LOS ANGELES, March 25, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As young adults with autism spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, Asperger's Disorder, executive functioning challenges, and other social or emotional issues prepare to transition to college, the workforce, and beyond, they often experience a lack of resources and guidance to help them along the way. Advance LA is a program of The Help ... via http://news.yahoo.com/help-groups-advance-la-host-second-annual-transition-172200268.html
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
In and Out of Autism: Steve Silberman on Amy Harmon's 'Asperger Love' - Wired (blog)
In and Out of Autism: Steve Silberman on Amy Harmon's ' Asperger Love' Wired (blog) Follow @david_dobbs. From Autism, Inside and Out, Steve Silberman's review of Amy Harmon's Byliner hit “ Asperger Love”: Anyone who has spent time with autistic people can tell you that they're intensely concerned with how other people are feeling, to ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEE1F5xZSrNK_MoH7XK55pnkU2p-g&url=http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/04/in-and-out-of-autism-steve-silberman-on-amy-harmons-asperger-love/
Rock 'n' rollers aid academy opening in S. Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — As a Boys Club kid growing up in the South Dakota city of Sioux Falls, Chuck Brennan never had the opportunity to learn an electric guitar lick or pound out a lengthy drum solo. via http://news.yahoo.com/rock-n-rollers-aid-academy-opening-dakota-165824897.html
SEVERE SHYNESS OR ASPERGER'S SYNDROME - Community Magazine
Community Magazine SEVERE SHYNESS OR ASPERGER'S SYNDROME Community Magazine However, Benny's teachers had good reason to worry over Benny's behavior patterns during the first weeks of school, because they are indicative of Asperger's Syndrome. This incident is a perfect example of how these two conditions – shyness and ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNEltgWpErxTEWE5GjSqcTVTOrYJnA&url=http://www.communitym.com/article.asp?article_id%3D102891%26article_type%3D0
Conference in Margam Park raises awareness Asperger's Syndrome - This is South Wales
Conference in Margam Park raises awareness Asperger's Syndrome This is South Wales Held at Margam Park's Orangery, keynote speakers spoke about how people could change their beha- viour and working practices to ensure that people with Asperger's Syndrome or Autism were fully supported both professionally and emotionally. via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF-FkHjLikM3wW1cyHCwoAmeCxm_g&url=http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Conference-Margam-Park-raises-awareness-Asperger/story-18553949-detail/story.html
Tuesday, April 2, 2013
Books on autism, Asperger's found in Adam Lanza's home
Search warrants shed new light on Newtown shooter's life via http://video.foxnews.com/v/2263506583001/books-on-autism-aspergers-found-in-adam-lanzas-home/?
What You Need to Know About Autism
Although National Autism Awareness Month doesn't officially start until Monday, the campaign got a jump-start last week with the finding that autism spectrum disorders, or ASDs, affect 1 in 50 American children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. via http://news.yahoo.com/know-autism-145236334.html
FBI: No other explosives found near Ala. bunker
Bomb technicians have found no more explosive devices after an arduous search of the rural Alabama property of Jimmy Lee Dykes, the gunman who shot dead a school bus driver and held a boy captive for nearly a week in a rigged underground bunker. via http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/02/07/no-other-explosives-found-near-ala-bunker-where-man-held-boy-captor-body/?
Boy at center of Alabama hostage standoff freed, in hospital receiving treatment
A 5-year-old boy who was being held hostage in an underground bunker in Alabama for nearly a week has been released while his abductor is now dead, authorities say. via http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/02/05/boy-in-center-alabama-hostage-standoff-released-source-says/?
