N.A.S. (Surrey Branch) News Archive
1st January - 31st March 2004

Archived on Thursday January 1 at 2.10pm:

Coronado's garden plot takes root | Landscape geared to special needs | SCOTTSDALE - When special-needs students at Coronado High School return from winter break, they will have a new handicapped-accessible garden, thanks to the contr...   (Azcentral)

Story is laborious testament to mother's love From the very start, Patricia and Cliff Stacey realize that their infant son, Walker, is not like his older sister -- responsive, alert, thriving.   | In fact, he seems most relaxed when people a...   (The Boston Globe)

Students get to know apartment residents Before the holidays, residents of Benjamin Court Apartments didn't know what to think about the students who attend the KIND School nearby. | Kids in New Directions is Lawrence Township's alternative ...   (Indianapolis Star)

CELEBRATE &GIVE Let your New Year celebrations make a difference in someone's life | While the monks' alms bowls are overflowing from New Year's merit-making, there are many underprivileged groups out there waiting to be reached. | Often, the needy require just a little push to get ...   (Bangkok Post)

Child's autism inspires creation of support centre Zachary Graham isn't even aware of the impact his life has had on hundreds of Durham Region children. | The 10-year-old autistic boy is the inspiration behind Precious Minds, a charitable organization...   (The Toronto Star)

Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ...   (The Toronto Star)

Charter aimed at autistic students A Chester County psychologist wants permission from the Kennett Consolidated and Unionville-Chadds Ford School Districts to open a charter school that would serve elementary students with autistic dis...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Xybernaut and Horace Hopper's Musical Adventures Sign Teaming Agreement; Acceleration and Organization of Learning in ...    FAIRFAX, Va., Dec 29, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Xybernaut(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:XYBR) and Horace Hopper's Musical Adventures today announced they will collaborate to develop applications...   (Stockhouse)

Appeal: Still in need, refugees from a war that ended 28 years ago By Julia Stuart | Hung, 39, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, says he has been practising his backstroke for a forthcoming swimming gala. The last time he entered one he won a medal. He is...   (The Independent)

FLOWERS BRING ON THE SMILES: A light-hearted moment during the PAP Community Day, as PM ... The Headstart Fund, initiated by the PAP Community Foundation (PCF), plans to provide about 800 children a year with an allowance of $50 a month - more if they have disabilities - and guidance from vo...   (The Straits Times)

Schools accused of criminalizing disability Discipline leading to lawsuits | Matthew Herzog hurled his book bag onto his desk during a ninth-grade class at Stratford High School on an October day in 2001. | The desk broke, setting off a chain o...   (Houston Chronicle)

Hospitals auction nursing shifts online ALBANY, N.Y. -- Julie Hill, a registered nurse, picks her hours and pay by bidding on shifts over the Internet -- a kind of employment auction that some hospitals are using to ease a growing nursing s...   (The Boston Globe)

A Literary Celebration With New Year's just around the corner, it's time to recall the literary highlights of 2003 -- the books that delighted us, made us think, had us arguing with friends, kept us up past midnight unable ...   (Newsday)

Where would we be without boffins? Not a squeak. No sign of communication. Sitting in a strange environment, remote, mysterious and invisible. Microscope and mass spectrometer at the ready; ultraviolet sensor, thermocouples and three-a...   (The Observer)

No to vivisection Professor Colin Blakemore is critical of the Government for leaving him off the New Year honours list, threatening to quit unless the Government backs animal experimenters. | Throughout history scient...   (The Observer)

Investors worried about possible fraud SACRAMENTO — More than 5,200 clients across the country trusted James Paul Lewis Jr. with their life savings, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into his Southern California investment fund...   (The State)

Calif. Consultant Leaves Many Worried SACRAMENTO - More than 5,200 clients across the country trusted James Paul Lewis Jr. with their life savings, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into his Southern California investment funds on t...   (The State)

Calif. Consultant Leaves Many Worried SACRAMENTO -- More than 5,200 clients across the country trusted James Paul Lewis Jr. with their life savings, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into his Southern California investment funds on ...   (Newsday)

Investors fear they'll lose millions in alleged Ponzi scam SACRAMENTO - More than 5,200 clients across America trusted James Paul Lewis Jr. with their life savings, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into his Southern California investment funds on the w...   (The State)

Is there a dark side to Peter Pan? By JOHN WALSH | This Christmas there's an outbreak of Peter Pans. A dazzling $100m film version opens today. Its producer, Lisa Fisher, has been trying to get it made for 25 years, first with Francis ...   (NZ Herald)

Archived on Thursday January 1 at 2.10pm:

Autistic man honored (The News Journal, DE - 11 hours ago). .. something: He was one of the first students enrolled in the 22-year-old Delaware Autism Program and became an example of what autistic children could accomplish..

In-Home Autism Program Eliminated (WBAY, WI - 18 hours ago). .. year, the State is cutting back funding for an in-home therapy program for autistic children. Many counties in our area are served by the Autism and Behavioral..

Reaching out to the autistic child (Ahmedabad Newsline, India - Dec 29, 2003). .. in pregnancy or environmental issues as reasons for autism, there is one thing clear: with love, efforts and attention, the state of an autistic child can..

School for autistic students proposed for Chester County (Penn Live, PA - Dec 29, 2003). .. County school districts are scheduled to vote in coming months on whether to grant approval of a proposed charter elementary school for autistic students...

School for autistic students proposed for Chester County (NEPA News, PA - Dec 29, 2003). .. The school would be the second in the state for autistic children and the first to cater to elementary students. At the proposed..

School for autistic students proposed for Chester County (Penn Live, PA - Dec 29, 2003). .. County school districts are scheduled to vote in coming months on whether to grant approval of a proposed charter elementary school for autistic students...

Charter aimed at autistic students (Philadelphia Inquirer, PA - Dec 29, 2003). .. from the Kennett Consolidated and Unionville-Chadds Ford School Districts to open a charter school that would serve elementary students with autistic disorders..

Look more deeply into autism (Times Picayune, LA - Dec 28, 2003). .. of life could make children nearly 2½ times more likely to develop autism. One in every 150 children born today will end up on the autistic spectrum, needing..

Center to use method for autistic (Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - Dec 27, 2003). .. Designed for children with autism, the school will be modeled after the Son-Rise Program, a teaching technique parents with autistic children use in their own..

Center to use method for autistic (WFAA (subscription), TX - Dec 27, 2003). .. Designed for children with autism, the school will be modeled after the Son-Rise Program, a teaching technique parents with autistic children use in their own..

Easter Seals program helps autistic youngster improve (WPTV, FL - Dec 26, 2003). .. John suffered from autism. "I was devastated," said Judith Cinesi... Autism is a developmental disorder with wide-ranging effects on its sufferers...

Easter Seals program helps autistic boy improve (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - Dec 26, 2003). .. John suffered from autism. "I was devastated," said Judith Cinesi... Autism is a developmental disorder with wide-ranging effects on its sufferers...

Easter Seals program helps autistic youngster improve (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - Dec 26, 2003). .. John suffered from autism. "I was devastated," said Judith Cinesi... Autism is a developmental disorder with wide-ranging effects on its sufferers...

Mellanby family learns to cope with son's autism (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - Dec 24, 2003). .. was 1998, and some of those moments first alerted Mellanby and his wife to Carter's autistic traits. A complex brain disorder of unknown cause, autism can take..

Take a hike to help kids with autism (Glasgow Evening Times, UK - Dec 24, 2003). A SCOTS charity is appealing to walkers to take part in Scotland's most famous trek to raise money for children with autism. The..

Autistic man wins court fight (South London Press, UK - Dec 23, 2003). AN AUTISTIC man is set to receive substantial damages from Greenwich.. his report for the expert to have diagnosed Asperger's Syndrome, or autism in any..

Government develops plan to fight autism (Press-Enterprise (subscription), CA - Dec 22, 2003). .. their son Daniel, who is autistic. The collaboration represents a joint commitment of more than $5million, according to members of the alliance. Autism is a..

Autistic boy dismissed from St. Luke's (Barrington Times, RI - Dec 22, 2003). .. Asperger's Syndrome is an "autism spectrum disorder," a category that includes several conditions that qualify a child for special education...

West Virginia's registry of autism patients will aid in research (Indianapolis Star, IN - Dec 22, 2003). .. that state's number of autistic school children had.. Autism's symptoms and characteristics vary from mild to.. in the registry, are Asperger's Syndrome, Childhood..

Autism on record (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN - Dec 21, 2003). .. year indicated the number of autistic schoolchildren in.. Autism is a spectrum disorder, with symptoms and.. in the registry - are Asperger's Syndrome, Childhood..

Archived on Saturday January 3 at 7.10pm:

Coronado's garden plot takes root | Landscape geared to special needs | SCOTTSDALE - When special-needs students at Coronado High School return from winter break, they will have a new handicapped-accessible garden, thanks to the contr...   (Azcentral)

Story is laborious testament to mother's love From the very start, Patricia and Cliff Stacey realize that their infant son, Walker, is not like his older sister -- responsive, alert, thriving.   | In fact, he seems most relaxed when people a...   (The Boston Globe)

Students get to know apartment residents Before the holidays, residents of Benjamin Court Apartments didn't know what to think about the students who attend the KIND School nearby. | Kids in New Directions is Lawrence Township's alternative ...   (Indianapolis Star)

CELEBRATE &GIVE Let your New Year celebrations make a difference in someone's life | While the monks' alms bowls are overflowing from New Year's merit-making, there are many underprivileged groups out there waiting to be reached. | Often, the needy require just a little push to get ...   (Bangkok Post)

Child's autism inspires creation of support centre Zachary Graham isn't even aware of the impact his life has had on hundreds of Durham Region children. | The 10-year-old autistic boy is the inspiration behind Precious Minds, a charitable organization...   (The Toronto Star)

Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ...   (The Toronto Star)

Charter aimed at autistic students A Chester County psychologist wants permission from the Kennett Consolidated and Unionville-Chadds Ford School Districts to open a charter school that would serve elementary students with autistic dis...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Xybernaut and Horace Hopper's Musical Adventures Sign Teaming Agreement; Acceleration and Organization of Learning in ...    FAIRFAX, Va., Dec 29, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Xybernaut(R) Corporation (NASDAQ:XYBR) and Horace Hopper's Musical Adventures today announced they will collaborate to develop applications...   (Stockhouse)

Appeal: Still in need, refugees from a war that ended 28 years ago By Julia Stuart | Hung, 39, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, says he has been practising his backstroke for a forthcoming swimming gala. The last time he entered one he won a medal. He is...   (The Independent)

FLOWERS BRING ON THE SMILES: A light-hearted moment during the PAP Community Day, as PM ... The Headstart Fund, initiated by the PAP Community Foundation (PCF), plans to provide about 800 children a year with an allowance of $50 a month - more if they have disabilities - and guidance from vo...   (The Straits Times)

Schools accused of criminalizing disability Discipline leading to lawsuits | Matthew Herzog hurled his book bag onto his desk during a ninth-grade class at Stratford High School on an October day in 2001. | The desk broke, setting off a chain o...   (Houston Chronicle)

Hospitals auction nursing shifts online ALBANY, N.Y. -- Julie Hill, a registered nurse, picks her hours and pay by bidding on shifts over the Internet -- a kind of employment auction that some hospitals are using to ease a growing nursing s...   (The Boston Globe)

A Literary Celebration With New Year's just around the corner, it's time to recall the literary highlights of 2003 -- the books that delighted us, made us think, had us arguing with friends, kept us up past midnight unable ...   (Newsday)

Where would we be without boffins? Not a squeak. No sign of communication. Sitting in a strange environment, remote, mysterious and invisible. Microscope and mass spectrometer at the ready; ultraviolet sensor, thermocouples and three-a...   (The Observer)

No to vivisection Professor Colin Blakemore is critical of the Government for leaving him off the New Year honours list, threatening to quit unless the Government backs animal experimenters. | Throughout history scient...   (The Observer)

Investors worried about possible fraud SACRAMENTO — More than 5,200 clients across the country trusted James Paul Lewis Jr. with their life savings, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into his Southern California investment fund...   (The State)

Calif. Consultant Leaves Many Worried SACRAMENTO - More than 5,200 clients across the country trusted James Paul Lewis Jr. with their life savings, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into his Southern California investment funds on t...   (The State)

Calif. Consultant Leaves Many Worried SACRAMENTO -- More than 5,200 clients across the country trusted James Paul Lewis Jr. with their life savings, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into his Southern California investment funds on ...   (Newsday)

Investors fear they'll lose millions in alleged Ponzi scam SACRAMENTO - More than 5,200 clients across America trusted James Paul Lewis Jr. with their life savings, pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into his Southern California investment funds on the w...   (The State)

Is there a dark side to Peter Pan? By JOHN WALSH | This Christmas there's an outbreak of Peter Pans. A dazzling $100m film version opens today. Its producer, Lisa Fisher, has been trying to get it made for 25 years, first with Francis ...   (NZ Herald)

Archived on Sunday January 4 at 11.34pm:

Landscaper friend to special-needs students | Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School needed donations for its garden by reading the Scottsdale school's newsletter on its Web site. | The 1967 graduate volunteered first one servic...   (Azcentral)

Optimistic about autism THE DEC. 30 book review of "The Boy Who Loved Windows," asks "Can a child with autism actually be cured?" Regrettably, the reporter answered her own question: There is no known cure to autism. Is ther...   (The Boston Globe)

Shelter has healthier heartbeat When they first moved into their van with their 5-year-old autistic son, Shar Vantolia and his wife, Quana, thought they would be back on their feet in no time. | But six months later, their hope was ...   (Indianapolis Star)

Once were Samurai By MICHELE MANELIS | Tom Cruise searches for spirituality, fights in the 19th-century Japanese civil war, and finds his inner warrior in The Last Samurai. | Sure, we've seen it all before. And in New ...   (NZ Herald)

Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ...   (The Toronto Star)

Repligen Announces Conference Call to Discuss Phase 3 Study Results of Secretin for Autism 1/2/04    WALTHAM, Mass., Jan 02, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- | Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today that the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Wa...   (Stockhouse)

MMR vaccine take-up rate will cost lives Andrew Brightwell | A TOP Royal Free doctor has warned that many children will die because of the poor take-up of rate of the MMR vaccine. Professor Brent Taylor is the director of child health at the...   (Ham and High)

Doctors fear measles outbreak Joanne Embree has been a doctor long enough to recognize measles: the rash starting on the forehead and face that can lead to pneumonia or, in rare cases, a slow, fatal brain infection in which nerves...   (National Post)

Landscaper becomes special friend | Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School in Scottsdale needed donations for its garden by reading the school's newsletter on its Web site. | The 1967 graduate volunteered first one ser...   (Azcentral)

Narrowing the search Two years ago, Kelly Hurley was bagging leaves in her Franklin yard when her 4-year-old son, Michael, wandered off. She turned around for a second, she said, and he was gone.   | After a frantic ...   (The Boston Globe)

People / South WINNING DESIGN Ben Johnson, 17, of Braintree, has been named the winner of the May Institute's annual holiday card competition. Johnson, son of Richard and Jody Johnson, was named the winner from amon...   (The Boston Globe)

Among headlines of past year, these left strong impression on editorial board The year 2003 was packed with Page One stories of global, national, state and local significance. As a new year begins, members of The Star's editorial board have chosen the people and events they fou...   (Indianapolis Star)

Nurturing intelligence One Voice | By Pang Hin Yue | LIVING in Vietnam that had been ravished by years of war, Trinh Phan Thi Xuan could not find a medical expert to pinpoint her son’s condition. But working in a tran...   (The Star)

Coronado's garden plot takes root | Landscape geared to special needs | SCOTTSDALE - When special-needs students at Coronado High School return from winter break, they will have a new handicapped-accessible garden, thanks to the contr...   (Azcentral)

Story is laborious testament to mother's love From the very start, Patricia and Cliff Stacey realize that their infant son, Walker, is not like his older sister -- responsive, alert, thriving.   | In fact, he seems most relaxed when people a...   (The Boston Globe)

Students get to know apartment residents Before the holidays, residents of Benjamin Court Apartments didn't know what to think about the students who attend the KIND School nearby. | Kids in New Directions is Lawrence Township's alternative ...   (Indianapolis Star)

CELEBRATE &GIVE Let your New Year celebrations make a difference in someone's life | While the monks' alms bowls are overflowing from New Year's merit-making, there are many underprivileged groups out there waiting to be reached. | Often, the needy require just a little push to get ...   (Bangkok Post)

Inside Politics By Greg Pierce | Funding lead | Aided by aggressive Internet campaigns, Howard Dean and Wesley Clark have raised the most money among Democratic candidates in the final quarter of 2003, according to p...   (The Washington Times)

Child's autism inspires creation of support centre Zachary Graham isn't even aware of the impact his life has had on hundreds of Durham Region children. | The 10-year-old autistic boy is the inspiration behind Precious Minds, a charitable organization...   (The Toronto Star)

Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ...   (The Toronto Star)

Archived on Monday January 5 at 3.43pm:

Landscaper friend to special-needs students | Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School needed donations for its garden by reading the Scottsdale school's newsletter on its Web site. | The 1967 graduate volunteered first one servic...   (Azcentral)

Optimistic about autism THE DEC. 30 book review of "The Boy Who Loved Windows," asks "Can a child with autism actually be cured?" Regrettably, the reporter answered her own question: There is no known cure to autism. Is ther...   (The Boston Globe)

Shelter has healthier heartbeat When they first moved into their van with their 5-year-old autistic son, Shar Vantolia and his wife, Quana, thought they would be back on their feet in no time. | But six months later, their hope was ...   (Indianapolis Star)

Once were Samurai By MICHELE MANELIS | Tom Cruise searches for spirituality, fights in the 19th-century Japanese civil war, and finds his inner warrior in The Last Samurai. | Sure, we've seen it all before. And in New ...   (NZ Herald)

Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ...   (The Toronto Star)

Repligen Announces Conference Call to Discuss Phase 3 Study Results of Secretin for Autism 1/2/04    WALTHAM, Mass., Jan 02, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- | Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today that the Company's President and Chief Executive Officer, Wa...   (Stockhouse)

MMR vaccine take-up rate will cost lives Andrew Brightwell | A TOP Royal Free doctor has warned that many children will die because of the poor take-up of rate of the MMR vaccine. Professor Brent Taylor is the director of child health at the...   (Ham and High)

Doctors fear measles outbreak Joanne Embree has been a doctor long enough to recognize measles: the rash starting on the forehead and face that can lead to pneumonia or, in rare cases, a slow, fatal brain infection in which nerves...   (National Post)

Landscaper becomes special friend | Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School in Scottsdale needed donations for its garden by reading the school's newsletter on its Web site. | The 1967 graduate volunteered first one ser...   (Azcentral)

Narrowing the search Two years ago, Kelly Hurley was bagging leaves in her Franklin yard when her 4-year-old son, Michael, wandered off. She turned around for a second, she said, and he was gone.   | After a frantic ...   (The Boston Globe)

People / South WINNING DESIGN Ben Johnson, 17, of Braintree, has been named the winner of the May Institute's annual holiday card competition. Johnson, son of Richard and Jody Johnson, was named the winner from amon...   (The Boston Globe)

Among headlines of past year, these left strong impression on editorial board The year 2003 was packed with Page One stories of global, national, state and local significance. As a new year begins, members of The Star's editorial board have chosen the people and events they fou...   (Indianapolis Star)

Nurturing intelligence One Voice | By Pang Hin Yue | LIVING in Vietnam that had been ravished by years of war, Trinh Phan Thi Xuan could not find a medical expert to pinpoint her son’s condition. But working in a tran...   (The Star)

Coronado's garden plot takes root | Landscape geared to special needs | SCOTTSDALE - When special-needs students at Coronado High School return from winter break, they will have a new handicapped-accessible garden, thanks to the contr...   (Azcentral)

Story is laborious testament to mother's love From the very start, Patricia and Cliff Stacey realize that their infant son, Walker, is not like his older sister -- responsive, alert, thriving.   | In fact, he seems most relaxed when people a...   (The Boston Globe)

Students get to know apartment residents Before the holidays, residents of Benjamin Court Apartments didn't know what to think about the students who attend the KIND School nearby. | Kids in New Directions is Lawrence Township's alternative ...   (Indianapolis Star)

CELEBRATE &GIVE Let your New Year celebrations make a difference in someone's life | While the monks' alms bowls are overflowing from New Year's merit-making, there are many underprivileged groups out there waiting to be reached. | Often, the needy require just a little push to get ...   (Bangkok Post)

Inside Politics By Greg Pierce | Funding lead | Aided by aggressive Internet campaigns, Howard Dean and Wesley Clark have raised the most money among Democratic candidates in the final quarter of 2003, according to p...   (The Washington Times)

Child's autism inspires creation of support centre Zachary Graham isn't even aware of the impact his life has had on hundreds of Durham Region children. | The 10-year-old autistic boy is the inspiration behind Precious Minds, a charitable organization...   (The Toronto Star)

Failing our most vulnerable NOWHERE TO GO Star reporter Kevin Donovan and photographer Lana Slezic have been following the funding plight of developmentally challenged people in Ontario for more than a year. | For 12 days after ...   (The Toronto Star)

Archived on Tuesday January 6 at 1.34pm:

U.S. Stocks Rise, Led by Siebel Shares; Nasdaq at Two-Year High Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose, sending the Nasdaq Composite Index to a two-year high. Siebel Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of customer-service software, and Vulcan Materials Co....   (Bloomberg)

U.S. Stocks Rise, Led by Shares of Siebel; General Motors Gains Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose as companies such as Siebel Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of customer- service software, and Vulcan Materials Co., the biggest U.S. producer of bui...   (Bloomberg)

U.S. Stocks Rise, Paced by Shares of Siebel, Vulcan Materials Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose as companies such as Siebel Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of customer- service software, and Vulcan Materials Co., the biggest U.S. producer of bui...   (Bloomberg)

U.S. Stocks Rise, Led by Shares of Siebel and Vulcan Materials Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose as companies such as Siebel Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of customer- service software, and Vulcan Materials Co., the biggest U.S. producer of bui...   (Bloomberg)

U.S. Stocks Rise, Led by Shares of Siebel, Vulcan (Correct) U.S. Stocks Rise, Led by Shares of Siebel, Vulcan (Correct) | (Corrects spelling of Siebel in sixth paragraph.) | Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose as companies such as Siebel Systems Inc., the w...   (Bloomberg)

U.S. Stocks Rise; Siebel Rallies as Profit Exceeds Forecast Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks advanced as Siebel Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of customer-service software, said fourth-quarter profit exceeded its forecast. | General Motors Corp. ...   (Bloomberg)

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise; Siebel Rallies on Higher Profit Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures advanced as Siebel Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of customer- service software, said fourth-quarter profit exceeded its forecast. | General...   (Bloomberg)

Siebel Systems forecast, chip rally leads tech parade Nasdaq closes near a two-year high on the back of Siebel forecast and chip sector rally. | NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The Nasdaq roared to a near two-year high Monday as technology issues benefited from a...   (CNN)

Clemens Receives Thurman Munson Award NEW YORK - Six-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens will receive the Thurman Munson Award from the Association for the Help of Retarded Children at the organization's dinner on Feb. 3. | Clemens, ...   (The State)

Clemens receives Munson Award Six-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens will receive the Thurman Munson Award from the Association for the Help of Retarded Children at the organization's dinner on Feb. 3. | Clemens, who recorde...   (Globe and Mail)

Clemens Receives Thurman Munson Award NEW YORK - Six-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens will receive the Thurman Munson Award from the Association for the Help of Retarded Children at the organization's dinner on Feb. 3. |   | ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

U.S. Stocks Rise, Paced by Shares of Siebel, Vulcan Materials U.S. stocks rose as companies such as Siebel Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of customer- service software, and Vulcan Materials Co., the biggest U.S. producer of building materials, said prof...   (Boston Herald)

Repligen autism treatment does not clear hurdle Repligen Corp.'s Phase III study for a new autism treatment netted disappointing results, the Waltham company announced Jan. 5. | Shareholders initially punished the stock following the news, driving ...   (Amcity)

Before-The-Bell: Eli Lilly Falls CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of Eli Lilly & Co. | Related Quotes | 71.24 | 14.92 | 2.36 | 7.09 | 10482.81 | 2024.23 | 1115.90 | 0.00 | +0.93 | -1.80 | +0.28 | +72.96 | +17.55 | +7.42 | delayed 20 m...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Repligen autism drug fails in late-stage trial Drug proves ineffective on children with severe symptoms, less severe patients show some improvement | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Repligen Corp. said Monday its experimental treatment for autism failed to p...   (CNN)

Phase 3 Study of Secretin for Autism Fails to Meet Dual Primary Endpoints 1/5/04    WALTHAM, Mass., Jan 05, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- | Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today that its Phase 3 clinical trial in autism of RG1068, synthet...   (Stockhouse)

Special friend to special-needs students | Landscaper donates services to school garden | SCOTTSDALE - Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School needed donations for its garden by reading the school's newsletter on its Web site....   (Azcentral)

A far cry from a mom's past moviegoing Here I am crying again. This time the culprit is "Cold Mountain," a new movie whose bloodshed and body count have so far failed to move me. But there's a baby in it briefly and he's uncovered on the f...   (The Boston Globe)

Handful of towns lead preservation spending Six communities south of Boston authorized nearly $3 million in spending this fall on affordable housing, historic preservation, land conservation, and recreation projects through the state Community ...   (The Boston Globe)

Pack is prepared for Scouts with different styles Sitting cross-legged in a circle of bouncy young boys, Ian Pham remains still as he gazes up at a glittering magician. Ian is 10 years old but speaks very little, even to his parents.   | He has ...   (The Boston Globe)

Archived on Wednesday January 7 at 6.10am:

U.S. Stocks Rise, Led by Siebel Shares; Nasdaq at Two-Year High Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose, sending the Nasdaq Composite Index to a two-year high. Siebel Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of customer-service software, and Vulcan Materials Co....   (Bloomberg)

U.S. Stocks Rise, Led by Shares of Siebel; General Motors Gains Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose as companies such as Siebel Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of customer- service software, and Vulcan Materials Co., the biggest U.S. producer of bui...   (Bloomberg)

U.S. Stocks Rise, Paced by Shares of Siebel, Vulcan Materials Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose as companies such as Siebel Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of customer- service software, and Vulcan Materials Co., the biggest U.S. producer of bui...   (Bloomberg)

U.S. Stocks Rise, Led by Shares of Siebel and Vulcan Materials Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose as companies such as Siebel Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of customer- service software, and Vulcan Materials Co., the biggest U.S. producer of bui...   (Bloomberg)

U.S. Stocks Rise, Led by Shares of Siebel, Vulcan (Correct) U.S. Stocks Rise, Led by Shares of Siebel, Vulcan (Correct) | (Corrects spelling of Siebel in sixth paragraph.) | Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks rose as companies such as Siebel Systems Inc., the w...   (Bloomberg)

U.S. Stocks Rise; Siebel Rallies as Profit Exceeds Forecast Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks advanced as Siebel Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of customer-service software, said fourth-quarter profit exceeded its forecast. | General Motors Corp. ...   (Bloomberg)

U.S. Stock-Index Futures Rise; Siebel Rallies on Higher Profit Jan. 5 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stock-index futures advanced as Siebel Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of customer- service software, said fourth-quarter profit exceeded its forecast. | General...   (Bloomberg)

Siebel Systems forecast, chip rally leads tech parade Nasdaq closes near a two-year high on the back of Siebel forecast and chip sector rally. | NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The Nasdaq roared to a near two-year high Monday as technology issues benefited from a...   (CNN)

Clemens Receives Thurman Munson Award NEW YORK - Six-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens will receive the Thurman Munson Award from the Association for the Help of Retarded Children at the organization's dinner on Feb. 3. | Clemens, ...   (The State)

Clemens receives Munson Award Six-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens will receive the Thurman Munson Award from the Association for the Help of Retarded Children at the organization's dinner on Feb. 3. | Clemens, who recorde...   (Globe and Mail)

Clemens Receives Thurman Munson Award NEW YORK - Six-time Cy Young Award winner Roger Clemens will receive the Thurman Munson Award from the Association for the Help of Retarded Children at the organization's dinner on Feb. 3. |   | ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

U.S. Stocks Rise, Paced by Shares of Siebel, Vulcan Materials U.S. stocks rose as companies such as Siebel Systems Inc., the world's largest maker of customer- service software, and Vulcan Materials Co., the biggest U.S. producer of building materials, said prof...   (Boston Herald)

Repligen autism treatment does not clear hurdle Repligen Corp.'s Phase III study for a new autism treatment netted disappointing results, the Waltham company announced Jan. 5. | Shareholders initially punished the stock following the news, driving ...   (Amcity)

Before-The-Bell: Eli Lilly Falls CHICAGO (Reuters) - Shares of Eli Lilly & Co. | Related Quotes | 71.24 | 14.92 | 2.36 | 7.09 | 10482.81 | 2024.23 | 1115.90 | 0.00 | +0.93 | -1.80 | +0.28 | +72.96 | +17.55 | +7.42 | delayed 20 m...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Repligen autism drug fails in late-stage trial Drug proves ineffective on children with severe symptoms, less severe patients show some improvement | NEW YORK (Reuters) - Repligen Corp. said Monday its experimental treatment for autism failed to p...   (CNN)

Phase 3 Study of Secretin for Autism Fails to Meet Dual Primary Endpoints 1/5/04    WALTHAM, Mass., Jan 05, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- | Repligen Corporation (Nasdaq: RGEN) announced today that its Phase 3 clinical trial in autism of RG1068, synthet...   (Stockhouse)

Special friend to special-needs students | Landscaper donates services to school garden | SCOTTSDALE - Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School needed donations for its garden by reading the school's newsletter on its Web site....   (Azcentral)

A far cry from a mom's past moviegoing Here I am crying again. This time the culprit is "Cold Mountain," a new movie whose bloodshed and body count have so far failed to move me. But there's a baby in it briefly and he's uncovered on the f...   (The Boston Globe)

Handful of towns lead preservation spending Six communities south of Boston authorized nearly $3 million in spending this fall on affordable housing, historic preservation, land conservation, and recreation projects through the state Community ...   (The Boston Globe)

Pack is prepared for Scouts with different styles Sitting cross-legged in a circle of bouncy young boys, Ian Pham remains still as he gazes up at a glittering magician. Ian is 10 years old but speaks very little, even to his parents.   | He has ...   (The Boston Globe)

Archived on Wednesday January 7 at 6.10am:

AUTISM TREATMENT FAILS TO MEET PRIMARY ENDPOINTS IN PHASE III.. (Pharmexec (press release) - 4 hours ago). plummeted 42.6 percent after data showed the company’s synthetic human secretin, RG1068, did not meet the two primary endpoints of a Phase III autism trial...

Repligen's Secretin Fails Autism Phase III; Subgroup Has Promise (BioWorld Online (subscription), United States - 4 hours ago). .. placebo in autistic children aged 2 years, 8 months to 4 years, 11.. with two primary endpoints: improvements in social interaction as measured by the Autism..

Repligen shares dive after autism treatment flops in testing (Newton Daily News Tribune, MA - 4 hours ago). plunged yesterday after the biotechnology company said its autism treatment failed to meet its stated goals in late-stage testing...

Trials End Parents' Hopes for Autism Drug (New York Times - 6 hours ago). .. In 1996, Parker Beck, an autistic boy in New Hampshire, was given secretin to help diagnose gastrointestinal problems, which afflict many children with autism...

Trials End Parents' Hopes for Autism Drug (New York Times, NY - 6 hours ago). .. In 1996, Parker Beck, an autistic boy in New Hampshire, was given secretin to help diagnose gastrointestinal problems, which afflict many children with autism...

Repligen shares dive after autism treatment flops in testing (Providence Journal (subscription), RI - 10 hours ago). plunged Monday after the biotechnology company said its autism treatment failed to meet its stated goals in late-stage testing...

Repligen shares dive after autism treatment flops in testing (Ocala Star-Banner, FL - 10 hours ago). The stock of Repligen Corp. plunged Monday after the biotechnology company said its autism treatment failed to meet its stated goals in late-stage testing...

Offering hope to autistic children (Today (Singapore), Singapore - 12 hours ago). .. for autistic children. According to the Autism Association, there are about 24,000 autistic children here. Ms Barron said: "These..

Repligen shares dive after autism treatment flops in testing (Times Daily, AL - 13 hours ago). The stock of Repligen Corp. plunged Monday after the biotechnology company said its autism treatment failed to meet its stated goals in late-stage testing...

Repligen shares dive after autism treatment flops in testing (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 13 hours ago). The stock of Repligen Corp. plunged Monday after the biotechnology company said its autism treatment failed to meet its stated goals in late-stage testing...

Repligen shares dive after autism treatment flops in testing (Providence Journal (subscription), RI - 13 hours ago). plunged Monday after the biotechnology company said its autism treatment failed to meet its stated goals in late-stage testing...

Repligen's Autism Drug Falls Short (TheStreet.com (subscription), NY - 15 hours ago). .. and social skills of autistic children 2 to 4 years old, something no other drug has been able to accomplish. But the science connecting Secretin with autism..

Repligen's Autism Drug Falls Short (RealMoney (subscription), NY - 15 hours ago). .. and social skills of autistic children 2 to 4 years old, something no other drug has been able to accomplish. But the science connecting Secretin with autism..

Autistic children get language training from USU students (Utah Statesman, UT - 16 hours ago). .. No two children with autism.. he began working with faculty and staff at USU to open a facility that would offer assistance to families with autistic children...

Repligen autism treatment does not clear hurdle (Boston Business Journal, MA - 16 hours ago). Repligen Corp.'s Phase III study for a new autism treatment netted disappointing results.. 2 years, 8 months to nearly age 5, all with moderate to severe autistic..

Repligen gets disappointing results from secretin in Autism study.. (Boston Mass High Tech, MA - 17 hours ago). announced that its Phase III clinical trial in autism of RG1068, synthetic human secretin, failed to meet the study's dual primary endpoints...

UPDATE 2-Repligen autism treatment not effective in trial (Reuters, United States - 19 hours ago). (RGEN.O: Quote, Profile, Research) , a small biopharmaceuticals company, said on Monday its experimental treatment for autism was not effective in a late-stage..

Repligen autism drug fails in trial (CNN/Money - 21 hours ago). NEW YORK (Reuters) - Repligen Corp. said Monday its experimental treatment for autism failed to prove effective in a late-stage clinical trial...

Appeal to SAARC Summit in Islamabad on Autism (PakTribune.com, Pakistan - 21 hours ago). .. of information on Autism and Asperger's.. There are only a handful of organisations in the voluntary sector who are in a position to help the Autistic..

Parents turn to alternative autism treatments (San Mateo County Times, CA - 22 hours ago). .. One of the most popular alternative treatments is known as the Defeat Autism Now! (DAN!) protocol. Developed by a San Diego doctor with an autistic son, the..

