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2 hrs ago | OregonLive.com

Beaverton dad publishes guide for parents of kids with autism

A Beaverton man whose adult son has Asperger's syndrome has self-published a book he hopes will help other parents whose children are on the autism spectrum.

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Related Topix: Health, Family, Kids, Medicine, Psychiatry

3 hrs ago | Sulekha.com

Miracle Girl, Who Can Read Her Mother's Mind....

I am sure there would be many people who like me wish they could read the minds of other people.

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Related Topix: Health, World News, India, Asia

7 hrs ago | KTVK Phoenix

Ariz. families raise awareness about rare genetic disorder

Along with 28 other cities across the country, Phoenix took park in a walk to raise awareness for Angelman Syndrome.

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Related Topix: Phoenix, AZ, Health

Wed May 22, 2013

Slate Magazine

You Do Not Have Asperger's

The autism community is a fractious bunch. We argue over the causes of autism, the best treatments, or even if it should be treated at all.

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Related Topix: Health, Family, Kids

The Guardian

German IT firm seeks autistic workers

SAP will provide job coaches to act as mediators between autistic workers and their colleagues.

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Related Topix: Health, SAP, Computers

Reuters

SAP looks to recruit people with autism as programmers

German software company SAP is looking to recruit people with autism as programmers and product testers, drawing on skills that can include a close attention to detail and an ability to solve complex problems.

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Related Topix: Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

WNYC-AM New York

Fifteen Years After A Vaccine Scare, A Measles Epidemic

Great Britain is in the midst of a measles epidemic, one that public health officials say is the result of parents refusing to vaccinate their children after a safety scare that was later proved to be fraudulent.

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Related Topix: Vaccinations, Health, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Mumps

ScienceBlogs

The legacy of Andrew Wakefield continues [Respectful Insolence]

Actions have consequences. No matter how much the person might want to try to hide from the consequences of one's actions, they frequently have a way of coming back, grabbing you by the neck, and letting you know they're there.

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Related Topix: Health, Vaccinations, Epidemic, Natural Disasters

Tue May 21, 2013

Examiner.com

Measles scare in the Associated Press due to upcoming jurisdictional appeal?

The Associated Press in the United States has picked up on a media story from the United Kingdom that blames Dr.

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Related Topix: Associated Press, Health

CiteULike

2nd to 4th digit ratios, fetal testosterone and estradiol.

Early human development , Vol. 77, No. 1-2. , pp. 23-28, doi:10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2003.12.002 The ratio of 2nd to 4th digit length is sexually dimorphic and is thought to be fixed early in development.

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CiteULike

The 2nd to 4th digit ratio and autism.

It has been suggested that autism may arise as the result of exposure to high concentrations of prenatal testosterone.

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Tri-cityherald.com

Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter's suicide

He knew that being honest would force him to come to terms with the death of his daughter.

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Related Topix: Burt Bacharach, Pop/Rock, Suicide, Health

The Stranger

The Science Today: Defining Mental Illness

Today, science is puzzling out mental illness, contemplating the ins and outs of mass extinction, trying out nano-gardening, and training honeybees to seek out live landmines.

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Related Topix: Home Gardening, Home, Health

Mon May 20, 2013

American Library Association

Library services for youth with autism spectrum disorders

Autism is now the second most commonly diagnosed serious developmental disability, and the number of children identified as autistic continues to grow.

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Related Topix: Libraries, Health, Cal State Long Beach, Long Beach, CA, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill

Globe and Mail

A scramble to catch up with measles outbreak

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of now discredited research that linked the vaccine to autism.

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Related Topix: Health, Vaccinations, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Mumps

KFVS12

Latest edition of psychiatry's 'bible' launched amid controversy

As the American Psychiatric Association unveiled last week the latest edition of what is considered the "bible" of modern psychiatry, the uproar over its many changes continues.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, ADHD

Ocean View

Measles surges in UK years after vaccine scare

More than a decade ago, British parents refused to give measles shots to at least a million children because of a vaccine scare that raised the specter of autism.

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Related Topix: Health

Sat May 18, 2013

ABC News

Psychiatry bible receives a makeover

The $25 million revision happens only once in a generation and comes after nearly two decades of debate, deliberation and change in clinical practice.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Psychiatry, Health

The Guardian

New US manual for diagnosing mental disorders published

The field of mental health will face its greatest upset in years on Saturday with the publication of the long-awaited and deeply-controversial US manual for diagnosing mental disorders.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Psychiatry

Salon

New DSM, new debates over ADHD and autism

With a new Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders comes new controversial categorizations.

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Related Topix: Medicine, Health, ADHD