will have been sent to the scrapheap of social vocabulary to join such outdated terms as ``und... (Boston Herald) |
Battle to save 'our model community' Taking a break from his job in the community's organic food store, Raymond Friskney looks out across the rolling farmland. Some of his friends are weeding vegetable gardens, others tending to cattle, ... (The Observer) |
Freddie and Henry: a mother's struggle by Henrietta Spink | Hodder & Stoughton £12.99, pp290 | When Henrietta Spink's son Henry was born she had a vision of him as a young man silently reading in a library. A year later Henry was diagnosed... (The Observer) |
Clue to how we forge social bonds WASHINGTON—Newborn mice shriek frantically when mom's away — unless they have a defect in the same brain pathway that responds to morphine, says research that sheds new light on mother-inf... (The Toronto Star) |
Samurai Killer Son Locked Up | Jul 17 2004 | Five years for hermit, 18 | By Thomas Smith | A SON who claimed Satan ordered him to kill his dad with two samurai swords was yesterday caged for five years. | Daniel Leather, 18, had ... (Daily Record) |
Paperback best sellers Rankings reflect sales figures for the week ending July 3 at almost 4,000 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 60,000 other retailers, statistically weighted to represent sales in all such outlets nati... (Houston Chronicle) |
Bubel/Aiken Foundation Announces New Partnership With Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 7/16/04 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Jul 16, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- | Clay Aiken's foundation for children with developmental disabilities today announced a new partners... (Stockhouse) |
Winning One Vote at a Time MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — In a dingy cubicle bare but for two telephones, an out-of-work accountant named Bart Johnson does his bit to help Republicans pull together the largest grass-roots army i... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Study checks on 'checkers' Scientists say they have unearthed a clue to solving the mystery of obsessive-compulsive disorder - the trait characterized with humor on the TV detective series "Monk." | But OCD, as it's known, is r... (Newsday) |
Vintage Grand Prix offers many possibilities this weekend | Friday, July 16, 2004 By Don Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | If you enjoy people-watching, old car shows, car racing or just beautiful scenery, this weekend's Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix may b... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Workers suffering serious illnesses to get job protection By Marie Woolf, Chief Political Correspondent | Employers will no longer be able to sack staff who reveal they have been diagnosed with a serious illness such as Aids or multiple sclerosis. Staff suff... (The Independent) |
Study: Brain is atypical in autistic boys | A new study by the UC Davis MIND Institute has found that two areas in the brain are larger in boys with autism than in boys who are developing normally. | The study, published in Wednesday's editio... (Sacramento Bee) |
Dare to Explore National Geographic Channel's New Fall Programming Line-Up Includes Six New Primetime Series, World Premiere Specials and a Week Highlighting National Geographic Channel's Most Amazing Discoveries WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the mo... (PR Newswire) |
High Court Challenge over Council's Help for Disabled Sons A couple "stretched to breaking point" after years of looking after their two severely disabled sons won the right today to bring a High Court challenge over the "unlawfully inadequate" amount of assi... (Scotsman) |
Girl who drowned in tub was autistic, friend says A 4-year-old Scarborough girl who is believed to have drowned in her family bathtub is known to be autistic. | Although police have not released the victim's name, friends identify her father as David... (The Toronto Star) |
Jimmie Johnson leading Nextel Cup points race Jimmie Johnson | No. 48 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports: Johnson's second-place finish at Chicagoland stretched his lead over Dale Earnhardt Jr. "It was a solid effort for us," Johnson said. "There wa... (USA Today) |
Nibbles: Local festivals serve a world of ethnic fare | Thursday, July 15, 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Jamaican jerk chicken and chicken empanadas are a few of the items at the Caribbean and Latin American Food and Music Festival from 6 to 10 p.m. Sat... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Archived on Wednesday July 21 at 1.39pm:
Top of the 2nd The flags are small, 14 inches by 18 inches, hand-sewn by a tailor. Hours before his expedition, Matt Brennan, his wife, Susan, and their 5-year-old daughter, Madeline, flatten the material to affix l... (The Enquirer) |
Autism needs to break out of ice age You have a wonderful little baby, sweet and quiet. But when he cries, your hugs don't comfort him. When you smile, he stares straight through you. And when you bring him to the doctor, you're told: | ... (New York Daily News) |
College students race on final day of Grand Prix Connor Brem has a future in judging formula-style race cars. | The 10-year-old's favorite was the Penn State "82" race car, which his eyes followed around the twisty, quarter-mile autocross course nea... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) |
Mind over matter: Web sites offer advice for dealing with learning disabilities I sometimes wonder if the phrase ``learning disability'' will be with us in 10 years' time, or whether it will have been sent to the scrapheap of social vocabulary to join such outdated terms as ``und... (Boston Herald) |
Battle to save 'our model community' Taking a break from his job in the community's organic food store, Raymond Friskney looks out across the rolling farmland. Some of his friends are weeding vegetable gardens, others tending to cattle, ... (The Observer) |
Freddie and Henry: a mother's struggle by Henrietta Spink | Hodder & Stoughton £12.99, pp290 | When Henrietta Spink's son Henry was born she had a vision of him as a young man silently reading in a library. A year later Henry was diagnosed... (The Observer) |
Clue to how we forge social bonds WASHINGTON—Newborn mice shriek frantically when mom's away — unless they have a defect in the same brain pathway that responds to morphine, says research that sheds new light on mother-inf... (The Toronto Star) |
Samurai Killer Son Locked Up | Jul 17 2004 | Five years for hermit, 18 | By Thomas Smith | A SON who claimed Satan ordered him to kill his dad with two samurai swords was yesterday caged for five years. | Daniel Leather, 18, had ... (Daily Record) |
Paperback best sellers Rankings reflect sales figures for the week ending July 3 at almost 4,000 bookstores plus wholesalers serving 60,000 other retailers, statistically weighted to represent sales in all such outlets nati... (Houston Chronicle) |
Bubel/Aiken Foundation Announces New Partnership With Krispy Kreme Doughnuts 7/16/04 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Jul 16, 2004 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- | Clay Aiken's foundation for children with developmental disabilities today announced a new partners... (Stockhouse) |
Winning One Vote at a Time MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. — In a dingy cubicle bare but for two telephones, an out-of-work accountant named Bart Johnson does his bit to help Republicans pull together the largest grass-roots army i... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Study checks on 'checkers' Scientists say they have unearthed a clue to solving the mystery of obsessive-compulsive disorder - the trait characterized with humor on the TV detective series "Monk." | But OCD, as it's known, is r... (Newsday) |
Vintage Grand Prix offers many possibilities this weekend | Friday, July 16, 2004 By Don Hammonds, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | If you enjoy people-watching, old car shows, car racing or just beautiful scenery, this weekend's Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix may b... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Workers suffering serious illnesses to get job protection By Marie Woolf, Chief Political Correspondent | Employers will no longer be able to sack staff who reveal they have been diagnosed with a serious illness such as Aids or multiple sclerosis. Staff suff... (The Independent) |
Study: Brain is atypical in autistic boys | A new study by the UC Davis MIND Institute has found that two areas in the brain are larger in boys with autism than in boys who are developing normally. | The study, published in Wednesday's editio... (Sacramento Bee) |
Dare to Explore National Geographic Channel's New Fall Programming Line-Up Includes Six New Primetime Series, World Premiere Specials and a Week Highlighting National Geographic Channel's Most Amazing Discoveries WASHINGTON, July 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Building on the mo... (PR Newswire) |
High Court Challenge over Council's Help for Disabled Sons A couple "stretched to breaking point" after years of looking after their two severely disabled sons won the right today to bring a High Court challenge over the "unlawfully inadequate" amount of assi... (Scotsman) |
Girl who drowned in tub was autistic, friend says A 4-year-old Scarborough girl who is believed to have drowned in her family bathtub is known to be autistic. | Although police have not released the victim's name, friends identify her father as David... (The Toronto Star) |
Jimmie Johnson leading Nextel Cup points race Jimmie Johnson | No. 48 Chevrolet, Hendrick Motorsports: Johnson's second-place finish at Chicagoland stretched his lead over Dale Earnhardt Jr. "It was a solid effort for us," Johnson said. "There wa... (USA Today) |
Nibbles: Local festivals serve a world of ethnic fare | Thursday, July 15, 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Jamaican jerk chicken and chicken empanadas are a few of the items at the Caribbean and Latin American Food and Music Festival from 6 to 10 p.m. Sat... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Archived on Thursday July 22 at 1.10pm:
Obituary: Fiery giant of the podium By Shirley Apthorp | To many, Carlos Kleiber, who has died at the age of 74, was the best conductor of our age. To some, the greatest ever. Beyond doubt, he was the most reclusive. | Those who worked ... (Financial Times) |
Blairs' family life under spotlight By bringing three children into Britain's most famous address in 1997, Tony Blair appeared, to many people, to breathe new life into the country. | One could easily imagine youthful exuberance cocking... (BBC News) |