Archived on Thursday January 8 at 4.02pm:

deCODE genetics launches study of the genetics of autism 1/7/04    Jan 07, 2004 (NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT via COMTEX) -- | Iceland's deCODE genetics has announced the launch of a new study of the genetics of autism. | Funded by a two-year, USD2.8m g...   (Stockhouse)

New Picture of Rare Childhood Disorder WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- The first use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the brain of a boy with a rare disorder called hyperlexia is described in a Georgetown Unive...   (Yahoo Daily News)

New Picture of Rare Childhood Disorder | WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- The first use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the brain of a boy with a rare disorder called hyperlexia is described in a Georgetown Uni...   (Healthfinder)

Author Haddon tops Whitbread odds Haddon's book has appealed to adults as well as younger readers Author Mark Haddon has been installed as favourite to win the prestigious Whitbread Prize. | Haddon, whose The Curious Incident of the D...   (BBC News)

The curious tale of author Haddon | By Keily Oakes | BBC News Online entertainment staff | Author Mark Haddon was known as a successful children's author, with 16 titles under his belt, before publishing his first book for adults. | B...   (BBC News)

Organon Reaffirms Interest in the AMPAKINE Technology for Depression; Cortex Receives $2 Million Milestone Payment 1/7/04    IRVINE, Calif., Jan 7, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: COR) announced that it has received the milestone payment from NV Organon to retain the worldwi...   (Stockhouse)

Whitbread for Pierre Controversial Australian author D B C Pierre, fresh from winning the Booker Prize, has claimed more literary kudos by taking the Whitbread's first novel award for Vernon God Little, the story of a Tex...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Youth's choice led to trouble | The boy was small for his age. | Even though he was in Grade 7, he looked like a kid who should still have been in early elementary school. | Very quiet. | Very polite. | Very pleasant. | And he see...   (Canada Dot Com)

deCODE and The Simons Foundation Launch Major Population-based Study of the Genetics of Autism 1/7/04    REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Jan 07, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- | deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN) and The Simons Foundation, a New York-based organization supporting advanced ...   (Stockhouse)

Whitbread honour for 'curious' novel A children's book written from the point of view of an autistic teenager has landed one of Britain's top book prizes. | The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon won the Whitbre...   (Ananova)

Vernon God Little author DBC Pierre could pull off a double: Booker winner makes short list for the Whitbread Prize LONDON - DBC Pierre, the unexpected winner of this year's Booker Prize, is in contention for a unique double after his debut novel, Vernon God Little, also made it to the final short list for the Whit...   (National Post)

Bleak future faces pioneering school | By The Journal   | A North school which provides a lifeline for deaf and disabled children is being threatened with closure because of Government policy. | Northern Counties School in Newcastle...   (IC Newcastle)

Special-needs students have special friend | Landscaper helps install garden | Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School needed donations for its garden by reading the school's newsletter on its Web site. | The 1967 graduate volun...   (Azcentral)

Special friend to special kids | Landscaper sculpts garden at Coronado | Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School needed donations for its garden by reading the school's newsletter on its Web site. | The 1967 graduate...   (Azcentral)

Mentally disabled get expansion in choices Only the last-minute touches are left: new paint, grab bars in the bathrooms and wheelchair ramps over the front stoops. | In late January, when the work crews are done, mentally disabled residents fr...   (The State)

Story of autistic boy's life wins over judges Whitbread prize judges yesterday created what was predicted as a "huge" new bestseller when they singled out a story on an autistic teenager as their award for best novel of the year. | Despite its di...   (The Guardian)

Whitbread winners Tightly, testingly written poems about myths, islands and personal depths, his "most accomplished and spiritual collection to date" | "AMERICA | All afternoon we stood watch upon the wharf | for what ...   (The Guardian)

Whitbread prize honours children's book | Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has captured Britain's Whitbread Novel Award, with judges hailing the children's story as a work with resonance for adolescents and ad...   (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Whitbread honour for children's adventure Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time captured Britain's Whitbread Novel Award yesterday with judges hailing the children's story as a work with resonance for adolescents and...   (Gulf Daily News)

Whitbread Prize Honors Children's Book LONDON (Reuters) - Mark Haddon's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" captured Britain's Whitbread Novel Award on Wednesday with judges hailing the children's story as a work with reson...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Archived on Friday January 9 at 1.50pm:

deCODE genetics launches study of the genetics of autism 1/7/04    Jan 07, 2004 (NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT via COMTEX) -- | Iceland's deCODE genetics has announced the launch of a new study of the genetics of autism. | Funded by a two-year, USD2.8m g...   (Stockhouse)

New Picture of Rare Childhood Disorder WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- The first use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the brain of a boy with a rare disorder called hyperlexia is described in a Georgetown Unive...   (Yahoo Daily News)

New Picture of Rare Childhood Disorder | WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- The first use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the brain of a boy with a rare disorder called hyperlexia is described in a Georgetown Uni...   (Healthfinder)

Author Haddon tops Whitbread odds Haddon's book has appealed to adults as well as younger readers Author Mark Haddon has been installed as favourite to win the prestigious Whitbread Prize. | Haddon, whose The Curious Incident of the D...   (BBC News)

The curious tale of author Haddon | By Keily Oakes | BBC News Online entertainment staff | Author Mark Haddon was known as a successful children's author, with 16 titles under his belt, before publishing his first book for adults. | B...   (BBC News)

Organon Reaffirms Interest in the AMPAKINE Technology for Depression; Cortex Receives $2 Million Milestone Payment 1/7/04    IRVINE, Calif., Jan 7, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- | Cortex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (AMEX: COR) announced that it has received the milestone payment from NV Organon to retain the worldwi...   (Stockhouse)

Whitbread for Pierre Controversial Australian author D B C Pierre, fresh from winning the Booker Prize, has claimed more literary kudos by taking the Whitbread's first novel award for Vernon God Little, the story of a Tex...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Youth's choice led to trouble | The boy was small for his age. | Even though he was in Grade 7, he looked like a kid who should still have been in early elementary school. | Very quiet. | Very polite. | Very pleasant. | And he see...   (Canada Dot Com)

deCODE and The Simons Foundation Launch Major Population-based Study of the Genetics of Autism 1/7/04    REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Jan 07, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via Comtex/ -- | deCODE genetics (Nasdaq: DCGN) and The Simons Foundation, a New York-based organization supporting advanced ...   (Stockhouse)

Whitbread honour for 'curious' novel A children's book written from the point of view of an autistic teenager has landed one of Britain's top book prizes. | The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time by Mark Haddon won the Whitbre...   (Ananova)

Vernon God Little author DBC Pierre could pull off a double: Booker winner makes short list for the Whitbread Prize LONDON - DBC Pierre, the unexpected winner of this year's Booker Prize, is in contention for a unique double after his debut novel, Vernon God Little, also made it to the final short list for the Whit...   (National Post)

Bleak future faces pioneering school | By The Journal   | A North school which provides a lifeline for deaf and disabled children is being threatened with closure because of Government policy. | Northern Counties School in Newcastle...   (IC Newcastle)

Special-needs students have special friend | Landscaper helps install garden | Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School needed donations for its garden by reading the school's newsletter on its Web site. | The 1967 graduate volun...   (Azcentral)

Special friend to special kids | Landscaper sculpts garden at Coronado | Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School needed donations for its garden by reading the school's newsletter on its Web site. | The 1967 graduate...   (Azcentral)

Mentally disabled get expansion in choices Only the last-minute touches are left: new paint, grab bars in the bathrooms and wheelchair ramps over the front stoops. | In late January, when the work crews are done, mentally disabled residents fr...   (The State)

Story of autistic boy's life wins over judges Whitbread prize judges yesterday created what was predicted as a "huge" new bestseller when they singled out a story on an autistic teenager as their award for best novel of the year. | Despite its di...   (The Guardian)

Whitbread winners Tightly, testingly written poems about myths, islands and personal depths, his "most accomplished and spiritual collection to date" | "AMERICA | All afternoon we stood watch upon the wharf | for what ...   (The Guardian)

Whitbread prize honours children's book | Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time has captured Britain's Whitbread Novel Award, with judges hailing the children's story as a work with resonance for adolescents and ad...   (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Whitbread honour for children's adventure Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time captured Britain's Whitbread Novel Award yesterday with judges hailing the children's story as a work with resonance for adolescents and...   (Gulf Daily News)

Whitbread Prize Honors Children's Book LONDON (Reuters) - Mark Haddon's "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" captured Britain's Whitbread Novel Award on Wednesday with judges hailing the children's story as a work with reson...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Archived on Saturday January 10 at 6.05am:

Special ed a major part of a school’s work | LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - More than one out of every four students in the Pinelands Regional School District requires some form of special-education services, forcing the district to devote 40 pe...   (Atlantic City)

Ex-charity boss sent to prison Georgina Riva arriving at court on Friday A former director of a charity for disabled children has been jailed for nine months for embezzling almost £15,000 from the organisation. | Georgina Riva, 42,...   (BBC News)

Yeats possibly autistic - expert Yeats: "No instinct for the personal" Story Tools | DUBLIN, Republic of Ireland (Reuters) -- Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera ...   (CNN)

Yeats study urges tolerance for brilliant eccentrics | Some of Ireland's finest minds, including poet WB Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist says. | Michael Fitzgerald, professor of chil...   (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says (Page 1 of 2) By Gideon Long | DUBLIN (Reuters) - Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatr...   (Reuters)

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says DUBLIN (Reuters) - Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist said Friday. |   | Yea...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Special friend to kids in need | Landscaper donates services to install school garden | Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School needed donations for its garden by reading the school's newsletter on its Web site. | Th...   (Azcentral)

Brilliant minds linked to autism Andy Warhol: Obsessed by collecting Historical figures including Socrates, Charles Darwin, and Andy Warhol probably had a form of autism, says a leading specialist. | Professor Michael Fitzgerald, of ...   (BBC News)

Closure would be a disaster for pupils | By Cathy Spencer, The Evening Chronicle   | A head has warned closing a pioneering school would be disastrous for hundreds of special needs children. | The news that the Northern Counties Schoo...   (IC Newcastle)

Wild two years for Moth From Cincinnati garage band to major label darlings and back to being a local club act. It's been quite a two-year metamorphosis for Moth. Through the ups and downs the band continues to make some of ...   (The Cincinnati Post)

Special ed students, schools put to test In her portable classroom behind overflowing trash bins at Coral Gables Senior High, special-education teacher Iris Hyatt has found different definitions of success for her autistic students. | When t...   (The Miami Herald)

Pervasive Developmental Disorders In Yahoo! Health | Need Relief? More from Yahoo! Health: • • •   | Sometimes it's hard to know at first if a child has what's called a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). PDDs can encompass a...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Whitbread prize honours children's book Reuters London, January 6 | Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time captured Britain's Whitbread Novel Award on Wednesday with judges hailing the children's story as a work with r...   (Hindustan Times)

Utah tries to close special-education gap It's a new era of higher expectations for special-education students, and to meet them, more teachers might have to follow Mary Taylor's lead. | This fall, the teacher at Salt Lake City's Highland Par...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Cradle of Western culture in a tizzy When Athens won the right to host this year's Olympics, Greece promised to bring culture back to the Games by creating a Cultural Olympiad, a four-year sequence of arts events to rival the sports cont...   (Taipei Times)

2020 vision Dame Steve ... It has a certain seasonal panto ring to it. But "Steve" remains the name favoured by Dame Stephanie Shirley, millionaire, IT pioneer, philanthropist and doughty champion of empowerment,...   (Scotsman)

deCODE genetics launches study of the genetics of autism 1/7/04    Jan 07, 2004 (NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT via COMTEX) -- | Iceland's deCODE genetics has announced the launch of a new study of the genetics of autism. | Funded by a two-year, USD2.8m g...   (Stockhouse)

New Picture of Rare Childhood Disorder WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- The first use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the brain of a boy with a rare disorder called hyperlexia is described in a Georgetown Unive...   (Yahoo Daily News)

New Picture of Rare Childhood Disorder | WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDayNews) -- The first use of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to study the brain of a boy with a rare disorder called hyperlexia is described in a Georgetown Uni...   (Healthfinder)

Author Haddon tops Whitbread odds Haddon's book has appealed to adults as well as younger readers Author Mark Haddon has been installed as favourite to win the prestigious Whitbread Prize. | Haddon, whose The Curious Incident of the D...   (BBC News)

Archived on Saturday January 10 at 6.05am:

Yeats may have been autistic, psychiatrist says (Reuters, India - 8 minutes ago). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says (Reuters, United States - 36 minutes ago). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says (Reuters, UK - 40 minutes ago). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says (Reuters, United States - 49 minutes ago). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Poet Yeats may have been autistic (Reuters, UK - 52 minutes ago). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says (Reuters, UK - 58 minutes ago). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Deportation of Autistic Boy's Mom Probed (KRON4.com, CA - 15 hours ago). .. Immigration officials are reviewing a deportation hearing of an undocumented immigrant mother who say she needs to stay in the US to care for her autistic child..

Soccer team important part of autistic boy's life (Columbia Flier, MD - 15 hours ago). .. For Alec, who is autistic, the Black Dragons - whose coaches, parents and players.. Autism is a type of pervasive developmental disorder, which interferes with a..

Parents of Children with Autism Turn to Medical Alternatives (Newswise (press release) - 15 hours ago). .. use of intensive behavioral and educational methods, says Levy, director of the hospital’s Regional Autism Center. Nevertheless, parents of some autistic..

From the heart: Dad speaks out on autism Raises awareness among.. (Owings Mills Times, MD - 15 hours ago). .. Davis advised the paramedics to approach autistic individuals slowly and quietly, get.. Because autism is a spectrum disorder, meaning the severity of symptoms..

Brilliant minds linked to autism (BBC News, UK - 18 hours ago). .. the author Lewis Carroll, the poet WB Yeats and former Irish prime minister Eamon de Valera also showed signs of autism disorders. He said: "Asperger's..

History Makers Suffered Extreme Form of Autism (The Scotsman, UK - 19 hours ago). .. The possibility that autistic.. misunderstood, offers hope to those whose lives are touched by Asperger.. claims are made in Prof Fitzgerald’s new book: In Autism..

First ever population-based study of genetics of autism (Awares - 21 hours ago). .. Kari Stefansson, chief executive officer of deCODE, declared: "We are very excited to begin tackling the genetics of autism and autistic spectrum disorders...

Autism Patients Get Little Benefit From Experimental Drug (WNEP-TV, PA - 7 Jan 2004). Research has found that the experimental drug secretin does little to help children with autism. The largest clinical trial ever..

Autism Fears over MMR Unnecessary, Says Blair (The Scotsman, UK - 7 Jan 2004). Public fears over the link between the MMR vaccine and autism had been raised “quite unnecessarily”, Prime Minister Tony Blair said today...

Mother tells of raising autistic child (Korea Herald, South Korea - 7 Jan 2004). .. However, government support is necessary, according to Chae. "We, the. mothers of autistic children, cannot take our eyes off of the kids. After...

Group aids autistic children (icNorthWales, UK - 7 Jan 2004). .. to provide a social environment for children with autism and their families. Clwb Sbectrwm will be based in Bangor, and is jointly run by The National Autistic..

Autism center official named top educator (Cleveland Plain Dealer, OH - 7 Jan 2004). Leslie Sinclair, program director for the Cleveland Clinic's autism center, has been named Educator of the Year by The National Association of Private Special..

Story of autistic boy's life wins over judges (Guardian, UK - 6 Jan 2004). .. was predicted as a "huge" new bestseller when they singled out a story on an autistic.. It is told by a boy with Asperger's syndrome who has no emotional empathy..

Children's book with autistic hero takes top prize (icWales, UK - 6 Jan 2004). A CHILDREN'S book written from the point of view of an autistic teenager today landed one of.. It is the tale of a 15-year-old with Asperger's syndrome who turns..

Archived on Saturday January 10 at 11.42pm:

'She gives him a chance to fit in' Lisa works diligently every day to keep Sean focused in the classroom.   CREDIT: Rick MacWilliam, The Journal   Sean, left, plays around and releases some energy in his body glove (made...   (Canada Dot Com)

Convicted charity chief collapses in courtroom THE former director of a charity for disabled children, who was jailed for nine months for embezzling almost £15,000 from the organisation, collapsed as she left the courtroom and had to be treated b...   (Scotsman)

Board bars autistic boy from bus unless he wears helmet and visor Michael Jarry, 12, has missed more than three months of class this year because of the stalemate over how to transport him to Peter Hall School, a facility for handicapped and autistic children in St....   (Canada Dot Com)

Mother fears son treated like Hannibal Lecter Michael Jarry, 12, who has not been in school for three months, is taught at home by his grandmother, Florence Luce.CREDIT: Gordon Beck, CanWest News Service | MONTREAL - A mother says a Montreal scho...   (National Post)

Title fight Those three or four words on the cover can make all the difference to a book's chances of success, writes Caroline Baum. | Julian Barnes is a terrific writer. His prose is elegant, witty and erudite o...   (The Age)

Yeats may have been autistic, says psychiatrist By David McKittrick, Ireland Correspondent | The claim about Yeats, who is regarded as Ireland's greatest poet, was made by Professor Michael Fitzgerald of Trinity College Dublin's department of child...   (The Independent)

Ireland's Yeats may have been autistic DUBLIN: Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W B Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist said yesterday. | Yeats was bullied at ...   (Gulf Daily News)

Greece Struggles to Showcase Cultural Olympiad ATHENS (Reuters) - When Athens won the right to host the 2004 Olympics, Greece promised to bring culture back to the Games by creating a Cultural Olympiad, a four-year sequence of arts events to rival...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Special ed a major part of a school’s work | LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - More than one out of every four students in the Pinelands Regional School District requires some form of special-education services, forcing the district to devote 40 pe...   (Atlantic City)

Ex-charity boss sent to prison Georgina Riva arriving at court on Friday A former director of a charity for disabled children has been jailed for nine months for embezzling almost £15,000 from the organisation. | Georgina Riva, 42,...   (BBC News)

Yeats possibly autistic - expert Yeats: "No instinct for the personal" Story Tools | DUBLIN, Republic of Ireland (Reuters) -- Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera ...   (CNN)

Yeats study urges tolerance for brilliant eccentrics | Some of Ireland's finest minds, including poet WB Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist says. | Michael Fitzgerald, professor of chil...   (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says (Page 1 of 2) By Gideon Long | DUBLIN (Reuters) - Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatr...   (Reuters)

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says DUBLIN (Reuters) - Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist said Friday. |   | Yea...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Special friend to kids in need | Landscaper donates services to install school garden | Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School needed donations for its garden by reading the school's newsletter on its Web site. | Th...   (Azcentral)

Brilliant minds linked to autism Andy Warhol: Obsessed by collecting Historical figures including Socrates, Charles Darwin, and Andy Warhol probably had a form of autism, says a leading specialist. | Professor Michael Fitzgerald, of ...   (BBC News)

Closure would be a disaster for pupils | By Cathy Spencer, The Evening Chronicle   | A head has warned closing a pioneering school would be disastrous for hundreds of special needs children. | The news that the Northern Counties Schoo...   (IC Newcastle)

Wild two years for Moth From Cincinnati garage band to major label darlings and back to being a local club act. It's been quite a two-year metamorphosis for Moth. Through the ups and downs the band continues to make some of ...   (The Cincinnati Post)

Special ed students, schools put to test In her portable classroom behind overflowing trash bins at Coral Gables Senior High, special-education teacher Iris Hyatt has found different definitions of success for her autistic students. | When t...   (The Miami Herald)

Pervasive Developmental Disorders In Yahoo! Health | Need Relief? More from Yahoo! Health: • • •   | Sometimes it's hard to know at first if a child has what's called a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). PDDs can encompass a...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Archived on Sunday January 11 at 7.18pm:

'She gives him a chance to fit in' Lisa works diligently every day to keep Sean focused in the classroom.   CREDIT: Rick MacWilliam, The Journal   Sean, left, plays around and releases some energy in his body glove (made...   (Canada Dot Com)

Convicted charity chief collapses in courtroom THE former director of a charity for disabled children, who was jailed for nine months for embezzling almost £15,000 from the organisation, collapsed as she left the courtroom and had to be treated b...   (Scotsman)

Board bars autistic boy from bus unless he wears helmet and visor Michael Jarry, 12, has missed more than three months of class this year because of the stalemate over how to transport him to Peter Hall School, a facility for handicapped and autistic children in St....   (Canada Dot Com)

Mother fears son treated like Hannibal Lecter Michael Jarry, 12, who has not been in school for three months, is taught at home by his grandmother, Florence Luce.CREDIT: Gordon Beck, CanWest News Service | MONTREAL - A mother says a Montreal scho...   (National Post)

Title fight Those three or four words on the cover can make all the difference to a book's chances of success, writes Caroline Baum. | Julian Barnes is a terrific writer. His prose is elegant, witty and erudite o...   (The Age)

Yeats may have been autistic, says psychiatrist By David McKittrick, Ireland Correspondent | The claim about Yeats, who is regarded as Ireland's greatest poet, was made by Professor Michael Fitzgerald of Trinity College Dublin's department of child...   (The Independent)

Ireland's Yeats may have been autistic DUBLIN: Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W B Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist said yesterday. | Yeats was bullied at ...   (Gulf Daily News)

Greece Struggles to Showcase Cultural Olympiad ATHENS (Reuters) - When Athens won the right to host the 2004 Olympics, Greece promised to bring culture back to the Games by creating a Cultural Olympiad, a four-year sequence of arts events to rival...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Special ed a major part of a school’s work | LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - More than one out of every four students in the Pinelands Regional School District requires some form of special-education services, forcing the district to devote 40 pe...   (Atlantic City)

Ex-charity boss sent to prison Georgina Riva arriving at court on Friday A former director of a charity for disabled children has been jailed for nine months for embezzling almost £15,000 from the organisation. | Georgina Riva, 42,...   (BBC News)

Yeats possibly autistic - expert Yeats: "No instinct for the personal" Story Tools | DUBLIN, Republic of Ireland (Reuters) -- Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera ...   (CNN)

Yeats study urges tolerance for brilliant eccentrics | Some of Ireland's finest minds, including poet WB Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist says. | Michael Fitzgerald, professor of chil...   (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says (Page 1 of 2) By Gideon Long | DUBLIN (Reuters) - Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatr...   (Reuters)

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says DUBLIN (Reuters) - Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist said Friday. |   | Yea...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Special friend to kids in need | Landscaper donates services to install school garden | Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School needed donations for its garden by reading the school's newsletter on its Web site. | Th...   (Azcentral)

Brilliant minds linked to autism Andy Warhol: Obsessed by collecting Historical figures including Socrates, Charles Darwin, and Andy Warhol probably had a form of autism, says a leading specialist. | Professor Michael Fitzgerald, of ...   (BBC News)

Closure would be a disaster for pupils | By Cathy Spencer, The Evening Chronicle   | A head has warned closing a pioneering school would be disastrous for hundreds of special needs children. | The news that the Northern Counties Schoo...   (IC Newcastle)

Wild two years for Moth From Cincinnati garage band to major label darlings and back to being a local club act. It's been quite a two-year metamorphosis for Moth. Through the ups and downs the band continues to make some of ...   (The Cincinnati Post)

Special ed students, schools put to test In her portable classroom behind overflowing trash bins at Coral Gables Senior High, special-education teacher Iris Hyatt has found different definitions of success for her autistic students. | When t...   (The Miami Herald)

Pervasive Developmental Disorders In Yahoo! Health | Need Relief? More from Yahoo! Health: • • •   | Sometimes it's hard to know at first if a child has what's called a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). PDDs can encompass a...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Archived on Monday January 12 at 11.05am:

'She gives him a chance to fit in' Lisa works diligently every day to keep Sean focused in the classroom.   CREDIT: Rick MacWilliam, The Journal   Sean, left, plays around and releases some energy in his body glove (made...   (Canada Dot Com)

Convicted charity chief collapses in courtroom THE former director of a charity for disabled children, who was jailed for nine months for embezzling almost £15,000 from the organisation, collapsed as she left the courtroom and had to be treated b...   (Scotsman)

Board bars autistic boy from bus unless he wears helmet and visor Michael Jarry, 12, has missed more than three months of class this year because of the stalemate over how to transport him to Peter Hall School, a facility for handicapped and autistic children in St....   (Canada Dot Com)

Mother fears son treated like Hannibal Lecter Michael Jarry, 12, who has not been in school for three months, is taught at home by his grandmother, Florence Luce.CREDIT: Gordon Beck, CanWest News Service | MONTREAL - A mother says a Montreal scho...   (National Post)

Title fight Those three or four words on the cover can make all the difference to a book's chances of success, writes Caroline Baum. | Julian Barnes is a terrific writer. His prose is elegant, witty and erudite o...   (The Age)

Yeats may have been autistic, says psychiatrist By David McKittrick, Ireland Correspondent | The claim about Yeats, who is regarded as Ireland's greatest poet, was made by Professor Michael Fitzgerald of Trinity College Dublin's department of child...   (The Independent)

Ireland's Yeats may have been autistic DUBLIN: Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W B Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist said yesterday. | Yeats was bullied at ...   (Gulf Daily News)

Greece Struggles to Showcase Cultural Olympiad ATHENS (Reuters) - When Athens won the right to host the 2004 Olympics, Greece promised to bring culture back to the Games by creating a Cultural Olympiad, a four-year sequence of arts events to rival...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Special ed a major part of a school’s work | LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - More than one out of every four students in the Pinelands Regional School District requires some form of special-education services, forcing the district to devote 40 pe...   (Atlantic City)

Ex-charity boss sent to prison Georgina Riva arriving at court on Friday A former director of a charity for disabled children has been jailed for nine months for embezzling almost £15,000 from the organisation. | Georgina Riva, 42,...   (BBC News)

Yeats possibly autistic - expert Yeats: "No instinct for the personal" Story Tools | DUBLIN, Republic of Ireland (Reuters) -- Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera ...   (CNN)

Yeats study urges tolerance for brilliant eccentrics | Some of Ireland's finest minds, including poet WB Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist says. | Michael Fitzgerald, professor of chil...   (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says (Page 1 of 2) By Gideon Long | DUBLIN (Reuters) - Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatr...   (Reuters)

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says DUBLIN (Reuters) - Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist said Friday. |   | Yea...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Special friend to kids in need | Landscaper donates services to install school garden | Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School needed donations for its garden by reading the school's newsletter on its Web site. | Th...   (Azcentral)

Brilliant minds linked to autism Andy Warhol: Obsessed by collecting Historical figures including Socrates, Charles Darwin, and Andy Warhol probably had a form of autism, says a leading specialist. | Professor Michael Fitzgerald, of ...   (BBC News)

Closure would be a disaster for pupils | By Cathy Spencer, The Evening Chronicle   | A head has warned closing a pioneering school would be disastrous for hundreds of special needs children. | The news that the Northern Counties Schoo...   (IC Newcastle)

Wild two years for Moth From Cincinnati garage band to major label darlings and back to being a local club act. It's been quite a two-year metamorphosis for Moth. Through the ups and downs the band continues to make some of ...   (The Cincinnati Post)

Special ed students, schools put to test In her portable classroom behind overflowing trash bins at Coral Gables Senior High, special-education teacher Iris Hyatt has found different definitions of success for her autistic students. | When t...   (The Miami Herald)

Pervasive Developmental Disorders In Yahoo! Health | Need Relief? More from Yahoo! Health: • • •   | Sometimes it's hard to know at first if a child has what's called a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). PDDs can encompass a...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Archived on Monday January 12 at 11.05am:

Que. autistic boy forced to wear helmet on bus (CTV, Canada - 16 hours ago). A Montreal-area school board is refusing to bus an autistic boy to class unless he wears a helmet with a plastic visor. The board..

Board bars autistic boy from bus unless he wears helmet and visor (Montreal Gazette, Canada - 19 hours ago). A South Shore school board is refusing to bus an autistic boy to class unless he wears a helmet with a plastic visor covering his face...

Ireland's Yeats may have been autistic (Gulf Daily News, Bahrain - 9 Jan 2004). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Mother of autistic child could be deported from US (Awares - 9 Jan 2004). .. officials are reviewing a deportation hearing of an undocumented immigrant mother who say she needs to stay in the United States to care for her autistic child..

Yeats , Warhol , Carroll - autistic ? (RTE Interactive, Ireland - 9 Jan 2004). .. and author Lewis Carroll may all have been autistic.. and Creativity: Is There a Link Between Autism.. He believes that Yeats showed classic symptoms of Asperger's..

Yeats possibly autistic - expert (CNN - 9 Jan 2004). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Yeats possibly autistic - expert (CNN International - 9 Jan 2004). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Yeats may have been autistic, psychiatrist says (Reuters, India - 9 Jan 2004). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says (Reuters, United States - 9 Jan 2004). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says (Reuters, UK - 9 Jan 2004). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says (Reuters, United States - 9 Jan 2004). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Poet Yeats may have been autistic (Reuters, UK - 9 Jan 2004). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says (Reuters, UK - 9 Jan 2004). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Deportation of Autistic Boy's Mom Probed (KRON4.com, CA - 8 Jan 2004). .. Immigration officials are reviewing a deportation hearing of an undocumented immigrant mother who say she needs to stay in the US to care for her autistic child..

Soccer team important part of autistic boy's life (Columbia Flier, MD - 8 Jan 2004). .. For Alec, who is autistic, the Black Dragons - whose coaches, parents and players.. Autism is a type of pervasive developmental disorder, which interferes with a..

Parents of Children with Autism Turn to Medical Alternatives (Newswise (press release) - 8 Jan 2004). .. use of intensive behavioral and educational methods, says Levy, director of the hospital’s Regional Autism Center. Nevertheless, parents of some autistic..

From the heart: Dad speaks out on autism Raises awareness among.. (Owings Mills Times, MD - 8 Jan 2004). .. Davis advised the paramedics to approach autistic individuals slowly and quietly, get.. Because autism is a spectrum disorder, meaning the severity of symptoms..

Brilliant minds linked to autism (BBC News, UK - 8 Jan 2004). .. the author Lewis Carroll, the poet WB Yeats and former Irish prime minister Eamon de Valera also showed signs of autism disorders. He said: "Asperger's..

History Makers Suffered Extreme Form of Autism (The Scotsman, UK - 8 Jan 2004). .. The possibility that autistic.. misunderstood, offers hope to those whose lives are touched by Asperger.. claims are made in Prof Fitzgerald’s new book: In Autism..

First ever population-based study of genetics of autism (Awares - 8 Jan 2004). .. Kari Stefansson, chief executive officer of deCODE, declared: "We are very excited to begin tackling the genetics of autism and autistic spectrum disorders...

Archived on Tuesday January 13 at 6.11pm:

'She gives him a chance to fit in' Lisa works diligently every day to keep Sean focused in the classroom.   CREDIT: Rick MacWilliam, The Journal   Sean, left, plays around and releases some energy in his body glove (made...   (Canada Dot Com)

Convicted charity chief collapses in courtroom THE former director of a charity for disabled children, who was jailed for nine months for embezzling almost £15,000 from the organisation, collapsed as she left the courtroom and had to be treated b...   (Scotsman)

Board bars autistic boy from bus unless he wears helmet and visor Michael Jarry, 12, has missed more than three months of class this year because of the stalemate over how to transport him to Peter Hall School, a facility for handicapped and autistic children in St....   (Canada Dot Com)

Mother fears son treated like Hannibal Lecter Michael Jarry, 12, who has not been in school for three months, is taught at home by his grandmother, Florence Luce.CREDIT: Gordon Beck, CanWest News Service | MONTREAL - A mother says a Montreal scho...   (National Post)

Title fight Those three or four words on the cover can make all the difference to a book's chances of success, writes Caroline Baum. | Julian Barnes is a terrific writer. His prose is elegant, witty and erudite o...   (The Age)

Yeats may have been autistic, says psychiatrist By David McKittrick, Ireland Correspondent | The claim about Yeats, who is regarded as Ireland's greatest poet, was made by Professor Michael Fitzgerald of Trinity College Dublin's department of child...   (The Independent)

Ireland's Yeats may have been autistic DUBLIN: Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W B Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist said yesterday. | Yeats was bullied at ...   (Gulf Daily News)

Greece Struggles to Showcase Cultural Olympiad ATHENS (Reuters) - When Athens won the right to host the 2004 Olympics, Greece promised to bring culture back to the Games by creating a Cultural Olympiad, a four-year sequence of arts events to rival...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Special ed a major part of a school’s work | LITTLE EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - More than one out of every four students in the Pinelands Regional School District requires some form of special-education services, forcing the district to devote 40 pe...   (Atlantic City)

Ex-charity boss sent to prison Georgina Riva arriving at court on Friday A former director of a charity for disabled children has been jailed for nine months for embezzling almost £15,000 from the organisation. | Georgina Riva, 42,...   (BBC News)

Yeats possibly autistic - expert Yeats: "No instinct for the personal" Story Tools | DUBLIN, Republic of Ireland (Reuters) -- Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera ...   (CNN)

Yeats study urges tolerance for brilliant eccentrics | Some of Ireland's finest minds, including poet WB Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist says. | Michael Fitzgerald, professor of chil...   (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says (Page 1 of 2) By Gideon Long | DUBLIN (Reuters) - Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatr...   (Reuters)

Yeats May Have Been Autistic, Psychiatrist Says DUBLIN (Reuters) - Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W.B. Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist said Friday. |   | Yea...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Special friend to kids in need | Landscaper donates services to install school garden | Terry Letterly first learned that Coronado High School needed donations for its garden by reading the school's newsletter on its Web site. | Th...   (Azcentral)

Brilliant minds linked to autism Andy Warhol: Obsessed by collecting Historical figures including Socrates, Charles Darwin, and Andy Warhol probably had a form of autism, says a leading specialist. | Professor Michael Fitzgerald, of ...   (BBC News)

Closure would be a disaster for pupils | By Cathy Spencer, The Evening Chronicle   | A head has warned closing a pioneering school would be disastrous for hundreds of special needs children. | The news that the Northern Counties Schoo...   (IC Newcastle)

Wild two years for Moth From Cincinnati garage band to major label darlings and back to being a local club act. It's been quite a two-year metamorphosis for Moth. Through the ups and downs the band continues to make some of ...   (The Cincinnati Post)

Special ed students, schools put to test In her portable classroom behind overflowing trash bins at Coral Gables Senior High, special-education teacher Iris Hyatt has found different definitions of success for her autistic students. | When t...   (The Miami Herald)

Pervasive Developmental Disorders In Yahoo! Health | Need Relief? More from Yahoo! Health: • • •   | Sometimes it's hard to know at first if a child has what's called a pervasive developmental disorder (PDD). PDDs can encompass a...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Archived on Wednesday January 14 at 1.47pm:

Special needs school future in jeopardy | By Frances Taylor, The Journal   | Last week Northern Counties School - a unique facility for deaf and disabled children in Newcastle - announced it could have to close in 18 months' time. Head...   (IC Newcastle)

Fire kills two autistic brothers MUNCIE, IND. -- A fire killed two autistic teenagers despite their mother's attempts to fight the blaze with buckets of water and a frozen garden hose, authorities and family members said. | Joshua J....   (Indianapolis Star)

The well-loved Cambodian King is posting almost daily communiques on his website. LONDON - Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk's website has been growing in popularity and is now getting 1,000 hits a day, in a country where only about 10,000 people have Internet access. | The reason is...   (The Straits Times)

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)

Parents launching campaign | By The Journal   | Parents of deaf youngsters in the North-East are launching a campaign to save their children's "unique" school from closure. | Governors at Northern Counties School, in Jesmo...   (IC Newcastle)

Nonprofit Volunteers Needed | Day Haven Adult Services is a program of The Community Programs Center of Long Island and UCP Suffolk offering adult day care for frail, older adults and those with dementia. The g...   (Newsday)

Science getting to roots of autism By Kim Painter, Special for USA TODAY When Blake Draut was 2½ years old, a specialist told his parents that their son's speech delays and odd habits, his fears of dirty hands and grassy feet, wer...   (USA Today)

Autism's full spectrum By Kim Painter, Special for USA TODAY When researchers study autism today, they are studying a more broadly defined spectrum of disorders than was once recognized. | People with autism spectrum disord...   (USA Today)

Children's charity cards a hit A CHARITY card scheme has raised BD6,000 towards the care of mentally challenged children in Bahrain. | Around 28,000 cards in 10 different designs have been sold to both individual and corporate buye...   (Gulf Daily News)

Judges spurn Bush on guardian for fetus Declaring a fetus is not a ''person'' under Florida law, a Daytona Beach appeals court said Friday it would be improper to appoint a guardian for an unborn child. The decision rejected a bid by Gov. J...   (The Miami Herald)

Campaign to help child brain injury comes north WHEN Karen Smith's daughter Julia was 18 months old she was an affable toddler, who chattered away and was already potty-trained. | But then she fell 30ft from a window in her home on to the concrete ...   (Scotsman)

Campaign to help child brain injury victims comes north DANI GARAVELLI | WHEN Karen Smith's daughter Julia was 18 months old she was an affable toddler, who chattered away and was already potty-trained. | But then she fell 30ft from a window in her home on...   (Scotsman)

'She gives him a chance to fit in' Lisa works diligently every day to keep Sean focused in the classroom.   CREDIT: Rick MacWilliam, The Journal   Sean, left, plays around and releases some energy in his body glove (made...   (Canada Dot Com)

Convicted charity chief collapses in courtroom THE former director of a charity for disabled children, who was jailed for nine months for embezzling almost £15,000 from the organisation, collapsed as she left the courtroom and had to be treated b...   (Scotsman)

Board bars autistic boy from bus unless he wears helmet and visor Michael Jarry, 12, has missed more than three months of class this year because of the stalemate over how to transport him to Peter Hall School, a facility for handicapped and autistic children in St....   (Canada Dot Com)

Mother fears son treated like Hannibal Lecter Michael Jarry, 12, who has not been in school for three months, is taught at home by his grandmother, Florence Luce.CREDIT: Gordon Beck, CanWest News Service | MONTREAL - A mother says a Montreal scho...   (National Post)

Title fight Those three or four words on the cover can make all the difference to a book's chances of success, writes Caroline Baum. | Julian Barnes is a terrific writer. His prose is elegant, witty and erudite o...   (The Age)

Yeats may have been autistic, says psychiatrist By David McKittrick, Ireland Correspondent | The claim about Yeats, who is regarded as Ireland's greatest poet, was made by Professor Michael Fitzgerald of Trinity College Dublin's department of child...   (The Independent)

Ireland's Yeats may have been autistic DUBLIN: Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet W B Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist said yesterday. | Yeats was bullied at ...   (Gulf Daily News)

Fury as doctor denies MMR autism link Editorial | A ROYAL Free doctor has provoked a storm of protest after defending the controversial MMR vaccine in the Ham&High. A flood of letters in response to last week’s article – inc...   (Ham and High)

Archived on Wednesday January 14 at 1.47pm:

Yeats may have been autistic, says author (Belfast Telegraph, UK - 2 hours ago). .. figures, including Eamon DeValera and the poet WB Yeats may have been autistic.. who won the Nobel Prize for Literature, showed classic symptoms of Asperger's..

