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Video: Living & loving with autism

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David Hamrick, 29, and Lindsey Nebeker, 27, look like a typical couple in love, but what's not apparent is how hard they've worked to be together. Hamrick and Nebeker live together in a Jackson, Miss., apart ..

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Autism and "inside out" rather than "outside in" thinking

Michelle Garcia Winner

"That has nothing to do with me!" is a common thought, if not an expressed concern, of many of our students. Students with social learning challenges have unique weaknesses in perspective taking when compared to their like IQ peer group. Perspective taking weaknesses come in man ..

Video: Social stories - benefits and how to's to help those with autism

Carol Gray, creator of "Social Stories" speaks about teaching social skills to children with autism spectrum disorder. Laura Minnegerode demonstrates how to write a social story for helping children with autism, with tips such as: write the story in first person, keep th ..

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Both Parents’ Ages Linked to Autism Risk

NYT

Older mothers are more likely than younger ones to have a child with autism, and older fathers significantly contribute to the risk of the disorder when their partners are under 30, researchers are reporting. In a study published online on Monday in the journal Autism Research, ..

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A sister's thoughts from India

Susmita Kurup

I had always wanted a younger sibling because most of my friends had one. I thought, wouldn' ..

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Asperger's survival guide: conversation

Gisela Slater-Walker

Conversation * It may be known to you that the art of conversa ..

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