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READER SUBMITTED: Glenholme Hosts A Benefit For The Hole In The Wall Gang Camp
WashingtonThe Glenholme School, a boarding school for young people who struggle with various learning differences, recently hosted a charity concert to benefit The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp, raising funds and awareness for the local children's charitable...Tags: Social Sciences, Arts and Culture, Culture, Sickle Cell Disease, Charity
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Nonprofit JAFCO builds $12 million center in Sunrise for autistic youth
South Florida nonprofit JAFCO is building a $12 million center in Sunrise to start offering services for children with autism and other developmental disabilities. The center is slated to open in October and serve more than 500 families annually....Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Finance, Autism, Broward County, Religion and Belief
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Your child's brain on math: Don't bother?
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Parents whose children are struggling with math often view intense tutoring as the best way to help them master crucial skills, but a new study released on Monday suggests that for some kids even that is a lost cause. According to...Tags: Research, Medical Research, Science and Technology, Mathematics, University of Pennsylvania
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Q&A: Ask the pediatrician! Dr. Diana Blythe answers your questions about kids' health
Have a question for Dr. Blythe? Write to her at AskThePediatrician@tribune.com. For more information on Dr. Blythe, go to pediatricassociates.com.
April 29, 2013
Q: My 5-year-old daughter just had her adenoids and tonsils removed because of snoring...Tags: Medical Research, Obesity, Fatigue, Organic Chemical Industry, Golf
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Toxic Chemicals Bill Needed To Protect Children
The Hartford CourantA bill that would provide protection to young children against toxic chemicals — both before and after birth — was unfortunately bottled up in the General Assembly's Appropriations Committee last week but should be revived by amendment...Tags: Social Sciences, University of Connecticut Health Center, BPA Contamination and Investigations, Education, Mount Sinai
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Martial Arts Program Helps Autistic Kids Master Space, Confidence
"Awesome!" squeals Justin Slattery, after the sensei flips him over his shoulder with a solid thud onto the mat. But the 6-year-old's karate lesson isn't about cool stunts. For several weeks, he has been diligently working on his coordination and focus,...
Tags: Hartford Hospital, Autism, Karate, Sports
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Connecting workers on the autism spectrum with tech jobs
Data entry is repetitive and hard to do well — that is, quickly and accurately. Shane Foley is great at it. The 21-year-old Ellicott City man works on two computer screens, eyeing images of handwritten sheets on one and clicking the information...
Tags: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Behavioral Conditions, Glen Burnie, Autism, Howard County
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Mom hopes to open Pennsylvania Autism Charter School
When Annette Hickey's son was diagnosed with autism, her family paid $160,000 over the next four years to help him learn how to speak and be prepared for elementary school. Now that he's 8 years old and doesn't even know he has autism, his mother wants...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Berks County, Autism, Justice System, Local Government
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A ROAR of support in Roland Park for national Autism Awareness Month
Sitting at the kitchen counter, playing a game on his mother's cellphone, Nick Brooks looked like any other 13-year-old, except for an occasional hand clap and the burbles that his brothers affectionately call "Nicky noises." Soon, he got bored with the...Tags: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Behavioral Conditions, Autism, Apple iPad, McDonald's
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Oh, where to begin? Here's help to navigate school 504 plans and IEPs
Orlando SentinelIt’s FCAT week, as many of you know, and my son is in third grade. This is his first major standardized test, but he has been calm these few days and prepared each morning. He's even getting up early and getting ready without any prodding from...Tags: Social Sciences, School Examinations, University of South Florida, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Education
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Autism Families Need Insurance Coverage for Therapies
The Hartford CourantOne of the most memorable moments on our journey to beat autism has to be trying to ship my son's urine overseas to a laboratory in France. I wanted to find out what deficiencies, from a biomedical standpoint, were in my then 4-year old son's body. I...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, Autism, Insurance, Science and Technology, Health Insurance
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Harford school system sued over alleged failure to stop bullying
avought@theaegis.com, ebutler@theaegis.comA federal lawsuit has been filed against the Harford County Public Schools and two school officials on behalf of a disabled student, who the suit claims was subjected to years of continuous bullying and threats from other students beginning when he was...Tags: Lawyers, Trials, Justice System, Separation of Church and State, Crime, Law and Justice
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