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His Autism Left Him Isolated, Unemployable. Then, Hope
By the CDC's count , 1 in 44 8-year-olds were diagnosed with having an autism spectrum disorder in 2018. As Renee Dudley writes for ProPublica , those children eventually become job-seeking adults, and...
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Autism Advocates Starting to Dread 2024 Election
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is frequently described as "awkward" when it comes to schmoozing with voters—see this New York Times story describing him in Iowa—so much so that it seems to have become an...
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Donald Triplett Was First Person to Be Diagnosed With Autism
The Mississippi man known as "Case 1," the first person to be diagnosed with autism, has died. Donald Triplett was the subject of a book titled In a Different Key , a PBS documentary film, BBC news...
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See the Moment Deputies Find 5-Year-Old Lost in Swamp
Florida police helped deliver a happy ending to a terrifying situation that began Monday evening when a 5-year-old girl with autism walked away from her home near Tampa. "The panic starts to kick in,"...
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Missing Autistic Teen Found 200 Miles Away From Home
A missing teen with autism has been found in New Mexico—about 200 miles away from his home in southern Arizona, according to New Mexico State Police. The 13-year-old, Marcus Tessier, turned up at a...
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California Boy, 15, Wielding Garden Tool Is Killed by Deputy
San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies were called to a domestic disturbance in southern California's Apple Valley just before 5pm Saturday, and the incident ended with a 15-year-old boy fatally shot...
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The Globe's Leading Illnesses Are in Our Heads
The leading cause of all ill health and disability around the globe isn't cancer or heart disease—it's a wide umbrella of neurological conditions, ranging from migraines to strokes, dementia, or...
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Glasses Found in Search for Teen Last Seen in February
A pair of glasses has been found in the search for a glasses-wearing Tennessee teenager with autism, last seen 40 days ago. Sebastian Rogers, 15, was last seen Feb. 25 at his home in Hendersonville, a...
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He Wanted to 'Forget' His Life, Until He Got a Diagnosis
John Paul Scotto has become obsessed with many things—among them internet poker, drinking, and movies—and one of those movies was Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind . Like Jim Carrey's character in...
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