N.A.S. (Surrey Branch) News Archive
1st April - 30th June 2003

Archived on Tuesday April 1 at 4.34am:

Launches MEG Distribution Network in US Midwest Region 3/31/03 VSM Medtech Ltd. announced that its CTF subsidiary has signed three distribution agreements in the Midwest region of the US for sales of the OMEGA line of magnetoencephalography (MEG) systems....   (Stockhouse)

VSM MedTech Launches MEG Distribution Network in US Midwest Region VANCOUVER /CNW/ - VSM Medtech Ltd. (TSX:VSM) today announced that its CTF subsidiary has signed three distribution agreements in the Midwest region of the US for sales of the OMEGA line of magnetoence...   (Canada Newswire)

VSM MedTech Launches MEG Distribution Network in US Midwest Region 3/31/03 VSM Medtech Ltd. (TSX:VSM) today announced that its CTF subsidiary has signed three distribution agreements in the Midwest region of the US for sales of the OMEGA line of magnetoencephalograph...   (Stockhouse)

Speed skater on his mark for autism centre fundraiser CREDIT: Dean Bicknell, Calgary Herald   Olympic speed skater Mark Knoll is throwing his support behind the Society for the Treatment of Autism in its push to raise money for a new centre. Kn...   (Canada Dot Com)

Music To Mend the Spirit Someone was shot again last month on Troutman Street, off Wyckoff Avenue in Bushwick, two blocks from where Mayra Sierra lives. Here, not far from where Brooklyn melts into Queens, boarded-up windows ...   (Newsday)

Teachers $30,000 short of goal | GARDEN CITY -- They have sought donations from businesses and civic groups, but a group of teachers is still more than $30,000 short of replacing a playground for autistic students. | The Cambridge ...   (Detroit news)

Pop and Pulp SONGBOOK, by Nick Hornby. McSweeney's, 147 pp., $26. | It hits home when you go shopping for a CD storage rack, and find that most only hold 24, or 36, or a mere 144. There are people, normal people, ...   (Newsday)

Peers offer headstart to autistic classmates Most parents view kindergarten and first grade as time to finally focus on academics, including numbers and letters. But much learning at that age is also social - something that can derail students w...   (The Boston Globe)

Magical Monarchs SOMETHING TO soothe the war-frazzled nerves: Monarch butterfies are back and headed north in greater numbers than anyone expected. Last year they seemed doomed when a January rainstorm and freezing te...   (The Boston Globe)

Eves shuts door on thousands of autistic children Michael Wagman's parents are dreading the birthday present that Premier Ernie Eves has promised their son. They are haunted by it; it wakes Lillian Wagman at night with fears for her child's future. I...   (The Toronto Star)

The Discarded Kids of Brazil What would a UK Social Services department make of all this? | I guess all the children would be immediately rounded up | and shunted off into care, and there would be calls for a | Royal Commission t...   (Brazzil)

Student-athletes more than mentors for special-needs children | Seattle Times staff reporter GREG GILBERT / THE SEATTLE TIMES Nicolas Horst, left, plays some one-on-one basketball with his mentor, Jaden Villnow, 17. Jaden was paired up with Nicolas through the A...   (Seattle Times)

Unearthing his ambition LOS ANGELES—First noticed for his turn as a misogynist in 1997's In the Company Of Men, Aaron Eckhart is trying to place himself in the company of leading men. | "I feel like I want to do more h...   (The Toronto Star)

Teacher pushes lawmakers for e-books | Driven by her personal and professional passion, a Scottsdale special education teacher is the force behind a bill that would allow children with disabilities to get textbooks on electronic computer...   (Azcentral)

Experts' plea to parents as MMR take-up rate falls MEDICAL experts yesterday made a fresh plea to parents to have their children inoculated with the three-in-one MMR vaccine after figures showed a fall in its take-up in Scotland. | Latest quarterly fi...   (Scotsman)

Babies Missing Out On Mmr | Mar 29 2003 | PARENTS are being urged to have their children vaccinated with the MMR jab after a fall in take- up rates in Scotland. | Latest NHS figures show 86.6 per cent of children under two rec...   (Daily Record)

Politics? It's just not in my genes While Mr Lee Kuan Yew's two sons are leaders in Singapore's political and corporate worlds, daughter Lee Wei Ling has opted for a quieter life in civil society. Our senior correspondent finds out why ...   (The Straits Times)

Aaron Eckhart plays clean-cut hero in doomsday saga The Core | LOS ANGELES (AP) - First noticed for his turn as a misogynist in 1997's In the Company of Men, Aaron Eckhart is trying to place himself in the company of leading men. | "I feel like I want to do mor...   (Canada Dot Com)

Community briefs for March 28, 2003 LAS VEGAS SUN | Boulder Beach cleanup scheduled | A Great American Cleanup will be held at Lake Mead's Boulder Beach Saturday as part of a national effort to clean up public areas through May. | The s...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Life is like a dream holiday | By Owen Mcateer , Evening Chronicle   | Emotional dad John Douglas talked about the joys of raising a disabled child as he backed the Chronicle's charity for sick and needy kids. | John Douglas...   (IC Newcastle)

Archived on Tuesday April 1 at 4.34am:

Israel as autistic: victimhood with power (Electronic Intifada, IL - 11 hours ago). .. combination. "It's like being autistic with power. You don't care about other people because you've cast the others as the aggressors...

Eves shuts door on thousands of autistic children (Toronto Star, Canada - 21 hours ago). .. paltry sums his social service minister, Brenda Elliott, has promised for autistic.. Margaret Whelan, director of the Geneva Centre for Autism (an IBI service..

Autism walk to raise money for research (Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - 22 hours ago). April is National Autism Awareness Month and Dutchess County residents are being encouraged to raise money for the second annual Hudson Valley Autism Awareness..

Naperville Area Searched For Autistic Man (WBBM, IL - 29 Mar 2003). (Naperville, Ill.) -- The DuPage County Sheriff's Office was asking for the public's help in locating a 36-year-old autistic man who hasn't been seen since he..

"Like Being Autistic With Power" (CounterPunch, CA - 29 Mar 2003). .. It’s like being autistic with power. You don’t care about other people because you’ve cast the others as the aggressors...

2nd Autism Conference kicks off (Bru Direct, Brunei - 28 Mar 2003). .. in which he outlined the beginning stages in the establishment of Brunei's Smarter Association to help those autistic individuals and their families. Autism is..

Class helps autistic children move and develop (Greenwich Time, CT - 28 Mar 2003). .. to help autistic children further their physical, intellectual and emotional development through movement, said Kimberly McKeever, who runs the class. Autism..

Parents seek to save school for the autistic (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 28 Mar 2003). .. student is about $14000, and the actual cost of educating a child with autism.. about $40000 to $50000, which is being shared with another school for autistic..

Autism Society celebrates with open house (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 27 Mar 2003). The Laurinburg Regional office of the Autism Society of North Carolina will celebrate its new location at 128 James Street with an open house event Tuesday at..

2nd Autism Conference kicks off (Borneo Bulletin, Brunei - 27 Mar 2003). .. in which he outlined the beginning stages in the establishment of Brunei's Smarter Association to help those autistic individuals and their families. Autism is..

Doyle Tries To Restore Autism Funding (WISC, WI - 27 Mar 2003). .. wants to restore funding for a program that provides in-home visits to autistic.. Doyle said the state cannot afford the Wisconsin Early Autism Program on its own..

Peterson proposes school vouchers for autistic children (Columbus This Week Newspapers, OH - 27 Mar 2003). Parents of autistic children could have more education options for their youngsters and the state could save money at the same time, according to a proposal by..

MANITOWOC - There’s more than one way to educate autistic.. (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, WI - 27 Mar 2003). .. For those with autism, it can mean services such as language or occupational therapy, Flaherty said. About seven autistic students currently are enrolled at..

Autism program may survive cuts (Appleton Post Crescent, WI - 27 Mar 2003). .. autistic children, upsetting parents around the state. But Wednesday, the governor expressed optimism that Wisconsin will receive federal money for the autism..

Parents of Autistic Children Not Waiting for Budget Decision (WBAY, WI - 26 Mar 2003). .. It's a program that lets autistic kids to work with therapists without leaving the.. She works almost daily with a therapist to overcome autism and just learn..

Autism plan may include co-pays, Doyle says (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 26 Mar 2003). .. Jim Doyle said Wednesday that a plan to restore funds to continue intensive in-home programs for young children with autism may include co-payments for some..

Studies cast doubt on mercury-autism link (Orange County Register, CA - 26 Mar 2003). .. Typically, children who are found to be autistic appear normal for their first months or.. Those who have focused on mercury as a cause of autism list nearly 100..

2nd National Conference on Autism (Bru Direct, Brunei - 26 Mar 2003). The 2nd National Conference on Autism organised by Smarter Brunei will be held.. registration will still be accepted on the day itself and parents with autistic..

2nd National Conference on Autism (Borneo Bulletin, Brunei - 25 Mar 2003). The 2nd National Conference on Autism organised by Smarter Brunei will be held.. registration will still be accepted on the day itself and parents with autistic..

NB organization says government denying services to the autistic (Ottawa Citizen, Canada - 25 Mar 2003). FREDERICTON (CP) - The president of the New Brunswick Autism Society says the provincial government is denying services to autistic children and adults...

Archived on Tuesday April 1 at 9.33pm:

Dead student faced charges By AINSLEY THOMSON | The Japanese student allegedly murdered at a West Auckland academy was facing criminal charges at the time of his death. | Nozomu Shinozaki, who died at Columbus Academy on Februa...   (NZ Herald)

Cortex Receives Allowance for Its Broad Use Patent for Drugs that Enhance 'Memory and Cognition'in Europe 4/1/03 IRVINE, Calif., Apr 1, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: COR) has received a notice of allowance for European Patent Application No. 01111268.7 fro...   (Stockhouse)

Missing Teenager Found Safe and Well An autistic teenager missing since March 23 was today found safe and well, police said. | Detectives feared that 14-year-old David Beresford, of Ipswich, Suffolk, had been abducted. | But a police spo...   (Scotsman)

Cortex Receives Allowance for Its Broad Use Patent for Drugs that Enhance 'Memory and Cognition' ... 8:31am | > | IRVINE, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: COR) has received a notice of allowance for European Patent Application No. 01111268.7 from the Europ...   (Hoovers)

Mother tells of fears for missing son |   | The mother of an autistic teenager missing for more than a week says she fears her son has been abducted. | Cleaner Helen Mayhew, 37, appealed to anyone holding her 14-year-old son David Be...   (IC Newcastle)

Kup's column BY IRV KUPCINET SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST | I T'S EASY TO TALK ABOUT the "rules of war" if you're not personally on the battlefield fighting for your life. You can imagine how difficult and frustr...   (Chicago Sun Times)

Mother tells of fears for missing son | Apr 1 2003 | The mother of an autistic teenager missing for more than a week says she fears her son has been abducted. | Cleaner Helen Mayhew, 37, appealed to anyone holding her 14-year-old son Davi...   (Daily Record)

Mother tells of fears for missing son The mother of an autistic teenager missing for more than a week says she fears her son has been abducted. | Cleaner Helen Mayhew, 37, appealed to anyone holding her 14-year-old son David Beresford to ...   (Ananova)

Mother Tells of Fears for Missing Son The mother of an autistic teenager missing for more than a week today said she feared that her son had been abducted. | Cleaner Helen Mayhew, 37, appealed to anyone holding her 14-year-old son David B...   (Scotsman)

I never tried heroin, but LSD? Well': Britain's favourite botanist, David Bellamy, has written a ... 3:04am | As befits one of our leading botanists, herbalists and environmental campaigners, David Bellamy looks as if he slept in a hedge last night. He sits at a table in the Farmers' Club, Whitehall,...   (Hoovers)

Experience The Spirit Of Film Score Experience The Spirit Of Film Score | Presented by Cloud 9 in support of Cloud 9 Children's Foundation | The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will perform a concert of music from the movies, on April 16...   (Scoop)

Go for a walk Multiple sclerosis, AIDS, neurofibromatosis, autism, muscular dystrophy, breast cancer. | (Darrell Sapp, Post-Gazette) | Pick out any Saturday or Sunday over the next six months and you'll likely find...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Take your pick Here are upcoming charity walks and fund-raisers that have been submitted to Your Health for publication. | In addition to the events listed below, the American Cancer Society has 29 Relay For Life 24...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

He's an actor to The Core CREDIT: John McKay, Times Colonist   Justin Callan has a program full of scribbled greetings collected at last week's premiere of The Core, including a note from the film's director, Jon Ami...   (Canada Dot Com)

Launches MEG Distribution Network in US Midwest Region 3/31/03 VSM Medtech Ltd. announced that its CTF subsidiary has signed three distribution agreements in the Midwest region of the US for sales of the OMEGA line of magnetoencephalography (MEG) systems....   (Stockhouse)

VSM MedTech Launches MEG Distribution Network in US Midwest Region VANCOUVER /CNW/ - VSM Medtech Ltd. (TSX:VSM) today announced that its CTF subsidiary has signed three distribution agreements in the Midwest region of the US for sales of the OMEGA line of magnetoence...   (Canada Newswire)

VSM MedTech Launches MEG Distribution Network in US Midwest Region 3/31/03 VSM Medtech Ltd. (TSX:VSM) today announced that its CTF subsidiary has signed three distribution agreements in the Midwest region of the US for sales of the OMEGA line of magnetoencephalograph...   (Stockhouse)

Speed skater on his mark for autism centre fundraiser CREDIT: Dean Bicknell, Calgary Herald   Olympic speed skater Mark Knoll is throwing his support behind the Society for the Treatment of Autism in its push to raise money for a new centre. Kn...   (Canada Dot Com)

Music To Mend the Spirit Someone was shot again last month on Troutman Street, off Wyckoff Avenue in Bushwick, two blocks from where Mayra Sierra lives. Here, not far from where Brooklyn melts into Queens, boarded-up windows ...   (Newsday)

Teachers $30,000 short of goal | GARDEN CITY -- They have sought donations from businesses and civic groups, but a group of teachers is still more than $30,000 short of replacing a playground for autistic students. | The Cambridge ...   (Detroit news)

Archived on Wednesday April 2 at 5.33pm:

Dead student faced charges By AINSLEY THOMSON | The Japanese student allegedly murdered at a West Auckland academy was facing criminal charges at the time of his death. | Nozomu Shinozaki, who died at Columbus Academy on Februa...   (NZ Herald)

Cortex Receives Allowance for Its Broad Use Patent for Drugs that Enhance 'Memory and Cognition'in Europe 4/1/03 IRVINE, Calif., Apr 1, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: COR) has received a notice of allowance for European Patent Application No. 01111268.7 fro...   (Stockhouse)

Missing Teenager Found Safe and Well An autistic teenager missing since March 23 was today found safe and well, police said. | Detectives feared that 14-year-old David Beresford, of Ipswich, Suffolk, had been abducted. | But a police spo...   (Scotsman)

Cortex Receives Allowance for Its Broad Use Patent for Drugs that Enhance 'Memory and Cognition' ... 8:31am | > | IRVINE, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: COR) has received a notice of allowance for European Patent Application No. 01111268.7 from the Europ...   (Hoovers)

Mother tells of fears for missing son |   | The mother of an autistic teenager missing for more than a week says she fears her son has been abducted. | Cleaner Helen Mayhew, 37, appealed to anyone holding her 14-year-old son David Be...   (IC Newcastle)

Kup's column BY IRV KUPCINET SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST | I T'S EASY TO TALK ABOUT the "rules of war" if you're not personally on the battlefield fighting for your life. You can imagine how difficult and frustr...   (Chicago Sun Times)

Mother tells of fears for missing son | Apr 1 2003 | The mother of an autistic teenager missing for more than a week says she fears her son has been abducted. | Cleaner Helen Mayhew, 37, appealed to anyone holding her 14-year-old son Davi...   (Daily Record)

Mother tells of fears for missing son The mother of an autistic teenager missing for more than a week says she fears her son has been abducted. | Cleaner Helen Mayhew, 37, appealed to anyone holding her 14-year-old son David Beresford to ...   (Ananova)

Mother Tells of Fears for Missing Son The mother of an autistic teenager missing for more than a week today said she feared that her son had been abducted. | Cleaner Helen Mayhew, 37, appealed to anyone holding her 14-year-old son David B...   (Scotsman)

I never tried heroin, but LSD? Well': Britain's favourite botanist, David Bellamy, has written a ... 3:04am | As befits one of our leading botanists, herbalists and environmental campaigners, David Bellamy looks as if he slept in a hedge last night. He sits at a table in the Farmers' Club, Whitehall,...   (Hoovers)

Experience The Spirit Of Film Score Experience The Spirit Of Film Score | Presented by Cloud 9 in support of Cloud 9 Children's Foundation | The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will perform a concert of music from the movies, on April 16...   (Scoop)

Go for a walk Multiple sclerosis, AIDS, neurofibromatosis, autism, muscular dystrophy, breast cancer. | (Darrell Sapp, Post-Gazette) | Pick out any Saturday or Sunday over the next six months and you'll likely find...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Take your pick Here are upcoming charity walks and fund-raisers that have been submitted to Your Health for publication. | In addition to the events listed below, the American Cancer Society has 29 Relay For Life 24...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

He's an actor to The Core CREDIT: John McKay, Times Colonist   Justin Callan has a program full of scribbled greetings collected at last week's premiere of The Core, including a note from the film's director, Jon Ami...   (Canada Dot Com)

Launches MEG Distribution Network in US Midwest Region 3/31/03 VSM Medtech Ltd. announced that its CTF subsidiary has signed three distribution agreements in the Midwest region of the US for sales of the OMEGA line of magnetoencephalography (MEG) systems....   (Stockhouse)

VSM MedTech Launches MEG Distribution Network in US Midwest Region VANCOUVER /CNW/ - VSM Medtech Ltd. (TSX:VSM) today announced that its CTF subsidiary has signed three distribution agreements in the Midwest region of the US for sales of the OMEGA line of magnetoence...   (Canada Newswire)

VSM MedTech Launches MEG Distribution Network in US Midwest Region 3/31/03 VSM Medtech Ltd. (TSX:VSM) today announced that its CTF subsidiary has signed three distribution agreements in the Midwest region of the US for sales of the OMEGA line of magnetoencephalograph...   (Stockhouse)

Speed skater on his mark for autism centre fundraiser CREDIT: Dean Bicknell, Calgary Herald   Olympic speed skater Mark Knoll is throwing his support behind the Society for the Treatment of Autism in its push to raise money for a new centre. Kn...   (Canada Dot Com)

Music To Mend the Spirit Someone was shot again last month on Troutman Street, off Wyckoff Avenue in Bushwick, two blocks from where Mayra Sierra lives. Here, not far from where Brooklyn melts into Queens, boarded-up windows ...   (Newsday)

Teachers $30,000 short of goal | GARDEN CITY -- They have sought donations from businesses and civic groups, but a group of teachers is still more than $30,000 short of replacing a playground for autistic students. | The Cambridge ...   (Detroit news)

Archived on Wednesday April 2 at 5.33pm:

New autism guidance launched (Health-News.co.uk, U.K. - 4 hours ago). .. The plan has been developed by the National Initiative for Autism: Screening and.. The plans have been published by The National Autistic Society (NAS) on behalf..

Autism cure remains elusive, parents find own solutions (Wyoming News, WY - 22 hours ago). .. 'This isn't going to go away,'' says Theresa Wrangham, president of the 100-member Autism Society of Boulder County and mother of an autistic child...

Autism researcher to speak Friday (Go Erie, PA - 31 Mar 2003). A Pittsburgh psychiatrist, educator and researcher into autism treatment will present a "Review of Treatment Issues and the Latest Developments in the Field of..

Help for parents to tackle autism (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 31 Mar 2003). The National Autism Society published advice for professionals and carers in a bid to end a "postcode lottery" in services across the country...

Treating autism in children (Clinnix, Great Britain - 31 Mar 2003). .. who suffer from autism with serious behaviour problems. The authors reached this conclusion after carrying a study involving 101 children with autistic..

Israel as autistic: victimhood with power (Electronic Intifada, IL - 30 Mar 2003). .. combination. "It's like being autistic with power. You don't care about other people because you've cast the others as the aggressors...

Eves shuts door on thousands of autistic children (Toronto Star, Canada - 30 Mar 2003). .. paltry sums his social service minister, Brenda Elliott, has promised for autistic.. Margaret Whelan, director of the Geneva Centre for Autism (an IBI service..

Autism walk to raise money for research (Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - 30 Mar 2003). April is National Autism Awareness Month and Dutchess County residents are being encouraged to raise money for the second annual Hudson Valley Autism Awareness..

Naperville Area Searched For Autistic Man (WBBM, IL - 29 Mar 2003). (Naperville, Ill.) -- The DuPage County Sheriff's Office was asking for the public's help in locating a 36-year-old autistic man who hasn't been seen since he..

"Like Being Autistic With Power" (CounterPunch, CA - 29 Mar 2003). .. It’s like being autistic with power. You don’t care about other people because you’ve cast the others as the aggressors...

2nd Autism Conference kicks off (Bru Direct, Brunei - 28 Mar 2003). .. in which he outlined the beginning stages in the establishment of Brunei's Smarter Association to help those autistic individuals and their families. Autism is..

Class helps autistic children move and develop (Greenwich Time, CT - 28 Mar 2003). .. to help autistic children further their physical, intellectual and emotional development through movement, said Kimberly McKeever, who runs the class. Autism..

Parents seek to save school for the autistic (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 28 Mar 2003). .. student is about $14000, and the actual cost of educating a child with autism.. about $40000 to $50000, which is being shared with another school for autistic..

Autism Society celebrates with open house (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 27 Mar 2003). The Laurinburg Regional office of the Autism Society of North Carolina will celebrate its new location at 128 James Street with an open house event Tuesday at..

2nd Autism Conference kicks off (Borneo Bulletin, Brunei - 27 Mar 2003). .. in which he outlined the beginning stages in the establishment of Brunei's Smarter Association to help those autistic individuals and their families. Autism is..

Doyle Tries To Restore Autism Funding (WISC, WI - 27 Mar 2003). .. wants to restore funding for a program that provides in-home visits to autistic.. Doyle said the state cannot afford the Wisconsin Early Autism Program on its own..

Peterson proposes school vouchers for autistic children (Columbus This Week Newspapers, OH - 27 Mar 2003). Parents of autistic children could have more education options for their youngsters and the state could save money at the same time, according to a proposal by..

MANITOWOC - There’s more than one way to educate autistic.. (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, WI - 27 Mar 2003). .. For those with autism, it can mean services such as language or occupational therapy, Flaherty said. About seven autistic students currently are enrolled at..

Autism program may survive cuts (Appleton Post Crescent, WI - 27 Mar 2003). .. autistic children, upsetting parents around the state. But Wednesday, the governor expressed optimism that Wisconsin will receive federal money for the autism..

Parents of Autistic Children Not Waiting for Budget Decision (WBAY, WI - 26 Mar 2003). .. It's a program that lets autistic kids to work with therapists without leaving the.. She works almost daily with a therapist to overcome autism and just learn..

Archived on Thursday April 3 at 1.08pm:

Special education is focus of session Frustration was thick in the air last night as parent after parent - some visibly shaking - detailed the erratic problems with special education services in Howard County during a question-and-answer ...   (SunSpot)

O'Bannon will lobby to spare Medicaid Gov. Frank O'Bannon says freezing Medicaid spending could have dire consequences for Indiana -- and he's staging a public forum April 9 to pressure lawmakers for more money. | The governor said furthe...   (Indianapolis Star)

TGen plans autism study | Phoenix center to aid research | Related link | • More about Arizona genomics projects >> | The state's new genetics research group will try to find a cause and a cure for autism, a disord...   (Azcentral)

Mind the gap I have read or listened to many parents' accounts of life with an autistic child. One comment that recurs far too often is that parents have lost friends. They feel socially isolated; they hardly ever...   (The Guardian)

Measles vaccines must increase, warns GP SERIOUS measles outbreaks - that put hundreds of children's lives at risk - will happen every three or four years unless MMR vaccine uptakes increase dramatically, a leading specialist warned yesterda...   (Online Ireland)

Dead student faced charges By AINSLEY THOMSON | The Japanese student allegedly murdered at a West Auckland academy was facing criminal charges at the time of his death. | Nozomu Shinozaki, who died at Columbus Academy on Februa...   (NZ Herald)

A measure before Congress to compensate healthcare workers who fall ill after receiving the smallpox vaccine may hit a snag next week. | The marriage of special interest handouts and national security legislation is back on. Last year, a measure that would have protected Eli Lilly & Co. from lawsuits involving a mercury-based preserv...   (Time Magazine)

Cortex Receives Allowance for Its Broad Use Patent for Drugs that Enhance 'Memory and Cognition'in Europe 4/1/03 IRVINE, Calif., Apr 1, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: COR) has received a notice of allowance for European Patent Application No. 01111268.7 fro...   (Stockhouse)

Missing Teenager Found Safe and Well An autistic teenager missing since March 23 was today found safe and well, police said. | Detectives feared that 14-year-old David Beresford, of Ipswich, Suffolk, had been abducted. | But a police spo...   (Scotsman)

Cortex Receives Allowance for Its Broad Use Patent for Drugs that Enhance 'Memory and Cognition' ... 8:31am | > | IRVINE, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: COR) has received a notice of allowance for European Patent Application No. 01111268.7 from the Europ...   (Hoovers)

Mother tells of fears for missing son |   | The mother of an autistic teenager missing for more than a week says she fears her son has been abducted. | Cleaner Helen Mayhew, 37, appealed to anyone holding her 14-year-old son David Be...   (IC Newcastle)

Kup's column BY IRV KUPCINET SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST | I T'S EASY TO TALK ABOUT the "rules of war" if you're not personally on the battlefield fighting for your life. You can imagine how difficult and frustr...   (Chicago Sun Times)

Mother tells of fears for missing son | Apr 1 2003 | The mother of an autistic teenager missing for more than a week says she fears her son has been abducted. | Cleaner Helen Mayhew, 37, appealed to anyone holding her 14-year-old son Davi...   (Daily Record)

Mother tells of fears for missing son The mother of an autistic teenager missing for more than a week says she fears her son has been abducted. | Cleaner Helen Mayhew, 37, appealed to anyone holding her 14-year-old son David Beresford to ...   (Ananova)

Mother Tells of Fears for Missing Son The mother of an autistic teenager missing for more than a week today said she feared that her son had been abducted. | Cleaner Helen Mayhew, 37, appealed to anyone holding her 14-year-old son David B...   (Scotsman)

I never tried heroin, but LSD? Well': Britain's favourite botanist, David Bellamy, has written a ... 3:04am | As befits one of our leading botanists, herbalists and environmental campaigners, David Bellamy looks as if he slept in a hedge last night. He sits at a table in the Farmers' Club, Whitehall,...   (Hoovers)

Experience The Spirit Of Film Score Experience The Spirit Of Film Score | Presented by Cloud 9 in support of Cloud 9 Children's Foundation | The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra will perform a concert of music from the movies, on April 16...   (Scoop)

Go for a walk Multiple sclerosis, AIDS, neurofibromatosis, autism, muscular dystrophy, breast cancer. | (Darrell Sapp, Post-Gazette) | Pick out any Saturday or Sunday over the next six months and you'll likely find...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Take your pick Here are upcoming charity walks and fund-raisers that have been submitted to Your Health for publication. | In addition to the events listed below, the American Cancer Society has 29 Relay For Life 24...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

New Children’s center studies genetic disorder Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh said it received a three-year federal grant approaching $900,000 to establish a center for the research and treatment of Fragile X Syndrome, a genetic disorder that c...   (Amcity)

Archived on Thursday April 3 at 1.08pm:

New autism guidance launched (Health-News.co.uk, U.K. - 4 hours ago). .. The plan has been developed by the National Initiative for Autism: Screening and.. The plans have been published by The National Autistic Society (NAS) on behalf..

Autism cure remains elusive, parents find own solutions (Wyoming News, WY - 22 hours ago). .. 'This isn't going to go away,'' says Theresa Wrangham, president of the 100-member Autism Society of Boulder County and mother of an autistic child...

Autism researcher to speak Friday (Go Erie, PA - 31 Mar 2003). A Pittsburgh psychiatrist, educator and researcher into autism treatment will present a "Review of Treatment Issues and the Latest Developments in the Field of..

Help for parents to tackle autism (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 31 Mar 2003). The National Autism Society published advice for professionals and carers in a bid to end a "postcode lottery" in services across the country...

Treating autism in children (Clinnix, Great Britain - 31 Mar 2003). .. who suffer from autism with serious behaviour problems. The authors reached this conclusion after carrying a study involving 101 children with autistic..

Israel as autistic: victimhood with power (Electronic Intifada, IL - 30 Mar 2003). .. combination. "It's like being autistic with power. You don't care about other people because you've cast the others as the aggressors...

Eves shuts door on thousands of autistic children (Toronto Star, Canada - 30 Mar 2003). .. paltry sums his social service minister, Brenda Elliott, has promised for autistic.. Margaret Whelan, director of the Geneva Centre for Autism (an IBI service..

Autism walk to raise money for research (Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - 30 Mar 2003). April is National Autism Awareness Month and Dutchess County residents are being encouraged to raise money for the second annual Hudson Valley Autism Awareness..

Naperville Area Searched For Autistic Man (WBBM, IL - 29 Mar 2003). (Naperville, Ill.) -- The DuPage County Sheriff's Office was asking for the public's help in locating a 36-year-old autistic man who hasn't been seen since he..

"Like Being Autistic With Power" (CounterPunch, CA - 29 Mar 2003). .. It’s like being autistic with power. You don’t care about other people because you’ve cast the others as the aggressors...

2nd Autism Conference kicks off (Bru Direct, Brunei - 28 Mar 2003). .. in which he outlined the beginning stages in the establishment of Brunei's Smarter Association to help those autistic individuals and their families. Autism is..

Class helps autistic children move and develop (Greenwich Time, CT - 28 Mar 2003). .. to help autistic children further their physical, intellectual and emotional development through movement, said Kimberly McKeever, who runs the class. Autism..

Parents seek to save school for the autistic (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 28 Mar 2003). .. student is about $14000, and the actual cost of educating a child with autism.. about $40000 to $50000, which is being shared with another school for autistic..

Autism Society celebrates with open house (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 27 Mar 2003). The Laurinburg Regional office of the Autism Society of North Carolina will celebrate its new location at 128 James Street with an open house event Tuesday at..

2nd Autism Conference kicks off (Borneo Bulletin, Brunei - 27 Mar 2003). .. in which he outlined the beginning stages in the establishment of Brunei's Smarter Association to help those autistic individuals and their families. Autism is..

Doyle Tries To Restore Autism Funding (WISC, WI - 27 Mar 2003). .. wants to restore funding for a program that provides in-home visits to autistic.. Doyle said the state cannot afford the Wisconsin Early Autism Program on its own..

Peterson proposes school vouchers for autistic children (Columbus This Week Newspapers, OH - 27 Mar 2003). Parents of autistic children could have more education options for their youngsters and the state could save money at the same time, according to a proposal by..

MANITOWOC - There’s more than one way to educate autistic.. (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, WI - 27 Mar 2003). .. For those with autism, it can mean services such as language or occupational therapy, Flaherty said. About seven autistic students currently are enrolled at..

Autism program may survive cuts (Appleton Post Crescent, WI - 27 Mar 2003). .. autistic children, upsetting parents around the state. But Wednesday, the governor expressed optimism that Wisconsin will receive federal money for the autism..

Parents of Autistic Children Not Waiting for Budget Decision (WBAY, WI - 26 Mar 2003). .. It's a program that lets autistic kids to work with therapists without leaving the.. She works almost daily with a therapist to overcome autism and just learn..

Archived on Friday April 4 at 7.59am:

From slimeball to superhero - Apr. 3, 2003 Aaron Eckhart Story Tools | LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- First noticed for his turn as a misogynist in 1997's "In the Company of Men," Aaron Eckhart is trying to place himself in the company of lea...   (CNN)

Notice of Meeting; Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee 11:17am | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | AGENCY: National Institutes of Health | Notice of Meeting; Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee | The National Institutes of Health (NIH) hereb...   (Hoovers)

In defense of dogs DEDHAM -- Matthew Killion is a little boy with a big vision. Last summer, as he took his dog, Brie, around town, the 7-year-old was bothered by signs banning dogs from parks, school grounds, and recre...   (The Boston Globe)

Cobb Close-Up Students' artwork will help classmate | Students at a Smyrna elementary school are making jewelry to help a classmate go to summer camp. Special education teacher Cynthia Winthrop said it touches her ...   (Atlanta Journal)

Diamondbacks donate $100,000 to fight autism | Club president promises team will give more | The Arizona Diamondbacks hit some home runs for the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center on Wednesday. | At the center's annual breakfast, th...   (Azcentral)

Opinion: Further reading: We've never had it so good - and it's all thanks to ... 7:05pm | If you debate the new genetics in Europe and America these days you get asked the same question in two different ways. The average European says, with dread: "How do we stop people doing x?" ...   (Hoovers)

A few quiet hours Liz Kutne can't forget the day she asked her daughter's speech therapist if she thought the child might be autistic. | The therapist, a native Southerner, said she "might see a little of that." | Kutn...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Special education is focus of session Frustration was thick in the air last night as parent after parent - some visibly shaking - detailed the erratic problems with special education services in Howard County during a question-and-answer ...   (SunSpot)

O'Bannon will lobby to spare Medicaid Gov. Frank O'Bannon says freezing Medicaid spending could have dire consequences for Indiana -- and he's staging a public forum April 9 to pressure lawmakers for more money. | The governor said furthe...   (Indianapolis Star)

TGen plans autism study | Phoenix center to aid research | Related link | • More about Arizona genomics projects >> | The state's new genetics research group will try to find a cause and a cure for autism, a disord...   (Azcentral)

Mind the gap I have read or listened to many parents' accounts of life with an autistic child. One comment that recurs far too often is that parents have lost friends. They feel socially isolated; they hardly ever...   (The Guardian)

Measles vaccines must increase, warns GP SERIOUS measles outbreaks - that put hundreds of children's lives at risk - will happen every three or four years unless MMR vaccine uptakes increase dramatically, a leading specialist warned yesterda...   (Online Ireland)

Dead student faced charges By AINSLEY THOMSON | The Japanese student allegedly murdered at a West Auckland academy was facing criminal charges at the time of his death. | Nozomu Shinozaki, who died at Columbus Academy on Februa...   (NZ Herald)

A measure before Congress to compensate healthcare workers who fall ill after receiving the smallpox vaccine may hit a snag next week. | The marriage of special interest handouts and national security legislation is back on. Last year, a measure that would have protected Eli Lilly & Co. from lawsuits involving a mercury-based preserv...   (Time Magazine)

Cortex Receives Allowance for Its Broad Use Patent for Drugs that Enhance 'Memory and Cognition'in Europe 4/1/03 IRVINE, Calif., Apr 1, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: COR) has received a notice of allowance for European Patent Application No. 01111268.7 fro...   (Stockhouse)

Missing Teenager Found Safe and Well An autistic teenager missing since March 23 was today found safe and well, police said. | Detectives feared that 14-year-old David Beresford, of Ipswich, Suffolk, had been abducted. | But a police spo...   (Scotsman)

Cortex Receives Allowance for Its Broad Use Patent for Drugs that Enhance 'Memory and Cognition' ... 8:31am | > | IRVINE, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: COR) has received a notice of allowance for European Patent Application No. 01111268.7 from the Europ...   (Hoovers)

Mother tells of fears for missing son |   | The mother of an autistic teenager missing for more than a week says she fears her son has been abducted. | Cleaner Helen Mayhew, 37, appealed to anyone holding her 14-year-old son David Be...   (IC Newcastle)

Kup's column BY IRV KUPCINET SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST | I T'S EASY TO TALK ABOUT the "rules of war" if you're not personally on the battlefield fighting for your life. You can imagine how difficult and frustr...   (Chicago Sun Times)

Mother tells of fears for missing son | Apr 1 2003 | The mother of an autistic teenager missing for more than a week says she fears her son has been abducted. | Cleaner Helen Mayhew, 37, appealed to anyone holding her 14-year-old son Davi...   (Daily Record)

Archived on Friday April 4 at 7.59am:

New autism guidance launched (Health-News.co.uk, U.K. - 4 hours ago). .. The plan has been developed by the National Initiative for Autism: Screening and.. The plans have been published by The National Autistic Society (NAS) on behalf..

Autism cure remains elusive, parents find own solutions (Wyoming News, WY - 22 hours ago). .. 'This isn't going to go away,'' says Theresa Wrangham, president of the 100-member Autism Society of Boulder County and mother of an autistic child...

Autism researcher to speak Friday (Go Erie, PA - 31 Mar 2003). A Pittsburgh psychiatrist, educator and researcher into autism treatment will present a "Review of Treatment Issues and the Latest Developments in the Field of..

Help for parents to tackle autism (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 31 Mar 2003). The National Autism Society published advice for professionals and carers in a bid to end a "postcode lottery" in services across the country...

Treating autism in children (Clinnix, Great Britain - 31 Mar 2003). .. who suffer from autism with serious behaviour problems. The authors reached this conclusion after carrying a study involving 101 children with autistic..

Israel as autistic: victimhood with power (Electronic Intifada, IL - 30 Mar 2003). .. combination. "It's like being autistic with power. You don't care about other people because you've cast the others as the aggressors...

Eves shuts door on thousands of autistic children (Toronto Star, Canada - 30 Mar 2003). .. paltry sums his social service minister, Brenda Elliott, has promised for autistic.. Margaret Whelan, director of the Geneva Centre for Autism (an IBI service..

Autism walk to raise money for research (Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - 30 Mar 2003). April is National Autism Awareness Month and Dutchess County residents are being encouraged to raise money for the second annual Hudson Valley Autism Awareness..

Naperville Area Searched For Autistic Man (WBBM, IL - 29 Mar 2003). (Naperville, Ill.) -- The DuPage County Sheriff's Office was asking for the public's help in locating a 36-year-old autistic man who hasn't been seen since he..

"Like Being Autistic With Power" (CounterPunch, CA - 29 Mar 2003). .. It’s like being autistic with power. You don’t care about other people because you’ve cast the others as the aggressors...

2nd Autism Conference kicks off (Bru Direct, Brunei - 28 Mar 2003). .. in which he outlined the beginning stages in the establishment of Brunei's Smarter Association to help those autistic individuals and their families. Autism is..

Class helps autistic children move and develop (Greenwich Time, CT - 28 Mar 2003). .. to help autistic children further their physical, intellectual and emotional development through movement, said Kimberly McKeever, who runs the class. Autism..