Playmates for Nicholas When 4-year-old Nicholas Pedotto decided to paint Wednesday, his playmate -- a 33-year-old mother of two from Charlotte -- painted with him. When Nicholas decided to paint the floor and walls, Melissa... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Camp hones autistic boy's talents | TWIN LAKE — He was born “bright and beautiful,” a child who started talking in complete sentences when he was only 8 months old. | Nicholas Krishnan never used baby talk. He liked description. | “He... (Detroit news) |
'FBR Open' sounds fine with charities cashing in | If Thunderbirds' goals are being met, renaming's been a good thing | Last year's renaming of the Phoenix Open golf tournament to the at-first incomprehensible FBR Open rubbed a lot of folks the wron... (Azcentral) |
Is modern life killing us ...? Is our modern way of life killing us? Our food has been full of preservatives and other chemicals for years and now we are entering the world of genetic modification of crops - the long-term consequen... (Gulf Daily News) |
Project To Search For Autism Gene | LONDON (BBC News) -- A global research project is aiming to pin down the genetic causes of autism by studying 6,000 DNA samples from families affected by the brain disorder. | The U.S. National Alli... (Tehran Times) |
Star Couple's Annual Emmy Charity Initiative Under Way Actors Jane Kaczmarek and Bradley Whitford are looking to snatch the clothes off the backs of their fellow Emmy Award attendees -- but it's all for a good cause. | Jane Kaczmarek, Bradley WhitfordNow ... (WPXI) |
Chanda Cooper-Warren: Immunisation is a question of science, not faith COMMENT | Every mother and father who has welcomed a baby into the world understands the immediate desire to do what is best for their child, and immunisation is one of the first important health issu... (NZ Herald) |
Productive Living Board grants $14.7 million to area agencies The Productive Living Board has awarded $14.7 million to 49 local agencies to help support more than 4,500 individuals with developmental disabilities. | The funds, appropriated for the fiscal year th... (Amcity) |
TGen selected in battle against autism A national autism research group Monday announced its selection of Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) as a participant in a $2 million study to find the cause of autism. | The money from... (Amcity) |
NAAR Launches Largest Autism Genetics 7/19/04 PRINCETON, N.J., Jul 19, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | The National Alliance for Autism Research has launched the NAAR Autism Genome Project, the larges... (Stockhouse) |
Genetic scanning study seeks clues to autism In the largest study of its kind, scientists at more than 50 research centers around the world are launching a hunt for the genes responsible for autism, a brain disorder that robs children of basic l... (Siliconvalley online) |
Genetic scanning study seeks clues to autism In the largest study of its kind, scientists at more than 50 research centers around the world are launching a hunt for the genes responsible for autism, a brain disorder that robs children of basic l... (The State) |
U.S. call for flu vaccine rekindles fears for parents of autistic kids | Five years after the federal government asked drug makers to remove a mercury-based preservative from childhood vaccines, the battle over vaccine safety rages on a new front. | Parents convinced tha... (Sacramento Bee) |
Plans to close special schools Two special schools in Nottingham could close down despite strong opposition from some parents. | A decision will be made this week which could mean Woodlands and Nethergate schools will shut in two y... (BBC News) |
TGen lands role in autism research | Related link | A national group has tapped Arizona's gene hunters to find the cause of autism, researchers will announce today. | The $2 million project is funded by the National Alliance for Autism... (Azcentral) |
State to repay special-ed schools A funding crisis that left the state owing as much as $50 million to 29 private nonprofit schools that educate some of the state's severely disabled children is on its way to resolution. | ... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Project to search for autism gene A global research project is aiming to pin down the genetic causes of autism by studying 6,000 DNA samples from families affected by the brain disorder | The US National Alliance for Autism Research p... (BBC News) |
Fans get a blast from the past at the Vintage Grand Prix It's not very often that the streets of Pittsburgh could be compared to those in Monte Carlo but, the running of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is one of those times. Even though rain plagued the 2... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) |
Archived on Friday July 23 at 8.19pm:
Obituary: Fiery giant of the podium By Shirley Apthorp | To many, Carlos Kleiber, who has died at the age of 74, was the best conductor of our age. To some, the greatest ever. Beyond doubt, he was the most reclusive. | Those who worked ... (Financial Times) |
Blairs' family life under spotlight By bringing three children into Britain's most famous address in 1997, Tony Blair appeared, to many people, to breathe new life into the country. | One could easily imagine youthful exuberance cocking... (BBC News) |
Playmates for Nicholas When 4-year-old Nicholas Pedotto decided to paint Wednesday, his playmate -- a 33-year-old mother of two from Charlotte -- painted with him. When Nicholas decided to paint the floor and walls, Melissa... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Camp hones autistic boy's talents | TWIN LAKE — He was born “bright and beautiful,” a child who started talking in complete sentences when he was only 8 months old. | Nicholas Krishnan never used baby talk. He liked description. | “He... (Detroit news) |
'FBR Open' sounds fine with charities cashing in | If Thunderbirds' goals are being met, renaming's been a good thing | Last year's renaming of the Phoenix Open golf tournament to the at-first incomprehensible FBR Open rubbed a lot of folks the wron... (Azcentral) |
Is modern life killing us ...? Is our modern way of life killing us? Our food has been full of preservatives and other chemicals for years and now we are entering the world of genetic modification of crops - the long-term consequen... (Gulf Daily News) |
Project To Search For Autism Gene | LONDON (BBC News) -- A global research project is aiming to pin down the genetic causes of autism by studying 6,000 DNA samples from families affected by the brain disorder. | The U.S. National Alli... (Tehran Times) |
Star Couple's Annual Emmy Charity Initiative Under Way Actors Jane Kaczmarek and Bradley Whitford are looking to snatch the clothes off the backs of their fellow Emmy Award attendees -- but it's all for a good cause. | Jane Kaczmarek, Bradley WhitfordNow ... (WPXI) |
Chanda Cooper-Warren: Immunisation is a question of science, not faith COMMENT | Every mother and father who has welcomed a baby into the world understands the immediate desire to do what is best for their child, and immunisation is one of the first important health issu... (NZ Herald) |
Productive Living Board grants $14.7 million to area agencies The Productive Living Board has awarded $14.7 million to 49 local agencies to help support more than 4,500 individuals with developmental disabilities. | The funds, appropriated for the fiscal year th... (Amcity) |
TGen selected in battle against autism A national autism research group Monday announced its selection of Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) as a participant in a $2 million study to find the cause of autism. | The money from... (Amcity) |
NAAR Launches Largest Autism Genetics 7/19/04 PRINCETON, N.J., Jul 19, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | The National Alliance for Autism Research has launched the NAAR Autism Genome Project, the larges... (Stockhouse) |
Genetic scanning study seeks clues to autism In the largest study of its kind, scientists at more than 50 research centers around the world are launching a hunt for the genes responsible for autism, a brain disorder that robs children of basic l... (Siliconvalley online) |
Genetic scanning study seeks clues to autism In the largest study of its kind, scientists at more than 50 research centers around the world are launching a hunt for the genes responsible for autism, a brain disorder that robs children of basic l... (The State) |
U.S. call for flu vaccine rekindles fears for parents of autistic kids | Five years after the federal government asked drug makers to remove a mercury-based preservative from childhood vaccines, the battle over vaccine safety rages on a new front. | Parents convinced tha... (Sacramento Bee) |
Plans to close special schools Two special schools in Nottingham could close down despite strong opposition from some parents. | A decision will be made this week which could mean Woodlands and Nethergate schools will shut in two y... (BBC News) |
TGen lands role in autism research | Related link | A national group has tapped Arizona's gene hunters to find the cause of autism, researchers will announce today. | The $2 million project is funded by the National Alliance for Autism... (Azcentral) |
State to repay special-ed schools A funding crisis that left the state owing as much as $50 million to 29 private nonprofit schools that educate some of the state's severely disabled children is on its way to resolution. | ... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Project to search for autism gene A global research project is aiming to pin down the genetic causes of autism by studying 6,000 DNA samples from families affected by the brain disorder | The US National Alliance for Autism Research p... (BBC News) |
Fans get a blast from the past at the Vintage Grand Prix It's not very often that the streets of Pittsburgh could be compared to those in Monte Carlo but, the running of the Pittsburgh Vintage Grand Prix is one of those times. Even though rain plagued the 2... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) |
Archived on Saturday July 24 at 2.47pm:
Surprising variation in human genes Healthy people possess surprising variations in the number of copies of specific genes, an unexpected finding that Cold Spring Harbor researchers say may contribute to human diversity and may someday ... (Newsday) |
'The Mother' casts an unflinching eye "The Mother" peers so fearlessly into the dark needs of human nature that you almost wish it would look away. It's very disturbing. It begins as one of those conventional family dramas with a little l... (Times Union) |
Oakland Schools & Education | Rochester | Learning program helps teens graduate | Almost 1,000 elementary, middle and high school students from public, private and parochial schools enrolled in the Rochester Community Schools Su... (Detroit news) |
Care centres to take in special-need kids 12 student care centres ready to run integrated care services for kids with disabilities; two dedicated centres soon | By Vivi Zainol | AFTER seven years as a housewife, Madam Uma Umayal, 30, wanted t... (The Straits Times) |
