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Tag Archives: Asperger Syndrome
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, February 2 – Friday, February 6
Living: The Dutch village where everyone has dementia (The Atlantic) The isolated Dutch village of Hogeway lies on the outskirts of Amsterdam. It is a cutting-edge elderly-care facility, roughly the size of 10 football fields, where residents with dementia are … Continue reading
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Tagged 3D printed prosthesis, Alzheimer's Disease, Asperger Syndrome, assisted living, autism, autism spectrum disorders, brain computer interface, computer exercise game for upper limb impaired, dementia, disability legislation, early childhood programs, Learning Disabilities, Russian President Vladimir Putin, sick leave, thalidomide, veterans, Wounded Warriors, Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. Each month, we look through the searches on our blog and through the information requests made by our patrons who speak Spanish and … Continue reading
Posted in Publications, Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged accessibility, ADHD, Alzheimer's Disease, Apps, Asperger Syndrome, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, cognitive disabilities, cognitive function, dementia, developmental disabilities, Disabilities, disability, elderly, epilepsy, games, INECO, integration, intellectual disabilities, leisure, leisure therapies, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, people with disabilities, rec tx, recreation, Recreational therapy, RecTech, schixophrenia, seniors, social activities, spinal cord injury, therapeutic recreation
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, May 5 – Friday, May 9
Human Interest: In first, contestant with special needs on ‘Wheel of Fortune’ (Disability Scoop) A self-described Wheel of Fortune fanatic who has both Asperger’s and Tourette syndromes is the first contestant with special needs ever to compete on the show. … Continue reading
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Tagged 3-D printed prosthesis, Alzheimer's Disease, Asperger Syndrome, below-knee prosthesis, club feet, cognitive disabilities, custom-designed prosthetics, dementia, DIY, educational funding, equine therapy, higher education, lower limb amputation, managed care company, Medicaid funding, modified toy vehicle, Rutgers, seniors, special needs, state funding, state legislation, Tourette Syndrome, Wheel of Fortune
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Disability News Weekly Roundup Monday, Nov 18 – Friday Nov 22
Disability News Weekly Roundup Health: Science Daily— Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer at Risk of Early Aging Researchers found that frail health was associated with a greater risk for adult childhood cancer survivors of death and chronic disease. Being frail … Continue reading
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Tagged abc news, accessibility, aging, aid programs, al jazeera, Arthritis, Asperger Syndrome, associated press, autism, autism research, california healthline, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Child Neuropsychology, childhood cancer, cnn, concussion, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), doorknobs, fox news, government shutdown, head injury, health, med page today, mental health, military psychology, nervous system, obama, olympics, owusu, policy, recession, rheumatic conditions, Rheumatoid Arthritis, science daily, seattle times, sports, stroke prevention, teddowusu, teddy, united nations disabilities pact, vancouver sun, veterans
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A Brief History of Autism
In 1943, Leo Kanner of the Johns Hopkins Children’s Psychiatric Clinic published his landmark paper dealing with autism and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). In his research, he observed 11 children who, to Kanner, appeared to have four common traits: a … Continue reading
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