The Autism News | English By Ben Terris | Boston.com For Newton resident Michael McKay, 47, biking is more than just a way to stay in shape. It’s been a way to see 327 of the 351 cities and towns in Massachusetts with his son Ian, 13, who is autistic. It’s been a way to raise $40,000 for cancer care and research.
The Autism News | English By CHRISTY WOOTEN | The Daily Sentinel Christy Wooten/The Daily Sentinel Johnson, from left, Madison Young and Oscar Sifuentes explore a fire engine Wednesday morning in front of The Helping House, a school for autistic and developmentally delayed children.
First-ever standards for schools to help meet the needs of students with ASD By: Robin Gurley for ASA The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the Autism Society announced the publication of professional competencies for teaching students with autism spectrum disorders at the Autism Society’s 40th National Conference on Autism Spectrum Disorders in St. Charles, [...]
From ScienceDaily, Neuroscientists at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory found that a previously unsuspected set of genes links nature and nurture during a crucial period of brain development. The results, reported in the July 8 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), could lead to treatments for autism and [...]
U.S. shows commitment to equal rights for those with disabilities By: Robin Gurley for ASA News Today, the United States joins 141 other nations who have signed the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The signing of the UN Convention sends an important message that this country is committed to equal [...]
The Autism News | English By MATTHEW UMSTEAD | The Herald-Mail “Deke,” the school bully, has a learning disability. “Tommy” is an autistic student and a target for playground teasing. In “Wires,” a children’s book written and illustrated by three Berkeley County schoolteachers, the fictional characters somehow become fast friends
The Autism News | English By CNN | International LONDON, England (CNN) — The Briton accused of hacking into U.S. government computers on Friday lost his court appeal to have his case heard in Britain, his legal team said. The decision means Gary McKinnon faces extradition to the United States, where he is wanted for allegedly hacking into computers at the Pentagon and NASA.
The Autism News | French Par Fluctuat Un trailer original pour le dernier né des frères Coen, en espérant que A Serious Man soit à la hauteur de ce mini-clip obsessionnel. Malheureusement rien n’est moins sûr après le sympathique mais indolent Burn After Reading. Appuyés d’un casting de choc, les frères Coen s’appliquaient à caricaturer avec l’humour qu’on leur connaît leurs acteurs, démontant du même coup les artifices du star système.