Main Business Week Beginning September 6 MONDAY September 6 | Commons: | Not sitting. | Lords: | Not sitting. | TUESDAY September 7 | Commons: | Questions to Scotland ministers, Advocate General, Constitutional Affairs ministers, Commons Lea... (Scotsman) |
Fun And Hugs Pack This Camp NEW PORT RICHEY - Kimmy Tobias ran up to Barry Cohen, co-founder of the Pasco Association for Challenged Kids summer camp, and hugged him. | ``Look, Mr. Barry!'' she said. ``Look at this.'' | Kimmy po... (The Tampa Tribune) |
Can we be sure that Lenin died of syphilis? No, we can't. In the latest round in the medical profession's favourite after-dinner sport - diagnosis long after death - three Israeli doctors have proposed in the European Journal of Neurology that ... (The Guardian) |
Affymetrix Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results 7/21/04 SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jul 21, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Affymetrix, Inc., (Nasdaq: AFFX) today reported its results for the second quarter of 2004. T... (Stockhouse) |
Obituary: Fiery giant of the podium By Shirley Apthorp | To many, Carlos Kleiber, who has died at the age of 74, was the best conductor of our age. To some, the greatest ever. Beyond doubt, he was the most reclusive. | Those who worked ... (Financial Times) |
Blairs' family life under spotlight By bringing three children into Britain's most famous address in 1997, Tony Blair appeared, to many people, to breathe new life into the country. | One could easily imagine youthful exuberance cocking... (BBC News) |
Playmates for Nicholas When 4-year-old Nicholas Pedotto decided to paint Wednesday, his playmate -- a 33-year-old mother of two from Charlotte -- painted with him. When Nicholas decided to paint the floor and walls, Melissa... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Camp hones autistic boy's talents | TWIN LAKE — He was born “bright and beautiful,” a child who started talking in complete sentences when he was only 8 months old. | Nicholas Krishnan never used baby talk. He liked description. | “He... (Detroit news) |
'FBR Open' sounds fine with charities cashing in | If Thunderbirds' goals are being met, renaming's been a good thing | Last year's renaming of the Phoenix Open golf tournament to the at-first incomprehensible FBR Open rubbed a lot of folks the wron... (Azcentral) |
Is modern life killing us ...? Is our modern way of life killing us? Our food has been full of preservatives and other chemicals for years and now we are entering the world of genetic modification of crops - the long-term consequen... (Gulf Daily News) |
Project To Search For Autism Gene | LONDON (BBC News) -- A global research project is aiming to pin down the genetic causes of autism by studying 6,000 DNA samples from families affected by the brain disorder. | The U.S. National Alli... (Tehran Times) |
Star Couple's Annual Emmy Charity Initiative Under Way Actors Jane Kaczmarek and Bradley Whitford are looking to snatch the clothes off the backs of their fellow Emmy Award attendees -- but it's all for a good cause. | Jane Kaczmarek, Bradley WhitfordNow ... (WPXI) |
Chanda Cooper-Warren: Immunisation is a question of science, not faith COMMENT | Every mother and father who has welcomed a baby into the world understands the immediate desire to do what is best for their child, and immunisation is one of the first important health issu... (NZ Herald) |
Productive Living Board grants $14.7 million to area agencies The Productive Living Board has awarded $14.7 million to 49 local agencies to help support more than 4,500 individuals with developmental disabilities. | The funds, appropriated for the fiscal year th... (Amcity) |
TGen selected in battle against autism A national autism research group Monday announced its selection of Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) as a participant in a $2 million study to find the cause of autism. | The money from... (Amcity) |
NAAR Launches Largest Autism Genetics 7/19/04 PRINCETON, N.J., Jul 19, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | The National Alliance for Autism Research has launched the NAAR Autism Genome Project, the larges... (Stockhouse) |
Archived on Saturday July 24 at 2.47pm:
It's all in the details for autistic man (Berkeley Voice, CA - 1 hour ago). .. Many autistic children are misdiagnosed as mentally ill and spend most of their lives isolated from society... Nobody knew much about autism when he was a.. |
The many faces of autism (Sudbury Town Crier & TAB, MA - 7 hours ago). .. Like many autistic children, Demetra can be aggressive and is prone to tantrums.. To someone who is not familiar with autism, 4 1/2-year-old Aidan Kane's disorder.. |
Major Autism Study Underway (WNEP-TV, PA - 14 hours ago). A major autism study is getting underway. Researchers are looking for a genetic link. They're looking for families with two or more autistic children... |
Blame for autism? (The State, SC - Jul 22, 2004). .. Though autism has no known cause — or cure — we now know it has nothing.. Years later, when he saw autistic children doing something similar, he assumed it.. |
Parents of Autistic Children Use Faith to Help Others Facing.. (CharismaNews.com - Jul 21, 2004). .. ASD remains a lifelong condition -- and the autistic person is.. Austin, was diagnosed at age 3 with Asperger's syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism... |
AFFYMETRIX DNA CHIPS SEEK CLUES TO SIDS, AUTISM (Small Times - Jul 21, 2004). .. announced the microarray platform is part of what sponsors are calling the largest study ever conducted to find the genes associated with autism and determine.. |
Autism needs to break out of ice age (Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN - Jul 21, 2004). .. Though autism has no known cause - or cure - we now know it has nothing.. Years later, when he saw autistic children doing something similar, he assumed it was.. |
AUTISM-MERCURY POISONING CONNECTION appears to be confirmed... (Emediawire (press release) - Jul 21, 2004). THE "AUTISM" epidemic has exploded in the last 15 years... It has been determined that "Autism" and mercury poisoning are identical in symptoms... |
Camp hones autistic boy's talents (DetNews.com, MI - Jul 20, 2004). .. these dreams for your child, and then something like (autism) happens, and.. doctors delivered the diagnosis that Nicholas was severely autistic, they painted a.. |
Study to Look for Genetic Link for Autism (KSL-TV, UT - Jul 20, 2004). (KSL News) -- Utah families are about to participate in the largest study ever conducted to find a genetic link for Autism. Over.. |
Study to Look for Genetic Link for Autism (KSL-TV, UT - Jul 20, 2004). (KSL News) -- Utah families are about to participate in the largest study ever conducted to find a genetic link for Autism. Over.. |
Autistic El Cajon woman missing (San Diego Union Tribune, CA - Jul 20, 2004). EL CAJON – Authorities kept up the search today for a missing 20- year-old autistic woman. Leslie Daly left her home in unincorporated.. |
Strangers quick to judge autistic child (SunHerald.com, MS - Jul 20, 2004). .. We have tried explaining to these people that our son is autistic, but we are.. You can find suggestions and help by contacting the Autism Society of America (www.. |
Strangers quick to judge autistic child (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS - Jul 20, 2004). .. We have tried explaining to these people that our son is autistic, but we are.. You can find suggestions and help by contacting the Autism Society of America (www.. |
Utah kids in autism project (Salt Lake Tribune, UT - Jul 19, 2004). Fifteen pairs of Utah siblings, identified as having autism by University of Utah scientists, will be part of the world's largest study of the genetics.. |
California Autism Numbers Decrease Causing Some in Boise to Wonder.. (KBCI, ID - Jul 19, 2004). .. a link between the mercury that was once used in childhood vaccines and autism... why some, hoping for answers as to why their child is autistic, believe these.. |
Strangers’ rude comments annoy parents of autistic child (Quad City Times, IA - Jul 19, 2004). .. We have tried explaining to these people that our son is autistic, but we are.. You can find suggestions and help by contacting the Autism Society of America (www.. |
California Officials Still Searching For Missing Autistic Woman (NNA Advisory, United States - Jul 19, 2004). .. Network Advisory News(SAN DIEGO) -- Santee sheriff deputies, along with search and rescue volunteers, searched Monday for a missing autistic woman considered.. |
Missing Alert California Officials Search For Missing Autistic.. (Team Amber Alert (public service) - Jul 19, 2004). SAN DIEGO -- Santee sheriff deputies, along with search and rescue volunteers, searched Monday for a missing autistic woman considered to be at risk... |
Autism Focus On New Plate (South Bay News, NY - Jul 19, 2004). Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District) continued his efforts in the fight against Autism when he recently introduced legislation that would.. |
Archived on Sunday July 25 at 5.51am:
Judges find mom can't sue over bus stop mix-up The mother of a blind, autistic 3-year-old who was dropped off at the wrong bus stop by an Indianapolis Public Schools driver cannot pursue her lawsuit against the district for emotional distress. | S... (Indianapolis Star) |
Real Estate People & | Saturday, July 24, 2004 Compiled by Natalie Hill | PEOPLE | Cathy Addessi was RE/MAX Heritage's top agent for listings and sales closed in June. She is an associate broker and Pittsburgh's only Alle... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Anthony Edwards The last time Anthony Edwards dropped by New York's trendy Soho House, he was half-naked, lounging around the rooftop pool in his swimming trunks with his young family in tow. Today, he's back there, ... (The Times) |
Horry County special needs programs under investigation MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The South Carolina Education Department has asked independent investigators to examine complaints lodged by parents of children enrolled in special needs programs in Horry County ... (The State) |
Racine Community Bulletin Board Racine Community Bulletin Board By | Last Updated: July 23, 2004 | BOOKS Advertisement | BURLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY: 166 E. Jefferson St. Call 342-1130 or visit www.burlingtonlibrary.com for the follow... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Surprising variation in human genes Healthy people possess surprising variations in the number of copies of specific genes, an unexpected finding that Cold Spring Harbor researchers say may contribute to human diversity and may someday ... (Newsday) |
'The Mother' casts an unflinching eye "The Mother" peers so fearlessly into the dark needs of human nature that you almost wish it would look away. It's very disturbing. It begins as one of those conventional family dramas with a little l... (Times Union) |
