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Autistic player's dream comes true as he scores his first touchdown

Elgin High School football player Winfred Cooper scored the game-tying touchdown during a JV football game against Lake Park High School last weekend.http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=323321During ...
Posted by on Wed, 23 Sep 2009 11:56:00 GMT

Children With Autism Use Alternative Keyboard To Communicate With Their Families & Their World

Autism can build a wall of poor communication between those struggling with the condition and their families. While a personal computer can help bridge the divide, the distraction and complexity of...
Posted by on Fri, 04 Sep 2009 19:18:00 GMT

Visual Processing 'Hinders Ability' To Read Body Language: Autism Study

Main Category: Autism Also Included In: Psychology / Psychiatry Article Date: 05 Aug 2009 - 3:00 PDT The way people with autism see and process the body language of others could be preventing th...
Posted by on Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:45:00 GMT

Why autistic people can't read body language

ANI6 August 2009, 12:00am IST According to researchers at Durham University, difficulties with identifying the body language of others presents day-to-day difficulties with social interaction for...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:27:00 GMT

Service dog gives autistic boy chance at normal life Share

By (Copyright 2009 by KARE. All Rights Reserved.) KARE11.com updated 10:35 a.m. PT, Tues., July 21, 2009 Last year, a boy not yet a man, got a new best friend. 5-year-old Zachary Lowe has auti...
Posted by on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:23:00 GMT

Autistic Children With Sleep Problems Benefit From Melatonin

Main Category: Autism Also Included In: Sleep / Sleep Disorders / Insomnia; Pediatrics / Children's Health; Genetics Article Date: 16 Apr 2009 - 5:00 PDT A study in the April 15 issue of the Jo...
Posted by on Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:44:00 GMT

The Sounds Of Learning: Studying The Impact Of Music On Children With Autism

Main Category: AutismArticle Date: 21 Jul 2009 - 1:00 PDTIn June 2009, newspapers reported that archaeologists in Germany had discovered a 35,000-year-old flute made of bird bone. It represented, one ...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Jul 2009 11:03:00 GMT

DH Autism Advisor Calls On All To Help Shape National Autism Strategy At Brookdale Care Confere

The Department of Health's Specialist Advisor for Autism, Elaine Hill, has publicly urged practitioners, service users, their families and the general public to submit their views and case studies to ...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:26:00 GMT

Study Finds Autistics Better At Problem-Solving

Main Category: AutismArticle Date: 18 Jun 2009 - 1:00 PDTAutistics are up to 40 percent faster at problem-solving than non-autistics, according to a new Université de Montréal and Harvard University s...
Posted by on Thu, 18 Jun 2009 13:30:00 GMT

Study To Follow Pregnant Women To Better Understand Causes, Early Signs Of Autism

Main Category: AutismAlso Included In: Pregnancy / ObstetricsArticle Date: 11 Jun 2009 - 6:00 PDTNIH and the advocacy group Autism Speaks are enrolling 1,200 pregnant women who have other children wit...
Posted by on Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:42:00 GMT