Parents seek to save school for the autistic (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 28 Mar 2003). .. student is about $14000, and the actual cost of educating a child with autism.. about $40000 to $50000, which is being shared with another school for autistic..

Autism Society celebrates with open house (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 27 Mar 2003). The Laurinburg Regional office of the Autism Society of North Carolina will celebrate its new location at 128 James Street with an open house event Tuesday at..

2nd Autism Conference kicks off (Borneo Bulletin, Brunei - 27 Mar 2003). .. in which he outlined the beginning stages in the establishment of Brunei's Smarter Association to help those autistic individuals and their families. Autism is..

Doyle Tries To Restore Autism Funding (WISC, WI - 27 Mar 2003). .. wants to restore funding for a program that provides in-home visits to autistic.. Doyle said the state cannot afford the Wisconsin Early Autism Program on its own..

Peterson proposes school vouchers for autistic children (Columbus This Week Newspapers, OH - 27 Mar 2003). Parents of autistic children could have more education options for their youngsters and the state could save money at the same time, according to a proposal by..

MANITOWOC - There’s more than one way to educate autistic.. (Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, WI - 27 Mar 2003). .. For those with autism, it can mean services such as language or occupational therapy, Flaherty said. About seven autistic students currently are enrolled at..

Autism program may survive cuts (Appleton Post Crescent, WI - 27 Mar 2003). .. autistic children, upsetting parents around the state. But Wednesday, the governor expressed optimism that Wisconsin will receive federal money for the autism..

Parents of Autistic Children Not Waiting for Budget Decision (WBAY, WI - 26 Mar 2003). .. It's a program that lets autistic kids to work with therapists without leaving the.. She works almost daily with a therapist to overcome autism and just learn..

Archived on Saturday April 5 at 0.46am:

Leave `Birth To Three' Be If you were at the state Capitol on March 13, you would have a clear picture of the difficulty of making spending cuts that are necessary to prevent a huge state budget deficit over the next two years...   (Ctnow)

McCain, Kyl Rail against Pork in War Budget Christine Hall | Staff Writer | (CNSNews.com) - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Thursday railed against pork projects loaded onto the Senate version of the president's supplemental war budget that was a...   (Crosswalk)

Grocery cards helping horses | Retailer programs provide donations | Special for The Republic | Debora Moritz's family faces a double whammy: two children with developmental problems. | Griffin, 5, has autism as well as tuberous ...   (Azcentral)

DEI cars: Bigger bells, whistles | By Chris Jenkins, USA TODAY | Answers to pressing questions heading into this weekend's race at Talladega: | Q: Can anyone catch the Dale Earnhardt Inc. cars at Talladega? | A: Nothing that happened...   (USA Today)

NYC mayor announces special education overhaul NEW YORK -- Employing particularly blunt language, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that the public school system's programs for special education have "failed shamefully," and he ordered a top-t...   (Newsday)

Yahoo! News - Angelman Syndrome Foundation National Walk-A-Thon to be Held May 17 in Seven ...   | To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor | Contact: Eileen Braun, 800-432-6435 (800-IF-ANGEL), email: ebraun@angelman.org; or in Washington: Leigh Sutherland, 202-316-3794 email: leigh.sutherland@...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Office Depot Launches In-Store Awareness Campaign in Support of National Autism Month 3:43pm | > | PRINCETON, N.J. & DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- Company Donates Additional $25,000 to the National Alliance for Autism Research | As National Autism Awareness month kicks of...   (Hoovers)

Office Depot Launches In-Store Awareness Campaign in Support of National Autism Month 4/3/03 PRINCETON, N.J. &DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Apr 3, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | As National Autism Awareness month kicks off, Office Depot, Inc., (NYSE:ODP) is teaming up with the National Alliance for A...   (Stockhouse)

Life: Opinion: We've never had it so good - and it's all thanks to science: ... 1:04pm | If you debate the new genetics in Europe and America these days you get asked the same question in two different ways. The average European says, with dread: "How do we stop people doing x?" ...   (Hoovers)

From slimeball to superhero - Apr. 3, 2003 Aaron Eckhart Story Tools | LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- First noticed for his turn as a misogynist in 1997's "In the Company of Men," Aaron Eckhart is trying to place himself in the company of lea...   (CNN)

Notice of Meeting; Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee 11:17am | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | AGENCY: National Institutes of Health | Notice of Meeting; Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee | The National Institutes of Health (NIH) hereb...   (Hoovers)

In defense of dogs DEDHAM -- Matthew Killion is a little boy with a big vision. Last summer, as he took his dog, Brie, around town, the 7-year-old was bothered by signs banning dogs from parks, school grounds, and recre...   (The Boston Globe)

Cobb Close-Up Students' artwork will help classmate | Students at a Smyrna elementary school are making jewelry to help a classmate go to summer camp. Special education teacher Cynthia Winthrop said it touches her ...   (Atlanta Journal)

Diamondbacks donate $100,000 to fight autism | Club president promises team will give more | The Arizona Diamondbacks hit some home runs for the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center on Wednesday. | At the center's annual breakfast, th...   (Azcentral)

Opinion: Further reading: We've never had it so good - and it's all thanks to ... 7:05pm | If you debate the new genetics in Europe and America these days you get asked the same question in two different ways. The average European says, with dread: "How do we stop people doing x?" ...   (Hoovers)

A few quiet hours Liz Kutne can't forget the day she asked her daughter's speech therapist if she thought the child might be autistic. | The therapist, a native Southerner, said she "might see a little of that." | Kutn...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Special education is focus of session Frustration was thick in the air last night as parent after parent - some visibly shaking - detailed the erratic problems with special education services in Howard County during a question-and-answer ...   (SunSpot)

O'Bannon will lobby to spare Medicaid Gov. Frank O'Bannon says freezing Medicaid spending could have dire consequences for Indiana -- and he's staging a public forum April 9 to pressure lawmakers for more money. | The governor said furthe...   (Indianapolis Star)

TGen plans autism study | Phoenix center to aid research | Related link | • More about Arizona genomics projects >> | The state's new genetics research group will try to find a cause and a cure for autism, a disord...   (Azcentral)

Mind the gap I have read or listened to many parents' accounts of life with an autistic child. One comment that recurs far too often is that parents have lost friends. They feel socially isolated; they hardly ever...   (The Guardian)

Archived on Saturday April 5 at 0.46am:

Open House celebrates new office for local Autism Chapter (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 4 hours ago). .. Slaughter added, “We talk frequently and she always has some information for me about the strides made with autism and the treatment of autistic individuals...

Autism program gets support of its own (Lansdale Reporter, PA - 14 hours ago). FRANCONIA - Souderton Area Superintendent Lowell Tinner gave a detailed presentation Wednesday on a proposed autism support program before dozens of staff and..

Autistic teen's family all Aiken fans (Charlotte Observer, NC - 22 hours ago). .. In 2000-'01, Aiken spent nearly a year working as an aide to Mimi Shinn's teenage son, Nicolas, who is autistic and suffers from a disability known as Fragile..

Center gets personal with autistic kids (Roanoke Times, VA - 2 Apr 2003). .. of children diagnosed with autism. In response, the schools offer increased training to teachers and aides. But parents at BRAC contend that many autistic..

Diamondbacks donate $100000 to fight autism (Arizona Republic, AZ - 2 Apr 2003). .. he said, "that the parents of autistic children must feel like they are prisoners of a different kind of war. These kids are prisoners of the war on autism,..

D-Backs give $200K to autism group (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ - 2 Apr 2003). .. But there is new hope for parents of autistic children... What I would love to do is have sitting within the labs of TGen this SARRC autism research center."...

Sultanate Aims To Be Autism Friendly Nation (Bru Direct, Brunei - 2 Apr 2003). Bandar Seri Begawan - The Society for the Management of Autism Related Issues in.. its public awareness programme to ensure that Brunei will be an autistic..

Translational Genomics in Autism Research Collaboration (GenomeWeb News, NY - 2 Apr 2003). NEW YORK, April 2 - The Translational Genomics Institute of Phoenix, Ariz., will enter into a research alliance with the Southwest Autism Research and Resource..

Phoenix research groups join forces to study autism (Tucson citizen, AZ - 2 Apr 2003). .. Dietrich Stephan, who joined TGen yesterday as its director of neurogenomics, said he is eager to "make a difference in the lives of autistic kids.". Autism is..

TGen plans autism study (Arizona Republic, AZ - 1 Apr 2003). .. Dietrich Stephan, who joined TGen on Tuesday as its director of neurogenomics, said he was eager to "make a difference in the lives of autistic kids.". Autism..

Autistic Progress in Small Steps (Cape May County Herald, NJ - 1 Apr 2003). .. Many people also associate autism with what they saw in the movie “Rain Man,” in which Dustin Hoffman played an autistic adult with an uncanny mathematical..

New autism guidance launched (Health-News.co.uk, U.K. - 1 Apr 2003). .. The plan has been developed by the National Initiative for Autism: Screening and.. The plans have been published by The National Autistic Society (NAS) on behalf..

Autism cure remains elusive, parents find own solutions (Wyoming News, WY - 31 Mar 2003). .. 'This isn't going to go away,'' says Theresa Wrangham, president of the 100-member Autism Society of Boulder County and mother of an autistic child...

Autism researcher to speak Friday (Go Erie, PA - 31 Mar 2003). A Pittsburgh psychiatrist, educator and researcher into autism treatment will present a "Review of Treatment Issues and the Latest Developments in the Field of..

Help for parents to tackle autism (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 31 Mar 2003). The National Autism Society published advice for professionals and carers in a bid to end a "postcode lottery" in services across the country...

Treating autism in children (Clinnix, Great Britain - 31 Mar 2003). .. who suffer from autism with serious behaviour problems. The authors reached this conclusion after carrying a study involving 101 children with autistic..

Israel as autistic: victimhood with power (Electronic Intifada, IL - 30 Mar 2003). .. combination. "It's like being autistic with power. You don't care about other people because you've cast the others as the aggressors...

Eves shuts door on thousands of autistic children (Toronto Star, Canada - 30 Mar 2003). .. paltry sums his social service minister, Brenda Elliott, has promised for autistic.. Margaret Whelan, director of the Geneva Centre for Autism (an IBI service..

Autism walk to raise money for research (Poughkeepsie Journal, NY - 30 Mar 2003). April is National Autism Awareness Month and Dutchess County residents are being encouraged to raise money for the second annual Hudson Valley Autism Awareness..

Naperville Area Searched For Autistic Man (WBBM, IL - 29 Mar 2003). (Naperville, Ill.) -- The DuPage County Sheriff's Office was asking for the public's help in locating a 36-year-old autistic man who hasn't been seen since he..

Archived on Saturday April 5 at 7.04pm:

Leave `Birth To Three' Be If you were at the state Capitol on March 13, you would have a clear picture of the difficulty of making spending cuts that are necessary to prevent a huge state budget deficit over the next two years...   (Ctnow)

McCain, Kyl Rail against Pork in War Budget Christine Hall | Staff Writer | (CNSNews.com) - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Thursday railed against pork projects loaded onto the Senate version of the president's supplemental war budget that was a...   (Crosswalk)

Grocery cards helping horses | Retailer programs provide donations | Special for The Republic | Debora Moritz's family faces a double whammy: two children with developmental problems. | Griffin, 5, has autism as well as tuberous ...   (Azcentral)

DEI cars: Bigger bells, whistles | By Chris Jenkins, USA TODAY | Answers to pressing questions heading into this weekend's race at Talladega: | Q: Can anyone catch the Dale Earnhardt Inc. cars at Talladega? | A: Nothing that happened...   (USA Today)

NYC mayor announces special education overhaul NEW YORK -- Employing particularly blunt language, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that the public school system's programs for special education have "failed shamefully," and he ordered a top-t...   (Newsday)

Yahoo! News - Angelman Syndrome Foundation National Walk-A-Thon to be Held May 17 in Seven ...   | To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor | Contact: Eileen Braun, 800-432-6435 (800-IF-ANGEL), email: ebraun@angelman.org; or in Washington: Leigh Sutherland, 202-316-3794 email: leigh.sutherland@...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Office Depot Launches In-Store Awareness Campaign in Support of National Autism Month 3:43pm | > | PRINCETON, N.J. & DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- Company Donates Additional $25,000 to the National Alliance for Autism Research | As National Autism Awareness month kicks of...   (Hoovers)

Office Depot Launches In-Store Awareness Campaign in Support of National Autism Month 4/3/03 PRINCETON, N.J. &DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Apr 3, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | As National Autism Awareness month kicks off, Office Depot, Inc., (NYSE:ODP) is teaming up with the National Alliance for A...   (Stockhouse)

Life: Opinion: We've never had it so good - and it's all thanks to science: ... 1:04pm | If you debate the new genetics in Europe and America these days you get asked the same question in two different ways. The average European says, with dread: "How do we stop people doing x?" ...   (Hoovers)

From slimeball to superhero - Apr. 3, 2003 Aaron Eckhart Story Tools | LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- First noticed for his turn as a misogynist in 1997's "In the Company of Men," Aaron Eckhart is trying to place himself in the company of lea...   (CNN)

Notice of Meeting; Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee 11:17am | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | AGENCY: National Institutes of Health | Notice of Meeting; Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee | The National Institutes of Health (NIH) hereb...   (Hoovers)

In defense of dogs DEDHAM -- Matthew Killion is a little boy with a big vision. Last summer, as he took his dog, Brie, around town, the 7-year-old was bothered by signs banning dogs from parks, school grounds, and recre...   (The Boston Globe)

Cobb Close-Up Students' artwork will help classmate | Students at a Smyrna elementary school are making jewelry to help a classmate go to summer camp. Special education teacher Cynthia Winthrop said it touches her ...   (Atlanta Journal)

Diamondbacks donate $100,000 to fight autism | Club president promises team will give more | The Arizona Diamondbacks hit some home runs for the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center on Wednesday. | At the center's annual breakfast, th...   (Azcentral)

Opinion: Further reading: We've never had it so good - and it's all thanks to ... 7:05pm | If you debate the new genetics in Europe and America these days you get asked the same question in two different ways. The average European says, with dread: "How do we stop people doing x?" ...   (Hoovers)

A few quiet hours Liz Kutne can't forget the day she asked her daughter's speech therapist if she thought the child might be autistic. | The therapist, a native Southerner, said she "might see a little of that." | Kutn...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Special education is focus of session Frustration was thick in the air last night as parent after parent - some visibly shaking - detailed the erratic problems with special education services in Howard County during a question-and-answer ...   (SunSpot)

O'Bannon will lobby to spare Medicaid Gov. Frank O'Bannon says freezing Medicaid spending could have dire consequences for Indiana -- and he's staging a public forum April 9 to pressure lawmakers for more money. | The governor said furthe...   (Indianapolis Star)

TGen plans autism study | Phoenix center to aid research | Related link | • More about Arizona genomics projects >> | The state's new genetics research group will try to find a cause and a cure for autism, a disord...   (Azcentral)

Mind the gap I have read or listened to many parents' accounts of life with an autistic child. One comment that recurs far too often is that parents have lost friends. They feel socially isolated; they hardly ever...   (The Guardian)

Archived on Sunday April 6 at 11.32am:

A study in contrasts NEW ORLEANS -- Craig Forth folded himself into a chair on one side of the Superdome on Friday, a meatball sub cooling in his hands as he talked in measured, conversational tones about what it's like t...   (Times Union)

Kelley files 3rd 500 entry Kelley Racing filed a third entry Friday for the Indianapolis 500, with rookie Tony Renna of Deland, Fla., named as the driver and Cure Autism Now Foundation and HomeMed Pharmacy as sponsors. | Renna,...   (Indianapolis Star)

Autism focus of course The Arizona Republic | The Children's Center for Neurodevelopmental Studies, a provider of education and therapy for children with autism, and Midwestern University will sponsor a course on Non-Verbal...   (Azcentral)

Leave `Birth To Three' Be If you were at the state Capitol on March 13, you would have a clear picture of the difficulty of making spending cuts that are necessary to prevent a huge state budget deficit over the next two years...   (Ctnow)

McCain, Kyl Rail against Pork in War Budget Christine Hall | Staff Writer | (CNSNews.com) - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Thursday railed against pork projects loaded onto the Senate version of the president's supplemental war budget that was a...   (Crosswalk)

Grocery cards helping horses | Retailer programs provide donations | Special for The Republic | Debora Moritz's family faces a double whammy: two children with developmental problems. | Griffin, 5, has autism as well as tuberous ...   (Azcentral)

DEI cars: Bigger bells, whistles | By Chris Jenkins, USA TODAY | Answers to pressing questions heading into this weekend's race at Talladega: | Q: Can anyone catch the Dale Earnhardt Inc. cars at Talladega? | A: Nothing that happened...   (USA Today)

NYC mayor announces special education overhaul NEW YORK -- Employing particularly blunt language, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that the public school system's programs for special education have "failed shamefully," and he ordered a top-t...   (Newsday)

Yahoo! News - Angelman Syndrome Foundation National Walk-A-Thon to be Held May 17 in Seven ...   | To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor | Contact: Eileen Braun, 800-432-6435 (800-IF-ANGEL), email: ebraun@angelman.org; or in Washington: Leigh Sutherland, 202-316-3794 email: leigh.sutherland@...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Office Depot Launches In-Store Awareness Campaign in Support of National Autism Month 3:43pm | > | PRINCETON, N.J. & DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- Company Donates Additional $25,000 to the National Alliance for Autism Research | As National Autism Awareness month kicks of...   (Hoovers)

Office Depot Launches In-Store Awareness Campaign in Support of National Autism Month 4/3/03 PRINCETON, N.J. &DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Apr 3, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | As National Autism Awareness month kicks off, Office Depot, Inc., (NYSE:ODP) is teaming up with the National Alliance for A...   (Stockhouse)

Life: Opinion: We've never had it so good - and it's all thanks to science: ... 1:04pm | If you debate the new genetics in Europe and America these days you get asked the same question in two different ways. The average European says, with dread: "How do we stop people doing x?" ...   (Hoovers)

From slimeball to superhero - Apr. 3, 2003 Aaron Eckhart Story Tools | LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- First noticed for his turn as a misogynist in 1997's "In the Company of Men," Aaron Eckhart is trying to place himself in the company of lea...   (CNN)

Notice of Meeting; Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee 11:17am | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | AGENCY: National Institutes of Health | Notice of Meeting; Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee | The National Institutes of Health (NIH) hereb...   (Hoovers)

In defense of dogs DEDHAM -- Matthew Killion is a little boy with a big vision. Last summer, as he took his dog, Brie, around town, the 7-year-old was bothered by signs banning dogs from parks, school grounds, and recre...   (The Boston Globe)

Cobb Close-Up Students' artwork will help classmate | Students at a Smyrna elementary school are making jewelry to help a classmate go to summer camp. Special education teacher Cynthia Winthrop said it touches her ...   (Atlanta Journal)

Diamondbacks donate $100,000 to fight autism | Club president promises team will give more | The Arizona Diamondbacks hit some home runs for the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center on Wednesday. | At the center's annual breakfast, th...   (Azcentral)

Opinion: Further reading: We've never had it so good - and it's all thanks to ... 7:05pm | If you debate the new genetics in Europe and America these days you get asked the same question in two different ways. The average European says, with dread: "How do we stop people doing x?" ...   (Hoovers)

A few quiet hours Liz Kutne can't forget the day she asked her daughter's speech therapist if she thought the child might be autistic. | The therapist, a native Southerner, said she "might see a little of that." | Kutn...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Special education is focus of session Frustration was thick in the air last night as parent after parent - some visibly shaking - detailed the erratic problems with special education services in Howard County during a question-and-answer ...   (SunSpot)

Archived on Sunday April 6 at 11.32am:

City autism project gets

5000 Lotto film boost (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 4 Apr 2003). The organisation will work with young people with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, from Hillpark Communications Disorders Unit and pupils from Hillpark..

Rise in autism cases burden disabled centers' shrinking budgets (Contra Costa Times, Contra Costa County - 4 Apr 2003). .. cases of autism in California, said Rick Rollens, a board member of the Autism.. Estimates of $2 million for each autistic child's lifetime care do not include..

Open House celebrates new office for local Autism Chapter (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 3 Apr 2003). .. Slaughter added, “We talk frequently and she always has some information for me about the strides made with autism and the treatment of autistic individuals...

Autism program gets support of its own (Lansdale Reporter, PA - 3 Apr 2003). FRANCONIA - Souderton Area Superintendent Lowell Tinner gave a detailed presentation Wednesday on a proposed autism support program before dozens of staff and..

Autistic teen's family all Aiken fans (Charlotte Observer, NC - 3 Apr 2003). .. In 2000-'01, Aiken spent nearly a year working as an aide to Mimi Shinn's teenage son, Nicolas, who is autistic and suffers from a disability known as Fragile..

Center gets personal with autistic kids (Roanoke Times, VA - 2 Apr 2003). .. of children diagnosed with autism. In response, the schools offer increased training to teachers and aides. But parents at BRAC contend that many autistic..

Diamondbacks donate $100000 to fight autism (Arizona Republic, AZ - 2 Apr 2003). .. he said, "that the parents of autistic children must feel like they are prisoners of a different kind of war. These kids are prisoners of the war on autism,..

D-Backs give $200K to autism group (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ - 2 Apr 2003). .. But there is new hope for parents of autistic children... What I would love to do is have sitting within the labs of TGen this SARRC autism research center."...

Sultanate Aims To Be Autism Friendly Nation (Bru Direct, Brunei - 2 Apr 2003). Bandar Seri Begawan - The Society for the Management of Autism Related Issues in.. its public awareness programme to ensure that Brunei will be an autistic..

Translational Genomics in Autism Research Collaboration (GenomeWeb News, NY - 2 Apr 2003). NEW YORK, April 2 - The Translational Genomics Institute of Phoenix, Ariz., will enter into a research alliance with the Southwest Autism Research and Resource..

Phoenix research groups join forces to study autism (Tucson citizen, AZ - 2 Apr 2003). .. Dietrich Stephan, who joined TGen yesterday as its director of neurogenomics, said he is eager to "make a difference in the lives of autistic kids.". Autism is..

TGen plans autism study (Arizona Republic, AZ - 1 Apr 2003). .. Dietrich Stephan, who joined TGen on Tuesday as its director of neurogenomics, said he was eager to "make a difference in the lives of autistic kids.". Autism..

Autistic Progress in Small Steps (Cape May County Herald, NJ - 1 Apr 2003). .. Many people also associate autism with what they saw in the movie “Rain Man,” in which Dustin Hoffman played an autistic adult with an uncanny mathematical..

New autism guidance launched (Health-News.co.uk, U.K. - 1 Apr 2003). .. The plan has been developed by the National Initiative for Autism: Screening and.. The plans have been published by The National Autistic Society (NAS) on behalf..

Autism cure remains elusive, parents find own solutions (Wyoming News, WY - 31 Mar 2003). .. 'This isn't going to go away,'' says Theresa Wrangham, president of the 100-member Autism Society of Boulder County and mother of an autistic child...

Autism researcher to speak Friday (Go Erie, PA - 31 Mar 2003). A Pittsburgh psychiatrist, educator and researcher into autism treatment will present a "Review of Treatment Issues and the Latest Developments in the Field of..

Help for parents to tackle autism (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 31 Mar 2003). The National Autism Society published advice for professionals and carers in a bid to end a "postcode lottery" in services across the country...

Treating autism in children (Clinnix, Great Britain - 31 Mar 2003). .. who suffer from autism with serious behaviour problems. The authors reached this conclusion after carrying a study involving 101 children with autistic..

Israel as autistic: victimhood with power (Electronic Intifada, IL - 30 Mar 2003). .. combination. "It's like being autistic with power. You don't care about other people because you've cast the others as the aggressors...

Archived on Monday April 7 at 2.21pm:

A study in contrasts NEW ORLEANS -- Craig Forth folded himself into a chair on one side of the Superdome on Friday, a meatball sub cooling in his hands as he talked in measured, conversational tones about what it's like t...   (Times Union)

Kelley files 3rd 500 entry Kelley Racing filed a third entry Friday for the Indianapolis 500, with rookie Tony Renna of Deland, Fla., named as the driver and Cure Autism Now Foundation and HomeMed Pharmacy as sponsors. | Renna,...   (Indianapolis Star)

Autism focus of course The Arizona Republic | The Children's Center for Neurodevelopmental Studies, a provider of education and therapy for children with autism, and Midwestern University will sponsor a course on Non-Verbal...   (Azcentral)

Leave `Birth To Three' Be If you were at the state Capitol on March 13, you would have a clear picture of the difficulty of making spending cuts that are necessary to prevent a huge state budget deficit over the next two years...   (Ctnow)

McCain, Kyl Rail against Pork in War Budget Christine Hall | Staff Writer | (CNSNews.com) - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Thursday railed against pork projects loaded onto the Senate version of the president's supplemental war budget that was a...   (Crosswalk)

Grocery cards helping horses | Retailer programs provide donations | Special for The Republic | Debora Moritz's family faces a double whammy: two children with developmental problems. | Griffin, 5, has autism as well as tuberous ...   (Azcentral)

DEI cars: Bigger bells, whistles | By Chris Jenkins, USA TODAY | Answers to pressing questions heading into this weekend's race at Talladega: | Q: Can anyone catch the Dale Earnhardt Inc. cars at Talladega? | A: Nothing that happened...   (USA Today)

NYC mayor announces special education overhaul NEW YORK -- Employing particularly blunt language, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that the public school system's programs for special education have "failed shamefully," and he ordered a top-t...   (Newsday)

Yahoo! News - Angelman Syndrome Foundation National Walk-A-Thon to be Held May 17 in Seven ...   | To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor | Contact: Eileen Braun, 800-432-6435 (800-IF-ANGEL), email: ebraun@angelman.org; or in Washington: Leigh Sutherland, 202-316-3794 email: leigh.sutherland@...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Office Depot Launches In-Store Awareness Campaign in Support of National Autism Month 3:43pm | > | PRINCETON, N.J. & DELRAY BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- Company Donates Additional $25,000 to the National Alliance for Autism Research | As National Autism Awareness month kicks of...   (Hoovers)

Office Depot Launches In-Store Awareness Campaign in Support of National Autism Month 4/3/03 PRINCETON, N.J. &DELRAY BEACH, Fla., Apr 3, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | As National Autism Awareness month kicks off, Office Depot, Inc., (NYSE:ODP) is teaming up with the National Alliance for A...   (Stockhouse)

Life: Opinion: We've never had it so good - and it's all thanks to science: ... 1:04pm | If you debate the new genetics in Europe and America these days you get asked the same question in two different ways. The average European says, with dread: "How do we stop people doing x?" ...   (Hoovers)

From slimeball to superhero - Apr. 3, 2003 Aaron Eckhart Story Tools | LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- First noticed for his turn as a misogynist in 1997's "In the Company of Men," Aaron Eckhart is trying to place himself in the company of lea...   (CNN)

Notice of Meeting; Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee 11:17am | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES | AGENCY: National Institutes of Health | Notice of Meeting; Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee | The National Institutes of Health (NIH) hereb...   (Hoovers)

In defense of dogs DEDHAM -- Matthew Killion is a little boy with a big vision. Last summer, as he took his dog, Brie, around town, the 7-year-old was bothered by signs banning dogs from parks, school grounds, and recre...   (The Boston Globe)

Cobb Close-Up Students' artwork will help classmate | Students at a Smyrna elementary school are making jewelry to help a classmate go to summer camp. Special education teacher Cynthia Winthrop said it touches her ...   (Atlanta Journal)

Diamondbacks donate $100,000 to fight autism | Club president promises team will give more | The Arizona Diamondbacks hit some home runs for the Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center on Wednesday. | At the center's annual breakfast, th...   (Azcentral)

Opinion: Further reading: We've never had it so good - and it's all thanks to ... 7:05pm | If you debate the new genetics in Europe and America these days you get asked the same question in two different ways. The average European says, with dread: "How do we stop people doing x?" ...   (Hoovers)

A few quiet hours Liz Kutne can't forget the day she asked her daughter's speech therapist if she thought the child might be autistic. | The therapist, a native Southerner, said she "might see a little of that." | Kutn...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Special education is focus of session Frustration was thick in the air last night as parent after parent - some visibly shaking - detailed the erratic problems with special education services in Howard County during a question-and-answer ...   (SunSpot)

Archived on Monday April 7 at 2.21pm:

Latest studies show no link between vaccinations and autism (Roanoke Times, VA - 13 hours ago). .. A proposed link between autism and vaccines is a distraction that focuses attention away from the real needs of parents of autistic children, namely finding..

City autism project gets £5000 Lotto film boost (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 4 Apr 2003). The organisation will work with young people with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, from Hillpark Communications Disorders Unit and pupils from Hillpark..

Rise in autism cases burden disabled centers' shrinking budgets (Contra Costa Times, Contra Costa County - 4 Apr 2003). .. cases of autism in California, said Rick Rollens, a board member of the Autism.. Estimates of $2 million for each autistic child's lifetime care do not include..

Open House celebrates new office for local Autism Chapter (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 3 Apr 2003). .. Slaughter added, “We talk frequently and she always has some information for me about the strides made with autism and the treatment of autistic individuals...

Autism program gets support of its own (Lansdale Reporter, PA - 3 Apr 2003). FRANCONIA - Souderton Area Superintendent Lowell Tinner gave a detailed presentation Wednesday on a proposed autism support program before dozens of staff and..

Autistic teen's family all Aiken fans (Charlotte Observer, NC - 3 Apr 2003). .. In 2000-'01, Aiken spent nearly a year working as an aide to Mimi Shinn's teenage son, Nicolas, who is autistic and suffers from a disability known as Fragile..

Center gets personal with autistic kids (Roanoke Times, VA - 2 Apr 2003). .. of children diagnosed with autism. In response, the schools offer increased training to teachers and aides. But parents at BRAC contend that many autistic..

Diamondbacks donate $100000 to fight autism (Arizona Republic, AZ - 2 Apr 2003). .. he said, "that the parents of autistic children must feel like they are prisoners of a different kind of war. These kids are prisoners of the war on autism,..

D-Backs give $200K to autism group (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ - 2 Apr 2003). .. But there is new hope for parents of autistic children... What I would love to do is have sitting within the labs of TGen this SARRC autism research center."...

Sultanate Aims To Be Autism Friendly Nation (Bru Direct, Brunei - 2 Apr 2003). Bandar Seri Begawan - The Society for the Management of Autism Related Issues in.. its public awareness programme to ensure that Brunei will be an autistic..

Translational Genomics in Autism Research Collaboration (GenomeWeb News, NY - 2 Apr 2003). NEW YORK, April 2 - The Translational Genomics Institute of Phoenix, Ariz., will enter into a research alliance with the Southwest Autism Research and Resource..

Phoenix research groups join forces to study autism (Tucson citizen, AZ - 2 Apr 2003). .. Dietrich Stephan, who joined TGen yesterday as its director of neurogenomics, said he is eager to "make a difference in the lives of autistic kids.". Autism is..

TGen plans autism study (Arizona Republic, AZ - 1 Apr 2003). .. Dietrich Stephan, who joined TGen on Tuesday as its director of neurogenomics, said he was eager to "make a difference in the lives of autistic kids.". Autism..

Autistic Progress in Small Steps (Cape May County Herald, NJ - 1 Apr 2003). .. Many people also associate autism with what they saw in the movie “Rain Man,” in which Dustin Hoffman played an autistic adult with an uncanny mathematical..

New autism guidance launched (Health-News.co.uk, U.K. - 1 Apr 2003). .. The plan has been developed by the National Initiative for Autism: Screening and.. The plans have been published by The National Autistic Society (NAS) on behalf..

Autism cure remains elusive, parents find own solutions (Wyoming News, WY - 31 Mar 2003). .. 'This isn't going to go away,'' says Theresa Wrangham, president of the 100-member Autism Society of Boulder County and mother of an autistic child...

Autism researcher to speak Friday (Go Erie, PA - 31 Mar 2003). A Pittsburgh psychiatrist, educator and researcher into autism treatment will present a "Review of Treatment Issues and the Latest Developments in the Field of..

Help for parents to tackle autism (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 31 Mar 2003). The National Autism Society published advice for professionals and carers in a bid to end a "postcode lottery" in services across the country...

Treating autism in children (Clinnix, Great Britain - 31 Mar 2003). .. who suffer from autism with serious behaviour problems. The authors reached this conclusion after carrying a study involving 101 children with autistic..

Israel as autistic: victimhood with power (Electronic Intifada, IL - 30 Mar 2003). .. combination. "It's like being autistic with power. You don't care about other people because you've cast the others as the aggressors...

Archived on Tuesday April 8 at 10.58am:

Frist do us no Harm: Angry Parents of Vaccine-Injured, Mercury-Poisoned Children Jam Fax Machines Before ... 4/7/03 WASHINGTON, Apr 7, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- | It's being called the never-ending Frist legislation. Last year, Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) introduced a bill to protect drug companies like ...   (Stockhouse)

Frist do us no Harm: Angry Parents of Vaccine-Injured, Mercury-Poisoned Children Jam Fax Machines Before ... 12:37pm | > | WASHINGTON, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- It's being called the never-ending Frist legislation. Last year, Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) introduced a bill to protect drug companies like Eli Lilly ...   (Hoovers)

Nonprofit Alzheimer's Foundation Tribute | The Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation will salute 25 people at its ninth annual outstanding service awards luncheon tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. at the Garden City Hotel. |...   (Newsday)

A mother warns of whooping cough | The Associated Press | Most people think of whooping cough as a distant memory, an illness that modern medicine vanquished a decade ago. | But to Mary-Clayton Enderlein of Mill Creek, the disease is...   (Seattle Times)

Health officials want higher vaccine take-up rate   swissinfo   November 11, 2002 4:54 PM   The health office reckons the cost of the vaccination programme per child is about SFr500 (Keystone) The Federal Health Office wants thous...   (Swissinfo English)

Sporting fun for special children A sports festival for children with Down Syndrome will take place at the Ahli Club in Mahooz. | The event, from 9am to 3pm today, will also be attended by youngsters from other centres for children wi...   (Gulf Daily News)

Milking the health advantages of A2 By SIMON COLLINS A 9-year-old Australian girl has found a completely unexpected benefit from a natural human experiment with "A2 milk". | A2 Corporation, the Auckland-based company that has launched a...   (NZ Herald)

'Biola Tak Berdawai' not all stringless Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Biola Tak Berdawai. Drama **1/2 (out of four stars). Starring Ria Irawan, Nicholas Saputra, Jajang C. Noer, Dicky Lebrianto. Directed by Sekar Ayu Asmara. Produ...   (Jakarta Post)

Top Movies Rain Man | Sunday, 5:15 p.m., AMC | This month's edition of what AMC calls "DVD-TV" is built around the hugely popular Dustin Hoffman-Tom Cruise movie about two brothers, an autistic savant and a hust...   (Newsday)

McCain: Lampreys no security threat | Do sea lampreys really pose a threat to national security? | Sen. John McCain disputed that Thursday as he unsuccessfully sought to cut $500,000 for sea lamprey control in Lake Champlain as part of ...   (Azcentral)

The stuff of life Out on the snowy south-eastern coast of Long Island, just off a millionaire's row called Bungtown Road, one of the twin godfathers of modern genetics is preparing for posterity. It is 50 years ago thi...   (The Observer)

Fever pitch There are no poisonous snakes on Hampstead Heath. We have flashers, pit-bulls, determined sex cruisers and suicide-joggers, but not snakes. So why, walking on the Heath last weekend, did I levitate at...   (The Observer)

A study in contrasts NEW ORLEANS -- Craig Forth folded himself into a chair on one side of the Superdome on Friday, a meatball sub cooling in his hands as he talked in measured, conversational tones about what it's like t...   (Times Union)

Kelley files 3rd 500 entry Kelley Racing filed a third entry Friday for the Indianapolis 500, with rookie Tony Renna of Deland, Fla., named as the driver and Cure Autism Now Foundation and HomeMed Pharmacy as sponsors. | Renna,...   (Indianapolis Star)

Autism focus of course The Arizona Republic | The Children's Center for Neurodevelopmental Studies, a provider of education and therapy for children with autism, and Midwestern University will sponsor a course on Non-Verbal...   (Azcentral)

Leave `Birth To Three' Be If you were at the state Capitol on March 13, you would have a clear picture of the difficulty of making spending cuts that are necessary to prevent a huge state budget deficit over the next two years...   (Ctnow)

McCain, Kyl Rail against Pork in War Budget Christine Hall | Staff Writer | (CNSNews.com) - Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) on Thursday railed against pork projects loaded onto the Senate version of the president's supplemental war budget that was a...   (Crosswalk)

Grocery cards helping horses | Retailer programs provide donations | Special for The Republic | Debora Moritz's family faces a double whammy: two children with developmental problems. | Griffin, 5, has autism as well as tuberous ...   (Azcentral)

DEI cars: Bigger bells, whistles | By Chris Jenkins, USA TODAY | Answers to pressing questions heading into this weekend's race at Talladega: | Q: Can anyone catch the Dale Earnhardt Inc. cars at Talladega? | A: Nothing that happened...   (USA Today)

NYC mayor announces special education overhaul NEW YORK -- Employing particularly blunt language, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said Thursday that the public school system's programs for special education have "failed shamefully," and he ordered a top-t...   (Newsday)

Archived on Wednesday April 9 at 8.08am:

Top-three finish at Talladega | If any of you watched the race on Sunday at Talladega and thought it was a nail-biter, you should have seen it from where I was sitting. Elliott Sadler pilots the M&M's car to its best-ever Wins...   (USA Today)

Weather cool, but party scene sizzling | Kathy Shayna Shocket/Scottsdale Republic | Chad Ulrich (from left), Ken Reynolds and Jon Gesuale at Sunday's VIP post-party at Kierland Resort for the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metropolitan Phoenix. | T...   (Azcentral)

D-Back players' wives produce charity cookbook On Friday several wives of Arizona Diamondbacks baseball players will be serving up their new cookbook "Cooking at Homeplate." | The cookbooks will be available at several Arizona bookstores...   (Amcity)

Observer Magazine: INTERVIEW: THE STUFF OF LIFE: It is exactly 50 years since the maverick ... 9:27pm | Out on the snowy south-eastern coast of Long Island, just off a millionaire's row called Bungtown Road, one of the twin godfathers of modern genetics is preparing for posterity. It is 50 year...   (Hoovers)

Frist do us no Harm: Angry Parents of Vaccine-Injured, Mercury-Poisoned Children Jam Fax Machines Before ... 4/7/03 WASHINGTON, Apr 7, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- | It's being called the never-ending Frist legislation. Last year, Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) introduced a bill to protect drug companies like ...   (Stockhouse)

Frist do us no Harm: Angry Parents of Vaccine-Injured, Mercury-Poisoned Children Jam Fax Machines Before ... 12:37pm | > | WASHINGTON, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- It's being called the never-ending Frist legislation. Last year, Senator Bill Frist (R-TN) introduced a bill to protect drug companies like Eli Lilly ...   (Hoovers)

Nonprofit Alzheimer's Foundation Tribute | The Long Island Alzheimer's Foundation will salute 25 people at its ninth annual outstanding service awards luncheon tomorrow at 11:30 a.m. at the Garden City Hotel. |...   (Newsday)

A mother warns of whooping cough | The Associated Press | Most people think of whooping cough as a distant memory, an illness that modern medicine vanquished a decade ago. | But to Mary-Clayton Enderlein of Mill Creek, the disease is...   (Seattle Times)

Health officials want higher vaccine take-up rate   swissinfo   November 11, 2002 4:54 PM   The health office reckons the cost of the vaccination programme per child is about SFr500 (Keystone) The Federal Health Office wants thous...   (Swissinfo English)

Sporting fun for special children A sports festival for children with Down Syndrome will take place at the Ahli Club in Mahooz. | The event, from 9am to 3pm today, will also be attended by youngsters from other centres for children wi...   (Gulf Daily News)

Milking the health advantages of A2 By SIMON COLLINS A 9-year-old Australian girl has found a completely unexpected benefit from a natural human experiment with "A2 milk". | A2 Corporation, the Auckland-based company that has launched a...   (NZ Herald)

'Biola Tak Berdawai' not all stringless Hera Diani, The Jakarta Post, Jakarta | Biola Tak Berdawai. Drama **1/2 (out of four stars). Starring Ria Irawan, Nicholas Saputra, Jajang C. Noer, Dicky Lebrianto. Directed by Sekar Ayu Asmara. Produ...   (Jakarta Post)

Top Movies Rain Man | Sunday, 5:15 p.m., AMC | This month's edition of what AMC calls "DVD-TV" is built around the hugely popular Dustin Hoffman-Tom Cruise movie about two brothers, an autistic savant and a hust...   (Newsday)

McCain: Lampreys no security threat | Do sea lampreys really pose a threat to national security? | Sen. John McCain disputed that Thursday as he unsuccessfully sought to cut $500,000 for sea lamprey control in Lake Champlain as part of ...   (Azcentral)

The stuff of life Out on the snowy south-eastern coast of Long Island, just off a millionaire's row called Bungtown Road, one of the twin godfathers of modern genetics is preparing for posterity. It is 50 years ago thi...   (The Observer)

Fever pitch There are no poisonous snakes on Hampstead Heath. We have flashers, pit-bulls, determined sex cruisers and suicide-joggers, but not snakes. So why, walking on the Heath last weekend, did I levitate at...   (The Observer)

A study in contrasts NEW ORLEANS -- Craig Forth folded himself into a chair on one side of the Superdome on Friday, a meatball sub cooling in his hands as he talked in measured, conversational tones about what it's like t...   (Times Union)

Kelley files 3rd 500 entry Kelley Racing filed a third entry Friday for the Indianapolis 500, with rookie Tony Renna of Deland, Fla., named as the driver and Cure Autism Now Foundation and HomeMed Pharmacy as sponsors. | Renna,...   (Indianapolis Star)

Autism focus of course The Arizona Republic | The Children's Center for Neurodevelopmental Studies, a provider of education and therapy for children with autism, and Midwestern University will sponsor a course on Non-Verbal...   (Azcentral)

Leave `Birth To Three' Be If you were at the state Capitol on March 13, you would have a clear picture of the difficulty of making spending cuts that are necessary to prevent a huge state budget deficit over the next two years...   (Ctnow)

Archived on Wednesday April 9 at 8.08am:

Centre for Asperger sufferers to open (Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK - 18 hours ago). A new support group that aims to give young “able-autistic” people more self.. in North Walsham, the service will provide 5-13 year-olds affected by Asperger..

