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SAP looks to recruit people with autism as programmers
ReutersFRANKFURT (Reuters) - German software company SAP is looking to recruit people with autism as programmers and product testers, drawing on skills that can include a close attention to detail and an ability to solve complex problems. SAP has asked start-up...Tags: Autism, Microsoft Corporation, Behavioral Conditions, Germany, Nokia Corp.
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The New DSM – The Bible Of Psychiatry – Arrives Amid Debate
The Hartford CourantBinge eating and hoarding both get their own categories, while Asperger syndrome is no longer recognized as a diagnosis in the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders — better known as the DSM-5 — which comes...Tags: Separation of Church and State, Amazon.com Inc., Autism, Depression, Mental Illness
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Bemoaning bedbugs: Residents speak out on critters
The Sun, Yuma, Ariz.One man wakes in the dead of night, when the bugs are most active, to round them up by hand. Another spends hours on the phone every week, calling inspectors and lawyers and regulators and advocates. And yet another sprays insecticide directly onto his...Tags: Autism, Behavioral Conditions, Diseases and Illnesses, Media Industry, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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Girl charged in father's death struggled with mental health
Morgan Lane Arnold, an emotionally frail 14-year-old freshman, navigated the hallways of her Howard County high school each day filled with anxiety, unable because of a learning disorder to decipher the social cues, jokes and emotions of her peers. Her...
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READER SUBMITTED: FOCUS Center For Autism Celebrates At Annual Dinner
Farmington ValleyOn Friday, April 26, FOCUS Center for Autism held their well-attended "Celebrate FOCUS" dinner. This semi-formal event celebrated the accomplishments FOCUS made over the past year, and raised much-needed funds for FOCUS's programming. During the evening,...Tags: Autism, Family, Behavioral Conditions, Torrington, Bagels
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Psychiatrists unveil their long-awaited diagnostic 'bible'
ReutersBy Sharon Begley NEW YORK, May 15 (Reuters) - The long-awaited, controversial new edition of the bible of psychiatry can be characterized by many numbers: its 947 pages, its $199 price tag, its more than 300 maladies (from "dependent personality...Tags: Autism, Diseases and Illnesses, Depression, Problem Gambling, Mental Illness
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Ledyard students describe encounters with mental illness
The Day, New London, Conn.Every year for the past four years, sophomores at Ledyard High School have been given an assignment to explore an issue many people find hard to talk about -- their personal experience with mental illness. "Mental illness is part of every family, but so...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Diseases and Illnesses, Mental Illness, New London (New London, Connecticut), Health and Safety at School
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Taking it 'literally' has its rewards for NK junior
Kitsap Sun, Bremerton, Wash.The pause between a question and Justin Seevers' answer is noticeable. It might even be a teaching moment. Maybe everyone should edit themselves in their minds before they speak. The North Kitsap High School junior has become adept at public speaking,...Tags: Autism, Microsoft Corporation, Language, Tourette Syndrome, University of Washington
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Kiwanis program will help those with disabilities help others
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.Gary Hoffman wants to feel useful. In that way, he is like most people. In another way, he is different. He has Asperger's syndrome -- a developmental disorder that is on the autism spectrum -- which means he is intelligent but has trouble communicating...Tags: Autism, Behavioral Conditions, Bloomington, Culture, Sociology
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The Akron Beacon Journal Jewell Cardwell column
The Akron Beacon JournalOn April 3, I asked readers to tell me why their mothers should be treated to a Mother's Day beauty makeover. A flood of emails and letters ensued, so many that I decided to share some more of the finalists today. Each of these moms plays a powerful...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Mother's Day, Army National Guard, Nursing, Stroke
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Heartland sticks with decision to transfer AD duties
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.Six people spoke at a Heartland Community College Board meeting on Tuesday in support of retaining Heartland baseball coach Nate Metzger as the school's athletics director, arguing that eliminating the AD position would harm the institution and its...Tags: Autism, College Baseball, Students, Baseball, Teaching and Learning
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Woman who accidentally shot son to death denied lighter sentence
A Slatington woman sentenced in March to up to a decade in prison for accidentally shooting her 19-month-old son in the head and killing him while unloading a gun she planned to sell to a drug dealer tearfully asked a judge Tuesday to reduce her sentence....Tags: Accidental Death, Clonazepam (drug), Drug Trafficking, Behavioral Conditions, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
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