Oakland Schools & Education | Rochester | Learning program helps teens graduate | Almost 1,000 elementary, middle and high school students from public, private and parochial schools enrolled in the Rochester Community Schools Su... (Detroit news) |
Care centres to take in special-need kids 12 student care centres ready to run integrated care services for kids with disabilities; two dedicated centres soon | By Vivi Zainol | AFTER seven years as a housewife, Madam Uma Umayal, 30, wanted t... (The Straits Times) |
Main Business Week Beginning September 6 MONDAY September 6 | Commons: | Not sitting. | Lords: | Not sitting. | TUESDAY September 7 | Commons: | Questions to Scotland ministers, Advocate General, Constitutional Affairs ministers, Commons Lea... (Scotsman) |
Fun And Hugs Pack This Camp NEW PORT RICHEY - Kimmy Tobias ran up to Barry Cohen, co-founder of the Pasco Association for Challenged Kids summer camp, and hugged him. | ``Look, Mr. Barry!'' she said. ``Look at this.'' | Kimmy po... (The Tampa Tribune) |
Can we be sure that Lenin died of syphilis? No, we can't. In the latest round in the medical profession's favourite after-dinner sport - diagnosis long after death - three Israeli doctors have proposed in the European Journal of Neurology that ... (The Guardian) |
Affymetrix Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results 7/21/04 SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jul 21, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Affymetrix, Inc., (Nasdaq: AFFX) today reported its results for the second quarter of 2004. T... (Stockhouse) |
Obituary: Fiery giant of the podium By Shirley Apthorp | To many, Carlos Kleiber, who has died at the age of 74, was the best conductor of our age. To some, the greatest ever. Beyond doubt, he was the most reclusive. | Those who worked ... (Financial Times) |
Blairs' family life under spotlight By bringing three children into Britain's most famous address in 1997, Tony Blair appeared, to many people, to breathe new life into the country. | One could easily imagine youthful exuberance cocking... (BBC News) |
Playmates for Nicholas When 4-year-old Nicholas Pedotto decided to paint Wednesday, his playmate -- a 33-year-old mother of two from Charlotte -- painted with him. When Nicholas decided to paint the floor and walls, Melissa... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Camp hones autistic boy's talents | TWIN LAKE — He was born “bright and beautiful,” a child who started talking in complete sentences when he was only 8 months old. | Nicholas Krishnan never used baby talk. He liked description. | “He... (Detroit news) |
'FBR Open' sounds fine with charities cashing in | If Thunderbirds' goals are being met, renaming's been a good thing | Last year's renaming of the Phoenix Open golf tournament to the at-first incomprehensible FBR Open rubbed a lot of folks the wron... (Azcentral) |
Is modern life killing us ...? Is our modern way of life killing us? Our food has been full of preservatives and other chemicals for years and now we are entering the world of genetic modification of crops - the long-term consequen... (Gulf Daily News) |
Project To Search For Autism Gene | LONDON (BBC News) -- A global research project is aiming to pin down the genetic causes of autism by studying 6,000 DNA samples from families affected by the brain disorder. | The U.S. National Alli... (Tehran Times) |
Archived on Sunday July 25 at 5.51am:
It's all in the details for autistic man (Berkeley Voice, CA - 1 hour ago). .. Many autistic children are misdiagnosed as mentally ill and spend most of their lives isolated from society... Nobody knew much about autism when he was a.. |
The many faces of autism (Sudbury Town Crier & TAB, MA - 7 hours ago). .. Like many autistic children, Demetra can be aggressive and is prone to tantrums.. To someone who is not familiar with autism, 4 1/2-year-old Aidan Kane's disorder.. |
Major Autism Study Underway (WNEP-TV, PA - 14 hours ago). A major autism study is getting underway. Researchers are looking for a genetic link. They're looking for families with two or more autistic children... |
Blame for autism? (The State, SC - Jul 22, 2004). .. Though autism has no known cause — or cure — we now know it has nothing.. Years later, when he saw autistic children doing something similar, he assumed it.. |
Parents of Autistic Children Use Faith to Help Others Facing.. (CharismaNews.com - Jul 21, 2004). .. ASD remains a lifelong condition -- and the autistic person is.. Austin, was diagnosed at age 3 with Asperger's syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism... |
AFFYMETRIX DNA CHIPS SEEK CLUES TO SIDS, AUTISM (Small Times - Jul 21, 2004). .. announced the microarray platform is part of what sponsors are calling the largest study ever conducted to find the genes associated with autism and determine.. |
Autism needs to break out of ice age (Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN - Jul 21, 2004). .. Though autism has no known cause - or cure - we now know it has nothing.. Years later, when he saw autistic children doing something similar, he assumed it was.. |
AUTISM-MERCURY POISONING CONNECTION appears to be confirmed... (Emediawire (press release) - Jul 21, 2004). THE "AUTISM" epidemic has exploded in the last 15 years... It has been determined that "Autism" and mercury poisoning are identical in symptoms... |
Camp hones autistic boy's talents (DetNews.com, MI - Jul 20, 2004). .. these dreams for your child, and then something like (autism) happens, and.. doctors delivered the diagnosis that Nicholas was severely autistic, they painted a.. |
Study to Look for Genetic Link for Autism (KSL-TV, UT - Jul 20, 2004). (KSL News) -- Utah families are about to participate in the largest study ever conducted to find a genetic link for Autism. Over.. |
Study to Look for Genetic Link for Autism (KSL-TV, UT - Jul 20, 2004). (KSL News) -- Utah families are about to participate in the largest study ever conducted to find a genetic link for Autism. Over.. |
Autistic El Cajon woman missing (San Diego Union Tribune, CA - Jul 20, 2004). EL CAJON – Authorities kept up the search today for a missing 20- year-old autistic woman. Leslie Daly left her home in unincorporated.. |
Strangers quick to judge autistic child (SunHerald.com, MS - Jul 20, 2004). .. We have tried explaining to these people that our son is autistic, but we are.. You can find suggestions and help by contacting the Autism Society of America (www.. |
Strangers quick to judge autistic child (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS - Jul 20, 2004). .. We have tried explaining to these people that our son is autistic, but we are.. You can find suggestions and help by contacting the Autism Society of America (www.. |
Utah kids in autism project (Salt Lake Tribune, UT - Jul 19, 2004). Fifteen pairs of Utah siblings, identified as having autism by University of Utah scientists, will be part of the world's largest study of the genetics.. |
California Autism Numbers Decrease Causing Some in Boise to Wonder.. (KBCI, ID - Jul 19, 2004). .. a link between the mercury that was once used in childhood vaccines and autism... why some, hoping for answers as to why their child is autistic, believe these.. |
Strangers’ rude comments annoy parents of autistic child (Quad City Times, IA - Jul 19, 2004). .. We have tried explaining to these people that our son is autistic, but we are.. You can find suggestions and help by contacting the Autism Society of America (www.. |
California Officials Still Searching For Missing Autistic Woman (NNA Advisory, United States - Jul 19, 2004). .. Network Advisory News(SAN DIEGO) -- Santee sheriff deputies, along with search and rescue volunteers, searched Monday for a missing autistic woman considered.. |
Missing Alert California Officials Search For Missing Autistic.. (Team Amber Alert (public service) - Jul 19, 2004). SAN DIEGO -- Santee sheriff deputies, along with search and rescue volunteers, searched Monday for a missing autistic woman considered to be at risk... |
Autism Focus On New Plate (South Bay News, NY - Jul 19, 2004). Senator Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. (8th Senate District) continued his efforts in the fight against Autism when he recently introduced legislation that would.. |
Archived on Monday July 26 at 11.24am:
Judges find mom can't sue over bus stop mix-up The mother of a blind, autistic 3-year-old who was dropped off at the wrong bus stop by an Indianapolis Public Schools driver cannot pursue her lawsuit against the district for emotional distress. | S... (Indianapolis Star) |
Real Estate People & | Saturday, July 24, 2004 Compiled by Natalie Hill | PEOPLE | Cathy Addessi was RE/MAX Heritage's top agent for listings and sales closed in June. She is an associate broker and Pittsburgh's only Alle... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Anthony Edwards The last time Anthony Edwards dropped by New York's trendy Soho House, he was half-naked, lounging around the rooftop pool in his swimming trunks with his young family in tow. Today, he's back there, ... (The Times) |
Horry County special needs programs under investigation MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The South Carolina Education Department has asked independent investigators to examine complaints lodged by parents of children enrolled in special needs programs in Horry County ... (The State) |
Racine Community Bulletin Board Racine Community Bulletin Board By | Last Updated: July 23, 2004 | BOOKS Advertisement | BURLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY: 166 E. Jefferson St. Call 342-1130 or visit www.burlingtonlibrary.com for the follow... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Surprising variation in human genes Healthy people possess surprising variations in the number of copies of specific genes, an unexpected finding that Cold Spring Harbor researchers say may contribute to human diversity and may someday ... (Newsday) |
'The Mother' casts an unflinching eye "The Mother" peers so fearlessly into the dark needs of human nature that you almost wish it would look away. It's very disturbing. It begins as one of those conventional family dramas with a little l... (Times Union) |
Oakland Schools & Education | Rochester | Learning program helps teens graduate | Almost 1,000 elementary, middle and high school students from public, private and parochial schools enrolled in the Rochester Community Schools Su... (Detroit news) |
Care centres to take in special-need kids 12 student care centres ready to run integrated care services for kids with disabilities; two dedicated centres soon | By Vivi Zainol | AFTER seven years as a housewife, Madam Uma Umayal, 30, wanted t... (The Straits Times) |
Main Business Week Beginning September 6 MONDAY September 6 | Commons: | Not sitting. | Lords: | Not sitting. | TUESDAY September 7 | Commons: | Questions to Scotland ministers, Advocate General, Constitutional Affairs ministers, Commons Lea... (Scotsman) |
