Researchers at Cambridge University's Autism Research centre developed this questionnaire to measure autistic traits in adults. Higher scores indicate greater autistic or asperger syndrome tendencies. Takes about five minutes and has 50 quick multiple choice questions. picked by ogri2003 1 year ago

Its early days in the trial but I'll be following this and letting you know all the way.

Its a crazy old world. picked by Milkshake 2 years ago

Autistic savant Daniel Tammet shot to fame when he set a European record for the number of digits of pi he recited from memory (22,514). For afters, he learned Icelandic in a week. But unlike many savants, he's able to tell us how he does it. picked by drogue 18 minutes ago

A Philadelphia man who spent many hours each day playing video games was convicted Tuesday of killing his 17-month-old daughter when she pulled down his Xbox.

Follow-up: picked by mysterio 11 months ago

On Wednesday, DeJac walked out of an Erie County, N.Y., courthouse a free woman after a judge overturned her conviction based on new DNA evidence implicating her former boyfriend in the killing.

*this article (though short) gave me chills. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

An autistic 11-year-old girl's educational assistant visited a psychic, who predicted that a young girl who's name started with a 'V' was being sexually abused. This was reported as an incident and brought to the attention of both the girl's mother and the Children's Aid Society. picked by tundramonkey 7 months ago

Simple song lyrics helped a 3-year-old Guthrie girl get help for her mother who had fainted.
One week after rehearsing the song with her daughter, The mother, who was three months pregnant, lost consciousness and fell down due to a medical condition. picked by mutil8or 7 months ago

What: A teenage girl, her boyfriend, and a mutual friend jointly murder girl's mother, who was opposed to the relationship picked by kxmk 2 years ago

The mother of a severely disabled teenager has asked doctors to give her daughter a hysterectomy to stop her from starting menstruation. Disabled charity groups now raising questions about ethical issues. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

"The child is autistic, we understand he can't speak, and now we understand he won't be able to see," said Lauderhill police Lt. Rick Rocco. picked by misswinkle 1 year ago

A mother who let her teenage daughter skip school if she was having a 'bad hair day' or could not find her PE kit was jailed. Dawn Joyce, 40, also allowed 14-year- old Carrie-Ann to stay at home if she needed to tidy her bedroom, had cat hair on her trousers, was too tired - or had dyed her hair and did not like the colour. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Shouting promises of candy and other food, search crews combed rugged terrain Tuesday in hope of luring out an 18-year-old autistic hiker who wandered away from his parents. picked by wags273 1 year ago

A British mother drowned her disabled four-year-old daughter in the bath because she was embarrassed by the girl's cerebral palsy and could not cope, a court has heard. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Tucker and Brad show their love for mom by taking a Mother's Day photo.

Happy Mother's Day! Now go call your mom. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

A Sacramento boy with autism and his family are asking for the safe return of his parrot, Rainbow. picked by psycmoe 1 month ago

Scientists are working on a way to make you temporarily Autistic, allowing you to focus on work, and ignore the busy annoyances in life. When your done, they can bring you right back to normal. picked by muppetmaker 11 months ago

Mother of two in Naperville,IL. set a gasoline spalshed room on fire with her an her two kids inside. Very tragic!! picked by nesbyniccolo 1 year ago

A tragic mother given six months to live killed her five-year-old son then took her own life because she could not bear to be without him. UPDATE: Cancer claim was bogus, but no one knows why. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

A Milwaukee mother has been charged with drowning her 5-month-old son inside her apartment near 25th and Wells streets last month.

**Oh they need to hold the social worker responsible too, or at least that administration. picked by dollyllama 1 year ago

Doreen Giuliano son was convicted of murder. In an effort to manipulate the outcome of a trial she changed her appearance and tried to seduce a young man who happened to be a juror for the trial. picked by bernardblack 1 month ago