Autism Speaks walk in West Palm Beach draws about 3,500 (Palm Beach Daily News)

February 24th, 2009 by admin


Judy Erblat, her cousin Yona Erblat and friend Sandy Cohen drove from Boca Raton to West Palm Beach on Saturday to take part in the Autism Speaks Walk Now For Autism.
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N.J. autism aid getting a boost from state (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

February 24th, 2009 by admin


Betsy Smetona of Haddon Heights quit her job last summer to stay home with her children.Her 23-year-old twins, Megan and Michael, have graduated from the Bancroft School in Haddonfield and can’t be left alone. Both have autism, although in different degrees.
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Date auction a fun Autism Society benefit (Denver Post)

February 24th, 2009 by admin


So what if it wasn’t Valentine’s Day? Cupid still agreed to show up in Denver to work his magic at a hearts-and- flowers kind of evening to benefit the Autism Society of Colorado.
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Group to explore autism therapy (American Psychological Association)

February 24th, 2009 by admin


February 21, 2009 Feb. 21–Heidi Scheer was told there was nothing she could do for her son, Gannon, after he was diagnosed with autism at age 4.
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Legislator questions bill on autism coverage (Lawrence Journal-World)

February 24th, 2009 by admin


Legislation that would require insurance companies to cover the treatment of autism appears to be on the ropes. State Sen. Ruth Teichman, R-Stafford, who chairs the committee considering the legislation, issued a news release raising several questions about Senate Bill 12 and voicing concerns that the measure would increase insurance premiums.
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Group to explore autism therapy (Detroit Free Press)

February 23rd, 2009 by admin


Heidi Scheer was told there was nothing she could do for her son, Gannon, after he was diagnosed with autism at age 4. But the boy, now 8, recently had his first friend sleep over and is happy and playful, said Scheer, 42, of Commerce Township. So what made the difference?
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Center to host autism roundtable (The Salisbury Post)

February 23rd, 2009 by admin


By Kathy Chaffin kchaffin@salisburypost.com A roundtable discussion on autism and other autism spectrum disorders will be held Thursday night at the P …
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Walk Now for Autism (WPTV West Palm Beach)

February 23rd, 2009 by admin


Help raise money for Autism research.
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Autism: How Childhood Vaccines Became Villains (Newsweek)

February 23rd, 2009 by admin


When one study linked childhood vaccines to autism, it set off a panic. The research didn’t hold up, but some wounded families can’t move on.
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Tizzard will be featured autism speaker at conference (The Salisbury Post)

February 23rd, 2009 by admin


Kim Tizzard of the Autism Society will speak on “The Autism Journey” at a mini-conference in the Ketner Building at Catawba College on March 14, for f …
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