Mercury in jabs 'may contribute to autism' (Daily Telegraph, UK - 6 Apr 2003). By Rosie Waterhouse. Mercury in some vaccines given to babies may be a contributory cause of autism and heart disease, new research claims...

Latest studies show no link between vaccinations and autism (Roanoke Times, VA - 5 Apr 2003). .. A proposed link between autism and vaccines is a distraction that focuses attention away from the real needs of parents of autistic children, namely finding..

City autism project gets £5000 Lotto film boost (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 4 Apr 2003). The organisation will work with young people with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, from Hillpark Communications Disorders Unit and pupils from Hillpark..

Rise in autism cases burden disabled centers' shrinking budgets (Contra Costa Times, Contra Costa County - 4 Apr 2003). .. cases of autism in California, said Rick Rollens, a board member of the Autism.. Estimates of $2 million for each autistic child's lifetime care do not include..

Open House celebrates new office for local Autism Chapter (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 3 Apr 2003). .. Slaughter added, “We talk frequently and she always has some information for me about the strides made with autism and the treatment of autistic individuals...

Autism program gets support of its own (Lansdale Reporter, PA - 3 Apr 2003). FRANCONIA - Souderton Area Superintendent Lowell Tinner gave a detailed presentation Wednesday on a proposed autism support program before dozens of staff and..

Autistic teen's family all Aiken fans (Charlotte Observer, NC - 3 Apr 2003). .. In 2000-'01, Aiken spent nearly a year working as an aide to Mimi Shinn's teenage son, Nicolas, who is autistic and suffers from a disability known as Fragile..

Center gets personal with autistic kids (Roanoke Times, VA - 2 Apr 2003). .. of children diagnosed with autism. In response, the schools offer increased training to teachers and aides. But parents at BRAC contend that many autistic..

Diamondbacks donate $100000 to fight autism (Arizona Republic, AZ - 2 Apr 2003). .. he said, "that the parents of autistic children must feel like they are prisoners of a different kind of war. These kids are prisoners of the war on autism,..

D-Backs give $200K to autism group (Phoenix Business Journal, AZ - 2 Apr 2003). .. But there is new hope for parents of autistic children... What I would love to do is have sitting within the labs of TGen this SARRC autism research center."...

Sultanate Aims To Be Autism Friendly Nation (Bru Direct, Brunei - 2 Apr 2003). Bandar Seri Begawan - The Society for the Management of Autism Related Issues in.. its public awareness programme to ensure that Brunei will be an autistic..

Translational Genomics in Autism Research Collaboration (GenomeWeb News, NY - 2 Apr 2003). NEW YORK, April 2 - The Translational Genomics Institute of Phoenix, Ariz., will enter into a research alliance with the Southwest Autism Research and Resource..

Phoenix research groups join forces to study autism (Tucson citizen, AZ - 2 Apr 2003). .. Dietrich Stephan, who joined TGen yesterday as its director of neurogenomics, said he is eager to "make a difference in the lives of autistic kids.". Autism is..

TGen plans autism study (Arizona Republic, AZ - 1 Apr 2003). .. Dietrich Stephan, who joined TGen on Tuesday as its director of neurogenomics, said he was eager to "make a difference in the lives of autistic kids.". Autism..

Autistic Progress in Small Steps (Cape May County Herald, NJ - 1 Apr 2003). .. Many people also associate autism with what they saw in the movie “Rain Man,” in which Dustin Hoffman played an autistic adult with an uncanny mathematical..

New autism guidance launched (Health-News.co.uk, U.K. - 1 Apr 2003). .. The plan has been developed by the National Initiative for Autism: Screening and.. The plans have been published by The National Autistic Society (NAS) on behalf..

Autism cure remains elusive, parents find own solutions (Wyoming News, WY - 31 Mar 2003). .. 'This isn't going to go away,'' says Theresa Wrangham, president of the 100-member Autism Society of Boulder County and mother of an autistic child...

Autism researcher to speak Friday (Go Erie, PA - 31 Mar 2003). A Pittsburgh psychiatrist, educator and researcher into autism treatment will present a "Review of Treatment Issues and the Latest Developments in the Field of..

Help for parents to tackle autism (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - 31 Mar 2003). The National Autism Society published advice for professionals and carers in a bid to end a "postcode lottery" in services across the country...

Archived on Wednesday April 9 at 11.20pm:

Senate Delays Action on Nullifying Suits • • • WASHINGTON April 9 — | A Senate committee Wednesday abruptly dropped plans to move legislation nullifying hundreds of lawsuits claiming injury from childhood vaccines, raisi...   (ABC News)

Senate Delays Action on Nullifying Suits By LAURA MECKLER | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate committee Wednesday abruptly dropped plans to move legislation nullifying hundreds of lawsuits claiming injury from childhood vaccines,...   (Las Vegas Sun)

New Search Tool for Alzheimer's Victims with a 100% Success Rate Has Police Excited! 7:46am | > | CARBONDALE, Ill., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year approximately 32,000 Alzheimer's victims wander off. Some are found alive, some dead and some are never found. Law enforcement now has ...   (Hoovers)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving WASHINGTON -- More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legislation before the Senate. | The bill, bein...   (SunSpot)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving • • • WASHINGTON April 9 — | More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legislation...   (ABC News)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving WASHINGTON - More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legislation before the Senate. |   | The bi...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving WASHINGTON -- More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legislation before the Senate. | The bill, bein...   (Newsday)

Senate bill would nullify vaccine lawsuits Associated Press | WASHINGTON - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Senate. | Instead, c...   (Azcentral)

GOP pushing to protect makers of vaccines Washington -- SARS, the mysterious new respiratory ailment that has terrified people around the globe, has extended its reach to the Capitol, where Senate Republicans are using the disease to press th...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving By LAURA MECKLER | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legis...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Disability groups demonstrate in Mansion House By Michael BrennanDISABILITY groups protested last night in the room where the first Dáil affirmed the "equal right and equal opportunity" of every citizen. But at the Mansion House in Dublin, ...   (Online Ireland)

Bill moving through Senate would nullify vaccine lawsuits | The Associated Press | 4/8/03 10:37 PM | WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for acti...   (Cleveland)

Varsity holds cultural evening | Zayed University's Student Services organised a cultural and artistic evening in cooperation with the Dubai Autism Centre. | During the day an art exhibition was held with 70 students from the Colle...   (Gulf News)

Race 'of its kind' for worthy cause A RACE with a difference will be held at the Seef Mall car park next week. | The Ria Remote Control Model Car Races is set to be held on April 17. | The event, the second of its kind to be held in Bah...   (Gulf Daily News)

Alba gives birds to centre ALBA donated a bird-cage with pigeons to Al Rashad Centre yesterday as part of the company's community services programme. | The BD1,350 shaded cage is 10 metres long and three metres wide. | It will ...   (Gulf Daily News)

The March lioness As she left the grand country house in which she'd grown up to begin life as a boarder at Bedales, 16-year-old Nimmy March eyed the allowance cheque her father, the Duke of Richmond, had given her. It...   (Scotsman)

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits • • • WASHINGTON April 8 — | More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Se...   (ABC News)

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits By LAURA MECKLER | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in ...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits WASHINGTON - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Senate. |   | Instead, claimants w...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Top-three finish at Talladega | If any of you watched the race on Sunday at Talladega and thought it was a nail-biter, you should have seen it from where I was sitting. Elliott Sadler pilots the M&M's car to its best-ever Wins...   (USA Today)

Archived on Wednesday April 9 at 11.20pm:

Autism research advocates to walk for children (Greenwich Time, CT - 10 minutes ago). .. more than 300 people gathered yesterday for a luncheon sponsored by the National Alliance for Autism Research. They showed the faces of hundreds of autistic..

Easing Autistic Aggression (HealthCentral.com - 10 minutes ago). BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- April is National Autism Awareness Month. The most recent numbers show as many as one in 500 people..

Autism today encompasses far more symptoms than 20 years ago (Billings Gazette, MT - 2 hours ago). .. 1987 update of the DSM manual introduced the term "autistic.. These include ailments such as Asperger's Disorder, sometimes called high-functioning autism..

The mystery of autism (Billings Gazette, MT - 2 hours ago). .. same umbrella of Pervasive Developmental Disorders as autism.. type of symptoms typically apply to Asperger's.. t have the speech development problems that autistic..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (Dayton Daily News, OH - 5 hours ago). WASHINGTON (AP)--More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (News Journal, TX - 5 hours ago). WASHINGTON (AP)--More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (ABC News - 5 hours ago). More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Senate...

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (Guardian, UK - 5 hours ago). WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (Kansas City Star, MO - 9 hours ago). WASHINGTON - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (Dayton Daily News, OH - 9 hours ago). WASHINGTON (AP)--More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (Newsday - 9 hours ago). WASHINGTON -- More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (Guardian, UK - 9 hours ago). WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (ABC News - 10 hours ago). More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Senate...

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 10 hours ago). More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Senate...

Conference on autism scheduled (Appleton Post Crescent, WI - 23 hours ago). The number of children diagnosed with autism has increased at an annual rate of 20 percent since 1991, according to the US Department of Education...

Woman seeks money for autism research (Newton Daily News Tribune, MA - 8 Apr 2003). .. is on the rise. Only two years ago, one in every 500 babies were diagnosed with autism, now one in every 250 babies is autistic...

COMING UP: Walk for Autism 5k (Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV - 7 Apr 2003). HUNTINGTON -- The second annual Walk for Autism 5K takes place in Ritter Park on Saturday, April 12, in an effort to raise both funds for community services..

Centre for Asperger sufferers to open (Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK - 7 Apr 2003). A new support group that aims to give young “able-autistic” people more self.. in North Walsham, the service will provide 5-13 year-olds affected by Asperger..

Mercury in jabs 'may contribute to autism' (Daily Telegraph, UK - 6 Apr 2003). By Rosie Waterhouse. Mercury in some vaccines given to babies may be a contributory cause of autism and heart disease, new research claims...

Latest studies show no link between vaccinations and autism (Roanoke Times, VA - 5 Apr 2003). .. A proposed link between autism and vaccines is a distraction that focuses attention away from the real needs of parents of autistic children, namely finding..

Archived on Thursday April 10 at 5.02pm:

Senate Delays Action on Nullifying Suits • • • WASHINGTON April 9 — | A Senate committee Wednesday abruptly dropped plans to move legislation nullifying hundreds of lawsuits claiming injury from childhood vaccines, raisi...   (ABC News)

Senate Delays Action on Nullifying Suits By LAURA MECKLER | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate committee Wednesday abruptly dropped plans to move legislation nullifying hundreds of lawsuits claiming injury from childhood vaccines,...   (Las Vegas Sun)

New Search Tool for Alzheimer's Victims with a 100% Success Rate Has Police Excited! 7:46am | > | CARBONDALE, Ill., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year approximately 32,000 Alzheimer's victims wander off. Some are found alive, some dead and some are never found. Law enforcement now has ...   (Hoovers)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving WASHINGTON -- More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legislation before the Senate. | The bill, bein...   (SunSpot)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving • • • WASHINGTON April 9 — | More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legislation...   (ABC News)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving WASHINGTON - More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legislation before the Senate. |   | The bi...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving WASHINGTON -- More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legislation before the Senate. | The bill, bein...   (Newsday)

Senate bill would nullify vaccine lawsuits Associated Press | WASHINGTON - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Senate. | Instead, c...   (Azcentral)

GOP pushing to protect makers of vaccines Washington -- SARS, the mysterious new respiratory ailment that has terrified people around the globe, has extended its reach to the Capitol, where Senate Republicans are using the disease to press th...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving By LAURA MECKLER | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legis...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Disability groups demonstrate in Mansion House By Michael BrennanDISABILITY groups protested last night in the room where the first Dáil affirmed the "equal right and equal opportunity" of every citizen. But at the Mansion House in Dublin, ...   (Online Ireland)

Bill moving through Senate would nullify vaccine lawsuits | The Associated Press | 4/8/03 10:37 PM | WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for acti...   (Cleveland)

Varsity holds cultural evening | Zayed University's Student Services organised a cultural and artistic evening in cooperation with the Dubai Autism Centre. | During the day an art exhibition was held with 70 students from the Colle...   (Gulf News)

Race 'of its kind' for worthy cause A RACE with a difference will be held at the Seef Mall car park next week. | The Ria Remote Control Model Car Races is set to be held on April 17. | The event, the second of its kind to be held in Bah...   (Gulf Daily News)

Alba gives birds to centre ALBA donated a bird-cage with pigeons to Al Rashad Centre yesterday as part of the company's community services programme. | The BD1,350 shaded cage is 10 metres long and three metres wide. | It will ...   (Gulf Daily News)

The March lioness As she left the grand country house in which she'd grown up to begin life as a boarder at Bedales, 16-year-old Nimmy March eyed the allowance cheque her father, the Duke of Richmond, had given her. It...   (Scotsman)

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits • • • WASHINGTON April 8 — | More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Se...   (ABC News)

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits By LAURA MECKLER | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in ...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits WASHINGTON - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Senate. |   | Instead, claimants w...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Top-three finish at Talladega | If any of you watched the race on Sunday at Talladega and thought it was a nail-biter, you should have seen it from where I was sitting. Elliott Sadler pilots the M&M's car to its best-ever Wins...   (USA Today)

Archived on Thursday April 10 at 5.02pm:

Autism research advocates to walk for children (Greenwich Time, CT - 10 minutes ago). .. more than 300 people gathered yesterday for a luncheon sponsored by the National Alliance for Autism Research. They showed the faces of hundreds of autistic..

Easing Autistic Aggression (HealthCentral.com - 10 minutes ago). BALTIMORE (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- April is National Autism Awareness Month. The most recent numbers show as many as one in 500 people..

Autism today encompasses far more symptoms than 20 years ago (Billings Gazette, MT - 2 hours ago). .. 1987 update of the DSM manual introduced the term "autistic.. These include ailments such as Asperger's Disorder, sometimes called high-functioning autism..

The mystery of autism (Billings Gazette, MT - 2 hours ago). .. same umbrella of Pervasive Developmental Disorders as autism.. type of symptoms typically apply to Asperger's.. t have the speech development problems that autistic..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (Dayton Daily News, OH - 5 hours ago). WASHINGTON (AP)--More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (News Journal, TX - 5 hours ago). WASHINGTON (AP)--More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (ABC News - 5 hours ago). More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Senate...

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (Guardian, UK - 5 hours ago). WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (Kansas City Star, MO - 9 hours ago). WASHINGTON - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (Dayton Daily News, OH - 9 hours ago). WASHINGTON (AP)--More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (Newsday - 9 hours ago). WASHINGTON -- More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (Guardian, UK - 9 hours ago). WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action..

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (ABC News - 10 hours ago). More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Senate...

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 10 hours ago). More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Senate...

Conference on autism scheduled (Appleton Post Crescent, WI - 23 hours ago). The number of children diagnosed with autism has increased at an annual rate of 20 percent since 1991, according to the US Department of Education...

Woman seeks money for autism research (Newton Daily News Tribune, MA - 8 Apr 2003). .. is on the rise. Only two years ago, one in every 500 babies were diagnosed with autism, now one in every 250 babies is autistic...

COMING UP: Walk for Autism 5k (Huntington Herald Dispatch, WV - 7 Apr 2003). HUNTINGTON -- The second annual Walk for Autism 5K takes place in Ritter Park on Saturday, April 12, in an effort to raise both funds for community services..

Centre for Asperger sufferers to open (Norfolk Eastern Daily Press, UK - 7 Apr 2003). A new support group that aims to give young “able-autistic” people more self.. in North Walsham, the service will provide 5-13 year-olds affected by Asperger..

Mercury in jabs 'may contribute to autism' (Daily Telegraph, UK - 6 Apr 2003). By Rosie Waterhouse. Mercury in some vaccines given to babies may be a contributory cause of autism and heart disease, new research claims...

Latest studies show no link between vaccinations and autism (Roanoke Times, VA - 5 Apr 2003). .. A proposed link between autism and vaccines is a distraction that focuses attention away from the real needs of parents of autistic children, namely finding..

Archived on Friday April 11 at 4.46pm:

Senate Delays Action on Nullifying Suits • • • WASHINGTON April 9 — | A Senate committee Wednesday abruptly dropped plans to move legislation nullifying hundreds of lawsuits claiming injury from childhood vaccines, raisi...   (ABC News)

Senate Delays Action on Nullifying Suits By LAURA MECKLER | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate committee Wednesday abruptly dropped plans to move legislation nullifying hundreds of lawsuits claiming injury from childhood vaccines,...   (Las Vegas Sun)

New Search Tool for Alzheimer's Victims with a 100% Success Rate Has Police Excited! 7:46am | > | CARBONDALE, Ill., April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year approximately 32,000 Alzheimer's victims wander off. Some are found alive, some dead and some are never found. Law enforcement now has ...   (Hoovers)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving WASHINGTON -- More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legislation before the Senate. | The bill, bein...   (SunSpot)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving • • • WASHINGTON April 9 — | More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legislation...   (ABC News)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving WASHINGTON - More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legislation before the Senate. |   | The bi...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving WASHINGTON -- More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legislation before the Senate. | The bill, bein...   (Newsday)

Senate bill would nullify vaccine lawsuits Associated Press | WASHINGTON - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Senate. | Instead, c...   (Azcentral)

GOP pushing to protect makers of vaccines Washington -- SARS, the mysterious new respiratory ailment that has terrified people around the globe, has extended its reach to the Capitol, where Senate Republicans are using the disease to press th...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Bill to Nullify Vaccine Lawsuits Moving By LAURA MECKLER | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 200 lawsuits filed by families who believe their children were injured by vaccines would be sent to a special federal fund under legis...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Disability groups demonstrate in Mansion House By Michael BrennanDISABILITY groups protested last night in the room where the first Dáil affirmed the "equal right and equal opportunity" of every citizen. But at the Mansion House in Dublin, ...   (Online Ireland)

Bill moving through Senate would nullify vaccine lawsuits | The Associated Press | 4/8/03 10:37 PM | WASHINGTON (AP) -- More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for acti...   (Cleveland)

Varsity holds cultural evening | Zayed University's Student Services organised a cultural and artistic evening in cooperation with the Dubai Autism Centre. | During the day an art exhibition was held with 70 students from the Colle...   (Gulf News)

Race 'of its kind' for worthy cause A RACE with a difference will be held at the Seef Mall car park next week. | The Ria Remote Control Model Car Races is set to be held on April 17. | The event, the second of its kind to be held in Bah...   (Gulf Daily News)

Alba gives birds to centre ALBA donated a bird-cage with pigeons to Al Rashad Centre yesterday as part of the company's community services programme. | The BD1,350 shaded cage is 10 metres long and three metres wide. | It will ...   (Gulf Daily News)

The March lioness As she left the grand country house in which she'd grown up to begin life as a boarder at Bedales, 16-year-old Nimmy March eyed the allowance cheque her father, the Duke of Richmond, had given her. It...   (Scotsman)

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits • • • WASHINGTON April 8 — | More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Se...   (ABC News)

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits By LAURA MECKLER | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in ...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Bill Would Force Out Autism Lawsuits WASHINGTON - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in the Senate. |   | Instead, claimants w...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Top-three finish at Talladega | If any of you watched the race on Sunday at Talladega and thought it was a nail-biter, you should have seen it from where I was sitting. Elliott Sadler pilots the M&M's car to its best-ever Wins...   (USA Today)

Archived on Saturday April 12 at 7.44pm:

Unicorn Center and Avatar to help change lives By ANGELA JEFFS | "Enter my dream," invites Rosalyn Hagiwara, opening a door in Villa Holonica, in Ogikubo, Tokyo. Husband Nobuyuki, an architect who retired from full-time practice three years ago, d...   (Japan Times)

Workshop offers training on autism Teachers and one-to-one school aides participated in a workshop this week, learning strategies to better teach students with autism. | Autism is a developmental disability, resulting from a neurologic...   (Guam Pacific Daily News)

Mother's agony lives on after Voth murder Breann Voth, grade 12 class photo   First grade   Third grade   Age 19   CREDIT: Stuart Davis, Vancouver Sun   Danya Voth and daughter Sara Andrews at December 2002 press...   (Canada Dot Com)

Scientists decode DNA sequence of human chromosome | WASHINGTON: Scientists at the University of Toronto have compiled the complete DNA sequence of human chromosome 7 and decoded nearly all of the genes on this medically important portion of the human...   (The Times Of India)

Forecast bodes well for schools A better-than-expected state revenue forecast released Thursday won't spare many of the 750,000 poor and disabled Hoosiers on Medicaid from losing vital services. | But lawmakers are still determined ...   (Indianapolis Star)

Canadian team maps chromosome Canadian researchers have completed a detailed map of Chromosome 7 the country's main contribution to the Human Genome Project discovering dozens of disease genes along the way, including those linked...   (Globe and Mail)

Scientists map 'Canada's chromosome' | TORONTO - A Canadian-led team of researchers has compiled the most complete description of human chromosome 7 and identified its medically important parts. | Chromosome 7 is often called "Canada's c...   (CBC)

Canadian scientists map Chromosome 7 Canadian researchers have completed a detailed map of Chromosome 7 the country's main contribution to the Human Genome Project discovering dozens of disease genes along the way, including those linked...   (Globe and Mail)

DNA sequence of chromosome 7 decoded - Canadian-led project generates database with medical annotation available ... 2:08pm | > | TORONTO, April 10 /CNW/ - Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) have compiled the complete DNA sequence of human chromosome 7 and decoded nearly all of the genes on this medi...   (Hoovers)

DNA sequence of chromosome 7 decoded - Canadian-led project generates database with medical annotation available to the public TORONTO /CNW/ - Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) have compiled the complete DNA sequence of human chromosome 7 and decoded nearly all of the genes on this medically important portion...   (Canada Newswire)

Scientists Decode Genes in Key Chromosome Scientists have decoded almost all the genes on one of the most medically important human chromosomes, it was revealed today. | Chromosome 7 contains 5% of all human DNA and 1,455 genes, some of which...   (Scotsman)

Rants and Raves of the week | Peace activists are so naive | I am at a loss to understand the thought process of these peace activists. In Baghdad they were dancing in the streets, happy that so many Americans had been killed af...   (myTELUS)

Hafiz To Play Exhibition Match In Sarawak | KUCHING, All England champion Mohd Hafiz Hashim is among the national shuttlers who will be playing exhibition matches at the State Indoor Stadium here next week. | Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk...   (Malaysian National News Agency)

Deal reached on vaccine bill WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats and Republicans have agreed on legislation that would end lawsuits alleging a vaccine preservative causes autism. | While passage is likely, a Senate committee Wednesday...   (Indianapolis Star)

Governor declines to trim Medicaid Gov. Frank O'Bannon's top aides said Wednesday he can't -- and won't -- come up with nearly $700 million in Medicaid savings over the next two years. | That puts the state's top Democrat on a collisio...   (Indianapolis Star)

Action Postponed on Vaccine Lawsuits WASHINGTON - A Senate committee Wednesday abruptly dropped plans to move legislation overhauling a program to compensate children injured by vaccines, raising questions about whether a bipartisan deal...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Action Postponed on Vaccine Lawsuits • • • WASHINGTON April 9 — | A Senate committee Wednesday abruptly dropped plans to move legislation overhauling a program to compensate children injured by vaccines, raising ques...   (ABC News)

Action Postponed on Vaccine Lawsuits By LAURA MECKLER | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate committee Wednesday abruptly dropped plans to move legislation overhauling a program to compensate children injured by vaccines, raisin...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Childhood Vaccine Bill Hits Legislative Roadblock WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) - A contentious measure that would make a series of revisions to policies affecting the U.S. vaccine supply was pulled at the last minute from consideration in a U.S. Senat...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Childhood Vaccine Bill Hits Legislative Roadblock By Julie Rovner | WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) - A contentious measure that would make a series of revisions to policies affecting the U.S. vaccine supply was pulled at the last minute from considerati...   (Reuters)

Archived on Sunday April 13 at 4.44pm:

Unicorn Center and Avatar to help change lives By ANGELA JEFFS | "Enter my dream," invites Rosalyn Hagiwara, opening a door in Villa Holonica, in Ogikubo, Tokyo. Husband Nobuyuki, an architect who retired from full-time practice three years ago, d...   (Japan Times)

Workshop offers training on autism Teachers and one-to-one school aides participated in a workshop this week, learning strategies to better teach students with autism. | Autism is a developmental disability, resulting from a neurologic...   (Guam Pacific Daily News)

Mother's agony lives on after Voth murder Breann Voth, grade 12 class photo   First grade   Third grade   Age 19   CREDIT: Stuart Davis, Vancouver Sun   Danya Voth and daughter Sara Andrews at December 2002 press...   (Canada Dot Com)

Scientists decode DNA sequence of human chromosome | WASHINGTON: Scientists at the University of Toronto have compiled the complete DNA sequence of human chromosome 7 and decoded nearly all of the genes on this medically important portion of the human...   (The Times Of India)

Forecast bodes well for schools A better-than-expected state revenue forecast released Thursday won't spare many of the 750,000 poor and disabled Hoosiers on Medicaid from losing vital services. | But lawmakers are still determined ...   (Indianapolis Star)

Canadian team maps chromosome Canadian researchers have completed a detailed map of Chromosome 7 the country's main contribution to the Human Genome Project discovering dozens of disease genes along the way, including those linked...   (Globe and Mail)

Scientists map 'Canada's chromosome' | TORONTO - A Canadian-led team of researchers has compiled the most complete description of human chromosome 7 and identified its medically important parts. | Chromosome 7 is often called "Canada's c...   (CBC)

Canadian scientists map Chromosome 7 Canadian researchers have completed a detailed map of Chromosome 7 the country's main contribution to the Human Genome Project discovering dozens of disease genes along the way, including those linked...   (Globe and Mail)

DNA sequence of chromosome 7 decoded - Canadian-led project generates database with medical annotation available ... 2:08pm | > | TORONTO, April 10 /CNW/ - Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) have compiled the complete DNA sequence of human chromosome 7 and decoded nearly all of the genes on this medi...   (Hoovers)

DNA sequence of chromosome 7 decoded - Canadian-led project generates database with medical annotation available to the public TORONTO /CNW/ - Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (HSC) have compiled the complete DNA sequence of human chromosome 7 and decoded nearly all of the genes on this medically important portion...   (Canada Newswire)

Scientists Decode Genes in Key Chromosome Scientists have decoded almost all the genes on one of the most medically important human chromosomes, it was revealed today. | Chromosome 7 contains 5% of all human DNA and 1,455 genes, some of which...   (Scotsman)

Rants and Raves of the week | Peace activists are so naive | I am at a loss to understand the thought process of these peace activists. In Baghdad they were dancing in the streets, happy that so many Americans had been killed af...   (myTELUS)

Hafiz To Play Exhibition Match In Sarawak | KUCHING, All England champion Mohd Hafiz Hashim is among the national shuttlers who will be playing exhibition matches at the State Indoor Stadium here next week. | Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk...   (Malaysian National News Agency)

Deal reached on vaccine bill WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats and Republicans have agreed on legislation that would end lawsuits alleging a vaccine preservative causes autism. | While passage is likely, a Senate committee Wednesday...   (Indianapolis Star)

Governor declines to trim Medicaid Gov. Frank O'Bannon's top aides said Wednesday he can't -- and won't -- come up with nearly $700 million in Medicaid savings over the next two years. | That puts the state's top Democrat on a collisio...   (Indianapolis Star)

Action Postponed on Vaccine Lawsuits WASHINGTON - A Senate committee Wednesday abruptly dropped plans to move legislation overhauling a program to compensate children injured by vaccines, raising questions about whether a bipartisan deal...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Action Postponed on Vaccine Lawsuits • • • WASHINGTON April 9 — | A Senate committee Wednesday abruptly dropped plans to move legislation overhauling a program to compensate children injured by vaccines, raising ques...   (ABC News)

Action Postponed on Vaccine Lawsuits By LAURA MECKLER | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - A Senate committee Wednesday abruptly dropped plans to move legislation overhauling a program to compensate children injured by vaccines, raisin...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Childhood Vaccine Bill Hits Legislative Roadblock WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) - A contentious measure that would make a series of revisions to policies affecting the U.S. vaccine supply was pulled at the last minute from consideration in a U.S. Senat...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Childhood Vaccine Bill Hits Legislative Roadblock By Julie Rovner | WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) - A contentious measure that would make a series of revisions to policies affecting the U.S. vaccine supply was pulled at the last minute from considerati...   (Reuters)

Archived on Monday April 14 at 12.32pm:

School cuts 'devastating' | When Louise Sigurdson heard rumours of school staff layoffs last year, she thought her job working with learning disabled students was secure. After all, Surrey school board trustees had assured the...   (myTELUS)

Autism ruling sets precedent for funding, says NDP TORONTO /CNW/ - The Conservative government should heed the signal from the Ontario Superior Court and allow medically necessary treatment for children with autism to continue beyond the age of six, f...   (Canada Newswire)

Straight Talk About Vaccines and Kids | By Jennifer Thomas | HealthScoutNews Reporter | SUNDAY, April 13 (HealthScoutNews) -- Nobody likes to see their baby shriek when the doctor jabs the infant with a needle. | But making sure your chil...   (Healthfinder)

Straight Talk About Vaccines and Kids | (HealthScoutNews) -- Nobody likes to see their baby shriek when the doctor jabs the infant with a needle. |  In Yahoo! Health | Is it GERD?    More from Yahoo! Health:  •  &...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Stone to cover ghastly gray walls Given the 1960s-era communist-gray architecture of the City-County Building, it would take a mighty hideous addition to drop the aesthetics down another notch. | But that's exactly what building offic...   (Indianapolis Star)

Pediatric dentists take away pain of visit | Special to The Seattle Times STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES Pediatric dentist Dr. John Liu jokes with 5-year-old Maggie Fagan of Bellevue after giving her a checkup at his Issaquah office. | Dr. ...   (Seattle Times)

Club brings cheer to Down children YOUNGSTERS at the Bahrain Down Syndrome Society in Adliya and their parents have a new garden to relax and play in, thanks to a gift from the Rotaract Club of Manama-Salmaniya. | The garden, which cos...   (Gulf Daily News)

Focus: Making sense of anti-vaccine lobby A GROWING anti-vaccine lobby is shaking the foundations of a healthier world by refusing to allow children to be immunised in conventional vaccination programmes that most countries take for granted. ...   (New Straits/Business Times)

'I lost my daughter' Jane Elliott | BBC News Online health staff | Naomi's parents were baffled by her condition When she was just one year old, Naomi Best's development stopped. | Her family noticed she was no longer dev...   (BBC News)

Lessons about autism shared Techniques and recent developments in the field of autistic study were discussed and demonstrated for parents whose children have the developmental disability. | Autism is a neurological disorder that...   (Guam Pacific Daily News)

Just don't talk about the frogs When people say we are entering a new golden age for American art cinema, one of the names they mention is Paul Thomas Anderson. Anderson's third film, Punch Drunk Love, has just opened, but somehow h...   (The Age)

Veteran buddies soak up coffee talk The coffee's great and the conversation typically better. | For nearly a year now, a group of Sunday school buddies from Northeast Presbyterian Church has made Joe Muggs Cafe in Trenholm Plaza their r...   (The State)

Creative, Willing & Able Aesthetic appeal often is the most immediate concern in design solutions. In reality, however, greater importance should be given to function and accessibility. Living in a rapidly changing society, w...   (The Philippine Star)

Unicorn Center and Avatar to help change lives By ANGELA JEFFS | "Enter my dream," invites Rosalyn Hagiwara, opening a door in Villa Holonica, in Ogikubo, Tokyo. Husband Nobuyuki, an architect who retired from full-time practice three years ago, d...   (Japan Times)

Workshop offers training on autism Teachers and one-to-one school aides participated in a workshop this week, learning strategies to better teach students with autism. | Autism is a developmental disability, resulting from a neurologic...   (Guam Pacific Daily News)

Avi's latest tale masterfully plotted By MARVIN HOFFMAN | IT took Avi 60 books to finally capture a Newbery Award, but No. 60, Crispin: The Cross of Lead (Hyperion, $15.99; 261 pp.) was a charm. | Avi's works have ranged from historical f...   (Houston Chronicle)

A Report On The Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia's Interest In Looking After Orphans In Light ... The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's interest in taking care of orphans is based on the Islamic laws which stress on supporting them, acknowledging their rights and guaranteeing them a respected life and psy...   (Ain al Yaqeen)

Marino to receive PeyBack Award Dan Marino's on-field accomplishments were unparalleled during his 17-year NFL career, but it's the charitable work by the former Miami Dolphins quarterback that has drawn the attention of Indianapoli...   (Indianapolis Star)

Indiana Revenue Forecast Bodes Well for Schools; Medicaid Services May Be Cut 4:42pm | Apr. 11--A better-than-expected state revenue forecast released Thursday won't spare many of the 750,000 poor and disabled Hoosiers on Medicaid from losing vital services. | But lawmakers are...   (Hoovers)

N.b The New Brunswick legislature closed on Friday, setting the stage for the next political act in the province: a general election. | Premier Bernard Lord said he has yet to set a date for the election,...   (Globe and Mail)

Archived on Monday April 14 at 12.32pm:

Autistic kids get a real treat (WJRT, MI - 4 hours ago). .. families with autistic kids had a chance to be themselves at a private.. Autism Awareness month hopes to bring light to the developmental disability that affects..

Lessons about autism shared (Agana Pacific Daily News, GU - 18 hours ago). .. and recent developments in the field of autistic study were discussed and demonstrated for parents whose children have the developmental disability. Autism is..

Education issues in the spotlight during Autism Awareness Month (Salisbury Daily Times, MD - 23 hours ago). .. A mother of five, DiBuo said two of her sons have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. "When I found out my first child was autistic, I didn't know..

Autism conference has promising tales (Appleton Post Crescent, WI - 12 Apr 2003). .. conference featured a panel of high-functioning autistic.. One current philosophy suggests that people with autism.. as those with a condition known as Asperger..

YMCA autism program struggles to survive (The Citizen's Voice, PA - 12 Apr 2003). .. Forty Fort, whose 11-year-old son Kyle has Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism.. a YMCA counselor, said during the summer, autistic..

New methods promising in diagnosis, treatment of children with.. (The Citizen's Voice, PA - 12 Apr 2003). Those of us who provide services to children of autism never cease to be amazed to see the growing numbers. Some say that this growth..

Autistic association receives donation (Bru Direct, Brunei - 12 Apr 2003). .. by Badan Tanmiah Harta Majlis Ugama Islam Brunei recently, which aimed to raise funds for the ASD Centre that caters for children diagnosed with autism...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Sussex Post, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Sussex Countian, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Delaware Capitol Review, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Do You Know an Autistic Child? (WAFF, AL - 11 Apr 2003). .. But three years ago, this normal kid was diagnosed with "Asperger Syndrome," a type of autism... An autistic child can be riding a bike one moment, and..

