autism

  1. Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Autism in tragedy

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Dec 17, 2012
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    In the wake of the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut, many news outlets have reported the shooter may have had autism. Regardless of...
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    Autism: What I really want to do is direct

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Dec 10, 2012
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    If you were one of the 10,000 people who read last week’s column — and by 10,000 people, I mean my husband, my mom and my dad —...
  3. Kids with Special Needs

    Autism and television: The big turn on

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Dec 3, 2012
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    In 1951 reel life, I Love Lucy filmed its pilot episode. In real life, Lucille Ball was pregnant (and showing) with her husband...
  4. Special Needs

    Holiday tips from parents of children with autism

    By Maria Mora on Nov 28, 2012
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    Whether you have a special needs child or you're simply looking for ways to streamline the holidays for your family, these tips will...
  5. Celebrity Gossip

    Kelly Preston: Food & antibiotics caused son's autism

    By Caroline Goddard on Nov 20, 2012
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    Kelly Preston has only spoken publicly about the tragic death of her son Jett Travolta a few times — but now the mom and actress is...
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    Autism in a weary world

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Nov 19, 2012
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    Portia, in Act 5, Scene 1 of William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice” utters, “How far that little candle throws his beams!/So...
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    Autism: Let there be light

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Nov 12, 2012
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    Since the last week in October, Mid-Atlantic and Northeast fellow residents have had little to celebrate. First came Hurricane...
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    The Genius of Autism 2012

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Oct 29, 2012
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    The performers of the second annual "Genius of Autism" showcased the innate genius of singers, dancers, musicians, painters and...
  9. Special Needs

    Don't let special needs diminish Halloween fun

    By Maureen Wallace on Oct 29, 2012
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    This Halloween, it will be easy to huff and puff about a child who just shoved her fist into your candy bowl and walked away without...
  10. Living

    An open letter to Ann Coulter

    By Jessica Watson on Oct 26, 2012
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    Monday evening, Ann Coulter shocked the world of social media by using hurtful and demeaning language during her Twitter commentary...
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    The passion of autism

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Oct 22, 2012
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    What is passion, exactly? There’s Glenn Close and Fatal Attraction...
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    Autism and average and schnooks, oh, my!

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Oct 15, 2012
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    Ray Liotta as Henry Hill in the 1990 movie Goodfellas utters this famous line about life in Witness Protection: "I'm an average...
  13. Autistic Spectrum Disorders

    Win it! SheKnows' Autographed Jimmy Choo Giveaway

    By Alison Bills on Oct 15, 2012
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    Learn about the SheKnows Autographed Jimmy Choos Giveaway as part of the Where the Other Sock Went campaign, and learn how you can...
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    At Seventeen, I learned the truth

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Oct 9, 2012
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    Frank Sinatra, “Ol’ Blue Eyes” himself, crooned “When I was 17, it was a very good year. It was a very good year for small town...
  15. Autistic Spectrum Disorders

    Autism Speaks: How it's making a difference

    By Alison Bills on Oct 2, 2012
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    Learn about autism spectrum disorder, Autism Speaks, the organization dedicated to spreading awareness, and the founders of Autism...
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    SheKnows Where the Other Sock Went: A campaign benefiting Autism Speaks

    By Alison Bills on Oct 2, 2012
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    One sock without its match can't be used for its intended purpose, but it can, we discovered, be used for a cause even greater than...
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    Autism and the fairytale

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Oct 2, 2012
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    Once upon a time, in a land not so far away called New York City, there lived a not-so-young girl who dreamed of becoming a...
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    Autism: That’s what friends are for

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Sep 24, 2012
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    In my youth, Wednesdays and Sundays too-numerous-to-count were spent with family in a Broadway matinee. My father and mother, a...
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    Autism, adjectives and labels: Words to live by

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Sep 17, 2012
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    The first sentence of Herman Melville’s classic Moby Dick begins, “Call me Ishmael.” Ishmael may or may not be the narrator’s real...
  20. School Age Kids

    What to do if your kid doesn’t fit in

    By Molly Cerreta Smith on Sep 13, 2012
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    Your kid doesn’t fit in — so what? He doesn’t have to fit a certain mold to be happy. Right?
  21. Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Autism and me: 'Til death do us part

    By Allison Ziering Walmark on Sep 10, 2012
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    When you are parenting a special needs child, you can't help but wonder how his life will be once you are gone.