Fun And Hugs Pack This Camp NEW PORT RICHEY - Kimmy Tobias ran up to Barry Cohen, co-founder of the Pasco Association for Challenged Kids summer camp, and hugged him. | ``Look, Mr. Barry!'' she said. ``Look at this.'' | Kimmy po... (The Tampa Tribune) |
Can we be sure that Lenin died of syphilis? No, we can't. In the latest round in the medical profession's favourite after-dinner sport - diagnosis long after death - three Israeli doctors have proposed in the European Journal of Neurology that ... (The Guardian) |
Affymetrix Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results 7/21/04 SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jul 21, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Affymetrix, Inc., (Nasdaq: AFFX) today reported its results for the second quarter of 2004. T... (Stockhouse) |
Obituary: Fiery giant of the podium By Shirley Apthorp | To many, Carlos Kleiber, who has died at the age of 74, was the best conductor of our age. To some, the greatest ever. Beyond doubt, he was the most reclusive. | Those who worked ... (Financial Times) |
Blairs' family life under spotlight By bringing three children into Britain's most famous address in 1997, Tony Blair appeared, to many people, to breathe new life into the country. | One could easily imagine youthful exuberance cocking... (BBC News) |
Playmates for Nicholas When 4-year-old Nicholas Pedotto decided to paint Wednesday, his playmate -- a 33-year-old mother of two from Charlotte -- painted with him. When Nicholas decided to paint the floor and walls, Melissa... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Camp hones autistic boy's talents | TWIN LAKE — He was born “bright and beautiful,” a child who started talking in complete sentences when he was only 8 months old. | Nicholas Krishnan never used baby talk. He liked description. | “He... (Detroit news) |
'FBR Open' sounds fine with charities cashing in | If Thunderbirds' goals are being met, renaming's been a good thing | Last year's renaming of the Phoenix Open golf tournament to the at-first incomprehensible FBR Open rubbed a lot of folks the wron... (Azcentral) |
Is modern life killing us ...? Is our modern way of life killing us? Our food has been full of preservatives and other chemicals for years and now we are entering the world of genetic modification of crops - the long-term consequen... (Gulf Daily News) |
Project To Search For Autism Gene | LONDON (BBC News) -- A global research project is aiming to pin down the genetic causes of autism by studying 6,000 DNA samples from families affected by the brain disorder. | The U.S. National Alli... (Tehran Times) |
Archived on Tuesday July 27 at 2.55am:
Judges find mom can't sue over bus stop mix-up The mother of a blind, autistic 3-year-old who was dropped off at the wrong bus stop by an Indianapolis Public Schools driver cannot pursue her lawsuit against the district for emotional distress. | S... (Indianapolis Star) |
Real Estate People & | Saturday, July 24, 2004 Compiled by Natalie Hill | PEOPLE | Cathy Addessi was RE/MAX Heritage's top agent for listings and sales closed in June. She is an associate broker and Pittsburgh's only Alle... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Anthony Edwards The last time Anthony Edwards dropped by New York's trendy Soho House, he was half-naked, lounging around the rooftop pool in his swimming trunks with his young family in tow. Today, he's back there, ... (The Times) |
Horry County special needs programs under investigation MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The South Carolina Education Department has asked independent investigators to examine complaints lodged by parents of children enrolled in special needs programs in Horry County ... (The State) |
Racine Community Bulletin Board Racine Community Bulletin Board By | Last Updated: July 23, 2004 | BOOKS Advertisement | BURLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY: 166 E. Jefferson St. Call 342-1130 or visit www.burlingtonlibrary.com for the follow... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Surprising variation in human genes Healthy people possess surprising variations in the number of copies of specific genes, an unexpected finding that Cold Spring Harbor researchers say may contribute to human diversity and may someday ... (Newsday) |
'The Mother' casts an unflinching eye "The Mother" peers so fearlessly into the dark needs of human nature that you almost wish it would look away. It's very disturbing. It begins as one of those conventional family dramas with a little l... (Times Union) |
Oakland Schools & Education | Rochester | Learning program helps teens graduate | Almost 1,000 elementary, middle and high school students from public, private and parochial schools enrolled in the Rochester Community Schools Su... (Detroit news) |
Care centres to take in special-need kids 12 student care centres ready to run integrated care services for kids with disabilities; two dedicated centres soon | By Vivi Zainol | AFTER seven years as a housewife, Madam Uma Umayal, 30, wanted t... (The Straits Times) |
Main Business Week Beginning September 6 MONDAY September 6 | Commons: | Not sitting. | Lords: | Not sitting. | TUESDAY September 7 | Commons: | Questions to Scotland ministers, Advocate General, Constitutional Affairs ministers, Commons Lea... (Scotsman) |
Fun And Hugs Pack This Camp NEW PORT RICHEY - Kimmy Tobias ran up to Barry Cohen, co-founder of the Pasco Association for Challenged Kids summer camp, and hugged him. | ``Look, Mr. Barry!'' she said. ``Look at this.'' | Kimmy po... (The Tampa Tribune) |
Can we be sure that Lenin died of syphilis? No, we can't. In the latest round in the medical profession's favourite after-dinner sport - diagnosis long after death - three Israeli doctors have proposed in the European Journal of Neurology that ... (The Guardian) |
Affymetrix Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results 7/21/04 SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jul 21, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Affymetrix, Inc., (Nasdaq: AFFX) today reported its results for the second quarter of 2004. T... (Stockhouse) |
Obituary: Fiery giant of the podium By Shirley Apthorp | To many, Carlos Kleiber, who has died at the age of 74, was the best conductor of our age. To some, the greatest ever. Beyond doubt, he was the most reclusive. | Those who worked ... (Financial Times) |
Blairs' family life under spotlight By bringing three children into Britain's most famous address in 1997, Tony Blair appeared, to many people, to breathe new life into the country. | One could easily imagine youthful exuberance cocking... (BBC News) |
Playmates for Nicholas When 4-year-old Nicholas Pedotto decided to paint Wednesday, his playmate -- a 33-year-old mother of two from Charlotte -- painted with him. When Nicholas decided to paint the floor and walls, Melissa... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Camp hones autistic boy's talents | TWIN LAKE — He was born “bright and beautiful,” a child who started talking in complete sentences when he was only 8 months old. | Nicholas Krishnan never used baby talk. He liked description. | “He... (Detroit news) |
'FBR Open' sounds fine with charities cashing in | If Thunderbirds' goals are being met, renaming's been a good thing | Last year's renaming of the Phoenix Open golf tournament to the at-first incomprehensible FBR Open rubbed a lot of folks the wron... (Azcentral) |
Is modern life killing us ...? Is our modern way of life killing us? Our food has been full of preservatives and other chemicals for years and now we are entering the world of genetic modification of crops - the long-term consequen... (Gulf Daily News) |
Project To Search For Autism Gene | LONDON (BBC News) -- A global research project is aiming to pin down the genetic causes of autism by studying 6,000 DNA samples from families affected by the brain disorder. | The U.S. National Alli... (Tehran Times) |
Archived on Tuesday July 27 at 2.55am:
Autistic aide helps Berkeley engineers (San Jose Mercury News (subscription), CA - 18 minutes ago). .. do. Keys also is autistic, a complex condition with development problems that affect social interaction, speech and behavior. But.. |
Amber Tamblyn's divine intervention for autism (USA Today - 14 hours ago). Now the actress wants to talk about something equally important – helping people with developmental disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy and mental.. |
Misdiagnosing Narcissism - Asperger's Disorder (Zongoo!com, NC - 15 hours ago). .. Both narcissists and Asperger's. but Asperger's patients are far more at risk of self-harm and suicide... Not so the Asperger's patient... |
Autism special cause for Scanlon (The Gloucester County Times, NJ - 21 hours ago). .. day the word "autism" will be as ordinary a household name as cancer or diabetes. That's the hope of Frank D'Amico of West Deptford, whose autistic son Andrew.. |
Police search for missing autistic man (Montreal Gazette, Canada - Jul 24, 2004). ST-MALACHIE (PC) -- Police are looking for a young autistic man, 19, who went missing in the St. Malachie area in the Bellechasse region Friday afternoon... |
Autism workshop coming on Aug. 11 (Brownwood Bulletin, TX - Jul 23, 2004). The Central Counties Training Coalition will sponsor a workshop dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) on Wednesday, Aug... |
Understanding the face of autism (News-Medical.net, World - Jul 23, 2004). .. a groundbreaking study which aims to identify whether the difficulties with social interaction often experienced by individuals with autism are related to a.. |
Helping Seth ... Fund-raiser planned for autistic child (Connellsville Daily Courier, PA - Jul 23, 2004). .. as part of a fund-raiser for 5-year-old Seth Elcock, an autistic child.. parents, Sherri and Dennis Elcock of Scottdale, Seth was diagnosed with autism in January.. |
Burglars grab autistic boy's 'voice' - but supporters raise money.. (Awares - Jul 23, 2004). PLYMSTOCK, Devon, UK: An autistic boy whose "voice" was stolen when thieves took his computer is back in school. Elliot Walters.. |
The Immune System In Autism (Innovations-Report, Germany - Jul 23, 2004). .. dysfunction (auto-antibodies against the brain) does exist in autistic patients, because.. or parallel event that appears after and as result of autism and is.. |
Autism antibodies are not genetically determined, as parents do.. (News-Medical.net, World - Jul 23, 2004). .. dysfunction (auto-antibodies against the brain) does exist in autistic patients, because.. or parallel event that appears after and as result of autism and is.. |
It's all in the details for autistic man (Berkeley Voice, CA - Jul 23, 2004). .. Many autistic children are misdiagnosed as mentally ill and spend most of their lives isolated from society... Nobody knew much about autism when he was a.. |
The many faces of autism (Sudbury Town Crier & TAB, MA - Jul 22, 2004). .. Like many autistic children, Demetra can be aggressive and is prone to tantrums.. To someone who is not familiar with autism, 4 1/2-year-old Aidan Kane's disorder.. |
