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Classic cars, rubber ducks and carnival ridesare among the events on tap this week in St.

Rubber duckies took over the Chapaton Retention Basin Saturday for the Shorewood Kiwanis and Henry Ford Health System's Center for Autism and Developmental Disabilities fundraiser for autism.

Audit hits use of funds by Randolph nonprofit
Boston Globe
The longtime head of a Randolph-based nonprofit that provides services to people with autism and other disabilities was living in Georgia for more than a decade while collecting a six-figure salary and improperly billing the state for personal expenses ...

With its imposing, Victorian-era buildings and leafy, college-like campus, the Vineland Developmental Center was in its time a state-of-the-art institution for treating young women with complex mental and emotional disorders.

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Boston Brother and Sister Battle Odds to Overcome Autism with Help from ...
PR Web (press release)
It's “Mission Possible” for Torin and Kaia Phillips of Boston, Massachusetts, as the siblings work to overcome autism with the help of intensive treatment provided by the Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD). They will be featured in this ...

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Connecting workers on autism spectrum with tech jobs
Richmond Times Dispatch
Data entry is repetitive and hard to do well — that is, quickly and accurately. Shane Foley is great at it. The Ellicott City, Md., man works on two computer screens, eyeing images of handwritten sheets on one and clicking the information into a ...

This video shows the development of the frontal and temporal regions of the cerebral cortex in preterm infants during the last three months before the normal time of birth, turning... Researchers from King's College London have for the first time used a novel form of MRI to identify crucial developmental processes in the brain that are vulnerable ... (more)

SOLD! Auctioneer with autism makes first sales
FOX 9 News
Despite a strong dose of nerves and with his notes nearby, Riley Cludy built up the courage to conduct his very first live auction, realizing a goal he's been thinking about for a year and half. "He would have never picked up a microphone and talked ...

Raymond Alvarez says two children escaped the fire on Indianapolis' east side but he could not reach three others in the burning condo.

Speaking out about autism
The Justice
Autism, which affects one in 88 children, is the fastest-growing developmental disability in the United States. Autism spectrum disorders consist of a range of neurological disorders characterized by challenges with both verbal and nonverbal ...

Missing autistic boy Pensacola News Journal, May … the body of an 8-year-old autistic boy who went missing while …

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Autism Speaks Walk
NewsChannel 9 WSYR
We're trying to get the word out there that we're in the community so if anybody can support us, we'd love the support,” said Maeve Mackenzie with Autism Speaks. "It's showing people that no matter what we do, we're not all that different. But we are ...
Autism walkers show heart in AthensWBNG-TV

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Autism resources expanding for families
9NEWS.com
Before Alex was referred to Rocky Mountain Human Services, formerly Denver Options, in November 2012, he was displaying a number of symptoms on the autism disorder spectrum. He was not communicating. He was banging his head, hitting, kicking and ...

… ) -- U.S. researchers say autistic boys treated with sensory-motor enrichment … University of California, Irvine, said autistic children typically have sensory problems … . The six-month study involved 28 autistic boys, ages 3-12. Researchers placed … based on their age and autism severity, with both groups participating …

… the body of an 8-year-old autistic boy who went missing while …

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Autism walkers show heart in Athens
WBNG-TV
The money will help local families affected by the disease and also go to research to help find a cure for autism. Organizer Danielle Gorman said the event's main goal is to teach. "I think that people are, they generalize and really don't understand ...

… Foundation for Autism to help parents of children with autism provide proper … a specific programme for assisting autistic children, it has prioritised early … condition from parents caring for autistic children in order that effective … provided to those caring for autistic children. Autism is categorised as a …

… and sea for an 8-year-old Autistic boy who went missing while …

… and sea for an 8-year-old autistic boy who went missing while …

UPI.com
Sensory-motor enrichment effective therapy for boys with autism
UPI.com
Forty-two percent of the children with autism in the enrichment group significantly improved in behaviors such as relating to people and responding to sights and sounds, compared to 7 percent of the standard care group. Olivia Kelly (6) takes a kiss ...