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Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Autistic students get help navigating college life
Melissa Kossler Dutton | Associated Press | USA Today
When Dan Hackett started college, he didn’t make the grades he knew he could.
Hackett, who has Asperger’s syndrome, found at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh that some of his symptoms were holding him back. He had difficulty organizing […]
Fathering Autism
Tuesday, July 8th, 2008Fathering Autism | A Scientist Wrestles With the Realities of His Daughter’s Illness
Shankar Vedantam | Washington Post
In Bethesda, a 15-year-old girl talks to her television set. Often, she seems more connected to the tube’s ghostly embrace than to her own father, mother, brothers and sister. She flushes household items down the toilet. She has no […]
Complex Care Program
Sunday, July 6th, 2008Complex Care Program
Children’s National Medical Center
The Complex Care Program (CCP) at Children’s National Medical Center has been providing a “medical home” for children and youth with special health care needs since 2002. A “medical home” is defined as family-centered, coordinated, compassionate, comprehensive, and continuous care for children with special health care needs.
Snow Cake
Saturday, July 5th, 2008I finally watched Snow Cake tonight. Very good, great performances all around. Rent it when you can! Below is a clip.
New Device To Help Find Lost Children
Saturday, July 5th, 2008New Device Helps Find Lost Autistic Children
MyFoxDC.com
An estimated 1 in 150 children is diagnosed with autism and many parents have experienced the frightening reality of losing a child with autism, even if just for a few minutes. A new technology is already being used to find and save people with autism. Fox 5’s Will Thomas […]