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Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
With the passage of Act 62 in July 2008, Pennsylvania appeared primed to become a leader in the treatment of autism, offering parents of autistic children up to $36,000 in annual health insurance benefits.
Views of a Star Child (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
We all know there is badness in the world. Most people acknolwedge it, but carry on with life the best we can. Sometimes it can be hard, sometimes a bit easier. A couple of days ago, I was watching Oprah . She had a lady, Ashley Markham, and her husband on the show. Ashley's parents had been shot to death in their own home. They had had security CCTV installed in their house, and so what transpired...
Causecast - Latest News (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
by ERICA LIEPMANN , Causecast Associate Editor The Ad Council invented the concept of "public service announcements" in American society and has been an active part of our culture for almost 70 years. The Council was founded in 1940s and their earliest campaigns were World War II era posters , reminding citizens about the importance of protecting our country's security during the war effort....
TakePart Social Action Network™ (Free subscription) | yesterday
Participant Media presents entertainment that inspires and compels social change. Behind these films and issues, there are thousands of people nationwide who work tirelessly on campaigns that use the films as inspiration to make a difference. As a member of the company’s Social Action team, which develops initiatives that are inspired by the films, I’m excited to announce the first posting...
The Gradebook (Free subscription) | yesterday
When psychologist Steven Kanakis had trouble finding child care for his son with autism, he pushed for a seat on the Pasco-Hernando Early Learning Coalition to help improve the choices for families like his. His son now attends third grade...
Joe Brainard's Pyjamas (Free subscription) | yesterday
THANK YOU for that humongous AUTISM! bumper sticker you sent! THANK YOU for keeping the Koko logic. THANK YOU for bleaching that cryptic ikebana that grows on all your dildos. THANK YOU for trying to teach me your douchebag mating call. THANK YOU for faking literary orgasms for all those years. THANK YOU for quarantining your blog when it got that "condition." THANK YOU for making the pink...
Sacramento Bee (Free subscription) | yesterday
Despite the promise of a winter shelter plan for the homeless, most of those looking for temporary housing have literally been left out in the cold, advocates said Thursday. Nearly a month after Mayor Kevin Johnson announced a plan for providing winter shelter for 269 homeless people, an autumn storm is looming and only a fraction of the promised beds are available. Maryhouse, a social services program...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | yesterday
The European Medicines Agency has been formally notified by Otsuka Pharmaceutical Europe Ltd of its decision to withdraw its application for an extension of indication for the centrally authorised medicine Abilify (aripiprazole) tablets, orodispersible tablets and oral solution. Abilify was expected to be used in the treatment of major depressive episodes, as adjunctive therapy, in patients who have...
Film Intuition: Review Database (Free subscription) | yesterday
Now Available on DVD & Blu-ray Photos Much like landing on that square in "Monopoly" that sends you to jail without passing go or collecting $200, as Brüno, the flamboyantly gay host of Vienna's popular TV show Funkyzeit discovers shortly into this mockumentary, a fashion risk can go past a fashion don't and right into a full-blown fashion disaster instantly. Instead of being merely...
stony river (Free subscription) | yesterday
Time for Friday Flash 55! To join in the fun, write any story you like in exactly 55 words (no more, no less) then tell Mr. Knowitall by leaving a comment on his own Flash-55 post today, where you'll find plenty more stories to read too. Here's mine. SPECIAL Nobody came to his birthday party. She took him for a drive to the beach instead, and treated him to lunch. "Mum," he said, "What's...
Lost in the Ozone... (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - Deadly Immunity Click either link below to read the full article: Read article at Rollingstone.com Read article at Salon.com In June 2000, a group of top government scientists and health officials gathered for a meeting at the isolated Simpsonwood conference center in Norcross, Georgia. Convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the meeting was held at this...
Autisable (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
This is a video from Newsy . It is a short collection of news sources discussing a new survey that has autism rates up to 1 in 91 children diagnosed with autism. What do YOU think?
Homeless Tales (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
I’m becoming someone new due to a medication change. It hits me between the eyes now and then that I am changing…and thankfully changing for the better. I suffer from a very serious case of Bipolar Disorder. I think there is a sprinkle of Schizophrenia in there but my former doctor did not feel that my [...]
Entertainment and Showbiz! (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
Researchers at the University of Missouri have developed a pupil response test that is 92.5 percent accurate in separating children with autism from those with typical development. In the study, researchers found that children with autism had slower pupil responses to light change. “No comprehensive study has been conducted previously to evaluate the pupils’ responses to light [...] Related...
Anorak News (Free subscription) | 19/11/2009
X FACTOR: Art mirroring life now, as no sooner has Louis Walsh, reportedly, told us that Duracell Gonks Jedward are “mildly autistic” than likeable pub singer Jamie Archer sings for autism at the Treehouse - The Pears National Centre for Autism Education, Muswell Hill, London. Anorak’s man with a camera was there at an event that [...]
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wellbeingnewseditor | 18/07/2009
Wellbeing Newsline: Contributors > Norfolk’s first NHS–provided psychiatric intensive care unit [PICU], was officially opened by Pat Holman, chief executive, Norfolk and Waveney Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust at a ceremony held at Justin Gardner House at Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich – and was immediately described by one expert as the best ward of its type in the country. The 10–bed Rollesby Ward...
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Justin Gardner House
Justin Gardner was a brilliant man. He had his patients interest at heart and he knew that depression could affect anyone and I mean anyone. I think that...
Justin Gardner House
whote message are sending to patients by naming a mental heath unit after Justin Gardner who took his own life in 2005,by hanging himself
Eco Fridge
Ever time I visit a freind at Justin Gardner House at Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich I find that it is so cold in this building even when the temp outside...
autismnews | 30/06/2009
British Parliamentarians of all parties in the House of Commons in Westminster have backed an early day motion on Autism and the Carer's Allowance. EDM 1551 was tabled by Lee Scott MP who has been campaigning tirelessly in the House of Commons on autism and Asperger's Syndrome. Autism campaigners in the United Kingdom have been urging the Prime Minister Gordon Brown and the Government to increase the...
autismnews | 18/10/2008
(London, UK) The multi-talented young British guitarist, Jon Sterry is all set to rock for autism in the United Kingdom. Sterry has been described as a 'top guitarist' by Virgin Radio is an exciting new talent - he aims to play a stunning set at the charity concert in Woodford Green, Essex. The warm up act is the up and coming teenage band, 'The Badgers' who will entertain the audience with their brand...
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