Major Autism Study Underway (WNEP-TV, PA - Jul 22, 2004). A major autism study is getting underway. Researchers are looking for a genetic link. They're looking for families with two or more autistic children... |
Blame for autism? (The State, SC - Jul 22, 2004). .. Though autism has no known cause — or cure — we now know it has nothing.. Years later, when he saw autistic children doing something similar, he assumed it.. |
Parents of Autistic Children Use Faith to Help Others Facing.. (CharismaNews.com - Jul 21, 2004). .. ASD remains a lifelong condition -- and the autistic person is.. Austin, was diagnosed at age 3 with Asperger's syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism... |
AFFYMETRIX DNA CHIPS SEEK CLUES TO SIDS, AUTISM (Small Times - Jul 21, 2004). .. announced the microarray platform is part of what sponsors are calling the largest study ever conducted to find the genes associated with autism and determine.. |
Autism needs to break out of ice age (Fort Wayne News Sentinel, IN - Jul 21, 2004). .. Though autism has no known cause - or cure - we now know it has nothing.. Years later, when he saw autistic children doing something similar, he assumed it was.. |
AUTISM-MERCURY POISONING CONNECTION appears to be confirmed... (Emediawire (press release) - Jul 21, 2004). THE "AUTISM" epidemic has exploded in the last 15 years... It has been determined that "Autism" and mercury poisoning are identical in symptoms... |
Camp hones autistic boy's talents (DetNews.com, MI - Jul 20, 2004). .. these dreams for your child, and then something like (autism) happens, and.. doctors delivered the diagnosis that Nicholas was severely autistic, they painted a.. |
Archived on Wednesday July 28 at 7.21am:
Judges find mom can't sue over bus stop mix-up The mother of a blind, autistic 3-year-old who was dropped off at the wrong bus stop by an Indianapolis Public Schools driver cannot pursue her lawsuit against the district for emotional distress. | S... (Indianapolis Star) |
Real Estate People & | Saturday, July 24, 2004 Compiled by Natalie Hill | PEOPLE | Cathy Addessi was RE/MAX Heritage's top agent for listings and sales closed in June. She is an associate broker and Pittsburgh's only Alle... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
Anthony Edwards The last time Anthony Edwards dropped by New York's trendy Soho House, he was half-naked, lounging around the rooftop pool in his swimming trunks with his young family in tow. Today, he's back there, ... (The Times) |
Horry County special needs programs under investigation MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. - The South Carolina Education Department has asked independent investigators to examine complaints lodged by parents of children enrolled in special needs programs in Horry County ... (The State) |
Racine Community Bulletin Board Racine Community Bulletin Board By | Last Updated: July 23, 2004 | BOOKS Advertisement | BURLINGTON PUBLIC LIBRARY: 166 E. Jefferson St. Call 342-1130 or visit www.burlingtonlibrary.com for the follow... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Surprising variation in human genes Healthy people possess surprising variations in the number of copies of specific genes, an unexpected finding that Cold Spring Harbor researchers say may contribute to human diversity and may someday ... (Newsday) |
'The Mother' casts an unflinching eye "The Mother" peers so fearlessly into the dark needs of human nature that you almost wish it would look away. It's very disturbing. It begins as one of those conventional family dramas with a little l... (Times Union) |
Oakland Schools & Education | Rochester | Learning program helps teens graduate | Almost 1,000 elementary, middle and high school students from public, private and parochial schools enrolled in the Rochester Community Schools Su... (Detroit news) |
Care centres to take in special-need kids 12 student care centres ready to run integrated care services for kids with disabilities; two dedicated centres soon | By Vivi Zainol | AFTER seven years as a housewife, Madam Uma Umayal, 30, wanted t... (The Straits Times) |
Main Business Week Beginning September 6 MONDAY September 6 | Commons: | Not sitting. | Lords: | Not sitting. | TUESDAY September 7 | Commons: | Questions to Scotland ministers, Advocate General, Constitutional Affairs ministers, Commons Lea... (Scotsman) |
Fun And Hugs Pack This Camp NEW PORT RICHEY - Kimmy Tobias ran up to Barry Cohen, co-founder of the Pasco Association for Challenged Kids summer camp, and hugged him. | ``Look, Mr. Barry!'' she said. ``Look at this.'' | Kimmy po... (The Tampa Tribune) |
Can we be sure that Lenin died of syphilis? No, we can't. In the latest round in the medical profession's favourite after-dinner sport - diagnosis long after death - three Israeli doctors have proposed in the European Journal of Neurology that ... (The Guardian) |
Affymetrix Reports Second Quarter 2004 Results 7/21/04 SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jul 21, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Affymetrix, Inc., (Nasdaq: AFFX) today reported its results for the second quarter of 2004. T... (Stockhouse) |
Obituary: Fiery giant of the podium By Shirley Apthorp | To many, Carlos Kleiber, who has died at the age of 74, was the best conductor of our age. To some, the greatest ever. Beyond doubt, he was the most reclusive. | Those who worked ... (Financial Times) |
Blairs' family life under spotlight By bringing three children into Britain's most famous address in 1997, Tony Blair appeared, to many people, to breathe new life into the country. | One could easily imagine youthful exuberance cocking... (BBC News) |
Playmates for Nicholas When 4-year-old Nicholas Pedotto decided to paint Wednesday, his playmate -- a 33-year-old mother of two from Charlotte -- painted with him. When Nicholas decided to paint the floor and walls, Melissa... (Yahoo Daily News) |
Camp hones autistic boy's talents | TWIN LAKE — He was born “bright and beautiful,” a child who started talking in complete sentences when he was only 8 months old. | Nicholas Krishnan never used baby talk. He liked description. | “He... (Detroit news) |
'FBR Open' sounds fine with charities cashing in | If Thunderbirds' goals are being met, renaming's been a good thing | Last year's renaming of the Phoenix Open golf tournament to the at-first incomprehensible FBR Open rubbed a lot of folks the wron... (Azcentral) |
Is modern life killing us ...? Is our modern way of life killing us? Our food has been full of preservatives and other chemicals for years and now we are entering the world of genetic modification of crops - the long-term consequen... (Gulf Daily News) |
Project To Search For Autism Gene | LONDON (BBC News) -- A global research project is aiming to pin down the genetic causes of autism by studying 6,000 DNA samples from families affected by the brain disorder. | The U.S. National Alli... (Tehran Times) |
Archived on Thursday July 29 at 2.21am:
Health Highlights: July 28, 2004 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Researchers Find Marker for Premature Birth | Researchers have found a protein marker in the blo... (Healthfinder) |
Family focus for BBC Two schedule A series encouraging viewers to research their family trees is at the centre of BBC Two's autumn schedule. | Who Do You Think You Are? will follow celebrities as they discover their roots, and provide... (BBC News) |
Autism support group to meet A SUPPORT group meeting for parents of children with autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or learning disability, will be held tomorrow at Bahrain Al Shamil Rehabilitation Centre in Budaiy... (Gulf Daily News) |
Elmbrook considers fate of Fairview Elmbrook considers fate of Fairview Board, parents debate putting disabled students at updated high school By KAY NOLAN | Special to the Journal Sentinel Last Updated: July 27, 2004 | Brookfield - As ... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Solano County coach charged with abuse was investigated in 2001 The Associated Press | FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) - A Special Olympics coach who faces charges that he sexually assaulted a female athlete with the mental capacity of a 10-year-old was investigated, but n... (Sacramento Bee) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus GREENSBORO, N.C. - Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device called ... (Siliconvalley online) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus GREENSBORO, N.C. - Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device called ... (The State) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus | GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device... (The Associated Press) |
Device helps learning-disabled focus GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device called... (Seattle Post) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | ASSOCIATED PRESS | GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his m... (Las Vegas Sun) |
Best sellers Hardcover Fiction | 1. R is for Ricochet, Sue Grafton (Putnam; $26.95) PI is caught up in rehabilitation, romance and revenge. | 2. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubleday; $24.95) Murder leads to clu... (The Enquirer) |
Health briefs: 7/27/04 | Tuesday, July 27, 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Finding the autism genes | University of Pittsburgh is part of a new study, the Autism Genome Project, which aims to find the genes associated with i... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
JETRO retiree delights in U.S. teacher visits Former Japan External Trade Organization official Akira Moromi has supported for nearly 30 years a program that invites teachers from the United States to Japan in appreciation for educating children ... (Japan Times) |
A2 milk on way to profit By LIAM DANN | A2 Corporation will be profitable by the end of the 2005/06 financial year, chief executive Andrew Clarke told shareholders at the annual meeting in Auckland yesterday. | He said revenu... (NZ Herald) |
DNA chip to the rescue Nigel Hawkes | More than 170 scientists are collaborating in a study of 1,500 families, using a new technology to search for the 15 to 20 genes that are believed to be involved in autism. Diagnoses of... (The Statesman) |
Herring aid? Just listen to Grandma FOR years the idea of fish being good for your brain was dismissed as an old wives' tale. But in recent years, experts have discovered that the fatty acids in some fish really do help brain developmen... (Scotsman) |
Canine Companions assist disabled in living everyday life A smile spreads across 9-year-old Shea Neiderhiser's face as she looks at the crumpled sock Bella places in her lap. She apparently doesn't care that it is still damp from her sweaty foot. | Shea has ... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) |
