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Inside the mind of an autistic savant Posted: 11 months ago by drogue
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.
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Autistic Genius Hacked Military Computers in Search of Alien Posted: 4 months ago by kakana
An autistic computer genius, space aliens and Pretenders legend Chrissie Hynde are all wrapped up in what the federal government says is an effort to contain the most prolific computer hacker in American history.
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Do You Have Autistic Tendencies? Posted: 2 years ago by ogri2003
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.
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Aunt Stabbed Autistic Boy In Both Eyes Posted: 2 years ago by misswinkle
"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.
Comments: 8 Score: [-] 404 [+].
Autistic boy, 4, left on bus, driver arrested Posted: 8 months ago by kakana
Niles police say a school bus driver left a 4-year-old autistic boy alone on a school bus for about an hour while she shopped at a party-supply store.
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Mother convicted of suffocating autistic girl Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
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.
Comments: 10 Score: [-] 338 [+].
W.Va. crews search for autistic hiker Posted: 2 years ago by wags273
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.
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Neighbors file suit against family - for having an autistic child Posted: 7 months ago by equinox
The family of young Spencer is circling the wagons to defend themselves against the litigious attacks of their neighbors. Four year old Spencer is autistic, and ignorance of his condition is triggering civil action in his San Diego community. Read to the end for a breath of sanity from the courts.
Comments: 17 Score: [-] 836 [+].
'Spider-Man' rescues autistic Thai boy from third-floor ledge Posted: 8 months ago by AutumnLotus
A Thai fireman turned superhero when he dressed up as comic-book character Spider-Man to coax a frightened eight-year-old from a balcony.
Comments: 7 Score: [-] 605 [+].
Lost autistic hiker found alive Posted: 2 years ago by proverb
This just in from the "Good news" department.
It is always nice to read news that isn't bad news.
Follows on from this
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Autistic boy banned from church Posted: 2 years ago by dollyllama
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.
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Poppin' Joe's Kettle Korn Posted: 8 months ago by pocksucket
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.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 183 [+].
Autistic Man Declares War On Noisy Neighbors Posted: 3 years ago by VooDooPeacock
Barney Vincelette's mild autism makes him so sensitive to loud noises that he built a device from microwave ovens that jams his neighbors' stereo.
Comments: 7 Score: [-] 114 [+].
11-year old autistic horribly abused by teacher Posted: 3 months ago by 2manyusernames
It took the mom sewing a microphone into her son's clothes to determine exactly what was causing her child's injuries.
link goes to part 1 of the story which is at the bottom of the page. Read upwards.
Comments: 10 Score: [-] 821 [+].
Can Watching Too Much TV Make a Child Autistic? Posted: 3 years ago by capriccio
The latest study, in the U.S., looked at whether there was a link between rising rates of autism and the increasing availability of children's TV, videos and DVDs.
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Psychic's vision sets off sex-abuse probe Posted: 1 year ago by tundramonkey
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.
Comments: 3 Score: [-] 302 [+].
Autistic poet gives rare glimpse into mystery illness Posted: 2 years ago by deepchill
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.
Comments: 0 Score: [-] 28 [+].
Autistic 10 Year Old Meets Dogs Posted: 10 months ago by suebe
And speaks for the first time.
Comments: 4 Score: [-] 475 [+].
Abercrombie & Fitch Fined Over $100k For Disrimination Posted: 3 months ago by 2manyusernames
14-year old Molly Maxson had gone into a Abercrombie store with her older sister who is autistic. When Molly attempted to enter the changing room, she was told that was not allowed. Even after explaining her sisters condition and her inability to be left alone they insisted and questioned if she was really disabled.
Comments: 2 Score: [-] 231 [+].
Video of autistic child dodging bullets in video games Posted: 3 years ago by jaxomlotus
She must be processing 50 different stimuli at once and charting a safe path through all of them.
Comments: 9 Score: [-] 43 [+].
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