Asperger's Syndrome News: 2013-12-01

Saturday, December 7, 2013

Smart TV from LG phones home with user's viewing habits, ... - News ...

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The benefits of Minecraft for children

He'd been asking if he could play Minecraft for months before we finally agreed that he could buy it out of his pocket money. Unlike many computer games, Minecraft allows for free expression of the player's imagination. Minecraft is a little like LEGO, in that it's a construction game. However, you make the blocks yourself from the Minecraft universe and you can take apart anything and ... via http://uk.news.yahoo.com/benefits-minecraft-children-160600445.html

From the book Where Children Sleep - News and Current Events

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Friday, December 6, 2013

Dating with Asperger's - Salon

Salon Dating with Asperger's Salon As I explained in an earlier article on my personal experiences with AS, ”If life in a society is a game (and make no mistake about it, it is), having Asperger's forces you to play while learning two-thirds of the rules as you go along, even as ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGS4_nJTjV_zTEFn67KHNUlpIidaw&url=http://www.salon.com/2013/12/06/dating_with_aspergers_partner/

Concerns raised in wake of massacre about removing Asperger’s from psych manual

Friends of the family of the gunman, Adam Lanza, who murdered 20 children and six staff at Sandy Hook Elementary School Friday, have said he suffered from Asperger’s. Recently, The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Psychiatry has come under fire because of its controversial decision to drop Asperger’s syndrome from its newest edition (DSM-V) via http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/17/new-concerns-over-removal-aspergers-from-psychiatric-manual-in-wake-newtown/?

Missing NYC Boy With Asperger's Syndrome Spent 11 Days Living in Subway

The mother of a 13-year-old boy with Asperger's syndrome who was missing in New York City for 11 days says her son spent the entire time in the subway system. via http://www.foxnews.com/us/2009/11/24/missing-nyc-boy-aspergers-syndrome-spent-days-living-subway?

North Carolina Teen With Asperger's Syndrome Disappears and May Need Medication

Police in North Carolina are searching for a missing teenager with Asperger's Syndrome who may not have his medication with him, FOX 8 reported. via http://www.foxnews.com/us/2009/08/14/north-carolina-teen-aspergers-syndrome-disappears-need-medication?

RIP Nelson Mandela - News and Current Events - Wrong Planet

Wrong Planet - Aspergers and Autism Community. ... I seen a friend post a message on FB saying he was dead, I took it as a false rumor as it is Facebook, I decided to turn on the TV and switch to the news, as I seen he was indeed dead I was hit with such shock I just fell to me bed and dropped the remote. May his memory live on in the freedom of Democracy. via http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt246623.html

Brain anatomy separates Asperger's from learning disability - Futurity: Research News

Brain anatomy separates Asperger's from learning disability Futurity: Research News Children with Asperger's , a high-functioning form of autism, and those with a condition known as “nonverbal learning disability” may have similar symptoms, however the underlying causes are very different, according to brain scans. The finding ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGBXzSCXU-Rdf7FqCiv-tA1HN_Dng&url=http://www.futurity.org/brain-structure-may-reveal-learning-disorder/

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Richmond, Virginia Set To Ban E-Cigarettes - News and Current ...

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Georgia Shooting Restarts Self-Defense Debate - News and Current ...

Arctic Rain Threatens Peregrine Falcons - News and Current Events

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Spectrum College Announces 1st Asperger Fraternity - Strugglingteens.com (press release)

Spectrum College Announces 1st Asperger Fraternity Strugglingteens.com (press release) Spectrum College is a Transition Program in Scottsdale, AZ, for residents ages 17-24, with a presenting diagnosis of Executive Function Deficits and/or Asperger's Syndrome, an average verbal IQ, and emotional, behavioral, and psychological stability ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEaXkolUPMnpm8cfp1rfyCohTYxvw&url=http://www.strugglingteens.com/artman/publish/SpectrumCollegeBN_131204.shtml

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

What It's Like Dating With Asperger's - PolicyMic

PolicyMic What It's Like Dating With Asperger's PolicyMic After all, there are few places in society where social rules are as crucially important and deeply entrenched as in the sphere of courtship, and being mildly autistic — or having Asperger's Syndrome (AS), if you use the label as it was before the APA ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEzJYxeAiAbpgUV_2axRamSxoskxg&url=http://www.policymic.com/articles/75299/what-it-s-like-dating-with-asperger-s

Judges rule benefit process is unfair for people with autism - | autism ...

Home >; News and events >; News from the NAS >; Judges rule benefit process is unfair for people with autism. Last updated: 4th December 2013 .... Sitemap. About autism. Autism and Asperger syndrome: an introduction. via http://www.autism.org.uk/News-and-events/News-from-the-NAS/Judges-rule-benefit-process-is-unfair-for-people-with-autism.aspx

No motive found in Sandy Hook massacre

A report into last year's Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in the US, which claimed the lives of 20 children and six staff, has not revealed a motive. via http://au.news.yahoo.com/world/a/-/world/20021382/no-motive-found-in-sandy-hook-massacre/

Sandy Hook report answers some questions, but many still a mystery

A Connecticut state attorney’s report drew pointed conclusions about the shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School that shook the nation a year ago, saying Adam Lanza acted alone in killing 26 students and staff, that the attack was premeditated, and that police and school staff “acted heroically” in responding to the tragedy. “She reportedly had told the shooter of this plan and he apparently ... via http://news.yahoo.com/sandy-hook-report-answers-questions-many-still-mystery-013532094.html

No motive found in Newtown shooting: US investigators

US investigators say they failed to find a motive for last year's Newtown school massacre, but said the killer had "significant" mental troubles and was obsessed with mass murders. The official report into the December 14 killings at Sandy Hook Elementary School -- one of America's deadliest mass shootings -- closes the investigation by shedding new light on the extent of Adam Lanza's disturbing ... via http://news.yahoo.com/no-motive-found-newtown-shooting-us-investigators-223405853.html

"Love Hormones" May Help Children With Autism - News and ...

