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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: Breastfeeding, Behavioral Conditions, Career and Workplace, Pension and Welfare, Family
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Special needs kids bond with horses in a special way
WSBT-TVMIDDLEBURY – This coming Saturday will be a big day for LoveWay stables in Middlebury when it holds a major fundraiser. The organization helps the disabled through therapeutic horseback riding. The recession hurts donations, but supporters are...Tags: Animals, Students, Teaching and Learning, Education, Middlebury
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Young boy saved from drowning in Mishawaka apartment pond
WSBT-TVMISHAWAKA – A little boy nearly drowned after falling into a pond behind a Mishawaka apartment complex late Tuesday morning. Witnesses told WSBT the boy was 3- or 4-years-old and was autistic. He tried to reach for something colorful in the... -
Autistic man's dad sues agency over food aid cut
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The father of an autistic Indianapolis man is suing Indiana's social services agency for ending a state grocery allowance that helped feed hundreds of developmentally disabled people. Indianapolis attorney Steven Dick filed...
Tags: Litigation, Judges, Justice System, Trials, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
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IU scientist researching autistic communication
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — An assistant professor at Indiana University is leading a four-year project aimed at improving autistic toddlers' ability to communicate. The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a nearly $3.5 million grant to IU...Tags: Colleges and Universities, U.S. Department of Education, Education
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Missing South Bend teenager found safe and sound
For the last two days, police and family members of Sarah "Callie" Cox have been asking for the public's help in finding the missing South Bend teen who left home Friday afternoon. WSBT got word early Sunday afternoon from Sgt. William Redman of the St....
Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Bipolar Disorder, Redman
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Gov. Snyder order creates Michigan Autism Council
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed an order establishing an Autism Council within the state Department of Community Health. The governor's office said Thursday's order is a step to implement Michigan's Autism Spectrum Disorders State...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Executive Branch, Politics, Health, Rick Snyder
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Wash. father defends locking up autistic sons
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — A Washington state man accused of keeping two young autistic sons in a room with a cage-like door says he heard on a television show that it's OK to do so for their own safety. The Columbian newspaper reports (http://is.gd/...Tags: Television, Entertainment
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Will autism changes bring harm?
South Bend Tribune Staff WriterKathi Pierce noticed almost from birth that her son Wesley was having some problems when he had trouble breast-feeding. It took years of trying various medical exams before Wesley was diagnosed with low-functioning autism. Now Pierce worries about...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, Health, Religion and Belief
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Autism brain samples damaged after freezer problem
BELMONT, Mass. (AP) — Scientists say a freezer malfunction at a Boston-area hospital has damaged one-third of the world's largest collection of autism brain samples. The Boston Globe (http://bo.st/NsoCwH) reports that an official at Harvard-...Tags: Electrical Appliance, Behavioral Conditions, Manufacturing and Engineering, Health, The Boston Globe
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Local autism centers help with growing need
WSBT-TV ReporterMISHAWAKA – Three organizations are giving parents with autistic children something they never had before: Options. Lisa DelPrete is like a lot of mothers – she juggles work and her family, including six children. "I have a daughter and five...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health
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Chief facing probe in treatment of child resigns
JONESVILLE, Mich. (AP) — A southern Michigan police chief under investigation following a complaint he used excessive force in dealing with an 8-year-old autistic boy who ran away from school has resigned. Ex-Jonesville Chief Brian Corbett told...
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