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LONDON — In most developed countries, children with autism are usually sent to school where they get special education classes. 
Although many young people on the autism spectrum can handle the academics of college, some need support navigating the social, time management and organizational skills required to pass courses. 
Making connections can be a challenge for many teens, but it has been especially tough for Erron Gerstein, an 18-year-old student with autism at Vernon Hills High School. 
Those with severe autism are often unable to speak or communicate in any meaningful way, which makes 17-year-old Carly Fleischmann such an anomaly. 
Kinect might not be the greatest way to play video games, despite its introduction via the Xbox (unless you really, really like dancing), but the technology is still being unraveled as more and more uses are found for the device. Despite assurances during the Legislative session that major insurance companies and a bank would donate $1 million toward a new autism treatment pilot, the state has not yet received any money. 
Some simple exercises, when done early, show promise in helping autistic children socialize and communicate. 
A local group of students with autism is turning to the power of television to raise awareness about the disorder. They are shooting short news reports that will ultimately air on 17 News and the first report airs Monday night. 
After the first couple of one-on-one sessions between Beacon College students and elementary-school youths with learning disorders, educators observe ... 
Our country places a high priority on providing free education for all children, regardless of their race, gender or any other differentiating factor. 
My son Sam has autism. He just turned three. For the past 10 months, he received ABA therapy and made good progress. We recently moved to a new town... 
Growing numbers of American families say they’re raising a child who has a disability, and the most-prevalent conditions are less and less likely to be physical disorders. 
Markie Whalen cranes his neck, sees the other students heading inside and takes off. His teacher, who every day holds Markie's hand after recess, feels a second of pride before concern takes over.Markie is running."Oh, I've got to speed up. |
Steel Valley school directors will buy individual iPads for the district's 20 to 25 autistic students. 
A bill that gives children with autism greater health benefits has received final passage. 
CHICAGO — One in 3 young adults with autism have no paid job experience or college or technical education nearly seven years after high school graduation, a study finds. 
Akron Police Sgt. Mark Farrar knows the facts of autism in his head and the pain of autism in his heart. 
A college student's project focused on connecting with autistic children shows that there really is an app for everything. TAVARES — Parents of autistic Lake students are upset about a plan to cease out-of-county busing for their children to attend a specialized Orlando charter school. The school district is hoping to... 
In Arne Svenson's exhibition "About Face" at The Andy Warhol Museum, the New York photographer takes portraiture to a new level, although that may not be immediately evident. 
Obama's appointee to the National Council on DisAbility, Ari Ne'eman spoke about what it means to be “different” in an America built on equality and "justice for all.”... 
Proposed new diagnostic criteria for autism don't appear to reduce the number of children diagnosed with that condition, according to preliminary data presented at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting. 
Transition to middle school important for children with autism 
Educational Decision Making Should Be Empirically Driven Not Driven by Intuition or Tarot Card Reading A bill that would require the state to report on how often special education students are isolated because of emotional outbursts has passed the Connecticut House. State representatives voted... |
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