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Autism spectrum conditions shouldn't be considered disorders
Your article on autism ("Hidden in plain sight," 1/1/2012) was clear, interesting, and also insulting to those on the autism spectrum, since it treated these conditions as disorders. I know that, officially, they are disorders, but as someone with a...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Autism, Health, Behavioral Conditions
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Autopsy: Boy killed by police not shot in head like family claimed
Tribune reporterA 15-year-old Calumet City boy with an autism disorder killed by police this week was not shot in the head, contrary to what a family member previously contended, the Lake County, Ind., coroner’s office said today. Stephon Watts of the 600 block of...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Shootings, Autism, Health, Behavioral Conditions
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AK-47 attack latest crime to jar St. Cloud
ST. CLOUD — The AK-47 attack in one of Osceola County's oldest neighborhoods last month is the latest crime jarring the tranquil image of the century-old community known as "Soldier City," where Civil War veterans settled in the early 1900s.
In...Tags: Osceola County Jail, Defense, Personal Weapon Control, St. Cloud, Interior Policy
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Cedar Crest's Lizzy Sunderhaus' career path
Lizzy Sunderhaus can thank her parents for her caring nature and willingness to volunteer time.
The 21-year-old Cedar Crest College senior and star basketball player always gives a shout-out to Stephen T. Badin High School in Hamilton, Ohio, for giving...Tags: Teaching and Learning, 2016 Olympic Games, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Schizophrenia, Breast Cancer
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Psychiatric experts begin reassessing Autism definition
A panel of psychiatric experts is reassessing the definition of Autism.
Proposed changes would narrow the criteria for Autism and related disorders, such as Asperger's Syndrome.
If the definition is changed, it could dramatically reduce the number of...Tags: Autism, Health, Behavioral Conditions
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Curses! Important film threatened by ratings dispute
Change of Subject"Bully"is a movie that will save kids' lives. I realize this sounds overwrought, but it's an assessment that's stayed with me since Saturday, when I went to an advance screening of the controversial new documentary at the True/False Film Fest...... -
Environment, Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy May Raise Autism Risk
ReutersCHICAGO -- Environmental factors may play a greater role in autism than previously thought, tipping the scale away from a strict focus on genetics, two studies released on Monday suggest. In one, a team at Stanford University compared cases of autism...Tags: Biology, Pharmaceuticals, Twins, Diseases and Illnesses, Politics
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Support groups around Howard County
These groups meet regularly. Alzheimer's Support Group — Second Thursday, 7-9 p.m. For caregivers of Alzheimer's patients or those who have a loved one suffering from Alzheimer's. Learn about the disease, what to expect and how to cope. The Bain...Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Career and Workplace, Polio, Howard County, Clarksville
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IGoof -- Sears.com offers iPad 2 for $69, then says 'no way'
Q13 FOX News Online & CNNYou know the old saying -- if a deal is too good to be true, then it probably isn't true. That's what happened to a major retailer's online shoppers Friday afternoon. Sears.com inadvertently advertised Apple's 16GB iPad 2 for $69, much less than...Tags: Online Advertising, Media Industry, Apple iPad, Computer Hardware, Human Interest
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New EVMS program aims to help young adults with autism
POQUOSON — Krystiann Henton is 18 years old but gets along better with her younger cousins than people her own age.
"I knew deep down inside that she wanted to make friends. She didn't know how," her mother, Sue Henton said.
She hopes that...Tags: Employment Opportunities, Despicable Me (movie), Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Social Issues, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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From Sun Magazine: Earliest intervention
When Ginny Russo goes into labor sometime at the end of May, her first call will be to her doctor. Her second: to the researchers who want to collect her baby's placenta, umbilical cord blood and first dirty diaper.
They're part of the same crew that,...Tags: Social Sciences, Macy's, Inc., Health, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Macy's
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