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    May 22, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  1. SAP looks to recruit people with autism as programmers

    Reuters
    FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German software company SAP is looking to recruit people with autism as programmers and product testers, drawing on skills that can include a close attention to detail and an ability to solve complex problems. SAP has asked start-up...

    Tags: Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Microsoft Corporation, Germany, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  2. May 22, 2013 |Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  3. Boca, West Boca Memorial Day events salute vets

    Add three concerts, a ballet performance and a new party for an autism group to the traditional Memorial Day salutes to veterans in the city and county. Organizers are counting on families sticking around for the long weekend instead of getting out of...

    Tags: Customs and Tradition, Autism, Music, Entertainment, Human Interest

  4. May 21, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  5. Asperger's does not make a murderer

    Regarding your article about the teen girl accused of plotting her father's murder with her boyfriend ("Troubled child on a dark path," May 19), I found the article filled with misleading information and misinformation.
    Regarding your article about the teen girl accused of plotting her father's murder with her boyfriend ("Troubled child on a dark path," May 19), I found the article filled with misleading information and misinformation. First, the article tells us she...

    Tags: Health, Autism, Family, Mental Health, Mental Illness

  6. May 17, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  7. Chicago Tribune All-State Academic Team

    <strong>Scott Beck</strong>
    Scott Beck By John P. Huston,Tribune reporter Scott Beck's brain isn't the only instrument he uses to help him excel at math and science. Beck, a Highland Park High School senior, turns to the French horn to "kind of keep me balanced and keep me...

    Tags: Technology, University of Chicago, Music, Harvard University, Teaching and Learning

  8. May 17, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times
  9. Mental illness in youth: a common struggle

    Go to a busy street in your community and count the next 25 adolescents who walk, bike, skateboard, stroll or saunter past. Odds are that two of those 25 kids (8.3% to be exact) would own up to having experienced 14 or more days in the last month that he or she considered "mentally unhealthy," according to a comprehensive report on the mental health of American youth issued Thursday.
    Go to a busy street in your community and count the next 25 adolescents who walk, bike, skateboard, stroll or saunter past. Odds are that two of those 25 kids (8.3% to be exact) would own up to having experienced 14 or more days in the last month that...

    Tags: Health, Autism, Social Issues, ADHD, Environmental Pollution

  10. May 16, 2013 |Story| Reuters
  11. Up to 1 in 5 children suffer from mental disorder -CDC

    Reuters
    By Atossa Araxia Abrahamian NEW YORK, May 16 (Reuters) - Up to 20 percent of children in the United States suffer from a mental disorder, and the number of kids diagnosed with one has been rising for more than a decade, according to a report released...

    Tags: Autism, Family, Disease Prevention, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Diabetes

  12. May 16, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune
  13. Lawuits say school closings unfair,discriminate against blacks

    The Chicago Teachers Union's decision to go to court to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools, while not unexpected, makes clear that the Board of Education's vote on the proposal next week will not put an end to the controversy.
    Tribune reporter
    The Chicago Teachers Union's decision to go to court to try to stop the city from closing 53 elementary schools, while not unexpected, makes clear that the Board of Education's vote on the proposal next week will not put an end to the controversy. The...

    Tags: Chicago Teachers Union, University of Chicago, Justice System, Autism, Separation of Church and State

  14. May 14, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  15. Speaker identifies with student athletes recognized at True Grit Awards

    St. Maria Goretti outdoor track and cross country coach Mike Spinnler took the podium at Tuesday&rsquo;s 32nd True Grit Awards banquet like a minister in front of his congregation.
    will.robinson@herald-mail.com
    St. Maria Goretti outdoor track and cross country coach Mike Spinnler took the podium at Tuesday’s 32nd True Grit Awards banquet like a minister in front of his congregation. The keynote speaker of the awards spoke of 2011 keynote speaker Susan...

    Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Basketball, Teaching and Learning, Soccer, Sports

  16. May 18, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun
  17. Girl charged in father's death struggled with mental health

    Morgan Lane Arnold, an emotionally frail 14-year-old freshman, navigated the hallways of her Howard County high school each day filled with anxiety, unable because of a learning disorder to decipher the social cues, jokes and emotions of her peers.
    Morgan Lane Arnold, an emotionally frail 14-year-old freshman, navigated the hallways of her Howard County high school each day filled with anxiety, unable because of a learning disorder to decipher the social cues, jokes and emotions of her peers. Her...

    Tags: Asperger Syndrome, Witnesses, Autism, Science and Technology, Entertainment

  18. May 10, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant
  19. READER SUBMITTED: New York Writers Studio Comes To Connecticut: Hill-Stead Museum Offers Teacher Workshop

    Farmington
    From June 24 through June 26, during Hill-Stead's Sunken Garden Poetry Festival, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Philip Schultz will lead a three-day introduction to his Writers Studio Method for teachers and writers. This innovative program utilizes the...

    Tags: Festive Events, Barack Obama, Journalism, Poetry, Columbia University

  20. May 3, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant
  21. READER SUBMITTED: Intensive Education Academy Represented At CT Association Of Nonprofits At Capitol

    West Hartford
    Jill O'Donnell, head of school and director of education, and Sally McClure, development director at the Intensive Education Academy, Inc., located at 840 North Main St., West Hartford, represented the school at the Connecticut Association of Nonprofits...

    Tags: Arts and Culture, Students, Autism, Social Sciences, Hartford (Hartford, Connecticut)

  22. May 7, 2013 |Story| KSPR-TV
  23. Billings parent claims teacher violated state testing protocol

    Missouri education officials are investigating one Ozarks high school after a parent accuses them of violating state testing protocols.
    mpettit@kspr.com
    Missouri education officials are investigating one Ozarks high school after a parent accuses them of violating state testing protocols. When he's in the dugout, Justin Powers feels like he's one of the guys, which is refreshing for him. Normally, he...

    Tags: Schools, High Schools

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