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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...
Tags: Anxiety, Ellicott City, Social Media, Prosecution, Psychology
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Connecting workers on the autism spectrum with tech jobs
Data entry is repetitive and hard to do well — that is, quickly and accurately. Shane Foley is great at it. The 21-year-old Ellicott City man works on two computer screens, eyeing images of handwritten sheets on one and clicking the information...
Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Ellicott City, Autism, Howard County, Glen Burnie
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Performer teaches others with autism the art of comedy
For many people living with autism, it takes years to carve a place in life where they can thrive. But for Matt Kaiser, it took more than three decades for the diagnosis to come. Finding his niche was a much simpler journey. "I've found that when I...
Tags: Colleges and Universities, Autism, Catonsville, Towson City Center, The Second City
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Mental illness isolates its victims
Last week's tragic shooting in Newtown, Conn., has the country asking itself: What has happened to our society? Is it lax gun control laws? Underfunding for treatment of the seriously mentally ill? The breakdown of the nuclear family? Violent video games?...Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Mental Illness, Interior Policy, Gun Control, Behavioral Conditions
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New Windsor teen is ambassador for Kennedy Krieger's Festival of Trees
Bob Nobles III plans to be a Santa's helper this year. He will distribute toys and other gifts to young people who come to the Kennedy Krieger Institute's upcoming Festival of Trees. But it won't be the first time that the New Windsor teenager has put...Tags: Engineering, Harry Potter (fictional character), Technology, Gingerbread Houses, World War II (1939-1945)
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For these Baltimore folks, thankfulness is personal
This time of year, "thankfulness" and "gratitude" are terms folks throw around so much that they almost become greeting card platitudes. Maybe people mean it, maybe they don't. Doctors have linked the concept of gratitude to inner peace, even physical...
Tags: Home Shopping Network (tv network), Danny Glover, Sundance Film Festival, Rocky (movie), Dennis Haysbert
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Student loans discharged because debtor has Asperger's
A Baltimore County woman had about $340,000 in student loan debt discharged by a federal bankruptcy judge this month because Asperger's syndrome prevents her from holding a job. Carol Todd of Nottingham pursued college degrees "as a stepping stone toward...Tags: Colleges and Universities, Students, U.S. Department of Education, Regent University, University of Baltimore
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Author Robison offers hope, encouragement for those with Asperger's syndrome
John Elder Robison taught himself electronics while growing up and was so skilled that despite dropping out of high school in ninth grade, he designed pyrotechnic guitars for the rock group Kiss and sound effects for electronic games. Yet to hear him...Tags: Engineering, Public Schools, Technology, Electronics, Music
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Ellicott City
Meet the author John Elder Robison, author of two books about his life with Asperger syndrome, will speak at 7:30 p.m. May 1 at Centennial High School, 4300 Centennial Lane. A book-signing precedes his talk at 6:30 p.m. The event is free, but...Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Ellicott City, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Health and Medical Professionals, High Blood Pressure
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Owings Mills: Shop at Ruth's Closet to help yourself, and others
There's a hidden jewel in Owings Mills and one that exists because of a greater good. Ruth's Closet, a resale boutique, offers women's clothing, shoes, and accessories. Every day brings a new treasure, and at bargain prices. Tired of your Jimmy Choo...Tags: Reisterstown Road, Learning Disability, Students, Passover, Behavioral Conditions
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Toby's founder Orenstein wins award for community work
Toby Orenstein is once again at the helm of one of her favorite projects — directing the Young Columbians, a singing group formed in 1975 by the founder of Toby's Dinner Theatre when Columbia was still Jim Rouse's baby. Working with talented...Tags: Arts, Howard County, Eleanor Roosevelt, Learning Disability, Colleges and Universities
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Autism spectrum conditions shouldn't be considered disorders
Your article on autism ("Hidden in plain sight," 1/1/2012) was clear, interesting, and also insulting to those on the autism spectrum, since it treated these conditions as disorders. I know that, officially, they are disorders, but as someone with a...Tags: Autism, Behavioral Conditions, Behavioral Conditions
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