http://www.newstin.com/us/autism Organizing the News Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80758003 Grant Fulton is a busy boy. And this year, the debate comes to Washington state with a proposed law by a group called Washington Autism Advocacy that would govern insurance coverage for autism. The therapy that’s been so... Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:28:48 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80758003 2008-10-12T08:28:48Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80749812 If you haven’t already read Measles not worth the risk, an October 6th op-ed by epidemiologist John Laurence Kiely, go here. Kiely recalls having the measles and then pneumonia, and being hospitalized, and under an oxygen tent,... Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:34:04 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80749812 2008-10-12T06:34:04Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80741479 Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): Scientists have found the answer to why children with autism spectrum disorders have trouble in learning new things- because they spend less time looking at a person's face who's teaching them... Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:16:32 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80741479 2008-10-12T04:16:32Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80706594 168 openings for classroom instructors and 115 for speech therapists and psychologists: That’s how many vacancies the Clark County school district has to fill, the October 10th Las Vegas Review-Journal reports. School officials... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:08:14 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80706594 2008-10-11T19:08:14Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80684421 Sox take Game 1 from Rays 12:52 AM FRIDAY'S HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL SCORES 12:27 AM AUGUSTA -- As the 4th annual Maine Autism Resource Fair got under way today, tiny flags of blue, yellow, purple, and red populated a lawn in front... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 15:15:37 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80684421 2008-10-11T15:15:37Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80694415 NOTE: This review of Dr. Offit's book Autism's False Prophets originally appeared over at The ScienceBlogs Book Club. However, now that the book club for this particular book has concluded, I am free to repost it here for those... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:46:40 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80694415 2008-10-11T16:46:40Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80717801 From Atlanta - According to research published in the journal Pediatrics, low birthweight and premature birth may raise the risk for autism. In a study of 565 children, those with a birthweight below 5.5 pounds had a 2.3-fold... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 22:00:13 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80717801 2008-10-11T22:00:13Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80725855 No, we don’t “got milk” here; my small family all got sick this week; we’ve always got hope. Got Autism? (asks PETA) PETA puts up a billboard in Newark NJ and takes it down. Is That a Tattoo With……Your Mom’s Cell Number? Of... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:41:31 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80725855 2008-10-11T23:41:31Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80633956 By Bernadette Starzee A night of shopping and giving Simon's Roosevelt Field in Garden City and Walt Whitman Mall in Huntington Station are inviting local charities and nonprofit organizations to participate in the Simon... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 05:00:35 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80633956 2008-10-11T05:00:35Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80664292 A group of artists with intellectual disabilities crowded around a table littered with scraps of clay Wednesday in the basement of Trinity Presbyterian Church on Shelbyville Road, crafting ceramic pieces. Sat, 11 Oct 2008 04:50:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/80664292 2008-10-11T04:50:00Z