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Detecting autism early
April is Autism Awareness Month. Don’t let this month pass by without learning the signs and symptoms of autism - even if your child is still an infant. Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities that affect the...
Tags: Health, American Academy of Pediatrics, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Conditions, Symptoms
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Hyperbaric oxygen therapy shows promise for treating Autism
Doctors are now offering a unique option in the treatment of Autism. “We utilize hyperbaric oxygen therapy to aid in recovery for children on the autism spectrum,” said Dr. Stacie Macari, from the Carmel Clinic. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy, or...
Tags: Health, Alzheimer's Disease, Behavioral Conditions, Blood
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Binford Elementary principal won't face battery charges
Binford Elementary School's principal, who was accused of battery involving a student, won't face charges.
Joe Childers had been on paid leave after parent came forward saying his or her 10-year-old child was battered by Childers.
The child, who is...Tags: Schools, Elementary Schools, Abusive Behavior
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Purdue students develop app to help children with autism
Purdue students have developed a way to help children with severe autism communicate. A new app they developed, called SPEAKall!, allows children to construct sentences by choosing photos and symbols. The app then speaks the sentence. This not only...
Tags: Health, Behavioral Conditions
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World Autism Awareness Day: Those with autism no longer invisible
Joseph Sheppard has an IQ above 130. Ask him about his life or worldview and he'll start drawing connections to cosmology and quantum mechanics. He'll toss around names of great intellectuals -- Nietzsche, Spinoza -- as if they're as culturally relevant...
Tags: Asperger Syndrome, Health, News Agency, Cleveland Clinic, Medical Specialization
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School districts report thousands of Indiana students not immunized against measles
The Hamilton County Health Department, responding to the measles outbreak in the county just north of Indianapolis, offered immunizations at headquarters for students and staff from Noblesville schools.
Approximately 29 students and staff received...Tags: Immunization, Health, Health and Safety at School, Disease Prevention, Measles
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Woman suspects technician of theft during service call
On Monday, police were called to the 3400 block of Rutledge Drive to investigate a report of a residential burglary.
Wilma Marley, 83, told police that she had returned home at around 3 PM on December 2 and placed some of her jewelry in a brown leather... -
Autistic boy, 9, found wandering in cold on west side
A 9-year old autistic boy is home safely after he is found wandering on the west side of Indianapolis.
Police said the boy left his home overnight.
He was found about a mile away, wearing a coat but no shoes.
The boy was wearing a Project Lifesaver...Tags: Health, Behavioral Conditions
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Psychiatric experts begin reassessing Autism definition
A panel of psychiatric experts is reassessing the definition of Autism.
Proposed changes would narrow the criteria for Autism and related disorders, such as Asperger's Syndrome.
If the definition is changed, it could dramatically reduce the number of...Tags: Asperger Syndrome, Health, Behavioral Conditions
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Anderson soldier loses legs in IED explosion, family asks for support
A soldier from Anderson, Ind. spoke with Fox59, using Skype, from his hospital bed at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. His mother was by his side.
"I sleep right here,” said Tamra Rigdon, the soldier’s mother. “I can show...Tags: Human Interest, Health, Hospitals and Clinics, Skype, Explosions
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Benefit held for Anderson soldier who lost legs in IED explosion
Family and friends held a fundraiser for a wounded Central Indiana soldier Friday.
Army Infantryman Tim Senkowski lost both of his legs in an IED blast while serving in Afghanistan back in October. The Madison County native is recovering at Walter Reed...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Injuries and Wounds
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Greenwood high school autistic students crowned homecoming royalty
Two autistic Center Grove High School students were crowned homecoming royalty during a pep rally Friday afternoon.
Alex Parker and Ali Callahan have been best friends since the 3rd grade. The two will ride in an open convertible around the high school&...Tags: High Schools, Behavioral Conditions, Ben Davis, Schools
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