Fire kills two autistic brothers (WHAS 11.com (subscription), KY - 5 hours ago). A fire killed two autistic teenagers despite their mother's attempts to fight the blaze with buckets of water and a frozen garden hose, authorities and family..

Alternative Medicine Use Common With Autism (WebMD - 15 hours ago). .. The study shows that frustration may drive many parents of autistic children to seek.. and those who had to wait longer to get an appointment with the autism..

Science getting to roots of autism (USA Today - 23 hours ago). .. luck was actually nothing of the sort: Scientists have known for some time that autism often runs in families. Studies suggest that if one child is autistic,..

Confirmed: autistic rape victim could not be guardian of her.. (Awares - 12 Jan 2004). .. that a guardian could not be appointed for the foetus of an autistic.. foetus because the mother - suffering from severe retardation, cerebral palsy and autism..

Autistic schoolboy told to wear helmet on bus (Awares - 12 Jan 2004). MONTREAL, Canada: A Montreal-area school board is refusing to bus an autistic boy to class unless he wears a helmet with a plastic visor...

Autism drug fails latest clinical trial (Los Angeles Times (subscription), CA - 12 Jan 2004). .. Walter Herlihy, president and chief executive of Repligen and the father of two autistic children, said that any future studies on secretin and autism would..

Science getting to roots of autism (USA Today - 12 Jan 2004). .. luck was actually nothing of the sort: Scientists have known for some time that autism often runs in families. Studies suggest that if one child is autistic,..

Science getting to roots of autism (USA Today - 11 Jan 2004). .. Two of Danielle and Jon Draut's fraternal triplets have autism. The third has shown autistic traits. By Bob Riha Jr., USA TODAY...

Autism's full spectrum (USA Today - 11 Jan 2004). When researchers study autism today, they are studying a more broadly defined spectrum of disorders than was once recognized. People..

Gran alleges assault on autistic girl (Queensland Sunday Mail, Australia - 11 Jan 2004). AN autistic seven-year-old girl was allegedly forced by a group of older.. a local newspaper the girl, who suffered from a range of problems including autism and..

Yeats may have been autistic (Daily Times, Pakistan - 11 Jan 2004). .. of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic.. added Fitzgerald, who believes the poet may have had Asperger syndrome, a form of autism...

Gran alleges assault on autistic girl (Townsville Bulletin, Australia - 11 Jan 2004). AN autistic seven-year-old girl was allegedly forced by a group of older.. a local newspaper the girl, who suffered from a range of problems including autism and..

Gran alleges assault on autistic girl (Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia - 11 Jan 2004). AN autistic seven-year-old girl was allegedly forced by a group of older.. a local newspaper the girl, who suffered from a range of problems including autism and..

Gran alleges sex assault on autistic girl (Brisbane Courier Mail, Australia - 11 Jan 2004). AN autistic seven-year-old girl was allegedly forced by a group of older.. a local newspaper the girl, who suffered from a range of problems including autism and..

Gran alleges assault on autistic girl (Advertiser, Australia - 11 Jan 2004). AN autistic seven-year-old girl was allegedly forced by a group of older.. a local newspaper the girl, who suffered from a range of problems including autism and..

Gran alleges assault on autistic girl (Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 11 Jan 2004). AN autistic seven-year-old girl was allegedly forced by a group of older.. a local newspaper the girl, who suffered from a range of problems including autism and..

Gran alleges assault on autistic girl (The Australian, Australia - 11 Jan 2004). AN autistic seven-year-old girl was allegedly forced by a group of older.. a local newspaper the girl, who suffered from a range of problems including autism and..

Gran alleges assault on autistic girl (NEWS.com.au, Australia - 11 Jan 2004). AN autistic seven-year-old girl was allegedly forced by a group of older.. a local newspaper the girl, who suffered from a range of problems including autism and..

Life, love and autism: A tale of one couple's journey (St. Paul Pioneer Press, MN - 11 Jan 2004). .. The word autism conjures up images of "Rain Man" or a child rocking in a.. a fundamental difficulty in communicating lies at the heart of the disorder, autistic..

Archived on Thursday January 15 at 10.14pm:

Vital: My World Fell Apart The Day My Only Sister Stole My Husband From Me | Jan 15 2004 | It was as Kirsten's hubby left that her mum figured out the truth | By Georgia Williams | DEVOTED sisters Sharon and Kirsten McKenzie grew up sharing everything their clothes, friends ...   (Daily Record)

Room Is Ray Of Hope For Brain-damaged Kids On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. | Tavario...   (The Miami Herald)

My World Fell Apart The Day My Only Sister Stole My Husband From Me | Jan 15 2004 | It was as Kirsten's hubby left that her mum figured out the ON! LAMINATES truth | By Georgia Williams | DEVOTED sisters Sharon and Kirsten McKenzie grew up sharing everything their clo...   (Daily Record)

Autism fears over disorder bill Children with autism could be wrongly branded as criminals A leading charity has claimed that a new law on anti-social behaviour could be used against autistic children. | The National Autistic Societ...   (BBC News)

Too often a rare sight, nurses are returning to city schools Dorothy Hitschfeld, school nurse at L.Y. Cairns school, holds an oxygen tank for student Brandon Dean, who   CREDIT: Brian Gavriloff, The Journal   | EDMONTON - Dorothy Hitschfeld unloc...   (Canada Dot Com)

Can popping fish-oil pills stop this tantrum? It must have made fascinating viewing for anyone bringing up a child with learning or behavioural problems. Last week's Child of Our Time, the BBC programme that follows the trials and tribulations of...   (The Guardian)

Families Dealing With Austism Fight For Funding Even though Wisconsin has been one of the leaders in the country when it comes to the level of care given to those with autism, some families dealing with autism say the state has left their children ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Fetus dispute goes on despite birth MIAMI, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush wants to be ready if the issue of assigning a guardian to a fetus comes up again and may fight a court order denying him that right. | Bush could appeal a...   (The Washington Times)

Special needs school future in jeopardy | By Frances Taylor, The Journal   | Last week Northern Counties School - a unique facility for deaf and disabled children in Newcastle - announced it could have to close in 18 months' time. Head...   (IC Newcastle)

Fire kills two autistic brothers MUNCIE, IND. -- A fire killed two autistic teenagers despite their mother's attempts to fight the blaze with buckets of water and a frozen garden hose, authorities and family members said. | Joshua J....   (Indianapolis Star)

The well-loved Cambodian King is posting almost daily communiques on his website. LONDON - Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk's website has been growing in popularity and is now getting 1,000 hits a day, in a country where only about 10,000 people have Internet access. | The reason is...   (The Straits Times)

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)

Parents launching campaign | By The Journal   | Parents of deaf youngsters in the North-East are launching a campaign to save their children's "unique" school from closure. | Governors at Northern Counties School, in Jesmo...   (IC Newcastle)

Nonprofit Volunteers Needed | Day Haven Adult Services is a program of The Community Programs Center of Long Island and UCP Suffolk offering adult day care for frail, older adults and those with dementia. The g...   (Newsday)

Science getting to roots of autism By Kim Painter, Special for USA TODAY When Blake Draut was 2½ years old, a specialist told his parents that their son's speech delays and odd habits, his fears of dirty hands and grassy feet, wer...   (USA Today)

Autism's full spectrum By Kim Painter, Special for USA TODAY When researchers study autism today, they are studying a more broadly defined spectrum of disorders than was once recognized. | People with autism spectrum disord...   (USA Today)

Children's charity cards a hit A CHARITY card scheme has raised BD6,000 towards the care of mentally challenged children in Bahrain. | Around 28,000 cards in 10 different designs have been sold to both individual and corporate buye...   (Gulf Daily News)

Judges spurn Bush on guardian for fetus Declaring a fetus is not a ''person'' under Florida law, a Daytona Beach appeals court said Friday it would be improper to appoint a guardian for an unborn child. The decision rejected a bid by Gov. J...   (The Miami Herald)

Campaign to help child brain injury comes north WHEN Karen Smith's daughter Julia was 18 months old she was an affable toddler, who chattered away and was already potty-trained. | But then she fell 30ft from a window in her home on to the concrete ...   (Scotsman)

Campaign to help child brain injury victims comes north DANI GARAVELLI | WHEN Karen Smith's daughter Julia was 18 months old she was an affable toddler, who chattered away and was already potty-trained. | But then she fell 30ft from a window in her home on...   (Scotsman)

Archived on Friday January 16 at 3.53pm:

Vital: My World Fell Apart The Day My Only Sister Stole My Husband From Me | Jan 15 2004 | It was as Kirsten's hubby left that her mum figured out the truth | By Georgia Williams | DEVOTED sisters Sharon and Kirsten McKenzie grew up sharing everything their clothes, friends ...   (Daily Record)

Room Is Ray Of Hope For Brain-damaged Kids On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. | Tavario...   (The Miami Herald)

My World Fell Apart The Day My Only Sister Stole My Husband From Me | Jan 15 2004 | It was as Kirsten's hubby left that her mum figured out the ON! LAMINATES truth | By Georgia Williams | DEVOTED sisters Sharon and Kirsten McKenzie grew up sharing everything their clo...   (Daily Record)

Autism fears over disorder bill Children with autism could be wrongly branded as criminals A leading charity has claimed that a new law on anti-social behaviour could be used against autistic children. | The National Autistic Societ...   (BBC News)

Too often a rare sight, nurses are returning to city schools Dorothy Hitschfeld, school nurse at L.Y. Cairns school, holds an oxygen tank for student Brandon Dean, who   CREDIT: Brian Gavriloff, The Journal   | EDMONTON - Dorothy Hitschfeld unloc...   (Canada Dot Com)

Can popping fish-oil pills stop this tantrum? It must have made fascinating viewing for anyone bringing up a child with learning or behavioural problems. Last week's Child of Our Time, the BBC programme that follows the trials and tribulations of...   (The Guardian)

Families Dealing With Austism Fight For Funding Even though Wisconsin has been one of the leaders in the country when it comes to the level of care given to those with autism, some families dealing with autism say the state has left their children ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Fetus dispute goes on despite birth MIAMI, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush wants to be ready if the issue of assigning a guardian to a fetus comes up again and may fight a court order denying him that right. | Bush could appeal a...   (The Washington Times)

Special needs school future in jeopardy | By Frances Taylor, The Journal   | Last week Northern Counties School - a unique facility for deaf and disabled children in Newcastle - announced it could have to close in 18 months' time. Head...   (IC Newcastle)

Fire kills two autistic brothers MUNCIE, IND. -- A fire killed two autistic teenagers despite their mother's attempts to fight the blaze with buckets of water and a frozen garden hose, authorities and family members said. | Joshua J....   (Indianapolis Star)

The well-loved Cambodian King is posting almost daily communiques on his website. LONDON - Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk's website has been growing in popularity and is now getting 1,000 hits a day, in a country where only about 10,000 people have Internet access. | The reason is...   (The Straits Times)

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)

Parents launching campaign | By The Journal   | Parents of deaf youngsters in the North-East are launching a campaign to save their children's "unique" school from closure. | Governors at Northern Counties School, in Jesmo...   (IC Newcastle)

Nonprofit Volunteers Needed | Day Haven Adult Services is a program of The Community Programs Center of Long Island and UCP Suffolk offering adult day care for frail, older adults and those with dementia. The g...   (Newsday)

Science getting to roots of autism By Kim Painter, Special for USA TODAY When Blake Draut was 2½ years old, a specialist told his parents that their son's speech delays and odd habits, his fears of dirty hands and grassy feet, wer...   (USA Today)

Autism's full spectrum By Kim Painter, Special for USA TODAY When researchers study autism today, they are studying a more broadly defined spectrum of disorders than was once recognized. | People with autism spectrum disord...   (USA Today)

Children's charity cards a hit A CHARITY card scheme has raised BD6,000 towards the care of mentally challenged children in Bahrain. | Around 28,000 cards in 10 different designs have been sold to both individual and corporate buye...   (Gulf Daily News)

Judges spurn Bush on guardian for fetus Declaring a fetus is not a ''person'' under Florida law, a Daytona Beach appeals court said Friday it would be improper to appoint a guardian for an unborn child. The decision rejected a bid by Gov. J...   (The Miami Herald)

Campaign to help child brain injury comes north WHEN Karen Smith's daughter Julia was 18 months old she was an affable toddler, who chattered away and was already potty-trained. | But then she fell 30ft from a window in her home on to the concrete ...   (Scotsman)

Campaign to help child brain injury victims comes north DANI GARAVELLI | WHEN Karen Smith's daughter Julia was 18 months old she was an affable toddler, who chattered away and was already potty-trained. | But then she fell 30ft from a window in her home on...   (Scotsman)

Archived on Saturday January 17 at 3.26pm:

Doctor to speak on 'miracle' therapy TIMES NEWS NETWORK | BANGALORE: Patients from Bangalore, Mysore and Chennai who are undergoing a special drug treatment procedure for neurological disorders, will touch base with the inventor of the t...   (The Times Of India)

Pedophile gets 15 years in jail for molesting autistic boy Broward Circuit Judge Peter Weinstein sentenced former classroom volunteer Daniel Patrick Donohue Friday afternoon to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting an autistic student. | ''If there was a...   (The Miami Herald)

Malcolm lacks wit and authenticity Writer/director Benjamin Ratner plays Gene Maxwell in Moving Malcolm.   CREDIT: Supplied   | Moving Malcolm | Rating 2 | Writer/director: Benjamin Ratner | Starring: Benjamin Ratner, El...   (Canada Dot Com)

Moms Take Action To Block Residential Center's Closing ST. PETERSBURG -Someday, sooner than she dares to think, Cheryl Caudill won't be here to fight for her autistic son's future. |   | Guy Adkins is 40, but ``he's always going to be my baby,'' his ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Room is ray of hope for brain-damaged kids On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. | Tavario...   (The Miami Herald)

Vital: My World Fell Apart The Day My Only Sister Stole My Husband From Me | Jan 15 2004 | It was as Kirsten's hubby left that her mum figured out the truth | By Georgia Williams | DEVOTED sisters Sharon and Kirsten McKenzie grew up sharing everything their clothes, friends ...   (Daily Record)

Room Is Ray Of Hope For Brain-damaged Kids On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. | Tavario...   (The Miami Herald)

My World Fell Apart The Day My Only Sister Stole My Husband From Me | Jan 15 2004 | It was as Kirsten's hubby left that her mum figured out the ON! LAMINATES truth | By Georgia Williams | DEVOTED sisters Sharon and Kirsten McKenzie grew up sharing everything their clo...   (Daily Record)

Autism fears over disorder bill Children with autism could be wrongly branded as criminals A leading charity has claimed that a new law on anti-social behaviour could be used against autistic children. | The National Autistic Societ...   (BBC News)

Too often a rare sight, nurses are returning to city schools Dorothy Hitschfeld, school nurse at L.Y. Cairns school, holds an oxygen tank for student Brandon Dean, who   CREDIT: Brian Gavriloff, The Journal   | EDMONTON - Dorothy Hitschfeld unloc...   (Canada Dot Com)

Can popping fish-oil pills stop this tantrum? It must have made fascinating viewing for anyone bringing up a child with learning or behavioural problems. Last week's Child of Our Time, the BBC programme that follows the trials and tribulations of...   (The Guardian)

Families Dealing With Austism Fight For Funding Even though Wisconsin has been one of the leaders in the country when it comes to the level of care given to those with autism, some families dealing with autism say the state has left their children ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Fetus dispute goes on despite birth MIAMI, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush wants to be ready if the issue of assigning a guardian to a fetus comes up again and may fight a court order denying him that right. | Bush could appeal a...   (The Washington Times)

Special needs school future in jeopardy | By Frances Taylor, The Journal   | Last week Northern Counties School - a unique facility for deaf and disabled children in Newcastle - announced it could have to close in 18 months' time. Head...   (IC Newcastle)

Fire kills two autistic brothers MUNCIE, IND. -- A fire killed two autistic teenagers despite their mother's attempts to fight the blaze with buckets of water and a frozen garden hose, authorities and family members said. | Joshua J....   (Indianapolis Star)

The well-loved Cambodian King is posting almost daily communiques on his website. LONDON - Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk's website has been growing in popularity and is now getting 1,000 hits a day, in a country where only about 10,000 people have Internet access. | The reason is...   (The Straits Times)

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)

Parents launching campaign | By The Journal   | Parents of deaf youngsters in the North-East are launching a campaign to save their children's "unique" school from closure. | Governors at Northern Counties School, in Jesmo...   (IC Newcastle)

Nonprofit Volunteers Needed | Day Haven Adult Services is a program of The Community Programs Center of Long Island and UCP Suffolk offering adult day care for frail, older adults and those with dementia. The g...   (Newsday)

Science getting to roots of autism By Kim Painter, Special for USA TODAY When Blake Draut was 2½ years old, a specialist told his parents that their son's speech delays and odd habits, his fears of dirty hands and grassy feet, wer...   (USA Today)

Archived on Sunday January 18 at 6.56pm:

Doctor to speak on 'miracle' therapy TIMES NEWS NETWORK | BANGALORE: Patients from Bangalore, Mysore and Chennai who are undergoing a special drug treatment procedure for neurological disorders, will touch base with the inventor of the t...   (The Times Of India)

Pedophile gets 15 years in jail for molesting autistic boy Broward Circuit Judge Peter Weinstein sentenced former classroom volunteer Daniel Patrick Donohue Friday afternoon to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting an autistic student. | ''If there was a...   (The Miami Herald)

Malcolm lacks wit and authenticity Writer/director Benjamin Ratner plays Gene Maxwell in Moving Malcolm.   CREDIT: Supplied   | Moving Malcolm | Rating 2 | Writer/director: Benjamin Ratner | Starring: Benjamin Ratner, El...   (Canada Dot Com)

Moms Take Action To Block Residential Center's Closing ST. PETERSBURG -Someday, sooner than she dares to think, Cheryl Caudill won't be here to fight for her autistic son's future. |   | Guy Adkins is 40, but ``he's always going to be my baby,'' his ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Room is ray of hope for brain-damaged kids On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. | Tavario...   (The Miami Herald)

Vital: My World Fell Apart The Day My Only Sister Stole My Husband From Me | Jan 15 2004 | It was as Kirsten's hubby left that her mum figured out the truth | By Georgia Williams | DEVOTED sisters Sharon and Kirsten McKenzie grew up sharing everything their clothes, friends ...   (Daily Record)

Room Is Ray Of Hope For Brain-damaged Kids On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. | Tavario...   (The Miami Herald)

My World Fell Apart The Day My Only Sister Stole My Husband From Me | Jan 15 2004 | It was as Kirsten's hubby left that her mum figured out the ON! LAMINATES truth | By Georgia Williams | DEVOTED sisters Sharon and Kirsten McKenzie grew up sharing everything their clo...   (Daily Record)

Autism fears over disorder bill Children with autism could be wrongly branded as criminals A leading charity has claimed that a new law on anti-social behaviour could be used against autistic children. | The National Autistic Societ...   (BBC News)

Too often a rare sight, nurses are returning to city schools Dorothy Hitschfeld, school nurse at L.Y. Cairns school, holds an oxygen tank for student Brandon Dean, who   CREDIT: Brian Gavriloff, The Journal   | EDMONTON - Dorothy Hitschfeld unloc...   (Canada Dot Com)

Can popping fish-oil pills stop this tantrum? It must have made fascinating viewing for anyone bringing up a child with learning or behavioural problems. Last week's Child of Our Time, the BBC programme that follows the trials and tribulations of...   (The Guardian)

Families Dealing With Austism Fight For Funding Even though Wisconsin has been one of the leaders in the country when it comes to the level of care given to those with autism, some families dealing with autism say the state has left their children ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Fetus dispute goes on despite birth MIAMI, Jan. 13 (UPI) -- Florida Gov. Jeb Bush wants to be ready if the issue of assigning a guardian to a fetus comes up again and may fight a court order denying him that right. | Bush could appeal a...   (The Washington Times)

Special needs school future in jeopardy | By Frances Taylor, The Journal   | Last week Northern Counties School - a unique facility for deaf and disabled children in Newcastle - announced it could have to close in 18 months' time. Head...   (IC Newcastle)

Fire kills two autistic brothers MUNCIE, IND. -- A fire killed two autistic teenagers despite their mother's attempts to fight the blaze with buckets of water and a frozen garden hose, authorities and family members said. | Joshua J....   (Indianapolis Star)

The well-loved Cambodian King is posting almost daily communiques on his website. LONDON - Cambodian King Norodom Sihanouk's website has been growing in popularity and is now getting 1,000 hits a day, in a country where only about 10,000 people have Internet access. | The reason is...   (The Straits Times)

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)

Parents launching campaign | By The Journal   | Parents of deaf youngsters in the North-East are launching a campaign to save their children's "unique" school from closure. | Governors at Northern Counties School, in Jesmo...   (IC Newcastle)

Nonprofit Volunteers Needed | Day Haven Adult Services is a program of The Community Programs Center of Long Island and UCP Suffolk offering adult day care for frail, older adults and those with dementia. The g...   (Newsday)

Science getting to roots of autism By Kim Painter, Special for USA TODAY When Blake Draut was 2½ years old, a specialist told his parents that their son's speech delays and odd habits, his fears of dirty hands and grassy feet, wer...   (USA Today)

Archived on Monday January 19 at 6.12pm:

MORRISON, Susan L. MORRISON, Susan L. - Put on her traveling shoes and passed peacefully on January 13, 2004 at the Coming Home Hospice in San Francisco. She will abide in the hearts of her sister, Candace Dickinson of ...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves When Camp Awareness was founded in 1998, autism was not nearly as well-known as it is today. "When my son was diagnosed, 1 in 10,000 (births) were the numbers," according to Sue Hansen, camp founder a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp Clark Elliott, 10, explains his perception of autism and the benefits he's received from Camp Awareness: "It's kind of like a disease, but you're born with it and it's not like something that can go a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Special-needs youths face big AIMS hurdle | Nick de la Torre/The Arizona Republic | Sarah Smith, a special-education student at Glendale High School, won't have to take the AIMS test to graduate this May. That's a good thing, her mother says,...   (Azcentral)

Lakewood sports center raises a cheer for disabled kids | Isak Sather's eyes grew wide as he held a volleyball high over his head. His arms shook slightly as he reeled back to spike it. | With a slap, he sent the ball crashing to the ground. Inexplicably, ...   (Denver Post)

Athens Stories: Olympiad's come home - we're off By Daniel Howden | First, that - like most cities that have trebled in size in less than two decades - the Greek capital looks a lot better by night. Second, that 2004, the year the Olympics return ho...   (The Independent)

International workshop on paediatrics from Jan 19 STANLY PINTO | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | MANGALORE: The Kasturba Medical College , in association with Jeena Inc., will be organising the International Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Workshop on De...   (The Times Of India)

Yeats may have been autistic, psychiatrist says Reuters Dublin, January 16 | Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet WB Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist said recently. | Yeats...   (Hindustan Times)

Puzzle of delay in exposing report ONLY two weeks into new year, and the first significant health scare story of 2004 was shown to be seriously flawed in its scientific methodology. | Just as the concern prompted by a study which claim...   (Scotsman)

Doctor to speak on 'miracle' therapy TIMES NEWS NETWORK | BANGALORE: Patients from Bangalore, Mysore and Chennai who are undergoing a special drug treatment procedure for neurological disorders, will touch base with the inventor of the t...   (The Times Of India)

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. | Judge Peter Weinstein handed out the maximum sentence to former classr...   (Newsday)

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy | ASSOCIATED PRESS | FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. | Judge Peter Weinstein handed out the maximum ...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. | Judge Peter Weinstein handed out the maximum sentence to former classro...   (The State)

Pedophile gets 15 years in jail for molesting autistic boy Broward Circuit Judge Peter Weinstein sentenced former classroom volunteer Daniel Patrick Donohue Friday afternoon to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting an autistic student. | ''If there was a...   (The Miami Herald)

Malcolm lacks wit and authenticity Writer/director Benjamin Ratner plays Gene Maxwell in Moving Malcolm.   CREDIT: Supplied   | Moving Malcolm | Rating 2 | Writer/director: Benjamin Ratner | Starring: Benjamin Ratner, El...   (Canada Dot Com)

Moms Take Action To Block Residential Center's Closing ST. PETERSBURG -Someday, sooner than she dares to think, Cheryl Caudill won't be here to fight for her autistic son's future. |   | Guy Adkins is 40, but ``he's always going to be my baby,'' his ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Room is ray of hope for brain-damaged kids On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. | Tavario...   (The Miami Herald)

Vital: My World Fell Apart The Day My Only Sister Stole My Husband From Me | Jan 15 2004 | It was as Kirsten's hubby left that her mum figured out the truth | By Georgia Williams | DEVOTED sisters Sharon and Kirsten McKenzie grew up sharing everything their clothes, friends ...   (Daily Record)

Room Is Ray Of Hope For Brain-damaged Kids On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. | Tavario...   (The Miami Herald)

My World Fell Apart The Day My Only Sister Stole My Husband From Me | Jan 15 2004 | It was as Kirsten's hubby left that her mum figured out the ON! LAMINATES truth | By Georgia Williams | DEVOTED sisters Sharon and Kirsten McKenzie grew up sharing everything their clo...   (Daily Record)

Archived on Monday January 19 at 6.12pm:

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves (Indianapolis Star, IN - 3 hours ago). .. Aware that many autistic children didn't even know of their diagnosis, she didn't want to create a stigma by using autism in the name...

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp (Indianapolis Star, IN - 3 hours ago). .. It helps me to know a lot of other people with autism. I met this kid, he probably is in between medium (autism) and Asperger Syndrome...

Autism rise may be a myth (The Sunday Times (subscription), UK - 12 hours ago). .. children diagnosed with autism and compared them with 624 healthy children. It found no significant difference apart from the fact that half of the autistic..

Autistic children left hanging (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 12 hours ago). .. to do it myself," said Sandra Schwenn of Wind Lake, whose 5-year-old autistic son.. from Kenosha to Green Bay whose families learned in late December that Autism..

Fate of autistic boy's mom uncertain after 2nd meeting (Modesto Bee, CA - 21 hours ago). .. According to the Autism Society of America, people with autism typically have.. About 1.5 million Americans are believed to be autistic, according to the..

Unknowns abound at UF autism talks (Gainesville Sun, FL - 17 Jan 2004). .. And with no unifying theory for what causes autism, there are myriad of approaches to therapy. One mother of two autistic boys said that just eating a peanut..

Man Sentenced For Abusing Fla. Autistic Boy (Local6.com, FL - 17 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla -- A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Pedophile gets 15 years in Davie assault on autistic boy (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 16 Jan 2004). .. sexual predator described by prosecutors as "a classic, textbook pedophile" was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting a 5-year-old autistic boy..

Pedophile gets 15 years in Davie assault on autistic boy (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 16 Jan 2004). .. sexual predator described by prosecutors as "a classic, textbook pedophile" was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting a 5-year-old autistic boy..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Guardian, UK - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man sentenced for abusing autistic boy (Times Picayune, LA - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (News Journal, TX - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)--A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Wilkes Barre Weekender, PA - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Rocky Mount Telegram, NC - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)--A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Wired News - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Wilmington Morning Star, NC - 16 Jan 2004). A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge Peter Weinstein handed..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (The Ledger, FL - 16 Jan 2004). A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge Peter Weinstein handed..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Akron Beacon Journal, OH - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Archived on Tuesday January 20 at 11.38am:

MORRISON, Susan L. MORRISON, Susan L. - Put on her traveling shoes and passed peacefully on January 13, 2004 at the Coming Home Hospice in San Francisco. She will abide in the hearts of her sister, Candace Dickinson of ...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves When Camp Awareness was founded in 1998, autism was not nearly as well-known as it is today. "When my son was diagnosed, 1 in 10,000 (births) were the numbers," according to Sue Hansen, camp founder a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp Clark Elliott, 10, explains his perception of autism and the benefits he's received from Camp Awareness: "It's kind of like a disease, but you're born with it and it's not like something that can go a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Special-needs youths face big AIMS hurdle | Nick de la Torre/The Arizona Republic | Sarah Smith, a special-education student at Glendale High School, won't have to take the AIMS test to graduate this May. That's a good thing, her mother says,...   (Azcentral)

Lakewood sports center raises a cheer for disabled kids | Isak Sather's eyes grew wide as he held a volleyball high over his head. His arms shook slightly as he reeled back to spike it. | With a slap, he sent the ball crashing to the ground. Inexplicably, ...   (Denver Post)

Athens Stories: Olympiad's come home - we're off By Daniel Howden | First, that - like most cities that have trebled in size in less than two decades - the Greek capital looks a lot better by night. Second, that 2004, the year the Olympics return ho...   (The Independent)

International workshop on paediatrics from Jan 19 STANLY PINTO | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | MANGALORE: The Kasturba Medical College , in association with Jeena Inc., will be organising the International Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Workshop on De...   (The Times Of India)

Yeats may have been autistic, psychiatrist says Reuters Dublin, January 16 | Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet WB Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist said recently. | Yeats...   (Hindustan Times)

Puzzle of delay in exposing report ONLY two weeks into new year, and the first significant health scare story of 2004 was shown to be seriously flawed in its scientific methodology. | Just as the concern prompted by a study which claim...   (Scotsman)

Doctor to speak on 'miracle' therapy TIMES NEWS NETWORK | BANGALORE: Patients from Bangalore, Mysore and Chennai who are undergoing a special drug treatment procedure for neurological disorders, will touch base with the inventor of the t...   (The Times Of India)

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. | Judge Peter Weinstein handed out the maximum sentence to former classr...   (Newsday)

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy | ASSOCIATED PRESS | FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. | Judge Peter Weinstein handed out the maximum ...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. | Judge Peter Weinstein handed out the maximum sentence to former classro...   (The State)

Pedophile gets 15 years in jail for molesting autistic boy Broward Circuit Judge Peter Weinstein sentenced former classroom volunteer Daniel Patrick Donohue Friday afternoon to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting an autistic student. | ''If there was a...   (The Miami Herald)

Malcolm lacks wit and authenticity Writer/director Benjamin Ratner plays Gene Maxwell in Moving Malcolm.   CREDIT: Supplied   | Moving Malcolm | Rating 2 | Writer/director: Benjamin Ratner | Starring: Benjamin Ratner, El...   (Canada Dot Com)

Moms Take Action To Block Residential Center's Closing ST. PETERSBURG -Someday, sooner than she dares to think, Cheryl Caudill won't be here to fight for her autistic son's future. |   | Guy Adkins is 40, but ``he's always going to be my baby,'' his ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Room is ray of hope for brain-damaged kids On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. | Tavario...   (The Miami Herald)

Vital: My World Fell Apart The Day My Only Sister Stole My Husband From Me | Jan 15 2004 | It was as Kirsten's hubby left that her mum figured out the truth | By Georgia Williams | DEVOTED sisters Sharon and Kirsten McKenzie grew up sharing everything their clothes, friends ...   (Daily Record)

Room Is Ray Of Hope For Brain-damaged Kids On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. | Tavario...   (The Miami Herald)

My World Fell Apart The Day My Only Sister Stole My Husband From Me | Jan 15 2004 | It was as Kirsten's hubby left that her mum figured out the ON! LAMINATES truth | By Georgia Williams | DEVOTED sisters Sharon and Kirsten McKenzie grew up sharing everything their clo...   (Daily Record)

Archived on Wednesday January 21 at 12.44pm:

U.S. parents question vaccine wisdom   By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The posting on an Internet Web site sounded plaintive. Marianna Toce Gerstein | wondered whether as a pregnant woman she...   (Swissinfo English)

MEDIA STATEMENT - Liberal Party of Canada's requirement that candidates disclose mental health history is an invasion of privacy and reinforces the stigma of mental illnesses | OTTAWA, Jan. 20 /CNW/ - The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH), a coalition of national, voluntary health organizations and professional associations, today expressed its...   (Canada Newswire)

Johnson &Johnson 2003 Fourth-Quarter EPS Rose 34.8% on Sales Increase Of 19.7% 2003 EPS Rose ... 1/20/04    NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan 20, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Johnson &Johnson today announced record sales for the fourth quarter of $11.3 billion, an increase of 19.7...   (Stockhouse)

Symptoms of Autism The symptoms of autism are separated into three areas : Deficits in communication, ranging from mutism to atypical language, which can range from repetition, echoing and unusual tone to problems with ...   (Newsday)

A ray of hope for brain-damaged children MIAMI -- On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. ...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

The price of structure and stability Few have been able to penetrate Carson Smith's world since he was 22 months old. | That's when he stopped talking, became compulsive about seemingly random objects and lost his social skills. | A year...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Terrorists on their marks for Olympics GAVIN ESLER | IT IS hardly surprising that the Greek authorities have admitted they are taking advice from the Americans about how to handle a "dirty bomb" attack on Athens during this year's Olympic ...   (Scotsman)

A World Apart From Autism When Eric Schissel was a boy, ZIP codes fascinated him. And he had magnificent obsessions with mathematics, dictionaries, penguins and foreign languages. He was master of an amazing party trick: Pick ...   (Newsday)

Parents make plea for disabled children By Larry O'Dell | ASSOCIATED PRESS | RICHMOND — Jennifer Peers said yesterday state services for her mentally retarded 6-year-old daughter have been a lifesaver, allowing her to spend more time ...   (The Washington Times)

Anti-vaccine advice worries health officials | TORONTO - An anti-vaccination movement among chiropractors has the medical establishment concerned. Even the body that regulates chiropractors in Ontario is worried. | A group of chiropractors sees ...   (CBC)

Club gearing up for charity race THE Rotaract Club of Manama/Salmaniya will be holding its ninth annual fund-raising project, Against the Clock (ATC), on February 13. | The event, at Al Bander Hotel and Resort in Sitra, is being orga...   (Gulf Daily News)

MORRISON, Susan L. MORRISON, Susan L. - Put on her traveling shoes and passed peacefully on January 13, 2004 at the Coming Home Hospice in San Francisco. She will abide in the hearts of her sister, Candace Dickinson of ...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves When Camp Awareness was founded in 1998, autism was not nearly as well-known as it is today. "When my son was diagnosed, 1 in 10,000 (births) were the numbers," according to Sue Hansen, camp founder a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp Clark Elliott, 10, explains his perception of autism and the benefits he's received from Camp Awareness: "It's kind of like a disease, but you're born with it and it's not like something that can go a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Special-needs youths face big AIMS hurdle | Nick de la Torre/The Arizona Republic | Sarah Smith, a special-education student at Glendale High School, won't have to take the AIMS test to graduate this May. That's a good thing, her mother says,...   (Azcentral)

Lakewood sports center raises a cheer for disabled kids | Isak Sather's eyes grew wide as he held a volleyball high over his head. His arms shook slightly as he reeled back to spike it. | With a slap, he sent the ball crashing to the ground. Inexplicably, ...   (Denver Post)

Athens Stories: Olympiad's come home - we're off By Daniel Howden | First, that - like most cities that have trebled in size in less than two decades - the Greek capital looks a lot better by night. Second, that 2004, the year the Olympics return ho...   (The Independent)

International workshop on paediatrics from Jan 19 STANLY PINTO | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | MANGALORE: The Kasturba Medical College , in association with Jeena Inc., will be organising the International Continuing Medical Education (CME) and Workshop on De...   (The Times Of India)

Yeats may have been autistic, psychiatrist says Reuters Dublin, January 16 | Some of Ireland's finest minds including poet WB Yeats and founder of the Irish Republic Eamon de Valera may have been autistic, a leading psychiatrist said recently. | Yeats...   (Hindustan Times)

Puzzle of delay in exposing report ONLY two weeks into new year, and the first significant health scare story of 2004 was shown to be seriously flawed in its scientific methodology. | Just as the concern prompted by a study which claim...   (Scotsman)

Archived on Wednesday January 21 at 12.44pm:

Autism rise may be a myth (The Times (subscription), UK - 19 hours ago). .. children diagnosed with autism and compared them with 624 healthy children. It found no significant difference apart from the fact that half of the autistic..

Camp Awareness - where autistic children feel safe (Awares - 18 Jan 2004). .. The camp fulfils Hansen's vision of a place where autistic children can be.. I met this kid, he probably is in between medium (autism) and Asperger's..

