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Adult with autism missing from Elgin located
Update: Elgin police said the man was found safe with relatives in Chicago. Elgin police today asked for the public's help in finding a 24-year-old man with autism missing from the western suburb. Terrence Ivery moved to Elgin from Chicago about four...
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On the road with autism
On a flight from Israel to London a few years ago, the airplane video display wouldn't work for Margalit Francus' teenage son. The boy, who was 14 or 15 at the time, grew overwhelmingly frustrated. He screamed, he cried and he threatened to open the plane...Tags: Kennedy Airport, Transportation Industry, Family, Travel, Trips and Vacations
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New program lets kids with autism enjoy an air-travel trial run
For families with autistic children, the stress and anxiety of air travel is a unique challenge – which is why JetBlue is partnering with Bob Hope Airport in Burbank to give those families a chance for an air-travel dress rehearsal. JetBlue’s...Tags: Travel, Trips and Vacations, Air Transportation Industry, Google+, Behavioral Conditions
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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: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Family, Judaism, Sunrise (Broward, Florida), Economy, Business and Finance
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Lyme disease, autism link cast into doubt
Since 2008, when a group of physicians drew a hypothetical link between Lyme disease and autism, a growing number of patient activists have embraced the belief that the hallmark neuropsychiatric symptoms of autism may spring from the body's immune...
Tags: Medical Research, Symptoms, Lyme Disease, Columbia University, American Medical Association
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Special needs children deserve the chance to be extraordinary
Raising a child is like doing a puzzle in the dark. You get two pieces together and think, "Finally, I know what to do," not realizing there are a hundred more pieces scattered across the room. For the parent of a special needs child, that puzzle has a...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, American Academy of Pediatrics, Cerebral Palsy
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Humans' love for robots may be hard-wired in the brain, studies say
Have you loved R2-D2 and C-3PO since you were a kid? Do you have a soft spot in your in your heart for WALL-E? Did you used to play with Furbies and care for a Tamagotchi digital pet? Can the sight of a Roomba roaming your living room bring a tender smile...
Tags: Medical Research, Medical Specialization, Long Term Care, Nursing, Science and Technology
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'Avenue Q' cleaned up for kids
Special to the TribuneYou can learn a lot from a puppet. And not just one from Sesame Street. Teen and preteen puppeteers in Naperville will be tackling more mature lessons this weekend in Kidz Kabaret's production of "Avenue Q: School Edition." Of course, to theater-...Tags: Tony Awards, Sesame Street (tv program), Teaching and Learning, Movies, Celebrities
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Epilepsy drug in pregnancy linked to baby's higher autism risk
Pregnant women who took the anti-seizure drug valproate during pregnancy increased the odds that their baby would have autism, and were roughly twice as likely to give birth to a child who would go on to be diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder,...Tags: Depakote (drug), Epilepsy, American Medical Association, Behavioral Conditions, Drugs and Medicines
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Doubleday Hill is changing
To go along with Williamsport’s Civil War preservation project, some changes will be made at the historic site known as Doubleday Hill, accessed at the end of West Salisbury Street. For almost 116 years, the brick mounts that held the Doubleday...Tags: Arts and Culture, Travel, Trips and Vacations, Ocean City, Human Interest
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Former Dr. Phillips football player carries child to safety at Special Olympics
Darius Johnson, a sophomore offensive lineman at Middle Tennessee State University and a former Dr. Phillips football standout, carried a special-needs child to safety during the Special Olympics at MTSU on Monday. Johnson (6-3, 293) was called upon to...
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Florida's test-obsessed style of education hits disabled families hard
Andrea Rediske knew her special-needs son had no business taking standardized tests. He was born with brain damage. He suffers from cerebral palsy and is legally blind. Just teaching Ethan to say "yes" or "no" — or even keep his gaze focused...
Tags: Standardized Testing, Teaching and Learning, Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test, Science and Technology, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida)
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