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Kiwanis program will help those with disabilities help others
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.Gary Hoffman wants to feel useful. In that way, he is like most people. In another way, he is different. He has Asperger's syndrome -- a developmental disorder that is on the autism spectrum -- which means he is intelligent but has trouble communicating...Tags: Arts and Culture, Asperger Syndrome, Behavioral Conditions, Sociology, Bloomington
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Bridging a language gap
The Wilson Daily Times, N.C.When Yuta Fujiyama and his parents showed up at Elm City Middle School to meet with Dana Lee, school counselor, earlier this spring, Lee struggled to communicate with them. Yuta's father, who works at the Bridgestone-Americas plant in Wilson,...Tags: Japan, Science and Technology, Google Inc., Teaching and Learning, Education
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USC steals 2 star brain researchers from UCLA
In a major case of academic poaching involving crosstown rivals, USC has lured away two prominent neuroscientists from UCLA with a promise to expand their internationally renowned lab that uses brain imaging techniques to study Alzheimer's disease,...
Tags: Politics, Diseases and Illnesses, Alzheimer's Disease, National Institutes of Health, European Union
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Shopping Scout: Sensory break items, Parkland yearbook, more
LOOKING FOR VCR: Barbara is looking for a VCR in good working condition. Transport wheelchair: Mary of Allentown is looking for a lightweight transport wheelchair. Sensory break items: Kathy of Northampton is looking for sensory-break items, such as...Tags: Northampton (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania), Breinigsville, Whitehall, Coopersburg, Allentown
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Pirates notebook: Alvarez's 0 for 3 night hinted at hot streak
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewIf Pedro Alvarez is on the upswing of another one of his torrid offensive stretches, the starting point should not be set at his towering home run Thursday against the New York Mets. Nor was it the infield single he legged out earlier in that game. "No,...Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates, New York Mets, Charter Schools, Russell Martin, Citi Field
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Lawmakers: KanCare for developmentally disabled or $4 million cut
The Kansas City StarKansas lawmakers moved forcefully Thursday toward placing the developmentally disabled in the state's new managed-care program. Without the shift, a key committee threatened, it would cut millions aimed at reducing waiting times to get services....Tags: Sam Brownback, Politics, U.S. House Committee on Appropriations, Government Health Care, Physical Disabilities
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Follicles of Freedom are 'good-hearted misfits' and softies when it comes to helping others
The Fayetteville Observer, N.C.Johnny Ivey and his bearded brethren have made it their mission to give beards a good name -- one fuzzy face at a time. Ivey is a member of the Cape Beard: Follicles of Freedom club, a group that meets regularly to admire each other's facial hair -- and...Tags: Harley-Davidson Inc., Music, Entertainment, Behavioral Conditions
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BRIEF: Murphys-based clinic expands services
The Modesto BeeTwo recently awarded major grants are letting the Murphys-based Mind Matters clinic extend its services in Amador and Tuolumne counties. The nonprofit clinic exists to help individuals and families to cope with the consequences of autism spectrum...Tags: Learning Disability, Behavioral Conditions, Hospitals and Clinics
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Union files grievance over DA's demotion of outspoken attorney
San Jose Mercury NewsThe union that represents Santa Clara County prosecutors has filed a grievance protesting District Attorney Jeff Rosen's demotion of an attorney who openly criticized the administration's controversial paid-leave policy. The grievance claims that...Tags: Justice System, Layoffs and Downsizing, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Collective Contract
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Dog graduates ready to give a helping paw
The BladeThere was not a dry eye in the house when Lissa Vollmar, the keynote speaker at Thursday night's spring graduation of the Assistance Dogs for Achieving Independence, finished her story about how a standard poodle, Haise, had changed the life of not just...Tags: Marketing, Sports, Bowling, Heart Problems
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Marblehead police search for, find autistic boy
The Salem NewsAfter an extensive search on Wednesday afternoon, police located a 6-year-old autistic boy who went missing from a Lime Street residence. The incident began when a caretaker called police at 2:16 p.m. to report that the boy had gone missing after she...Tags: Limes
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L.A. Now Live: USC lures away some of UCLA's top science minds
In a major case of academic poaching among cross-town rivals, USC is announcing Friday that it is hiring away prominent UCLA neuroscientists and moving an internationally renowned lab that uses brain imaging to research such diseases as Alzheimer’s,...Tags: Science and Technology, Colleges and Universities, University of California, Los Angeles, Education, Schizophrenia
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