State budget cuts eliminates Kershaw program for autistic kids (WIS, SC - 11 Apr 2003). (Camden) April 11, 2003 - Austin, 8, and 12-year-old Shelby are autistic kids in Kershaw County and they are filled with questions...

Workshop offers training on autism (Agana Pacific Daily News, GU - 11 Apr 2003). .. has been difficult for local special education consultants, as the island only has four autism consultants to help the more than 60 identified autistic..

SAFE provides hope, help for autistic children (Wilkes Barre Citizen's Voice, PA - 11 Apr 2003). .. Mrs. Heiberg learned about services for autistic children after attending the Angel of Autism conference last year, sponsored by SAFE (Supporting Autism and..

Souderton OKs autism program (Lansdale Reporter, PA - 11 Apr 2003). FRANCONIA - A centralized autism program in the Souderton Area School District was approved 8-0 at the school board meeting Thursday...

Autism links on chromosome 7 (Nature.com, UK - 10 Apr 2003). A revamp of chromosome 7's DNA sequence has brought to light genes associated with autism, several leukaemias and lymphomas 1 ...

Autism program saves while teaching more (Hillsborough Beacon, NJ - 10 Apr 2003). .. free of anxiety. Peter, who was diagnosed with autism when he was 3, would throw a tantrum upon entering a store. He often refused..

Family Autism Center lifeline for families (Canton Journal, MA - 10 Apr 2003). .. 149. Joining with about 70 other families with autistic children, the Borrs helped begin the Family Autism Center in 1996. Once..

Breaking the Asperger's barrier (Wellesley Townsman, MA - 10 Apr 2003). .. While Asperger's Syndrome is like classic autism in many ways - AS is marked by the same monosyllabic inwardness and love of routine made familiar to many..

Bill would force out autism lawsuits (Environmental News Network, CA - 9 Apr 2003). WASHINGTON - More than 200 lawsuits that claim a link between childhood vaccines and autism would be forced out of court under legislation set for action in..

Archived on Tuesday April 15 at 7.00am:

Government ordered to fund treatment for autistic boy The Ontario government must continue to fund a treatment program for a 6-year-old autistic boy until a lawsuit challenging the program's age eligibility is settled, the Superior Court of Justice has r...   (The Toronto Star)

Carroll County Datebook Today | Racial equality meeting: | Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality will meet at 9 a.m. at Westminster Church of the Brethren, Bond Street and Park Place. 410-848-8090. | Happy hour: | Sunday Sing...   (SunSpot)

Autism Study Offers Hope Like a lot of children with autism, Noah Hrynewych detests change. As a toddler, he had to carry the same spoon and spatula every day. Just one second's interruption to a favorite video unglued him. W...   (The News & Observer)

Man Shot to Death After Bar Fight A 32-year-old Uniondale man was fatally shot in the back early Sunday morning after a fight that began in a Uniondale bar spilled into the street. | Mario McCollough, 32, of 434 Spruce Pl. was shot on...   (Newsday)

Skywards gives away 1.5m miles for charity Economic Reporter | The Skywards frequent flyer programme gave away a total of 1.5 million miles at the recent Dubai World Cup to the lucky winners of its "Thanks a Million" raffle promotion which raised Dhs2...   (The Independent Bangladesh)

School cuts 'devastating' | When Louise Sigurdson heard rumours of school staff layoffs last year, she thought her job working with learning disabled students was secure. After all, Surrey school board trustees had assured the...   (myTELUS)

Autism ruling sets precedent for funding, says NDP TORONTO /CNW/ - The Conservative government should heed the signal from the Ontario Superior Court and allow medically necessary treatment for children with autism to continue beyond the age of six, f...   (Canada Newswire)

Straight Talk About Vaccines and Kids | By Jennifer Thomas | HealthScoutNews Reporter | SUNDAY, April 13 (HealthScoutNews) -- Nobody likes to see their baby shriek when the doctor jabs the infant with a needle. | But making sure your chil...   (Healthfinder)

Straight Talk About Vaccines and Kids | (HealthScoutNews) -- Nobody likes to see their baby shriek when the doctor jabs the infant with a needle. |  In Yahoo! Health | Is it GERD?    More from Yahoo! Health:  •  &...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Stone to cover ghastly gray walls Given the 1960s-era communist-gray architecture of the City-County Building, it would take a mighty hideous addition to drop the aesthetics down another notch. | But that's exactly what building offic...   (Indianapolis Star)

Pediatric dentists take away pain of visit | Special to The Seattle Times STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES Pediatric dentist Dr. John Liu jokes with 5-year-old Maggie Fagan of Bellevue after giving her a checkup at his Issaquah office. | Dr. ...   (Seattle Times)

Club brings cheer to Down children YOUNGSTERS at the Bahrain Down Syndrome Society in Adliya and their parents have a new garden to relax and play in, thanks to a gift from the Rotaract Club of Manama-Salmaniya. | The garden, which cos...   (Gulf Daily News)

Focus: Making sense of anti-vaccine lobby A GROWING anti-vaccine lobby is shaking the foundations of a healthier world by refusing to allow children to be immunised in conventional vaccination programmes that most countries take for granted. ...   (New Straits/Business Times)

'I lost my daughter' Jane Elliott | BBC News Online health staff | Naomi's parents were baffled by her condition When she was just one year old, Naomi Best's development stopped. | Her family noticed she was no longer dev...   (BBC News)

Lessons about autism shared Techniques and recent developments in the field of autistic study were discussed and demonstrated for parents whose children have the developmental disability. | Autism is a neurological disorder that...   (Guam Pacific Daily News)

Just don't talk about the frogs When people say we are entering a new golden age for American art cinema, one of the names they mention is Paul Thomas Anderson. Anderson's third film, Punch Drunk Love, has just opened, but somehow h...   (The Age)

Veteran buddies soak up coffee talk The coffee's great and the conversation typically better. | For nearly a year now, a group of Sunday school buddies from Northeast Presbyterian Church has made Joe Muggs Cafe in Trenholm Plaza their r...   (The State)

Creative, Willing & Able Aesthetic appeal often is the most immediate concern in design solutions. In reality, however, greater importance should be given to function and accessibility. Living in a rapidly changing society, w...   (The Philippine Star)

Unicorn Center and Avatar to help change lives By ANGELA JEFFS | "Enter my dream," invites Rosalyn Hagiwara, opening a door in Villa Holonica, in Ogikubo, Tokyo. Husband Nobuyuki, an architect who retired from full-time practice three years ago, d...   (Japan Times)

Workshop offers training on autism Teachers and one-to-one school aides participated in a workshop this week, learning strategies to better teach students with autism. | Autism is a developmental disability, resulting from a neurologic...   (Guam Pacific Daily News)

Archived on Tuesday April 15 at 7.00am:

What ’ s to blame for autism ’ s rise ? (South Bend Tribune, IN - 51 minutes ago). .. At least part of it can be attributed to a greater awareness of autistic traits and to the fact that the definition of the autism spectrum was expanded in 1994..

Chancellor's Check Up: Detecting Autism (KCBD-TV, TX - 1 hour ago). April is Autism Awareness Month, and Dr. David Smith explains why identifying this problem early is the best way to help an Autistic child...

Family Autism Center lifeline for families (Stoughton Journal, MA - 5 hours ago). .. in 149. Joining 70-or-so other families with autistic children, the Borrs helped launch the Family Autism Center in 1996. Once a..

Indian Valley school puts focus on autism (Lansdale Reporter, PA - 7 hours ago). .. Lori Kolinski??? the parent of an autistic child in the district??? and Debbie Derro??? the district’s autism support teacher??? spoke about some of the..

Family Autism Center lifeline for families (Neponset Valley Daily News, MA - 8 hours ago). .. in 149. Joining 70-or-so other families with autistic children, the Borrs helped launch the Family Autism Center in 1996. Once a..

AUTISM STUDY OFFERS HOPE (Raleigh News, NC - 9 hours ago). .. new medicines or therapies to compensate for what goes awry among the autistic.. psychologist working at the center who diagnoses and treats children with autism..

Autism ruling sets precedent for funding, says NDP (Canada NewsWire (press release), CA - 23 hours ago). .. Just fund this necessary and beneficial treatment for autistic.. end to the discrimination that is denying their children medically necessary treatment for autism..

Autistic kids get a real treat (WJRT, MI - 12 Apr 2003). .. families with autistic kids had a chance to be themselves at a private.. Autism Awareness month hopes to bring light to the developmental disability that affects..

Lessons about autism shared (Agana Pacific Daily News, GU - 12 Apr 2003). .. and recent developments in the field of autistic study were discussed and demonstrated for parents whose children have the developmental disability. Autism is..

Education issues in the spotlight during Autism Awareness Month (Salisbury Daily Times, MD - 12 Apr 2003). .. A mother of five, DiBuo said two of her sons have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. "When I found out my first child was autistic, I didn't know..

Autism conference has promising tales (Appleton Post Crescent, WI - 12 Apr 2003). .. conference featured a panel of high-functioning autistic.. One current philosophy suggests that people with autism.. as those with a condition known as Asperger..

YMCA autism program struggles to survive (The Citizen's Voice, PA - 12 Apr 2003). .. Forty Fort, whose 11-year-old son Kyle has Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism.. a YMCA counselor, said during the summer, autistic..

New methods promising in diagnosis, treatment of children with.. (The Citizen's Voice, PA - 12 Apr 2003). Those of us who provide services to children of autism never cease to be amazed to see the growing numbers. Some say that this growth..

Autistic association receives donation (Bru Direct, Brunei - 12 Apr 2003). .. by Badan Tanmiah Harta Majlis Ugama Islam Brunei recently, which aimed to raise funds for the ASD Centre that caters for children diagnosed with autism...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Sussex Post, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Sussex Countian, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Delaware Capitol Review, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Do You Know an Autistic Child? (WAFF, AL - 11 Apr 2003). .. But three years ago, this normal kid was diagnosed with "Asperger Syndrome," a type of autism... An autistic child can be riding a bike one moment, and..

State budget cuts eliminates Kershaw program for autistic kids (WIS, SC - 11 Apr 2003). (Camden) April 11, 2003 - Austin, 8, and 12-year-old Shelby are autistic kids in Kershaw County and they are filled with questions...

Workshop offers training on autism (Agana Pacific Daily News, GU - 11 Apr 2003). .. has been difficult for local special education consultants, as the island only has four autism consultants to help the more than 60 identified autistic..

Archived on Tuesday April 15 at 11.05pm:

Government ordered to fund treatment for autistic boy The Ontario government must continue to fund a treatment program for a 6-year-old autistic boy until a lawsuit challenging the program's age eligibility is settled, the Superior Court of Justice has r...   (The Toronto Star)

Carroll County Datebook Today | Racial equality meeting: | Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality will meet at 9 a.m. at Westminster Church of the Brethren, Bond Street and Park Place. 410-848-8090. | Happy hour: | Sunday Sing...   (SunSpot)

Autism Study Offers Hope Like a lot of children with autism, Noah Hrynewych detests change. As a toddler, he had to carry the same spoon and spatula every day. Just one second's interruption to a favorite video unglued him. W...   (The News & Observer)

Man Shot to Death After Bar Fight A 32-year-old Uniondale man was fatally shot in the back early Sunday morning after a fight that began in a Uniondale bar spilled into the street. | Mario McCollough, 32, of 434 Spruce Pl. was shot on...   (Newsday)

Skywards gives away 1.5m miles for charity Economic Reporter | The Skywards frequent flyer programme gave away a total of 1.5 million miles at the recent Dubai World Cup to the lucky winners of its "Thanks a Million" raffle promotion which raised Dhs2...   (The Independent Bangladesh)

School cuts 'devastating' | When Louise Sigurdson heard rumours of school staff layoffs last year, she thought her job working with learning disabled students was secure. After all, Surrey school board trustees had assured the...   (myTELUS)

Autism ruling sets precedent for funding, says NDP TORONTO /CNW/ - The Conservative government should heed the signal from the Ontario Superior Court and allow medically necessary treatment for children with autism to continue beyond the age of six, f...   (Canada Newswire)

Straight Talk About Vaccines and Kids | By Jennifer Thomas | HealthScoutNews Reporter | SUNDAY, April 13 (HealthScoutNews) -- Nobody likes to see their baby shriek when the doctor jabs the infant with a needle. | But making sure your chil...   (Healthfinder)

Straight Talk About Vaccines and Kids | (HealthScoutNews) -- Nobody likes to see their baby shriek when the doctor jabs the infant with a needle. |  In Yahoo! Health | Is it GERD?    More from Yahoo! Health:  •  &...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Stone to cover ghastly gray walls Given the 1960s-era communist-gray architecture of the City-County Building, it would take a mighty hideous addition to drop the aesthetics down another notch. | But that's exactly what building offic...   (Indianapolis Star)

Pediatric dentists take away pain of visit | Special to The Seattle Times STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES Pediatric dentist Dr. John Liu jokes with 5-year-old Maggie Fagan of Bellevue after giving her a checkup at his Issaquah office. | Dr. ...   (Seattle Times)

Club brings cheer to Down children YOUNGSTERS at the Bahrain Down Syndrome Society in Adliya and their parents have a new garden to relax and play in, thanks to a gift from the Rotaract Club of Manama-Salmaniya. | The garden, which cos...   (Gulf Daily News)

Focus: Making sense of anti-vaccine lobby A GROWING anti-vaccine lobby is shaking the foundations of a healthier world by refusing to allow children to be immunised in conventional vaccination programmes that most countries take for granted. ...   (New Straits/Business Times)

'I lost my daughter' Jane Elliott | BBC News Online health staff | Naomi's parents were baffled by her condition When she was just one year old, Naomi Best's development stopped. | Her family noticed she was no longer dev...   (BBC News)

Lessons about autism shared Techniques and recent developments in the field of autistic study were discussed and demonstrated for parents whose children have the developmental disability. | Autism is a neurological disorder that...   (Guam Pacific Daily News)

Just don't talk about the frogs When people say we are entering a new golden age for American art cinema, one of the names they mention is Paul Thomas Anderson. Anderson's third film, Punch Drunk Love, has just opened, but somehow h...   (The Age)

Veteran buddies soak up coffee talk The coffee's great and the conversation typically better. | For nearly a year now, a group of Sunday school buddies from Northeast Presbyterian Church has made Joe Muggs Cafe in Trenholm Plaza their r...   (The State)

Creative, Willing & Able Aesthetic appeal often is the most immediate concern in design solutions. In reality, however, greater importance should be given to function and accessibility. Living in a rapidly changing society, w...   (The Philippine Star)

Unicorn Center and Avatar to help change lives By ANGELA JEFFS | "Enter my dream," invites Rosalyn Hagiwara, opening a door in Villa Holonica, in Ogikubo, Tokyo. Husband Nobuyuki, an architect who retired from full-time practice three years ago, d...   (Japan Times)

Workshop offers training on autism Teachers and one-to-one school aides participated in a workshop this week, learning strategies to better teach students with autism. | Autism is a developmental disability, resulting from a neurologic...   (Guam Pacific Daily News)

Archived on Tuesday April 15 at 11.05pm:

What ’ s to blame for autism ’ s rise ? (South Bend Tribune, IN - 51 minutes ago). .. At least part of it can be attributed to a greater awareness of autistic traits and to the fact that the definition of the autism spectrum was expanded in 1994..

Chancellor's Check Up: Detecting Autism (KCBD-TV, TX - 1 hour ago). April is Autism Awareness Month, and Dr. David Smith explains why identifying this problem early is the best way to help an Autistic child...

Family Autism Center lifeline for families (Stoughton Journal, MA - 5 hours ago). .. in 149. Joining 70-or-so other families with autistic children, the Borrs helped launch the Family Autism Center in 1996. Once a..

Indian Valley school puts focus on autism (Lansdale Reporter, PA - 7 hours ago). .. Lori Kolinski??? the parent of an autistic child in the district??? and Debbie Derro??? the district’s autism support teacher??? spoke about some of the..

Family Autism Center lifeline for families (Neponset Valley Daily News, MA - 8 hours ago). .. in 149. Joining 70-or-so other families with autistic children, the Borrs helped launch the Family Autism Center in 1996. Once a..

AUTISM STUDY OFFERS HOPE (Raleigh News, NC - 9 hours ago). .. new medicines or therapies to compensate for what goes awry among the autistic.. psychologist working at the center who diagnoses and treats children with autism..

Autism ruling sets precedent for funding, says NDP (Canada NewsWire (press release), CA - 23 hours ago). .. Just fund this necessary and beneficial treatment for autistic.. end to the discrimination that is denying their children medically necessary treatment for autism..

Autistic kids get a real treat (WJRT, MI - 12 Apr 2003). .. families with autistic kids had a chance to be themselves at a private.. Autism Awareness month hopes to bring light to the developmental disability that affects..

Lessons about autism shared (Agana Pacific Daily News, GU - 12 Apr 2003). .. and recent developments in the field of autistic study were discussed and demonstrated for parents whose children have the developmental disability. Autism is..

Education issues in the spotlight during Autism Awareness Month (Salisbury Daily Times, MD - 12 Apr 2003). .. A mother of five, DiBuo said two of her sons have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. "When I found out my first child was autistic, I didn't know..

Autism conference has promising tales (Appleton Post Crescent, WI - 12 Apr 2003). .. conference featured a panel of high-functioning autistic.. One current philosophy suggests that people with autism.. as those with a condition known as Asperger..

YMCA autism program struggles to survive (The Citizen's Voice, PA - 12 Apr 2003). .. Forty Fort, whose 11-year-old son Kyle has Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism.. a YMCA counselor, said during the summer, autistic..

New methods promising in diagnosis, treatment of children with.. (The Citizen's Voice, PA - 12 Apr 2003). Those of us who provide services to children of autism never cease to be amazed to see the growing numbers. Some say that this growth..

Autistic association receives donation (Bru Direct, Brunei - 12 Apr 2003). .. by Badan Tanmiah Harta Majlis Ugama Islam Brunei recently, which aimed to raise funds for the ASD Centre that caters for children diagnosed with autism...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Sussex Post, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Sussex Countian, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Delaware Capitol Review, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Do You Know an Autistic Child? (WAFF, AL - 11 Apr 2003). .. But three years ago, this normal kid was diagnosed with "Asperger Syndrome," a type of autism... An autistic child can be riding a bike one moment, and..

State budget cuts eliminates Kershaw program for autistic kids (WIS, SC - 11 Apr 2003). (Camden) April 11, 2003 - Austin, 8, and 12-year-old Shelby are autistic kids in Kershaw County and they are filled with questions...

Workshop offers training on autism (Agana Pacific Daily News, GU - 11 Apr 2003). .. has been difficult for local special education consultants, as the island only has four autism consultants to help the more than 60 identified autistic..

Archived on Wednesday April 16 at 7.09pm:

Government ordered to fund treatment for autistic boy The Ontario government must continue to fund a treatment program for a 6-year-old autistic boy until a lawsuit challenging the program's age eligibility is settled, the Superior Court of Justice has r...   (The Toronto Star)

Carroll County Datebook Today | Racial equality meeting: | Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality will meet at 9 a.m. at Westminster Church of the Brethren, Bond Street and Park Place. 410-848-8090. | Happy hour: | Sunday Sing...   (SunSpot)

Autism Study Offers Hope Like a lot of children with autism, Noah Hrynewych detests change. As a toddler, he had to carry the same spoon and spatula every day. Just one second's interruption to a favorite video unglued him. W...   (The News & Observer)

Man Shot to Death After Bar Fight A 32-year-old Uniondale man was fatally shot in the back early Sunday morning after a fight that began in a Uniondale bar spilled into the street. | Mario McCollough, 32, of 434 Spruce Pl. was shot on...   (Newsday)

Skywards gives away 1.5m miles for charity Economic Reporter | The Skywards frequent flyer programme gave away a total of 1.5 million miles at the recent Dubai World Cup to the lucky winners of its "Thanks a Million" raffle promotion which raised Dhs2...   (The Independent Bangladesh)

School cuts 'devastating' | When Louise Sigurdson heard rumours of school staff layoffs last year, she thought her job working with learning disabled students was secure. After all, Surrey school board trustees had assured the...   (myTELUS)

Autism ruling sets precedent for funding, says NDP TORONTO /CNW/ - The Conservative government should heed the signal from the Ontario Superior Court and allow medically necessary treatment for children with autism to continue beyond the age of six, f...   (Canada Newswire)

Straight Talk About Vaccines and Kids | By Jennifer Thomas | HealthScoutNews Reporter | SUNDAY, April 13 (HealthScoutNews) -- Nobody likes to see their baby shriek when the doctor jabs the infant with a needle. | But making sure your chil...   (Healthfinder)

Straight Talk About Vaccines and Kids | (HealthScoutNews) -- Nobody likes to see their baby shriek when the doctor jabs the infant with a needle. |  In Yahoo! Health | Is it GERD?    More from Yahoo! Health:  •  &...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Stone to cover ghastly gray walls Given the 1960s-era communist-gray architecture of the City-County Building, it would take a mighty hideous addition to drop the aesthetics down another notch. | But that's exactly what building offic...   (Indianapolis Star)

Pediatric dentists take away pain of visit | Special to The Seattle Times STEVE RINGMAN / THE SEATTLE TIMES Pediatric dentist Dr. John Liu jokes with 5-year-old Maggie Fagan of Bellevue after giving her a checkup at his Issaquah office. | Dr. ...   (Seattle Times)

Club brings cheer to Down children YOUNGSTERS at the Bahrain Down Syndrome Society in Adliya and their parents have a new garden to relax and play in, thanks to a gift from the Rotaract Club of Manama-Salmaniya. | The garden, which cos...   (Gulf Daily News)

Focus: Making sense of anti-vaccine lobby A GROWING anti-vaccine lobby is shaking the foundations of a healthier world by refusing to allow children to be immunised in conventional vaccination programmes that most countries take for granted. ...   (New Straits/Business Times)

'I lost my daughter' Jane Elliott | BBC News Online health staff | Naomi's parents were baffled by her condition When she was just one year old, Naomi Best's development stopped. | Her family noticed she was no longer dev...   (BBC News)

Lessons about autism shared Techniques and recent developments in the field of autistic study were discussed and demonstrated for parents whose children have the developmental disability. | Autism is a neurological disorder that...   (Guam Pacific Daily News)

Just don't talk about the frogs When people say we are entering a new golden age for American art cinema, one of the names they mention is Paul Thomas Anderson. Anderson's third film, Punch Drunk Love, has just opened, but somehow h...   (The Age)

Veteran buddies soak up coffee talk The coffee's great and the conversation typically better. | For nearly a year now, a group of Sunday school buddies from Northeast Presbyterian Church has made Joe Muggs Cafe in Trenholm Plaza their r...   (The State)

Creative, Willing & Able Aesthetic appeal often is the most immediate concern in design solutions. In reality, however, greater importance should be given to function and accessibility. Living in a rapidly changing society, w...   (The Philippine Star)

Unicorn Center and Avatar to help change lives By ANGELA JEFFS | "Enter my dream," invites Rosalyn Hagiwara, opening a door in Villa Holonica, in Ogikubo, Tokyo. Husband Nobuyuki, an architect who retired from full-time practice three years ago, d...   (Japan Times)

Workshop offers training on autism Teachers and one-to-one school aides participated in a workshop this week, learning strategies to better teach students with autism. | Autism is a developmental disability, resulting from a neurologic...   (Guam Pacific Daily News)

Archived on Wednesday April 16 at 7.09pm:

What ’ s to blame for autism ’ s rise ? (South Bend Tribune, IN - 51 minutes ago). .. At least part of it can be attributed to a greater awareness of autistic traits and to the fact that the definition of the autism spectrum was expanded in 1994..

Chancellor's Check Up: Detecting Autism (KCBD-TV, TX - 1 hour ago). April is Autism Awareness Month, and Dr. David Smith explains why identifying this problem early is the best way to help an Autistic child...

Family Autism Center lifeline for families (Stoughton Journal, MA - 5 hours ago). .. in 149. Joining 70-or-so other families with autistic children, the Borrs helped launch the Family Autism Center in 1996. Once a..

Indian Valley school puts focus on autism (Lansdale Reporter, PA - 7 hours ago). .. Lori Kolinski??? the parent of an autistic child in the district??? and Debbie Derro??? the district’s autism support teacher??? spoke about some of the..

Family Autism Center lifeline for families (Neponset Valley Daily News, MA - 8 hours ago). .. in 149. Joining 70-or-so other families with autistic children, the Borrs helped launch the Family Autism Center in 1996. Once a..

AUTISM STUDY OFFERS HOPE (Raleigh News, NC - 9 hours ago). .. new medicines or therapies to compensate for what goes awry among the autistic.. psychologist working at the center who diagnoses and treats children with autism..

Autism ruling sets precedent for funding, says NDP (Canada NewsWire (press release), CA - 23 hours ago). .. Just fund this necessary and beneficial treatment for autistic.. end to the discrimination that is denying their children medically necessary treatment for autism..

Autistic kids get a real treat (WJRT, MI - 12 Apr 2003). .. families with autistic kids had a chance to be themselves at a private.. Autism Awareness month hopes to bring light to the developmental disability that affects..

Lessons about autism shared (Agana Pacific Daily News, GU - 12 Apr 2003). .. and recent developments in the field of autistic study were discussed and demonstrated for parents whose children have the developmental disability. Autism is..

Education issues in the spotlight during Autism Awareness Month (Salisbury Daily Times, MD - 12 Apr 2003). .. A mother of five, DiBuo said two of her sons have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. "When I found out my first child was autistic, I didn't know..

Autism conference has promising tales (Appleton Post Crescent, WI - 12 Apr 2003). .. conference featured a panel of high-functioning autistic.. One current philosophy suggests that people with autism.. as those with a condition known as Asperger..

YMCA autism program struggles to survive (The Citizen's Voice, PA - 12 Apr 2003). .. Forty Fort, whose 11-year-old son Kyle has Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism.. a YMCA counselor, said during the summer, autistic..

New methods promising in diagnosis, treatment of children with.. (The Citizen's Voice, PA - 12 Apr 2003). Those of us who provide services to children of autism never cease to be amazed to see the growing numbers. Some say that this growth..

Autistic association receives donation (Bru Direct, Brunei - 12 Apr 2003). .. by Badan Tanmiah Harta Majlis Ugama Islam Brunei recently, which aimed to raise funds for the ASD Centre that caters for children diagnosed with autism...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Sussex Post, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Sussex Countian, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Delaware Capitol Review, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Do You Know an Autistic Child? (WAFF, AL - 11 Apr 2003). .. But three years ago, this normal kid was diagnosed with "Asperger Syndrome," a type of autism... An autistic child can be riding a bike one moment, and..

State budget cuts eliminates Kershaw program for autistic kids (WIS, SC - 11 Apr 2003). (Camden) April 11, 2003 - Austin, 8, and 12-year-old Shelby are autistic kids in Kershaw County and they are filled with questions...

Workshop offers training on autism (Agana Pacific Daily News, GU - 11 Apr 2003). .. has been difficult for local special education consultants, as the island only has four autism consultants to help the more than 60 identified autistic..

Archived on Thursday April 17 at 4.30pm:

MMR Jab: ‘Overwhelming Evidence It Is Effective and Safe' There is no convincing evidence that the triple measles, mumps and rubella vaccine causes autism or bowel inflammation, a new review said today. | Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, which produces indepe...   (Scotsman)

Half the size they used to be | By The Evening Chronicle   | A couple who lost 19 stones between them in a year were today named Mr and Mrs 2003 by Slimming World. | Terry Short and Alison Brown vowed to change their lives af...   (IC Newcastle)

A seder that's fit for a thousand; Spaceman on the mound at Fenway WHY IS THIS DIFFERENT? It's hard enough to prepare a holiday dinner for the average family. Imagine if your family had more than 1,000 people. To mark tonight's holiday, the Hebrew Rehabilitation Cent...   (The Boston Globe)

Housemates: Matching Single Moms to Share Homes Carmel Sullivan figured she was onto something when she advertised for another single mom willing to share a house, and 18 women responded. | One woman proved to be a good match for her, but what abou...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Creative, Willing & Able Aesthetic appeal often is the most immediate concern in design solutions. In reality, however, greater importance should be given to function and accessibility. Living in a rapidly changing society, w...   (The Philippine Star)

Power plants must cut mercury emissions Regarding your April 9 article, "Adirondack Council backs Clear Skies Act": | Under the guise of solving acid rain, the Bush administration is attempting to eliminate portions of the Clean Air Act tha...   (Times Union)

Datelines HEMPSTEAD / | SCC Wins State Contest | The Suffolk West Speech and Debate Team of Suffolk County Community College's Brentwood campus continued its winning ways, finishing first in the 58th Annual Sta...   (Newsday)

Recreation Roundup Compiled by: Jim Halley | Editor's Note: The following events are compiled from numerous sources and may change. Check with event organizers whenever possible. | To have an item published in the recre...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Molestation suspect dies before trial | MESA - A Chandler man accused of molesting an autistic boy died a week before his scheduled trial, missing either a long prison sentence or a chance to clear his name. | Bradley Dean Griffith, 25, d...   (Azcentral)

Autism Treatments There is no cure for autism, and there is as yet no standard of care. But while scientists search for biological and environmental factors that may predispose a person to the disorder, a few treatment...   (The Washington Post)

Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism is one of a spectrum, or range, of disorders that vary in severity and in terms of how the condition manifests itself. According to the National Association for Autism Research, the autism spec...   (The Washington Post)

Some Red Flags For Autism According to Johns Hopkins researcher Rebecca Landa, some early infant behaviors can clue parents in to potential problems before a formal test or a pediatrician visit might. | Landa stresses that see...   (The Washington Post)

Seeking the First Signs of Autism | While Winnie the Pooh and Tigger look down from the wall, a young woman sits at a low table enthusiastically attempting to engage a baby in play. She hands the child a bright orange block, then a bu...   (The Washington Post)

Autistic Kids Grasp Changes in Music, Not Words NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with autism often have difficulty understanding spoken language, and new research released Monday may help explain why. |  In Yahoo! Health | Is it GERD? &nbs...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Autistic Kids Grasp Changes in Music, Not Words By Alison McCook | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with autism often have difficulty understanding spoken language, and new research released Monday may help explain why. | Patterns of brain acti...   (Reuters)

Government ordered to fund treatment for autistic boy The Ontario government must continue to fund a treatment program for a 6-year-old autistic boy until a lawsuit challenging the program's age eligibility is settled, the Superior Court of Justice has r...   (The Toronto Star)

Carroll County Datebook Today | Racial equality meeting: | Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality will meet at 9 a.m. at Westminster Church of the Brethren, Bond Street and Park Place. 410-848-8090. | Happy hour: | Sunday Sing...   (SunSpot)

Autism Study Offers Hope Like a lot of children with autism, Noah Hrynewych detests change. As a toddler, he had to carry the same spoon and spatula every day. Just one second's interruption to a favorite video unglued him. W...   (The News & Observer)

Man Shot to Death After Bar Fight A 32-year-old Uniondale man was fatally shot in the back early Sunday morning after a fight that began in a Uniondale bar spilled into the street. | Mario McCollough, 32, of 434 Spruce Pl. was shot on...   (Newsday)

Skywards gives away 1.5m miles for charity Economic Reporter | The Skywards frequent flyer programme gave away a total of 1.5 million miles at the recent Dubai World Cup to the lucky winners of its "Thanks a Million" raffle promotion which raised Dhs2...   (The Independent Bangladesh)

Archived on Thursday April 17 at 4.30pm:

What ’ s to blame for autism ’ s rise ? (South Bend Tribune, IN - 51 minutes ago). .. At least part of it can be attributed to a greater awareness of autistic traits and to the fact that the definition of the autism spectrum was expanded in 1994..

Chancellor's Check Up: Detecting Autism (KCBD-TV, TX - 1 hour ago). April is Autism Awareness Month, and Dr. David Smith explains why identifying this problem early is the best way to help an Autistic child...

Family Autism Center lifeline for families (Stoughton Journal, MA - 5 hours ago). .. in 149. Joining 70-or-so other families with autistic children, the Borrs helped launch the Family Autism Center in 1996. Once a..

Indian Valley school puts focus on autism (Lansdale Reporter, PA - 7 hours ago). .. Lori Kolinski??? the parent of an autistic child in the district??? and Debbie Derro??? the district’s autism support teacher??? spoke about some of the..

Family Autism Center lifeline for families (Neponset Valley Daily News, MA - 8 hours ago). .. in 149. Joining 70-or-so other families with autistic children, the Borrs helped launch the Family Autism Center in 1996. Once a..

AUTISM STUDY OFFERS HOPE (Raleigh News, NC - 9 hours ago). .. new medicines or therapies to compensate for what goes awry among the autistic.. psychologist working at the center who diagnoses and treats children with autism..

Autism ruling sets precedent for funding, says NDP (Canada NewsWire (press release), CA - 23 hours ago). .. Just fund this necessary and beneficial treatment for autistic.. end to the discrimination that is denying their children medically necessary treatment for autism..

Autistic kids get a real treat (WJRT, MI - 12 Apr 2003). .. families with autistic kids had a chance to be themselves at a private.. Autism Awareness month hopes to bring light to the developmental disability that affects..

Lessons about autism shared (Agana Pacific Daily News, GU - 12 Apr 2003). .. and recent developments in the field of autistic study were discussed and demonstrated for parents whose children have the developmental disability. Autism is..

Education issues in the spotlight during Autism Awareness Month (Salisbury Daily Times, MD - 12 Apr 2003). .. A mother of five, DiBuo said two of her sons have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. "When I found out my first child was autistic, I didn't know..

Autism conference has promising tales (Appleton Post Crescent, WI - 12 Apr 2003). .. conference featured a panel of high-functioning autistic.. One current philosophy suggests that people with autism.. as those with a condition known as Asperger..

YMCA autism program struggles to survive (The Citizen's Voice, PA - 12 Apr 2003). .. Forty Fort, whose 11-year-old son Kyle has Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism.. a YMCA counselor, said during the summer, autistic..

New methods promising in diagnosis, treatment of children with.. (The Citizen's Voice, PA - 12 Apr 2003). Those of us who provide services to children of autism never cease to be amazed to see the growing numbers. Some say that this growth..

Autistic association receives donation (Bru Direct, Brunei - 12 Apr 2003). .. by Badan Tanmiah Harta Majlis Ugama Islam Brunei recently, which aimed to raise funds for the ASD Centre that caters for children diagnosed with autism...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Sussex Post, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Sussex Countian, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Delaware Capitol Review, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Do You Know an Autistic Child? (WAFF, AL - 11 Apr 2003). .. But three years ago, this normal kid was diagnosed with "Asperger Syndrome," a type of autism... An autistic child can be riding a bike one moment, and..

State budget cuts eliminates Kershaw program for autistic kids (WIS, SC - 11 Apr 2003). (Camden) April 11, 2003 - Austin, 8, and 12-year-old Shelby are autistic kids in Kershaw County and they are filled with questions...

Workshop offers training on autism (Agana Pacific Daily News, GU - 11 Apr 2003). .. has been difficult for local special education consultants, as the island only has four autism consultants to help the more than 60 identified autistic..

Archived on Friday April 18 at 4.07pm:

MMR Jab: ‘Overwhelming Evidence It Is Effective and Safe' There is no convincing evidence that the triple measles, mumps and rubella vaccine causes autism or bowel inflammation, a new review said today. | Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin, which produces indepe...   (Scotsman)

Half the size they used to be | By The Evening Chronicle   | A couple who lost 19 stones between them in a year were today named Mr and Mrs 2003 by Slimming World. | Terry Short and Alison Brown vowed to change their lives af...   (IC Newcastle)

A seder that's fit for a thousand; Spaceman on the mound at Fenway WHY IS THIS DIFFERENT? It's hard enough to prepare a holiday dinner for the average family. Imagine if your family had more than 1,000 people. To mark tonight's holiday, the Hebrew Rehabilitation Cent...   (The Boston Globe)

Housemates: Matching Single Moms to Share Homes Carmel Sullivan figured she was onto something when she advertised for another single mom willing to share a house, and 18 women responded. | One woman proved to be a good match for her, but what abou...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Creative, Willing & Able Aesthetic appeal often is the most immediate concern in design solutions. In reality, however, greater importance should be given to function and accessibility. Living in a rapidly changing society, w...   (The Philippine Star)

Power plants must cut mercury emissions Regarding your April 9 article, "Adirondack Council backs Clear Skies Act": | Under the guise of solving acid rain, the Bush administration is attempting to eliminate portions of the Clean Air Act tha...   (Times Union)

Datelines HEMPSTEAD / | SCC Wins State Contest | The Suffolk West Speech and Debate Team of Suffolk County Community College's Brentwood campus continued its winning ways, finishing first in the 58th Annual Sta...   (Newsday)

Recreation Roundup Compiled by: Jim Halley | Editor's Note: The following events are compiled from numerous sources and may change. Check with event organizers whenever possible. | To have an item published in the recre...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Molestation suspect dies before trial | MESA - A Chandler man accused of molesting an autistic boy died a week before his scheduled trial, missing either a long prison sentence or a chance to clear his name. | Bradley Dean Griffith, 25, d...   (Azcentral)

Autism Treatments There is no cure for autism, and there is as yet no standard of care. But while scientists search for biological and environmental factors that may predispose a person to the disorder, a few treatment...   (The Washington Post)

Autism Spectrum Disorders Autism is one of a spectrum, or range, of disorders that vary in severity and in terms of how the condition manifests itself. According to the National Association for Autism Research, the autism spec...   (The Washington Post)

Some Red Flags For Autism According to Johns Hopkins researcher Rebecca Landa, some early infant behaviors can clue parents in to potential problems before a formal test or a pediatrician visit might. | Landa stresses that see...   (The Washington Post)

Seeking the First Signs of Autism | While Winnie the Pooh and Tigger look down from the wall, a young woman sits at a low table enthusiastically attempting to engage a baby in play. She hands the child a bright orange block, then a bu...   (The Washington Post)

Autistic Kids Grasp Changes in Music, Not Words NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with autism often have difficulty understanding spoken language, and new research released Monday may help explain why. |  In Yahoo! Health | Is it GERD? &nbs...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Autistic Kids Grasp Changes in Music, Not Words By Alison McCook | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with autism often have difficulty understanding spoken language, and new research released Monday may help explain why. | Patterns of brain acti...   (Reuters)

Government ordered to fund treatment for autistic boy The Ontario government must continue to fund a treatment program for a 6-year-old autistic boy until a lawsuit challenging the program's age eligibility is settled, the Superior Court of Justice has r...   (The Toronto Star)

Carroll County Datebook Today | Racial equality meeting: | Carroll Citizens for Racial Equality will meet at 9 a.m. at Westminster Church of the Brethren, Bond Street and Park Place. 410-848-8090. | Happy hour: | Sunday Sing...   (SunSpot)

Autism Study Offers Hope Like a lot of children with autism, Noah Hrynewych detests change. As a toddler, he had to carry the same spoon and spatula every day. Just one second's interruption to a favorite video unglued him. W...   (The News & Observer)

Man Shot to Death After Bar Fight A 32-year-old Uniondale man was fatally shot in the back early Sunday morning after a fight that began in a Uniondale bar spilled into the street. | Mario McCollough, 32, of 434 Spruce Pl. was shot on...   (Newsday)

Skywards gives away 1.5m miles for charity Economic Reporter | The Skywards frequent flyer programme gave away a total of 1.5 million miles at the recent Dubai World Cup to the lucky winners of its "Thanks a Million" raffle promotion which raised Dhs2...   (The Independent Bangladesh)

Archived on Friday April 18 at 4.07pm:

What ’ s to blame for autism ’ s rise ? (South Bend Tribune, IN - 51 minutes ago). .. At least part of it can be attributed to a greater awareness of autistic traits and to the fact that the definition of the autism spectrum was expanded in 1994..