Diane Kruger to play police detective with Asperger's in new FX series 'The ... - UPI.com
UPI.com Diane Kruger to play police detective with Asperger's in new FX series 'The ... UPI.com "We're very lucky because Autism Speaks just came on board to be a partner of the show and we found this amazing young man who has Asperger's , who is going to help me portray it accurately because it is a really, more-common-than-ever, form of autism. via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNG8GrTPDoSZSgFwrpuwnmKsxzwH8w&url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/TV/2013/03/29/Diane-Kruger-to-play-police-detective-with-Aspergers-in-new-FX-series-The-Bridge/UPI-67681364535000/
New program helps students with Asperger's adjust - Dayton Daily News
New program helps students with Asperger's adjust Dayton Daily News “Students with Asperger's like structure and sameness, so the more independent environment of college is a big challenge for them,” Rando said. “If there's an open block of time, making a choice what to do is very challenging. You have to introduce a ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNGK67XGUvRdLd7GvR8Vi_XMx_8uCA&url=http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/lifestyles/new-program-helps-students-with-aspergers-adjust/nWrmh/
Asperger's referenced in Wyo. college killing note
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/?
Art therapy beneficial for kids with ADHD, Asperger's - Chicago Parent
Chicago Parent Art therapy beneficial for kids with ADHD, Asperger's Chicago Parent For those with Asperger's , Kulak-Harris has had much success helping them create comic strips about their struggles. Especially effective with bullying issues, she says these comics are used to start a conversation and become powerful vehicles of ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNHq-dMD5GMbWc3RVwG5f9oeZW5sYA&url=http://www.chicagoparent.com/magazines/special-parent/winter-2013/feature/creative-connections
For boy with Asperger's, bar mitzvah is extra special - Tampabay.com
Tampabay.com For boy with Asperger's , bar mitzvah is extra special Tampabay.com Sherry Blau paused for a moment, her hand resting on a stack of new prayer books, and beamed at the young man standing on the synagogue's bimah, the platform from which the Torah is read. Joshua, 13, was chanting in Hebrew, a rehearsal for his bar ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF9Brri0CpD_m4GDr9o7Lg3tL4EPw&url=http://www.tampabay.com/news/religion/for-boy-with-aspergers-bar-mitzvah-is-extra-special/2110667
Newtown gunman had access to huge weapons cache
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — When Adam Lanza walked out of his house for the last time, he left behind firearms and knives and more than 1,600 rounds of ammunition — taking only four guns. They would suffice. via http://news.yahoo.com/newtown-gunman-had-access-huge-weapons-cache-201407746.html
Violent video games, photos of dead people, books on Asperger's, guns ... - Daily Mail
Daily Mail Violent video games, photos of dead people, books on Asperger's , guns ... Daily Mail The released documents contain dozens of pages of affidavits, warrants and items taken from the Newtown home Lanza shared with his mother Nancy, that include an NRA guide to shooting and two books, 'Look at Me: My Life With Asperger's ' and 'Born on a ... via http://news.google.com/news/url?sa=t&fd=R&usg=AFQjCNF2ipNx6NDUiOn8fGyhSgazlG3d7Q&url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2300509/Violent-video-games-photos-dead-people-books-Aspergers-guns--Warrants-reveals-Lanza-home--shot-155-bullets-5-min.html
Monday, April 1, 2013
Media Reports Adam Lanza had Aspergers books - News and ...
"In addition to the weapons, officials said they found books about autism and Asperger's syndrome in their search. Lanza had been diagnosed with Asperger's, a form of autism. Officials also said they found a guide to shooting ... via http://www.wrongplanet.net/postt227237.html
Highlights of search warrants in Newtown shooting
Highlights of the disclosures in the search warrants and prosecutor's statement released Thursday in the Newtown school shooting: via http://news.yahoo.com/highlights-search-warrants-newtown-shooting-184918869.html
Factbox: Items found in Newtown gunman's home, car
(Reuters) - Connecticut authorities on Thursday released a trove of court documents about Adam Lanza, the gunman who killed 20 children and six adults at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in December in the second deadliest mass school shooting in U.S. history. Among them were lists of items found in searches of a car and the home he shared with his mother, Nancy Lanza, who he killed before ... via http://news.yahoo.com/factbox-items-found-newtown-gunmans-home-car-180116139.html
Newtown gunman had arsenal, killed victims within 5 minutes
The Connecticut prosecutor leading the investigation into the Newtown school shooting says the gunman killed the 26 victims and took his own life within five minutes of shooting his way into the building. via http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/03/28/warrants-to-be-released-in-newtown-investigation/?
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