June 28, 2007

Who says autism’s a disease?

“For me, true freedom is to take the Jeep and drive out of here. But alone. It’s too busy for me here.” Ami Oach means every word, but also knows that a statement like that might sound a little odd coming from a person who lives in the heart of the desert, surrounded only by his wife, three children and the remains of an ancient Nabatean city. How can someone feel that things are “too busy” in the middle of nowhere? more on autism

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June 20, 2007

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May 30, 2007

Why the rise in autism?

How widespread is autism? And is the condition, which centres on characteristics such as the inability to form personal relationships, being properly diagnosed? The New York City-based YAI-National Institute for People With Disabilities (YAI-NIPD) is a not-for-profit organization that not only assists families who have members with a variety of developmental disabilities, but also holds a series of conferences that highlight the latest research into specific conditions. more on autism

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