Chancellor's Check Up: Detecting Autism (KCBD-TV, TX - 1 hour ago). April is Autism Awareness Month, and Dr. David Smith explains why identifying this problem early is the best way to help an Autistic child...

Family Autism Center lifeline for families (Stoughton Journal, MA - 5 hours ago). .. in 149. Joining 70-or-so other families with autistic children, the Borrs helped launch the Family Autism Center in 1996. Once a..

Indian Valley school puts focus on autism (Lansdale Reporter, PA - 7 hours ago). .. Lori Kolinski??? the parent of an autistic child in the district??? and Debbie Derro??? the district’s autism support teacher??? spoke about some of the..

Family Autism Center lifeline for families (Neponset Valley Daily News, MA - 8 hours ago). .. in 149. Joining 70-or-so other families with autistic children, the Borrs helped launch the Family Autism Center in 1996. Once a..

AUTISM STUDY OFFERS HOPE (Raleigh News, NC - 9 hours ago). .. new medicines or therapies to compensate for what goes awry among the autistic.. psychologist working at the center who diagnoses and treats children with autism..

Autism ruling sets precedent for funding, says NDP (Canada NewsWire (press release), CA - 23 hours ago). .. Just fund this necessary and beneficial treatment for autistic.. end to the discrimination that is denying their children medically necessary treatment for autism..

Autistic kids get a real treat (WJRT, MI - 12 Apr 2003). .. families with autistic kids had a chance to be themselves at a private.. Autism Awareness month hopes to bring light to the developmental disability that affects..

Lessons about autism shared (Agana Pacific Daily News, GU - 12 Apr 2003). .. and recent developments in the field of autistic study were discussed and demonstrated for parents whose children have the developmental disability. Autism is..

Education issues in the spotlight during Autism Awareness Month (Salisbury Daily Times, MD - 12 Apr 2003). .. A mother of five, DiBuo said two of her sons have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. "When I found out my first child was autistic, I didn't know..

Autism conference has promising tales (Appleton Post Crescent, WI - 12 Apr 2003). .. conference featured a panel of high-functioning autistic.. One current philosophy suggests that people with autism.. as those with a condition known as Asperger..

YMCA autism program struggles to survive (The Citizen's Voice, PA - 12 Apr 2003). .. Forty Fort, whose 11-year-old son Kyle has Asperger's Syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism.. a YMCA counselor, said during the summer, autistic..

New methods promising in diagnosis, treatment of children with.. (The Citizen's Voice, PA - 12 Apr 2003). Those of us who provide services to children of autism never cease to be amazed to see the growing numbers. Some say that this growth..

Autistic association receives donation (Bru Direct, Brunei - 12 Apr 2003). .. by Badan Tanmiah Harta Majlis Ugama Islam Brunei recently, which aimed to raise funds for the ASD Centre that caters for children diagnosed with autism...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Sussex Post, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Sussex Countian, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Autism achievements lauded in Delaware (Delaware Capitol Review, DE - 11 Apr 2003). .. autistic children. "The applicants had to either do research on autism or work with the families of autistic students," Ms. Berry said...

Do You Know an Autistic Child? (WAFF, AL - 11 Apr 2003). .. But three years ago, this normal kid was diagnosed with "Asperger Syndrome," a type of autism... An autistic child can be riding a bike one moment, and..

State budget cuts eliminates Kershaw program for autistic kids (WIS, SC - 11 Apr 2003). (Camden) April 11, 2003 - Austin, 8, and 12-year-old Shelby are autistic kids in Kershaw County and they are filled with questions...

Workshop offers training on autism (Agana Pacific Daily News, GU - 11 Apr 2003). .. has been difficult for local special education consultants, as the island only has four autism consultants to help the more than 60 identified autistic..

Archived on Sunday April 20 at 0.10am:

Book to fund scholarship in Breann Voth's name Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun / Kim Moore is establishing a scholarship for challenged teens in the name of murdered Coquitlam teenager Breann Voth, to be funded by his book about helping animals.   |...   (Canada Dot Com)

City FM helps locate boy lost in storm | Sujata Durgakeri has an emotional reunion with her nine-year-old autistic son Gagan. ©Gulf News A nine-year-old autistic boy ended up lost and alone in the chaos caused by the storm that unleashed i...   (Gulf News)

A man of sorrows for a cheerfully profane age Here is a strange sight to find in the heart of cynical old London, just a stone’s throw from the Square Mile’s glinting temples of Mammon. On the walls of Flowers East, one of Shoreditch ...   (The Times)

Buttons undone ALL FOOTMEN ARE NAUGHTY. They are born that way. Possibly it’s the blithe combination of bottle-green serge and frogging, but as soon as they put on the uniform, they’re turning cartwheels, ...   (The Times)

Racing fans in charity drive... REMOTE control model car enthusiasts raced each other in an effort to raise funds for charity yesterday. | The Power Horse Ria Races, organised by Bahraini teenager Hamad Abdulla Fairooz, was held at ...   (Gulf Daily News)

'Inoculation beneficial for children' | MUMBAI: He is rooting for commercialising the benefits of medical research and widespread inoculation facilities, both propositions with a flip side. Only, Sir Gustav Nossal, 72, is no mean player. ...   (The Times Of India)

Stomach Virus Hits Again Hundreds of guests at a holiday centre have fallen ill with a stomach virus. | It is the third year in succession that a virus has struck the centre. | A further 26 people fell ill on Thursday at the ...   (Skynews)

Tussaud's Squeezy Model Madam Tussaud's has unveiled a new waxwork - with a difference. | Brad Pitt's image is the first model to feature a squeezable bottom. | Staff at the London tourist attraction used to find lipstick on...   (Skynews)

Mystery Of Missing Girl An 11-year-old girl has been missing for more than a week after she disappeared from her home, police said on Thursday. | Hayley Wall left her home in Radford Boulevard, Nottingham, just after 8pm las...   (Skynews)

NASCAR - Sadler views second chance as new beginning NEW YORK (AP) -- It was back in 1992 when Hermie Sadler first climbed behind the wheel of a NASCAR Busch Grand National car, the oldest of two racing brothers from Emporia, Va., with designs on stock ...   (CNN)

Swiss reject German measles fears   swissinfo   April 17, 2003 12:55 PM   Measles is normally a childhood disease (Keystone) Swiss medical experts have dismissed warnings by German paediatricians that children trav...   (Swissinfo English)

Individualized Education Plans (IEPs) | In Yahoo! Health | What You Need To Know More from Yahoo! Health: • • • |   | Today more than ever, our education system is striving to ensure that all children receive an educa...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Cheat Wants Lotto Money Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? cheat Major Charles Ingram is trying to get rich again - on the lottery. | The Daily Mirror said the ex-Army officer was turning to legal ways of winning cash after he c...   (Skynews)

Mint Chiefs Blasted Royal Mint chiefs have been strongly criticised for a series of mistakes that led to the theft of more than £25,000 from a safe. | The Public Accounts Committee found that management had a "lax attitu...   (Skynews)

Special strokes Their strokes may not be perfect, but they are bold expressions of creativity. Mentally-challenged students of Kamayani Prashikshan and Sanshodhan Society will take part in an exhibition of digital pa...   (Express India)

Model Plane Kills Girl A post mortem is due to be held today on a girl who died after being hit on the head by a model plane in a park. | Tara Lipscombe, 13, from Dartford, Kent, was walking with her mother on Dartford Heat...   (Skynews)

Awards For Uk's Beaches A record number of British beaches have been given the flag of approval by an anti-litter campaign group in its annual seaside awards scheme. | Independent national charity Encams - organiser of the K...   (Skynews)

Virus Spreads To India India has confirmed its first case of the Sars virus which has been sweeping through Asia, killing at least 162 people. | Indian medical officials said tests had proved a man in the western state of G...   (Skynews)

Parents slam MMR report | By Amanda Crook, The Journal   | There is no convincing evidence that the triple measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccine causes autism or bowel inflammation, a new review said today. | But Nor...   (IC Newcastle)

Police Test Stun Guns Police are unveiling their new weapon in the fight against crime - US-style stun guns. | The Taser fires needle-tipped darts up to 21ft to deliver a disabling, 50,000-volt shock. | Its introduction fo...   (Skynews)

Archived on Monday April 21 at 1.54pm:

Ugly budget reflects Statehouse strains Indiana's lawmakers are only days away from closing this legislative session by sending Gov. Frank O'Bannon a budget that leaves many state needs unmet and no money to fix them. | Between every line o...   (Indianapolis Star)

After 50 years Back when Route 19 was a country road and Cranberry Mall was an open field, Dr. Samuel M. Rice was delivering babies and caring for the farmers, oil well diggers and other locals of Cranberry. | Fifty...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Creative, Willing & Able Aesthetic appeal often is the most immediate concern in design solutions. In reality, however, greater importance should be given to function and accessibility. Living in a rapidly changing society, w...   (The Philippine Star)

Sadler sees 2nd chanceas a new beginning It was in 1992 when Hermie Sadler first climbed behind the wheel of a NASCAR Busch Grand National car, the oldest of two racing brothers from Emporia, Va., with designs on stock car racing stardom. | ...   (The State)

Hit-run driver gets 7 years | Victim now quadriplegic | MESA - A hit-and-run driver received the maximum sentence of seven years for an auto accident that left a bicycle rider a quadriplegic. | Brian Bane, 35, tearfully apologiz...   (Azcentral)

Health News | Nutrition | Allrecipes.com adds online meal planner | If you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels or other certain health conditions, Allrecipes.com helps you create personalized meals ...   (Detroit news)

Festival fun for children ABOUT 90 children with Down Syndrome and other youngsters with special needs took part in a sports festival at the Ahli Club in Mahooz. | The event was organised by the Bahrain Down Syndrome Society (...   (Gulf Daily News)

Targacept Clinical Trials On Resistance Depression In India The US-based Targacept Inc, which is into neuronal nicotinic receptor-based pharmaceutical R&D, has chosen India as one of the two sites for its phase-III clinical trials on patients with resistance d...   (Financial Express)

Laugh doctor By Kirk Baird | <kirk@lasvegassun.com> | LAS VEGAS SUN | Who: Howie Mandel. | When: 9 p.m. Thursday through May 7, with an 8 p.m. performance May 6. | Where: Hollywood Theatre at the MGM Grand. ...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Inoculation beneficial for children 7:17pm | MUMBAI: He is rooting for commercialising the benefits of medical research and widespread inoculation facilities, both propositions with a flip side. Only, Sir Gustav Nossal, 72, is no mean p...   (Hoovers)

CCAGW: Not So Quiet on the Pennsylvania Front; Local Projects Infiltrate War Supplemental   | To: National Desk | Contact: Mark Carpenter or Jonathan Trager, 202-467-5300 both of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste; web: http://www.cagw.org | WASHINGTON, April 18 /U.S. N...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Paddling of boy A woman and her male partner -- a psychologist who works with autistic children -- do not belong on a state list of alleged and confirmed child abusers for punishing her 13-year-old son by paddling hi...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

CAGW: Congress Pigs Out in War Supplemental Bill; Final Version Filled with Unrelated Projects   | To: National Desk | Contact: Mark Carpenter or Jonathan Trager, 202-467-5300 both of Citizens Against Government Waste web: http://www.cagw.org | WASHINGTON, April 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Citiz...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Book to fund scholarship in Breann Voth's name Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun / Kim Moore is establishing a scholarship for challenged teens in the name of murdered Coquitlam teenager Breann Voth, to be funded by his book about helping animals.   |...   (Canada Dot Com)

City FM helps locate boy lost in storm | Sujata Durgakeri has an emotional reunion with her nine-year-old autistic son Gagan. ©Gulf News A nine-year-old autistic boy ended up lost and alone in the chaos caused by the storm that unleashed i...   (Gulf News)

A man of sorrows for a cheerfully profane age Here is a strange sight to find in the heart of cynical old London, just a stone’s throw from the Square Mile’s glinting temples of Mammon. On the walls of Flowers East, one of Shoreditch ...   (The Times)

Buttons undone ALL FOOTMEN ARE NAUGHTY. They are born that way. Possibly it’s the blithe combination of bottle-green serge and frogging, but as soon as they put on the uniform, they’re turning cartwheels, ...   (The Times)

Racing fans in charity drive... REMOTE control model car enthusiasts raced each other in an effort to raise funds for charity yesterday. | The Power Horse Ria Races, organised by Bahraini teenager Hamad Abdulla Fairooz, was held at ...   (Gulf Daily News)

'Inoculation beneficial for children' | MUMBAI: He is rooting for commercialising the benefits of medical research and widespread inoculation facilities, both propositions with a flip side. Only, Sir Gustav Nossal, 72, is no mean player. ...   (The Times Of India)

Stomach Virus Hits Again Hundreds of guests at a holiday centre have fallen ill with a stomach virus. | It is the third year in succession that a virus has struck the centre. | A further 26 people fell ill on Thursday at the ...   (Skynews)

Archived on Monday April 21 at 1.54pm:

Easter festivities at BMC for city's autistic children (New Jersey Journal, NJ - 5 hours ago). The Bayonne Medical Center recognized April as National Autism Awareness Month with a celebration for the city's autistic children...

Autism Society gives out awards (Ventura County Star, CA - 5 hours ago). .. of Oxnard, educator award for teaching youngsters with autism; Bonita Salinas of Oxnard, parent's award for supporting Spanish-speaking families with autistic..

Parents, educators learn about autism (Bloomington Pantagraph, IL - 17 Apr 2003). .. with moderate to severe disabilities at Parkside Junior High School, has been on the district's autism team for 10 years. The district had about 12 autistic..

Autism Conference Coming to Las Vegas (KLAS, NV - 17 Apr 2003). .. An autistic child often has impaired language and social interaction skills... High-functioning autism, referred to as Asperger's Syndrome, will be the..

MMR vaccine “ does not cause autism ” (Health-News.co.uk, U.K. - 17 Apr 2003). .. Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB), published by the Consumers’ Association, has concluded that there is “no convincing evidence” that the vaccine causes autism..

Investigating Autism (drkoop.com - 17 Apr 2003). Autism is a severely debilitating developmental disorder characterized by the inability to relate to people and deficits in oral communication. Autistic..

Investigating Autism (HealthCentral.com - 17 Apr 2003). Autism is a severely debilitating developmental disorder characterized by the inability to relate to people and deficits in oral communication. Autistic..

MMR - NO AUTISM LINK (Sky News, UK - 16 Apr 2003). There is no convincing evidence that the triple measles, mumps and rubella vaccine causes autism or bowel inflammation, says a new report...

Investigating Autism (Ivanhoe - 16 Apr 2003). Autism is a severely debilitating developmental disorder characterized by the inability to relate to people and deficits in oral communication. Autistic..

EXPERT STUDY REJECTS MMR LINK TO AUTISM (Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 16 Apr 2003). THE latest study into the MMR vaccine has shown no link between the triple jab and autism or bowel inflammation. A review of all..

Clearbrook Hosts Autism Information Seminar May 7 (Arlington Heights Journal, IL - 16 Apr 2003). Clearbrook will host a free informational seminar about autism on Wednesday, May 7 at 6:30 pm at the Arlington Heights Senior Center, 1801 West Central Rd...

Supportive Housing for Autistic Residents Closing with no Plan.. (Canada NewsWire (press release), CA - 16 Apr 2003). OTTAWA, April 16 /CNW/ - The union representing 80 behavioural counsellors, team leaders and therapists at Ottawa Valley Autistic Homes learned late yesterday..

West Amwell mayor knows pain of autism (Lambertville Beacon, NJ - 16 Apr 2003). .. who knows the challenges of raising an autistic child firsthand, thanked Township Committee members for passing a resolution proclaiming April Autism Awareness..

Many treatments can help autistic kids (Billings Gazette, MT - 16 Apr 2003). .. While there is no cure for autism, there are treatment and education approaches.. Just as there is no one symptom or behavior that identifies autistic children..

Autism school needs $2.3M to move adult services (Staten Island Advance, NY - 15 Apr 2003). .. help more than 400 autistic children, adults and their families. Blamed on "cold mothering" before scientists developed sophistication in the field, autism is..

Altering autism (South Bend Tribune, IN - 15 Apr 2003). .. Parents of autistic children often worry whether or not.. psychologist in South Bend, counsels children with Asperger.. A child with autism, by contrast, might get..

Life on the high end of the autism spectrum (South Bend Tribune, IN - 15 Apr 2003). Erik Brenner hugs his son, Clark, who has Asperger disorder. The mild form of autism affects the second-grader's behavior, sensitivity to touch and learning..

Some Red Flags For Autism (Washington Post, DC - 14 Apr 2003). Landa stresses that seeing any or several of these does not necessarily indicate autism, but she urges parents who detect a pattern of the behaviors below to..

Autism Treatments (Washington Post, DC - 14 Apr 2003). .. This can help some people with autism overcome communication and language barriers.. Easing the pain and discomfort of food sensitivities that many autistic kids..

Autism Spectrum Disorders (Washington Post, DC - 14 Apr 2003). Autistic Disorder Also known as "classic autism," this disorder affects a.. Asperger's Syndrome This neurobiological disorder differs from autistic..

Archived on Tuesday April 22 at 5.18am:

Ugly budget reflects Statehouse strains Indiana's lawmakers are only days away from closing this legislative session by sending Gov. Frank O'Bannon a budget that leaves many state needs unmet and no money to fix them. | Between every line o...   (Indianapolis Star)

After 50 years Back when Route 19 was a country road and Cranberry Mall was an open field, Dr. Samuel M. Rice was delivering babies and caring for the farmers, oil well diggers and other locals of Cranberry. | Fifty...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Creative, Willing & Able Aesthetic appeal often is the most immediate concern in design solutions. In reality, however, greater importance should be given to function and accessibility. Living in a rapidly changing society, w...   (The Philippine Star)

Sadler sees 2nd chanceas a new beginning It was in 1992 when Hermie Sadler first climbed behind the wheel of a NASCAR Busch Grand National car, the oldest of two racing brothers from Emporia, Va., with designs on stock car racing stardom. | ...   (The State)

Hit-run driver gets 7 years | Victim now quadriplegic | MESA - A hit-and-run driver received the maximum sentence of seven years for an auto accident that left a bicycle rider a quadriplegic. | Brian Bane, 35, tearfully apologiz...   (Azcentral)

Health News | Nutrition | Allrecipes.com adds online meal planner | If you have high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels or other certain health conditions, Allrecipes.com helps you create personalized meals ...   (Detroit news)

Festival fun for children ABOUT 90 children with Down Syndrome and other youngsters with special needs took part in a sports festival at the Ahli Club in Mahooz. | The event was organised by the Bahrain Down Syndrome Society (...   (Gulf Daily News)

Targacept Clinical Trials On Resistance Depression In India The US-based Targacept Inc, which is into neuronal nicotinic receptor-based pharmaceutical R&D, has chosen India as one of the two sites for its phase-III clinical trials on patients with resistance d...   (Financial Express)

Laugh doctor By Kirk Baird | <kirk@lasvegassun.com> | LAS VEGAS SUN | Who: Howie Mandel. | When: 9 p.m. Thursday through May 7, with an 8 p.m. performance May 6. | Where: Hollywood Theatre at the MGM Grand. ...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Inoculation beneficial for children 7:17pm | MUMBAI: He is rooting for commercialising the benefits of medical research and widespread inoculation facilities, both propositions with a flip side. Only, Sir Gustav Nossal, 72, is no mean p...   (Hoovers)

CCAGW: Not So Quiet on the Pennsylvania Front; Local Projects Infiltrate War Supplemental   | To: National Desk | Contact: Mark Carpenter or Jonathan Trager, 202-467-5300 both of the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste; web: http://www.cagw.org | WASHINGTON, April 18 /U.S. N...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Paddling of boy A woman and her male partner -- a psychologist who works with autistic children -- do not belong on a state list of alleged and confirmed child abusers for punishing her 13-year-old son by paddling hi...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

CAGW: Congress Pigs Out in War Supplemental Bill; Final Version Filled with Unrelated Projects   | To: National Desk | Contact: Mark Carpenter or Jonathan Trager, 202-467-5300 both of Citizens Against Government Waste web: http://www.cagw.org | WASHINGTON, April 18 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Citiz...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Book to fund scholarship in Breann Voth's name Bill Keay, Vancouver Sun / Kim Moore is establishing a scholarship for challenged teens in the name of murdered Coquitlam teenager Breann Voth, to be funded by his book about helping animals.   |...   (Canada Dot Com)

City FM helps locate boy lost in storm | Sujata Durgakeri has an emotional reunion with her nine-year-old autistic son Gagan. ©Gulf News A nine-year-old autistic boy ended up lost and alone in the chaos caused by the storm that unleashed i...   (Gulf News)

A man of sorrows for a cheerfully profane age Here is a strange sight to find in the heart of cynical old London, just a stone’s throw from the Square Mile’s glinting temples of Mammon. On the walls of Flowers East, one of Shoreditch ...   (The Times)

Buttons undone ALL FOOTMEN ARE NAUGHTY. They are born that way. Possibly it’s the blithe combination of bottle-green serge and frogging, but as soon as they put on the uniform, they’re turning cartwheels, ...   (The Times)

Racing fans in charity drive... REMOTE control model car enthusiasts raced each other in an effort to raise funds for charity yesterday. | The Power Horse Ria Races, organised by Bahraini teenager Hamad Abdulla Fairooz, was held at ...   (Gulf Daily News)

'Inoculation beneficial for children' | MUMBAI: He is rooting for commercialising the benefits of medical research and widespread inoculation facilities, both propositions with a flip side. Only, Sir Gustav Nossal, 72, is no mean player. ...   (The Times Of India)

Stomach Virus Hits Again Hundreds of guests at a holiday centre have fallen ill with a stomach virus. | It is the third year in succession that a virus has struck the centre. | A further 26 people fell ill on Thursday at the ...   (Skynews)

Archived on Tuesday April 22 at 5.18am:

Autism bill nears passage (Greensburg Daily News, IN - 52 minutes ago). .. the State Senate last week would expand the definition of autism, and subsequently make government funding more available to anyone diagnosed as autistic...

Walk for Autism set for Saturday (Times Daily, AL - 8 hours ago). .. Autism is much more prevalent than many people realize," Irvin said. "It's being diagnosed more than ever now, and it's important that caregivers of autistic..

Autism Society holds reception in Maxton (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 14 hours ago). .. For Davis, whose son, Jarell Davis, and 10-year-old grandson, BJ Davis, are both autistic, her work with autism begins at home...

Autistic boy beats the odds (The Express Times, PA - 20 Apr 2003). .. Its mission is to support effective treatments for individuals with autism by lending monetary assistance to agencies who provide services to autistic persons..

Autistic children need our compassion, not blind censure (The Free Lance-Star, VA - 19 Apr 2003). Because April is Autism Awareness Month, I thought that we, the parents of a 6-year-old autistic son, should write a few words on the subject...

Easter festivities at BMC for city's autistic children (New Jersey Journal, NJ - 19 Apr 2003). The Bayonne Medical Center recognized April as National Autism Awareness Month with a celebration for the city's autistic children...

Autism Society gives out awards (Ventura County Star, CA - 19 Apr 2003). .. of Oxnard, educator award for teaching youngsters with autism; Bonita Salinas of Oxnard, parent's award for supporting Spanish-speaking families with autistic..

Parents, educators learn about autism (Bloomington Pantagraph, IL - 17 Apr 2003). .. with moderate to severe disabilities at Parkside Junior High School, has been on the district's autism team for 10 years. The district had about 12 autistic..

Autism Conference Coming to Las Vegas (KLAS, NV - 17 Apr 2003). .. An autistic child often has impaired language and social interaction skills... High-functioning autism, referred to as Asperger's Syndrome, will be the..

MMR vaccine “ does not cause autism ” (Health-News.co.uk, U.K. - 17 Apr 2003). .. Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB), published by the Consumers’ Association, has concluded that there is “no convincing evidence” that the vaccine causes autism..

Investigating Autism (drkoop.com - 17 Apr 2003). Autism is a severely debilitating developmental disorder characterized by the inability to relate to people and deficits in oral communication. Autistic..

Investigating Autism (HealthCentral.com - 17 Apr 2003). Autism is a severely debilitating developmental disorder characterized by the inability to relate to people and deficits in oral communication. Autistic..

MMR - NO AUTISM LINK (Sky News, UK - 16 Apr 2003). There is no convincing evidence that the triple measles, mumps and rubella vaccine causes autism or bowel inflammation, says a new report...

Investigating Autism (Ivanhoe - 16 Apr 2003). Autism is a severely debilitating developmental disorder characterized by the inability to relate to people and deficits in oral communication. Autistic..

EXPERT STUDY REJECTS MMR LINK TO AUTISM (Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 16 Apr 2003). THE latest study into the MMR vaccine has shown no link between the triple jab and autism or bowel inflammation. A review of all..

Clearbrook Hosts Autism Information Seminar May 7 (Arlington Heights Journal, IL - 16 Apr 2003). Clearbrook will host a free informational seminar about autism on Wednesday, May 7 at 6:30 pm at the Arlington Heights Senior Center, 1801 West Central Rd...

Supportive Housing for Autistic Residents Closing with no Plan.. (Canada NewsWire (press release), CA - 16 Apr 2003). OTTAWA, April 16 /CNW/ - The union representing 80 behavioural counsellors, team leaders and therapists at Ottawa Valley Autistic Homes learned late yesterday..

West Amwell mayor knows pain of autism (Lambertville Beacon, NJ - 16 Apr 2003). .. who knows the challenges of raising an autistic child firsthand, thanked Township Committee members for passing a resolution proclaiming April Autism Awareness..

Many treatments can help autistic kids (Billings Gazette, MT - 16 Apr 2003). .. While there is no cure for autism, there are treatment and education approaches.. Just as there is no one symptom or behavior that identifies autistic children..

Autism school needs $2.3M to move adult services (Staten Island Advance, NY - 15 Apr 2003). .. help more than 400 autistic children, adults and their families. Blamed on "cold mothering" before scientists developed sophistication in the field, autism is..

Archived on Tuesday April 22 at 11.30pm:

CDC allowed to view secret student records - Apr. 22, 2003 Story Tools | WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been going through student records in Atlanta-area school systems for years despite federal laws that prohibit virtu...   (CNN)

CDC reviews private records students without telling parents WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been going through student records in Atlanta-area school systems for years despite federal laws that prohibit virtually anyone but edu...   (Houston Chronicle)

Thanks, Legislators! The Utah Legislature faced a tough year with budget woes and controversial issues. I would like to commend the legislators for a job well done as it relates to restoring the funding for the autism pre...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Time for a pro as con: Hoffman the crime lord HOLLYWOOD — The key to playing the eccentric crime boss in "Confidence" came to Dustin Hoffman in a dog park. | "I was with my daughter Jenna and Lewis, our 2-year-old, very friendly yellow Labrador,"...   (New York Daily News)

Health Calendar EVENTS | FREE WOMEN'S WELLNESS PROGRAM | Syosset | A free lecture, "Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease," is presented by Dr. John M. Costable, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at North Shore University Hospital at Syo...   (Newsday)

Do bring Lu Lu, plead young fans at club | By Paul Gallagher, The Journal   | Part toy, part teaching aid, Lu Lu is proving a big hit with Tyneside children. | Lu Lu is a special piece of furniture designed for relaxation and therapy fo...   (IC Newcastle)

Soldier cannot sue MoD for German hospital bungle British soldiers and their dependants who have suffered serious injuries through negligence by German hospitals caring for them under contracts with the Ministry of Defence have been barred from suing...   (The Guardian)

Autistic children to get two new centres | The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs plans to set up two centres here to meet the demands of a growing number of autistic children. | Mariam Al Roumi, the ministry's Undersecretary for Social A...   (Gulf News)

CDC Reviews Records of Atlanta Students By JEFFREY McMURRAY | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been going through student records in Atlanta-area school systems for years despite federa...   (Las Vegas Sun)

CDC Reviews Records of Atlanta Students WASHINGTON - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( - ) has been going through student records in Atlanta-area school systems for years despite federal laws that prohibit virtually anyone bu...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Jokes on the punt pay off A few months ago, Dave Gorman had serious cause to ponder his predicament. The British comic was in Texas, in a sports car, being driven to Mexico by a gun-toting, fundamentalist Christian, dotcom mil...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

China: 109 New Sars Cases China this morning admitted another 109 new Sars cases and four more deaths. | The revelation followed the sacking of Beijing's mayor as the fallout grows from the cover-up over the spread of the viru...   (Skynews)

Diabetes Breakthrough New research into diabetes holds out hope of a cure from the disabling condition which affects around 1.4m people in Britain. | Experimental gene therapy has cured mice of diabetes, and although work ...   (Skynews)

PLANNER: A Look at Events in the LI Business World TOMORROW | PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONALS | Farmingdale | Public Relations Professionals of Long Island, "Inventory Phobia - The Fear of Inventory Reduction," 5:30 p.m., Weeping Willow, 25 Smith St., ...   (Newsday)

Service brings runners together Marist Fr. Philip Laplante of Our Lady of Victories Church on Isabella Street in the Back Bay once again served as the host of the third annual Mass for the Marathoners yesterday morning. | The 11 a.m...   (Boston Herald)

Freedom, he wrote It was the prison chaplain's wife who first gave me an inkling that I might have a talent for writing. Her name was Grace and she had volunteered to run an evening class in the prison's education depa...   (The Guardian)

Wall Walk Still On | Apr 21 2003 | Dr Derek Morrison, 57, of Cullen, Banffshire, has said SARS will not stop him walking along the Great Wall of China to raise cash for the Scottish Society for Autism.   | ...   (Daily Record)

Ugly budget reflects Statehouse strains Indiana's lawmakers are only days away from closing this legislative session by sending Gov. Frank O'Bannon a budget that leaves many state needs unmet and no money to fix them. | Between every line o...   (Indianapolis Star)

After 50 years Back when Route 19 was a country road and Cranberry Mall was an open field, Dr. Samuel M. Rice was delivering babies and caring for the farmers, oil well diggers and other locals of Cranberry. | Fifty...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Creative, Willing & Able Aesthetic appeal often is the most immediate concern in design solutions. In reality, however, greater importance should be given to function and accessibility. Living in a rapidly changing society, w...   (The Philippine Star)

Archived on Tuesday April 22 at 11.30pm:

Support For Parents Of Autistic Children (WJAR, RI - 11 hours ago). .. One thing is known: More and more children are being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. The number of autistic children in Rhode Island schools stood..

Autism bill nears passage (Greensburg Daily News, IN - 16 hours ago). .. the State Senate last week would expand the definition of autism, and subsequently make government funding more available to anyone diagnosed as autistic...

Walk for Autism set for Saturday (Times Daily, AL - 21 Apr 2003). .. Autism is much more prevalent than many people realize," Irvin said. "It's being diagnosed more than ever now, and it's important that caregivers of autistic..

Autism Society holds reception in Maxton (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 20 Apr 2003). .. For Davis, whose son, Jarell Davis, and 10-year-old grandson, BJ Davis, are both autistic, her work with autism begins at home...

Autistic boy beats the odds (The Express Times, PA - 20 Apr 2003). .. Its mission is to support effective treatments for individuals with autism by lending monetary assistance to agencies who provide services to autistic persons..

Autistic children need our compassion, not blind censure (The Free Lance-Star, VA - 19 Apr 2003). Because April is Autism Awareness Month, I thought that we, the parents of a 6-year-old autistic son, should write a few words on the subject...

Easter festivities at BMC for city's autistic children (New Jersey Journal, NJ - 19 Apr 2003). The Bayonne Medical Center recognized April as National Autism Awareness Month with a celebration for the city's autistic children...

Autism Society gives out awards (Ventura County Star, CA - 19 Apr 2003). .. of Oxnard, educator award for teaching youngsters with autism; Bonita Salinas of Oxnard, parent's award for supporting Spanish-speaking families with autistic..

Parents, educators learn about autism (Bloomington Pantagraph, IL - 17 Apr 2003). .. with moderate to severe disabilities at Parkside Junior High School, has been on the district's autism team for 10 years. The district had about 12 autistic..

Autism Conference Coming to Las Vegas (KLAS, NV - 17 Apr 2003). .. An autistic child often has impaired language and social interaction skills... High-functioning autism, referred to as Asperger's Syndrome, will be the..

MMR vaccine “ does not cause autism ” (Health-News.co.uk, U.K. - 17 Apr 2003). .. Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB), published by the Consumers’ Association, has concluded that there is “no convincing evidence” that the vaccine causes autism..

Investigating Autism (drkoop.com - 17 Apr 2003). Autism is a severely debilitating developmental disorder characterized by the inability to relate to people and deficits in oral communication. Autistic..

Investigating Autism (HealthCentral.com - 17 Apr 2003). Autism is a severely debilitating developmental disorder characterized by the inability to relate to people and deficits in oral communication. Autistic..

MMR - NO AUTISM LINK (Sky News, UK - 16 Apr 2003). There is no convincing evidence that the triple measles, mumps and rubella vaccine causes autism or bowel inflammation, says a new report...

Investigating Autism (Ivanhoe - 16 Apr 2003). Autism is a severely debilitating developmental disorder characterized by the inability to relate to people and deficits in oral communication. Autistic..

EXPERT STUDY REJECTS MMR LINK TO AUTISM (Glasgow Daily Record, UK - 16 Apr 2003). THE latest study into the MMR vaccine has shown no link between the triple jab and autism or bowel inflammation. A review of all..

Clearbrook Hosts Autism Information Seminar May 7 (Arlington Heights Journal, IL - 16 Apr 2003). Clearbrook will host a free informational seminar about autism on Wednesday, May 7 at 6:30 pm at the Arlington Heights Senior Center, 1801 West Central Rd...

Supportive Housing for Autistic Residents Closing with no Plan.. (Canada NewsWire (press release), CA - 16 Apr 2003). OTTAWA, April 16 /CNW/ - The union representing 80 behavioural counsellors, team leaders and therapists at Ottawa Valley Autistic Homes learned late yesterday..

West Amwell mayor knows pain of autism (Lambertville Beacon, NJ - 16 Apr 2003). .. who knows the challenges of raising an autistic child firsthand, thanked Township Committee members for passing a resolution proclaiming April Autism Awareness..

Many treatments can help autistic kids (Billings Gazette, MT - 16 Apr 2003). .. While there is no cure for autism, there are treatment and education approaches.. Just as there is no one symptom or behavior that identifies autistic children..

