Seclusion rooms, sometimes called time-out rooms, are used across the nation, generally for special needs children. School records do not indicate why Jonathan King was repeatedly confined to the concrete room or what, if any, positive outcome was expected. picked by RowanGrey 12 months ago

Says the "tiny jolt" keeps her 48-year-old son from banging his head against the wall and hurting himself. picked by Wingnut 3 years ago

Urville, France, is the 3rd largest city in the developed world after Tokyo and NYC. It has 12.057.775 inhabitants and more than 3000 years of history.
The downside: It only exists in Gilles Trehin's head. picked by suckersklub 11 months ago

13-year-old Adam Race and his family did not go to mass at the Church of St. Joseph Sunday morning like they usually do.
The Todd County Sheriff told Adam's mom if she did take him to St. Joseph's, she would be arrested. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

"Barney has changed our lives. Before he arrived, Dylan would try to speak, but the sound came out as a noise," said Mum Michelle, 33. Then we got Barney and, a few months later, Dylan began to talk." picked by BrownTrout 3 years ago

In June 2007 Jenny McCarthy began promoting anti-vaccination rhetoric. Because of her celebrity status she has appeared on several television shows and has published multiple books advising parents not to vaccinate their children. Jenny McCarthy has a body count attached to her name. picked by chinook 4 months ago

Poppin' Joe is also known as Joe Steffy. Joe is 23 years old, a successful business man. What makes him stand out though is he is autistic and has Down's Syndrome. In addtion to the article, his business' website is here. picked by pocksucket 8 months ago

And further, it would seem to be related to autism.



*Or should that be tastes picked by pocksucket 10 months ago

This guy is a real charmer. picked by arsphidius 1 year ago

This one got to me. I also have an autistic child. picked by arsphidius 11 months ago

Researchers find the more time toddlers (up to age 3) spent in front of the television, the more likely they were to exhibit symptoms of autism disorders. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

Though Tito is virtually mute, that changes when he picks up a pencil to write, or begins tapping at his keyboard. He is a poet, and the author of several books and essays in which he eloquently describes what it's like to be autistic. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

The living Camera.
Stephen is a savant who can memorize an entire city and redraw it perfectly without ever seeing it again. picked by bonsai1776 3 years ago

AN autistic boy being bullied at his primary school was given a "stop" sign to be waved at his tormentors.

School says it was a prompt for himself.

Does not look like it helped. picked by tgkprog 2 months ago

Update to this:
picked by arsphidius 1 year ago

A man with Asperger's syndrome, who had been chained inside a house and pepper-sprayed when he became physically aggressive, was taken to a hospital for evaluation Tuesday. picked by larrys 2 years ago

Kim Peek (inspiration for movie Rain Man) met up with another autistic savant - Daniel Tammet (recited Pi to world record 22,514 places). These gentle men have overcome so much and now willingly share their special mental gifts with the world. picked by gnikgnok 3 years ago

A woman who claimed she tried to "fix" her 3-year-old autistic daughter by suffocating her with a plastic bag was convicted of murder Thursday after jurors rejected her insanity plea. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago

Analysis: Childhood vaccines, toxins, genes and now television watching? The alarming rise in autism rates is one of the biggest mysteries of modern medicine, but it's irresponsible to blame one factor without hard scientific proof. picked by tlovesd 3 years ago

A Washington County family said they plan to sue their school district, alleging school leaders are breaking a federal law by banning their son's certified service dog from the building. picked by dollyllama 2 years ago