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves (Indianapolis Star, IN - 18 Jan 2004). .. Aware that many autistic children didn't even know of their diagnosis, she didn't want to create a stigma by using autism in the name...

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp (Indianapolis Star, IN - 18 Jan 2004). .. It helps me to know a lot of other people with autism. I met this kid, he probably is in between medium (autism) and Asperger Syndrome...

Autism rise may be a myth (The Sunday Times (subscription), UK - 17 Jan 2004). .. children diagnosed with autism and compared them with 624 healthy children. It found no significant difference apart from the fact that half of the autistic..

Autistic children left hanging (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 17 Jan 2004). .. to do it myself," said Sandra Schwenn of Wind Lake, whose 5-year-old autistic son.. from Kenosha to Green Bay whose families learned in late December that Autism..

Fate of autistic boy's mom uncertain after 2nd meeting (Modesto Bee, CA - 17 Jan 2004). .. According to the Autism Society of America, people with autism typically have.. About 1.5 million Americans are believed to be autistic, according to the..

Unknowns abound at UF autism talks (Gainesville Sun, FL - 17 Jan 2004). .. And with no unifying theory for what causes autism, there are myriad of approaches to therapy. One mother of two autistic boys said that just eating a peanut..

Man Sentenced For Abusing Fla. Autistic Boy (Local6.com, FL - 17 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla -- A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Pedophile gets 15 years in Davie assault on autistic boy (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 16 Jan 2004). .. sexual predator described by prosecutors as "a classic, textbook pedophile" was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting a 5-year-old autistic boy..

Pedophile gets 15 years in Davie assault on autistic boy (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 16 Jan 2004). .. sexual predator described by prosecutors as "a classic, textbook pedophile" was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting a 5-year-old autistic boy..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Guardian, UK - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man sentenced for abusing autistic boy (Times Picayune, LA - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (News Journal, TX - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)--A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Wilkes Barre Weekender, PA - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Rocky Mount Telegram, NC - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)--A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Wired News - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Wilmington Morning Star, NC - 16 Jan 2004). A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge Peter Weinstein handed..

Archived on Thursday January 22 at 4.22am:

Ontario mother calls on government to keep promise to fund autism treatment | TORONTO (CP) - An Ontario mother is asking the province to keep its promise to fund treatment for autistic children beyond the age of six, pointing to submissions by the Ontario Human Rights Commiss...   (myTELUS)

Colo. last in giving kids shots | Post / Kathryn Scott Osler Kate Taylor’s adopted daughter recently contracted a severe case of chickenpox. She didn’t vaccinate her after being told the girl had already suffered the virus. | After ...   (Denver Post)

Clay Aiken idolizes kids with developmental disabilities By John Morgan, Spotlight Health, with medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. Clay Aiken became a national sensation on the hit show American Idol. But while music may be his bread and butter for now,...   (USA Today)

Autism funding cut-off 'discrimination' It's "discriminatory" for the Ontario government to stop funding the treatment of autistic children at the age of six, the Ontario Human Rights Commission has ruled. | Norrah Whitney, whose son Luke B...   (The Toronto Star)

U.S. parents question vaccine wisdom   By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The posting on an Internet Web site sounded plaintive. Marianna Toce Gerstein | wondered whether as a pregnant woman she...   (Swissinfo English)

MEDIA STATEMENT - Liberal Party of Canada's requirement that candidates disclose mental health history is an invasion of privacy and reinforces the stigma of mental illnesses | OTTAWA, Jan. 20 /CNW/ - The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH), a coalition of national, voluntary health organizations and professional associations, today expressed its...   (Canada Newswire)

Johnson &Johnson 2003 Fourth-Quarter EPS Rose 34.8% on Sales Increase Of 19.7% 2003 EPS Rose ... 1/20/04    NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan 20, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Johnson &Johnson today announced record sales for the fourth quarter of $11.3 billion, an increase of 19.7...   (Stockhouse)

Symptoms of Autism The symptoms of autism are separated into three areas : Deficits in communication, ranging from mutism to atypical language, which can range from repetition, echoing and unusual tone to problems with ...   (Newsday)

A ray of hope for brain-damaged children MIAMI -- On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. ...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

The price of structure and stability Few have been able to penetrate Carson Smith's world since he was 22 months old. | That's when he stopped talking, became compulsive about seemingly random objects and lost his social skills. | A year...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Terrorists on their marks for Olympics GAVIN ESLER | IT IS hardly surprising that the Greek authorities have admitted they are taking advice from the Americans about how to handle a "dirty bomb" attack on Athens during this year's Olympic ...   (Scotsman)

A World Apart From Autism When Eric Schissel was a boy, ZIP codes fascinated him. And he had magnificent obsessions with mathematics, dictionaries, penguins and foreign languages. He was master of an amazing party trick: Pick ...   (Newsday)

Parents make plea for disabled children By Larry O'Dell | ASSOCIATED PRESS | RICHMOND — Jennifer Peers said yesterday state services for her mentally retarded 6-year-old daughter have been a lifesaver, allowing her to spend more time ...   (The Washington Times)

Anti-vaccine advice worries health officials | TORONTO - An anti-vaccination movement among chiropractors has the medical establishment concerned. Even the body that regulates chiropractors in Ontario is worried. | A group of chiropractors sees ...   (CBC)

Club gearing up for charity race THE Rotaract Club of Manama/Salmaniya will be holding its ninth annual fund-raising project, Against the Clock (ATC), on February 13. | The event, at Al Bander Hotel and Resort in Sitra, is being orga...   (Gulf Daily News)

MORRISON, Susan L. MORRISON, Susan L. - Put on her traveling shoes and passed peacefully on January 13, 2004 at the Coming Home Hospice in San Francisco. She will abide in the hearts of her sister, Candace Dickinson of ...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves When Camp Awareness was founded in 1998, autism was not nearly as well-known as it is today. "When my son was diagnosed, 1 in 10,000 (births) were the numbers," according to Sue Hansen, camp founder a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp Clark Elliott, 10, explains his perception of autism and the benefits he's received from Camp Awareness: "It's kind of like a disease, but you're born with it and it's not like something that can go a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Special-needs youths face big AIMS hurdle | Nick de la Torre/The Arizona Republic | Sarah Smith, a special-education student at Glendale High School, won't have to take the AIMS test to graduate this May. That's a good thing, her mother says,...   (Azcentral)

Lakewood sports center raises a cheer for disabled kids | Isak Sather's eyes grew wide as he held a volleyball high over his head. His arms shook slightly as he reeled back to spike it. | With a slap, he sent the ball crashing to the ground. Inexplicably, ...   (Denver Post)

Archived on Thursday January 22 at 4.22am:

Autism rise may be a myth (The Times (subscription), UK - 19 hours ago). .. children diagnosed with autism and compared them with 624 healthy children. It found no significant difference apart from the fact that half of the autistic..

Camp Awareness - where autistic children feel safe (Awares - 18 Jan 2004). .. The camp fulfils Hansen's vision of a place where autistic children can be.. I met this kid, he probably is in between medium (autism) and Asperger's..

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves (Indianapolis Star, IN - 18 Jan 2004). .. Aware that many autistic children didn't even know of their diagnosis, she didn't want to create a stigma by using autism in the name...

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp (Indianapolis Star, IN - 18 Jan 2004). .. It helps me to know a lot of other people with autism. I met this kid, he probably is in between medium (autism) and Asperger Syndrome...

Autism rise may be a myth (The Sunday Times (subscription), UK - 17 Jan 2004). .. children diagnosed with autism and compared them with 624 healthy children. It found no significant difference apart from the fact that half of the autistic..

Autistic children left hanging (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 17 Jan 2004). .. to do it myself," said Sandra Schwenn of Wind Lake, whose 5-year-old autistic son.. from Kenosha to Green Bay whose families learned in late December that Autism..

Fate of autistic boy's mom uncertain after 2nd meeting (Modesto Bee, CA - 17 Jan 2004). .. According to the Autism Society of America, people with autism typically have.. About 1.5 million Americans are believed to be autistic, according to the..

Unknowns abound at UF autism talks (Gainesville Sun, FL - 17 Jan 2004). .. And with no unifying theory for what causes autism, there are myriad of approaches to therapy. One mother of two autistic boys said that just eating a peanut..

Man Sentenced For Abusing Fla. Autistic Boy (Local6.com, FL - 17 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla -- A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Pedophile gets 15 years in Davie assault on autistic boy (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 16 Jan 2004). .. sexual predator described by prosecutors as "a classic, textbook pedophile" was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting a 5-year-old autistic boy..

Pedophile gets 15 years in Davie assault on autistic boy (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 16 Jan 2004). .. sexual predator described by prosecutors as "a classic, textbook pedophile" was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting a 5-year-old autistic boy..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Guardian, UK - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man sentenced for abusing autistic boy (Times Picayune, LA - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (News Journal, TX - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)--A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Wilkes Barre Weekender, PA - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Rocky Mount Telegram, NC - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)--A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Wired News - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Wilmington Morning Star, NC - 16 Jan 2004). A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge Peter Weinstein handed..

Archived on Thursday January 22 at 9.46pm:

Douglas Hospital Makes Public Its External Report Recommendations and Action Plan | External report ordered by Douglas Hospital following the closing of the Pavillon des Pins residence in Mascouche MONTREAL, Jan. 22 /CNW Telbec/ - The Douglas Hospital administration is making publi...   (Canada Newswire)

Mark Haddon: This year's big read A 'difficult' novel whose teenage narrator is incapable of expressing emotion is already being hailed as a literary classic to rank with the greats - and will be seen on every Mediterranean beach towe...   (The Independent)

Ontario mother calls on government to keep promise to fund autism treatment | TORONTO (CP) - An Ontario mother is asking the province to keep its promise to fund treatment for autistic children beyond the age of six, pointing to submissions by the Ontario Human Rights Commiss...   (myTELUS)

Colo. last in giving kids shots | Post / Kathryn Scott Osler Kate Taylor’s adopted daughter recently contracted a severe case of chickenpox. She didn’t vaccinate her after being told the girl had already suffered the virus. | After ...   (Denver Post)

Clay Aiken idolizes kids with developmental disabilities By John Morgan, Spotlight Health, with medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. Clay Aiken became a national sensation on the hit show American Idol. But while music may be his bread and butter for now,...   (USA Today)

Autism funding cut-off 'discrimination' It's "discriminatory" for the Ontario government to stop funding the treatment of autistic children at the age of six, the Ontario Human Rights Commission has ruled. | Norrah Whitney, whose son Luke B...   (The Toronto Star)

U.S. parents question vaccine wisdom   By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The posting on an Internet Web site sounded plaintive. Marianna Toce Gerstein | wondered whether as a pregnant woman she...   (Swissinfo English)

MEDIA STATEMENT - Liberal Party of Canada's requirement that candidates disclose mental health history is an invasion of privacy and reinforces the stigma of mental illnesses | OTTAWA, Jan. 20 /CNW/ - The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH), a coalition of national, voluntary health organizations and professional associations, today expressed its...   (Canada Newswire)

Johnson &Johnson 2003 Fourth-Quarter EPS Rose 34.8% on Sales Increase Of 19.7% 2003 EPS Rose ... 1/20/04    NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan 20, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Johnson &Johnson today announced record sales for the fourth quarter of $11.3 billion, an increase of 19.7...   (Stockhouse)

Symptoms of Autism The symptoms of autism are separated into three areas : Deficits in communication, ranging from mutism to atypical language, which can range from repetition, echoing and unusual tone to problems with ...   (Newsday)

A ray of hope for brain-damaged children MIAMI -- On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. ...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

The price of structure and stability Few have been able to penetrate Carson Smith's world since he was 22 months old. | That's when he stopped talking, became compulsive about seemingly random objects and lost his social skills. | A year...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Terrorists on their marks for Olympics GAVIN ESLER | IT IS hardly surprising that the Greek authorities have admitted they are taking advice from the Americans about how to handle a "dirty bomb" attack on Athens during this year's Olympic ...   (Scotsman)

A World Apart From Autism When Eric Schissel was a boy, ZIP codes fascinated him. And he had magnificent obsessions with mathematics, dictionaries, penguins and foreign languages. He was master of an amazing party trick: Pick ...   (Newsday)

Parents make plea for disabled children By Larry O'Dell | ASSOCIATED PRESS | RICHMOND — Jennifer Peers said yesterday state services for her mentally retarded 6-year-old daughter have been a lifesaver, allowing her to spend more time ...   (The Washington Times)

Anti-vaccine advice worries health officials | TORONTO - An anti-vaccination movement among chiropractors has the medical establishment concerned. Even the body that regulates chiropractors in Ontario is worried. | A group of chiropractors sees ...   (CBC)

Club gearing up for charity race THE Rotaract Club of Manama/Salmaniya will be holding its ninth annual fund-raising project, Against the Clock (ATC), on February 13. | The event, at Al Bander Hotel and Resort in Sitra, is being orga...   (Gulf Daily News)

MORRISON, Susan L. MORRISON, Susan L. - Put on her traveling shoes and passed peacefully on January 13, 2004 at the Coming Home Hospice in San Francisco. She will abide in the hearts of her sister, Candace Dickinson of ...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves When Camp Awareness was founded in 1998, autism was not nearly as well-known as it is today. "When my son was diagnosed, 1 in 10,000 (births) were the numbers," according to Sue Hansen, camp founder a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp Clark Elliott, 10, explains his perception of autism and the benefits he's received from Camp Awareness: "It's kind of like a disease, but you're born with it and it's not like something that can go a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Archived on Thursday January 22 at 9.46pm:

Autism rise may be a myth (The Times (subscription), UK - 19 hours ago). .. children diagnosed with autism and compared them with 624 healthy children. It found no significant difference apart from the fact that half of the autistic..

Camp Awareness - where autistic children feel safe (Awares - 18 Jan 2004). .. The camp fulfils Hansen's vision of a place where autistic children can be.. I met this kid, he probably is in between medium (autism) and Asperger's..

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves (Indianapolis Star, IN - 18 Jan 2004). .. Aware that many autistic children didn't even know of their diagnosis, she didn't want to create a stigma by using autism in the name...

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp (Indianapolis Star, IN - 18 Jan 2004). .. It helps me to know a lot of other people with autism. I met this kid, he probably is in between medium (autism) and Asperger Syndrome...

Autism rise may be a myth (The Sunday Times (subscription), UK - 17 Jan 2004). .. children diagnosed with autism and compared them with 624 healthy children. It found no significant difference apart from the fact that half of the autistic..

Autistic children left hanging (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 17 Jan 2004). .. to do it myself," said Sandra Schwenn of Wind Lake, whose 5-year-old autistic son.. from Kenosha to Green Bay whose families learned in late December that Autism..

Fate of autistic boy's mom uncertain after 2nd meeting (Modesto Bee, CA - 17 Jan 2004). .. According to the Autism Society of America, people with autism typically have.. About 1.5 million Americans are believed to be autistic, according to the..

Unknowns abound at UF autism talks (Gainesville Sun, FL - 17 Jan 2004). .. And with no unifying theory for what causes autism, there are myriad of approaches to therapy. One mother of two autistic boys said that just eating a peanut..

Man Sentenced For Abusing Fla. Autistic Boy (Local6.com, FL - 17 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla -- A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Pedophile gets 15 years in Davie assault on autistic boy (Fort Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, FL - 16 Jan 2004). .. sexual predator described by prosecutors as "a classic, textbook pedophile" was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting a 5-year-old autistic boy..

Pedophile gets 15 years in Davie assault on autistic boy (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 16 Jan 2004). .. sexual predator described by prosecutors as "a classic, textbook pedophile" was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting a 5-year-old autistic boy..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Guardian, UK - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man sentenced for abusing autistic boy (Times Picayune, LA - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (News Journal, TX - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)--A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Wilkes Barre Weekender, PA - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Rocky Mount Telegram, NC - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP)--A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Wired News - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student...

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, IN - 16 Jan 2004). FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge..

Man Sentenced for Abusing Autistic Boy (Wilmington Morning Star, NC - 16 Jan 2004). A convicted sex offender was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for molesting an autistic student. Judge Peter Weinstein handed..

Archived on Friday January 23 at 9.52pm:

Douglas Hospital Makes Public Its External Report Recommendations and Action Plan | External report ordered by Douglas Hospital following the closing of the Pavillon des Pins residence in Mascouche MONTREAL, Jan. 22 /CNW Telbec/ - The Douglas Hospital administration is making publi...   (Canada Newswire)

Mark Haddon: This year's big read A 'difficult' novel whose teenage narrator is incapable of expressing emotion is already being hailed as a literary classic to rank with the greats - and will be seen on every Mediterranean beach towe...   (The Independent)

Ontario mother calls on government to keep promise to fund autism treatment | TORONTO (CP) - An Ontario mother is asking the province to keep its promise to fund treatment for autistic children beyond the age of six, pointing to submissions by the Ontario Human Rights Commiss...   (myTELUS)

Colo. last in giving kids shots | Post / Kathryn Scott Osler Kate Taylor’s adopted daughter recently contracted a severe case of chickenpox. She didn’t vaccinate her after being told the girl had already suffered the virus. | After ...   (Denver Post)

Clay Aiken idolizes kids with developmental disabilities By John Morgan, Spotlight Health, with medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. Clay Aiken became a national sensation on the hit show American Idol. But while music may be his bread and butter for now,...   (USA Today)

Autism funding cut-off 'discrimination' It's "discriminatory" for the Ontario government to stop funding the treatment of autistic children at the age of six, the Ontario Human Rights Commission has ruled. | Norrah Whitney, whose son Luke B...   (The Toronto Star)

U.S. parents question vaccine wisdom   By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The posting on an Internet Web site sounded plaintive. Marianna Toce Gerstein | wondered whether as a pregnant woman she...   (Swissinfo English)

MEDIA STATEMENT - Liberal Party of Canada's requirement that candidates disclose mental health history is an invasion of privacy and reinforces the stigma of mental illnesses | OTTAWA, Jan. 20 /CNW/ - The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH), a coalition of national, voluntary health organizations and professional associations, today expressed its...   (Canada Newswire)

Johnson &Johnson 2003 Fourth-Quarter EPS Rose 34.8% on Sales Increase Of 19.7% 2003 EPS Rose ... 1/20/04    NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan 20, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Johnson &Johnson today announced record sales for the fourth quarter of $11.3 billion, an increase of 19.7...   (Stockhouse)

Symptoms of Autism The symptoms of autism are separated into three areas : Deficits in communication, ranging from mutism to atypical language, which can range from repetition, echoing and unusual tone to problems with ...   (Newsday)

A ray of hope for brain-damaged children MIAMI -- On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. ...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

The price of structure and stability Few have been able to penetrate Carson Smith's world since he was 22 months old. | That's when he stopped talking, became compulsive about seemingly random objects and lost his social skills. | A year...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Terrorists on their marks for Olympics GAVIN ESLER | IT IS hardly surprising that the Greek authorities have admitted they are taking advice from the Americans about how to handle a "dirty bomb" attack on Athens during this year's Olympic ...   (Scotsman)

A World Apart From Autism When Eric Schissel was a boy, ZIP codes fascinated him. And he had magnificent obsessions with mathematics, dictionaries, penguins and foreign languages. He was master of an amazing party trick: Pick ...   (Newsday)

Parents make plea for disabled children By Larry O'Dell | ASSOCIATED PRESS | RICHMOND — Jennifer Peers said yesterday state services for her mentally retarded 6-year-old daughter have been a lifesaver, allowing her to spend more time ...   (The Washington Times)

Anti-vaccine advice worries health officials | TORONTO - An anti-vaccination movement among chiropractors has the medical establishment concerned. Even the body that regulates chiropractors in Ontario is worried. | A group of chiropractors sees ...   (CBC)

Club gearing up for charity race THE Rotaract Club of Manama/Salmaniya will be holding its ninth annual fund-raising project, Against the Clock (ATC), on February 13. | The event, at Al Bander Hotel and Resort in Sitra, is being orga...   (Gulf Daily News)

MORRISON, Susan L. MORRISON, Susan L. - Put on her traveling shoes and passed peacefully on January 13, 2004 at the Coming Home Hospice in San Francisco. She will abide in the hearts of her sister, Candace Dickinson of ...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves When Camp Awareness was founded in 1998, autism was not nearly as well-known as it is today. "When my son was diagnosed, 1 in 10,000 (births) were the numbers," according to Sue Hansen, camp founder a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp Clark Elliott, 10, explains his perception of autism and the benefits he's received from Camp Awareness: "It's kind of like a disease, but you're born with it and it's not like something that can go a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Archived on Saturday January 24 at 1.07pm:

Douglas Hospital Makes Public Its External Report Recommendations and Action Plan | External report ordered by Douglas Hospital following the closing of the Pavillon des Pins residence in Mascouche MONTREAL, Jan. 22 /CNW Telbec/ - The Douglas Hospital administration is making publi...   (Canada Newswire)

Mark Haddon: This year's big read A 'difficult' novel whose teenage narrator is incapable of expressing emotion is already being hailed as a literary classic to rank with the greats - and will be seen on every Mediterranean beach towe...   (The Independent)

Ontario mother calls on government to keep promise to fund autism treatment | TORONTO (CP) - An Ontario mother is asking the province to keep its promise to fund treatment for autistic children beyond the age of six, pointing to submissions by the Ontario Human Rights Commiss...   (myTELUS)

Colo. last in giving kids shots | Post / Kathryn Scott Osler Kate Taylor’s adopted daughter recently contracted a severe case of chickenpox. She didn’t vaccinate her after being told the girl had already suffered the virus. | After ...   (Denver Post)

Clay Aiken idolizes kids with developmental disabilities By John Morgan, Spotlight Health, with medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. Clay Aiken became a national sensation on the hit show American Idol. But while music may be his bread and butter for now,...   (USA Today)

Autism funding cut-off 'discrimination' It's "discriminatory" for the Ontario government to stop funding the treatment of autistic children at the age of six, the Ontario Human Rights Commission has ruled. | Norrah Whitney, whose son Luke B...   (The Toronto Star)

U.S. parents question vaccine wisdom   By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The posting on an Internet Web site sounded plaintive. Marianna Toce Gerstein | wondered whether as a pregnant woman she...   (Swissinfo English)

MEDIA STATEMENT - Liberal Party of Canada's requirement that candidates disclose mental health history is an invasion of privacy and reinforces the stigma of mental illnesses | OTTAWA, Jan. 20 /CNW/ - The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH), a coalition of national, voluntary health organizations and professional associations, today expressed its...   (Canada Newswire)

Johnson &Johnson 2003 Fourth-Quarter EPS Rose 34.8% on Sales Increase Of 19.7% 2003 EPS Rose ... 1/20/04    NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan 20, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Johnson &Johnson today announced record sales for the fourth quarter of $11.3 billion, an increase of 19.7...   (Stockhouse)

Symptoms of Autism The symptoms of autism are separated into three areas : Deficits in communication, ranging from mutism to atypical language, which can range from repetition, echoing and unusual tone to problems with ...   (Newsday)

A ray of hope for brain-damaged children MIAMI -- On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. ...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

The price of structure and stability Few have been able to penetrate Carson Smith's world since he was 22 months old. | That's when he stopped talking, became compulsive about seemingly random objects and lost his social skills. | A year...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Terrorists on their marks for Olympics GAVIN ESLER | IT IS hardly surprising that the Greek authorities have admitted they are taking advice from the Americans about how to handle a "dirty bomb" attack on Athens during this year's Olympic ...   (Scotsman)

A World Apart From Autism When Eric Schissel was a boy, ZIP codes fascinated him. And he had magnificent obsessions with mathematics, dictionaries, penguins and foreign languages. He was master of an amazing party trick: Pick ...   (Newsday)

Parents make plea for disabled children By Larry O'Dell | ASSOCIATED PRESS | RICHMOND — Jennifer Peers said yesterday state services for her mentally retarded 6-year-old daughter have been a lifesaver, allowing her to spend more time ...   (The Washington Times)

Anti-vaccine advice worries health officials | TORONTO - An anti-vaccination movement among chiropractors has the medical establishment concerned. Even the body that regulates chiropractors in Ontario is worried. | A group of chiropractors sees ...   (CBC)

Club gearing up for charity race THE Rotaract Club of Manama/Salmaniya will be holding its ninth annual fund-raising project, Against the Clock (ATC), on February 13. | The event, at Al Bander Hotel and Resort in Sitra, is being orga...   (Gulf Daily News)

MORRISON, Susan L. MORRISON, Susan L. - Put on her traveling shoes and passed peacefully on January 13, 2004 at the Coming Home Hospice in San Francisco. She will abide in the hearts of her sister, Candace Dickinson of ...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves When Camp Awareness was founded in 1998, autism was not nearly as well-known as it is today. "When my son was diagnosed, 1 in 10,000 (births) were the numbers," according to Sue Hansen, camp founder a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp Clark Elliott, 10, explains his perception of autism and the benefits he's received from Camp Awareness: "It's kind of like a disease, but you're born with it and it's not like something that can go a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Archived on Saturday January 24 at 1.07pm:

Autism project aims for $3.8M (Calgary Sun, Canada - 1 hour ago). Myles Thurlow felt the same as many parents when he walked his eight-year-old daughter through the doors of Calgary's Society for the Treatment of Autism...

Parents of autistic children doing it for themselves (Galway Advertiser, Ireland - 19 hours ago). .. able to provide a range of services for autistic children, residential and pre-school, the lot. We'd like to develop it into a centre of excellence for autism...

Soccer team important part of autistic boy's life (Howard County Times, MD - 20 hours ago). .. For Alec, who is autistic, the Black Dragons - whose coaches, parents and players.. Autism is a type of pervasive developmental disorder, which interferes with a..

Hospital opening new unit for autistic children (Press Herald, ME - 22 Jan 2004). Autistic children with psychiatric troubles will no longer have to leave Maine to get.. Hospital plans to open a 12-bed children's unit that specializes in autism..

Human Rights Commission takes up battle over treatment for.. (Awares - 22 Jan 2004). .. assisted all special-needs children, not just those with autism. It's "discriminatory" for the Ontario government to stop funding the treatment of autistic..

The rise in autism (Scripps Howard News Service - 21 Jan 2004). The number of children with autism has risen so dramatically in the last decade that some scientists are calling it an epidemic...

Father distressed by threat to autistic son (The Wilmslow Express, UK - 21 Jan 2004). Airline executive Husain Alias, 41, of Wolverton Drive, has two autistic sons, the.. The family feared Alias, who has high-functioning autism, would not adapt..

Rights group joins fight to extend autism treatment (Toronto Star, Canada - 21 Jan 2004). .. The case involves Luke Burrows, who was diagnosed with autism when he was 2.. The therapy has proven successful in enhancing the ability of autistic children to..

Mom urges autism funds (London Free Press, Canada - 21 Jan 2004). .. is asking the province to keep its promise to fund treatment for autistic.. to pay for therapy for older children "is discriminatory to children with autism over..

Autism funding cut-off 'discrimination' (Toronto Star, Canada - 20 Jan 2004). .. discriminatory" for the Ontario government to stop funding the treatment of autistic.. for therapy for older children "is discriminatory to children with autism..

Symptoms of Autism (Newsday - 20 Jan 2004). The symptoms of autism are separated into three areas : Deficits in communication.. Clinicians will diagnose Asperger's if the child meets the second and third..

A World Apart From Autism (Newsday - 20 Jan 2004). .. her preschool son, Dean, could receive special services for Asperger... language very early but had a long list of autistic.. Her sister also has a son with autism...

Einstein, Newton, and Asperger Syndrome (rarediseases.about.com, United States - 20 Jan 2004). Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, of the Autism Research Centre.. the case is weak for the diagnosis of Asperger.. who are socially inept and yet not remotely autistic..

A World Apart From Autism (Newsday - 20 Jan 2004). .. her preschool son, Dean, could receive special services for Asperger's... language very early but had a long list of autistic.. Her sister also has a son with autism..

Autism rise may be a myth (The Times (subscription), UK - 19 Jan 2004). .. children diagnosed with autism and compared them with 624 healthy children. It found no significant difference apart from the fact that half of the autistic..

Camp Awareness - where autistic children feel safe (Awares - 18 Jan 2004). .. The camp fulfils Hansen's vision of a place where autistic children can be.. I met this kid, he probably is in between medium (autism) and Asperger's..

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves (Indianapolis Star, IN - 18 Jan 2004). .. Aware that many autistic children didn't even know of their diagnosis, she didn't want to create a stigma by using autism in the name...

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp (Indianapolis Star, IN - 18 Jan 2004). .. It helps me to know a lot of other people with autism. I met this kid, he probably is in between medium (autism) and Asperger Syndrome...

Autism rise may be a myth (The Sunday Times (subscription), UK - 17 Jan 2004). .. children diagnosed with autism and compared them with 624 healthy children. It found no significant difference apart from the fact that half of the autistic..

Autistic children left hanging (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 17 Jan 2004). .. to do it myself," said Sandra Schwenn of Wind Lake, whose 5-year-old autistic son.. from Kenosha to Green Bay whose families learned in late December that Autism..

Archived on Sunday January 25 at 7.30am:

Douglas Hospital Makes Public Its External Report Recommendations and Action Plan | External report ordered by Douglas Hospital following the closing of the Pavillon des Pins residence in Mascouche MONTREAL, Jan. 22 /CNW Telbec/ - The Douglas Hospital administration is making publi...   (Canada Newswire)

Mark Haddon: This year's big read A 'difficult' novel whose teenage narrator is incapable of expressing emotion is already being hailed as a literary classic to rank with the greats - and will be seen on every Mediterranean beach towe...   (The Independent)

Ontario mother calls on government to keep promise to fund autism treatment | TORONTO (CP) - An Ontario mother is asking the province to keep its promise to fund treatment for autistic children beyond the age of six, pointing to submissions by the Ontario Human Rights Commiss...   (myTELUS)

Colo. last in giving kids shots | Post / Kathryn Scott Osler Kate Taylor’s adopted daughter recently contracted a severe case of chickenpox. She didn’t vaccinate her after being told the girl had already suffered the virus. | After ...   (Denver Post)

Clay Aiken idolizes kids with developmental disabilities By John Morgan, Spotlight Health, with medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. Clay Aiken became a national sensation on the hit show American Idol. But while music may be his bread and butter for now,...   (USA Today)

Autism funding cut-off 'discrimination' It's "discriminatory" for the Ontario government to stop funding the treatment of autistic children at the age of six, the Ontario Human Rights Commission has ruled. | Norrah Whitney, whose son Luke B...   (The Toronto Star)

U.S. parents question vaccine wisdom   By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The posting on an Internet Web site sounded plaintive. Marianna Toce Gerstein | wondered whether as a pregnant woman she...   (Swissinfo English)

MEDIA STATEMENT - Liberal Party of Canada's requirement that candidates disclose mental health history is an invasion of privacy and reinforces the stigma of mental illnesses | OTTAWA, Jan. 20 /CNW/ - The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH), a coalition of national, voluntary health organizations and professional associations, today expressed its...   (Canada Newswire)

Johnson &Johnson 2003 Fourth-Quarter EPS Rose 34.8% on Sales Increase Of 19.7% 2003 EPS Rose ... 1/20/04    NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan 20, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Johnson &Johnson today announced record sales for the fourth quarter of $11.3 billion, an increase of 19.7...   (Stockhouse)

Symptoms of Autism The symptoms of autism are separated into three areas : Deficits in communication, ranging from mutism to atypical language, which can range from repetition, echoing and unusual tone to problems with ...   (Newsday)

A ray of hope for brain-damaged children MIAMI -- On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. ...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

The price of structure and stability Few have been able to penetrate Carson Smith's world since he was 22 months old. | That's when he stopped talking, became compulsive about seemingly random objects and lost his social skills. | A year...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Terrorists on their marks for Olympics GAVIN ESLER | IT IS hardly surprising that the Greek authorities have admitted they are taking advice from the Americans about how to handle a "dirty bomb" attack on Athens during this year's Olympic ...   (Scotsman)

A World Apart From Autism When Eric Schissel was a boy, ZIP codes fascinated him. And he had magnificent obsessions with mathematics, dictionaries, penguins and foreign languages. He was master of an amazing party trick: Pick ...   (Newsday)

Parents make plea for disabled children By Larry O'Dell | ASSOCIATED PRESS | RICHMOND — Jennifer Peers said yesterday state services for her mentally retarded 6-year-old daughter have been a lifesaver, allowing her to spend more time ...   (The Washington Times)

Anti-vaccine advice worries health officials | TORONTO - An anti-vaccination movement among chiropractors has the medical establishment concerned. Even the body that regulates chiropractors in Ontario is worried. | A group of chiropractors sees ...   (CBC)

Club gearing up for charity race THE Rotaract Club of Manama/Salmaniya will be holding its ninth annual fund-raising project, Against the Clock (ATC), on February 13. | The event, at Al Bander Hotel and Resort in Sitra, is being orga...   (Gulf Daily News)

MORRISON, Susan L. MORRISON, Susan L. - Put on her traveling shoes and passed peacefully on January 13, 2004 at the Coming Home Hospice in San Francisco. She will abide in the hearts of her sister, Candace Dickinson of ...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves When Camp Awareness was founded in 1998, autism was not nearly as well-known as it is today. "When my son was diagnosed, 1 in 10,000 (births) were the numbers," according to Sue Hansen, camp founder a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp Clark Elliott, 10, explains his perception of autism and the benefits he's received from Camp Awareness: "It's kind of like a disease, but you're born with it and it's not like something that can go a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Archived on Sunday January 25 at 7.30am:

Autism project aims for $3.8M (Calgary Sun, Canada - 1 hour ago). Myles Thurlow felt the same as many parents when he walked his eight-year-old daughter through the doors of Calgary's Society for the Treatment of Autism...

Parents of autistic children doing it for themselves (Galway Advertiser, Ireland - 19 hours ago). .. able to provide a range of services for autistic children, residential and pre-school, the lot. We'd like to develop it into a centre of excellence for autism...

Soccer team important part of autistic boy's life (Howard County Times, MD - 20 hours ago). .. For Alec, who is autistic, the Black Dragons - whose coaches, parents and players.. Autism is a type of pervasive developmental disorder, which interferes with a..

Hospital opening new unit for autistic children (Press Herald, ME - 22 Jan 2004). Autistic children with psychiatric troubles will no longer have to leave Maine to get.. Hospital plans to open a 12-bed children's unit that specializes in autism..

Human Rights Commission takes up battle over treatment for.. (Awares - 22 Jan 2004). .. assisted all special-needs children, not just those with autism. It's "discriminatory" for the Ontario government to stop funding the treatment of autistic..

The rise in autism (Scripps Howard News Service - 21 Jan 2004). The number of children with autism has risen so dramatically in the last decade that some scientists are calling it an epidemic...

Father distressed by threat to autistic son (The Wilmslow Express, UK - 21 Jan 2004). Airline executive Husain Alias, 41, of Wolverton Drive, has two autistic sons, the.. The family feared Alias, who has high-functioning autism, would not adapt..

Rights group joins fight to extend autism treatment (Toronto Star, Canada - 21 Jan 2004). .. The case involves Luke Burrows, who was diagnosed with autism when he was 2.. The therapy has proven successful in enhancing the ability of autistic children to..

Mom urges autism funds (London Free Press, Canada - 21 Jan 2004). .. is asking the province to keep its promise to fund treatment for autistic.. to pay for therapy for older children "is discriminatory to children with autism over..

Autism funding cut-off 'discrimination' (Toronto Star, Canada - 20 Jan 2004). .. discriminatory" for the Ontario government to stop funding the treatment of autistic.. for therapy for older children "is discriminatory to children with autism..

Symptoms of Autism (Newsday - 20 Jan 2004). The symptoms of autism are separated into three areas : Deficits in communication.. Clinicians will diagnose Asperger's if the child meets the second and third..

A World Apart From Autism (Newsday - 20 Jan 2004). .. her preschool son, Dean, could receive special services for Asperger... language very early but had a long list of autistic.. Her sister also has a son with autism...

Einstein, Newton, and Asperger Syndrome (rarediseases.about.com, United States - 20 Jan 2004). Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, of the Autism Research Centre.. the case is weak for the diagnosis of Asperger.. who are socially inept and yet not remotely autistic..

A World Apart From Autism (Newsday - 20 Jan 2004). .. her preschool son, Dean, could receive special services for Asperger's... language very early but had a long list of autistic.. Her sister also has a son with autism..

Autism rise may be a myth (The Times (subscription), UK - 19 Jan 2004). .. children diagnosed with autism and compared them with 624 healthy children. It found no significant difference apart from the fact that half of the autistic..

Camp Awareness - where autistic children feel safe (Awares - 18 Jan 2004). .. The camp fulfils Hansen's vision of a place where autistic children can be.. I met this kid, he probably is in between medium (autism) and Asperger's..