Archived on Wednesday April 23 at 5.39pm:

CDC allowed to view secret student records - Apr. 22, 2003 Story Tools | WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been going through student records in Atlanta-area school systems for years despite federal laws that prohibit virtu...   (CNN)

CDC reviews private records students without telling parents WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been going through student records in Atlanta-area school systems for years despite federal laws that prohibit virtually anyone but edu...   (Houston Chronicle)

Thanks, Legislators! The Utah Legislature faced a tough year with budget woes and controversial issues. I would like to commend the legislators for a job well done as it relates to restoring the funding for the autism pre...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Time for a pro as con: Hoffman the crime lord HOLLYWOOD — The key to playing the eccentric crime boss in "Confidence" came to Dustin Hoffman in a dog park. | "I was with my daughter Jenna and Lewis, our 2-year-old, very friendly yellow Labrador,"...   (New York Daily News)

Health Calendar EVENTS | FREE WOMEN'S WELLNESS PROGRAM | Syosset | A free lecture, "Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease," is presented by Dr. John M. Costable, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at North Shore University Hospital at Syo...   (Newsday)

Do bring Lu Lu, plead young fans at club | By Paul Gallagher, The Journal   | Part toy, part teaching aid, Lu Lu is proving a big hit with Tyneside children. | Lu Lu is a special piece of furniture designed for relaxation and therapy fo...   (IC Newcastle)

Soldier cannot sue MoD for German hospital bungle British soldiers and their dependants who have suffered serious injuries through negligence by German hospitals caring for them under contracts with the Ministry of Defence have been barred from suing...   (The Guardian)

Autistic children to get two new centres | The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs plans to set up two centres here to meet the demands of a growing number of autistic children. | Mariam Al Roumi, the ministry's Undersecretary for Social A...   (Gulf News)

CDC Reviews Records of Atlanta Students By JEFFREY McMURRAY | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been going through student records in Atlanta-area school systems for years despite federa...   (Las Vegas Sun)

CDC Reviews Records of Atlanta Students WASHINGTON - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( - ) has been going through student records in Atlanta-area school systems for years despite federal laws that prohibit virtually anyone bu...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Jokes on the punt pay off A few months ago, Dave Gorman had serious cause to ponder his predicament. The British comic was in Texas, in a sports car, being driven to Mexico by a gun-toting, fundamentalist Christian, dotcom mil...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

China: 109 New Sars Cases China this morning admitted another 109 new Sars cases and four more deaths. | The revelation followed the sacking of Beijing's mayor as the fallout grows from the cover-up over the spread of the viru...   (Skynews)

Diabetes Breakthrough New research into diabetes holds out hope of a cure from the disabling condition which affects around 1.4m people in Britain. | Experimental gene therapy has cured mice of diabetes, and although work ...   (Skynews)

PLANNER: A Look at Events in the LI Business World TOMORROW | PUBLIC RELATIONS PROFESSIONALS | Farmingdale | Public Relations Professionals of Long Island, "Inventory Phobia - The Fear of Inventory Reduction," 5:30 p.m., Weeping Willow, 25 Smith St., ...   (Newsday)

Service brings runners together Marist Fr. Philip Laplante of Our Lady of Victories Church on Isabella Street in the Back Bay once again served as the host of the third annual Mass for the Marathoners yesterday morning. | The 11 a.m...   (Boston Herald)

Freedom, he wrote It was the prison chaplain's wife who first gave me an inkling that I might have a talent for writing. Her name was Grace and she had volunteered to run an evening class in the prison's education depa...   (The Guardian)

Wall Walk Still On | Apr 21 2003 | Dr Derek Morrison, 57, of Cullen, Banffshire, has said SARS will not stop him walking along the Great Wall of China to raise cash for the Scottish Society for Autism.   | ...   (Daily Record)

Ugly budget reflects Statehouse strains Indiana's lawmakers are only days away from closing this legislative session by sending Gov. Frank O'Bannon a budget that leaves many state needs unmet and no money to fix them. | Between every line o...   (Indianapolis Star)

After 50 years Back when Route 19 was a country road and Cranberry Mall was an open field, Dr. Samuel M. Rice was delivering babies and caring for the farmers, oil well diggers and other locals of Cranberry. | Fifty...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Creative, Willing & Able Aesthetic appeal often is the most immediate concern in design solutions. In reality, however, greater importance should be given to function and accessibility. Living in a rapidly changing society, w...   (The Philippine Star)

Archived on Thursday April 24 at 6.50pm:

Angelman Syndrome Foundation National Walk-A-Thon Set for May 17 in Seven Cities Across the Country   | To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor | Contact: Eileen Braun, 800-432-6435 (800-IF-ANGEL), email: ebraun@angelman.org; or in Washington: Leigh Sutherland, 202-316-3794 email: leigh.sutherland@...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Hoffman Plays Crime Caper in 'Confidence' LOS ANGELES - Assessing a long weekend of interviews to promote his new film "Confidence," Dustin Hoffman () decides he's given only one decent response to the many questions asked. |   | A repor...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Bethel Park Baseball league forming for disabled children Dave Richert knew the pleasure that playing Little League Baseball brought to his eldest son, and he wanted to offer that same experience to his younger son, Andrew, now 8. | But because Andrew is aut...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Fully fund rising costs, say B.C. school boards | For years, the provincial government has not recognized the cost of inflation and hasn't funded mandatory contract settlements, charge many of B.C.'s school boards. | Trustees from about 20 of the p...   (myTELUS)

Time is Hoffman's friend HOLLYWOOD—Dustin Hoffman's thick brown hair is beginning to turn gray at the temples. Laugh lines have become noticeably more pronounced but his kind eyes and warm grin remain virtually unblemished by...   (The Toronto Star)

Mind the gap I've been talking to a woman whose son has been diagnosed as autistic. He is her only child. Like my George, as a baby he was so attractive - almost magnetic. He seemed exceptionally bright; gifted, e...   (The Guardian)

Boards want Victoria to buck up :Trustees say true costs for education's contracts, inflation should ... | For years, the provincial government has not recognized the cost of inflation and hasn't funded mandatory contract settlements, many of B.C.'s school boards complain. | Trustees from 20 of the provi...   (myTELUS)

Parents with autistic kids fear disabilities act changes By Susan Essoyan | Some parents worry that a bill making its way through Congress will make it harder for children with disabilities to get the education they need, but legislators say the current sys...   (Star Bulletin)

Lucent Technologies Sponsors Nearly 100 Projects as Part of Its Eighth Global Days of Caring Event 4/22/03 MURRAY HILL, N.J., Apr 22, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- | This weekend, Lucent Technologies employees around the world will be volunteering in their local communities as part of the company...   (Stockhouse)

Lucent Technologies Sponsors Nearly 100 Projects as Part of Its Eighth Global Days of Caring Event MURRAY HILL, N.J., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- This weekend, Lucent Technologies employees around the world will be volunteering in their local communities as part of the company's eighth "Global Days of...   (PR Newswire)

CDC Study A Test Of Privacy Limits (AP) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been going through student records in Atlanta-area school systems for years despite federal laws that prohibit virtually anyone but educati...   (CBS News)

CDC allowed to view secret student records - Apr. 22, 2003 Story Tools | WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been going through student records in Atlanta-area school systems for years despite federal laws that prohibit virtu...   (CNN)

CDC reviews private records students without telling parents WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been going through student records in Atlanta-area school systems for years despite federal laws that prohibit virtually anyone but edu...   (Houston Chronicle)

Thanks, Legislators! The Utah Legislature faced a tough year with budget woes and controversial issues. I would like to commend the legislators for a job well done as it relates to restoring the funding for the autism pre...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Time for a pro as con: Hoffman the crime lord HOLLYWOOD — The key to playing the eccentric crime boss in "Confidence" came to Dustin Hoffman in a dog park. | "I was with my daughter Jenna and Lewis, our 2-year-old, very friendly yellow Labrador,"...   (New York Daily News)

Health Calendar EVENTS | FREE WOMEN'S WELLNESS PROGRAM | Syosset | A free lecture, "Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease," is presented by Dr. John M. Costable, 7:30 p.m. tomorrow at North Shore University Hospital at Syo...   (Newsday)

Do bring Lu Lu, plead young fans at club | By Paul Gallagher, The Journal   | Part toy, part teaching aid, Lu Lu is proving a big hit with Tyneside children. | Lu Lu is a special piece of furniture designed for relaxation and therapy fo...   (IC Newcastle)

Soldier cannot sue MoD for German hospital bungle British soldiers and their dependants who have suffered serious injuries through negligence by German hospitals caring for them under contracts with the Ministry of Defence have been barred from suing...   (The Guardian)

Autistic children to get two new centres | The Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs plans to set up two centres here to meet the demands of a growing number of autistic children. | Mariam Al Roumi, the ministry's Undersecretary for Social A...   (Gulf News)

CDC Reviews Records of Atlanta Students By JEFFREY McMURRAY | ASSOCIATED PRESS | WASHINGTON (AP) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been going through student records in Atlanta-area school systems for years despite federa...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Archived on Thursday April 24 at 6.50pm:

In sharing, some relief Parents of children with autism gather to.. (Oregonian, OR - 1 hour ago). .. think? 'This is a pampered, spoiled kid,' " says Leslie Carter, a Tigard psychologist and the mother of a son with autism. "What..

Mets host Autism Awareness Day (New York Mets - 3 hours ago). NEW YORK -- April is Autism Awareness Month and on Sunday, the Mets will host a day at Shea Stadium to raise the public's awareness of the disorder...

Apples for Autism at Applebee's (Daily Ardmoreite, OK - 10 hours ago). .. to raise money for the Autism Foundation during April, which has been designated Autism.. This year, the autistic children's fund came to the attention of our..

Meadowbrook's autism program leads the way (East Greenwich Pendulum, RI - 12 hours ago). .. All the children in this classroom have autism, a complex developmental disability. For those of us who do not directly know anyone..

Autism Society working overtime (News 14 Carolina, NC - 14 hours ago). .. in Cumberland County on Wednesday. The local Autism Society is holding its fourth annual Fare Share Fundraiser. You can get a good..

Schools, health-care personnel working to help students with.. (Rogers Hometown News, AR - 14 hours ago). In recent months, Autism Spectrum Disorders have been a frequent focus of news magazines, TV news and documentaries, and even a theme within movies...

Many approaches in treatments for autistic children (Billings Gazette, MT - 22 hours ago). .. The Sound of a Miracle, A Child's Triumph over Autism," by Annabel Stehli, is a riveting story about her daughter Georgiana's progress from autistic and..

Autistic children are gifts (The Free Lance-Star, VA - 23 hours ago). .. Xander is severely autistic, and the one-on-one work is his best chance at.. She's also worked with me and my husband, giving us tips on living with autism...

Autism awareness promoted through conference (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 22 Apr 2003). .. of Autistic and related Communication handicapped CHildren and adults) Evaluation Center; and Greg Beck of Raleigh, director of services for the Autism Society..

Parents with autistic kids (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - 22 Apr 2003). .. is that children who are fragile and vulnerable will not have access to their civil rights under this bill," said Naomi Grossman, president of the Autism..

Autism- Parents Work to Heighten Awareness (WHNT, AL - 22 Apr 2003). .. These parents want others to understand what Autism is, and how to deal with Autistic children. "Our children's needs are different..

Autism Society working overtime (News 14 Carolina, NC - 22 Apr 2003). The local Autism Society is holding its fourth annual Fare Share Fundraiser. 31 local restaurants are donating a portion of their proceeds to the organization...

Autism Society working overtime (News 14 Carolina, NC - 22 Apr 2003). The local Autism Society is holding its fourth annual Fare Share Fundraiser. 31 local restaurants are donating a portion of their proceeds to the organization...

Schools, families cope with dramatic increase in autism cases in.. (Bedford Times Mail, IN - 22 Apr 2003). by Anne Kibbler,. It's hard not to be startled when you look at numbers charting the rise in autism cases in the last 10 years. Indiana..

Mum's call for more autism facilities (Norwich Evening News, UK - 22 Apr 2003). .. blasted Social Services and city facilities for failing to provide for autistic.. Tracey Bennett's six-year-old son Josh has autism and behavioural problems and..

Support For Parents Of Autistic Children (WJAR, RI - 21 Apr 2003). .. One thing is known: More and more children are being diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. The number of autistic children in Rhode Island schools stood..

Autism bill nears passage (Greensburg Daily News, IN - 21 Apr 2003). .. the State Senate last week would expand the definition of autism, and subsequently make government funding more available to anyone diagnosed as autistic...

Walk for Autism set for Saturday (Times Daily, AL - 21 Apr 2003). .. Autism is much more prevalent than many people realize," Irvin said. "It's being diagnosed more than ever now, and it's important that caregivers of autistic..

Autism Society holds reception in Maxton (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 20 Apr 2003). .. For Davis, whose son, Jarell Davis, and 10-year-old grandson, BJ Davis, are both autistic, her work with autism begins at home...

Autistic boy beats the odds (The Express Times, PA - 20 Apr 2003). .. Its mission is to support effective treatments for individuals with autism by lending monetary assistance to agencies who provide services to autistic persons..

Archived on Friday April 25 at 4.00pm:

EU Presidency Proposal Highlights Power Struggle Valery Giscard d'Estaing, ex-president of France and current president of the Convention on the Future of Europe, is always good for making surprising, publicity-getting comments. For example, late la...   (DW English)

Sars: 'no Mass Quarantine' Travellers from countries infected with the deadly Sars virus will not be quarantined when they arrive in the UK. | Health chiefs in Britain say the authorities will remain "vigilant" but people will ...   (Skynews)

Saluting the discoverers of DNA FIFTY YEARS AGO tomorrow, the British science magazine Nature published one of the most astounding scientific reports in history. James Watson and Francis Crick impudently informed the world that they...   (The Boston Globe)

Budget-cut plan has 'ugly in it' | Napolitano says it's unacceptable | Gov. Janet Napolitano called the new-look Republican legislative budget a nice try Wednesday, but said its proposed cuts to education, health care and universitie...   (Azcentral)

Giscard fends off attacks on plan for president By Daniel Dombey in Brussels | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing last night managed to salvage most of his controversial ideas for a powerful new president at the heart of the European Union, but faced a barra...   (Financial Times)

Creative, Willing & Able Aesthetic appeal often is the most immediate concern in design solutions. In reality, however, greater importance should be given to function and accessibility. Living in a rapidly changing society, w...   (The Philippine Star)

Blog: Army family journal A.acollink { font-size: 10px/11px; font-family:arial; TEXT-DECORATION:NONE; } A.acollink:hover { color: cc0000 } a.yblnk {text-decoration:none;color:000099;font-family:arial;font-size:13px;} a:visited...   (MSNBC)

Living In A Sars Hotspot Jamie Kerr, an ex-pat who has been living in Toronto for 17 years, has told Sky News Online there is no need to tell tourists to stop visiting the Canadian city. | "It's overblown mass hysteria for no...   (Skynews)

Angelman Syndrome Foundation National Walk-A-Thon Set for May 17 in Seven Cities Across the Country   | To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor | Contact: Eileen Braun, 800-432-6435 (800-IF-ANGEL), email: ebraun@angelman.org; or in Washington: Leigh Sutherland, 202-316-3794 email: leigh.sutherland@...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Hoffman Plays Crime Caper in 'Confidence' LOS ANGELES - Assessing a long weekend of interviews to promote his new film "Confidence," Dustin Hoffman () decides he's given only one decent response to the many questions asked. |   | A repor...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Bethel Park Baseball league forming for disabled children Dave Richert knew the pleasure that playing Little League Baseball brought to his eldest son, and he wanted to offer that same experience to his younger son, Andrew, now 8. | But because Andrew is aut...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Fully fund rising costs, say B.C. school boards | For years, the provincial government has not recognized the cost of inflation and hasn't funded mandatory contract settlements, charge many of B.C.'s school boards. | Trustees from about 20 of the p...   (myTELUS)

Time is Hoffman's friend HOLLYWOOD—Dustin Hoffman's thick brown hair is beginning to turn gray at the temples. Laugh lines have become noticeably more pronounced but his kind eyes and warm grin remain virtually unblemished by...   (The Toronto Star)

Mind the gap I've been talking to a woman whose son has been diagnosed as autistic. He is her only child. Like my George, as a baby he was so attractive - almost magnetic. He seemed exceptionally bright; gifted, e...   (The Guardian)

Boards want Victoria to buck up :Trustees say true costs for education's contracts, inflation should ... | For years, the provincial government has not recognized the cost of inflation and hasn't funded mandatory contract settlements, many of B.C.'s school boards complain. | Trustees from 20 of the provi...   (myTELUS)

Parents with autistic kids fear disabilities act changes By Susan Essoyan | Some parents worry that a bill making its way through Congress will make it harder for children with disabilities to get the education they need, but legislators say the current sys...   (Star Bulletin)

Lucent Technologies Sponsors Nearly 100 Projects as Part of Its Eighth Global Days of Caring Event 4/22/03 MURRAY HILL, N.J., Apr 22, 2003 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- | This weekend, Lucent Technologies employees around the world will be volunteering in their local communities as part of the company...   (Stockhouse)

Lucent Technologies Sponsors Nearly 100 Projects as Part of Its Eighth Global Days of Caring Event MURRAY HILL, N.J., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- This weekend, Lucent Technologies employees around the world will be volunteering in their local communities as part of the company's eighth "Global Days of...   (PR Newswire)

CDC Study A Test Of Privacy Limits (AP) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been going through student records in Atlanta-area school systems for years despite federal laws that prohibit virtually anyone but educati...   (CBS News)

CDC allowed to view secret student records - Apr. 22, 2003 Story Tools | WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has been going through student records in Atlanta-area school systems for years despite federal laws that prohibit virtu...   (CNN)

Archived on Saturday April 26 at 1.54pm:

Canada NewsWire summary of releases for Afternoon, Friday, April 25, 2003 TORONTO /CNW/ - General C3953 - TORONTO : Media invitation - Jamie Salé and David Pelletier visit with Children from Sick Kids Hospital (Skatingpair-visit-HSC) C4034 - TORONTO : Media Advisory ...   (Canada Newswire)

Announcement of press conference - Friends of Children with Autism - April 25, 2003 TORONTO /CNW/ - - LOCATION: Toronto Courthouse - 361 University Avenue - University --------- Avenue Entrance - DATE OF PRESS CONFERENCE: APRIL 28, 2003 ------------------------- - TIME: 9:00 a.m. ---...   (Canada Newswire)

Sars Chaos Hits Beijing The Sars virus has now gripped Beijing leaving China's capital in chaos, according to Sky's Richard Bestick. | Emergency services are getting more than 10,000 calls-a-day many from people just worried...   (Skynews)

Malaria Tightens Its Grip Malaria is killing more than 3,000 African children every day - and the figure will rise unless urgent steps are taken. | The warning has come from health and campaign groups who have joined forces to...   (Skynews)

Sars: Five More Dead China has reported five new Sars deaths and 180 new cases - with more than half of those in the capital Beijing. | Six more people have also died in Hong Kong and a futher 22 are infected with th...   (Skynews)

Sars Risk For Uk Economy The health of the UK economy could be hit by the Sars crisis because of the strong export links with countries worst hit by the epidemic, a new report has warned. | Firms were urged to prepare for any...   (Skynews)

Beast Screening Success Screening for breast cancer cuts the number of deaths from the disease by almost half, according to new research. | A Swedish study of 210,000 women is said to provide the strongest evidence yet that ...   (Skynews)

The Starr Report Give Leeza some 'Extra' credit | Leeza Gibbons has left "Extra" - and might not be returning. | Gibbons (right), who's been anchoring "Extra" exclusively during sweeps periods lately, wants to devote ...   (New York Post Online)

Hoffman gives drama a boost of `Confidence' Nobody would ever call Dustin Hoffman mellow. | But with ``Confidence,'' a twisty caper movie about the con game, Hoffman turns in a bravura performance without the celebrated agony that usually goes ...   (Boston Herald)

A closer look at Angelica Panganiban It’s easy to see why some of her classmates turn green with envy when they see Angelica Panganiban | With fans screaming her name – and that of love teammate Carlo Aquino’s – in he...   (The Philippine Star)

Giscard wins backing for powerful presidency By Daniel Dombey in Brussels | The debate on the future of Europe began to near its end yesterday as Valéry Giscard d'Estaing won a measure of acceptance for a new powerful European Union president. |...   (Financial Times)

Fishers, Ind., Family Fears Potential Cuts in Medicaid 2:17pm | Apr. 23--Fernando and Elise Montoya thought they knew the medical system inside and out. | He's a physician; she's a registered nurse. | But much of what they knew was turned upside down afte...   (Hoovers)

Dustin Hoffman plays the heavy in new crime caper, Confidence CREDIT: (AP/Stephanie Diani)   Actor Dustin Hoffman sits on a bed during an interview at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles. (AP/Stephanie Diani)   | LOS ANGELES (AP) - Assessing a l...   (Canada Dot Com)

EU Presidency Proposal Highlights Power Struggle Valery Giscard d'Estaing, ex-president of France and current president of the Convention on the Future of Europe, is always good for making surprising, publicity-getting comments. For example, late la...   (DW English)

Sars: 'no Mass Quarantine' Travellers from countries infected with the deadly Sars virus will not be quarantined when they arrive in the UK. | Health chiefs in Britain say the authorities will remain "vigilant" but people will ...   (Skynews)

Saluting the discoverers of DNA FIFTY YEARS AGO tomorrow, the British science magazine Nature published one of the most astounding scientific reports in history. James Watson and Francis Crick impudently informed the world that they...   (The Boston Globe)

Budget-cut plan has 'ugly in it' | Napolitano says it's unacceptable | Gov. Janet Napolitano called the new-look Republican legislative budget a nice try Wednesday, but said its proposed cuts to education, health care and universitie...   (Azcentral)

Giscard fends off attacks on plan for president By Daniel Dombey in Brussels | Valéry Giscard d'Estaing last night managed to salvage most of his controversial ideas for a powerful new president at the heart of the European Union, but faced a barra...   (Financial Times)

Creative, Willing & Able Aesthetic appeal often is the most immediate concern in design solutions. In reality, however, greater importance should be given to function and accessibility. Living in a rapidly changing society, w...   (The Philippine Star)

Blog: Army family journal A.acollink { font-size: 10px/11px; font-family:arial; TEXT-DECORATION:NONE; } A.acollink:hover { color: cc0000 } a.yblnk {text-decoration:none;color:000099;font-family:arial;font-size:13px;} a:visited...   (MSNBC)

Archived on Sunday April 27 at 6.05pm:

Dolphin 'treatment' defies science By MASAMI ITO | Staff writer | Michael Williams was born severely autistic. Even when he was in his teens, he was unable to communicate, other than through screeching, and his parents had to be consta...   (Japan Times)

Horse power helps handicapped surmount life's daily obstacles By BARBARA BAYER | Staff writer | Yukie Yamaguchi stands at the edge of the ring, intently watching the man being led around on horseback at the Yokohama Riding Club. He is clasping a bright-yellow Pi...   (Japan Times)

Sars Even More Deadly The Sars virus is deadlier than first thought new research shows. | The World Health Organisation has accepted British scientist Professor Roy Anderson's finding that the bug has killed around 10% of ...   (Skynews)

Bill limits restraining of students Henrietta Green-Petre found her autistic son in an Enloe High School classroom with his hands cuffed behind his back. | ...   (The News & Observer)

Speech by Minister Teo Chee Hean, at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for AWWA Centre for Care, Education and Social Services (Access), 26 April 2003, 10.20 am | Ms Claire Lim, President of Asian Women’s Welfare Organisation | Members of AWWA Management Committees | Ladies and Gentlemen |   | I am pleased to be here on this auspicious occasion to offici...   (SG News)

EU leans towards powerful president proposal Under the plans put up by Giscard d'Estaing, the president will chair meetings of national leaders | BRUSSELS - The debate on the future of Europe began to wind up yesterday as Mr Valery Giscard d'Est...   (The Straits Times)

Canada Newswire Summary Of Releases For Friday, April 25, 2003 10:46pm | > | TORONTO, April 25 /CNW/ - | ^General@ | C3953 - TORONTO : Media invitation - Jamie Salé and David Pelletier visit with Children from Sick Kids Hospital (Skatingpair-visit-HSC) | C4034 - ...   (Hoovers)

Canada Newswire Summary Of Releases For Friday, April 25, 2003 TORONTO /CNW/ - General C3953 - TORONTO : Media invitation - Jamie Salé and David Pelletier visit with Children from Sick Kids Hospital (Skatingpair-visit-HSC) C4034 - TORONTO : Media Advisory ...   (Canada Newswire)

Canada NewsWire summary of releases for Afternoon, Friday, April 25, 2003 TORONTO /CNW/ - General C3953 - TORONTO : Media invitation - Jamie Salé and David Pelletier visit with Children from Sick Kids Hospital (Skatingpair-visit-HSC) C4034 - TORONTO : Media Advisory ...   (Canada Newswire)

Announcement of press conference - Friends of Children with Autism - April 25, 2003 TORONTO /CNW/ - - LOCATION: Toronto Courthouse - 361 University Avenue - University --------- Avenue Entrance - DATE OF PRESS CONFERENCE: APRIL 28, 2003 ------------------------- - TIME: 9:00 a.m. ---...   (Canada Newswire)

Sars Chaos Hits Beijing The Sars virus has now gripped Beijing leaving China's capital in chaos, according to Sky's Richard Bestick. | Emergency services are getting more than 10,000 calls-a-day many from people just worried...   (Skynews)

Malaria Tightens Its Grip Malaria is killing more than 3,000 African children every day - and the figure will rise unless urgent steps are taken. | The warning has come from health and campaign groups who have joined forces to...   (Skynews)

Sars: Five More Dead China has reported five new Sars deaths and 180 new cases - with more than half of those in the capital Beijing. | Six more people have also died in Hong Kong and a futher 22 are infected with th...   (Skynews)

Sars Risk For Uk Economy The health of the UK economy could be hit by the Sars crisis because of the strong export links with countries worst hit by the epidemic, a new report has warned. | Firms were urged to prepare for any...   (Skynews)

Beast Screening Success Screening for breast cancer cuts the number of deaths from the disease by almost half, according to new research. | A Swedish study of 210,000 women is said to provide the strongest evidence yet that ...   (Skynews)

The Starr Report Give Leeza some 'Extra' credit | Leeza Gibbons has left "Extra" - and might not be returning. | Gibbons (right), who's been anchoring "Extra" exclusively during sweeps periods lately, wants to devote ...   (New York Post Online)

Hoffman gives drama a boost of `Confidence' Nobody would ever call Dustin Hoffman mellow. | But with ``Confidence,'' a twisty caper movie about the con game, Hoffman turns in a bravura performance without the celebrated agony that usually goes ...   (Boston Herald)

A closer look at Angelica Panganiban It’s easy to see why some of her classmates turn green with envy when they see Angelica Panganiban | With fans screaming her name – and that of love teammate Carlo Aquino’s – in he...   (The Philippine Star)

Giscard wins backing for powerful presidency By Daniel Dombey in Brussels | The debate on the future of Europe began to near its end yesterday as Valéry Giscard d'Estaing won a measure of acceptance for a new powerful European Union president. |...   (Financial Times)

Fishers, Ind., Family Fears Potential Cuts in Medicaid 2:17pm | Apr. 23--Fernando and Elise Montoya thought they knew the medical system inside and out. | He's a physician; she's a registered nurse. | But much of what they knew was turned upside down afte...   (Hoovers)

Archived on Sunday April 27 at 6.05pm:

Mother works to raise autism awareness (St. Louis Dispatch, MO - 2 hours ago). .. may be inherited. Parents with one autistic child have a higher chance of bearing a second child with autism than other couples...

Autistic youngster blossoms with help of in-home therapy program (CNI Newspapers, WI - 11 hours ago). .. When the Waterford woman found out 16 months ago that her son, Dakota, 4, is autistic, she had no idea what to do. According to the Autism Society of America..

Autism Walk Planned (WSEE, PA - 13 hours ago). The second annual Autism Walk will take place Saturday April 26th starting at beach 1. Registration is 9am with the 2 mile walk starting at 10am...

Announcement of press conference - Friends of Children with.. (Canada NewsWire (press release), CA - 13 hours ago). .. adequate health care and education services to their autistic children. The families seek a constitutional declaration of the rights of children with autism to..

Health Alert: anti-anxiety drug for autism outbursts (WIS, SC - 16 hours ago). (Columbia) April 24, 2003 - Autism is a lifelong disorder marked by a deficiency in social interaction and communication, and, not long ago, it consumed an..

Fund-raiser will help autism (Oregonian, OR - 16 hours ago). The Autism Society of Oregon's Portland chapter hopes to raise money to increase awareness of autism and support programs through its first Autism Awareness..

Health Alert: anti-anxiety drug for autism outbursts (WIS, SC - 24 Apr 2003). (Columbia) April 24, 2003 - Autism is a lifelong disorder marked by a deficiency in social interaction and communication, and, not long ago, it consumed an..

Redmond search for missing autistic (Bend.com, OR - 24 Apr 2003). It turned out to be an autistic 6-year-old Bend boy who had wandered away from his mother, prompting an extensive search in the area...

Autism brings changes to local family (Cleburne News, AL - 24 Apr 2003). .. where she went through a workshop on how to deal with autistic children. “That was perhaps the best thing I went through because they explain autism from the..

Mets to hold Autism Awareness Day at Shea (Flushing Times Ledger, NY - 24 Apr 2003). WB11 anchor Jim Watkins (l.) and his autistic son, Liam, 5, join Assemblyman Mark Weprin and Gary Maffei of Quality Services for the Autism Community in..

In sharing, some relief Parents of children with autism gather to.. (Oregonian, OR - 23 Apr 2003). .. think? 'This is a pampered, spoiled kid,' " says Leslie Carter, a Tigard psychologist and the mother of a son with autism. "What..

Mets host Autism Awareness Day (New York Mets - 23 Apr 2003). NEW YORK -- April is Autism Awareness Month and on Sunday, the Mets will host a day at Shea Stadium to raise the public's awareness of the disorder...

Apples for Autism at Applebee's (Daily Ardmoreite, OK - 23 Apr 2003). .. to raise money for the Autism Foundation during April, which has been designated Autism.. This year, the autistic children's fund came to the attention of our..

Meadowbrook's autism program leads the way (East Greenwich Pendulum, RI - 23 Apr 2003). .. All the children in this classroom have autism, a complex developmental disability. For those of us who do not directly know anyone..

Autism Society working overtime (News 14 Carolina, NC - 23 Apr 2003). .. in Cumberland County on Wednesday. The local Autism Society is holding its fourth annual Fare Share Fundraiser. You can get a good..

Schools, health-care personnel working to help students with.. (Rogers Hometown News, AR - 23 Apr 2003). In recent months, Autism Spectrum Disorders have been a frequent focus of news magazines, TV news and documentaries, and even a theme within movies...

Many approaches in treatments for autistic children (Billings Gazette, MT - 23 Apr 2003). .. The Sound of a Miracle, A Child's Triumph over Autism," by Annabel Stehli, is a riveting story about her daughter Georgiana's progress from autistic and..

Autistic children are gifts (The Free Lance-Star, VA - 22 Apr 2003). .. Xander is severely autistic, and the one-on-one work is his best chance at.. She's also worked with me and my husband, giving us tips on living with autism...

Autism awareness promoted through conference (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 22 Apr 2003). .. of Autistic and related Communication handicapped CHildren and adults) Evaluation Center; and Greg Beck of Raleigh, director of services for the Autism Society..

Parents with autistic kids (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - 22 Apr 2003). .. is that children who are fragile and vulnerable will not have access to their civil rights under this bill," said Naomi Grossman, president of the Autism..

Archived on Monday April 28 at 1.50pm:

Movie of the week: Outbreak OUTBREAK (Monday - Five: 9pm): A terrific cast - Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Cuba Gooding Jnr and Donald Sutherland - and the acclaimed German director, Wolfgang Petersen...   (Belfast Telegraph)

Dr Sarah: Son may need more fatty acids Q- OUR GP thinks my five-year-old son could have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). | Is there anything we can do to help improve his behaviour? | A- THE exact cause of ADHD (and related...   (Belfast Telegraph)

E. Chicago residents unload on toxic-dump plan BY Staff Reporter | Even on a perfect spring afternoon, when a crisp breeze carries the scent of blossoms and mown grass, the acrid odor of benzene overpowers the air around East Chicago, Ind. | It's ...   (Chicago Sun Times)

Refusing to stay silent: Moms, dads speak out for their autistic children Daniel Jankowski was 18 months old when his parents began noticing his development was remarkably different from that of his two older sisters. | ``He didn't respond when we called his name, and he pl...   (Boston Herald)

Playground boost for youngsters AL RASHAD Centre for Autistic Children in Saar has a new playground, thanks to the generosity of some organisations in Bahrain. | Bahrain International School Association (BISA), Kooheji Contracting a...   (Gulf Daily News)

The bio-terrorism of nature First war, now pestilence. In these days of hi-tech doom, the riders of the apocalypse (plague division) have switched from horseback to airline business class. Despite the travel upgrade accorded to ...   (The Observer)

Autistic differences The front door opens before I knock, and I'm halfway down the hall of Mark Haddon's house, off the Iffley Road in Oxford, when he jokes: 'I suppose you are Kate? I haven't just welcomed a stranger int...   (The Observer)

Dolphin 'treatment' defies science By MASAMI ITO | Staff writer | Michael Williams was born severely autistic. Even when he was in his teens, he was unable to communicate, other than through screeching, and his parents had to be consta...   (Japan Times)

Horse power helps handicapped surmount life's daily obstacles By BARBARA BAYER | Staff writer | Yukie Yamaguchi stands at the edge of the ring, intently watching the man being led around on horseback at the Yokohama Riding Club. He is clasping a bright-yellow Pi...   (Japan Times)

Bio-terror Warning A bio-terrorist attack might not be evident until a significant number of patients start displaying unusual symptoms, a leading health professional has warned. | Healthcare systems would also struggle...   (Skynews)

Sars Even More Deadly The Sars virus is deadlier than first thought new research shows. | The World Health Organisation has accepted British scientist Professor Roy Anderson's finding that the bug has killed around 10% of ...   (Skynews)

Bill limits restraining of students Henrietta Green-Petre found her autistic son in an Enloe High School classroom with his hands cuffed behind his back. | ...   (The News & Observer)

Speech by Minister Teo Chee Hean, at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for AWWA Centre for Care, Education and Social Services (Access), 26 April 2003, 10.20 am | Ms Claire Lim, President of Asian Women’s Welfare Organisation | Members of AWWA Management Committees | Ladies and Gentlemen |   | I am pleased to be here on this auspicious occasion to offici...   (SG News)

EU leans towards powerful president proposal Under the plans put up by Giscard d'Estaing, the president will chair meetings of national leaders | BRUSSELS - The debate on the future of Europe began to wind up yesterday as Mr Valery Giscard d'Est...   (The Straits Times)

Canada Newswire Summary Of Releases For Friday, April 25, 2003 10:46pm | > | TORONTO, April 25 /CNW/ - | ^General@ | C3953 - TORONTO : Media invitation - Jamie Salé and David Pelletier visit with Children from Sick Kids Hospital (Skatingpair-visit-HSC) | C4034 - ...   (Hoovers)

Canada Newswire Summary Of Releases For Friday, April 25, 2003 TORONTO /CNW/ - General C3953 - TORONTO : Media invitation - Jamie Salé and David Pelletier visit with Children from Sick Kids Hospital (Skatingpair-visit-HSC) C4034 - TORONTO : Media Advisory ...   (Canada Newswire)

Canada NewsWire summary of releases for Afternoon, Friday, April 25, 2003 TORONTO /CNW/ - General C3953 - TORONTO : Media invitation - Jamie Salé and David Pelletier visit with Children from Sick Kids Hospital (Skatingpair-visit-HSC) C4034 - TORONTO : Media Advisory ...   (Canada Newswire)

Announcement of press conference - Friends of Children with Autism - April 25, 2003 TORONTO /CNW/ - - LOCATION: Toronto Courthouse - 361 University Avenue - University --------- Avenue Entrance - DATE OF PRESS CONFERENCE: APRIL 28, 2003 ------------------------- - TIME: 9:00 a.m. ---...   (Canada Newswire)

Sars Chaos Hits Beijing The Sars virus has now gripped Beijing leaving China's capital in chaos, according to Sky's Richard Bestick. | Emergency services are getting more than 10,000 calls-a-day many from people just worried...   (Skynews)

Malaria Tightens Its Grip Malaria is killing more than 3,000 African children every day - and the figure will rise unless urgent steps are taken. | The warning has come from health and campaign groups who have joined forces to...   (Skynews)

Archived on Monday April 28 at 1.50pm:

Mother works to raise autism awareness (St. Louis Dispatch, MO - 2 hours ago). .. may be inherited. Parents with one autistic child have a higher chance of bearing a second child with autism than other couples...

Autistic youngster blossoms with help of in-home therapy program (CNI Newspapers, WI - 11 hours ago). .. When the Waterford woman found out 16 months ago that her son, Dakota, 4, is autistic, she had no idea what to do. According to the Autism Society of America..

Autism Walk Planned (WSEE, PA - 13 hours ago). The second annual Autism Walk will take place Saturday April 26th starting at beach 1. Registration is 9am with the 2 mile walk starting at 10am...

Announcement of press conference - Friends of Children with.. (Canada NewsWire (press release), CA - 13 hours ago). .. adequate health care and education services to their autistic children. The families seek a constitutional declaration of the rights of children with autism to..

Health Alert: anti-anxiety drug for autism outbursts (WIS, SC - 16 hours ago). (Columbia) April 24, 2003 - Autism is a lifelong disorder marked by a deficiency in social interaction and communication, and, not long ago, it consumed an..

Fund-raiser will help autism (Oregonian, OR - 16 hours ago). The Autism Society of Oregon's Portland chapter hopes to raise money to increase awareness of autism and support programs through its first Autism Awareness..

Health Alert: anti-anxiety drug for autism outbursts (WIS, SC - 24 Apr 2003). (Columbia) April 24, 2003 - Autism is a lifelong disorder marked by a deficiency in social interaction and communication, and, not long ago, it consumed an..

Redmond search for missing autistic (Bend.com, OR - 24 Apr 2003). It turned out to be an autistic 6-year-old Bend boy who had wandered away from his mother, prompting an extensive search in the area...

Autism brings changes to local family (Cleburne News, AL - 24 Apr 2003). .. where she went through a workshop on how to deal with autistic children. “That was perhaps the best thing I went through because they explain autism from the..

Mets to hold Autism Awareness Day at Shea (Flushing Times Ledger, NY - 24 Apr 2003). WB11 anchor Jim Watkins (l.) and his autistic son, Liam, 5, join Assemblyman Mark Weprin and Gary Maffei of Quality Services for the Autism Community in..

In sharing, some relief Parents of children with autism gather to.. (Oregonian, OR - 23 Apr 2003). .. think? 'This is a pampered, spoiled kid,' " says Leslie Carter, a Tigard psychologist and the mother of a son with autism. "What..

Mets host Autism Awareness Day (New York Mets - 23 Apr 2003). NEW YORK -- April is Autism Awareness Month and on Sunday, the Mets will host a day at Shea Stadium to raise the public's awareness of the disorder...

Apples for Autism at Applebee's (Daily Ardmoreite, OK - 23 Apr 2003). .. to raise money for the Autism Foundation during April, which has been designated Autism.. This year, the autistic children's fund came to the attention of our..

Meadowbrook's autism program leads the way (East Greenwich Pendulum, RI - 23 Apr 2003). .. All the children in this classroom have autism, a complex developmental disability. For those of us who do not directly know anyone..

Autism Society working overtime (News 14 Carolina, NC - 23 Apr 2003). .. in Cumberland County on Wednesday. The local Autism Society is holding its fourth annual Fare Share Fundraiser. You can get a good..

Schools, health-care personnel working to help students with.. (Rogers Hometown News, AR - 23 Apr 2003). In recent months, Autism Spectrum Disorders have been a frequent focus of news magazines, TV news and documentaries, and even a theme within movies...

Many approaches in treatments for autistic children (Billings Gazette, MT - 23 Apr 2003). .. The Sound of a Miracle, A Child's Triumph over Autism," by Annabel Stehli, is a riveting story about her daughter Georgiana's progress from autistic and..

Autistic children are gifts (The Free Lance-Star, VA - 22 Apr 2003). .. Xander is severely autistic, and the one-on-one work is his best chance at.. She's also worked with me and my husband, giving us tips on living with autism...

Autism awareness promoted through conference (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 22 Apr 2003). .. of Autistic and related Communication handicapped CHildren and adults) Evaluation Center; and Greg Beck of Raleigh, director of services for the Autism Society..

Parents with autistic kids (Honolulu Star-Bulletin, HI - 22 Apr 2003). .. is that children who are fragile and vulnerable will not have access to their civil rights under this bill," said Naomi Grossman, president of the Autism..

