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... quick visit this week to the Sundance Film Festival. “How to Dance in Ohio,” a film by Alexandra Shiva, takes you inside the world of autism -- but through the eyes of autistic teens preparing for a formal dance. The camera mostly follows three risk averse, shy girls with varying degrees ...
... that fuels the spread of the disease. Some parents opt out of the MMR vaccine, often due to thoroughly discredited studies that link it to autism. Simply put, if everyone got the vaccine, the virus would have nowhere to go. The unvaccinated keep the measles alive. But let’s back ...
... not true. Because the evidence that was put forth years ago about various adverse events associated with measles vaccination, from different types of disease to autism, have been completely disproven by a number of scientific bodies, independent bodies, that have shown that. And yet they still cling and reinforce each ...
... lends out other non-traditional items including cookie cutters, puppets and, starting sometime next year, sensory toys for special needs patrons such as those with autism. According to the American Library Association’s 2014 State of the American Libraries Report, more than 90 percent of people who responded said that ...
... outdoor classroom. MAN: Good job, guys. Way to go. APRIL BROWN: And though you may not notice at first, all of them are students with autism. DANIEL HERNANDEZ, Student: We grab a boat. We put them right in the water. We get the paddles, the seats. We set them up ...
The picture you probably have in your mind of autism is that of a child. But autism is almost always -- if not always -- a condition that lasts for life. We are the parents of a 22-year-old young man with autism. He barely recognizes our presence, but clearly knows ...
CANTON, Mass. -- Some cut themselves. Others slam their heads against walls or desks - so hard that one girl detached both retinas and a young man triggered a stroke. Another pulled out all his teeth. Self-injury is one of the most difficult behaviors associated with autism and other developmental or ...
Robin Williams' illustrious career touched five decades. Survey any group of people and they will each give you a top 10 list of their favorite Williams performances as diverse as the comedy industry itself. We looked to IMDb -- a arguably the most comprehensive inventory of films and television on the web. Here is a...
LOS ANGELES — At a time when election officials are struggling to convince more Americans to vote, advocates for the disabled say thousands of people with autism spectrum disorder, cerebral palsy and other intellectual or developmental disabilities have been systematically denied that basic right in the nation's largest county.
Recent data from the IMS Institute document a sharp change during 2013. The share of privately insured women who got their birth control pills without a copayment jumped to 56 percent, from 14 percent in 2012. The law's requirement that most health plans cover birth control as prevention, at no additional cost to women, took...
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