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Children with autism. As a child, doctors told Jacob Barnett’s parents that their autistic son would probably never know how to tie his shoes. But experts say the 14-year-old Indiana prodigy has an IQ higher than Einstein’s and is on the road to winning a Nobel Prize. He’s given TedX talks and is working toward [...]

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By a child genius with Asperger’s Syndrome? As a 3-year-old, he loved looking at a book about stars, over and over again. So off they went on a tour of the Holcomb Observatory and Planetarium at Butler University. Kristine Barnett will never forget the day. “We were in the crowd, just sitting, listening to this [...]

Has a movie on her life on HBO, and the DVD comes out in August! The New York Times reviews the biopic and a thoroughly entertaining Beef Magazine interview with Temple regarding the movie. My Sis saw it and highly recommends it — pre-ordered! Trailer and Cast Clips: Here is Temple at TED 2010:

Archbishop Charles Chaput: Parents of children with special needs, special education teachers and therapists, and pediatricians who have treated children with disabilities often have a hugely life-affirming perspective. Unlike prenatal caregivers, these professionals have direct knowledge of persons with special needs. They know their potential. They’ve seen their accomplishments. They can testify to the benefits [...]

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We are a dumb nation: Very few people really care about “sound science” and even fewer would recognize it if it were to slap them in the face. Almost everyone, however, thinks that “sound science” (if it were every properly done) would back up whatever preexisting political biases they might have. For a walking embodiment [...]

Is Awesome. I was talking with a friend today who also has a “special needs” child (although he is more adult aged) and we were trying to determine wording for her sign she’ll proudly hold at the [Governor Palin] rally. It is a different course of action when you have a child who looks “well” [...]

While our daughter is high-functioning, we have shared some of the anxieties Dr. Clouthier recounts: I held him close as he sobbed and screamed. The stewardess came by but did not force me to put him into a seat. She could have. Instead, she came over and asked what could be done. I said, nothing, [...]

Did not link to this when it was first published a couple of weeks ago: Dr Carlo said, “These findings tie in with other studies showing adverse cell-membrane responses and disruptions of normal cell physiology. The electromagnetic radiation apparently causes the metals to be trapped in cells, slowing clearance and accelerating the onset of symptoms.” [...]