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Yoga calms special-needs kids
Some South Florida children with autism are finding refuge from loud noises, bright lights and stress by learning a new technique to calm themselves: yoga. A Pompano Beach yoga teacher, Louise Goldberg, has published a new book that documents what she...
Tags: Schools, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Pompano Beach, Elementary Schools, Physical Fitness and Exercise
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Fired teacher gets settlement from District 109
Deerfield School District 109 has agreed to pay a $65,000 settlement to a tenured teacher fired last year after she missed nearly two school years. Stephanie Horwitz was hired in 2001 as a special education teacher at Caruso Middle School. In...Tags: Justice System, Teachers, Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Career and Workplace
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Prosecutors say letter details slaying of autistic boy
The mother of a 14-year-old autistic River Grove boy and the child's full-time caregiver killed the boy because they believed he was suffering from deteriorating health, according to a letter prosecutors said the women wrote before they also tried to take...
Tags: Suicide, Murder, Justice System, River Grove, Crime, Law and Justice
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Acknowledge the person first, not the disability
In the seven years since a motorcycle accident left him paralyzed from the neck down, Ben Trockman has stopped paying attention to stares from strangers, or at least he's stopped being bothered by them. "I tell people they're staring because of how...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Somerville, Easter Seals, Cerebral Palsy
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Prosecutors: Autistic boy killed because of deteriorating 'emotional condition'
Special to the TribuneThe mother of a 14-year-old autistic River Grove boy and the child’s full-time caregiver explained in a suicide letter that they killed the boy because his emotional condition had deteriorated after a prolonged illness, prosecutors said today. The...Tags: Murder, Justice System, Human Interest, River Grove, Crime, Law and Justice
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READER SUBMITTED: Free Autism Family Fun Day
South WindsorOn June, from 9 a.m. - 11 a.m. at Bounce Town, 97 Commerce Way, South Windsor, CT Jocelyn's Run: A Marathon of Support, Inc. is sponsoring an event where families with children affected by autism are welcome to enjoy a sensory friendly and safe...Tags: Rock Climbing, Windsor (Hartford, Connecticut), South Windsor, Climbing
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Lisle Rec Center making room for special needs
Lisle area residents with disabilities will soon have more recreational opportunities, thanks to a new agreement for space in the Lisle Recreation Center. The South East Association for Special Parks and Recreation, or SEASPAR, which includes the...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Space Programs, Conservation, Science and Technology
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Mother, caregiver charged with murder in fatal stabbing of River Grove teen with autism
The mother and the caregiver of a 14-year-old River Grove boy with severe autism were charged with first-degree murder Tuesday in the teen's fatal stabbing over the weekend, authorities said. The child's mother, Dorothy Spourdalakis, 50, and Jolanta...
Tags: River Grove, Prosecution, Abusive Behavior, Maywood (Cook, Illinois)
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USC's new Interactive Media Building is 'ultimate playground'
USC's newest structure, the Interactive Media Building, features all the design elements of modern offices housing tech start-ups — and some added perks. The three-story, 60,250-square-foot facility, to be opened publicly Wednesday, has the...
Tags: Students, Oprah Winfrey, Microsoft Corporation, Education, Entertainment
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Authorities: Mother, caregiver charged in autistic boy's slaying
Tribune reporterThe mother and a caregiver for a 14-year-old ‘severely autistic’ boy fatally stabbed Sunday in River Grove have been charged with his murder, authorities said tonight. The child’s mother, Dorothy Spourdalakis, 50, and the caregiver,...Tags: Murder, River Grove, Prosecution, Behavioral Conditions, Maywood (Cook, Illinois)
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Hopkins students may know secret behind 'Game of Thrones'
The Baltimore SunWhen a passion for "Game of Thrones" meets up with the kind of inquisitive mind it takes to be a physics grad student at a school like Johns Hopkins University, what you get is the "circumbinary" hypothesis of weird weather seasons in Westeros. Don't...Tags: St. Elsewhere (tv program), Johns Hopkins University
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LETTER: Ketogenic Diet Helpful With Pediatric Epilepsy
As a scientist and a clinician experienced with the ketogenic diet, we appreciated The Courant's reporting that it can reverse symptoms of autism [June 6, Connecticut, "Trinity Reveals Autiism Find"]. We agree the diet must be medically supervised, and...Tags: Trinity College, Medical Procedures and Tests, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Epilepsy, Seizures
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