Autism in the News

1. Half of autistic teens are bullied, parents report Today.com (blog) That means bullying could make things extra difficult for those with autism, who may already struggle more in school than other kids. Almost half of teens with autism bullied: study‎ Chicago Tribune Almost half of U.S. kids with autism bullied‎ Newsday Autistic adolescents more frequent victims of bullying per new study‎ Examiner.com New York Times (blog) all 30 news articles »

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2. App On iPod Touch Helps Autistic Adults Work More Efficiently ‎ Medical News Today With difficulties related to behavior, communication, cognition, and sensory processing, people withautism spectrum disorder (ASD) have a ... PDAs could help autistic people perform better at work‎ News-Medical.net New app allows people with autism to work‎ Examiner.com Apple iPod Touch Shown To Help Autistic People Get Jobs‎ RedOrbit Democratic Underground all 17 news articles »

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3. Autistic boy 'left in toilet' ‎ Devonport Times AN AUTISTIC boy was left in his school's toilet for about 40 minutes to calm down during an aggressive episode, a court has heard.

4. Autism Breakthrough: Uncovering New Comorbidities That ... ‎ Broadcast Newsroom Denver, CO, September 04, 2012 --(PR.com)-- A worldwide breakthrough in the clinical evaluation ofautism will be announced at a news ...

5. NIH Awards $100 Million for Autism Centers of Excellence Program ‎ eNews Park Forest NIH Awards $100 Million for Autism Centers of Excellence Program ... The project will study a larger sample of girls with autism than has been ...

6. Autism can have large effects, good and bad, on a disabled child's ... ‎ Washington Post One of the least fun moments I recall from my years of growing up with an autistic brother was when he bit me on the cheek — just in time for my ...

7. Autism Expert Proven He is Anything But ‎ Glossy News (satire) “Do you remember how I've often said that people with autism have less empathy than people with antisocial personality disorder? Well, I now ...

8. Autistic boy 'left in toilet' ‎ The Age AN AUTISTIC boy was left in his school's toilet for about 40 minutes to calm down during an aggressive episode, a court has heard.

9. What Neandertal DNA can teach about race, autism, and more ‎ SmartPlanet.com (blog) Paleoanthropologists used to pray that they would unearth big troves of intact Neandertal skeletons and well-preserved artifacts that they could ...

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10. Autism diagnosis rules to change ‎ The Australian Autism patient advocates say the first Australian research on the likely impact of the changes suggests 23 per cent of those who qualify as ... New autism diagnosis fuels funding concerns‎ ABC Online Australians growing worried about updated autism criteria‎ Examiner.com all 4 news articles »