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What's to become of Prader-Willi adults?
South Bend TribuneWhen doctors first were coming to grips with the syndrome defined by an unstoppable urge to eat, those whose chromosomes created that urge rarely lived long enough for others to worry about what would happen to them as adults. With slow growth, low...Tags: Health, Fatigue, Genes and Chromosomes, Learning Disability, Diabetes
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2k walk to fulfill teen's wish
South Bend TribuneMom beamed proudly as Christen held a sign spelling out her upcoming walk to shed light on homeless military veterans. “This is big,” Eileen Sullivan said in a low tone watching her 14-year-old daughter pose for photos. “This isn&...Tags: Mortgages, Unemployment Benefits, Family, Camp Lejeune Water Contamination, Veterans Affairs
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1 in 3 autistic young adults lack jobs, education
CHICAGO (AP) — One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience, college or technical schooling nearly seven years after high school graduation, a study finds. That's a poorer showing than those with other disabilities including those...Tags: Allentown, Health, Colleges and Universities, Virginia Commonwealth University, U.S. Department of Education
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Doctors want to redefine autism; parents worried
CHICAGO (AP) — One child doesn't talk, rocks rhythmically back and forth and stares at clothes spinning in the dryer. Another has no trouble talking but is obsessed with trains, methodically naming every station in his state. Autistic kids like...
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Mich. troopers get training to deal with autism
FLINT, Mich. (AP) — The Michigan State Police says more than 200 troopers have been trained to recognize autism and provide services. The Mid-Michigan Autism Association has been working with state police to teach troopers how to communicate with...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health, Behavioral Conditions
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Child-on-child sex abuse poses complex challenges
NEW YORK (AP) — Recent high-profile cases of child sex abuse have roused national revulsion against the adults who perpetrated them. Rarely mentioned is the sobering statistic that more than one-third of the sexual abuse of America's children is...Tags: Prosecution, Behavioral Conditions, Abusive Behavior, Human Rights, Mental Health
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Ky. officials work to prevent student confinement
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky education officials are working to prevent public school students from being restrained or confined alone in small rooms after citing two schools for violating the rights of three disabled students subjected to such...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health, Tom Harkin, Litigation and Regulation, Teaching and Learning
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Autistic teen rescued at White Sands monument
ALAMOGORDO, N.M. (AP) — An autistic teenager who wandered away from his family during an outing at White Sands National Monument and spent the night among the sand dunes has been found. Monument officials say the 15 year old was spotted Monday...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Health, U.S. Air Force, Behavioral Conditions
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Judge refuses to reinstate charges against mother
DETROIT (AP) — A Detroit mother will not face criminal charges for a standoff with police in a dispute over the care of her daughter. Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Gregory Bill said Monday there wasn't enough evidence to charge Maryanne Godboldo...Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Risperdal (drug), Judges
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Special needs dog of autistic child stolen in SC
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say someone stole the special needs dog of an autistic child from her family's front yard in Moncks Corner. WCSC-TV in Charleston (http://bit.ly/v5icyD) is reporting the dog, an American Bull Terrier named...Tags: Health, Theft, Behavioral Conditions
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Stolen service dog found dead in SC family's yard
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. (AP) — Authorities say a service dog trained to help a 9-year-old autistic girl has been found dead in the family's yard in Moncks Corner, five days after they reported the animal was stolen. The girl's mother said it appeared...Tags: Health, Theft, Behavioral Conditions
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Autism-friendly Santas a hit at malls, parties
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — For families with children who have autism, a visit to the mall to see Santa Claus at Christmas can be nearly impossible — unless they're visiting one of the growing number of "sensitive" Santas. Several shopping malls,...Tags: Health, Santa Claus (fictional character), Behavioral Conditions
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