With his backyard telescope, Mr Evans scans the night sky for stars. -- AFP SYDNEY - Reverend Robert Evans, a 67-year-old retired Australian clergyman, has emerged as the international astronomical community's champion finder of supernovae - giant stars in their death throes ... (The Straits Times) |
No rock or roll in flat 'Tommy' By Jayne Blanchard | Ever wondered what "The Who's Tommy" would be like performed by the New Christy Minstrels? Look no further than the Studio Theatre's production, which has all the grit and street ... (The Washington Times) |
Amber Tamblyn's divine intervention for autism By John Morgan, Spotlight Health, with medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. On the CBS hit Joan of Arcadia, Amber Tamblyn's character talks to God. Now the actress wants to talk about something equa... (USA Today) |
Archived on Thursday July 29 at 2.21am:
Autism support group to meet (Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 2 hours ago). A SUPPORT group meeting for parents of children with autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or learning disability, will be held tomorrow at Bahrain.. |
Head-tilt test could reveal Asperger’s (The Herald, UK - 3 hours ago). .. that clinical, medical examination of autistic children takes.. Asperger's syndrome, which is at the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum of.. |
New Study Says It's Possible to Spot Asperger's Syndrome in.. (ABC News - 14 hours ago). .. By eight months of age, a normal child will try to keep his or her head perpendicular to the floor, while a child with autism or Asperger's tends to keep it.. |
New Study Says It's Possible to Spot Asperger's Syndrome in.. (7Online.com, NY - 14 hours ago). .. By eight months of age, a normal child will try to keep his or her head perpendicular to the floor, while a child with autism or Asperger's tends to keep it.. |
The Groden Center Uses VivoMetrics LifeShirt System for Autism and.. (PR Newswire (press release) - 16 hours ago). .. Today, approximately one in 500 people are identified with an autism spectrum disorder which includes autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental.. |
The Groden Center Uses VivoMetrics LifeShirt System for Autism and.. (Yahoo News (press release) - 16 hours ago). .. Today, approximately one in 500 people are identified with an autism spectrum disorder which includes autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental.. |
Play skills training on way for autistic kids (Belfast Telegraph (subscription), UK - 18 hours ago). The Southern Education Board has organised autism specific play skills training for parents.. of children in the early years who have an autistic spectrum disorder.. |
Tilt test spots early Asperger's (BBC News, UK - 18 hours ago). .. particularly if there is a history of autism or Asperger's.. need more testing for the possibility of Asperger's syndrome or other autistic spectrum disorders.. |
Swing test could spot Asperger's in babies (Telegraph.co.uk, UK - Jul 26, 2004). .. who were later diagnosed with autism exhibited a.. in infants later diagnosed with Asperger syndrome, which.. to those previously seen in autistic children, such.. |
Strange movements may signal autism (New Scientist, UK - Jul 26, 2004). Strange body movements may reveal whether infants have a mild form of autism called Asperger's Syndrome, say researchers in the US... |
Autistic painter ready to show 'gorgeous' art (Charlotte Observer (subscription), NC - Jul 26, 2004). Still, he's happy to tell you why he paints. "Because I'm an artist," says Grady, who has autism. "Because I'm very famous.". Well, not yet... |
Autistic aide helps Berkeley engineers (San Jose Mercury News (subscription), CA - Jul 26, 2004). .. do. Keys also is autistic, a complex condition with development problems that affect social interaction, speech and behavior. But.. |
Amber Tamblyn's divine intervention for autism (USA Today - Jul 25, 2004). Now the actress wants to talk about something equally important – helping people with developmental disabilities such as autism, cerebral palsy and mental.. |
Misdiagnosing Narcissism - Asperger's Disorder (Zongoo!com, NC - Jul 25, 2004). .. Both narcissists and Asperger's. but Asperger's patients are far more at risk of self-harm and suicide... Not so the Asperger's patient... |
Autism special cause for Scanlon (The Gloucester County Times, NJ - Jul 25, 2004). .. day the word "autism" will be as ordinary a household name as cancer or diabetes. That's the hope of Frank D'Amico of West Deptford, whose autistic son Andrew.. |
Police search for missing autistic man (Montreal Gazette, Canada - Jul 24, 2004). ST-MALACHIE (PC) -- Police are looking for a young autistic man, 19, who went missing in the St. Malachie area in the Bellechasse region Friday afternoon... |
Autism workshop coming on Aug. 11 (Brownwood Bulletin, TX - Jul 23, 2004). The Central Counties Training Coalition will sponsor a workshop dealing with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) on Wednesday, Aug... |
Understanding the face of autism (News-Medical.net, World - Jul 23, 2004). .. a groundbreaking study which aims to identify whether the difficulties with social interaction often experienced by individuals with autism are related to a.. |
Helping Seth ... Fund-raiser planned for autistic child (Connellsville Daily Courier, PA - Jul 23, 2004). .. as part of a fund-raiser for 5-year-old Seth Elcock, an autistic child.. parents, Sherri and Dennis Elcock of Scottdale, Seth was diagnosed with autism in January.. |
Burglars grab autistic boy's 'voice' - but supporters raise money.. (Awares - Jul 23, 2004). PLYMSTOCK, Devon, UK: An autistic boy whose "voice" was stolen when thieves took his computer is back in school. Elliot Walters.. |
Archived on Thursday July 29 at 6.02pm:
Health Highlights: July 28, 2004 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Researchers Find Marker for Premature Birth | Researchers have found a protein marker in the blo... (Healthfinder) |
Family focus for BBC Two schedule A series encouraging viewers to research their family trees is at the centre of BBC Two's autumn schedule. | Who Do You Think You Are? will follow celebrities as they discover their roots, and provide... (BBC News) |
Autism support group to meet A SUPPORT group meeting for parents of children with autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or learning disability, will be held tomorrow at Bahrain Al Shamil Rehabilitation Centre in Budaiy... (Gulf Daily News) |
Elmbrook considers fate of Fairview Elmbrook considers fate of Fairview Board, parents debate putting disabled students at updated high school By KAY NOLAN | Special to the Journal Sentinel Last Updated: July 27, 2004 | Brookfield - As ... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Solano County coach charged with abuse was investigated in 2001 The Associated Press | FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) - A Special Olympics coach who faces charges that he sexually assaulted a female athlete with the mental capacity of a 10-year-old was investigated, but n... (Sacramento Bee) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus GREENSBORO, N.C. - Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device called ... (Siliconvalley online) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus GREENSBORO, N.C. - Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device called ... (The State) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus | GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device... (The Associated Press) |
Device helps learning-disabled focus GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device called... (Seattle Post) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | ASSOCIATED PRESS | GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his m... (Las Vegas Sun) |
Best sellers Hardcover Fiction | 1. R is for Ricochet, Sue Grafton (Putnam; $26.95) PI is caught up in rehabilitation, romance and revenge. | 2. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubleday; $24.95) Murder leads to clu... (The Enquirer) |
Health briefs: 7/27/04 | Tuesday, July 27, 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Finding the autism genes | University of Pittsburgh is part of a new study, the Autism Genome Project, which aims to find the genes associated with i... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
JETRO retiree delights in U.S. teacher visits Former Japan External Trade Organization official Akira Moromi has supported for nearly 30 years a program that invites teachers from the United States to Japan in appreciation for educating children ... (Japan Times) |
A2 milk on way to profit By LIAM DANN | A2 Corporation will be profitable by the end of the 2005/06 financial year, chief executive Andrew Clarke told shareholders at the annual meeting in Auckland yesterday. | He said revenu... (NZ Herald) |
DNA chip to the rescue Nigel Hawkes | More than 170 scientists are collaborating in a study of 1,500 families, using a new technology to search for the 15 to 20 genes that are believed to be involved in autism. Diagnoses of... (The Statesman) |
Herring aid? Just listen to Grandma FOR years the idea of fish being good for your brain was dismissed as an old wives' tale. But in recent years, experts have discovered that the fatty acids in some fish really do help brain developmen... (Scotsman) |
Canine Companions assist disabled in living everyday life A smile spreads across 9-year-old Shea Neiderhiser's face as she looks at the crumpled sock Bella places in her lap. She apparently doesn't care that it is still damp from her sweaty foot. | Shea has ... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) |
With his backyard telescope, Mr Evans scans the night sky for stars. -- AFP SYDNEY - Reverend Robert Evans, a 67-year-old retired Australian clergyman, has emerged as the international astronomical community's champion finder of supernovae - giant stars in their death throes ... (The Straits Times) |
No rock or roll in flat 'Tommy' By Jayne Blanchard | Ever wondered what "The Who's Tommy" would be like performed by the New Christy Minstrels? Look no further than the Studio Theatre's production, which has all the grit and street ... (The Washington Times) |
Amber Tamblyn's divine intervention for autism By John Morgan, Spotlight Health, with medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. On the CBS hit Joan of Arcadia, Amber Tamblyn's character talks to God. Now the actress wants to talk about something equa... (USA Today) |
Archived on Friday July 30 at 12.02pm:
Health Highlights: July 28, 2004 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Researchers Find Marker for Premature Birth | Researchers have found a protein marker in the blo... (Healthfinder) |
Family focus for BBC Two schedule A series encouraging viewers to research their family trees is at the centre of BBC Two's autumn schedule. | Who Do You Think You Are? will follow celebrities as they discover their roots, and provide... (BBC News) |