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves (Indianapolis Star, IN - 18 Jan 2004). .. Aware that many autistic children didn't even know of their diagnosis, she didn't want to create a stigma by using autism in the name...

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp (Indianapolis Star, IN - 18 Jan 2004). .. It helps me to know a lot of other people with autism. I met this kid, he probably is in between medium (autism) and Asperger Syndrome...

Autism rise may be a myth (The Sunday Times (subscription), UK - 17 Jan 2004). .. children diagnosed with autism and compared them with 624 healthy children. It found no significant difference apart from the fact that half of the autistic..

Autistic children left hanging (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - 17 Jan 2004). .. to do it myself," said Sandra Schwenn of Wind Lake, whose 5-year-old autistic son.. from Kenosha to Green Bay whose families learned in late December that Autism..

Archived on Monday January 26 at 1.46pm:

Douglas Hospital Makes Public Its External Report Recommendations and Action Plan | External report ordered by Douglas Hospital following the closing of the Pavillon des Pins residence in Mascouche MONTREAL, Jan. 22 /CNW Telbec/ - The Douglas Hospital administration is making publi...   (Canada Newswire)

Mark Haddon: This year's big read A 'difficult' novel whose teenage narrator is incapable of expressing emotion is already being hailed as a literary classic to rank with the greats - and will be seen on every Mediterranean beach towe...   (The Independent)

Ontario mother calls on government to keep promise to fund autism treatment | TORONTO (CP) - An Ontario mother is asking the province to keep its promise to fund treatment for autistic children beyond the age of six, pointing to submissions by the Ontario Human Rights Commiss...   (myTELUS)

Colo. last in giving kids shots | Post / Kathryn Scott Osler Kate Taylor’s adopted daughter recently contracted a severe case of chickenpox. She didn’t vaccinate her after being told the girl had already suffered the virus. | After ...   (Denver Post)

Clay Aiken idolizes kids with developmental disabilities By John Morgan, Spotlight Health, with medical adviser Stephen A. Shoop, M.D. Clay Aiken became a national sensation on the hit show American Idol. But while music may be his bread and butter for now,...   (USA Today)

Autism funding cut-off 'discrimination' It's "discriminatory" for the Ontario government to stop funding the treatment of autistic children at the age of six, the Ontario Human Rights Commission has ruled. | Norrah Whitney, whose son Luke B...   (The Toronto Star)

U.S. parents question vaccine wisdom   By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The posting on an Internet Web site sounded plaintive. Marianna Toce Gerstein | wondered whether as a pregnant woman she...   (Swissinfo English)

MEDIA STATEMENT - Liberal Party of Canada's requirement that candidates disclose mental health history is an invasion of privacy and reinforces the stigma of mental illnesses | OTTAWA, Jan. 20 /CNW/ - The Canadian Alliance on Mental Illness and Mental Health (CAMIMH), a coalition of national, voluntary health organizations and professional associations, today expressed its...   (Canada Newswire)

Johnson &Johnson 2003 Fourth-Quarter EPS Rose 34.8% on Sales Increase Of 19.7% 2003 EPS Rose ... 1/20/04    NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J., Jan 20, 2004 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- | Johnson &Johnson today announced record sales for the fourth quarter of $11.3 billion, an increase of 19.7...   (Stockhouse)

Symptoms of Autism The symptoms of autism are separated into three areas : Deficits in communication, ranging from mutism to atypical language, which can range from repetition, echoing and unusual tone to problems with ...   (Newsday)

A ray of hope for brain-damaged children MIAMI -- On Dec. 5, Angel Pennywell was driving her two young sons to Earlington Heights Elementary School in Miami when a heavy work truck slammed into her 1988 Chevy Blazer and flipped it sideways. ...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

The price of structure and stability Few have been able to penetrate Carson Smith's world since he was 22 months old. | That's when he stopped talking, became compulsive about seemingly random objects and lost his social skills. | A year...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Terrorists on their marks for Olympics GAVIN ESLER | IT IS hardly surprising that the Greek authorities have admitted they are taking advice from the Americans about how to handle a "dirty bomb" attack on Athens during this year's Olympic ...   (Scotsman)

A World Apart From Autism When Eric Schissel was a boy, ZIP codes fascinated him. And he had magnificent obsessions with mathematics, dictionaries, penguins and foreign languages. He was master of an amazing party trick: Pick ...   (Newsday)

Parents make plea for disabled children By Larry O'Dell | ASSOCIATED PRESS | RICHMOND — Jennifer Peers said yesterday state services for her mentally retarded 6-year-old daughter have been a lifesaver, allowing her to spend more time ...   (The Washington Times)

Anti-vaccine advice worries health officials | TORONTO - An anti-vaccination movement among chiropractors has the medical establishment concerned. Even the body that regulates chiropractors in Ontario is worried. | A group of chiropractors sees ...   (CBC)

Club gearing up for charity race THE Rotaract Club of Manama/Salmaniya will be holding its ninth annual fund-raising project, Against the Clock (ATC), on February 13. | The event, at Al Bander Hotel and Resort in Sitra, is being orga...   (Gulf Daily News)

MORRISON, Susan L. MORRISON, Susan L. - Put on her traveling shoes and passed peacefully on January 13, 2004 at the Coming Home Hospice in San Francisco. She will abide in the hearts of her sister, Candace Dickinson of ...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

Camp lets kids with autism be themselves When Camp Awareness was founded in 1998, autism was not nearly as well-known as it is today. "When my son was diagnosed, 1 in 10,000 (births) were the numbers," according to Sue Hansen, camp founder a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Boy, 10, explains autism and camp Clark Elliott, 10, explains his perception of autism and the benefits he's received from Camp Awareness: "It's kind of like a disease, but you're born with it and it's not like something that can go a...   (Indianapolis Star)

Archived on Tuesday January 27 at 5.24am:

Website turns groupies on to Rafay-Burns trial (Atif) Rafay   (Sebastian) Burns   | When Seattle's infamous Green River killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty last November to strangling 48 women, legal beagles Donna Larsen and Hilary Bramwe...   (Canada Dot Com)

'Curious Incident' Novelist Is Whitbread Favorite LONDON (Reuters) - English novelist Mark Haddon, author of award-winning children's book "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," is favorite to walk away with the prestigious Whitbread Bo...   (Yahoo Daily News)

How to tame your little devil Thousands of hyperactive and disruptive children are prescribed drugs to improve their behaviour. Yet according to nutritionists, a simple change of diet may be all that's needed. Sarah French reports...   (The Independent)

Tales from the therapist's couch 'I was shocked by the change in her. Somewhere along the line, something inside her had buckled' | Many years ago I came across a poem by Blake called "The Clod and the Pebble". Briefly, the poem desc...   (The Independent)

Special needs Tuition-voucher systems rarely benefit public schools, and as a general rule we oppose them. However, one bill headed for the Legislature is an exception because it addresses the profound needs of sev...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Union to solicit at autism clinic Following months of conflict, a local autism services agency has finally reached an agreement with a civil service union over the best way to determine whether its employees want to unionize. | Offici...   (New York Daily News)

Autism cases increasing rapidly No one disputes it. Cases of autism, the baffling and often devastating neurological disorder that strikes in early childhood, are rising sharply. | In California alone, the number of children receivi...   (The State)

Coming Up in Business Wednesday, Jan. 28 Amtrust Bank, “Mortgage/Home Buying Seminar,” 7 p.m., Chandler Public Library, 22 S. Delaware St., Chandler. Free. Antonio, 602-381-8666. Amtrust Bank, “Mortgage/Home...   (Amcity)

Order of Australia (1) COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION | Professor Graeme Milbourne CLARK, AO, East Melbourne, Victoria. For service to medicine and to science through innovative research to further the development o...   (The Age)

The toy doctor honoured Bert Williams, Medal of the Order of Australia. Services to the community, particularly through the Warringah Toy Repair Group. | Bert Williams, 88, father of three, grandfather of nine and great-gran...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Honours list, part I ORDER OF AUSTRALIA | COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION | Professor Graeme Milbourne CLARK, AO, East Melbourne, Victoria, for service to medicine and science through innovative research to further...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Center probes mind's mystery Kevin Marston sat patiently in a streamlined black recliner, staring at a computer screen as a twist of blue, yellow, and red wires tumbled from the back of his head toward an electronic monitoring sy...   (The Boston Globe)

Difficult choices Anke Kriske's 14-year-old son, Derek, has been on medications such as Ritalin, Adderall, and Prozac. He is on a special diet that limits yeast, wheat, and milk. And recently, he has been trying neurof...   (The Boston Globe)

Hollywood designer to display collection | Immediately after the Eid holidays in the month of February, Sheikh Rashid Hall at Dubai International Convention Centre will see some of the biggest celebrities coming together each evening to witn...   (Gulf News)

Ministers told child harm theory was flawed Ministers were warned that the controversial scientific theory Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy (MSBP) was responsible for serious miscarriages of justice as far back as 1996, according to documents seen ...   (The Observer)

Sunny D (part 2) Experts hotly debate which diseases may truly be caused by vitamin D deficiency. Nevertheless the extent of the evidence and its consistency makes a powerful case for D-deficiency being an important c...   (The Independent)

Sunny D It's the great cancer cover-up. Panicked into avoiding sunlight by health experts, we are now dying in our thousands from diseases linked to deficiencies of vitamin D. But still the exaggerated warnin...   (The Independent)

Door-to-Door Campaigning Proves Effective Political Tool AP Joe Lieberman campaigning in New Hampshire Political activists and grassroots politicos are knocking on doors all over New Hampshire, hoping to convince whoever answers to vote for their candidate ...   (Voa News)

Island Images Saturday, January 24, 2004 | AN AWESOME OUTING | FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN | DEAN SENSUI / | Surfers Healing, a program involving a group of surfers led by Izzy Paskowitz, took a dozen autistic child...   (Star Bulletin)

Rampager's Sick Slay Confession A paroled rapist who allegedly launched a three-borough crime spree, killing a baby sitter by slashing his throat and sexually assaulting a teenage girl, stood stone-faced as portions of his chilling ...   (New York Post Online)

Archived on Tuesday January 27 at 5.24am:

Coping with needs of two boys with autism (Toronto Star, Canada - 4 hours ago). .. who's 2 1/2. Lillian wanted to tell me a little about life with her beautiful boys, both of whom are autistic. She also wanted — very..

More and More Autism Cases, Yet Causes Are Much Debated (New York Times, NY - 8 hours ago). .. The upsurge has lent urgency to calls for more research on autism and more government spending to educate autistic children and has inspired federal officials..

More and More Autism Cases, Yet Causes Are Much Debated (New York Times - 8 hours ago). .. 10 children out of every 10,000 are autistic.. further, some studies include what are called autism.. disorders, a category that includes conditions like Asperger's..

Autism center names new director (The University of South Florida Oracle, FL - 23 Jan 2004). .. CARD provides service to children and adults of different kinds of intellectual disorders, which include autism, Asperger's disorder and Rett Syndrome...

Autism project aims for $3.8M (Calgary Sun, Canada - 23 Jan 2004). Myles Thurlow felt the same as many parents when he walked his eight-year-old daughter through the doors of Calgary's Society for the Treatment of Autism...

Parents of autistic children doing it for themselves (Galway Advertiser, Ireland - 22 Jan 2004). .. able to provide a range of services for autistic children, residential and pre-school, the lot. We'd like to develop it into a centre of excellence for autism...

Soccer team important part of autistic boy's life (Howard County Times, MD - 22 Jan 2004). .. For Alec, who is autistic, the Black Dragons - whose coaches, parents and players.. Autism is a type of pervasive developmental disorder, which interferes with a..

Hospital opening new unit for autistic children (Press Herald, ME - 22 Jan 2004). Autistic children with psychiatric troubles will no longer have to leave Maine to get.. Hospital plans to open a 12-bed children's unit that specializes in autism..

Human Rights Commission takes up battle over treatment for.. (Awares - 22 Jan 2004). .. assisted all special-needs children, not just those with autism. It's "discriminatory" for the Ontario government to stop funding the treatment of autistic..

The rise in autism (Scripps Howard News Service - 21 Jan 2004). The number of children with autism has risen so dramatically in the last decade that some scientists are calling it an epidemic...

Father distressed by threat to autistic son (The Wilmslow Express, UK - 21 Jan 2004). Airline executive Husain Alias, 41, of Wolverton Drive, has two autistic sons, the.. The family feared Alias, who has high-functioning autism, would not adapt..

Rights group joins fight to extend autism treatment (Toronto Star, Canada - 21 Jan 2004). .. The case involves Luke Burrows, who was diagnosed with autism when he was 2.. The therapy has proven successful in enhancing the ability of autistic children to..

Mom urges autism funds (London Free Press, Canada - 21 Jan 2004). .. is asking the province to keep its promise to fund treatment for autistic.. to pay for therapy for older children "is discriminatory to children with autism over..

Autism funding cut-off 'discrimination' (Toronto Star, Canada - 20 Jan 2004). .. discriminatory" for the Ontario government to stop funding the treatment of autistic.. for therapy for older children "is discriminatory to children with autism..

Symptoms of Autism (Newsday - 20 Jan 2004). The symptoms of autism are separated into three areas : Deficits in communication.. Clinicians will diagnose Asperger's if the child meets the second and third..

A World Apart From Autism (Newsday - 20 Jan 2004). .. her preschool son, Dean, could receive special services for Asperger... language very early but had a long list of autistic.. Her sister also has a son with autism...

Einstein, Newton, and Asperger Syndrome (rarediseases.about.com, United States - 20 Jan 2004). Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, of the Autism Research Centre.. the case is weak for the diagnosis of Asperger.. who are socially inept and yet not remotely autistic..

A World Apart From Autism (Newsday - 20 Jan 2004). .. her preschool son, Dean, could receive special services for Asperger's... language very early but had a long list of autistic.. Her sister also has a son with autism..

Autism rise may be a myth (The Times (subscription), UK - 19 Jan 2004). .. children diagnosed with autism and compared them with 624 healthy children. It found no significant difference apart from the fact that half of the autistic..

Camp Awareness - where autistic children feel safe (Awares - 18 Jan 2004). .. The camp fulfils Hansen's vision of a place where autistic children can be.. I met this kid, he probably is in between medium (autism) and Asperger's..

Archived on Tuesday January 27 at 9.02pm:

Website turns groupies on to Rafay-Burns trial (Atif) Rafay   (Sebastian) Burns   | When Seattle's infamous Green River killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty last November to strangling 48 women, legal beagles Donna Larsen and Hilary Bramwe...   (Canada Dot Com)

'Curious Incident' Novelist Is Whitbread Favorite LONDON (Reuters) - English novelist Mark Haddon, author of award-winning children's book "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," is favorite to walk away with the prestigious Whitbread Bo...   (Yahoo Daily News)

How to tame your little devil Thousands of hyperactive and disruptive children are prescribed drugs to improve their behaviour. Yet according to nutritionists, a simple change of diet may be all that's needed. Sarah French reports...   (The Independent)

Tales from the therapist's couch 'I was shocked by the change in her. Somewhere along the line, something inside her had buckled' | Many years ago I came across a poem by Blake called "The Clod and the Pebble". Briefly, the poem desc...   (The Independent)

Special needs Tuition-voucher systems rarely benefit public schools, and as a general rule we oppose them. However, one bill headed for the Legislature is an exception because it addresses the profound needs of sev...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Union to solicit at autism clinic Following months of conflict, a local autism services agency has finally reached an agreement with a civil service union over the best way to determine whether its employees want to unionize. | Offici...   (New York Daily News)

Autism cases increasing rapidly No one disputes it. Cases of autism, the baffling and often devastating neurological disorder that strikes in early childhood, are rising sharply. | In California alone, the number of children receivi...   (The State)

Coming Up in Business Wednesday, Jan. 28 Amtrust Bank, “Mortgage/Home Buying Seminar,” 7 p.m., Chandler Public Library, 22 S. Delaware St., Chandler. Free. Antonio, 602-381-8666. Amtrust Bank, “Mortgage/Home...   (Amcity)

Order of Australia (1) COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION | Professor Graeme Milbourne CLARK, AO, East Melbourne, Victoria. For service to medicine and to science through innovative research to further the development o...   (The Age)

The toy doctor honoured Bert Williams, Medal of the Order of Australia. Services to the community, particularly through the Warringah Toy Repair Group. | Bert Williams, 88, father of three, grandfather of nine and great-gran...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Honours list, part I ORDER OF AUSTRALIA | COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION | Professor Graeme Milbourne CLARK, AO, East Melbourne, Victoria, for service to medicine and science through innovative research to further...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Center probes mind's mystery Kevin Marston sat patiently in a streamlined black recliner, staring at a computer screen as a twist of blue, yellow, and red wires tumbled from the back of his head toward an electronic monitoring sy...   (The Boston Globe)

Difficult choices Anke Kriske's 14-year-old son, Derek, has been on medications such as Ritalin, Adderall, and Prozac. He is on a special diet that limits yeast, wheat, and milk. And recently, he has been trying neurof...   (The Boston Globe)

Hollywood designer to display collection | Immediately after the Eid holidays in the month of February, Sheikh Rashid Hall at Dubai International Convention Centre will see some of the biggest celebrities coming together each evening to witn...   (Gulf News)

Ministers told child harm theory was flawed Ministers were warned that the controversial scientific theory Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy (MSBP) was responsible for serious miscarriages of justice as far back as 1996, according to documents seen ...   (The Observer)

Sunny D (part 2) Experts hotly debate which diseases may truly be caused by vitamin D deficiency. Nevertheless the extent of the evidence and its consistency makes a powerful case for D-deficiency being an important c...   (The Independent)

Sunny D It's the great cancer cover-up. Panicked into avoiding sunlight by health experts, we are now dying in our thousands from diseases linked to deficiencies of vitamin D. But still the exaggerated warnin...   (The Independent)

Door-to-Door Campaigning Proves Effective Political Tool AP Joe Lieberman campaigning in New Hampshire Political activists and grassroots politicos are knocking on doors all over New Hampshire, hoping to convince whoever answers to vote for their candidate ...   (Voa News)

Island Images Saturday, January 24, 2004 | AN AWESOME OUTING | FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN | DEAN SENSUI / | Surfers Healing, a program involving a group of surfers led by Izzy Paskowitz, took a dozen autistic child...   (Star Bulletin)

Rampager's Sick Slay Confession A paroled rapist who allegedly launched a three-borough crime spree, killing a baby sitter by slashing his throat and sexually assaulting a teenage girl, stood stone-faced as portions of his chilling ...   (New York Post Online)

Archived on Tuesday January 27 at 9.02pm:

Coping with needs of two boys with autism (Toronto Star, Canada - 4 hours ago). .. who's 2 1/2. Lillian wanted to tell me a little about life with her beautiful boys, both of whom are autistic. She also wanted — very..

More and More Autism Cases, Yet Causes Are Much Debated (New York Times, NY - 8 hours ago). .. The upsurge has lent urgency to calls for more research on autism and more government spending to educate autistic children and has inspired federal officials..

More and More Autism Cases, Yet Causes Are Much Debated (New York Times - 8 hours ago). .. 10 children out of every 10,000 are autistic.. further, some studies include what are called autism.. disorders, a category that includes conditions like Asperger's..

Autism center names new director (The University of South Florida Oracle, FL - 23 Jan 2004). .. CARD provides service to children and adults of different kinds of intellectual disorders, which include autism, Asperger's disorder and Rett Syndrome...

Autism project aims for $3.8M (Calgary Sun, Canada - 23 Jan 2004). Myles Thurlow felt the same as many parents when he walked his eight-year-old daughter through the doors of Calgary's Society for the Treatment of Autism...

Parents of autistic children doing it for themselves (Galway Advertiser, Ireland - 22 Jan 2004). .. able to provide a range of services for autistic children, residential and pre-school, the lot. We'd like to develop it into a centre of excellence for autism...

Soccer team important part of autistic boy's life (Howard County Times, MD - 22 Jan 2004). .. For Alec, who is autistic, the Black Dragons - whose coaches, parents and players.. Autism is a type of pervasive developmental disorder, which interferes with a..

Hospital opening new unit for autistic children (Press Herald, ME - 22 Jan 2004). Autistic children with psychiatric troubles will no longer have to leave Maine to get.. Hospital plans to open a 12-bed children's unit that specializes in autism..

Human Rights Commission takes up battle over treatment for.. (Awares - 22 Jan 2004). .. assisted all special-needs children, not just those with autism. It's "discriminatory" for the Ontario government to stop funding the treatment of autistic..

The rise in autism (Scripps Howard News Service - 21 Jan 2004). The number of children with autism has risen so dramatically in the last decade that some scientists are calling it an epidemic...

Father distressed by threat to autistic son (The Wilmslow Express, UK - 21 Jan 2004). Airline executive Husain Alias, 41, of Wolverton Drive, has two autistic sons, the.. The family feared Alias, who has high-functioning autism, would not adapt..

Rights group joins fight to extend autism treatment (Toronto Star, Canada - 21 Jan 2004). .. The case involves Luke Burrows, who was diagnosed with autism when he was 2.. The therapy has proven successful in enhancing the ability of autistic children to..

Mom urges autism funds (London Free Press, Canada - 21 Jan 2004). .. is asking the province to keep its promise to fund treatment for autistic.. to pay for therapy for older children "is discriminatory to children with autism over..

Autism funding cut-off 'discrimination' (Toronto Star, Canada - 20 Jan 2004). .. discriminatory" for the Ontario government to stop funding the treatment of autistic.. for therapy for older children "is discriminatory to children with autism..

Symptoms of Autism (Newsday - 20 Jan 2004). The symptoms of autism are separated into three areas : Deficits in communication.. Clinicians will diagnose Asperger's if the child meets the second and third..

A World Apart From Autism (Newsday - 20 Jan 2004). .. her preschool son, Dean, could receive special services for Asperger... language very early but had a long list of autistic.. Her sister also has a son with autism...

Einstein, Newton, and Asperger Syndrome (rarediseases.about.com, United States - 20 Jan 2004). Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, of the Autism Research Centre.. the case is weak for the diagnosis of Asperger.. who are socially inept and yet not remotely autistic..

A World Apart From Autism (Newsday - 20 Jan 2004). .. her preschool son, Dean, could receive special services for Asperger's... language very early but had a long list of autistic.. Her sister also has a son with autism..

Autism rise may be a myth (The Times (subscription), UK - 19 Jan 2004). .. children diagnosed with autism and compared them with 624 healthy children. It found no significant difference apart from the fact that half of the autistic..

Camp Awareness - where autistic children feel safe (Awares - 18 Jan 2004). .. The camp fulfils Hansen's vision of a place where autistic children can be.. I met this kid, he probably is in between medium (autism) and Asperger's..

Archived on Wednesday January 28 at 7.43pm:

Website turns groupies on to Rafay-Burns trial (Atif) Rafay   (Sebastian) Burns   | When Seattle's infamous Green River killer Gary Ridgway pleaded guilty last November to strangling 48 women, legal beagles Donna Larsen and Hilary Bramwe...   (Canada Dot Com)

'Curious Incident' Novelist Is Whitbread Favorite LONDON (Reuters) - English novelist Mark Haddon, author of award-winning children's book "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," is favorite to walk away with the prestigious Whitbread Bo...   (Yahoo Daily News)

How to tame your little devil Thousands of hyperactive and disruptive children are prescribed drugs to improve their behaviour. Yet according to nutritionists, a simple change of diet may be all that's needed. Sarah French reports...   (The Independent)

Tales from the therapist's couch 'I was shocked by the change in her. Somewhere along the line, something inside her had buckled' | Many years ago I came across a poem by Blake called "The Clod and the Pebble". Briefly, the poem desc...   (The Independent)

Special needs Tuition-voucher systems rarely benefit public schools, and as a general rule we oppose them. However, one bill headed for the Legislature is an exception because it addresses the profound needs of sev...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Union to solicit at autism clinic Following months of conflict, a local autism services agency has finally reached an agreement with a civil service union over the best way to determine whether its employees want to unionize. | Offici...   (New York Daily News)

Autism cases increasing rapidly No one disputes it. Cases of autism, the baffling and often devastating neurological disorder that strikes in early childhood, are rising sharply. | In California alone, the number of children receivi...   (The State)

Coming Up in Business Wednesday, Jan. 28 Amtrust Bank, “Mortgage/Home Buying Seminar,” 7 p.m., Chandler Public Library, 22 S. Delaware St., Chandler. Free. Antonio, 602-381-8666. Amtrust Bank, “Mortgage/Home...   (Amcity)

Order of Australia (1) COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION | Professor Graeme Milbourne CLARK, AO, East Melbourne, Victoria. For service to medicine and to science through innovative research to further the development o...   (The Age)

The toy doctor honoured Bert Williams, Medal of the Order of Australia. Services to the community, particularly through the Warringah Toy Repair Group. | Bert Williams, 88, father of three, grandfather of nine and great-gran...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Honours list, part I ORDER OF AUSTRALIA | COMPANION (AC) IN THE GENERAL DIVISION | Professor Graeme Milbourne CLARK, AO, East Melbourne, Victoria, for service to medicine and science through innovative research to further...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Center probes mind's mystery Kevin Marston sat patiently in a streamlined black recliner, staring at a computer screen as a twist of blue, yellow, and red wires tumbled from the back of his head toward an electronic monitoring sy...   (The Boston Globe)

Difficult choices Anke Kriske's 14-year-old son, Derek, has been on medications such as Ritalin, Adderall, and Prozac. He is on a special diet that limits yeast, wheat, and milk. And recently, he has been trying neurof...   (The Boston Globe)

Hollywood designer to display collection | Immediately after the Eid holidays in the month of February, Sheikh Rashid Hall at Dubai International Convention Centre will see some of the biggest celebrities coming together each evening to witn...   (Gulf News)

Ministers told child harm theory was flawed Ministers were warned that the controversial scientific theory Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy (MSBP) was responsible for serious miscarriages of justice as far back as 1996, according to documents seen ...   (The Observer)

Sunny D (part 2) Experts hotly debate which diseases may truly be caused by vitamin D deficiency. Nevertheless the extent of the evidence and its consistency makes a powerful case for D-deficiency being an important c...   (The Independent)

Sunny D It's the great cancer cover-up. Panicked into avoiding sunlight by health experts, we are now dying in our thousands from diseases linked to deficiencies of vitamin D. But still the exaggerated warnin...   (The Independent)

Door-to-Door Campaigning Proves Effective Political Tool AP Joe Lieberman campaigning in New Hampshire Political activists and grassroots politicos are knocking on doors all over New Hampshire, hoping to convince whoever answers to vote for their candidate ...   (Voa News)

Island Images Saturday, January 24, 2004 | AN AWESOME OUTING | FOR AUTISTIC CHILDREN | DEAN SENSUI / | Surfers Healing, a program involving a group of surfers led by Izzy Paskowitz, took a dozen autistic child...   (Star Bulletin)

Rampager's Sick Slay Confession A paroled rapist who allegedly launched a three-borough crime spree, killing a baby sitter by slashing his throat and sexually assaulting a teenage girl, stood stone-faced as portions of his chilling ...   (New York Post Online)

Archived on Thursday January 29 at 10.52am:

'Curious' wins Whitbread prize Haddon won the overall award for his book about an austistic teenager. Story Tools | LONDON, England (AP) -- A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won Britain's Whitbread Book of the ...   (CNN)

'Crossover' bestseller scoops the prize By Jan Dalley | It was perhaps the most widely predicted win in the history of literary prizes. Last night Mark Haddon's novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, scooped the Whitbread...   (Financial Times)

Haddon Wins Whitbread Author Mark Haddon has won the Whitbread Book of the Year award for his novel about an autistic boy. | Mark Haddon's book, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, won the £25,000 award in L...   (Skynews)

Tale about a dog wins top prize by a nose The £30,000 ($70,500) Whitbread Book of the Year award has been won by the favourite, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the first adult novel by the children's writer Mark Haddon...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Bill touts vouchers for special-needs students It sounds good: vouchers for special-needs students to attend private schools that are better equipped to meet their educational needs. | But critics say it could be a step backward to segregation if ...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Grandfather, grandson stricken differently by defective gene | Autumn is the hardest season for Jack Kuntz, a farmer in Downstate Princeville. | Kuntz, 66, had to give up farming three years ago because he suffers from the recently discovered neurological disea...   (Chicago Sun Times)

Whitbread winner 'throws light upon the world' A story written from the viewpoint of a 15-year-old-boy with Asperger's syndrome has won the Whitbread Book of The Year award. | The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon was on...   (Ananova)

Quirky murder mystery lands top UK literary award | Hot favourite Mark Haddon on Tuesday landed the Whitbread Book of the Year prize, one of Britain's top literary awards, for a quirky murder mystery novel narrated by an autistic teenager. The Curiou...   (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Offbeat mystery wins Whitbread Agence France-Presse London, January 28 | Author Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time, a murder mystery featuring a teenager suffering from a type of autism, has won Britain's prestigious W...   (Hindustan Times)

Favourite Haddon wins Whitbread The popular favourite also turned out to be the judges' fervent choice. In one of the most welcomed outcomes for years to a Whitbread book contest, Mark Haddon's novel told from inside the mind and he...   (The Guardian)

Uptake of MMR jab rises The number of youngsters having the controversial MMR jab has risen for the first time in over a year, figures revealed yesterday. | The proportion of two-year-olds who have had the combined measles, ...   (The Guardian)

NIH: Sex research, including questioned Kinsey work, is valid BLOOMINGTON, IND. -- A federal official defended dozens of government-supported sex research projects that had come under fire by some members of Congress _ including work at Indiana University's Kins...   (Indianapolis Star)

Book about boy with Asperger's syndrome wins Whitbread's Book of the Year LONDON (AP) - The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time, Mark Haddon's best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy, won Britain's Whitbread Book of the Year award on Tuesday. |  ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins U.K. Prize LONDON - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won Britain's Whitbread Book of the Year award on Tuesday. |   | "The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time," by Mark Haddo...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Boost for MMR jab THE number of children having the MMR jab has risen for the first time in over a year, it was revealed yesterday. | Nearly one per cent more two-year-olds — a total of 79.8 per cent — receiv...   (The Sun)

MMR jab uptake rises for first time in a year By Maxine Frith, Social Affairs Correspondent | Immunisation levels for MMR have been falling every quarter since April 2002 and have significantly decreased since fears over the vaccine first emerged...   (The Independent)

Cambridge scraps plan for primate experiment centre By Charles Arthur, Technology Editor | A scheme to build a research centre to experiment on primates has been abandoned by Cambridge University, because of rising security and building costs. The esti...   (The Independent)

Haddon's Curious Incident proves a winner IN WHAT must rate as one of the most widely predicted and popular winners of a literary award, Mark Haddon won the prestigious last night with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, a nove...   (Scotsman)

The Shield The Shield | Ten, 9.30pm | Tonight our bullet-headed anti-hero has his hands full. His protection arrangement with a drug dealer is threatened when Nation of Islam members decide to clean up the stree...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Gene Disorder Tied to Nerve Problems in Men | TUESDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- Doctors may frequently be confusing Parkinson's disease ( - ), Alzheimer's and similar age-related neurological ailments with the symptoms of a recently discovere...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Archived on Thursday January 29 at 10.52am:

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Wyoming News, WY - 7 hours ago). LONDON - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Rapid City Journal, SD - 7 hours ago). LONDON - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (North County Times, CA - 8 hours ago). LONDON - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Springfield News Sun, OH - 8 hours ago). LONDON (AP)--A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA - 8 hours ago). LONDON (AP)--A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (WJLA, DC - 8 hours ago). LONDON (AP) - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Book about boy with Asperger's syndrome wins Whitbread's Book of.. (CJAD, Canada - 8 hours ago). .. an autistic 15-year-old boy, won Britain's Whitbread Book of the Year award on Tuesday. The tale of a teenager with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, was..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (KATV, AR - 8 hours ago). LONDON (AP) - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (WCIV, SC - 8 hours ago). LONDON (AP) - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel about autistic boy wins British . . . (Charleston Gazette, WV - 8 hours ago). LONDON (AP) -- A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel about autistic boy wins British . . . (Charleston Sunday Gazette Mail, WV - 8 hours ago). LONDON (AP) -- A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Tuscaloosa News (subscription), AL - 9 hours ago). A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won Britain's.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Contra Costa Times, CA - 9 hours ago). LONDON - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Orlando Sentinel (subscription), FL - 9 hours ago). LONDON -- A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Chicago Tribune (subscription), IL - 9 hours ago). LONDON -- A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Miami Herald, FL - 9 hours ago). LONDON - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (ABC News - 9 hours ago). 27 — A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. by Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Hearing to examine connection between autism and vaccinations (Kansas City Star (subscription), MO - 14 hours ago). .. Questions about a link between MMR and autism first surfaced in 1998 when British gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield noted that eight autistic children..

Hearing to examine connection between autism and vaccinations (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS - 14 hours ago). .. Questions about a link between MMR and autism first surfaced in 1998 when British gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield noted that eight autistic children..

Hearing to examine connection between autism and vaccinations (Centre Daily Times, PA - 14 hours ago). .. Questions about a link between MMR and autism first surfaced in 1998 when British gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield noted that eight autistic children..

Archived on Friday January 30 at 11.38am:

'Curious' wins Whitbread prize Haddon won the overall award for his book about an austistic teenager. Story Tools | LONDON, England (AP) -- A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won Britain's Whitbread Book of the ...   (CNN)

'Crossover' bestseller scoops the prize By Jan Dalley | It was perhaps the most widely predicted win in the history of literary prizes. Last night Mark Haddon's novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, scooped the Whitbread...   (Financial Times)

Haddon Wins Whitbread Author Mark Haddon has won the Whitbread Book of the Year award for his novel about an autistic boy. | Mark Haddon's book, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, won the £25,000 award in L...   (Skynews)

Tale about a dog wins top prize by a nose The £30,000 ($70,500) Whitbread Book of the Year award has been won by the favourite, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the first adult novel by the children's writer Mark Haddon...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Bill touts vouchers for special-needs students It sounds good: vouchers for special-needs students to attend private schools that are better equipped to meet their educational needs. | But critics say it could be a step backward to segregation if ...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Grandfather, grandson stricken differently by defective gene | Autumn is the hardest season for Jack Kuntz, a farmer in Downstate Princeville. | Kuntz, 66, had to give up farming three years ago because he suffers from the recently discovered neurological disea...   (Chicago Sun Times)

Whitbread winner 'throws light upon the world' A story written from the viewpoint of a 15-year-old-boy with Asperger's syndrome has won the Whitbread Book of The Year award. | The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon was on...   (Ananova)

Quirky murder mystery lands top UK literary award | Hot favourite Mark Haddon on Tuesday landed the Whitbread Book of the Year prize, one of Britain's top literary awards, for a quirky murder mystery novel narrated by an autistic teenager. The Curiou...   (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Offbeat mystery wins Whitbread Agence France-Presse London, January 28 | Author Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time, a murder mystery featuring a teenager suffering from a type of autism, has won Britain's prestigious W...   (Hindustan Times)

Favourite Haddon wins Whitbread The popular favourite also turned out to be the judges' fervent choice. In one of the most welcomed outcomes for years to a Whitbread book contest, Mark Haddon's novel told from inside the mind and he...   (The Guardian)

Uptake of MMR jab rises The number of youngsters having the controversial MMR jab has risen for the first time in over a year, figures revealed yesterday. | The proportion of two-year-olds who have had the combined measles, ...   (The Guardian)

NIH: Sex research, including questioned Kinsey work, is valid BLOOMINGTON, IND. -- A federal official defended dozens of government-supported sex research projects that had come under fire by some members of Congress _ including work at Indiana University's Kins...   (Indianapolis Star)

Book about boy with Asperger's syndrome wins Whitbread's Book of the Year LONDON (AP) - The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time, Mark Haddon's best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy, won Britain's Whitbread Book of the Year award on Tuesday. |  ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins U.K. Prize LONDON - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won Britain's Whitbread Book of the Year award on Tuesday. |   | "The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time," by Mark Haddo...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Boost for MMR jab THE number of children having the MMR jab has risen for the first time in over a year, it was revealed yesterday. | Nearly one per cent more two-year-olds — a total of 79.8 per cent — receiv...   (The Sun)

MMR jab uptake rises for first time in a year By Maxine Frith, Social Affairs Correspondent | Immunisation levels for MMR have been falling every quarter since April 2002 and have significantly decreased since fears over the vaccine first emerged...   (The Independent)

Cambridge scraps plan for primate experiment centre By Charles Arthur, Technology Editor | A scheme to build a research centre to experiment on primates has been abandoned by Cambridge University, because of rising security and building costs. The esti...   (The Independent)

Haddon's Curious Incident proves a winner IN WHAT must rate as one of the most widely predicted and popular winners of a literary award, Mark Haddon won the prestigious last night with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, a nove...   (Scotsman)

The Shield The Shield | Ten, 9.30pm | Tonight our bullet-headed anti-hero has his hands full. His protection arrangement with a drug dealer is threatened when Nation of Islam members decide to clean up the stree...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Gene Disorder Tied to Nerve Problems in Men | TUESDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- Doctors may frequently be confusing Parkinson's disease ( - ), Alzheimer's and similar age-related neurological ailments with the symptoms of a recently discovere...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Archived on Friday January 30 at 11.38am:

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Wyoming News, WY - 7 hours ago). LONDON - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Rapid City Journal, SD - 7 hours ago). LONDON - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (North County Times, CA - 8 hours ago). LONDON - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Springfield News Sun, OH - 8 hours ago). LONDON (AP)--A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Atlanta Journal Constitution, GA - 8 hours ago). LONDON (AP)--A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (WJLA, DC - 8 hours ago). LONDON (AP) - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Book about boy with Asperger's syndrome wins Whitbread's Book of.. (CJAD, Canada - 8 hours ago). .. an autistic 15-year-old boy, won Britain's Whitbread Book of the Year award on Tuesday. The tale of a teenager with Asperger's syndrome, a form of autism, was..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (KATV, AR - 8 hours ago). LONDON (AP) - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (WCIV, SC - 8 hours ago). LONDON (AP) - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel about autistic boy wins British . . . (Charleston Gazette, WV - 8 hours ago). LONDON (AP) -- A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel about autistic boy wins British . . . (Charleston Sunday Gazette Mail, WV - 8 hours ago). LONDON (AP) -- A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Tuscaloosa News (subscription), AL - 9 hours ago). A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won Britain's.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Contra Costa Times, CA - 9 hours ago). LONDON - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Orlando Sentinel (subscription), FL - 9 hours ago). LONDON -- A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Chicago Tribune (subscription), IL - 9 hours ago). LONDON -- A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (Miami Herald, FL - 9 hours ago). LONDON - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins UK Prize (ABC News - 9 hours ago). 27 — A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won.. by Mark Haddon, tells the story of a teenager with a form of autism called Asperger's..

