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It's nervous-making time at Sundance
![<a href="http://www.olympuspics.com/">Veteran Los Angeles film producer Leslie Urdang</a> stands among the most fortunate independent filmmakers. One of 1,026 submissions, Urdang's low-budget "Adam," an uplifting love story featuring a man with Asperger's syndrome, was announced Wednesday as part of the lineup of titles competing in January's <a href="http://festival.sundance.org/2009/">Sundance Film Festival,</a> which programmers say could be more upbeat and accessible than recent gatherings.](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2008-12/43709396-03150456.jpg "<a href="http://www.olympuspics.com/\">Veteran Los Angeles film producer Leslie Urdang</a> stands among the most fortunate independent filmmakers. One of 1,026 submissions, Urdang's low-budget \"Adam,\" an uplifting love story featuring a man with Asperger's syndrome, was announced Wednesday as part of the lineup of titles competing in January's <a href=\"http://festival.sundance.org/2009/\">Sundance Film Festival,</a> which programmers say could be more upbeat and accessible than recent gatherings.")
Veteran Los Angeles film producer Leslie Urdang stands among the most fortunate independent filmmakers. One of 1,026 submissions, Urdang's low-budget "Adam," an uplifting love story featuring a man with Asperger's syndrome, was announced Wednesday as part...Tags: California, Gays and Lesbians, Pierce Brosnan, Sundance Film Festival, Michael Cera
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This nerd's life
Dallas Morning NewsBenjamin Nugent's book "American Nerd" might have had its genesis in grade school: "I was in fourth grade when I first observed that people who liked [Dungeons & Dragons]—people like me—tended to be the same ones who liked to play with...Tags: Bill Gates, Pulitzer Prize Awards, Death, Fiction
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Don't give up on a child with autism
Of The Morning CallQ: My sister was recently told her 4-year-old son has autism. What does this mean and what kind of future can he have? A: The short answer is: It depends. The autism label refers to a range of symptoms collectively called Autistic Spectrum Disorder. It...Tags: Family, Social Sciences, Autism, Children
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Widow Seeks New Guardian
Times Staff WriterAn 88-year-old widow who complained of being trapped for years under the unwanted and expensive care of San Bernardino's largest for-profit guardianship firm has asked a court to appoint her step-grandson as her new caretaker. Helen Jones said she hopes a...Tags: Behavioral Conditions, California, Hospitals and Clinics, San Bernardino (San Bernardino, California), Health
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This Widow Wins a Needed Break
Times Staff WriterAn 88-year-old Yucaipa widow won her independence from the Inland Empire's largest for-profit conservatorship firm Thursday when a San Bernardino County probate judge granted her request and appointed her step-grandson as her caretaker. Helen Jones, a...Tags: Family, Career and Workplace, Death, Southern California Edison Company, Banking
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Parent of child with Asperger's syndrome learns the power of compassion
On a trip to the art museum, my son, my husband and I stopped in the cafeteria for lunch.
"I want chicken nuggets," my 11-year-old said.
There were no nuggets on the menu, and I braced myself. "Sorry, kiddo, there are no chicken nuggets here."
His...Tags: Learning Disability, Education, Pasadena (Los Angeles, California), Health and Safety at School
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Facing Loss but Keeping Hope
Fathers always underestimate how mature their children are. In my case, it took a death in the family to show me how much my "babies" have grown. And for my 6-year-old son, Frankie, in particular, the loss of a beloved great aunt had a significant...Tags: Family, Diabetes, Health and Safety at School, University of California, Los Angeles, Santa Claus (fictional character)
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The famous dead yield only murky diagnoses
Sun StaffThe claims are everywhere: on posters and T-shirts, on the Internet and in books, even sometimes headlining the national news. Thomas Jefferson's eccentricities were actually a form of autism. Albert Einstein's genius flourished despite a learning...Tags: Hans Christian Andersen, Literature, ABC (tv network), Texas, Game Shows
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'In the Realms of the Unreal'
![In 1973, after the death of reclusive, retired Chicago hospital janitor Henry Darger at 81, his landlord, the well-known photographer Nathan Lerner (1913-97), entered the cluttered third-floor room where Darger had lived since 1947 and made a mind-boggling discovery. The solitary lodger who resolutely kept to himself had devoted some 60 years of his life to writing a 15,145-page novel called "The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What Is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinnean War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion." It is a monumental saga of child innocence and martyrdom set on an imaginary planet on which the girls' fate sparks many a battle, clearly inspired by Darger's fascination with the Civil War.](http://www.calendarlive.com/media/thumbnails/story/2005-01/15936695.jpg "In 1973, after the death of reclusive, retired Chicago hospital janitor Henry Darger at 81, his landlord, the well-known photographer Nathan Lerner (1913-97), entered the cluttered third-floor room where Darger had lived since 1947 and made a mind-boggling discovery. The solitary lodger who resolutely kept to himself had devoted some 60 years of his life to writing a 15,145-page novel called "The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What Is Known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinnean War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion.\" It is a monumental saga of child innocence and martyrdom set on an imaginary planet on which the girls' fate sparks many a battle, clearly inspired by Darger's fascination with the Civil War.")
Times Staff WriterIn 1973, after the death of reclusive, retired Chicago hospital janitor Henry Darger at 81, his landlord, the well-known photographer Nathan Lerner (1913-97), entered the cluttered third-floor room where Darger had lived since 1947 and made a mind-...Tags: Documentary (genre), Hospitals and Clinics, Movies, Dakota Fanning, Death
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Raising a Child With Asperger's
Q: My son just got a diagnosis of Asperger's syndrome. What does this mean for his future? How can I be the best parent possible under the circumstances? A: Before The Family Project answers the question, some background may be necessary for readers...Tags: Family, Indiana, Book, Sociology, Whitehall
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A rich family unravels
Special to the Tribune"Pacific" is a deceptively benign title. Opening Saturday at the Steppenwolf Garage Theatre, this dark and dramatic world premiere by Andrew Case depicts affluent Robert and Susan (James Krag and Rebecca Spence), a California couple whose tragic life is...Tags: California, Family, Mississippi, Minority Groups, Emmett Till
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How Can I Help My Child Be More Social?
Q: My 7-year-old isn't very outgoing and doesn't seem to have many friends. How can I help him be more popular? A: This is one of those questions that proves a lot more complex than it seems, say The Family Project 's experts. But the first thing to...Tags: Lehigh County, Education, Family, The Pennsylvania State University, South Whitehall Township
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