Autism support group to meet A SUPPORT group meeting for parents of children with autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or learning disability, will be held tomorrow at Bahrain Al Shamil Rehabilitation Centre in Budaiy... (Gulf Daily News) |
Elmbrook considers fate of Fairview Elmbrook considers fate of Fairview Board, parents debate putting disabled students at updated high school By KAY NOLAN | Special to the Journal Sentinel Last Updated: July 27, 2004 | Brookfield - As ... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Solano County coach charged with abuse was investigated in 2001 The Associated Press | FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) - A Special Olympics coach who faces charges that he sexually assaulted a female athlete with the mental capacity of a 10-year-old was investigated, but n... (Sacramento Bee) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus GREENSBORO, N.C. - Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device called ... (Siliconvalley online) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus GREENSBORO, N.C. - Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device called ... (The State) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus | GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device... (The Associated Press) |
Device helps learning-disabled focus GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device called... (Seattle Post) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | ASSOCIATED PRESS | GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his m... (Las Vegas Sun) |
Best sellers Hardcover Fiction | 1. R is for Ricochet, Sue Grafton (Putnam; $26.95) PI is caught up in rehabilitation, romance and revenge. | 2. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubleday; $24.95) Murder leads to clu... (The Enquirer) |
Health briefs: 7/27/04 | Tuesday, July 27, 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Finding the autism genes | University of Pittsburgh is part of a new study, the Autism Genome Project, which aims to find the genes associated with i... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
JETRO retiree delights in U.S. teacher visits Former Japan External Trade Organization official Akira Moromi has supported for nearly 30 years a program that invites teachers from the United States to Japan in appreciation for educating children ... (Japan Times) |
A2 milk on way to profit By LIAM DANN | A2 Corporation will be profitable by the end of the 2005/06 financial year, chief executive Andrew Clarke told shareholders at the annual meeting in Auckland yesterday. | He said revenu... (NZ Herald) |
DNA chip to the rescue Nigel Hawkes | More than 170 scientists are collaborating in a study of 1,500 families, using a new technology to search for the 15 to 20 genes that are believed to be involved in autism. Diagnoses of... (The Statesman) |
Herring aid? Just listen to Grandma FOR years the idea of fish being good for your brain was dismissed as an old wives' tale. But in recent years, experts have discovered that the fatty acids in some fish really do help brain developmen... (Scotsman) |
Canine Companions assist disabled in living everyday life A smile spreads across 9-year-old Shea Neiderhiser's face as she looks at the crumpled sock Bella places in her lap. She apparently doesn't care that it is still damp from her sweaty foot. | Shea has ... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) |
With his backyard telescope, Mr Evans scans the night sky for stars. -- AFP SYDNEY - Reverend Robert Evans, a 67-year-old retired Australian clergyman, has emerged as the international astronomical community's champion finder of supernovae - giant stars in their death throes ... (The Straits Times) |
No rock or roll in flat 'Tommy' By Jayne Blanchard | Ever wondered what "The Who's Tommy" would be like performed by the New Christy Minstrels? Look no further than the Studio Theatre's production, which has all the grit and street ... (The Washington Times) |
Amber Tamblyn's divine intervention for autism By John Morgan, Spotlight Health, with medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. On the CBS hit Joan of Arcadia, Amber Tamblyn's character talks to God. Now the actress wants to talk about something equa... (USA Today) |
Archived on Saturday July 31 at 3.37am:
Health Highlights: July 28, 2004 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Researchers Find Marker for Premature Birth | Researchers have found a protein marker in the blo... (Healthfinder) |
Family focus for BBC Two schedule A series encouraging viewers to research their family trees is at the centre of BBC Two's autumn schedule. | Who Do You Think You Are? will follow celebrities as they discover their roots, and provide... (BBC News) |
Autism support group to meet A SUPPORT group meeting for parents of children with autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder or learning disability, will be held tomorrow at Bahrain Al Shamil Rehabilitation Centre in Budaiy... (Gulf Daily News) |
Elmbrook considers fate of Fairview Elmbrook considers fate of Fairview Board, parents debate putting disabled students at updated high school By KAY NOLAN | Special to the Journal Sentinel Last Updated: July 27, 2004 | Brookfield - As ... (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
Solano County coach charged with abuse was investigated in 2001 The Associated Press | FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) - A Special Olympics coach who faces charges that he sexually assaulted a female athlete with the mental capacity of a 10-year-old was investigated, but n... (Sacramento Bee) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus GREENSBORO, N.C. - Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device called ... (Siliconvalley online) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus GREENSBORO, N.C. - Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device called ... (The State) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus | GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) -- Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device... (The Associated Press) |
Device helps learning-disabled focus GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his mother live more normal lives. | A device called... (Seattle Post) |
Device Helps Learning-Disabled Focus By MICHAEL FELBERBAUM | ASSOCIATED PRESS | GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - Watching a whale on a computer screen has helped 8-year-old Ricky Stone, who suffers from autism and learning disabilities, and his m... (Las Vegas Sun) |
Best sellers Hardcover Fiction | 1. R is for Ricochet, Sue Grafton (Putnam; $26.95) PI is caught up in rehabilitation, romance and revenge. | 2. The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown (Doubleday; $24.95) Murder leads to clu... (The Enquirer) |
Health briefs: 7/27/04 | Tuesday, July 27, 2004 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | Finding the autism genes | University of Pittsburgh is part of a new study, the Autism Genome Project, which aims to find the genes associated with i... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) |
JETRO retiree delights in U.S. teacher visits Former Japan External Trade Organization official Akira Moromi has supported for nearly 30 years a program that invites teachers from the United States to Japan in appreciation for educating children ... (Japan Times) |
A2 milk on way to profit By LIAM DANN | A2 Corporation will be profitable by the end of the 2005/06 financial year, chief executive Andrew Clarke told shareholders at the annual meeting in Auckland yesterday. | He said revenu... (NZ Herald) |
DNA chip to the rescue Nigel Hawkes | More than 170 scientists are collaborating in a study of 1,500 families, using a new technology to search for the 15 to 20 genes that are believed to be involved in autism. Diagnoses of... (The Statesman) |
Herring aid? Just listen to Grandma FOR years the idea of fish being good for your brain was dismissed as an old wives' tale. But in recent years, experts have discovered that the fatty acids in some fish really do help brain developmen... (Scotsman) |
Canine Companions assist disabled in living everyday life A smile spreads across 9-year-old Shea Neiderhiser's face as she looks at the crumpled sock Bella places in her lap. She apparently doesn't care that it is still damp from her sweaty foot. | Shea has ... (Pittsburgh Tribune Review) |
With his backyard telescope, Mr Evans scans the night sky for stars. -- AFP SYDNEY - Reverend Robert Evans, a 67-year-old retired Australian clergyman, has emerged as the international astronomical community's champion finder of supernovae - giant stars in their death throes ... (The Straits Times) |
No rock or roll in flat 'Tommy' By Jayne Blanchard | Ever wondered what "The Who's Tommy" would be like performed by the New Christy Minstrels? Look no further than the Studio Theatre's production, which has all the grit and street ... (The Washington Times) |
Amber Tamblyn's divine intervention for autism By John Morgan, Spotlight Health, with medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. On the CBS hit Joan of Arcadia, Amber Tamblyn's character talks to God. Now the actress wants to talk about something equa... (USA Today) |
Archived on Saturday July 31 at 3.37am:
Report calls for end to neglect of autism (swissinfo, Switzerland - 1 hour ago). .. Swiss survey was conducted to collect data on the prevalence of autism and to investigate the standard of care and treatment available to autistic children and.. |
Scientists Discover Biological Basis for Autism (Medical News Today, UK - 4 hours ago). .. technically acceptable fMRI data from high-functioning autistic participants, the.. Individuals with High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome between.. |
Scientists Discover Biological Basis for Autism (ScienceBlog.com - 15 hours ago). .. technically acceptable fMRI data from high-functioning autistic participants, the.. Individuals with High Functioning Autism and Asperger's Syndrome between.. |
Pulling an autistic boy from a (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - 17 hours ago). By Mary Vorsino. A 10-year-old autistic boy struggled to keep his head above the raging water in a rain-swollen Waipahu canal Dec. 8... |
Key to detecting Asperger’s syndrome, a milder yet little.. (News-Medical.net, World - 17 hours ago). .. While autism is sometimes characterized by mild to.. extreme social awkwardness, those with Asperger’s are.. diagnosed much later than autistic children because.. |
Autistic sex offender subdued by guards (The Express Times, PA - 22 hours ago). EASTON -- A week after a judge ordered Eric von Schlichten to spend six months in prison, guards used pepper spray against the autistic teenager... |
Autism-center plans taking shape (Utica Observer Dispatch, NY - Jul 28, 2004). .. With the increase of autism nationwide, we |