Hearing to examine connection between autism and vaccinations (Kansas City Star (subscription), MO - 14 hours ago). .. Questions about a link between MMR and autism first surfaced in 1998 when British gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield noted that eight autistic children..

Hearing to examine connection between autism and vaccinations (Biloxi Sun Herald, MS - 14 hours ago). .. Questions about a link between MMR and autism first surfaced in 1998 when British gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield noted that eight autistic children..

Hearing to examine connection between autism and vaccinations (Centre Daily Times, PA - 14 hours ago). .. Questions about a link between MMR and autism first surfaced in 1998 when British gastroenterologist Andrew Wakefield noted that eight autistic children..

Archived on Saturday January 31 at 1.02pm:

'Curious' wins Whitbread prize Haddon won the overall award for his book about an austistic teenager. Story Tools | LONDON, England (AP) -- A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won Britain's Whitbread Book of the ...   (CNN)

'Crossover' bestseller scoops the prize By Jan Dalley | It was perhaps the most widely predicted win in the history of literary prizes. Last night Mark Haddon's novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, scooped the Whitbread...   (Financial Times)

Haddon Wins Whitbread Author Mark Haddon has won the Whitbread Book of the Year award for his novel about an autistic boy. | Mark Haddon's book, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-Time, won the £25,000 award in L...   (Skynews)

Tale about a dog wins top prize by a nose The £30,000 ($70,500) Whitbread Book of the Year award has been won by the favourite, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, the first adult novel by the children's writer Mark Haddon...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Bill touts vouchers for special-needs students It sounds good: vouchers for special-needs students to attend private schools that are better equipped to meet their educational needs. | But critics say it could be a step backward to segregation if ...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Grandfather, grandson stricken differently by defective gene | Autumn is the hardest season for Jack Kuntz, a farmer in Downstate Princeville. | Kuntz, 66, had to give up farming three years ago because he suffers from the recently discovered neurological disea...   (Chicago Sun Times)

Whitbread winner 'throws light upon the world' A story written from the viewpoint of a 15-year-old-boy with Asperger's syndrome has won the Whitbread Book of The Year award. | The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time by Mark Haddon was on...   (Ananova)

Quirky murder mystery lands top UK literary award | Hot favourite Mark Haddon on Tuesday landed the Whitbread Book of the Year prize, one of Britain's top literary awards, for a quirky murder mystery novel narrated by an autistic teenager. The Curiou...   (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Offbeat mystery wins Whitbread Agence France-Presse London, January 28 | Author Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time, a murder mystery featuring a teenager suffering from a type of autism, has won Britain's prestigious W...   (Hindustan Times)

Favourite Haddon wins Whitbread The popular favourite also turned out to be the judges' fervent choice. In one of the most welcomed outcomes for years to a Whitbread book contest, Mark Haddon's novel told from inside the mind and he...   (The Guardian)

Uptake of MMR jab rises The number of youngsters having the controversial MMR jab has risen for the first time in over a year, figures revealed yesterday. | The proportion of two-year-olds who have had the combined measles, ...   (The Guardian)

NIH: Sex research, including questioned Kinsey work, is valid BLOOMINGTON, IND. -- A federal official defended dozens of government-supported sex research projects that had come under fire by some members of Congress _ including work at Indiana University's Kins...   (Indianapolis Star)

Book about boy with Asperger's syndrome wins Whitbread's Book of the Year LONDON (AP) - The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time, Mark Haddon's best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy, won Britain's Whitbread Book of the Year award on Tuesday. |  ...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Novel About Autistic Boy Wins U.K. Prize LONDON - A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won Britain's Whitbread Book of the Year award on Tuesday. |   | "The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Night-time," by Mark Haddo...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Boost for MMR jab THE number of children having the MMR jab has risen for the first time in over a year, it was revealed yesterday. | Nearly one per cent more two-year-olds — a total of 79.8 per cent — receiv...   (The Sun)

MMR jab uptake rises for first time in a year By Maxine Frith, Social Affairs Correspondent | Immunisation levels for MMR have been falling every quarter since April 2002 and have significantly decreased since fears over the vaccine first emerged...   (The Independent)

Cambridge scraps plan for primate experiment centre By Charles Arthur, Technology Editor | A scheme to build a research centre to experiment on primates has been abandoned by Cambridge University, because of rising security and building costs. The esti...   (The Independent)

Haddon's Curious Incident proves a winner IN WHAT must rate as one of the most widely predicted and popular winners of a literary award, Mark Haddon won the prestigious last night with The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, a nove...   (Scotsman)

The Shield The Shield | Ten, 9.30pm | Tonight our bullet-headed anti-hero has his hands full. His protection arrangement with a drug dealer is threatened when Nation of Islam members decide to clean up the stree...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Gene Disorder Tied to Nerve Problems in Men | TUESDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDayNews) -- Doctors may frequently be confusing Parkinson's disease ( - ), Alzheimer's and similar age-related neurological ailments with the symptoms of a recently discovere...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Archived on Sunday February 1 at 5.04am:

Buckling up can be struggle with autism The minivan, its flashers blinking, was moving slowly on I-465 when an 18-wheeler loaded with food products barreled into its rear. |   | Debra Boboruzian, who had slowed down to deal with a mech...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Buckling up can be struggle with autism The minivan, its flashers blinking, was moving slowly on I-465 when an 18-wheeler loaded with food products barreled into its rear. | Debra Boboruzian, who had slowed down to deal with a mechanical pr...   (Indianapolis Star)

Dior House to showcase jewellery designs as part of fashion show | An exhibition will be held at the Royal Mirage to showcase the jewellery designs of Dior House as part of Dubai Fashion 2004 from February 9 to 11. | Victoire de Castellane, Dior's jewellery designe...   (Gulf News)

Faces of the week | Our regular look at some of the faces which have made the news this week. Above are John Lydon (main picture), with the , , and (clockwise from top left). | JOHN LYDON | As Johnny Rotten, the lead s...   (BBC News)

State supervision of Britt children ended SUMMERVILLE, S.C. - A Family Court judge has ruled the state no longer needs to monitor how Renee Britt cares for her two children. | Britt's husband Terrence Britt is serving prison time after their ...   (The State)

af2 Islander Isaac White signed by NFL’s Chiefs The Campbell High School product | snags a free-agent deal and will | report in March | By Jason Kaneshiro | Isaac White's football journey kicked into warp speed this week as the Hawaiian Islanders p...   (Star Bulletin)

Voucher program needed I am writing in response to the article, "The price of structure and stability," (Tribune, Jan. 20). My wife, Stephanie, and I have wonderful 4-year-old triplet daughters who have all been diagnosed a...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Glove in hand may open up new world for deaf and dumb DUBAI - A device to turn sign language into audible sound can open up a whole new world of communication and interaction for the deaf and dumb. | A glove that can translate hand movement and sign lang...   (Khaleej Times)

Mother of autistic boy files civil lawsuit against former senator, YMCA ANDERSON, S.C. - The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a swimming pool. | A criminal case against former Sen...   (The State)

Teens work together to build robots and relationships If you were a teenager, which would you rather do on a mid-winter Sunday?   | Watch the Super Bowl? Play videogames? Go skiing? Sleep? Hang out with your friends? | None of the above -- not if yo...   (The Boston Globe)

State taking part in 2 MS studies | Therapy, genetic research scheduled | Related link | A national study that combines two standard drugs to treat multiple sclerosis is coming to Arizona. The state's genetics research consortium, mea...   (Azcentral)

The sexing up of absolutely everything Is that it? If so, next time Tony Blair goes right up to the brink of the abyss and stares in at the very moment that the clock strikes the 11th hour, bird pestilence looms from the east and an awesom...   (The Guardian)

Fashion show to display collections of top designers | The Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) yesterday launched Dubai Fashion 2004 - a four-day event starting February 5, that will bring world-class collections from Ungaro, Givenchy, Lacroix and Dior to the...   (Gulf News)

Fragile X gene link to neurological disorder uncovered | The genetic mystery that links a disorder called Fragile X-Associated Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) among men and their autistic male grandchildren may soon be unravelled, visiting specialists told...   (Gulf News)

Murder mystery wins UK award LONDON: Hot favourite Mark Haddon yesterday landed the Whitbread Book of the Year prize, one of Britain's top literary awards, for a quirky murder mystery novel narrated by an autistic teenager. | The...   (Gulf Daily News)

People: Michael Douglas; Jackie Chan A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old has won Britain's Whitbread Book of the Year award. "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," by Mark Haddon, tells the story of...   (International Herald Tribune)

U.S. reports a surge in autism NEW YORK No one disputes it. Cases of autism, the baffling and often devastating neurological disorder that strikes in early childhood, are rising sharply in the United States. In California alone, th...   (International Herald Tribune)

We Thought It Was Just A Bug ..minutes Later Jack Was Dead | Jan 29 2004 | Family tell of grief | By Caroline White | A BOY of nine collapsed and died in a hospital minutes after arriving complaining of severe stomach pains. | Jack Wynne told his parents Ian ...   (Daily Record)

'Curious' wins Whitbread prize Haddon won the overall award for his book about an austistic teenager. Story Tools | LONDON, England (AP) -- A best-selling novel about an autistic 15-year-old boy won Britain's Whitbread Book of the ...   (CNN)

'Crossover' bestseller scoops the prize By Jan Dalley | It was perhaps the most widely predicted win in the history of literary prizes. Last night Mark Haddon's novel, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time, scooped the Whitbread...   (Financial Times)

Archived on Sunday February 1 at 5.04am:

Buckling up can be struggle with autism (Indianapolis Star, IN - 4 hours ago). .. One reason parents of autistic children have such difficulty is the nature of the disability, which the Autism Society of America describes as a complex..

Mother of autistic boy files sues former senator, YMCA (WCNC (subscription), NC - 21 hours ago). ANDERSON, SC -- The mother of an autistic boy has sued a former state senator, claiming he assaulted her son last July in an Anderson swimming pool...

Mother of Autistic Boy Files Civil Lawsuit against Former Senator.. (WHNS - 22 hours ago). ANDERSON, SC (AP) - The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a..

Count to determine if autism on rise (AL.com, AL - 30 Jan 2004). .. the Alabama Division of Special Education, schools and diagnostic centers to determine the prevalence of autism in the area by counting the number of autistic..

Province told to pay in autism case (The Globe and Mail, Canada - 30 Jan 2004). .. in a mammoth trial that has featured testimony from children with autism.. The plaintiffs allege that a government policy unconstitutionally deprives autistic..

Count of autistic children in northern Alabama to begin in March (Times Daily, AL - 30 Jan 2004). .. Eventually, the CDC hopes to calculate the rates of autism in different areas of.. They hope the work will lead to a better support system for autistic children..

Count of autistic children in northern Alabama to begin in March (AL.com, AL - 29 Jan 2004). .. Eventually, the CDC hopes to calculate the rates of autism in different areas of.. They hope the work will lead to a better support system for autistic children..

Count of autistic children in northern Alabama to begin in March (Tuscaloosa News (subscription), AL - 29 Jan 2004). .. Eventually, the CDC hopes to calculate the rates of autism in different areas of.. They hope the work will lead to a better support system for autistic children..

Mother of autistic boy files civil lawsuit against former senator.. (The State, SC - 29 Jan 2004). ANDERSON, SC - The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a swimming pool..

Mother of autistic boy files civil lawsuit against former senator.. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 29 Jan 2004). The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a swimming pool...

As Autism Cases Rise, Parents Run Frenzied Race to Get Help (New York Times, NY - 29 Jan 2004). .. primary author of a 2001 federal report on teaching techniques for autism.. situation is worse today, when schools nationwide are dealing with 120,000 autistic..

As Autism Cases Rise, Parents Run Frenzied Race to Get Help (New York Times - 29 Jan 2004). .. three autistic children at first, are essential to an eventual expansion of services. Mrs. Lombardi was impressed by the charismatic teacher in the one autism..

Autism Group ’ s Programs Are Deficient : State Investigation (Queens Chronicle, NY - 29 Jan 2004). .. QSAC, the only community-based organization in the borough that exclusively serves individuals with autism and pervasive developmental disorder, is no stranger..

Prize to Tale Told in Autistic Voice (New York Times, NY - 29 Jan 2004). .. on Tuesday for a quirky murder mystery novel narrated by an autistic.. 15-year-old mathematical genius who suffers from a form of autism called Asperger's..

Novel about boy with Asperger's wins top UK literary prize (Awares - 29 Jan 2004). LONDON, UK: A story written from the viewpoint of a 15-year-old-boy with Asperger's.. Mark Haddon is able to express the voice of a child with a form of autism...

Doctor to challenge local education authority over autistic.. (Awares - 29 Jan 2004). .. LEA that mainstream education, albeit in a special unit, does not offer autistic.. designed to coach pupils away from the classic behavioural patterns of autism..

Death of six-year-old autistic boy declared a homicide (Awares - 29 Jan 2004). HENDERSON, Kentucky, USA: The lead detective in the homicide investigation of a six-year-old autistic child here says that an arrest will be made, but it may..

School pupils with autism could benefit from scholarships (Awares - 29 Jan 2004). .. Laura Christensen is the mother of Mason, a nine-year-old boy with autism... The programme at Pingree is only for autistic children," Christensen said...

Autistic child in school fees row (The Wilmslow Express, UK - 29 Jan 2004). .. that mainstream education, albeit in a special unit, does not offer autistic.. to coach pupils away from the classic, destructive behavioural patterns of autism..

Astoria autism group to vote on unionizing (Astoria Times, NY - 29 Jan 2004). .. Assemblyman Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) helped broker an agreement between the autism.. Councilman Hiram Monserrate (D-Corona), the father of an autistic child..

Archived on Monday February 2 at 11.09am:

Volatile debate February 1, 2004 - Jena Nitcher shivered in the dark outside her Santa Rosa apartment while helping her estranged husband load a mattress into his car. | They were eager to leave, saying they fear for...   (MSNBC)

Creative healing therapies for mentally challenged NIEL PATE | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | PUNE: Imagine healing yourself by flying on a magic carpet, drumming till you sweat, making abstract dance movements in thin air, sniffing aromatic flowers from the Ga...   (The Times Of India)

'These Children and Adults Need Hope' Patrick McCrimmon, left, and Lynn Smedley, both participants in the Community Access Program, pull broom as part of a Garry Oak restoration project for the Victoria Association for Community Living. T...   (Canada Dot Com)

Torn apart by doctors' child abuse theory HEALTH CORRESPONDENT | A SCOTS mother whose children were taken into care on the basis of controversial medical evidence is fighting to regain custody, backed by the lawyer who helped quash the murder...   (Scotsman)

We seem to have forgotten that a man took his own life One of the unspoken realities about news and current affairs is how often that arena gets turned into a boys' playground. Because however much we pretend that the sexes see the world exactly the same,...   (The Observer)

Nick Hornby’s musical taste test British writer Nick Hornby hit upon an important human discovery in his first novel, High Fidelity: people love to read lists. | Especially "top ten favorite song" lists. So he put a lot of ...   (The Philippine Star)

Buckling up can be struggle with autism The minivan, its flashers blinking, was moving slowly on I-465 when an 18-wheeler loaded with food products barreled into its rear. |   | Debra Boboruzian, who had slowed down to deal with a mech...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Buckling up can be struggle with autism The minivan, its flashers blinking, was moving slowly on I-465 when an 18-wheeler loaded with food products barreled into its rear. | Debra Boboruzian, who had slowed down to deal with a mechanical pr...   (Indianapolis Star)

Dior House to showcase jewellery designs as part of fashion show | An exhibition will be held at the Royal Mirage to showcase the jewellery designs of Dior House as part of Dubai Fashion 2004 from February 9 to 11. | Victoire de Castellane, Dior's jewellery designe...   (Gulf News)

Faces of the week | Our regular look at some of the faces which have made the news this week. Above are John Lydon (main picture), with the , , and (clockwise from top left). | JOHN LYDON | As Johnny Rotten, the lead s...   (BBC News)

State supervision of Britt children ended SUMMERVILLE, S.C. - A Family Court judge has ruled the state no longer needs to monitor how Renee Britt cares for her two children. | Britt's husband Terrence Britt is serving prison time after their ...   (The State)

af2 Islander Isaac White signed by NFL’s Chiefs The Campbell High School product | snags a free-agent deal and will | report in March | By Jason Kaneshiro | Isaac White's football journey kicked into warp speed this week as the Hawaiian Islanders p...   (Star Bulletin)

Voucher program needed I am writing in response to the article, "The price of structure and stability," (Tribune, Jan. 20). My wife, Stephanie, and I have wonderful 4-year-old triplet daughters who have all been diagnosed a...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Glove in hand may open up new world for deaf and dumb DUBAI - A device to turn sign language into audible sound can open up a whole new world of communication and interaction for the deaf and dumb. | A glove that can translate hand movement and sign lang...   (Khaleej Times)

Mother of autistic boy files civil lawsuit against former senator, YMCA ANDERSON, S.C. - The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a swimming pool. | A criminal case against former Sen...   (The State)

Teens work together to build robots and relationships If you were a teenager, which would you rather do on a mid-winter Sunday?   | Watch the Super Bowl? Play videogames? Go skiing? Sleep? Hang out with your friends? | None of the above -- not if yo...   (The Boston Globe)

State taking part in 2 MS studies | Therapy, genetic research scheduled | Related link | A national study that combines two standard drugs to treat multiple sclerosis is coming to Arizona. The state's genetics research consortium, mea...   (Azcentral)

The sexing up of absolutely everything Is that it? If so, next time Tony Blair goes right up to the brink of the abyss and stares in at the very moment that the clock strikes the 11th hour, bird pestilence looms from the east and an awesom...   (The Guardian)

Fashion show to display collections of top designers | The Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) yesterday launched Dubai Fashion 2004 - a four-day event starting February 5, that will bring world-class collections from Ungaro, Givenchy, Lacroix and Dior to the...   (Gulf News)

Fragile X gene link to neurological disorder uncovered | The genetic mystery that links a disorder called Fragile X-Associated Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) among men and their autistic male grandchildren may soon be unravelled, visiting specialists told...   (Gulf News)

Archived on Tuesday February 3 at 4.19am:

Volatile debate February 1, 2004 - Jena Nitcher shivered in the dark outside her Santa Rosa apartment while helping her estranged husband load a mattress into his car. | They were eager to leave, saying they fear for...   (MSNBC)

Creative healing therapies for mentally challenged NIEL PATE | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | PUNE: Imagine healing yourself by flying on a magic carpet, drumming till you sweat, making abstract dance movements in thin air, sniffing aromatic flowers from the Ga...   (The Times Of India)

'These Children and Adults Need Hope' Patrick McCrimmon, left, and Lynn Smedley, both participants in the Community Access Program, pull broom as part of a Garry Oak restoration project for the Victoria Association for Community Living. T...   (Canada Dot Com)

Torn apart by doctors' child abuse theory HEALTH CORRESPONDENT | A SCOTS mother whose children were taken into care on the basis of controversial medical evidence is fighting to regain custody, backed by the lawyer who helped quash the murder...   (Scotsman)

We seem to have forgotten that a man took his own life One of the unspoken realities about news and current affairs is how often that arena gets turned into a boys' playground. Because however much we pretend that the sexes see the world exactly the same,...   (The Observer)

Nick Hornby’s musical taste test British writer Nick Hornby hit upon an important human discovery in his first novel, High Fidelity: people love to read lists. | Especially "top ten favorite song" lists. So he put a lot of ...   (The Philippine Star)

Buckling up can be struggle with autism The minivan, its flashers blinking, was moving slowly on I-465 when an 18-wheeler loaded with food products barreled into its rear. |   | Debra Boboruzian, who had slowed down to deal with a mech...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Buckling up can be struggle with autism The minivan, its flashers blinking, was moving slowly on I-465 when an 18-wheeler loaded with food products barreled into its rear. | Debra Boboruzian, who had slowed down to deal with a mechanical pr...   (Indianapolis Star)

Dior House to showcase jewellery designs as part of fashion show | An exhibition will be held at the Royal Mirage to showcase the jewellery designs of Dior House as part of Dubai Fashion 2004 from February 9 to 11. | Victoire de Castellane, Dior's jewellery designe...   (Gulf News)

Faces of the week | Our regular look at some of the faces which have made the news this week. Above are John Lydon (main picture), with the , , and (clockwise from top left). | JOHN LYDON | As Johnny Rotten, the lead s...   (BBC News)

State supervision of Britt children ended SUMMERVILLE, S.C. - A Family Court judge has ruled the state no longer needs to monitor how Renee Britt cares for her two children. | Britt's husband Terrence Britt is serving prison time after their ...   (The State)

af2 Islander Isaac White signed by NFL’s Chiefs The Campbell High School product | snags a free-agent deal and will | report in March | By Jason Kaneshiro | Isaac White's football journey kicked into warp speed this week as the Hawaiian Islanders p...   (Star Bulletin)

Voucher program needed I am writing in response to the article, "The price of structure and stability," (Tribune, Jan. 20). My wife, Stephanie, and I have wonderful 4-year-old triplet daughters who have all been diagnosed a...   (Salt Lake Tribune)

Glove in hand may open up new world for deaf and dumb DUBAI - A device to turn sign language into audible sound can open up a whole new world of communication and interaction for the deaf and dumb. | A glove that can translate hand movement and sign lang...   (Khaleej Times)

Mother of autistic boy files civil lawsuit against former senator, YMCA ANDERSON, S.C. - The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a swimming pool. | A criminal case against former Sen...   (The State)

Teens work together to build robots and relationships If you were a teenager, which would you rather do on a mid-winter Sunday?   | Watch the Super Bowl? Play videogames? Go skiing? Sleep? Hang out with your friends? | None of the above -- not if yo...   (The Boston Globe)

State taking part in 2 MS studies | Therapy, genetic research scheduled | Related link | A national study that combines two standard drugs to treat multiple sclerosis is coming to Arizona. The state's genetics research consortium, mea...   (Azcentral)

The sexing up of absolutely everything Is that it? If so, next time Tony Blair goes right up to the brink of the abyss and stares in at the very moment that the clock strikes the 11th hour, bird pestilence looms from the east and an awesom...   (The Guardian)

Fashion show to display collections of top designers | The Dubai Shopping Festival (DSF) yesterday launched Dubai Fashion 2004 - a four-day event starting February 5, that will bring world-class collections from Ungaro, Givenchy, Lacroix and Dior to the...   (Gulf News)

Fragile X gene link to neurological disorder uncovered | The genetic mystery that links a disorder called Fragile X-Associated Tremor Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS) among men and their autistic male grandchildren may soon be unravelled, visiting specialists told...   (Gulf News)

Archived on Tuesday February 3 at 4.19am:

Family suing to aid autistic son (The Advocate, LA - 23 hours ago). .. Timothy might have autism, the Wells had him tested for everything from deafness to allergies. At the age of 3, their son was diagnosed as moderately autistic...

Autism: More autism cases reported, yet cause remains unknown (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). .. The upsurge has lent urgency to calls for more research on autism and more government spending to educate autistic children and has inspired federal officials..

Autism: Collier educators seeing more students with autism (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). Following a national trend, Collier County educators have seen a dramatic increase in students diagnosed with autism. In fact, there's..

Autism: How families cope with autistic children (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). .. About half of all children with autism are mentally retarded, but many autistic children have normal or even superior intelligence...

Autism reaching ' epidemic ' levels (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). .. preparing to study 2,000 children — including 700 children with autism — to see if there are genetic patterns or patterns of chemical exposure in autistic..

Parents do anything to get autistic children right treatment (Houston Chronicle, TX - 31 Jan 2004). .. primary author of a 2001 federal report on teaching techniques for autism.. situation is worse today, when schools nationwide are dealing with 120,000 autistic..

Astoria autism group to vote on unionizing (Astoria Times, NY - 31 Jan 2004). .. Assemblyman Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) helped broker an agreement between the autism.. Councilman Hiram Monserrate (D-Corona), the father of an autistic child..

Buckling up can be struggle with autism (Indianapolis Star, IN - 31 Jan 2004). .. One reason parents of autistic children have such difficulty is the nature of the disability, which the Autism Society of America describes as a complex..

Mother of autistic boy files sues former senator, YMCA (WCNC (subscription), NC - 30 Jan 2004). ANDERSON, SC -- The mother of an autistic boy has sued a former state senator, claiming he assaulted her son last July in an Anderson swimming pool...

Mother of Autistic Boy Files Civil Lawsuit against Former Senator.. (WHNS - 30 Jan 2004). ANDERSON, SC (AP) - The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a..

Count to determine if autism on rise (AL.com, AL - 30 Jan 2004). .. the Alabama Division of Special Education, schools and diagnostic centers to determine the prevalence of autism in the area by counting the number of autistic..

Province told to pay in autism case (The Globe and Mail, Canada - 30 Jan 2004). .. in a mammoth trial that has featured testimony from children with autism.. The plaintiffs allege that a government policy unconstitutionally deprives autistic..

Count of autistic children in northern Alabama to begin in March (Times Daily, AL - 30 Jan 2004). .. Eventually, the CDC hopes to calculate the rates of autism in different areas of.. They hope the work will lead to a better support system for autistic children..

Count of autistic children in northern Alabama to begin in March (AL.com, AL - 29 Jan 2004). .. Eventually, the CDC hopes to calculate the rates of autism in different areas of.. They hope the work will lead to a better support system for autistic children..

Count of autistic children in northern Alabama to begin in March (Tuscaloosa News (subscription), AL - 29 Jan 2004). .. Eventually, the CDC hopes to calculate the rates of autism in different areas of.. They hope the work will lead to a better support system for autistic children..

Mother of autistic boy files civil lawsuit against former senator.. (The State, SC - 29 Jan 2004). ANDERSON, SC - The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a swimming pool..

Mother of autistic boy files civil lawsuit against former senator.. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 29 Jan 2004). The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a swimming pool...

As Autism Cases Rise, Parents Run Frenzied Race to Get Help (New York Times, NY - 29 Jan 2004). .. primary author of a 2001 federal report on teaching techniques for autism.. situation is worse today, when schools nationwide are dealing with 120,000 autistic..

As Autism Cases Rise, Parents Run Frenzied Race to Get Help (New York Times - 29 Jan 2004). .. three autistic children at first, are essential to an eventual expansion of services. Mrs. Lombardi was impressed by the charismatic teacher in the one autism..

Autism Group ’ s Programs Are Deficient : State Investigation (Queens Chronicle, NY - 29 Jan 2004). .. QSAC, the only community-based organization in the borough that exclusively serves individuals with autism and pervasive developmental disorder, is no stranger..

Archived on Wednesday February 4 at 0.30am:

Expelled six-year-old `let down' | By The Journal   | The parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months said yesterday she was being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was ...   (IC Newcastle)

Catch me if you can Nothing that happened early on in the work meeting convened three weeks ago by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affair's director-general at the Arad Municipality foreshadowed what would happen at the...   (Ha'aretz)

Get a Load of the Mono-2-Ethylhexyl-Phthalate In That Guy © | You failed the blood test. | Locked in fat cells and circulating through your blood is a potentially toxic cocktail of thousands of industrial chemicals, some of which have been banned for mo...   (The Washington Post)

Lexia Learning Systems Unveils Lexia Cross-Trainer Lexia's Research Investigates Cognitive Development and Proves Intelligence is not a Fixed Potential LINCOLN, Mass., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexia Learning Systems today unveiled Lexia Cross-Trainer(TM...   (PR Newswire)

Expelled girl 'being failed' THE parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months said today she was being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was asked to leave after being acc...   (Scotsman)

Nonprofit Garden of Opportunities | Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay is looking for volunteers in a variety of areas: gardeners, greenhouse workers, house and garden docents, gift sho...   (Newsday)

Six-year-old girl expelled twice in four months The parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months say she is being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was asked to leave after being accused of ...   (Ananova)

Girl Expelled Twice at Six 'Let Down by System' The parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months said today she was being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was asked to leave after being acc...   (Scotsman)

Noughties words from our readers A couple of weeks ago in this space, I questioned the intelligence of brave, beautiful Delta Goodrem, because she unnecessarily changed John Lennon's line "War is over, if you want it" to "Let the war...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Tot expelled from schools A GIRL of SIX has been expelled from two schools in four months. | Little Nicola Hough banged on desks, shouted at teachers and attacked her headmistress in wild temper tantrums. | She was suspended a...   (The Sun)

Volatile debate February 1, 2004 - Jena Nitcher shivered in the dark outside her Santa Rosa apartment while helping her estranged husband load a mattress into his car. | They were eager to leave, saying they fear for...   (MSNBC)

Creative healing therapies for mentally challenged NIEL PATE | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | PUNE: Imagine healing yourself by flying on a magic carpet, drumming till you sweat, making abstract dance movements in thin air, sniffing aromatic flowers from the Ga...   (The Times Of India)

'These Children and Adults Need Hope' Patrick McCrimmon, left, and Lynn Smedley, both participants in the Community Access Program, pull broom as part of a Garry Oak restoration project for the Victoria Association for Community Living. T...   (Canada Dot Com)

Torn apart by doctors' child abuse theory HEALTH CORRESPONDENT | A SCOTS mother whose children were taken into care on the basis of controversial medical evidence is fighting to regain custody, backed by the lawyer who helped quash the murder...   (Scotsman)

We seem to have forgotten that a man took his own life One of the unspoken realities about news and current affairs is how often that arena gets turned into a boys' playground. Because however much we pretend that the sexes see the world exactly the same,...   (The Observer)

Nick Hornby’s musical taste test British writer Nick Hornby hit upon an important human discovery in his first novel, High Fidelity: people love to read lists. | Especially "top ten favorite song" lists. So he put a lot of ...   (The Philippine Star)

Buckling up can be struggle with autism The minivan, its flashers blinking, was moving slowly on I-465 when an 18-wheeler loaded with food products barreled into its rear. |   | Debra Boboruzian, who had slowed down to deal with a mech...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Buckling up can be struggle with autism The minivan, its flashers blinking, was moving slowly on I-465 when an 18-wheeler loaded with food products barreled into its rear. | Debra Boboruzian, who had slowed down to deal with a mechanical pr...   (Indianapolis Star)

Dior House to showcase jewellery designs as part of fashion show | An exhibition will be held at the Royal Mirage to showcase the jewellery designs of Dior House as part of Dubai Fashion 2004 from February 9 to 11. | Victoire de Castellane, Dior's jewellery designe...   (Gulf News)

Faces of the week | Our regular look at some of the faces which have made the news this week. Above are John Lydon (main picture), with the , , and (clockwise from top left). | JOHN LYDON | As Johnny Rotten, the lead s...   (BBC News)

Archived on Wednesday February 4 at 0.30am:

Family suing to aid autistic son (The Advocate, LA - 23 hours ago). .. Timothy might have autism, the Wells had him tested for everything from deafness to allergies. At the age of 3, their son was diagnosed as moderately autistic...

Autism: More autism cases reported, yet cause remains unknown (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). .. The upsurge has lent urgency to calls for more research on autism and more government spending to educate autistic children and has inspired federal officials..

Autism: Collier educators seeing more students with autism (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). Following a national trend, Collier County educators have seen a dramatic increase in students diagnosed with autism. In fact, there's..

Autism: How families cope with autistic children (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). .. About half of all children with autism are mentally retarded, but many autistic children have normal or even superior intelligence...

Autism reaching ' epidemic ' levels (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). .. preparing to study 2,000 children — including 700 children with autism — to see if there are genetic patterns or patterns of chemical exposure in autistic..

Parents do anything to get autistic children right treatment (Houston Chronicle, TX - 31 Jan 2004). .. primary author of a 2001 federal report on teaching techniques for autism.. situation is worse today, when schools nationwide are dealing with 120,000 autistic..

Astoria autism group to vote on unionizing (Astoria Times, NY - 31 Jan 2004). .. Assemblyman Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) helped broker an agreement between the autism.. Councilman Hiram Monserrate (D-Corona), the father of an autistic child..

Buckling up can be struggle with autism (Indianapolis Star, IN - 31 Jan 2004). .. One reason parents of autistic children have such difficulty is the nature of the disability, which the Autism Society of America describes as a complex..

Mother of autistic boy files sues former senator, YMCA (WCNC (subscription), NC - 30 Jan 2004). ANDERSON, SC -- The mother of an autistic boy has sued a former state senator, claiming he assaulted her son last July in an Anderson swimming pool...

Mother of Autistic Boy Files Civil Lawsuit against Former Senator.. (WHNS - 30 Jan 2004). ANDERSON, SC (AP) - The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a..

Count to determine if autism on rise (AL.com, AL - 30 Jan 2004). .. the Alabama Division of Special Education, schools and diagnostic centers to determine the prevalence of autism in the area by counting the number of autistic..

Province told to pay in autism case (The Globe and Mail, Canada - 30 Jan 2004). .. in a mammoth trial that has featured testimony from children with autism.. The plaintiffs allege that a government policy unconstitutionally deprives autistic..

Count of autistic children in northern Alabama to begin in March (Times Daily, AL - 30 Jan 2004). .. Eventually, the CDC hopes to calculate the rates of autism in different areas of.. They hope the work will lead to a better support system for autistic children..

Count of autistic children in northern Alabama to begin in March (AL.com, AL - 29 Jan 2004). .. Eventually, the CDC hopes to calculate the rates of autism in different areas of.. They hope the work will lead to a better support system for autistic children..

Count of autistic children in northern Alabama to begin in March (Tuscaloosa News (subscription), AL - 29 Jan 2004). .. Eventually, the CDC hopes to calculate the rates of autism in different areas of.. They hope the work will lead to a better support system for autistic children..

Mother of autistic boy files civil lawsuit against former senator.. (The State, SC - 29 Jan 2004). ANDERSON, SC - The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a swimming pool..

Mother of autistic boy files civil lawsuit against former senator.. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 29 Jan 2004). The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a swimming pool...

As Autism Cases Rise, Parents Run Frenzied Race to Get Help (New York Times, NY - 29 Jan 2004). .. primary author of a 2001 federal report on teaching techniques for autism.. situation is worse today, when schools nationwide are dealing with 120,000 autistic..

As Autism Cases Rise, Parents Run Frenzied Race to Get Help (New York Times - 29 Jan 2004). .. three autistic children at first, are essential to an eventual expansion of services. Mrs. Lombardi was impressed by the charismatic teacher in the one autism..

Autism Group ’ s Programs Are Deficient : State Investigation (Queens Chronicle, NY - 29 Jan 2004). .. QSAC, the only community-based organization in the borough that exclusively serves individuals with autism and pervasive developmental disorder, is no stranger..

