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2 children reported dead from Indianapolis fire
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indianapolis-area mother was less than two months from breaking ground on a new home designed to accommodate her three autistic children when a fire swept through the family's apartment Monday, killing two of her children....
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Boy says he held on tight during Indiana bus rollover
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — One of the children hurt when school bus rolled over on a highway near Indianapolis says he just held on tight. Nine-year-old Connor Goodman suffered cuts to his face and a broken arm when the bus carrying special-needs...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Broken Arm, Transportation Accidents
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Body of missing Calif. 9-year-old found
CLEARLAKE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities found the body on Wednesday of an autistic Northern California 9-year-old who went missing from her family's vacation home, ending an exhaustive, emotional search for the girl. A dive team found Mikaela Lynch... -
Ind. boy, 7, won't be charged for punching teacher
LOGANSPORT, Ind. (AP) — A northern Indiana prosecutor says a 7-year-old boy who was arrested after he allegedly punching his teacher in the nose won't face any charges in that case. Police filed a preliminary battery charge against the...Tags: Prosecution
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Signs of autism in our kids
One in 88 children has autism, a developmental disability that can result in sensory problems and problems with language, communication, social skills. April is Autism Awareness Month and early detection is key. There are general characteristics to...
Tags: Behavioral Conditions
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Ind. court upholds 253-year sentence for molester
ANDERSON, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man sentenced to 253 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to 19 counts of child molesting has lost his bid to have his sentence shortened. The Indiana Court of Appeals this week upheld the sentence issued to 39-...
Tags: Punishment, Abusive Behavior
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March: Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder and Michigan officials are encouraging residents to get to know and help out fellow state residents living with developmental disabilities this month. Snyder has proclaimed March as Developmental Disabilities...
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Negotiators talking to Ala. captor through pipe
MIDLAND CITY, Ala. (AP) — Speaking into a 4-inch-wide ventilation pipe, hostage negotiators tried Thursday to talk a man into releasing a kindergartener and ending a standoff in an underground bunker that stretched into its third day. The man...
Tags: Asperger Syndrome, Crime, Law and Justice, Jimmy Lee Dykes, Shootings, Steve Clouse
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Ind. bill would require Alzheimer's lessons for police
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana lawmaker dismayed by a police officer's decision to use a stun gun on a nursing home patient is pushing for police to get training on how to interact with people with Alzheimer's disease. Republican state Rep. Bill...
Tags: Medical Specialization, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Behavioral Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses
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School resumes for Newtown students as new details surface in investigation
(CNN) -- Across this devastated town, students returned to schools Tuesday, marking the beginning of a new reality. With their sense of normalcy shattered after last week's massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary, students at other schools are seeing more...Tags: CNN (tv network), Criminal Laws, Joe Manchin III, Interior Policy, Rick Perry
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Psychiatric help is out there, but there's not enough to go around
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND- The aftermath of what happened in Newtown, Connecticut is shedding more light on mental health in our country. The mental health of the shooter, Adam Lanza, is being investigated as to a possible motive of why he did this. We're digging...Tags: The Washington Post, Asperger Syndrome, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals, Adam Lanza
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Disabled parents face bias, loss of kids: report
Millions of Americans with disabilities have gained innumerable rights and opportunities since Congress passed landmark legislation on their behalf in 1990. And yet advocates say barriers and bias still abound when it comes to one basic human right: To be...
Tags: Stanford University, Family, Discrimination, Interior Policy, Justice and Rights
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