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Sunday Craft festival, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Delray Beach Tennis Center, 201 W. Atlantic Ave, downtown Delray Beach. Event includes jewelry, glass work, pottery, handmade wares. Free. Visit artfestival.com or call 561-746-6615. Memorial...Tags: Media Industry, Libraries, Music, Boca Raton Regional Hospital, Highland Beach
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Free assessments for children at risk for autism
Kennedy Krieger Institute announced a new, pilot initiative to help identify the red flags of autism spectrum disorders in infant siblings of children with ASD as early as possible. Research studies have found that for families who have one child with...Tags: Kennedy Krieger Institute, Behavioral Conditions, Hospitals and Clinics, American School for the Deaf
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Moms' Mission: To Help Others
The Hartford CourantKari Monteforte and Lauren Andrews are on a mission to bring hope to those who may have lost it. The two Enfield residents work together as "2Moms on a Mission" to raise money for local charities and families in need. "We are here to give people hope...Tags: Auction Service, Charity, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Social Services, Social Issues
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'The Bridge' straddles U.S., Mexico border
FX's new summer drama "The Bridge" has many common elements of contemporary thrillers: a sadistic serial killer, mismatched detectives and a desperate race against time. But "The Bridge" is distinguished by a hot-button issue that brings an edgy...
Tags: Matthew Lillard, A Better Life (movie), The Host (movie), Ted Levine, Farewell, My Queen (movie)
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Graduates thank teachers, other school personnel, bosses, and families
julieg@herald-mail.comTeachers and graduates exchanged hugs, high-fives and smiles on-stage Wednesday morning as more than 200 people celebrated the graduation of students from the Washington County Job Development Program and Marshall Street School. As each graduate was...Tags: Graduation, Learning Disability, Students, Teaching and Learning, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Around the Town
The Greater Johnstown Community YMCA is hosting a community-wide fundraising campaign celebration June 15. The event includes refreshments, music and activities for kids. The organization has received more than $450,000 in pledges to date in its effort to...Tags: Leukemia, Wii, Music, Roxbury, Religion and Belief
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SAP looks to recruit people with autism as programmers
ReutersFRANKFURT (Reuters) - German software company SAP is looking to recruit people with autism as programmers and product testers, drawing on skills that can include a close attention to detail and an ability to solve complex problems. SAP has asked start-up...Tags: Vodafone Group Plc, Behavioral Conditions, Asperger Syndrome, Nokia Corp., Learning Disability
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The New DSM – The Bible Of Psychiatry – Arrives Amid Debate
The Hartford CourantBinge eating and hoarding both get their own categories, while Asperger syndrome is no longer recognized as a diagnosis in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — better known as the DSM-5 — which comes...Tags: Depression, Psychiatry, Authors, Medical Specialization, Health and Medical Professionals
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Hook, line and sinker
Deliver the Dream, a South Florida-based nonprofit that organizes retreats for families experiencing a serious illness or crisis, will be hosting its third annual "Fishing for the Dream" family fishing tournament. The event is set for May 31 and June 1...Tags: Lighthouse Point, Diseases and Illnesses, Fishing, HIV, Awards and Prizes
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From foster parent to full-on mom
When the two young brothers came to live with Cedra Watson in 2007, all three of them had been through a lot. Joshua was about a year old and had already been placed in three foster homes. So had Jeremiah, who was just three months old. The brothers had...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Breast Cancer, Lobbying, Politics
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Boca, West Boca Memorial Day events salute vets
Add three concerts, a ballet performance and a new party for an autism group to the traditional Memorial Day salutes to veterans in the city and county. Organizers are counting on families sticking around for the long weekend instead of getting out of...Tags: Holidays, Learning Disability, Schools, Human Interest, Music
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KidsPeace files for bankruptcy
Carrying $240 million in debt, Orefield-based KidsPeace filed for bankruptcy Tuesday. The move comes after years of struggles in which the organization that gives treatment to troubled and autistic children laid off workers and missed debt payments....
Tags: Interior Policy, Job Layoffs, Homelessness, Bankruptcy, Economy, Business and Finance
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