Archived on Thursday February 5 at 2.59am:

Thug sets boy on fire in $5 robbery THE mother of a 12-year-old autistic boy set alight by a balaclava-wearing thug for refusing to hand over his milk money said yesterday she was too scared to let her other children out of the house. |...   (The Australian)

Fatal Crash Closes Section Of I-275 10:15 p.m. EST February 3, 2004 - A man previously convicted of criminal sexual conduct is in trouble with the law again after he allegedly exposed himself to an 11-year-old boy, Local 4 reported. | J...   (MSNBC)

Ailments linked to birth month | If you were born in April, a host of recent medical surveys says you have a slightly greater-than-average risk of suffering from dyslexia, leukemia, Parkinson's disease or epilepsy. | Born in Octobe...   (Canada Dot Com)

NHS board names new members NINE new members have been appointed to NHS Lothian health board. They will begin their work at the board from April 1, when the work of the health services in the Lothians will become unified as heal...   (Scotsman)

Expelled six-year-old `let down' | By The Journal   | The parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months said yesterday she was being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was ...   (IC Newcastle)

Catch me if you can Nothing that happened early on in the work meeting convened three weeks ago by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affair's director-general at the Arad Municipality foreshadowed what would happen at the...   (Ha'aretz)

Get a Load of the Mono-2-Ethylhexyl-Phthalate In That Guy © | You failed the blood test. | Locked in fat cells and circulating through your blood is a potentially toxic cocktail of thousands of industrial chemicals, some of which have been banned for mo...   (The Washington Post)

Lexia Learning Systems Unveils Lexia Cross-Trainer Lexia's Research Investigates Cognitive Development and Proves Intelligence is not a Fixed Potential LINCOLN, Mass., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexia Learning Systems today unveiled Lexia Cross-Trainer(TM...   (PR Newswire)

Expelled girl 'being failed' THE parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months said today she was being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was asked to leave after being acc...   (Scotsman)

Nonprofit Garden of Opportunities | Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay is looking for volunteers in a variety of areas: gardeners, greenhouse workers, house and garden docents, gift sho...   (Newsday)

Six-year-old girl expelled twice in four months The parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months say she is being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was asked to leave after being accused of ...   (Ananova)

Girl Expelled Twice at Six 'Let Down by System' The parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months said today she was being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was asked to leave after being acc...   (Scotsman)

Noughties words from our readers A couple of weeks ago in this space, I questioned the intelligence of brave, beautiful Delta Goodrem, because she unnecessarily changed John Lennon's line "War is over, if you want it" to "Let the war...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Tot expelled from schools A GIRL of SIX has been expelled from two schools in four months. | Little Nicola Hough banged on desks, shouted at teachers and attacked her headmistress in wild temper tantrums. | She was suspended a...   (The Sun)

Volatile debate February 1, 2004 - Jena Nitcher shivered in the dark outside her Santa Rosa apartment while helping her estranged husband load a mattress into his car. | They were eager to leave, saying they fear for...   (MSNBC)

Creative healing therapies for mentally challenged NIEL PATE | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | PUNE: Imagine healing yourself by flying on a magic carpet, drumming till you sweat, making abstract dance movements in thin air, sniffing aromatic flowers from the Ga...   (The Times Of India)

'These Children and Adults Need Hope' Patrick McCrimmon, left, and Lynn Smedley, both participants in the Community Access Program, pull broom as part of a Garry Oak restoration project for the Victoria Association for Community Living. T...   (Canada Dot Com)

Torn apart by doctors' child abuse theory HEALTH CORRESPONDENT | A SCOTS mother whose children were taken into care on the basis of controversial medical evidence is fighting to regain custody, backed by the lawyer who helped quash the murder...   (Scotsman)

We seem to have forgotten that a man took his own life One of the unspoken realities about news and current affairs is how often that arena gets turned into a boys' playground. Because however much we pretend that the sexes see the world exactly the same,...   (The Observer)

Nick Hornby’s musical taste test British writer Nick Hornby hit upon an important human discovery in his first novel, High Fidelity: people love to read lists. | Especially "top ten favorite song" lists. So he put a lot of ...   (The Philippine Star)

Archived on Thursday February 5 at 2.59am:

Autism rape claims inquiry (The Times (subscription), UK - 2 Feb 2004). THE government has launched an independent investigation into claims that a mildly autistic woman was repeatedly raped in an Irish psychiatric hospital...

Family suing to aid autistic son (The Advocate, LA - 31 Jan 2004). .. Timothy might have autism, the Wells had him tested for everything from deafness to allergies. At the age of 3, their son was diagnosed as moderately autistic...

Autism: More autism cases reported, yet cause remains unknown (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). .. The upsurge has lent urgency to calls for more research on autism and more government spending to educate autistic children and has inspired federal officials..

Autism: Collier educators seeing more students with autism (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). Following a national trend, Collier County educators have seen a dramatic increase in students diagnosed with autism. In fact, there's..

Autism: How families cope with autistic children (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). .. About half of all children with autism are mentally retarded, but many autistic children have normal or even superior intelligence...

Autism reaching ' epidemic ' levels (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). .. preparing to study 2,000 children — including 700 children with autism — to see if there are genetic patterns or patterns of chemical exposure in autistic..

Parents do anything to get autistic children right treatment (Houston Chronicle, TX - 31 Jan 2004). .. primary author of a 2001 federal report on teaching techniques for autism.. situation is worse today, when schools nationwide are dealing with 120,000 autistic..

Astoria autism group to vote on unionizing (Astoria Times, NY - 31 Jan 2004). .. Assemblyman Michael Gianaris (D-Astoria) helped broker an agreement between the autism.. Councilman Hiram Monserrate (D-Corona), the father of an autistic child..

Buckling up can be struggle with autism (Indianapolis Star, IN - 31 Jan 2004). .. One reason parents of autistic children have such difficulty is the nature of the disability, which the Autism Society of America describes as a complex..

Mother of autistic boy files sues former senator, YMCA (WCNC (subscription), NC - 30 Jan 2004). ANDERSON, SC -- The mother of an autistic boy has sued a former state senator, claiming he assaulted her son last July in an Anderson swimming pool...

Mother of Autistic Boy Files Civil Lawsuit against Former Senator.. (WHNS - 30 Jan 2004). ANDERSON, SC (AP) - The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a..

Count to determine if autism on rise (AL.com, AL - 30 Jan 2004). .. the Alabama Division of Special Education, schools and diagnostic centers to determine the prevalence of autism in the area by counting the number of autistic..

Province told to pay in autism case (The Globe and Mail, Canada - 30 Jan 2004). .. in a mammoth trial that has featured testimony from children with autism.. The plaintiffs allege that a government policy unconstitutionally deprives autistic..

Count of autistic children in northern Alabama to begin in March (Times Daily, AL - 30 Jan 2004). .. Eventually, the CDC hopes to calculate the rates of autism in different areas of.. They hope the work will lead to a better support system for autistic children..

Count of autistic children in northern Alabama to begin in March (AL.com, AL - 29 Jan 2004). .. Eventually, the CDC hopes to calculate the rates of autism in different areas of.. They hope the work will lead to a better support system for autistic children..

Count of autistic children in northern Alabama to begin in March (Tuscaloosa News (subscription), AL - 29 Jan 2004). .. Eventually, the CDC hopes to calculate the rates of autism in different areas of.. They hope the work will lead to a better support system for autistic children..

Mother of autistic boy files civil lawsuit against former senator.. (The State, SC - 29 Jan 2004). ANDERSON, SC - The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a swimming pool..

Mother of autistic boy files civil lawsuit against former senator.. (Sarasota Herald-Tribune, FL - 29 Jan 2004). The mother of an autistic boy has filed a civil lawsuit against a former state senator claiming he assaulted her son last July in a swimming pool...

As Autism Cases Rise, Parents Run Frenzied Race to Get Help (New York Times, NY - 29 Jan 2004). .. primary author of a 2001 federal report on teaching techniques for autism.. situation is worse today, when schools nationwide are dealing with 120,000 autistic..

As Autism Cases Rise, Parents Run Frenzied Race to Get Help (New York Times - 29 Jan 2004). .. three autistic children at first, are essential to an eventual expansion of services. Mrs. Lombardi was impressed by the charismatic teacher in the one autism..

Archived on Thursday February 5 at 9.23pm:

Thug sets boy on fire in $5 robbery THE mother of a 12-year-old autistic boy set alight by a balaclava-wearing thug for refusing to hand over his milk money said yesterday she was too scared to let her other children out of the house. |...   (The Australian)

Fatal Crash Closes Section Of I-275 10:15 p.m. EST February 3, 2004 - A man previously convicted of criminal sexual conduct is in trouble with the law again after he allegedly exposed himself to an 11-year-old boy, Local 4 reported. | J...   (MSNBC)

Ailments linked to birth month | If you were born in April, a host of recent medical surveys says you have a slightly greater-than-average risk of suffering from dyslexia, leukemia, Parkinson's disease or epilepsy. | Born in Octobe...   (Canada Dot Com)

NHS board names new members NINE new members have been appointed to NHS Lothian health board. They will begin their work at the board from April 1, when the work of the health services in the Lothians will become unified as heal...   (Scotsman)

Expelled six-year-old `let down' | By The Journal   | The parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months said yesterday she was being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was ...   (IC Newcastle)

Catch me if you can Nothing that happened early on in the work meeting convened three weeks ago by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affair's director-general at the Arad Municipality foreshadowed what would happen at the...   (Ha'aretz)

Get a Load of the Mono-2-Ethylhexyl-Phthalate In That Guy © | You failed the blood test. | Locked in fat cells and circulating through your blood is a potentially toxic cocktail of thousands of industrial chemicals, some of which have been banned for mo...   (The Washington Post)

Lexia Learning Systems Unveils Lexia Cross-Trainer Lexia's Research Investigates Cognitive Development and Proves Intelligence is not a Fixed Potential LINCOLN, Mass., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexia Learning Systems today unveiled Lexia Cross-Trainer(TM...   (PR Newswire)

Expelled girl 'being failed' THE parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months said today she was being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was asked to leave after being acc...   (Scotsman)

Nonprofit Garden of Opportunities | Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay is looking for volunteers in a variety of areas: gardeners, greenhouse workers, house and garden docents, gift sho...   (Newsday)

Six-year-old girl expelled twice in four months The parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months say she is being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was asked to leave after being accused of ...   (Ananova)

Girl Expelled Twice at Six 'Let Down by System' The parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months said today she was being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was asked to leave after being acc...   (Scotsman)

Noughties words from our readers A couple of weeks ago in this space, I questioned the intelligence of brave, beautiful Delta Goodrem, because she unnecessarily changed John Lennon's line "War is over, if you want it" to "Let the war...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Tot expelled from schools A GIRL of SIX has been expelled from two schools in four months. | Little Nicola Hough banged on desks, shouted at teachers and attacked her headmistress in wild temper tantrums. | She was suspended a...   (The Sun)

Volatile debate February 1, 2004 - Jena Nitcher shivered in the dark outside her Santa Rosa apartment while helping her estranged husband load a mattress into his car. | They were eager to leave, saying they fear for...   (MSNBC)

Creative healing therapies for mentally challenged NIEL PATE | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | PUNE: Imagine healing yourself by flying on a magic carpet, drumming till you sweat, making abstract dance movements in thin air, sniffing aromatic flowers from the Ga...   (The Times Of India)

'These Children and Adults Need Hope' Patrick McCrimmon, left, and Lynn Smedley, both participants in the Community Access Program, pull broom as part of a Garry Oak restoration project for the Victoria Association for Community Living. T...   (Canada Dot Com)

Torn apart by doctors' child abuse theory HEALTH CORRESPONDENT | A SCOTS mother whose children were taken into care on the basis of controversial medical evidence is fighting to regain custody, backed by the lawyer who helped quash the murder...   (Scotsman)

We seem to have forgotten that a man took his own life One of the unspoken realities about news and current affairs is how often that arena gets turned into a boys' playground. Because however much we pretend that the sexes see the world exactly the same,...   (The Observer)

Nick Hornby’s musical taste test British writer Nick Hornby hit upon an important human discovery in his first novel, High Fidelity: people love to read lists. | Especially "top ten favorite song" lists. So he put a lot of ...   (The Philippine Star)

Archived on Friday February 6 at 5.06pm:

Thug sets boy on fire in $5 robbery THE mother of a 12-year-old autistic boy set alight by a balaclava-wearing thug for refusing to hand over his milk money said yesterday she was too scared to let her other children out of the house. |...   (The Australian)

Fatal Crash Closes Section Of I-275 10:15 p.m. EST February 3, 2004 - A man previously convicted of criminal sexual conduct is in trouble with the law again after he allegedly exposed himself to an 11-year-old boy, Local 4 reported. | J...   (MSNBC)

Ailments linked to birth month | If you were born in April, a host of recent medical surveys says you have a slightly greater-than-average risk of suffering from dyslexia, leukemia, Parkinson's disease or epilepsy. | Born in Octobe...   (Canada Dot Com)

NHS board names new members NINE new members have been appointed to NHS Lothian health board. They will begin their work at the board from April 1, when the work of the health services in the Lothians will become unified as heal...   (Scotsman)

Expelled six-year-old `let down' | By The Journal   | The parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months said yesterday she was being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was ...   (IC Newcastle)

Catch me if you can Nothing that happened early on in the work meeting convened three weeks ago by the Ministry of Labor and Social Affair's director-general at the Arad Municipality foreshadowed what would happen at the...   (Ha'aretz)

Get a Load of the Mono-2-Ethylhexyl-Phthalate In That Guy © | You failed the blood test. | Locked in fat cells and circulating through your blood is a potentially toxic cocktail of thousands of industrial chemicals, some of which have been banned for mo...   (The Washington Post)

Lexia Learning Systems Unveils Lexia Cross-Trainer Lexia's Research Investigates Cognitive Development and Proves Intelligence is not a Fixed Potential LINCOLN, Mass., Feb. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Lexia Learning Systems today unveiled Lexia Cross-Trainer(TM...   (PR Newswire)

Expelled girl 'being failed' THE parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months said today she was being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was asked to leave after being acc...   (Scotsman)

Nonprofit Garden of Opportunities | Planting Fields Arboretum State Historic Park in Oyster Bay is looking for volunteers in a variety of areas: gardeners, greenhouse workers, house and garden docents, gift sho...   (Newsday)

Six-year-old girl expelled twice in four months The parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months say she is being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was asked to leave after being accused of ...   (Ananova)

Girl Expelled Twice at Six 'Let Down by System' The parents of a six-year-old girl expelled from two primary schools in four months said today she was being let down by the system. | Nicola Hough, from Birmingham, was asked to leave after being acc...   (Scotsman)

Noughties words from our readers A couple of weeks ago in this space, I questioned the intelligence of brave, beautiful Delta Goodrem, because she unnecessarily changed John Lennon's line "War is over, if you want it" to "Let the war...   (Sydney Morning Herald)

Tot expelled from schools A GIRL of SIX has been expelled from two schools in four months. | Little Nicola Hough banged on desks, shouted at teachers and attacked her headmistress in wild temper tantrums. | She was suspended a...   (The Sun)

Volatile debate February 1, 2004 - Jena Nitcher shivered in the dark outside her Santa Rosa apartment while helping her estranged husband load a mattress into his car. | They were eager to leave, saying they fear for...   (MSNBC)

Creative healing therapies for mentally challenged NIEL PATE | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | PUNE: Imagine healing yourself by flying on a magic carpet, drumming till you sweat, making abstract dance movements in thin air, sniffing aromatic flowers from the Ga...   (The Times Of India)

'These Children and Adults Need Hope' Patrick McCrimmon, left, and Lynn Smedley, both participants in the Community Access Program, pull broom as part of a Garry Oak restoration project for the Victoria Association for Community Living. T...   (Canada Dot Com)

Torn apart by doctors' child abuse theory HEALTH CORRESPONDENT | A SCOTS mother whose children were taken into care on the basis of controversial medical evidence is fighting to regain custody, backed by the lawyer who helped quash the murder...   (Scotsman)

We seem to have forgotten that a man took his own life One of the unspoken realities about news and current affairs is how often that arena gets turned into a boys' playground. Because however much we pretend that the sexes see the world exactly the same,...   (The Observer)

Nick Hornby’s musical taste test British writer Nick Hornby hit upon an important human discovery in his first novel, High Fidelity: people love to read lists. | Especially "top ten favorite song" lists. So he put a lot of ...   (The Philippine Star)

Archived on Saturday February 7 at 8.41am:

Don't stop child vaccines: doctors (A young child)   CREDIT: CanWest News Service, File   | EDMONTON - A study that suggests a link between a vaccine preservative and risk of autism and other disorders will create unwarr...   (Canada Dot Com)

Ebonyi's 2007 Guber Headaches For major part of the first term of Governor Sam Egwu's administration in Ebonyi State, the State knew little peace due to bitter political rivalry that pitted Governor Egwu and his supporters against...   (All Africa)

Parents reassured about safety of vaccines | Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer is reassuring parents that immunization and flu shots are safe for children, even if a new study shows some of them contain chemicals that may interfere w...   (Canada Dot Com)

Autism advocates bemused by furor on research study Kendall: Nothing new here   | B.C.'s top doctor and autism advocates were bemused Thursday at the furor raised by a U.S. research study that seems to link a vaccine preservative to autism. | Dr. ...   (Canada Dot Com)

Autism link to vaccines disputed | The causes of autism should still be considered a mystery despite a new study that suggests a link between a vaccine preservative and the increasingly common disease, say medical experts. | "There's...   (Canada Dot Com)

Clue to rise in autism A MERCURY-based substance found in flu and whooping cough vaccines could have caused the rise in autism — and NOT the MMR jab, doctors claimed yesterday. | Researchers believe that thimerosal sto...   (The Sun)

This school will be for autistic kids MRIDULA CHUNDURI | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | HYDERABAD : Parents of six children suffering from autism, a developmental disorder, have taken up the task of starting a first-of-itskind school in the state d...   (The Times Of India)

Love Home A Lagos hospice gives succour to children with special needs From a distance,the colourful neon sign outside the Heart of Gold Children's Hospice gives it the appearance of an upscale nursery school.B...   (All Africa)

Vaccines linked to autism, says new study | VANCOUVER (CBC) - A U.S. researcher says he's found an important link between autism, attention deficit disorder and vaccines. | The Boston study by Dr. Richard Deth found that thimerosal – the merc...   (myTELUS)

Toxins Linked to Autism, ADHD | THURSDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Exposure to certain neurodevelopmental toxins, including the vaccine additive thimerosal, may increase the risk of autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity diso...   (Healthfinder)

Child vaccines linked to disorders | OTTAWA - After assuring parents that additives in vaccines don't cause brain damage, scientists have found what they believe could be a "smoking gun" linking these additives to autism and attention-...   (Canada Dot Com)

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

Gulf war syndrome: the legal case collapses An eight-year, multimillion pound legal battle by more than 2,000 veterans for compensation for Gulf war syndrome has collapsed because there is not enough scientific evidence to prove their case in c...   (The Guardian)

Midge Mackenzie Distilling the essential Midge Mackenzie, who has died aged 65, is not easy. She was a film-maker, film historian, director and writer who was determined to be seen and heard. She dedicated her workin...   (The Guardian)

Top fashion houses to showcase their myriad collections tonight | Collections by the world's top designers are to be showcased in Dubai, starting tonight. The Dubai Fashion 2004, featuring four days of haute couture collections, begins at the Rashid Auditorium in ...   (Gulf News)

Nick Hornby’s musical taste test British writer Nick Hornby hit upon an important human discovery in his first novel, High Fidelity: people love to read lists. | Especially "top ten favorite song" lists. So he put a lot of ...   (The Philippine Star)

Thug sets boy on fire in $5 robbery THE mother of a 12-year-old autistic boy set alight by a balaclava-wearing thug for refusing to hand over his milk money said yesterday she was too scared to let her other children out of the house. |...   (The Australian)

Fatal Crash Closes Section Of I-275 10:15 p.m. EST February 3, 2004 - A man previously convicted of criminal sexual conduct is in trouble with the law again after he allegedly exposed himself to an 11-year-old boy, Local 4 reported. | J...   (MSNBC)

Ailments linked to birth month | If you were born in April, a host of recent medical surveys says you have a slightly greater-than-average risk of suffering from dyslexia, leukemia, Parkinson's disease or epilepsy. | Born in Octobe...   (Canada Dot Com)

NHS board names new members NINE new members have been appointed to NHS Lothian health board. They will begin their work at the board from April 1, when the work of the health services in the Lothians will become unified as heal...   (Scotsman)

Archived on Saturday February 7 at 8.41am:

Clue to rise in autism (The Sun, UK - 4 hours ago). A MERCURY-based substance found in flu and whooping cough vaccines could have caused the rise in autism — and NOT the MMR jab, doctors claimed yesterday...

Study Suggests Vaccine, Autism Link (WebMD - 8 hours ago). .. explain the controversial belief that exposure to the mercury-based vaccine preservative thimerosal can cause childhood neurological disorders like autism and..

This school will be for autistic kids (Times of India, India - 11 hours ago). .. suffering from autism, a developmental disorder, have taken up the task of starting a first-of-itskind school in the state designed especially for autistic..

Toxins Linked to Autism, ADHD (WFIE-TV, IN - 12 hours ago). 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Exposure to certain neurodevelopmental toxins, including the vaccine additive thimerosal, may increase the risk of autism and attention..

Vaccines linked to autism, says new study (CBC British Columbia, Canada - 13 hours ago). VANCOUVER - A US researcher says he's found an important link between autism.. And he also believes parents of autistic children can seek treatments targeting..

Vaccine preservative linked to ADHD, autism (CTV, Canada - 14 hours ago). A new study is linking an additive used in this year's flu vaccine to autism and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Researchers..

Toxins Linked to Autism, ADHD (HealthCentral.com - 15 hours ago). 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Exposure to certain neurodevelopmental toxins, including the vaccine additive thimerosal, may increase the risk of autism and attention..

Toxins Linked to Autism, ADHD (drkoop.com - 16 hours ago). 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Exposure to certain neurodevelopmental toxins, including the vaccine additive thimerosal, may increase the risk of autism and attention..

Autism linked to preservative in common childhood vaccines (Vancouver Province, Canada - 19 hours ago). OTTAWA -- Scientists have found what they believe could be a "smoking gun" linking vaccines to autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children...

Amendment to immigration Bill 'could bar people with autism from.. (Awares - 19 hours ago). .. parties claim that the government's proposed amendment to a controversial section of the immigration Bill could prevent people with Down's syndrome or autism..

Flynn named to autism board (New Jersey Journal, NJ - 19 hours ago). .. foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to promoting awareness of autism.. Bee program, an early intervention project which targets pre-school autistic..

New Research Suggests Link Between Vaccine Ingredients and Autism.. (Newswise (press release) - 20 hours ago). .. The recent increase in the incidence of autism.. active form of vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin), which is of particular interest because doctors treating autistic..

Mom to parents: Enjoy autistic children (Kentucky Post, KY - 4 Feb 2004). .. autistic children: Learn everything you can. Then enjoy your child. "There is no cure.'' She said. "You don't fix it.''. Once a child is diagnosed with autism,..

Tackling potty training for autistic children (Kentucky Post, KY - 4 Feb 2004). .. While some autistic children also are mentally retarded, others have no intelligence impairments, but the autism fills the normal paths of communication with..

Woman with Asperger's appeals for return of missing cat, Mystery (Awares - 4 Feb 2004). TOTNES, Devon, UK: Sarah Herbert, a 44-year-old Totnes woman with Asperger's syndrome, has issued an SOS appeal for the return of her missing cat, Mystery...

Autism rape claims inquiry (The Times (subscription), UK - 2 Feb 2004). THE government has launched an independent investigation into claims that a mildly autistic woman was repeatedly raped in an Irish psychiatric hospital...

Family suing to aid autistic son (The Advocate, LA - 31 Jan 2004). .. Timothy might have autism, the Wells had him tested for everything from deafness to allergies. At the age of 3, their son was diagnosed as moderately autistic...

Autism: More autism cases reported, yet cause remains unknown (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). .. The upsurge has lent urgency to calls for more research on autism and more government spending to educate autistic children and has inspired federal officials..

Autism: Collier educators seeing more students with autism (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). Following a national trend, Collier County educators have seen a dramatic increase in students diagnosed with autism. In fact, there's..

Autism: How families cope with autistic children (Bonita Daily News, FL - 31 Jan 2004). .. About half of all children with autism are mentally retarded, but many autistic children have normal or even superior intelligence...

Archived on Sunday February 8 at 5.20am:

Don't stop child vaccines: doctors (A young child)   CREDIT: CanWest News Service, File   | EDMONTON - A study that suggests a link between a vaccine preservative and risk of autism and other disorders will create unwarr...   (Canada Dot Com)

Ebonyi's 2007 Guber Headaches For major part of the first term of Governor Sam Egwu's administration in Ebonyi State, the State knew little peace due to bitter political rivalry that pitted Governor Egwu and his supporters against...   (All Africa)

Parents reassured about safety of vaccines | Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer is reassuring parents that immunization and flu shots are safe for children, even if a new study shows some of them contain chemicals that may interfere w...   (Canada Dot Com)

Autism advocates bemused by furor on research study Kendall: Nothing new here   | B.C.'s top doctor and autism advocates were bemused Thursday at the furor raised by a U.S. research study that seems to link a vaccine preservative to autism. | Dr. ...   (Canada Dot Com)

Autism link to vaccines disputed | The causes of autism should still be considered a mystery despite a new study that suggests a link between a vaccine preservative and the increasingly common disease, say medical experts. | "There's...   (Canada Dot Com)

Clue to rise in autism A MERCURY-based substance found in flu and whooping cough vaccines could have caused the rise in autism — and NOT the MMR jab, doctors claimed yesterday. | Researchers believe that thimerosal sto...   (The Sun)

This school will be for autistic kids MRIDULA CHUNDURI | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | HYDERABAD : Parents of six children suffering from autism, a developmental disorder, have taken up the task of starting a first-of-itskind school in the state d...   (The Times Of India)

Love Home A Lagos hospice gives succour to children with special needs From a distance,the colourful neon sign outside the Heart of Gold Children's Hospice gives it the appearance of an upscale nursery school.B...   (All Africa)

Vaccines linked to autism, says new study | VANCOUVER (CBC) - A U.S. researcher says he's found an important link between autism, attention deficit disorder and vaccines. | The Boston study by Dr. Richard Deth found that thimerosal – the merc...   (myTELUS)

Toxins Linked to Autism, ADHD | THURSDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Exposure to certain neurodevelopmental toxins, including the vaccine additive thimerosal, may increase the risk of autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity diso...   (Healthfinder)

Child vaccines linked to disorders | OTTAWA - After assuring parents that additives in vaccines don't cause brain damage, scientists have found what they believe could be a "smoking gun" linking these additives to autism and attention-...   (Canada Dot Com)

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

Gulf war syndrome: the legal case collapses An eight-year, multimillion pound legal battle by more than 2,000 veterans for compensation for Gulf war syndrome has collapsed because there is not enough scientific evidence to prove their case in c...   (The Guardian)

Midge Mackenzie Distilling the essential Midge Mackenzie, who has died aged 65, is not easy. She was a film-maker, film historian, director and writer who was determined to be seen and heard. She dedicated her workin...   (The Guardian)

Top fashion houses to showcase their myriad collections tonight | Collections by the world's top designers are to be showcased in Dubai, starting tonight. The Dubai Fashion 2004, featuring four days of haute couture collections, begins at the Rashid Auditorium in ...   (Gulf News)

Nick Hornby’s musical taste test British writer Nick Hornby hit upon an important human discovery in his first novel, High Fidelity: people love to read lists. | Especially "top ten favorite song" lists. So he put a lot of ...   (The Philippine Star)

Thug sets boy on fire in $5 robbery THE mother of a 12-year-old autistic boy set alight by a balaclava-wearing thug for refusing to hand over his milk money said yesterday she was too scared to let her other children out of the house. |...   (The Australian)

Fatal Crash Closes Section Of I-275 10:15 p.m. EST February 3, 2004 - A man previously convicted of criminal sexual conduct is in trouble with the law again after he allegedly exposed himself to an 11-year-old boy, Local 4 reported. | J...   (MSNBC)

Ailments linked to birth month | If you were born in April, a host of recent medical surveys says you have a slightly greater-than-average risk of suffering from dyslexia, leukemia, Parkinson's disease or epilepsy. | Born in Octobe...   (Canada Dot Com)

NHS board names new members NINE new members have been appointed to NHS Lothian health board. They will begin their work at the board from April 1, when the work of the health services in the Lothians will become unified as heal...   (Scotsman)

Archived on Sunday February 8 at 5.20am:

Autism cases — and costs — on the rise (San Mateo Daily Journal, CA - 2 hours ago). .. to the district two years ago, Cox said there were only about 70 autistic kids. Around the state, there has been an 87 percent increase in the number of autism..

District creates program for autistic students (Carlsbad Current Argus, NM - 4 hours ago). .. According to the CDC Web site, there is no known cure for autism spectrum disorders, but early, intense education can help autistic children grow and learn new..

Fragile X/Autism Help (HealthCentral.com - 6 Feb 2004). CHICAGO (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Autism is a neurological disorder that affects about one in every 500 people. Another disorder, Fragile..

12-year-old autistic boy set alight by thug (Awares - 6 Feb 2004). BUNDAMBA, Queensland, Australia: The mother of a 12-year-old autistic boy set alight by a balaclava-wearing thug for refusing to hand over his milk money said..

Autistic artist brings a methodic intensity to his drawings (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA - 6 Feb 2004). .. Blackstock, 58 and autistic, is one. Personally, I heartily dislike the notion that autism gives him a leg up or a taproot to sink in the art version of a..

Clue to rise in autism (The Sun, UK - 5 Feb 2004). A MERCURY-based substance found in flu and whooping cough vaccines could have caused the rise in autism — and NOT the MMR jab, doctors claimed yesterday...

Study Suggests Vaccine, Autism Link (WebMD - 5 Feb 2004). .. explain the controversial belief that exposure to the mercury-based vaccine preservative thimerosal can cause childhood neurological disorders like autism and..

This school will be for autistic kids (Times of India, India - 5 Feb 2004). .. suffering from autism, a developmental disorder, have taken up the task of starting a first-of-itskind school in the state designed especially for autistic..

Toxins Linked to Autism, ADHD (WFIE-TV, IN - 5 Feb 2004). 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Exposure to certain neurodevelopmental toxins, including the vaccine additive thimerosal, may increase the risk of autism and attention..

Vaccines linked to autism, says new study (CBC British Columbia, Canada - 5 Feb 2004). VANCOUVER - A US researcher says he's found an important link between autism.. And he also believes parents of autistic children can seek treatments targeting..

Vaccine preservative linked to ADHD, autism (CTV, Canada - 5 Feb 2004). A new study is linking an additive used in this year's flu vaccine to autism and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder. Researchers..

Toxins Linked to Autism, ADHD (HealthCentral.com - 5 Feb 2004). 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Exposure to certain neurodevelopmental toxins, including the vaccine additive thimerosal, may increase the risk of autism and attention..

Toxins Linked to Autism, ADHD (drkoop.com - 5 Feb 2004). 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Exposure to certain neurodevelopmental toxins, including the vaccine additive thimerosal, may increase the risk of autism and attention..

Autism linked to preservative in common childhood vaccines (Vancouver Province, Canada - 5 Feb 2004). OTTAWA -- Scientists have found what they believe could be a "smoking gun" linking vaccines to autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children...

Amendment to immigration Bill 'could bar people with autism from.. (Awares - 5 Feb 2004). .. parties claim that the government's proposed amendment to a controversial section of the immigration Bill could prevent people with Down's syndrome or autism..

Flynn named to autism board (New Jersey Journal, NJ - 5 Feb 2004). .. foundation is a charitable organization dedicated to promoting awareness of autism.. Bee program, an early intervention project which targets pre-school autistic..

New Research Suggests Link Between Vaccine Ingredients and Autism.. (Newswise (press release) - 5 Feb 2004). .. The recent increase in the incidence of autism.. active form of vitamin B12 (methylcobalamin), which is of particular interest because doctors treating autistic..

Mom to parents: Enjoy autistic children (Kentucky Post, KY - 4 Feb 2004). .. autistic children: Learn everything you can. Then enjoy your child. "There is no cure.'' She said. "You don't fix it.''. Once a child is diagnosed with autism,..

Tackling potty training for autistic children (Kentucky Post, KY - 4 Feb 2004). .. While some autistic children also are mentally retarded, others have no intelligence impairments, but the autism fills the normal paths of communication with..

Woman with Asperger's appeals for return of missing cat, Mystery (Awares - 4 Feb 2004). TOTNES, Devon, UK: Sarah Herbert, a 44-year-old Totnes woman with Asperger's syndrome, has issued an SOS appeal for the return of her missing cat, Mystery...

