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12 years for man in Highland Park rape
Special to the TribuneTen days after the birth of his first son, a man from Zambia was sentenced to 12 years in prison today for the 2011 rape of a learning disabled woman in Highland Park. Nsoni Mpulamasaka, a 27-year-old who lived in Waukegan while earning a master’s...Tags: Services and Shopping, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Justice System, Punishment
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Achievement First Pledges To Do Better With Disabled Students
The Hartford CourantA new federal civil rights agreement aims to get better and more appropriate services for children with disabilities who have been continually suspended or excluded from class at Achievement First Hartford Academy Middle School for disciplinary reasons....Tags: Justice and Rights, Autism, Teaching and Learning, Students, First Hartford Corporation
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Jeannette Walls' Visit Among R.J. Julia Events
The Hartford CourantJeannette Walls, the journalist whose 2009 memoir "The Glass Castle," about growing up poor with brilliant but neglectful parents, has been a New York Times bestseller for five years, has written her first novel, "The Silver Star" (Scribner, $26). It's...Tags: Interior Policy, The New York Times, Indigenous People, Entertainment, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut)
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READER SUBMITTED: Easter Seals Capital Region And Eastern Connecticut Receives $2,500 Grant
WindsorEaster Seals Capital Region and Eastern Connecticut is pleased to announce that it has received a $2,500 grant from Farmington Bank Community Foundation, Inc. to support the expansion of their School-to-Work Transition program. The Farmington Bank...Tags: Autism, Easter Seals, Muscular Dystrophy, Teaching and Learning, Students
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With combined 96 years of service, three teachers to retire from Wash. Co. Job Development Program
julieg@herald-mail.comIf you want to know what working with hundreds of students challenged with various developmental or learning disabilities over the past three to four decades has meant to Nina Clopper, Betty Schriver and Margie Wolverton, you just had to see them on stage...Tags: Autism, Career and Workplace, Waynesboro (Waynesboro, Virginia), Teaching and Learning, Students
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Thinking differently: Autism finds space in the workplace
ReutersSome call it neurological diversity, others see it as autism's fight back. People diagnosed as "on the spectrum" are suddenly in demand by employers seeking a competitive advantage from autistic workers more used to being considered disabled than special....Tags: New Products, Autism, United Kingdom, Career and Workplace, Freddie Mac
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Hyperactive brain cells could be early hint of autism
Hyperactive brain cells firing together could be an early indicator of autism and developmental disabilities, a team of UCLA researchers has found. Networks of neurons were found to be firing in a highly synchronized and seemingly unrelenting fashion,...
Tags: Medical Research, Autism, Science and Technology, University of California, Los Angeles, Behavioral Conditions
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Database allows residents to share extra information during 911 calls
Nancy O'Brien can still remember the panic that took over her family when her 7-year-old autistic son wandered away. "It was extremely traumatic for us," she said. "Since that time, we have taken every precaution possible to make sure it doesn't...
Tags: Autism, Elmhurst, Autism Speaks, Allergies, DuPage County
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READER SUBMITTED: Hospital for Special Care and Manes & Motions Therapeutic Riding Center: Indoor Arena Campaign
StatewideResidents within the Middletown community and across Connecticut may know of Manes & Motions Therapeutic Riding Center, Inc., but most may not understand its purpose for children and adults living with special needs, along with the program's current...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Physical Therapists, Health and Medical Professionals, Autism, Spina Bifida
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'No' Is A Positive Word When Coming From An Autistic Child
The Hartford CourantUsually when you ask a child a yes or no question, they respond verbally. My son Cash'an, who has limited verbal communication skills, usually responds by pushing away what he's been offered or ignoring me altogether. I've gotten pretty used to that...Tags: Autism
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Berkeley County Schools briefs
Bids awarded for North Middle School project MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — The Berkeley County Board of Education Monday awarded the heating, cooling and ventilation system project for the renovation of Martinsburg North Middle School to Cumberland, Md.,-...Tags: Autism, Cumberland (Allegany, Maryland), Teaching and Learning, Teachers, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland)
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Alzheimer's support group meets second Thursday of the month
These groups meet regularly. Asperger's Syndrome — Second Thursday, 7:30-9 p.m. Support and education. Howard County Autism Society Resource Center, 10280 Old Columbia Road, Suite 215, Columbia. Elaine McAuliffe, 410-730-0068 or elainemcauliffe@...Tags: Diabetes, Autism, Linthicum, Polio, Parkinson's Disease
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