Archived on Tuesday April 29 at 6.17am:

Movie of the week: Outbreak OUTBREAK (Monday - Five: 9pm): A terrific cast - Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Cuba Gooding Jnr and Donald Sutherland - and the acclaimed German director, Wolfgang Petersen...   (Belfast Telegraph)

Dr Sarah: Son may need more fatty acids Q- OUR GP thinks my five-year-old son could have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). | Is there anything we can do to help improve his behaviour? | A- THE exact cause of ADHD (and related...   (Belfast Telegraph)

E. Chicago residents unload on toxic-dump plan BY Staff Reporter | Even on a perfect spring afternoon, when a crisp breeze carries the scent of blossoms and mown grass, the acrid odor of benzene overpowers the air around East Chicago, Ind. | It's ...   (Chicago Sun Times)

Refusing to stay silent: Moms, dads speak out for their autistic children Daniel Jankowski was 18 months old when his parents began noticing his development was remarkably different from that of his two older sisters. | ``He didn't respond when we called his name, and he pl...   (Boston Herald)

Playground boost for youngsters AL RASHAD Centre for Autistic Children in Saar has a new playground, thanks to the generosity of some organisations in Bahrain. | Bahrain International School Association (BISA), Kooheji Contracting a...   (Gulf Daily News)

The bio-terrorism of nature First war, now pestilence. In these days of hi-tech doom, the riders of the apocalypse (plague division) have switched from horseback to airline business class. Despite the travel upgrade accorded to ...   (The Observer)

Autistic differences The front door opens before I knock, and I'm halfway down the hall of Mark Haddon's house, off the Iffley Road in Oxford, when he jokes: 'I suppose you are Kate? I haven't just welcomed a stranger int...   (The Observer)

Dolphin 'treatment' defies science By MASAMI ITO | Staff writer | Michael Williams was born severely autistic. Even when he was in his teens, he was unable to communicate, other than through screeching, and his parents had to be consta...   (Japan Times)

Horse power helps handicapped surmount life's daily obstacles By BARBARA BAYER | Staff writer | Yukie Yamaguchi stands at the edge of the ring, intently watching the man being led around on horseback at the Yokohama Riding Club. He is clasping a bright-yellow Pi...   (Japan Times)

Bio-terror Warning A bio-terrorist attack might not be evident until a significant number of patients start displaying unusual symptoms, a leading health professional has warned. | Healthcare systems would also struggle...   (Skynews)

Sars Even More Deadly The Sars virus is deadlier than first thought new research shows. | The World Health Organisation has accepted British scientist Professor Roy Anderson's finding that the bug has killed around 10% of ...   (Skynews)

Bill limits restraining of students Henrietta Green-Petre found her autistic son in an Enloe High School classroom with his hands cuffed behind his back. | ...   (The News & Observer)

Speech by Minister Teo Chee Hean, at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for AWWA Centre for Care, Education and Social Services (Access), 26 April 2003, 10.20 am | Ms Claire Lim, President of Asian Women’s Welfare Organisation | Members of AWWA Management Committees | Ladies and Gentlemen |   | I am pleased to be here on this auspicious occasion to offici...   (SG News)

EU leans towards powerful president proposal Under the plans put up by Giscard d'Estaing, the president will chair meetings of national leaders | BRUSSELS - The debate on the future of Europe began to wind up yesterday as Mr Valery Giscard d'Est...   (The Straits Times)

Canada Newswire Summary Of Releases For Friday, April 25, 2003 10:46pm | > | TORONTO, April 25 /CNW/ - | ^General@ | C3953 - TORONTO : Media invitation - Jamie Salé and David Pelletier visit with Children from Sick Kids Hospital (Skatingpair-visit-HSC) | C4034 - ...   (Hoovers)

Canada Newswire Summary Of Releases For Friday, April 25, 2003 TORONTO /CNW/ - General C3953 - TORONTO : Media invitation - Jamie Salé and David Pelletier visit with Children from Sick Kids Hospital (Skatingpair-visit-HSC) C4034 - TORONTO : Media Advisory ...   (Canada Newswire)

Canada NewsWire summary of releases for Afternoon, Friday, April 25, 2003 TORONTO /CNW/ - General C3953 - TORONTO : Media invitation - Jamie Salé and David Pelletier visit with Children from Sick Kids Hospital (Skatingpair-visit-HSC) C4034 - TORONTO : Media Advisory ...   (Canada Newswire)

Announcement of press conference - Friends of Children with Autism - April 25, 2003 TORONTO /CNW/ - - LOCATION: Toronto Courthouse - 361 University Avenue - University --------- Avenue Entrance - DATE OF PRESS CONFERENCE: APRIL 28, 2003 ------------------------- - TIME: 9:00 a.m. ---...   (Canada Newswire)

Sars Chaos Hits Beijing The Sars virus has now gripped Beijing leaving China's capital in chaos, according to Sky's Richard Bestick. | Emergency services are getting more than 10,000 calls-a-day many from people just worried...   (Skynews)

Malaria Tightens Its Grip Malaria is killing more than 3,000 African children every day - and the figure will rise unless urgent steps are taken. | The warning has come from health and campaign groups who have joined forces to...   (Skynews)

Archived on Tuesday April 29 at 6.17am:

Understanding Autism (HealthCentral.com - 2 hours ago). .. Although myths also abound as to the cause of autism, no one really knows why this.. he says, is the only place where links to the complete spectrum of autistic..

Understanding Autism (drkoop.com - 2 hours ago). .. Although myths also abound as to the cause of autism, no one really knows why this.. he says, is the only place where links to the complete spectrum of autistic..

Autistic boy shoots self, father in Salinas motel (Press-Enterprise, CA - 3 hours ago). -- An 11-year-old autistic boy from Modesto accidently shot himself and his father in a motel room in Salinas. Police say the boy..

Autistic boy shoots self, father in Salinas motel (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 4 hours ago). -- An 11-year-old autistic boy from Modesto accidently shot himself and his father in a motel room in Salinas. Police say the boy..

Autistic boy shoots self, father in Salinas motel (San Jose Mercury News, CA - 4 hours ago). Salinas --- An 11-year-old autistic boy from Modesto accidently shot himself and his father in a motel room in Salinas. Police say..

Focused education has enabled student to work with autism (Plainview Daily Herald, TX - 26 Apr 2003). .. Madison was born with Asperger´s syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism that makes it difficult for him to read the emotions of other people - a..

Autistic differences (Guardian, UK - 26 Apr 2003). .. as anyone - praises its brilliance and insight into the autistic.. this reason he does not use the words Asperger's syndrome or High Functioning Autism..

RI sees increase in autism cases (Pawtucket Times, RI - 26 Apr 2003). .. Quinn said the autism project is currently working to train teachers in how to deal with autistic students who often have social problems when thrust into..

Proposal calls for 4 teachers for autistic students (Pottstown Mercury, PA - 26 Apr 2003). .. Area School Board chose its first meeting of April, which is designated as Autism Awareness Month, to review a proposal for an expanded program for autistic..

Mother works to raise autism awareness (St. Louis Dispatch, MO - 25 Apr 2003). .. may be inherited. Parents with one autistic child have a higher chance of bearing a second child with autism than other couples...

Autistic youngster blossoms with help of in-home therapy program (CNI Newspapers, WI - 25 Apr 2003). .. When the Waterford woman found out 16 months ago that her son, Dakota, 4, is autistic, she had no idea what to do. According to the Autism Society of America..

Autism Walk Planned (WSEE, PA - 25 Apr 2003). The second annual Autism Walk will take place Saturday April 26th starting at beach 1. Registration is 9am with the 2 mile walk starting at 10am...

Announcement of press conference - Friends of Children with.. (Canada NewsWire (press release), CA - 25 Apr 2003). .. adequate health care and education services to their autistic children. The families seek a constitutional declaration of the rights of children with autism to..

Health Alert: anti-anxiety drug for autism outbursts (WIS, SC - 25 Apr 2003). (Columbia) April 24, 2003 - Autism is a lifelong disorder marked by a deficiency in social interaction and communication, and, not long ago, it consumed an..

Fund-raiser will help autism (Oregonian, OR - 25 Apr 2003). The Autism Society of Oregon's Portland chapter hopes to raise money to increase awareness of autism and support programs through its first Autism Awareness..

Health Alert: anti-anxiety drug for autism outbursts (WIS, SC - 24 Apr 2003). (Columbia) April 24, 2003 - Autism is a lifelong disorder marked by a deficiency in social interaction and communication, and, not long ago, it consumed an..

Redmond search for missing autistic (Bend.com, OR - 24 Apr 2003). It turned out to be an autistic 6-year-old Bend boy who had wandered away from his mother, prompting an extensive search in the area...

Autism brings changes to local family (Cleburne News, AL - 24 Apr 2003). .. where she went through a workshop on how to deal with autistic children. “That was perhaps the best thing I went through because they explain autism from the..

Mets to hold Autism Awareness Day at Shea (Flushing Times Ledger, NY - 24 Apr 2003). WB11 anchor Jim Watkins (l.) and his autistic son, Liam, 5, join Assemblyman Mark Weprin and Gary Maffei of Quality Services for the Autism Community in..

In sharing, some relief Parents of children with autism gather to.. (Oregonian, OR - 23 Apr 2003). .. think? 'This is a pampered, spoiled kid,' " says Leslie Carter, a Tigard psychologist and the mother of a son with autism. "What..

Archived on Tuesday April 29 at 11.09pm:

Lack of caregivers infuriates parents By JO-MARIE BROWN | A Taupo family who are fed up fighting to get appropriate care for their intellectually handicapped son, say the region's lack of support services may force them to leave. | A Mini...   (NZ Herald)

Eves government launches Newborn Literacy Kit to help parents give their children the best start in life TORONTO /CNW/ - Brenda Elliott, Minister of Community, Family and Children's Services today launched the Newborn Literacy Kit for Ontario families. Recognizing that it is never too early to start read...   (Canada Newswire)

Lawsuit seeks education subsidy for autistic children | TORONTO (CBC) - A lawsuit seeking education subsidies for families with autistic children got underway Monday in Superior Court. | The 29 families behind the action say the province discriminates ag...   (myTELUS)

Bureaucratic quagmire snags doctors | REGINA -- Adebola and Aderonke Obayan are caught in a bureaucratic quagmire that is forcing the Saskatoon doctors to put their professional life on hold. | "It is very upsetting and frustrating. We ...   (Canada Dot Com)

Training school targets care work recruits A TRAINING academy for the unemployed has been formed to cater for those looking for social care work in East and Midlothian. | The training-for-employment service has been set up to provide guarantee...   (Scotsman)

Special students making the grade Students in special education programs are earning Regents degrees in growing numbers, and more are enrolling in college. | Additionally, the rate at which special education students were placed in se...   (Times Union)

Health Calendar EVENTS | "LIVING WITH GRIEF: COPING WITH PUBLIC TRAGEDY" | Suffolk County | This live video teleconference moderated by Cokie Roberts of ABC News is held 1:15-4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Cornell Cooperative...   (Newsday)

Measles - the comeback It's nearly 4am on mother's day. My eight-month-old son is finally asleep, cradled in my arms. From time to time a sob interrupts his sleep. He is covered in a hot, raised rash, and a tube is tricklin...   (The Guardian)

Lack of autism funding called discriminatory The Ontario government's failure to properly fund an intensive therapy for all children with autism is discriminatory and violates the principles of medicare, a civil trial heard today. | Parents from...   (The Toronto Star)

Dustin Hoffman: 'I'm a freak accident' - Apr. 28, 2003 Dustin Hoffman Story Tools RELATED •   | LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Assessing a long weekend of interviews to promote his new film "Confidence," Dustin Hoffman decides he's given only o...   (CNN)

Understanding Autism | By Colette Bouchez | HealthScoutNews Reporter | MONDAY, April 28 (HealthScoutNews) -- The signs often show up early in a baby's life: He doesn't babble or coo like other infants. Later, he may fail ...   (Healthfinder)

Canada NewsWire Daybook for Monday, April 28, 2003 ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL ---------------------------------------------------------------- QUEBEC DATES: April 28 - 29 EVENT/ OPERATION LIFESAVER SAFETY WEEK - LOCATION: CN POLICE, IN COOPERATION WITH THE QUEBEC SAFETY LEAGUE ...   (Canada Newswire)

New Sars Deaths In China China has reported eight new deaths from the Sars virus as the World Health Organisation declared Vietnam the only country to successfully contain it. | The Chinese health ministry said it was dealing...   (Skynews)

Autistic treatment case heads to court Autistic children are being denied essential medical treatment and education, according to 29 families who have launched a $100 million lawsuit against the province. | The trial, which begins in Super...   (The Toronto Star)

Lighting the way CAMBRIDGE -- Lois Lowry writes books for children. But she writes books for real children, children who know that life holds loss and pain and struggle and who may even have experienced these things t...   (The Boston Globe)

Irish coffee Colin JUST turned 27 and actor Colin Farrell has already appropriated the $ 5 million plus pay packet. Critics swear by him, women drool over his chiselled good looks, while directors praise his ferocious w...   (Express India)

Sars 'to Rise In Britain' A rise in the number of Sars cases in Britain is "inevitable", the Government's leading medical officer has warned. | Six Britons have so far caught the potentially fatal virus. No...   (Skynews)

A2 milk launched in NZ, outside Fonterra's structure Dissident dairy company A2 Corp today launched sales of its milk in New Zealand through Progressive Enterprises supermarkets in Auckland and Christchurch. | Tomorrow it plans to start selling in Duned...   (NZ Herald)

Yes, he can | Two years ago Mario Ramunno couldn't communicate with his parents. He had gone through 11 teaching assistants in one year, and, with every new one, the autistic boy's life was thrown into disarray, ...   (myTELUS)

Movie of the week: Outbreak OUTBREAK (Monday - Five: 9pm): A terrific cast - Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Cuba Gooding Jnr and Donald Sutherland - and the acclaimed German director, Wolfgang Petersen...   (Belfast Telegraph)

Archived on Wednesday April 30 at 3.50pm:

Lack of caregivers infuriates parents By JO-MARIE BROWN | A Taupo family who are fed up fighting to get appropriate care for their intellectually handicapped son, say the region's lack of support services may force them to leave. | A Mini...   (NZ Herald)

Eves government launches Newborn Literacy Kit to help parents give their children the best start in life TORONTO /CNW/ - Brenda Elliott, Minister of Community, Family and Children's Services today launched the Newborn Literacy Kit for Ontario families. Recognizing that it is never too early to start read...   (Canada Newswire)

Lawsuit seeks education subsidy for autistic children | TORONTO (CBC) - A lawsuit seeking education subsidies for families with autistic children got underway Monday in Superior Court. | The 29 families behind the action say the province discriminates ag...   (myTELUS)

Bureaucratic quagmire snags doctors | REGINA -- Adebola and Aderonke Obayan are caught in a bureaucratic quagmire that is forcing the Saskatoon doctors to put their professional life on hold. | "It is very upsetting and frustrating. We ...   (Canada Dot Com)

Training school targets care work recruits A TRAINING academy for the unemployed has been formed to cater for those looking for social care work in East and Midlothian. | The training-for-employment service has been set up to provide guarantee...   (Scotsman)

Special students making the grade Students in special education programs are earning Regents degrees in growing numbers, and more are enrolling in college. | Additionally, the rate at which special education students were placed in se...   (Times Union)

Health Calendar EVENTS | "LIVING WITH GRIEF: COPING WITH PUBLIC TRAGEDY" | Suffolk County | This live video teleconference moderated by Cokie Roberts of ABC News is held 1:15-4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Cornell Cooperative...   (Newsday)

Measles - the comeback It's nearly 4am on mother's day. My eight-month-old son is finally asleep, cradled in my arms. From time to time a sob interrupts his sleep. He is covered in a hot, raised rash, and a tube is tricklin...   (The Guardian)

Lack of autism funding called discriminatory The Ontario government's failure to properly fund an intensive therapy for all children with autism is discriminatory and violates the principles of medicare, a civil trial heard today. | Parents from...   (The Toronto Star)

Dustin Hoffman: 'I'm a freak accident' - Apr. 28, 2003 Dustin Hoffman Story Tools RELATED •   | LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Assessing a long weekend of interviews to promote his new film "Confidence," Dustin Hoffman decides he's given only o...   (CNN)

Understanding Autism | By Colette Bouchez | HealthScoutNews Reporter | MONDAY, April 28 (HealthScoutNews) -- The signs often show up early in a baby's life: He doesn't babble or coo like other infants. Later, he may fail ...   (Healthfinder)

Canada NewsWire Daybook for Monday, April 28, 2003 ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL ---------------------------------------------------------------- QUEBEC DATES: April 28 - 29 EVENT/ OPERATION LIFESAVER SAFETY WEEK - LOCATION: CN POLICE, IN COOPERATION WITH THE QUEBEC SAFETY LEAGUE ...   (Canada Newswire)

New Sars Deaths In China China has reported eight new deaths from the Sars virus as the World Health Organisation declared Vietnam the only country to successfully contain it. | The Chinese health ministry said it was dealing...   (Skynews)

Autistic treatment case heads to court Autistic children are being denied essential medical treatment and education, according to 29 families who have launched a $100 million lawsuit against the province. | The trial, which begins in Super...   (The Toronto Star)

Lighting the way CAMBRIDGE -- Lois Lowry writes books for children. But she writes books for real children, children who know that life holds loss and pain and struggle and who may even have experienced these things t...   (The Boston Globe)

Irish coffee Colin JUST turned 27 and actor Colin Farrell has already appropriated the $ 5 million plus pay packet. Critics swear by him, women drool over his chiselled good looks, while directors praise his ferocious w...   (Express India)

Sars 'to Rise In Britain' A rise in the number of Sars cases in Britain is "inevitable", the Government's leading medical officer has warned. | Six Britons have so far caught the potentially fatal virus. No...   (Skynews)

A2 milk launched in NZ, outside Fonterra's structure Dissident dairy company A2 Corp today launched sales of its milk in New Zealand through Progressive Enterprises supermarkets in Auckland and Christchurch. | Tomorrow it plans to start selling in Duned...   (NZ Herald)

Yes, he can | Two years ago Mario Ramunno couldn't communicate with his parents. He had gone through 11 teaching assistants in one year, and, with every new one, the autistic boy's life was thrown into disarray, ...   (myTELUS)

Movie of the week: Outbreak OUTBREAK (Monday - Five: 9pm): A terrific cast - Dustin Hoffman, Rene Russo, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey, Cuba Gooding Jnr and Donald Sutherland - and the acclaimed German director, Wolfgang Petersen...   (Belfast Telegraph)

Archived on Wednesday April 30 at 3.50pm:

Understanding autism (News24, South Africa - 5 minutes ago). .. Although myths also abound as to the cause of autism, no one really knows why this.. he says, is the only place where links to the complete spectrum of autistic..

Many have misguided view of what autism is (Syracuse Post Standard, NY - 4 hours ago). .. disorders. Asperger's syndrome is part of this group and has some, but not all, of the symptoms in common with autism. cbva-7 Behaviors...

Autism lawsuit hears stories of hardship (London Free Press, Canada - 5 hours ago). .. of what is expected to be a four-month trial, said her nine-year-old autistic.. However, the government has previously insisted its funding for autism therapy is..

Court refuses to shut shelter for autistic kids (Ha'aretz, Israel - 14 hours ago). .. a complaint filed by the residents of several villas in the Ramat Eshkol neighborhood of the capital, who asked to close down an adjacent hostel for autistic..

Autistic Boy Fires Father's Gun, Both Injured (KSBW-TV, CA - 17 hours ago). -- Salinas police say a Modesto father staying in a local motel with his family over the weekend could face criminal charges after his 11-year-old autistic son..

Coping with the mysteries of autism (Roseville Press Tribune, CA - 18 hours ago). .. social stigma attached to autism can isolate a family – it can even isolate the people within the family, as most of the attention is focused on the autistic..

Pleasanton parents of autistic children started tournament last.. (Tri-Valley Herald, CA - 19 hours ago). PLEASANTON -- A Pleasanton couple who staged a golf tournament last year to raise money for autism.. The Eversons' sons, Shane, 6, and Joe, 3, are autistic...

Understanding Autism (HealthCentral.com - 23 hours ago). .. Although myths also abound as to the cause of autism, no one really knows why this.. he says, is the only place where links to the complete spectrum of autistic..

Understanding Autism (drkoop.com - 23 hours ago). .. Although myths also abound as to the cause of autism, no one really knows why this.. he says, is the only place where links to the complete spectrum of autistic..

Autistic boy shoots self, father in Salinas motel (Press-Enterprise, CA - 28 Apr 2003). -- An 11-year-old autistic boy from Modesto accidently shot himself and his father in a motel room in Salinas. Police say the boy..

Autistic boy shoots self, father in Salinas motel (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 28 Apr 2003). -- An 11-year-old autistic boy from Modesto accidently shot himself and his father in a motel room in Salinas. Police say the boy..

Autistic boy shoots self, father in Salinas motel (San Jose Mercury News, CA - 28 Apr 2003). Salinas --- An 11-year-old autistic boy from Modesto accidently shot himself and his father in a motel room in Salinas. Police say..

Focused education has enabled student to work with autism (Plainview Daily Herald, TX - 26 Apr 2003). .. Madison was born with Asperger´s syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism that makes it difficult for him to read the emotions of other people - a..

Autistic differences (Guardian, UK - 26 Apr 2003). .. as anyone - praises its brilliance and insight into the autistic.. this reason he does not use the words Asperger's syndrome or High Functioning Autism..

RI sees increase in autism cases (Pawtucket Times, RI - 26 Apr 2003). .. Quinn said the autism project is currently working to train teachers in how to deal with autistic students who often have social problems when thrust into..

Proposal calls for 4 teachers for autistic students (Pottstown Mercury, PA - 26 Apr 2003). .. Area School Board chose its first meeting of April, which is designated as Autism Awareness Month, to review a proposal for an expanded program for autistic..

Mother works to raise autism awareness (St. Louis Dispatch, MO - 25 Apr 2003). .. may be inherited. Parents with one autistic child have a higher chance of bearing a second child with autism than other couples...

Autistic youngster blossoms with help of in-home therapy program (CNI Newspapers, WI - 25 Apr 2003). .. When the Waterford woman found out 16 months ago that her son, Dakota, 4, is autistic, she had no idea what to do. According to the Autism Society of America..

Autism Walk Planned (WSEE, PA - 25 Apr 2003). The second annual Autism Walk will take place Saturday April 26th starting at beach 1. Registration is 9am with the 2 mile walk starting at 10am...

Announcement of press conference - Friends of Children with.. (Canada NewsWire (press release), CA - 25 Apr 2003). .. adequate health care and education services to their autistic children. The families seek a constitutional declaration of the rights of children with autism to..

Archived on Thursday May 1 at 7.55am:

Scientists Wonder if Einstein, Newton Were Autistic LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. | The condition, first described by ...   (Reuters)

Were Einstein and Newton autistic? LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. | The condition, first described by ...   (Reuters)

Einstein and Newton showed signs of autism     Exclusive from New Scientist Print Edition   | They were certainly geniuses, but did Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton also have autism? According to autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen,...   (New Scientist)

Scientists Wonder if Einstein, Newton Were Autistic LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. |   | The condition, first desc...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Were Einstein and Newton autistic? LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. |   | The condition, first desc...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Getting down to business | Non-profits adopt corporate tactics | Corporate culture is creeping into Arizona's non-profit world. | Driven by rapid growth, competition for funding and demands for accountability, many organizati...   (Azcentral)

ASU offers kids camps for summer | Send your kids to college. Early. | The people who make their living off summer camps in this state must hate Arizona State University. Its summer programs offer a wonderful variety of indoor, outdo...   (Azcentral)

School rules eyed after alleged assaults BOSTON - A Cape Cod residential school for special-needs youngsters has been ordered to reform its rules after a former dorm counselor allegedly raped one student and sexually assaulted another. | The...   (Boston Herald)

Lack of caregivers infuriates parents By JO-MARIE BROWN | A Taupo family who are fed up fighting to get appropriate care for their intellectually handicapped son, say the region's lack of support services may force them to leave. | A Mini...   (NZ Herald)

Eves government launches Newborn Literacy Kit to help parents give their children the best start in life TORONTO /CNW/ - Brenda Elliott, Minister of Community, Family and Children's Services today launched the Newborn Literacy Kit for Ontario families. Recognizing that it is never too early to start read...   (Canada Newswire)

Lawsuit seeks education subsidy for autistic children | TORONTO (CBC) - A lawsuit seeking education subsidies for families with autistic children got underway Monday in Superior Court. | The 29 families behind the action say the province discriminates ag...   (myTELUS)

Bureaucratic quagmire snags doctors | REGINA -- Adebola and Aderonke Obayan are caught in a bureaucratic quagmire that is forcing the Saskatoon doctors to put their professional life on hold. | "It is very upsetting and frustrating. We ...   (Canada Dot Com)

Training school targets care work recruits A TRAINING academy for the unemployed has been formed to cater for those looking for social care work in East and Midlothian. | The training-for-employment service has been set up to provide guarantee...   (Scotsman)

Special students making the grade Students in special education programs are earning Regents degrees in growing numbers, and more are enrolling in college. | Additionally, the rate at which special education students were placed in se...   (Times Union)

Health Calendar EVENTS | "LIVING WITH GRIEF: COPING WITH PUBLIC TRAGEDY" | Suffolk County | This live video teleconference moderated by Cokie Roberts of ABC News is held 1:15-4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Cornell Cooperative...   (Newsday)

Measles - the comeback It's nearly 4am on mother's day. My eight-month-old son is finally asleep, cradled in my arms. From time to time a sob interrupts his sleep. He is covered in a hot, raised rash, and a tube is tricklin...   (The Guardian)

Lack of autism funding called discriminatory The Ontario government's failure to properly fund an intensive therapy for all children with autism is discriminatory and violates the principles of medicare, a civil trial heard today. | Parents from...   (The Toronto Star)

Dustin Hoffman: 'I'm a freak accident' - Apr. 28, 2003 Dustin Hoffman Story Tools RELATED •   | LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Assessing a long weekend of interviews to promote his new film "Confidence," Dustin Hoffman decides he's given only o...   (CNN)

Understanding Autism | By Colette Bouchez | HealthScoutNews Reporter | MONDAY, April 28 (HealthScoutNews) -- The signs often show up early in a baby's life: He doesn't babble or coo like other infants. Later, he may fail ...   (Healthfinder)

Canada NewsWire Daybook for Monday, April 28, 2003 ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL ---------------------------------------------------------------- QUEBEC DATES: April 28 - 29 EVENT/ OPERATION LIFESAVER SAFETY WEEK - LOCATION: CN POLICE, IN COOPERATION WITH THE QUEBEC SAFETY LEAGUE ...   (Canada Newswire)

Archived on Thursday May 1 at 7.55am:

Missing Autistic Child Found (WCMH, OH - 2 hours ago). COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An autistic girl has been found after police issued a missing child alert earlier Tuesday afternoon. Dawn Marie..

Autism Conference Comes to Las Vegas (KLAS, NV - 18 hours ago). .. Attwood, is a clinical psychologist and an international expert on autism and especially Asperger's.. can go home and use when dealing with their autistic..

Help for Parents of Autistic Kids (WHOI, IL - 18 hours ago). .. Lisa Bowe is an Autism Consultant. She says these materials are very important because autistic kids need to be taught with visuals...

Saturday's walk by river to raise funds for autism support group (Lowell Sun, MA - 29 Apr 2003). LOWELL Community Connections, a Greater Lowell support network for autistic children and their families, is holding its second Riverwalk for Autism Awareness..

Lawsuit seeks education subsidy for autistic children (CBC Ottawa, Canada - 29 Apr 2003). .. It just doesn't make sense and it's no different for kids with autism.". The parents of autistic children say the education of their children may be expensive..

Understanding autism (News24, South Africa - 29 Apr 2003). .. Although myths also abound as to the cause of autism, no one really knows why this.. he says, is the only place where links to the complete spectrum of autistic..

Many have misguided view of what autism is (Syracuse Post Standard, NY - 29 Apr 2003). .. disorders. Asperger's syndrome is part of this group and has some, but not all, of the symptoms in common with autism. cbva-7 Behaviors...

Autism lawsuit hears stories of hardship (London Free Press, Canada - 29 Apr 2003). .. of what is expected to be a four-month trial, said her nine-year-old autistic.. However, the government has previously insisted its funding for autism therapy is..

Court refuses to shut shelter for autistic kids (Ha'aretz, Israel - 28 Apr 2003). .. a complaint filed by the residents of several villas in the Ramat Eshkol neighborhood of the capital, who asked to close down an adjacent hostel for autistic..

Autistic Boy Fires Father's Gun, Both Injured (KSBW-TV, CA - 28 Apr 2003). -- Salinas police say a Modesto father staying in a local motel with his family over the weekend could face criminal charges after his 11-year-old autistic son..

Coping with the mysteries of autism (Roseville Press Tribune, CA - 28 Apr 2003). .. social stigma attached to autism can isolate a family – it can even isolate the people within the family, as most of the attention is focused on the autistic..

Pleasanton parents of autistic children started tournament last.. (Tri-Valley Herald, CA - 28 Apr 2003). PLEASANTON -- A Pleasanton couple who staged a golf tournament last year to raise money for autism.. The Eversons' sons, Shane, 6, and Joe, 3, are autistic...

Understanding Autism (HealthCentral.com - 28 Apr 2003). .. Although myths also abound as to the cause of autism, no one really knows why this.. he says, is the only place where links to the complete spectrum of autistic..

Understanding Autism (drkoop.com - 28 Apr 2003). .. Although myths also abound as to the cause of autism, no one really knows why this.. he says, is the only place where links to the complete spectrum of autistic..

Autistic boy shoots self, father in Salinas motel (Press-Enterprise, CA - 28 Apr 2003). -- An 11-year-old autistic boy from Modesto accidently shot himself and his father in a motel room in Salinas. Police say the boy..

Autistic boy shoots self, father in Salinas motel (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 28 Apr 2003). -- An 11-year-old autistic boy from Modesto accidently shot himself and his father in a motel room in Salinas. Police say the boy..

Autistic boy shoots self, father in Salinas motel (San Jose Mercury News, CA - 28 Apr 2003). Salinas --- An 11-year-old autistic boy from Modesto accidently shot himself and his father in a motel room in Salinas. Police say..

Focused education has enabled student to work with autism (Plainview Daily Herald, TX - 26 Apr 2003). .. Madison was born with Asperger´s syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism that makes it difficult for him to read the emotions of other people - a..

Autistic differences (Guardian, UK - 26 Apr 2003). .. as anyone - praises its brilliance and insight into the autistic.. this reason he does not use the words Asperger's syndrome or High Functioning Autism..

RI sees increase in autism cases (Pawtucket Times, RI - 26 Apr 2003). .. Quinn said the autism project is currently working to train teachers in how to deal with autistic students who often have social problems when thrust into..

Archived on Thursday May 1 at 11.02pm:

Scientists Wonder if Einstein, Newton Were Autistic LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. | The condition, first described by ...   (Reuters)

Were Einstein and Newton autistic? LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. | The condition, first described by ...   (Reuters)

Einstein and Newton showed signs of autism     Exclusive from New Scientist Print Edition   | They were certainly geniuses, but did Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton also have autism? According to autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen,...   (New Scientist)

Scientists Wonder if Einstein, Newton Were Autistic LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. |   | The condition, first desc...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Were Einstein and Newton autistic? LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. |   | The condition, first desc...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Getting down to business | Non-profits adopt corporate tactics | Corporate culture is creeping into Arizona's non-profit world. | Driven by rapid growth, competition for funding and demands for accountability, many organizati...   (Azcentral)

ASU offers kids camps for summer | Send your kids to college. Early. | The people who make their living off summer camps in this state must hate Arizona State University. Its summer programs offer a wonderful variety of indoor, outdo...   (Azcentral)

School rules eyed after alleged assaults BOSTON - A Cape Cod residential school for special-needs youngsters has been ordered to reform its rules after a former dorm counselor allegedly raped one student and sexually assaulted another. | The...   (Boston Herald)

Lack of caregivers infuriates parents By JO-MARIE BROWN | A Taupo family who are fed up fighting to get appropriate care for their intellectually handicapped son, say the region's lack of support services may force them to leave. | A Mini...   (NZ Herald)

Eves government launches Newborn Literacy Kit to help parents give their children the best start in life TORONTO /CNW/ - Brenda Elliott, Minister of Community, Family and Children's Services today launched the Newborn Literacy Kit for Ontario families. Recognizing that it is never too early to start read...   (Canada Newswire)

Lawsuit seeks education subsidy for autistic children | TORONTO (CBC) - A lawsuit seeking education subsidies for families with autistic children got underway Monday in Superior Court. | The 29 families behind the action say the province discriminates ag...   (myTELUS)

Bureaucratic quagmire snags doctors | REGINA -- Adebola and Aderonke Obayan are caught in a bureaucratic quagmire that is forcing the Saskatoon doctors to put their professional life on hold. | "It is very upsetting and frustrating. We ...   (Canada Dot Com)

Training school targets care work recruits A TRAINING academy for the unemployed has been formed to cater for those looking for social care work in East and Midlothian. | The training-for-employment service has been set up to provide guarantee...   (Scotsman)

Special students making the grade Students in special education programs are earning Regents degrees in growing numbers, and more are enrolling in college. | Additionally, the rate at which special education students were placed in se...   (Times Union)

Health Calendar EVENTS | "LIVING WITH GRIEF: COPING WITH PUBLIC TRAGEDY" | Suffolk County | This live video teleconference moderated by Cokie Roberts of ABC News is held 1:15-4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Cornell Cooperative...   (Newsday)

Measles - the comeback It's nearly 4am on mother's day. My eight-month-old son is finally asleep, cradled in my arms. From time to time a sob interrupts his sleep. He is covered in a hot, raised rash, and a tube is tricklin...   (The Guardian)

Lack of autism funding called discriminatory The Ontario government's failure to properly fund an intensive therapy for all children with autism is discriminatory and violates the principles of medicare, a civil trial heard today. | Parents from...   (The Toronto Star)

Dustin Hoffman: 'I'm a freak accident' - Apr. 28, 2003 Dustin Hoffman Story Tools RELATED •   | LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Assessing a long weekend of interviews to promote his new film "Confidence," Dustin Hoffman decides he's given only o...   (CNN)

Understanding Autism | By Colette Bouchez | HealthScoutNews Reporter | MONDAY, April 28 (HealthScoutNews) -- The signs often show up early in a baby's life: He doesn't babble or coo like other infants. Later, he may fail ...   (Healthfinder)

Canada NewsWire Daybook for Monday, April 28, 2003 ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL ---------------------------------------------------------------- QUEBEC DATES: April 28 - 29 EVENT/ OPERATION LIFESAVER SAFETY WEEK - LOCATION: CN POLICE, IN COOPERATION WITH THE QUEBEC SAFETY LEAGUE ...   (Canada Newswire)

Archived on Friday May 2 at 5.13pm:

Scientists Wonder if Einstein, Newton Were Autistic LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. | The condition, first described by ...   (Reuters)

Were Einstein and Newton autistic? LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. | The condition, first described by ...   (Reuters)

Einstein and Newton showed signs of autism     Exclusive from New Scientist Print Edition   | They were certainly geniuses, but did Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton also have autism? According to autism expert Simon Baron-Cohen,...   (New Scientist)

Scientists Wonder if Einstein, Newton Were Autistic LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. |   | The condition, first desc...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Were Einstein and Newton autistic? LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. |   | The condition, first desc...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Getting down to business | Non-profits adopt corporate tactics | Corporate culture is creeping into Arizona's non-profit world. | Driven by rapid growth, competition for funding and demands for accountability, many organizati...   (Azcentral)

ASU offers kids camps for summer | Send your kids to college. Early. | The people who make their living off summer camps in this state must hate Arizona State University. Its summer programs offer a wonderful variety of indoor, outdo...   (Azcentral)

School rules eyed after alleged assaults BOSTON - A Cape Cod residential school for special-needs youngsters has been ordered to reform its rules after a former dorm counselor allegedly raped one student and sexually assaulted another. | The...   (Boston Herald)

Lack of caregivers infuriates parents By JO-MARIE BROWN | A Taupo family who are fed up fighting to get appropriate care for their intellectually handicapped son, say the region's lack of support services may force them to leave. | A Mini...   (NZ Herald)

Eves government launches Newborn Literacy Kit to help parents give their children the best start in life TORONTO /CNW/ - Brenda Elliott, Minister of Community, Family and Children's Services today launched the Newborn Literacy Kit for Ontario families. Recognizing that it is never too early to start read...   (Canada Newswire)

Lawsuit seeks education subsidy for autistic children | TORONTO (CBC) - A lawsuit seeking education subsidies for families with autistic children got underway Monday in Superior Court. | The 29 families behind the action say the province discriminates ag...   (myTELUS)

Bureaucratic quagmire snags doctors | REGINA -- Adebola and Aderonke Obayan are caught in a bureaucratic quagmire that is forcing the Saskatoon doctors to put their professional life on hold. | "It is very upsetting and frustrating. We ...   (Canada Dot Com)

Training school targets care work recruits A TRAINING academy for the unemployed has been formed to cater for those looking for social care work in East and Midlothian. | The training-for-employment service has been set up to provide guarantee...   (Scotsman)

Special students making the grade Students in special education programs are earning Regents degrees in growing numbers, and more are enrolling in college. | Additionally, the rate at which special education students were placed in se...   (Times Union)

Health Calendar EVENTS | "LIVING WITH GRIEF: COPING WITH PUBLIC TRAGEDY" | Suffolk County | This live video teleconference moderated by Cokie Roberts of ABC News is held 1:15-4:30 p.m. tomorrow at Cornell Cooperative...   (Newsday)

Measles - the comeback It's nearly 4am on mother's day. My eight-month-old son is finally asleep, cradled in my arms. From time to time a sob interrupts his sleep. He is covered in a hot, raised rash, and a tube is tricklin...   (The Guardian)

Lack of autism funding called discriminatory The Ontario government's failure to properly fund an intensive therapy for all children with autism is discriminatory and violates the principles of medicare, a civil trial heard today. | Parents from...   (The Toronto Star)

Dustin Hoffman: 'I'm a freak accident' - Apr. 28, 2003 Dustin Hoffman Story Tools RELATED •   | LOS ANGELES, California (AP) -- Assessing a long weekend of interviews to promote his new film "Confidence," Dustin Hoffman decides he's given only o...   (CNN)

Understanding Autism | By Colette Bouchez | HealthScoutNews Reporter | MONDAY, April 28 (HealthScoutNews) -- The signs often show up early in a baby's life: He doesn't babble or coo like other infants. Later, he may fail ...   (Healthfinder)

Canada NewsWire Daybook for Monday, April 28, 2003 ALL TIMES ARE LOCAL ---------------------------------------------------------------- QUEBEC DATES: April 28 - 29 EVENT/ OPERATION LIFESAVER SAFETY WEEK - LOCATION: CN POLICE, IN COOPERATION WITH THE QUEBEC SAFETY LEAGUE ...   (Canada Newswire)

Archived on Saturday May 3 at 1.02pm:

Deaf talkabout: Glad they never found the cure EDUCATION was in the news again at the weekend with a profile on See Hear of Mabel Davis, the only deaf head teacher of a deaf school in the British Isles, and her assertion that we should no longer p...   (Belfast Telegraph)

Parker Trio | CONCERTS & EVENTS | Parker Trio: The Ontario gospel group headlines LutherCare Foundation's 19th-annual fund-raising dinner tonight at 6 p.m. at the Travelodge Hotel. Tickets $90 ($55 tax receipt). ...   (Canada Dot Com)

Repligen Announces $12.5 Million Private Placement WALTHAM, Mass., May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today it has issued and sold to The Riverview Group 2.5 million shares of its common stock at $5.00 per sh...   (PR Newswire)

Repligen Announces $12.5 Million Private Placement 5/2/03 WALTHAM, Mass., May 2, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today it has issued and sold to The Riverview Group 2.5 million shares of its co...   (Stockhouse)

Dope 'kills Thousands' Cannabis kills up to 30,000 people a year, new research claims. | Regular users also face a higher risk of mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. | The report in the British Medical Journal said the ...   (Skynews)

MICHAEL ROSENBERG: A passion for sports lights blind fan's way So you think you're a big sports fan? You have nothing on Larry Kay. | Larry has season tickets to the Pistons. And the Lions. And the Red Wings. And the Tigers and the Michigan football team. And he ...   (Detroit Free Press)

Insight: Helping to treat autistic child | The Dubai Autism Centre. ©Gulf News Dubai Autism Centre strives to make them productive members of society but is strapped for cash | Every autistic child's parents have a dream: That their child wi...   (Gulf News)

Albert Einstein was a loner and as a child he repeated sentences obsessively, says journal. ASPERGER SYNDROME LIKELY | LONDON - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses, but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger Syndrome - a form of autism. | The condition, fi...   (The Straits Times)

Einstein, Newton had autism ANI London, May 1 | A surprising aspect of history's two biggest geniuses has come to light. Researchers now believe that Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton may have suffered from some kind of autism. ...   (Hindustan Times)

Were Einstein, Newton Autistic? LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. |   | The condition, first desc...   (Yahoo Daily News)

U. California-Los Angeles: Pesticides near UCLA may cause health problems 3:31pm | U-WIRE-04/30/2003-U. California-Los Angeles: Pesticides near UCLA may cause health problems © 2002 Daily Bruin Via U-WIRE | By Jeyling Chou, Daily Bruin (U. California-Los Angeles) | LOS ANGE...   (Hoovers)

Were Einstein, Newton autistic? | LONDON: Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome - a form of autism. |   | The condition is a disorder that causes def...   (The Times Of India)

Were Einstein, Newton Autistic? LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. | The condition, first described by ...   (Reuters)

Were Einstein, Newton Austistic? • • • May 1 | — Release at 2 p.m. EDT | LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndr...   (ABC News)

Love Gods Dig Dancing Men who know how to move on the dance floor know all the right moves in the bedroom, a new survey suggests. | A survey of 2,000 women on city streets across the country has revealed that the way a man...   (Skynews)

Did Einstein and Newton have a form of autism? - May. 1, 2003 Story Tools Newton seems a classic case. He hardly spoke [and] was so engrossed in his work that he often forgot to eat. -- New Scientist magazine | LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Albert Einstein and Is...   (CNN)

House Passes Special Ed Bill That Pleases Educators, Not Parents ANDREW MOLLISON | WASHINGTON -- Deflecting objections from parents, the House decided Wednesday to give school officials and teachers more flexibility and another promise of higher funding for teachin...   (Cox Newspapers)

Were Einstein, Newton Austistic? Release at 2 p.m. EDT | LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. | The condit...   (Reuters)

New Sars Hospital Opens Suspected Sars victims in Beijing are being moved to a new hospital built in just eight days. | The hospital, on the northern outskirts of the city, has 1000 beds. Two others may follow. | Over 7,000 ...   (Skynews)

Were Einstein, Newton Austistic? Release at 2 p.m. EDT | LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. |   | T...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Archived on Saturday May 3 at 1.02pm:

Einstein, Newton may have been autistic (Infoshop News - 51 minutes ago). .. suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism... and impatient with other people without being autistic... the research can improve understanding of Asperger..