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December '68 - News and Current Events - Wrong Planet

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Mitch McConnell: Tea Party Is "Ruining" GOP - Politics, Philosophy ...

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Sunday, December 1, 2013

Bullied boy with ADHD brings it on himself, classmate’s father says

A father whose teen is accused of posting a video online of classmates teasing a 13-year-old Iowa boy with Asperger’s Syndrome and ADHD says it is wrong, but added that the boy brings it upon himself. via http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/21/father-criticizes-video-posted-online-classmates-teasing-student-but-says/?

'School Attack Plotter' Faces Retrial

The jury in the trial of a teenager accused of planning a Columbine-style school massacre has been discharged after failing to reach a verdict on his terrorism charges. The 17-year-old boy, who cannot be named because of his age, was accused of stockpiling weapons for an assault on his former school in Loughborough, Leicestershire, as well as naming a sixth-form college, a local mosque, cinema ... via http://uk.news.yahoo.com/school-attack-plotter-faces-retrial-181441593.html

UK teenager faces retrial over school bomb plot

LONDON (AP) — A 17-year-old boy accused of planning a school attack inspired by the one at Colorado's Columbine High School in 1999 faces a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict. via http://news.yahoo.com/uk-teenager-faces-retrial-over-school-bomb-plot-174057997.html

UK teenager faces retrial over Columbine-inspired school attack after jury reaches no verdict

A 17-year-old boy accused of planning a school attack inspired by the one at Colorado's Columbine High School in 1999 faces a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict. via http://www.foxnews.com/world/2013/11/20/uk-teenager-faces-retrial-over-columbine-inspired-school-attack-after-jury/?

Melb journo spared jail for underage sex

A Melbourne radio journalist has avoided jail for having sex with an underage girl. via http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/19852207/melb-journo-spared-jail-for-underage-sex/

Humiliated supermarket worker with Asperger’s syndrome finds support on Facebook

This week, thousands of strangers have offered words of support for a bullied supermarket worker with Asperger's. Chris Tuttle, 28, has been working at the Wegmans supermarket in Clay, New York, for seven years. He has Asperger's syndrome. On Saturday … Continue reading → via http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/good-news/humiliated-supermarket-worker-asperger-syndrome-finds-support-facebook-175728106.html

Teen with special needs saved from fire

An autistic teenager has been rescued from a burning building by two passers-by in Brighton in Melbourne's south-east. via http://au.news.yahoo.com/latest/a/-/latest/19814374/teen-with-special-needs-saved-from-fire/

Thousands rally around man with Asperger’s berated by Wegmans customer

Thousands of people have expressed support over social media for Chris Tuttle, a 28-year-old Wegmans employee with a form of autism, who was berated by a customer on Saturday for being too slow via http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/11/13/thousands-rally-around-man-with-aspergers-berated-by-wegmans-customer/?

Dr. Manny: We must stop bullying people with autism

People need to understand that individuals on the autism spectrum are going to face challenges as they try to incorporate themselves into the fabric of a working environment. via http://www.foxnews.com/health/2013/11/13/dr-manny-we-must-stop-bullying-people-with-autism/?

Jury out in 'massacre plot' trial

A jury has retired to consider its verdict in the trial of a teenager accused of planning a repeat of the Columbine massacre by plotting a terror attack on his former school. via http://uk.news.yahoo.com/jury-massacre-plot-trial-151257615.html

Montana college student flunks math, sues school

A Rocky Mountain College art student who flunked and dropped math classes required to earn a degree is suing to force the school to allow her to substitute two non-math courses so she can graduate. via http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/11/12/montana-college-student-flunks-math-sues-school/?

A bizarre, rambling suicide note left behind by a man who police say killed his father in front of a handful of students in a Wyoming community college classroom extols eugenics and blames his father for the genes he said caused him to have Asperger's syndrome. via http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/19/wyo-college-killer-suicide-note-blames-asperger-for-troubles-life-as-bottom/?

Asperger’s Syndrome Shows No Potential Link to Ct. School Shooting, Say Experts

Experts are stating there is no connection between the disorder and violence. via http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/health/2012/12/17/aspergers-syndrome-shows-no-link-to-violence-say-experts/?

Answering questions about Asperger's Syndrome

In the past ten years, the terms autism and Asperger's syndrome have been thrown around and people have referred to others as having these disabilities without a known diagnosis. There are some important points to understand about Asperger's syndrome. via http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/12/16/answering-questions-about-asperger-syndrome/?

Wyoming campus killer blamed father for Asperger's, aunt says

A man who killed his father in front of a computer science class at a Wyoming community college was a "borderline genius" upset by the belief he had inherited Asperger's Syndrome from his dad, an aunt of the killer said Monday. via http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/03/wyo-campus-killer-near-genius-at-odds-with-dad/?

Diagnosing Asperger's Syndrome

Baseball great, Curt Schilling and his wife Shonda stop by Headline Health to discuss the signs and symptoms that led to their son's autism diagnosis via http://video.foxnews.com/v/929737080001/diagnosing-aspergers-syndrome/?