Archived on Sunday February 8 at 11.21pm:

Health Experts to Re-Examine Autism, Vaccine Links (Page 1 of 2) By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A panel of independent experts will take a fresh look Monday at the possibility that vaccines, especially those m...   (Reuters)

Debate grows on vaccine-autism link The new vaccines kept coming, each containing a tiny amount of mercury as a preservative. For nearly a decade, until regulators realized the problem in 1999, children who received all the recommended ...   (The Boston Globe)

Untold stories of Africa Nicole le Roux is organizing a clothing drive for the poor, has started a group to learn more about Africa, works with an autistic boy, is active in the antiwar movement and regularly donates white bl...   (The Boston Globe)

Premiere Of Film "bugs" Friday In Berlin | Skopje, February 6 (MIA) - "Cold Mountain" by Anthony Mingella is opening the 54th Berlin Film Festival this evening where 23 films from all over the world will compete for prestigious Golden Bear. ...   (MIA)

Here's to mercury free | Media reports about thimerosal, a mercury derivative found in some vaccines, may seem familiar to Richmond residents. | Back in 2001, The Richmond Review published an in-depth article on thimerosal ...   (myTELUS)

Researchers team up to seek genetic roots in bowel disease cases | Fashion fund-raiser | Researchers in Phoenix and Tucson are collaborating on a study to find the genetic roots of inflammatory bowel disease, which affects up to 1 in 500 people in developed countri...   (Azcentral)

A date with Christian Lacroix | Christian Lacroix is showcasing his Spring/ Summer 2004 collection at 8.30pm today at the Sheikh Rashid Auditorium in the Dubai International Convention Centre. This is the second time Christian Lac...   (Gulf News)

Calif. Woman Charged in Daughter's Death | ASSOCIATED PRESS | BIG BEAR CITY, Calif. (AP) - A woman who has been telling friends and relatives for two years that her young daughter was in Europe has been charged in the girl's death, authoriti...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Calif. Woman Charged in Daughter's Death BIG BEAR CITY, Calif. - A woman who has been telling friends and relatives for two years that her young daughter was in Europe has been charged in the girl's death, authorities said. | Sharon Gill, 47...   (The State)

Calif. Woman Charged in Daughter's Death BIG BEAR CITY, Calif. -- A woman who has been telling friends and relatives for two years that her young daughter was in Europe has been charged in the girl's death, authorities said. | Sharon Gill, 4...   (Newsday)

Don't stop child vaccines: doctors (A young child)   CREDIT: CanWest News Service, File   | EDMONTON - A study that suggests a link between a vaccine preservative and risk of autism and other disorders will create unwarr...   (Canada Dot Com)

Ebonyi's 2007 Guber Headaches For major part of the first term of Governor Sam Egwu's administration in Ebonyi State, the State knew little peace due to bitter political rivalry that pitted Governor Egwu and his supporters against...   (All Africa)

Parents reassured about safety of vaccines | Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer is reassuring parents that immunization and flu shots are safe for children, even if a new study shows some of them contain chemicals that may interfere w...   (Canada Dot Com)

Autism advocates bemused by furor on research study Kendall: Nothing new here   | B.C.'s top doctor and autism advocates were bemused Thursday at the furor raised by a U.S. research study that seems to link a vaccine preservative to autism. | Dr. ...   (Canada Dot Com)

Autism link to vaccines disputed | The causes of autism should still be considered a mystery despite a new study that suggests a link between a vaccine preservative and the increasingly common disease, say medical experts. | "There's...   (Canada Dot Com)

Clue to rise in autism A MERCURY-based substance found in flu and whooping cough vaccines could have caused the rise in autism — and NOT the MMR jab, doctors claimed yesterday. | Researchers believe that thimerosal sto...   (The Sun)

This school will be for autistic kids MRIDULA CHUNDURI | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | HYDERABAD : Parents of six children suffering from autism, a developmental disorder, have taken up the task of starting a first-of-itskind school in the state d...   (The Times Of India)

Love Home A Lagos hospice gives succour to children with special needs From a distance,the colourful neon sign outside the Heart of Gold Children's Hospice gives it the appearance of an upscale nursery school.B...   (All Africa)

Vaccines linked to autism, says new study | VANCOUVER (CBC) - A U.S. researcher says he's found an important link between autism, attention deficit disorder and vaccines. | The Boston study by Dr. Richard Deth found that thimerosal – the merc...   (myTELUS)

Toxins Linked to Autism, ADHD | THURSDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Exposure to certain neurodevelopmental toxins, including the vaccine additive thimerosal, may increase the risk of autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity diso...   (Healthfinder)

Archived on Monday February 9 at 3.14pm:

Health Experts to Re-Examine Autism, Vaccine Links (Page 1 of 2) By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A panel of independent experts will take a fresh look Monday at the possibility that vaccines, especially those m...   (Reuters)

Debate grows on vaccine-autism link The new vaccines kept coming, each containing a tiny amount of mercury as a preservative. For nearly a decade, until regulators realized the problem in 1999, children who received all the recommended ...   (The Boston Globe)

Untold stories of Africa Nicole le Roux is organizing a clothing drive for the poor, has started a group to learn more about Africa, works with an autistic boy, is active in the antiwar movement and regularly donates white bl...   (The Boston Globe)

Premiere Of Film "bugs" Friday In Berlin | Skopje, February 6 (MIA) - "Cold Mountain" by Anthony Mingella is opening the 54th Berlin Film Festival this evening where 23 films from all over the world will compete for prestigious Golden Bear. ...   (MIA)

Here's to mercury free | Media reports about thimerosal, a mercury derivative found in some vaccines, may seem familiar to Richmond residents. | Back in 2001, The Richmond Review published an in-depth article on thimerosal ...   (myTELUS)

Researchers team up to seek genetic roots in bowel disease cases | Fashion fund-raiser | Researchers in Phoenix and Tucson are collaborating on a study to find the genetic roots of inflammatory bowel disease, which affects up to 1 in 500 people in developed countri...   (Azcentral)

A date with Christian Lacroix | Christian Lacroix is showcasing his Spring/ Summer 2004 collection at 8.30pm today at the Sheikh Rashid Auditorium in the Dubai International Convention Centre. This is the second time Christian Lac...   (Gulf News)

Calif. Woman Charged in Daughter's Death | ASSOCIATED PRESS | BIG BEAR CITY, Calif. (AP) - A woman who has been telling friends and relatives for two years that her young daughter was in Europe has been charged in the girl's death, authoriti...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Calif. Woman Charged in Daughter's Death BIG BEAR CITY, Calif. - A woman who has been telling friends and relatives for two years that her young daughter was in Europe has been charged in the girl's death, authorities said. | Sharon Gill, 47...   (The State)

Calif. Woman Charged in Daughter's Death BIG BEAR CITY, Calif. -- A woman who has been telling friends and relatives for two years that her young daughter was in Europe has been charged in the girl's death, authorities said. | Sharon Gill, 4...   (Newsday)

Don't stop child vaccines: doctors (A young child)   CREDIT: CanWest News Service, File   | EDMONTON - A study that suggests a link between a vaccine preservative and risk of autism and other disorders will create unwarr...   (Canada Dot Com)

Ebonyi's 2007 Guber Headaches For major part of the first term of Governor Sam Egwu's administration in Ebonyi State, the State knew little peace due to bitter political rivalry that pitted Governor Egwu and his supporters against...   (All Africa)

Parents reassured about safety of vaccines | Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer is reassuring parents that immunization and flu shots are safe for children, even if a new study shows some of them contain chemicals that may interfere w...   (Canada Dot Com)

Autism advocates bemused by furor on research study Kendall: Nothing new here   | B.C.'s top doctor and autism advocates were bemused Thursday at the furor raised by a U.S. research study that seems to link a vaccine preservative to autism. | Dr. ...   (Canada Dot Com)

Autism link to vaccines disputed | The causes of autism should still be considered a mystery despite a new study that suggests a link between a vaccine preservative and the increasingly common disease, say medical experts. | "There's...   (Canada Dot Com)

Clue to rise in autism A MERCURY-based substance found in flu and whooping cough vaccines could have caused the rise in autism — and NOT the MMR jab, doctors claimed yesterday. | Researchers believe that thimerosal sto...   (The Sun)

This school will be for autistic kids MRIDULA CHUNDURI | TIMES NEWS NETWORK | HYDERABAD : Parents of six children suffering from autism, a developmental disorder, have taken up the task of starting a first-of-itskind school in the state d...   (The Times Of India)

Love Home A Lagos hospice gives succour to children with special needs From a distance,the colourful neon sign outside the Heart of Gold Children's Hospice gives it the appearance of an upscale nursery school.B...   (All Africa)

Vaccines linked to autism, says new study | VANCOUVER (CBC) - A U.S. researcher says he's found an important link between autism, attention deficit disorder and vaccines. | The Boston study by Dr. Richard Deth found that thimerosal – the merc...   (myTELUS)

Toxins Linked to Autism, ADHD | THURSDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDayNews) -- Exposure to certain neurodevelopmental toxins, including the vaccine additive thimerosal, may increase the risk of autism and attention-deficit hyperactivity diso...   (Healthfinder)

Archived on Tuesday February 10 at 12.09pm:

Experts to re-examine autism, vaccine debate Story Tools HEALTH LIBRARY •   •   YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Follow the news that matters to you. alert to be notified on topics you're interested in. | Or, visit for suggestions. | WASHI...   (CNN)

Vaccine May Cause Autism WASHINGTON - A panel of independent experts will take a fresh look today at the possibility that vaccines, especially those made with a mercury preservative, may cause autism. | A panel from the Insti...   (New York Post Online)

Medical file Self-test blow | MALCOLM Law, of the Wolfson Institute of Preventative Medicine, claims prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood tests for prostate cancer, and self-examination of the breasts and testes,...   (Scotsman)

The game is the reward I’ve been feeling very nostalgic these days. For the past few weeks, we have been preparing for our high school alumni homecoming. It was fun, with all of us reminiscing our kalokohan 20 years ag...   (The Philippine Star)

Health Experts to Re-Examine Autism, Vaccine Links (Page 1 of 2) By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Correspondent | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A panel of independent experts will take a fresh look Monday at the possibility that vaccines, especially those m...   (Reuters)

Debate grows on vaccine-autism link The new vaccines kept coming, each containing a tiny amount of mercury as a preservative. For nearly a decade, until regulators realized the problem in 1999, children who received all the recommended ...   (The Boston Globe)

Untold stories of Africa Nicole le Roux is organizing a clothing drive for the poor, has started a group to learn more about Africa, works with an autistic boy, is active in the antiwar movement and regularly donates white bl...   (The Boston Globe)

Premiere Of Film "bugs" Friday In Berlin | Skopje, February 6 (MIA) - "Cold Mountain" by Anthony Mingella is opening the 54th Berlin Film Festival this evening where 23 films from all over the world will compete for prestigious Golden Bear. ...   (MIA)

Here's to mercury free | Media reports about thimerosal, a mercury derivative found in some vaccines, may seem familiar to Richmond residents. | Back in 2001, The Richmond Review published an in-depth article on thimerosal ...   (myTELUS)

Researchers team up to seek genetic roots in bowel disease cases | Fashion fund-raiser | Researchers in Phoenix and Tucson are collaborating on a study to find the genetic roots of inflammatory bowel disease, which affects up to 1 in 500 people in developed countri...   (Azcentral)

A date with Christian Lacroix | Christian Lacroix is showcasing his Spring/ Summer 2004 collection at 8.30pm today at the Sheikh Rashid Auditorium in the Dubai International Convention Centre. This is the second time Christian Lac...   (Gulf News)

Calif. Woman Charged in Daughter's Death | ASSOCIATED PRESS | BIG BEAR CITY, Calif. (AP) - A woman who has been telling friends and relatives for two years that her young daughter was in Europe has been charged in the girl's death, authoriti...   (Las Vegas Sun)

Calif. Woman Charged in Daughter's Death BIG BEAR CITY, Calif. - A woman who has been telling friends and relatives for two years that her young daughter was in Europe has been charged in the girl's death, authorities said. | Sharon Gill, 47...   (The State)

Calif. Woman Charged in Daughter's Death BIG BEAR CITY, Calif. -- A woman who has been telling friends and relatives for two years that her young daughter was in Europe has been charged in the girl's death, authorities said. | Sharon Gill, 4...   (Newsday)

Don't stop child vaccines: doctors (A young child)   CREDIT: CanWest News Service, File   | EDMONTON - A study that suggests a link between a vaccine preservative and risk of autism and other disorders will create unwarr...   (Canada Dot Com)

Ebonyi's 2007 Guber Headaches For major part of the first term of Governor Sam Egwu's administration in Ebonyi State, the State knew little peace due to bitter political rivalry that pitted Governor Egwu and his supporters against...   (All Africa)

Parents reassured about safety of vaccines | Saskatchewan's chief medical health officer is reassuring parents that immunization and flu shots are safe for children, even if a new study shows some of them contain chemicals that may interfere w...   (Canada Dot Com)

Autism advocates bemused by furor on research study Kendall: Nothing new here   | B.C.'s top doctor and autism advocates were bemused Thursday at the furor raised by a U.S. research study that seems to link a vaccine preservative to autism. | Dr. ...   (Canada Dot Com)

Autism link to vaccines disputed | The causes of autism should still be considered a mystery despite a new study that suggests a link between a vaccine preservative and the increasingly common disease, say medical experts. | "There's...   (Canada Dot Com)

Clue to rise in autism A MERCURY-based substance found in flu and whooping cough vaccines could have caused the rise in autism — and NOT the MMR jab, doctors claimed yesterday. | Researchers believe that thimerosal sto...   (The Sun)

Archived on Tuesday February 10 at 12.09pm:

VACCINE MAY CAUSE AUTISM (New York Post, NY - 2 hours ago). .. panel of independent experts will take a fresh look today at the possibility that vaccines, especially those made with a mercury preservative, may cause autism..

Groups link autism to vaccines (Irib, Iran - 2 hours ago). .. of independent experts will take a fresh look on Monday at the possibility that vaccines, especially those made with a mercury preservative, may cause autism...

Scouts better than any therapy for autism, mom says (South Florida Sun-Sentinel, FL - 3 hours ago). By Brian Feldman. It's the combination of her exuberance, occasional socially inappropriate behavior, and a lack of understanding..

Autistic adults could get a lifetime plan from bill (The St. Louis Post-Dispatch, MO - 5 hours ago). .. Carol Madison, executive director for the Illinois Center for Autism in Fairview Heights, said there were some programs for autistic adults, such as the one at..

CDC Orders Premature IOM Meeting on Vaccine Autism Link (Yahoo News (press release) - 6 hours ago). .. children, released the following statement regarding the February 9th Institute of Medicine's (IOM) meeting on Immunization Safety Review: Vaccines and Autism..

Health Experts to Re-Examine Autism, Vaccine Links (Reuters, United States - 9 hours ago). .. panel of independent experts will take a fresh look Monday at the possibility that vaccines, especially those made with a mercury preservative, may cause autism..

Health Experts to Re-Examine Autism, Vaccine Links (Macon Area Online, GA - 18 hours ago). .. They found no differences in autism rates between the groups... But Boyd Haley of the University of Kentucky will discuss a study that suggests autistic children..

Probe into autism and vaccine links (Reuters, UK - 19 hours ago). .. They found no differences in autism rates between the groups... But Boyd Haley of the University of Kentucky will discuss a study that suggests autistic children..

Health experts to re - examine autism , vaccine links (Reuters AlertNet, UK - 19 hours ago). .. They found no differences in autism rates between the groups... But Boyd Haley of the University of Kentucky will discuss a study that suggests autistic children..

Health Experts to Re-Examine Autism, Vaccine Links (Reuters, UK - 19 hours ago). .. They found no differences in autism rates between the groups... But Boyd Haley of the University of Kentucky will discuss a study that suggests autistic children..

Seminar sheds light on autism (Salem Statesman Journal, OR - 8 Feb 2004). .. The number of children diagnosed with autism is skyrocketing here and across the nation. In Oregon, 3,955 autistic children were enrolled in public schools..

Debate grows on vaccine-autism link (Boston Globe, MA - 8 Feb 2004). .. be made public by May, are enormous, both for the parents of autistic children and for the US childhood immunization program. Already, 3,500 families of autism..

Program to help autistic children (El Paso Times, TX - 7 Feb 2004). CARLSBAD -- Carlsbad school district officials have responded to an increase in the number of autistic students by starting a new preschool program. Autism is..

Autism cases — and costs — on the rise (San Mateo Daily Journal, CA - 7 Feb 2004). .. to the district two years ago, Cox said there were only about 70 autistic kids. Around the state, there has been an 87 percent increase in the number of autism..

District creates program for autistic students (Carlsbad Current Argus, NM - 6 Feb 2004). .. According to the CDC Web site, there is no known cure for autism spectrum disorders, but early, intense education can help autistic children grow and learn new..

Fragile X/Autism Help (HealthCentral.com - 6 Feb 2004). CHICAGO (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Autism is a neurological disorder that affects about one in every 500 people. Another disorder, Fragile..

12-year-old autistic boy set alight by thug (Awares - 6 Feb 2004). BUNDAMBA, Queensland, Australia: The mother of a 12-year-old autistic boy set alight by a balaclava-wearing thug for refusing to hand over his milk money said..

Autistic artist brings a methodic intensity to his drawings (Seattle Post Intelligencer, WA - 6 Feb 2004). .. Blackstock, 58 and autistic, is one. Personally, I heartily dislike the notion that autism gives him a leg up or a taproot to sink in the art version of a..

Clue to rise in autism (The Sun, UK - 5 Feb 2004). A MERCURY-based substance found in flu and whooping cough vaccines could have caused the rise in autism — and NOT the MMR jab, doctors claimed yesterday...

Study Suggests Vaccine, Autism Link (WebMD - 5 Feb 2004). .. explain the controversial belief that exposure to the mercury-based vaccine preservative thimerosal can cause childhood neurological disorders like autism and..

Archived on Wednesday February 11 at 7.38am:

Health Highlights: Feb. 10, 2004 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Diet Doctor Atkins Was Obese at Death: Report | Dr. Robert Atkins, author of the popular anti-ca...   (Healthfinder)

No link found between autism, vaccine WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A Washington meeting of medical researchers has shown -- yet again -- there is no link between autism and a much maligned vaccine preservative. | The Institute of Medicine...   (The Washington Times)

New studies downplay vaccine-autism link By Shweta Govindarajan | WASHINGTON -- The link between childhood vaccines containing a mercury-based preservative and the development of autism does not appear strong, researchers told a national saf...   (Cox Newspapers)

Colorado ranks last in child immunizations WASHINGTON - An independent scientific panel weighing a possible link between autism and the mercury preservative in childhood vaccines heard suggestions on Monday that the source of the heavy metal c...   (MSNBC)

Scientists meet, probe vaccine-autism link Scientists cast new doubt Monday on suspicions that vaccines increase the risk for autism, saying large studies conducted in Denmark, Britain and the United States have failed to find a link between c...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

New Research Suggests Link Between Vaccine Ingredients and Autism, ADHD According to new research from Northeastern University pharmacy professor Richard Deth and colleagues from the University of Nebraska, Tufts, and Johns Hopkins University, there is an apparent link be...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Aussie bomb hoax caller jailed | Sydney - An Australian bomb hoaxer, who warned police that Islamic militants were planting Bali-style bombs in shopping malls and train stations around the country, was jailed on Tuesday for eight m...   (City Press SA)

Aussie bomb hoax caller jailed | Sydney - An Australian bomb hoaxer, who warned police that Islamic militants were planting Bali-style bombs in shopping malls and train stations around the country, was jailed on Tuesday for eight m...   (News24 SA)

Studies differ on linking of vaccines and autism Scientists cast new doubt Monday on suspicions that vaccines increase the risk for autism, saying large studies conducted in Denmark, Britain and the United States have failed to find a link between t...   (Indianapolis Star)

Caution call on 'maverick' claims Some scientists expressed concerns over the MMR jab Scientists should think twice before courting publicity for their "minority views", says an ethics expert. | Professor Udo Schuklenk, writing in the...   (BBC News)

FRINGE '04: Scavenger EXCLUSIVE! | SPANISH SNATCH CATCH! | Plenty More Fish For My Tackle Says Local Fisherman | Ace Tabloid reporter Max McManahan has his headline – now all he needs is the story to match. | Max has never...   (Scoop)

Pupils with learning problems can do Mother Tongue B from Sec 1 By Yvonne Koh | STUDENTS with learning difficulties such as dyslexia can now do a simpler syllabus, Mother Tongue Language B, from Secondary 1, instead of at Secondary 3. | This syllabus trains studen...   (The Straits Times)

Australian school locks boy in cage By Kathy Marks | The fenced enclosure at Kenwick School was built on the advice of a behavioural expert who said the 12-year-old boy would benefit from a place to cool off. Its existence was discovere...   (The Independent)

Daybook | PRESIDENT BUSH | Discusses the economy, Springfield, Mo. | ECONOMIC REPORTS | 10 a.m. — Bureau of the Census releases its wholesale trade for December 2003. Location: 14th Street between E Str...   (The Washington Times)

Studies Find No Evidence That Vaccines Inflate Risk of Autism Scientists cast new doubt yesterday on suspicions that vaccines increase the risk for autism, saying large studies conducted in Denmark, Britain and the United States have failed to find a link betwee...   (The Washington Post)

Experts Weigh Possible Autism, Vaccines Link By Susan Heavey | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An independent scientific panel weighing a possible link between autism and the mercury preservative in childhood vaccines heard suggestions on Monday that the...   (Reuters)

Vaccine debate simmers By Anita Manning, USA TODAY A long-running debate over what role, if any, vaccines play in causing autism or other developmental disorders continued Monday with a series of new studies that did little...   (USA Today)

Experts to re-examine autism, vaccine debate Story Tools HEALTH LIBRARY •   •   YOUR E-MAIL ALERTS Follow the news that matters to you. alert to be notified on topics you're interested in. | Or, visit for suggestions. | WASHI...   (CNN)

Vaccine May Cause Autism WASHINGTON - A panel of independent experts will take a fresh look today at the possibility that vaccines, especially those made with a mercury preservative, may cause autism. | A panel from the Insti...   (New York Post Online)

Medical file Self-test blow | MALCOLM Law, of the Wolfson Institute of Preventative Medicine, claims prostate specific antigen (PSA) blood tests for prostate cancer, and self-examination of the breasts and testes,...   (Scotsman)

Archived on Wednesday February 11 at 7.38am:

Federal Panel Hears Testimony on Vaccinations and Autism (Ocala Star-Banner, FL - 28 minutes ago). .. of Pediatrics have said no credible scientific evidence connects thimerosal with autism or.. the scientists were joined by a vocal group of parents of autistic..

Studies downplay vaccine-autism link (Charleston Post Courier (subscription), SC - 1 hour ago). WASHINGTON--The link between childhood vaccines containing a mercury-based preservative and the development of autism does not appear strong, researchers told..

Researchers dispute risk of autism from vaccines (Contra Costa Times, CA - 1 hour ago). WASHINGTON - The link between childhood vaccines containing a mercury-based preservative and the development of autism does not appear strong, researchers told..

Federal Panel Hears Testimony on Vaccinations and Autism (The Ledger, FL - 2 hours ago). .. of Pediatrics have said no credible scientific evidence connects thimerosal with autism or.. the scientists were joined by a vocal group of parents of autistic..

Scientists meet, probe vaccine-autism link (San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 2 hours ago). .. Some researchers, advocates and parents of autistic children blame childhood vaccines, which are administered at about the same time that autism symptoms often..

Autistic schoolboy locked in 'cage' (Awares - 3 hours ago). SYDNEY, Australia: A 12-year-old autistic boy was locked in a "cage" outside his.. The notes report that Neil, who has an autism-related disorder, was "obviously..

Experts weigh possible autism, vaccines link (Trade Arabia, World - 6 hours ago). .. Autism is a mysterious disorder whose symptoms range from a lack of social.. Redwood, president of the advocacy group Safe Minds whose youngest son is autistic...

Researchers suggest mercury-autism link (Detroit News, MI - 8 hours ago). .. through vaccines may simply add to the mercury burden in autistic children or may be enough to trigger the disorder, Aposhian said. “I think (autism) is..

Studies Find No Evidence That Vaccines Inflate Risk of Autism (Washington Post - 8 hours ago). .. Some researchers, advocates and parents of autistic children blame childhood vaccines, which are administered at about the same time that autism symptoms often..

Mercury in vaccines cited as possible autism cause (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN - 8 hours ago). .. a buildup of mercury is the problem by testing the tissue of children with autism.. said he was unable to find any studies that had tested the tissue of autistic..

Federal Panel Hears Testimony on Vaccinations and Autism (New York Times, NY - 9 hours ago). .. of Pediatrics have said no credible scientific evidence connects thimerosal with autism or.. the scientists were joined by a vocal group of parents of autistic..

Scientists suggest mercury-autism link, recommend action (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN - 9 hours ago). .. a buildup of mercury is the problem by testing the tissue of children with autism.. said he was unable to find any studies that had tested the tissue of autistic..

Federal Panel Hears Testimony on Vaccinations and Autism (New York Times - 9 hours ago). .. of Pediatrics have said no credible scientific evidence connects thimerosal with autism or.. the scientists were joined by a vocal group of parents of autistic..

Experts Weigh Possible Autism, Vaccines Link (Reuters, United States - 10 hours ago). .. Autism is a mysterious disorder whose symptoms range from a lack of social.. Redwood, president of the advocacy group Safe Minds whose youngest son is autistic...

US experts weigh possible autism , vaccines link (Reuters AlertNet, UK - 11 hours ago). .. Autism is a mysterious disorder whose symptoms range from a lack of social.. Redwood, president of the advocacy group Safe Minds whose youngest son is autistic...

Experts Weigh Possible Autism, Vaccines Link (Reuters, UK - 12 hours ago). .. Autism is a mysterious disorder whose symptoms range from a lack of social.. Redwood, president of the advocacy group Safe Minds whose youngest son is autistic...

Scientists suggest mercury-autism link, recommend action (Times Record News, TX - 14 hours ago). .. a buildup of mercury is the problem by testing the tissue of children with autism.. said he was unable to find any studies that had tested the tissue of autistic..

Scientists suggest mercury-autism link, recommend action (Scripps Howard News Service - 15 hours ago). .. a buildup of mercury is the problem by testing the tissue of children with autism.. said he was unable to find any studies that had tested the tissue of autistic..

Study Links Vaccine to Autism - planetc1.com-news@1:46 pm PST (Chiropractic News, United States - 16 hours ago). .. a link between thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative once commonly used in childhood vaccines, to an increased risk of neurological disorders such as autism..

Autistic Boy Locked In Cage (The Statesman, India - 16 hours ago). 9. — A 12-year-old autistic boy was locked in a “cage” outside his Australian schoolroom several times a day when his behaviour became too difficult to..

Archived on Thursday February 12 at 0.11am:

Special schools or inclusion? By Angela Harrison | BBC News Online education staff | The government wants greater integration Twenty-seven children sit on the carpet for number time. | "Nicholas, which coins shall I use to pay the...   (BBC News)

From Springer to Kaity WPIX/Ch. 11's Jim Watkins is the only anchor in town who can brag about sharing the desk with Matt Lauer and - get this - Jerry Springer. | Watkins co-anchored with Lauer in 1996 on WNBC/Ch. 4 and sat...   (New York Daily News)

Public can participate in world's largest general-science gathering | Seattle Times medical reporter DEAN RUTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES Spencer Paisley, 9, exhales nitrogen gas after eating a graham cracker soaked in liquid nitrogen yesterday under the watchful eye of Jere...   (Seattle Times)

Hating daddy Depardieu The latest chapter in the Depardieu family saga is Guillaume's book Giving Everything, a series of interviews in which he excoriates his father Gerard once again. The book is published in France today...   (The Guardian)

Grapefruit goodness | THE famous grapefruit diet espoused by women across the Western world 30 years ago really does work, according to research from America.  | A three-month study has shown that adults who ate hal...   (The Star)

More kids, more ironies Ask me about making babies and I say that before I can think of No. 3, I first need to get over my guilt about No. 1 and 2 | By | EVERY Valentine's Day in recent years, I inevitably get asked: Why are...   (The Straits Times)

Health Highlights: Feb. 10, 2004 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Diet Doctor Atkins Was Obese at Death: Report | Dr. Robert Atkins, author of the popular anti-ca...   (Healthfinder)

No link found between autism, vaccine WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A Washington meeting of medical researchers has shown -- yet again -- there is no link between autism and a much maligned vaccine preservative. | The Institute of Medicine...   (The Washington Times)

New studies downplay vaccine-autism link By Shweta Govindarajan | WASHINGTON -- The link between childhood vaccines containing a mercury-based preservative and the development of autism does not appear strong, researchers told a national saf...   (Cox Newspapers)

Colorado ranks last in child immunizations WASHINGTON - An independent scientific panel weighing a possible link between autism and the mercury preservative in childhood vaccines heard suggestions on Monday that the source of the heavy metal c...   (MSNBC)

Scientists meet, probe vaccine-autism link Scientists cast new doubt Monday on suspicions that vaccines increase the risk for autism, saying large studies conducted in Denmark, Britain and the United States have failed to find a link between c...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

New Research Suggests Link Between Vaccine Ingredients and Autism, ADHD According to new research from Northeastern University pharmacy professor Richard Deth and colleagues from the University of Nebraska, Tufts, and Johns Hopkins University, there is an apparent link be...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Aussie bomb hoax caller jailed | Sydney - An Australian bomb hoaxer, who warned police that Islamic militants were planting Bali-style bombs in shopping malls and train stations around the country, was jailed on Tuesday for eight m...   (City Press SA)

Aussie bomb hoax caller jailed | Sydney - An Australian bomb hoaxer, who warned police that Islamic militants were planting Bali-style bombs in shopping malls and train stations around the country, was jailed on Tuesday for eight m...   (News24 SA)

Studies differ on linking of vaccines and autism Scientists cast new doubt Monday on suspicions that vaccines increase the risk for autism, saying large studies conducted in Denmark, Britain and the United States have failed to find a link between t...   (Indianapolis Star)

Caution call on 'maverick' claims Some scientists expressed concerns over the MMR jab Scientists should think twice before courting publicity for their "minority views", says an ethics expert. | Professor Udo Schuklenk, writing in the...   (BBC News)

FRINGE '04: Scavenger EXCLUSIVE! | SPANISH SNATCH CATCH! | Plenty More Fish For My Tackle Says Local Fisherman | Ace Tabloid reporter Max McManahan has his headline – now all he needs is the story to match. | Max has never...   (Scoop)

Pupils with learning problems can do Mother Tongue B from Sec 1 By Yvonne Koh | STUDENTS with learning difficulties such as dyslexia can now do a simpler syllabus, Mother Tongue Language B, from Secondary 1, instead of at Secondary 3. | This syllabus trains studen...   (The Straits Times)

Australian school locks boy in cage By Kathy Marks | The fenced enclosure at Kenwick School was built on the advice of a behavioural expert who said the 12-year-old boy would benefit from a place to cool off. Its existence was discovere...   (The Independent)

Daybook | PRESIDENT BUSH | Discusses the economy, Springfield, Mo. | ECONOMIC REPORTS | 10 a.m. — Bureau of the Census releases its wholesale trade for December 2003. Location: 14th Street between E Str...   (The Washington Times)

Archived on Thursday February 12 at 0.11am:

Federal Panel Hears Testimony on Vaccinations and Autism (Ocala Star-Banner, FL - 28 minutes ago). .. of Pediatrics have said no credible scientific evidence connects thimerosal with autism or.. the scientists were joined by a vocal group of parents of autistic..

Studies downplay vaccine-autism link (Charleston Post Courier (subscription), SC - 1 hour ago). WASHINGTON--The link between childhood vaccines containing a mercury-based preservative and the development of autism does not appear strong, researchers told..

Researchers dispute risk of autism from vaccines (Contra Costa Times, CA - 1 hour ago). WASHINGTON - The link between childhood vaccines containing a mercury-based preservative and the development of autism does not appear strong, researchers told..

Federal Panel Hears Testimony on Vaccinations and Autism (The Ledger, FL - 2 hours ago). .. of Pediatrics have said no credible scientific evidence connects thimerosal with autism or.. the scientists were joined by a vocal group of parents of autistic..

Scientists meet, probe vaccine-autism link (San Francisco Chronicle, CA - 2 hours ago). .. Some researchers, advocates and parents of autistic children blame childhood vaccines, which are administered at about the same time that autism symptoms often..

Autistic schoolboy locked in 'cage' (Awares - 3 hours ago). SYDNEY, Australia: A 12-year-old autistic boy was locked in a "cage" outside his.. The notes report that Neil, who has an autism-related disorder, was "obviously..

Experts weigh possible autism, vaccines link (Trade Arabia, World - 6 hours ago). .. Autism is a mysterious disorder whose symptoms range from a lack of social.. Redwood, president of the advocacy group Safe Minds whose youngest son is autistic...

Researchers suggest mercury-autism link (Detroit News, MI - 8 hours ago). .. through vaccines may simply add to the mercury burden in autistic children or may be enough to trigger the disorder, Aposhian said. “I think (autism) is..

Studies Find No Evidence That Vaccines Inflate Risk of Autism (Washington Post - 8 hours ago). .. Some researchers, advocates and parents of autistic children blame childhood vaccines, which are administered at about the same time that autism symptoms often..

Mercury in vaccines cited as possible autism cause (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN - 8 hours ago). .. a buildup of mercury is the problem by testing the tissue of children with autism.. said he was unable to find any studies that had tested the tissue of autistic..

Federal Panel Hears Testimony on Vaccinations and Autism (New York Times, NY - 9 hours ago). .. of Pediatrics have said no credible scientific evidence connects thimerosal with autism or.. the scientists were joined by a vocal group of parents of autistic..

Scientists suggest mercury-autism link, recommend action (Knoxville News Sentinel, TN - 9 hours ago). .. a buildup of mercury is the problem by testing the tissue of children with autism.. said he was unable to find any studies that had tested the tissue of autistic..

Federal Panel Hears Testimony on Vaccinations and Autism (New York Times - 9 hours ago). .. of Pediatrics have said no credible scientific evidence connects thimerosal with autism or.. the scientists were joined by a vocal group of parents of autistic..

Experts Weigh Possible Autism, Vaccines Link (Reuters, United States - 10 hours ago). .. Autism is a mysterious disorder whose symptoms range from a lack of social.. Redwood, president of the advocacy group Safe Minds whose youngest son is autistic...

US experts weigh possible autism , vaccines link (Reuters AlertNet, UK - 11 hours ago). .. Autism is a mysterious disorder whose symptoms range from a lack of social.. Redwood, president of the advocacy group Safe Minds whose youngest son is autistic...

Experts Weigh Possible Autism, Vaccines Link (Reuters, UK - 12 hours ago). .. Autism is a mysterious disorder whose symptoms range from a lack of social.. Redwood, president of the advocacy group Safe Minds whose youngest son is autistic...

Scientists suggest mercury-autism link, recommend action (Times Record News, TX - 14 hours ago). .. a buildup of mercury is the problem by testing the tissue of children with autism.. said he was unable to find any studies that had tested the tissue of autistic..

Scientists suggest mercury-autism link, recommend action (Scripps Howard News Service - 15 hours ago). .. a buildup of mercury is the problem by testing the tissue of children with autism.. said he was unable to find any studies that had tested the tissue of autistic..

Study Links Vaccine to Autism - planetc1.com-news@1:46 pm PST (Chiropractic News, United States - 16 hours ago). .. a link between thimerosal, a mercury-based preservative once commonly used in childhood vaccines, to an increased risk of neurological disorders such as autism..

Autistic Boy Locked In Cage (The Statesman, India - 16 hours ago). 9. — A 12-year-old autistic boy was locked in a “cage” outside his Australian schoolroom several times a day when his behaviour became too difficult to..

Archived on Thursday February 12 at 5.28pm:

Special schools or inclusion? By Angela Harrison | BBC News Online education staff | The government wants greater integration Twenty-seven children sit on the carpet for number time. | "Nicholas, which coins shall I use to pay the...   (BBC News)

From Springer to Kaity WPIX/Ch. 11's Jim Watkins is the only anchor in town who can brag about sharing the desk with Matt Lauer and - get this - Jerry Springer. | Watkins co-anchored with Lauer in 1996 on WNBC/Ch. 4 and sat...   (New York Daily News)

Public can participate in world's largest general-science gathering | Seattle Times medical reporter DEAN RUTZ / THE SEATTLE TIMES Spencer Paisley, 9, exhales nitrogen gas after eating a graham cracker soaked in liquid nitrogen yesterday under the watchful eye of Jere...   (Seattle Times)

Hating daddy Depardieu The latest chapter in the Depardieu family saga is Guillaume's book Giving Everything, a series of interviews in which he excoriates his father Gerard once again. The book is published in France today...   (The Guardian)

Grapefruit goodness | THE famous grapefruit diet espoused by women across the Western world 30 years ago really does work, according to research from America.  | A three-month study has shown that adults who ate hal...   (The Star)

More kids, more ironies Ask me about making babies and I say that before I can think of No. 3, I first need to get over my guilt about No. 1 and 2 | By | EVERY Valentine's Day in recent years, I inevitably get asked: Why are...   (The Straits Times)

Health Highlights: Feb. 10, 2004 | Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: | Diet Doctor Atkins Was Obese at Death: Report | Dr. Robert Atkins, author of the popular anti-ca...   (Healthfinder)

No link found between autism, vaccine WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (UPI) -- A Washington meeting of medical researchers has shown -- yet again -- there is no link between autism and a much maligned vaccine preservative. | The Institute of Medicine...   (The Washington Times)

New studies downplay vaccine-autism link By Shweta Govindarajan | WASHINGTON -- The link between childhood vaccines containing a mercury-based preservative and the development of autism does not appear strong, researchers told a national saf...   (Cox Newspapers)

Colorado ranks last in child immunizations WASHINGTON - An independent scientific panel weighing a possible link between autism and the mercury preservative in childhood vaccines heard suggestions on Monday that the source of the heavy metal c...   (MSNBC)

Scientists meet, probe vaccine-autism link Scientists cast new doubt Monday on suspicions that vaccines increase the risk for autism, saying large studies conducted in Denmark, Britain and the United States have failed to find a link between c...   (San Fransisco Chronicle)

New Research Suggests Link Between Vaccine Ingredients and Autism, ADHD According to new research from Northeastern University pharmacy professor Richard Deth and colleagues from the University of Nebraska, Tufts, and Johns Hopkins University, there is an apparent link be...   (Yahoo Daily News)

Aussie bomb hoax caller jailed | Sydney - An Australian bomb hoaxer, who warned police that Islamic militants were planting Bali-style bombs in shopping malls and train stations around the country, was jailed on Tuesday for eight m...   (City Press SA)

Aussie bomb hoax caller jailed | Sydney - An Australian bomb hoaxer, who warned police that Islamic militants were planting Bali-style bombs in shopping malls and train stations around the country, was jailed on Tuesday for eight m...   (News24 SA)

Studies differ on linking of vaccines and autism Scientists cast new doubt Monday on suspicions that vaccines increase the risk for autism, saying large studies conducted in Denmark, Britain and the United States have failed to find a link between t...   (Indianapolis Star)

Caution call on 'maverick' claims Some scientists expressed concerns over the MMR jab Scientists should think twice before courting publicity for their "minority views", says an ethics expert. | Professor Udo Schuklenk, writing in the...   (BBC News)

FRINGE '04: Scavenger EXCLUSIVE! | SPANISH SNATCH CATCH! | Plenty More Fish For My Tackle Says Local Fisherman | Ace Tabloid reporter Max McManahan has his headline – now all he needs is the story to match. | Max has never...   (Scoop)

Pupils with learning problems can do Mother Tongue B from Sec 1 By Yvonne Koh | STUDENTS with learning difficulties such as dyslexia can now do a simpler syllabus, Mother Tongue Language B, from Secondary 1, instead of at Secondary 3. | This syllabus trains studen...   (The Straits Times)

Australian school locks boy in cage By Kathy Marks | The fenced enclosure at Kenwick School was built on the advice of a behavioural expert who said the 12-year-old boy would benefit from a place to cool off. Its existence was discovere...   (The Independent)

Daybook | PRESIDENT BUSH | Discusses the economy, Springfield, Mo. | ECONOMIC REPORTS | 10 a.m. — Bureau of the Census releases its wholesale trade for December 2003. Location: 14th Street between E Str...   (The Washington Times)