Autism is a complex disorder with characteristics in four fundamental areas: sensory processing challenges, speech/language delays and impairments, the elusive social interaction skills and whole child/self-esteem issues.
These four elements may be common to many children, but keep in mind that autism is a spectrum disorder: No two (or 10 or 20) children with autism will be completely alike.
Autism is a genetic disorder
Although autism was once believed to be the result of improper parenting, researchers now believe that genes – not psychological...
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Amazon unveils new Fire TV streaming video box
Amazon.com is officially entering the streaming video settop box competition.
The online retailer-turned tech company and content provider announced its new Amazon Fire TV product today at an event in New York. The $99 is available for order now on Amazon.com.
The 0.7-inch thin WiFi-supporting settop box streams 1080P high definition and connects to your TV via HDMI. It comes with a remote that lets you use voice to search for content; available separately is a $39.99 controller for playing video games.
"Tiny box, huge specs, tons of content,...
5 Dead After Powerful Quake Strikes Off Chile's Coast
A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 8.2 struck off the coast of Chile tonight, strong enough to be felt nearly 300 miles away in the Bolivian capital, and triggering a small tsunami.
Five people are confirmed dead - four men and one woman, Chilean Interior Minister Rodrigo Penailillo said. The victims died from either cardiac arrest or falling debris.
The quake, which was centered 61 miles west-northwest of Iquique, and was 6.21 miles deep, was initially measured at 8.0, but was later upgraded, the U.S. Geological Survey...
Tuesday, April 1, 2014
Seven a day 'better than five' fruit and veg portions
Eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day is healthier than the five currently recommended and would save more lives, researchers say.
A study of 65,226 men and women indicated the more fruit and vegetables people ate, the less likely they were to die - at any age.
"Seven a day" cut death risk by 42%, "five a day" by 29%, it indicated.
But the government says its "five-a-day" advice is sufficient and that many of us struggle...
Global Warming Impacts Widespread, U.N. Panel Says
The second part of a four-part report from the United Nations finds global warming has already had a widespread effect and the problem will become increasingly difficult to manage. Report co-author Michael Oppenheimer joins the News Hub with the key takeaways. Photo: NASA.
Climate change is having a big impact on both the earth's natural systems and how people live, according to the most comprehensive assessment of the threat of a warming planet...
Boston Red Sox - TeamReport
MLB Team Report - Boston Red Sox - INSIDE PITCH
FORT MYERS, Fla. -- The odds of winning another World Series are stacked against the Boston Red Sox even before they play a game.
Over the last 35 years, there were only two repeat champions: the Toronto Blue Jays in 1992-93 and the dynastic New York Yankees, who won four titles in five seasons, including three in a row from 1998-2000. Since 2000, defending World Series champs averaged only 88.4...
Mozilla under fire for new CEO’s anti-gay past
It’s been a rough week for Mozilla.
Seven days after naming its new CEO, the Mountain View-based corporation best known for developing the popular web browser Firefox has yet to put out the fires it developed for placing Brendan Eich at the company’s helm.
Though Eich’s professional background could color anyone impressed (he created JavaScript, one of the most popular programming languages on the Web, and co-founded mozilla.org), his personal...
Kerry Seeks to Save Mideast Talks as Pollard Release Raised
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returned to the Middle East on a surprise trip to rescue stalled peace talks, as a release of convicted spy Jonathan Pollard emerged as a possible bargaining chip.
Early freedom for Pollard, the imprisoned American naval intelligence analyst convicted in 1987 of passing secrets to Israel, was among incentives Kerry offered in two hours of meetings yesterday in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
Mississippi high court halts woman's execution, orders a new trial
Until Monday, Michelle Byrom was set to become the first woman executed by Mississippi in 70 years -- for a murder her son reportedly confessed to committing.
The Mississippi Supreme Court halted Byrom's execution, threw out her murder conviction and ordered a new trial in one of the nation's most closely watched capital-punishment cases.
In the decision handed down Monday, the court called its own move "extraordinary and extremely rare," at...
'Walking Dead' finale: The biggest reveals
Editor's note: Warning: Do not read any further if you have yet to watch the finale of "The Walking Dead's" fourth season.
(CNN) -- It wouldn't be a finale to "The Walking Dead" without at least a few moments that make you gasp, and Sunday night's season ender certainly delivered.
Last week, several survivors, including Glenn and Maggie, arrived at Terminus in what was promised to be a safe haven, but was it really?
We caught up this week...
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