Center for autism plans much-needed expansion (Princeton Packet, NJ - 4 hours ago). .. like to build a 9875-square-foot employment center for adults with autism.. 5715-square-foot training center for professional staff as well as parents of autistic..

Little steps are gigantic for autistic kids (Rocky Mountain News, CO - 5 hours ago). .. This isn't going to go away," said Theresa Wrangham, president of the 100-member Autism Society of Boulder County and mother of an autistic child...

Doyle finds way to keep autism program going (Appleton Post Crescent, WI - 5 hours ago). By Ben Jones. MADISON — An in-home treatment program for children with autism has been spared by Gov. Jim Doyle, who proposed earlier..

Insight: Helping to treat autistic child (Gulf News, United Arab Emirates - 9 hours ago). .. explained. The centre offers treatment, disseminates information on autism and advises how autistic people should be handled. Kaltham..

What is autism? (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 10 hours ago). Autism is a developmental disability that typically appears during the first two years of life. Autism interferes with the normal..

State's autism program revived (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 12 hours ago). .. Scores of parents with autistic children helped save the program, writing.. those youths are likely to have milder forms of autism, such as Asperger..

Einstein and Newton “ may have been autistic ” (Health-News.co.uk, U.K. - 13 hours ago). .. usually have the learning disabilities associated with autism.. justice are all perfectly compatible with Asperger.. socially inept and yet not remotely autistic..

Did Einstein and Newton have a form of autism? (CNN Europe, Europe - 14 hours ago). .. Reuters) -- Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism...

SA.FE Conference for Autism Goes International (WNEP-TV, PA - 15 hours ago). .. She started an organization called SAFE It's stands for Supporting Autism & Families Everywhere... All here learning how to help their autistic children...

Governor Doyle Plans Scaled-back Autism Program (WBAY, WI - 16 hours ago). Governor Doyle wants to save a scaled-down version of the state's intensive in-home autism program. The governor originally planned..

Support for autism services (WTNH, CT - 17 hours ago). .. Connecticut.". The Connecticut Autism Spectrum Resource Center is the group most families with autistic adults and children rely on. "We..

Did Einstein and Newton have a form of autism? (CNN - 18 hours ago). .. Reuters) -- Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism...

Were Einstein, Newton Autistic? (Yahoo News - 18 hours ago). .. suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism... and impatient with other people without being autistic... the research can improve understanding of Asperger..

Were Einstein, Newton Autistic? (Reuters, UK - 19 hours ago). .. suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism... and impatient with other people without being autistic... the research can improve understanding of Asperger..

Were Einstein, Newton autistic? (Times of India, India - 19 hours ago). LONDON: Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome - a form of autism...

Einstein, Newton had autism (Hindustan Times, India - 20 hours ago). .. may have suffered from some kind of autism. Researchers at Cambridge and Oxford universities believe both scientists displayed classic signs of Asperger's..

Did Einstein and Newton have a form of autism? (CNN International - 23 hours ago). .. Reuters) -- Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism...

Did Einstein and Newton have a form of autism? (CNN - 23 hours ago). .. Reuters) -- Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism...

Did Einstein , Newton have autism ? (Hindustan Times, India - 1 May 2003). .. and Isaac Newton may have suffered from some kind of autism... What most people with Asperger's.. geniuses who are socially inept and yet not remotely autistic..

Archived on Sunday May 4 at 6.50pm:

Deaf talkabout: Glad they never found the cure EDUCATION was in the news again at the weekend with a profile on See Hear of Mabel Davis, the only deaf head teacher of a deaf school in the British Isles, and her assertion that we should no longer p...   (Belfast Telegraph)

Parker Trio | CONCERTS & EVENTS | Parker Trio: The Ontario gospel group headlines LutherCare Foundation's 19th-annual fund-raising dinner tonight at 6 p.m. at the Travelodge Hotel. Tickets $90 ($55 tax receipt). ...   (Canada Dot Com)

Repligen Announces $12.5 Million Private Placement WALTHAM, Mass., May 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today it has issued and sold to The Riverview Group 2.5 million shares of its common stock at $5.00 per sh...   (PR Newswire)

Repligen Announces $12.5 Million Private Placement 5/2/03 WALTHAM, Mass., May 2, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today it has issued and sold to The Riverview Group 2.5 million shares of its co...   (Stockhouse)

Dope 'kills Thousands' Cannabis kills up to 30,000 people a year, new research claims. | Regular users also face a higher risk of mental illnesses such as schizophrenia. | The report in the British Medical Journal said the ...   (Skynews)

MICHAEL ROSENBERG: A passion for sports lights blind fan's way So you think you're a big sports fan? You have nothing on Larry Kay. | Larry has season tickets to the Pistons. And the Lions. And the Red Wings. And the Tigers and the Michigan football team. And he ...   (Detroit Free Press)

Insight: Helping to treat autistic child | The Dubai Autism Centre. ©Gulf News Dubai Autism Centre strives to make them productive members of society but is strapped for cash | Every autistic child's parents have a dream: That their child wi...   (Gulf News)

Albert Einstein was a loner and as a child he repeated sentences obsessively, says journal. ASPERGER SYNDROME LIKELY | LONDON - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses, but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger Syndrome - a form of autism. | The condition, fi...   (The Straits Times)

Einstein, Newton had autism ANI London, May 1 | A surprising aspect of history's two biggest geniuses has come to light. Researchers now believe that Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton may have suffered from some kind of autism. ...   (Hindustan Times)

Were Einstein, Newton Autistic? LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. |   | The condition, first desc...   (Yahoo Daily News)

U. California-Los Angeles: Pesticides near UCLA may cause health problems 3:31pm | U-WIRE-04/30/2003-U. California-Los Angeles: Pesticides near UCLA may cause health problems © 2002 Daily Bruin Via U-WIRE | By Jeyling Chou, Daily Bruin (U. California-Los Angeles) | LOS ANGE...   (Hoovers)

Were Einstein, Newton autistic? | LONDON: Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome - a form of autism. |   | The condition is a disorder that causes def...   (The Times Of India)

Were Einstein, Newton Autistic? LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. | The condition, first described by ...   (Reuters)

Were Einstein, Newton Austistic? • • • May 1 | — Release at 2 p.m. EDT | LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndr...   (ABC News)

Love Gods Dig Dancing Men who know how to move on the dance floor know all the right moves in the bedroom, a new survey suggests. | A survey of 2,000 women on city streets across the country has revealed that the way a man...   (Skynews)

Did Einstein and Newton have a form of autism? - May. 1, 2003 Story Tools Newton seems a classic case. He hardly spoke [and] was so engrossed in his work that he often forgot to eat. -- New Scientist magazine | LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Albert Einstein and Is...   (CNN)

House Passes Special Ed Bill That Pleases Educators, Not Parents ANDREW MOLLISON | WASHINGTON -- Deflecting objections from parents, the House decided Wednesday to give school officials and teachers more flexibility and another promise of higher funding for teachin...   (Cox Newspapers)

Were Einstein, Newton Austistic? Release at 2 p.m. EDT | LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. | The condit...   (Reuters)

New Sars Hospital Opens Suspected Sars victims in Beijing are being moved to a new hospital built in just eight days. | The hospital, on the northern outskirts of the city, has 1000 beds. Two others may follow. | Over 7,000 ...   (Skynews)

Were Einstein, Newton Austistic? Release at 2 p.m. EDT | LONDON (Reuters) - Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism. |   | T...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Archived on Sunday May 4 at 6.50pm:

Lawsuit claims autistic kids denied treatment (Barrie Advance, Canada - 16 hours ago). .. Their autistic seven-year-old son, Tyler, was on the waiting list for treatment.. of 11-year-old twin boys Sebastian and Nathaniel, both diagnosed with autism at..

Was Einstein autistic? (MSN Money - 17 hours ago). .. suffered from Asperger syndrome — a form of autism... and impatient with other people without being autistic.. the research can improve understanding of Asperger..

Was Einstein autistic? (MSNBC - 18 hours ago). .. suffered from Asperger syndrome — a form of autism... and impatient with other people without being autistic.. the research can improve understanding of Asperger..

New hope for autistic children (Cecil Whig, MD - 21 hours ago). .. Autism Spectrum Disorder has several other disorders that fall into the same category: Asperger.. also is no cure, but there is success in treating autistic..

Einstein, Newton may have been autistic (Infoshop News - 2 May 2003). .. suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism... and impatient with other people without being autistic... the research can improve understanding of Asperger..

Center for autism plans much-needed expansion (Princeton Packet, NJ - 2 May 2003). .. like to build a 9875-square-foot employment center for adults with autism.. 5715-square-foot training center for professional staff as well as parents of autistic..

Little steps are gigantic for autistic kids (Rocky Mountain News, CO - 2 May 2003). .. This isn't going to go away," said Theresa Wrangham, president of the 100-member Autism Society of Boulder County and mother of an autistic child...

Doyle finds way to keep autism program going (Appleton Post Crescent, WI - 2 May 2003). By Ben Jones. MADISON — An in-home treatment program for children with autism has been spared by Gov. Jim Doyle, who proposed earlier..

Insight: Helping to treat autistic child (Gulf News, United Arab Emirates - 1 May 2003). .. explained. The centre offers treatment, disseminates information on autism and advises how autistic people should be handled. Kaltham..

What is autism? (Laurinburg Exchange, NC - 1 May 2003). Autism is a developmental disability that typically appears during the first two years of life. Autism interferes with the normal..

State's autism program revived (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 1 May 2003). .. Scores of parents with autistic children helped save the program, writing.. those youths are likely to have milder forms of autism, such as Asperger..

Einstein and Newton “ may have been autistic ” (Health-News.co.uk, U.K. - 1 May 2003). .. usually have the learning disabilities associated with autism.. justice are all perfectly compatible with Asperger.. socially inept and yet not remotely autistic..

Did Einstein and Newton have a form of autism? (CNN Europe, Europe - 1 May 2003). .. Reuters) -- Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism...

SA.FE Conference for Autism Goes International (WNEP-TV, PA - 1 May 2003). .. She started an organization called SAFE It's stands for Supporting Autism & Families Everywhere... All here learning how to help their autistic children...

Governor Doyle Plans Scaled-back Autism Program (WBAY, WI - 1 May 2003). Governor Doyle wants to save a scaled-down version of the state's intensive in-home autism program. The governor originally planned..

Support for autism services (WTNH, CT - 1 May 2003). .. Connecticut.". The Connecticut Autism Spectrum Resource Center is the group most families with autistic adults and children rely on. "We..

Were Einstein, Newton Autistic? (Yahoo News - 1 May 2003). .. suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism... and impatient with other people without being autistic... the research can improve understanding of Asperger..

Did Einstein and Newton have a form of autism? (CNN - 1 May 2003). .. Reuters) -- Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism...

Were Einstein, Newton Autistic? (Reuters, UK - 1 May 2003). .. suffered from Asperger syndrome -- a form of autism... and impatient with other people without being autistic... the research can improve understanding of Asperger..

Were Einstein, Newton autistic? (Times of India, India - 1 May 2003). LONDON: Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome - a form of autism...

Archived on Monday May 5 at 7.14pm:

Nestlé Purina PetCare hands out annual awards for pet heroism Purina Animal Hall of Fame Honours Three Gutsy Canines and One Plucky Cat for Life-Saving Efforts TORONTO /CNW/ - The 35th anniversary of the Purina Animal Hall of Fame ceremony took place today in To...   (Canada Newswire)

Mozart as good medicine? May 5 — One in 250 American babies is diagnosed with some form of autism. Autism is a complex developmental disability that affects a person’s social interaction and communication. To date...   (MSNBC)

Farewell to teaching June 30, 2003, will be my last day of teaching kindergarten. I have spent the last 30 years in the classroom. You can bet there will be tears. | When Bill 160 was passed back in 1997, decisions were m...   (The Toronto Star)

West Valley news briefs | Bookkeeper sentenced to 3 years for stealing | GLENDALE - A bookkeeper has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing more than $800,000 from a west Phoenix hat company where she was emplo...   (Azcentral)

Animal Welfare in Poor State JEDDAH, 5 May 2003 — A vast number of animals in captivity in the Kingdom are in a pitiful state. Many exotic species are kept in substandard conditions, often undergoing operations that render them l...   (Arab News)

Behavior analysts give autistic pupils needed direction CHELMSFORD - ''Color inside the lines,'' Susan Ainsleigh reminds Sam as he sits in his kindergarten class, head bent over an art project. ''Sit,'' she whispers to him during circle time. | Those might...   (The Boston Globe)

Formal recognition eases path of those with syndrome Fourteen-year-old Caitlin Medlar remembers feeling like her body contained an ''inner volcano.'' At age 7, she recalls, she could not stop herself from throwing temper tantrums in school. | ''It was e...   (The Boston Globe)

Man stabbed in Kenmore Square A man was in fair condition after being stabbed four times in the back while walking in Kenmore Square early yesterday morning, Boston Police said. The victim, whose name was not released, was hospita...   (The Boston Globe)

Fiscal problems threaten mental health centers IOTA, La. - With Louisiana running low on cash, lawmakers are considering cuts at state centers housing more than 1,600 mentally retarded and disabled people - including Doris Pitre's 35-year-old ...   (SunSpot)

Officials: Information found linking farmer to poisonings | CARIBOU, Maine — Investigators have information linking a farmer who died of a gunshot wound to the arsenic poisonings at a church lunch that killed one person and sickened more than a dozen ot...   (Seattle Times)

So now you know started to speak only after his third birthday (Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University believes that Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein could have had Asperger's Syndrome, a mild form o...   (The Observer)

A Big Apple a day... by Don DeLillo | Picador £16.99, pp210 | Don DeLillo would make a formidable speculator on the futures markets. With his close understanding of the congress between technology and capital, his insight...   (The Observer)

Five grammars on the doorstep If you want your children to go to a top-rate grammar school, you could hardly do better than live in the London borough of Sutton. The borough accounts for five of London's grammars. The local educat...   (The Observer)

Autistic artist missing for five days By | GREGORY Chew, 39, an artist who is autistic and who walks with a limp, has been missing for five days. | He has gone missing before and his family members are worried that he may become violent w...   (The Straits Times)

Massachusetts teacher sentenced for assault on autistic student MARLBORO, Mass. (AP) - A former special needs elementary school teacher was sentenced to probation for assaulting a 5-year-old autistic boy by sitting on him and force-feeding him peaches. | Laurie Br...   (The News & Observer)

Mass. Teacher Sentenced for Assault | ASSOCIATED PRESS | MARLBORO, Mass. (AP) - A former special needs elementary school teacher was sentenced to probation for assaulting a 5-year-old autistic boy by sitting on him and force-feeding him...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Mass. Teacher Sentenced for Assault MARLBORO, Mass. - A former special needs elementary school teacher was sentenced to probation for assaulting a 5-year-old autistic boy by sitting on him and force-feeding him peaches. | Laurie Brennan...   (The State)

Mass. Teacher Sentenced for Assault MARLBORO, Mass. -- A former special needs elementary school teacher was sentenced to probation for assaulting a 5-year-old autistic boy by sitting on him and force-feeding him peaches. | Laurie Brenna...   (Newsday)

On Long Island, a family's gift gives birth to autism center STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- They're raising three children on a gorgeous estate on Long Island Sound. One drives a Humvee, the other a BMW convertible. He's a retired Wall Street executive, she's a stay-at-h...   (Newsday)

English program wins reprieve CREDIT: MARIE-FRANCE COALLIER, THE GAZETTE   Josie Primiani gets a hug from her 10-year-old autistic daughter, Sabrina. Carmela Piazza (right) is a social worker with the outreach program Pi...   (Canada Dot Com)

Archived on Tuesday May 6 at 12.51pm:

Nestlé Purina PetCare hands out annual awards for pet heroism Purina Animal Hall of Fame Honours Three Gutsy Canines and One Plucky Cat for Life-Saving Efforts TORONTO /CNW/ - The 35th anniversary of the Purina Animal Hall of Fame ceremony took place today in To...   (Canada Newswire)

Mozart as good medicine? May 5 — One in 250 American babies is diagnosed with some form of autism. Autism is a complex developmental disability that affects a person’s social interaction and communication. To date...   (MSNBC)

Farewell to teaching June 30, 2003, will be my last day of teaching kindergarten. I have spent the last 30 years in the classroom. You can bet there will be tears. | When Bill 160 was passed back in 1997, decisions were m...   (The Toronto Star)

West Valley news briefs | Bookkeeper sentenced to 3 years for stealing | GLENDALE - A bookkeeper has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing more than $800,000 from a west Phoenix hat company where she was emplo...   (Azcentral)

Animal Welfare in Poor State JEDDAH, 5 May 2003 — A vast number of animals in captivity in the Kingdom are in a pitiful state. Many exotic species are kept in substandard conditions, often undergoing operations that render them l...   (Arab News)

Behavior analysts give autistic pupils needed direction CHELMSFORD - ''Color inside the lines,'' Susan Ainsleigh reminds Sam as he sits in his kindergarten class, head bent over an art project. ''Sit,'' she whispers to him during circle time. | Those might...   (The Boston Globe)

Formal recognition eases path of those with syndrome Fourteen-year-old Caitlin Medlar remembers feeling like her body contained an ''inner volcano.'' At age 7, she recalls, she could not stop herself from throwing temper tantrums in school. | ''It was e...   (The Boston Globe)

Man stabbed in Kenmore Square A man was in fair condition after being stabbed four times in the back while walking in Kenmore Square early yesterday morning, Boston Police said. The victim, whose name was not released, was hospita...   (The Boston Globe)

Fiscal problems threaten mental health centers IOTA, La. - With Louisiana running low on cash, lawmakers are considering cuts at state centers housing more than 1,600 mentally retarded and disabled people - including Doris Pitre's 35-year-old ...   (SunSpot)

Officials: Information found linking farmer to poisonings | CARIBOU, Maine — Investigators have information linking a farmer who died of a gunshot wound to the arsenic poisonings at a church lunch that killed one person and sickened more than a dozen ot...   (Seattle Times)

So now you know started to speak only after his third birthday (Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University believes that Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein could have had Asperger's Syndrome, a mild form o...   (The Observer)

A Big Apple a day... by Don DeLillo | Picador £16.99, pp210 | Don DeLillo would make a formidable speculator on the futures markets. With his close understanding of the congress between technology and capital, his insight...   (The Observer)

Five grammars on the doorstep If you want your children to go to a top-rate grammar school, you could hardly do better than live in the London borough of Sutton. The borough accounts for five of London's grammars. The local educat...   (The Observer)

Autistic artist missing for five days By | GREGORY Chew, 39, an artist who is autistic and who walks with a limp, has been missing for five days. | He has gone missing before and his family members are worried that he may become violent w...   (The Straits Times)

Massachusetts teacher sentenced for assault on autistic student MARLBORO, Mass. (AP) - A former special needs elementary school teacher was sentenced to probation for assaulting a 5-year-old autistic boy by sitting on him and force-feeding him peaches. | Laurie Br...   (The News & Observer)

Mass. Teacher Sentenced for Assault | ASSOCIATED PRESS | MARLBORO, Mass. (AP) - A former special needs elementary school teacher was sentenced to probation for assaulting a 5-year-old autistic boy by sitting on him and force-feeding him...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Mass. Teacher Sentenced for Assault MARLBORO, Mass. - A former special needs elementary school teacher was sentenced to probation for assaulting a 5-year-old autistic boy by sitting on him and force-feeding him peaches. | Laurie Brennan...   (The State)

Mass. Teacher Sentenced for Assault MARLBORO, Mass. -- A former special needs elementary school teacher was sentenced to probation for assaulting a 5-year-old autistic boy by sitting on him and force-feeding him peaches. | Laurie Brenna...   (Newsday)

On Long Island, a family's gift gives birth to autism center STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- They're raising three children on a gorgeous estate on Long Island Sound. One drives a Humvee, the other a BMW convertible. He's a retired Wall Street executive, she's a stay-at-h...   (Newsday)

English program wins reprieve CREDIT: MARIE-FRANCE COALLIER, THE GAZETTE   Josie Primiani gets a hug from her 10-year-old autistic daughter, Sabrina. Carmela Piazza (right) is a social worker with the outreach program Pi...   (Canada Dot Com)

Archived on Wednesday May 7 at 10.14am:

Nestlé Purina PetCare hands out annual awards for pet heroism Purina Animal Hall of Fame Honours Three Gutsy Canines and One Plucky Cat for Life-Saving Efforts TORONTO /CNW/ - The 35th anniversary of the Purina Animal Hall of Fame ceremony took place today in To...   (Canada Newswire)

Mozart as good medicine? May 5 — One in 250 American babies is diagnosed with some form of autism. Autism is a complex developmental disability that affects a person’s social interaction and communication. To date...   (MSNBC)

Farewell to teaching June 30, 2003, will be my last day of teaching kindergarten. I have spent the last 30 years in the classroom. You can bet there will be tears. | When Bill 160 was passed back in 1997, decisions were m...   (The Toronto Star)

West Valley news briefs | Bookkeeper sentenced to 3 years for stealing | GLENDALE - A bookkeeper has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing more than $800,000 from a west Phoenix hat company where she was emplo...   (Azcentral)

Animal Welfare in Poor State JEDDAH, 5 May 2003 — A vast number of animals in captivity in the Kingdom are in a pitiful state. Many exotic species are kept in substandard conditions, often undergoing operations that render them l...   (Arab News)

Behavior analysts give autistic pupils needed direction CHELMSFORD - ''Color inside the lines,'' Susan Ainsleigh reminds Sam as he sits in his kindergarten class, head bent over an art project. ''Sit,'' she whispers to him during circle time. | Those might...   (The Boston Globe)

Formal recognition eases path of those with syndrome Fourteen-year-old Caitlin Medlar remembers feeling like her body contained an ''inner volcano.'' At age 7, she recalls, she could not stop herself from throwing temper tantrums in school. | ''It was e...   (The Boston Globe)

Man stabbed in Kenmore Square A man was in fair condition after being stabbed four times in the back while walking in Kenmore Square early yesterday morning, Boston Police said. The victim, whose name was not released, was hospita...   (The Boston Globe)

Fiscal problems threaten mental health centers IOTA, La. - With Louisiana running low on cash, lawmakers are considering cuts at state centers housing more than 1,600 mentally retarded and disabled people - including Doris Pitre's 35-year-old ...   (SunSpot)

Officials: Information found linking farmer to poisonings | CARIBOU, Maine — Investigators have information linking a farmer who died of a gunshot wound to the arsenic poisonings at a church lunch that killed one person and sickened more than a dozen ot...   (Seattle Times)

So now you know started to speak only after his third birthday (Professor Simon Baron-Cohen of Cambridge University believes that Sir Isaac Newton and Albert Einstein could have had Asperger's Syndrome, a mild form o...   (The Observer)

A Big Apple a day... by Don DeLillo | Picador £16.99, pp210 | Don DeLillo would make a formidable speculator on the futures markets. With his close understanding of the congress between technology and capital, his insight...   (The Observer)

Five grammars on the doorstep If you want your children to go to a top-rate grammar school, you could hardly do better than live in the London borough of Sutton. The borough accounts for five of London's grammars. The local educat...   (The Observer)

Autistic artist missing for five days By | GREGORY Chew, 39, an artist who is autistic and who walks with a limp, has been missing for five days. | He has gone missing before and his family members are worried that he may become violent w...   (The Straits Times)

Massachusetts teacher sentenced for assault on autistic student MARLBORO, Mass. (AP) - A former special needs elementary school teacher was sentenced to probation for assaulting a 5-year-old autistic boy by sitting on him and force-feeding him peaches. | Laurie Br...   (The News & Observer)

Mass. Teacher Sentenced for Assault | ASSOCIATED PRESS | MARLBORO, Mass. (AP) - A former special needs elementary school teacher was sentenced to probation for assaulting a 5-year-old autistic boy by sitting on him and force-feeding him...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Mass. Teacher Sentenced for Assault MARLBORO, Mass. - A former special needs elementary school teacher was sentenced to probation for assaulting a 5-year-old autistic boy by sitting on him and force-feeding him peaches. | Laurie Brennan...   (The State)

Mass. Teacher Sentenced for Assault MARLBORO, Mass. -- A former special needs elementary school teacher was sentenced to probation for assaulting a 5-year-old autistic boy by sitting on him and force-feeding him peaches. | Laurie Brenna...   (Newsday)

On Long Island, a family's gift gives birth to autism center STONY BROOK, N.Y. -- They're raising three children on a gorgeous estate on Long Island Sound. One drives a Humvee, the other a BMW convertible. He's a retired Wall Street executive, she's a stay-at-h...   (Newsday)

English program wins reprieve CREDIT: MARIE-FRANCE COALLIER, THE GAZETTE   Josie Primiani gets a hug from her 10-year-old autistic daughter, Sabrina. Carmela Piazza (right) is a social worker with the outreach program Pi...   (Canada Dot Com)

Archived on Thursday May 8 at 3.29pm:

Fresh ideas find friend in nonprofit North Allegheny group Like a fairy godmother, the North Allegheny Foundation seems to wave a magic wand and -- poof! -- money appears for teacher ideas that otherwise might not get off the ground. | Some of those ideas hav...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Public Service Announcements - Aspergers Society of Ontario TORONTO /CNW/ - 30 Second --------- The Aspergers Society of Ontario will hold its' Second National Conference on Asperger Syndrometh and 31st at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The Society acts ...   (Canada Newswire)

Young Insomniacs Often Drugged to Sleep | By Jennifer Thomas | HealthScoutNews Reporter | WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthScoutNews) -- Pediatricians frequently recommend various prescription and over-the-counter sleep aids to young insomniacs, a n...   (Healthfinder)

Young Insomniacs Often Drugged to Sleep | (HealthScoutNews) -- Pediatricians frequently recommend various prescription and over-the-counter sleep aids ( - ) to young insomniacs, a new survey has found. |   | But researchers who conduct...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Repligen Announces Publication of Secretin Neurobiology Study in Neuroscience 5/7/03 WALTHAM, Mass., May 7, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) reported today the publication of a study in the journal Neuroscience which demonstrates t...   (Stockhouse)

Mudglyphs, theater, guitars - cheaper than camp | ASU's offerings for summer | Send your kids to college. Early. | The people who make their living off summer camps in this state must hate Arizona State University. Their summer programs offer a won...   (Azcentral)

Model car fans rev up for race THE Rehabilitation Insitute for Autism and Related Communication Disorders (Ria) in Adliya is to open up its back playground to remote control model car enthusiasts. | Starting tomorrow, from 3.30pm u...   (Gulf Daily News)

Envoy visits Centre for Autism TURKISH Ambassador Hilal Baskal visited the Al Wafa Centre for Autism yesterday. | The centre is run under the umbrella of the Bahrain Association for Mental Retardation. Association chairman Dr Ahmed...   (Gulf Daily News)

Found after five days, Mr Chew may have been upset because his mum couldn't cook ... Police received a call at 12.40 am on Sunday from a member of the public saying that a man was lying on the floor at Sengkang East Way bus interchange. | The fair-complexioned man with a limp was iden...   (The Straits Times)

Autistic children can live happy, productive lives Sheila S. Quarles van Ufford-Thomson, Contributor, Jakarta, quarles@cbn.net.id | A wealth of evidence currently exists to suggest that autistic children who are exposed to early behavioral interventio...   (Jakarta Post)

Cape school files plan to safeguard students after sex abuse inquiry A Cape Cod school for the disabled has filed a plan with the state to correct oversight lapses and other reported problems after alleged sexual misconduct involving a former employee and two female st...   (Boston Herald)

Angelman Syndrome Foundation Walk-a-Thon May 17 in Cities from Coast to Coast   | To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor | Contact: Eileen Braun of the Angleman Syndrome Foundation, 800-432-6435, ebraun@angelman.org | WASHINGTON, May 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Angelman Syndrome...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Congressional Report Documents Federal Regulatory Failure on Mercury in Vaccines, Confirms Parents' Fears over Thimerosal ...   | To: National Desk | Contact: Lyn Redwood of Safe Minds, 404-932-1786 | CRANFORD, NJ, May 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Parent advocates welcomed the report just issued by the US House of Representativ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Managing Cholesterol Hartford Hospital will present a free program on cholesterol management Thursday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Glastonbury Healthcare Center, 704 Hebron Ave. Call 860-545-1888 or 800-545-7664. | Grief And Lo...   (Ctnow)

The Discarded Kids of Brazil What would a UK Social Services department make of all this? | I guess all the children would be immediately rounded up | and shunted off into care, and there would be calls for a | Royal Commission t...   (Brazzil)

Pain goes another step down the food chain It's long been thought that fish don't feel pain, but in a study released last week by the Royal Society, Britain's national academy of science, researchers say they have conclusive proof that they do...   (The Boston Globe)

DATABASE: Up-to-the-Minute News and Information Japan Space Probe to Harvest | First Asteroid Dust Sample | Japan is preparing to bring home the first space rocks since U.S. astronauts gathered samples from the moon more than 30 years ago. | "This ...   (Newsday)

Bill limits restraining of students Henrietta Green-Petre found her autistic son in an Enloe High School classroom with his hands cuffed behind his back. | ...   (The News & Observer)

Was Einstein autistic? LONDON, May 2 — Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome — a form of autism. | div.showcase {font-family:...   (MSNBC)

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Archived on Thursday May 8 at 3.29pm:

Is There an Association Between MMR and Autism? Makela and colleagues conducted a retrospective investigation of data to determine whether there is any association between MMR vaccine and neurologic sequelae, such as encephalitis, aseptic meningitis, or autism. The authors concluded that there was no association.

The gay Hollywood 10 If the original Hollywood 10 symbolized political strength, a list for this century would be all about flexibility. Fewer players than ever are willing to make waves -- especially the gay ones. Here are 10 types you won't see storming the barricades this year.

Wynton's Blues For two decades Wynton Marsalis ruled the jazz universe, enjoying virtually unqualified admiration as a musician and unsurpassed influence as the music's leading promoter and definer. But after a series of sour notes, perhaps the biggest name in jazz faces an uncertain future. Just like jazz itself

Is There a Link Between MMR Vaccine and Autism? Madsen and colleagues present data from a retrospective cohort study of more than 500,000 children born in Denmark between 1991 and 1998.

Risperidone for Aggressive Behavior in Autistic Children Caring for children with autism who demonstrate self-injurious or aggressive behaviors often poses a number of serious challenges to parents and educators. McCracken reports on the use of one of the newer antipsychotics, risperidone, in autistic children with aggressive behaviors.

Archived on Friday May 9 at 8.12am:

Fresh ideas find friend in nonprofit North Allegheny group Like a fairy godmother, the North Allegheny Foundation seems to wave a magic wand and -- poof! -- money appears for teacher ideas that otherwise might not get off the ground. | Some of those ideas hav...   (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

Public Service Announcements - Aspergers Society of Ontario TORONTO /CNW/ - 30 Second --------- The Aspergers Society of Ontario will hold its' Second National Conference on Asperger Syndrometh and 31st at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. The Society acts ...   (Canada Newswire)

Young Insomniacs Often Drugged to Sleep | By Jennifer Thomas | HealthScoutNews Reporter | WEDNESDAY, May 7 (HealthScoutNews) -- Pediatricians frequently recommend various prescription and over-the-counter sleep aids to young insomniacs, a n...   (Healthfinder)

Young Insomniacs Often Drugged to Sleep | (HealthScoutNews) -- Pediatricians frequently recommend various prescription and over-the-counter sleep aids ( - ) to young insomniacs, a new survey has found. |   | But researchers who conduct...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Repligen Announces Publication of Secretin Neurobiology Study in Neuroscience 5/7/03 WALTHAM, Mass., May 7, 2003 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) reported today the publication of a study in the journal Neuroscience which demonstrates t...   (Stockhouse)

Mudglyphs, theater, guitars - cheaper than camp | ASU's offerings for summer | Send your kids to college. Early. | The people who make their living off summer camps in this state must hate Arizona State University. Their summer programs offer a won...   (Azcentral)

Model car fans rev up for race THE Rehabilitation Insitute for Autism and Related Communication Disorders (Ria) in Adliya is to open up its back playground to remote control model car enthusiasts. | Starting tomorrow, from 3.30pm u...   (Gulf Daily News)

Envoy visits Centre for Autism TURKISH Ambassador Hilal Baskal visited the Al Wafa Centre for Autism yesterday. | The centre is run under the umbrella of the Bahrain Association for Mental Retardation. Association chairman Dr Ahmed...   (Gulf Daily News)

Found after five days, Mr Chew may have been upset because his mum couldn't cook ... Police received a call at 12.40 am on Sunday from a member of the public saying that a man was lying on the floor at Sengkang East Way bus interchange. | The fair-complexioned man with a limp was iden...   (The Straits Times)

Autistic children can live happy, productive lives Sheila S. Quarles van Ufford-Thomson, Contributor, Jakarta, quarles@cbn.net.id | A wealth of evidence currently exists to suggest that autistic children who are exposed to early behavioral interventio...   (Jakarta Post)

Cape school files plan to safeguard students after sex abuse inquiry A Cape Cod school for the disabled has filed a plan with the state to correct oversight lapses and other reported problems after alleged sexual misconduct involving a former employee and two female st...   (Boston Herald)

Angelman Syndrome Foundation Walk-a-Thon May 17 in Cities from Coast to Coast   | To: Assignment Desk, Daybook Editor | Contact: Eileen Braun of the Angleman Syndrome Foundation, 800-432-6435, ebraun@angelman.org | WASHINGTON, May 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Angelman Syndrome...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Congressional Report Documents Federal Regulatory Failure on Mercury in Vaccines, Confirms Parents' Fears over Thimerosal ...   | To: National Desk | Contact: Lyn Redwood of Safe Minds, 404-932-1786 | CRANFORD, NJ, May 6 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Parent advocates welcomed the report just issued by the US House of Representativ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Managing Cholesterol Hartford Hospital will present a free program on cholesterol management Thursday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at Glastonbury Healthcare Center, 704 Hebron Ave. Call 860-545-1888 or 800-545-7664. | Grief And Lo...   (Ctnow)

The Discarded Kids of Brazil What would a UK Social Services department make of all this? | I guess all the children would be immediately rounded up | and shunted off into care, and there would be calls for a | Royal Commission t...   (Brazzil)

Pain goes another step down the food chain It's long been thought that fish don't feel pain, but in a study released last week by the Royal Society, Britain's national academy of science, researchers say they have conclusive proof that they do...   (The Boston Globe)

DATABASE: Up-to-the-Minute News and Information Japan Space Probe to Harvest | First Asteroid Dust Sample | Japan is preparing to bring home the first space rocks since U.S. astronauts gathered samples from the moon more than 30 years ago. | "This ...   (Newsday)

Bill limits restraining of students Henrietta Green-Petre found her autistic son in an Enloe High School classroom with his hands cuffed behind his back. | ...   (The News & Observer)

Was Einstein autistic? LONDON, May 2 — Albert Einstein and Isaac Newton were geniuses but British scientists believe they may have suffered from Asperger syndrome — a form of autism. | div.showcase {font-family:...   (MSNBC)

Blog: Army family journal A.acollink { font-size: 10px/11px; font-family:arial; TEXT-DECORATION:NONE; } A.acollink:hover { color: cc0000 } a.yblnk {text-decoration:none;color:000099;font-family:arial;font-size:13px;} a:visited...   (MSNBC)