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Film makes all the difference PDF Print E-mail

By Bonnie Langston

The producer and director of a film that addresses the challenges and gifts of teens with a high-functioning form of autism sat in her seat at Upstate Films in Rhinebeck last November wondering if anyone would show up. They did.

 http://www.dailyfreeman.com/articles/2010/01/08/life/doc4b46a0d39e72d318851277.txt

 
Local author provides insight into Autism and Asperger's Syndrome at age 12 PDF Print E-mail

by Alex Everard

Immediately after Craig Rafail turns off the lights to his son Dyllan's bedroom, the young boy responds, “Dad, why did you turn the dark on?” “That was one specific time I can recall thinking to myself, 'Wow, he sees things totally differently. His mind is so unique,'” Rafail, a physical education and science teacher, said while recalling a memory of his son Dyllan, now a published author at the age of 12.

http://www.annarbor.com/entertainment/the-deuce/local-author-provides-insight-into-autism-and-aspergers-syndrome-at-age-12/

 

 
Chelation based on faulty premise PDF Print E-mail

                                                                                                                                Los Angeles Times

The risky treatment for autism that removes metals from patients' bodies is often prompted by results from an uncertain test.

http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-he-autism-chelation7-2009dec07,0,3198790.story

 

 
Peer tutoring program helps students connect PDF Print E-mail

By RACHEL COOK | Post Register

She's only 9 years old, but Rachel Pymm plays a critical role at Discovery Elementary School. The fourth-grader has taken an autistic classmate under her wing - teaching him to jump rope and encouraging him when he's frustrated. "You're doing a good job!" she told him during a recent lesson on cursive writing.

http://www.theolympian.com/northwest/story/1058224.html

 
2009 H1N1 Information for Parents who have Children with High-Risk Medical Conditions PDF Print E-mail
This podcast, intended for parents, discusses high-risk medical conditions that put children at risk for flu complications and how to protect children from the flu. Created: 11/25/2009 by National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD). Date Released: 11/25/2009. Series Name: CDC Featured Podcasts.
http://www2c.cdc.gov/podcasts/player.asp?f=393367
 
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