Singing isn't just for the birds 
Minneapolis Star Tribune
University of Washington researchers say spring's chorus of bird song may hold insights on human learning and such disorders as strokes and Alzheimer's. Biologist Mike Beecher fastens a stuffed sparrow to a tree limb in Discovery Park in Seattle, ...
Scientists learn much about humans from birds' singing lessons Kansas City Star

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Young adults with autism lag in school, work 
Reuters
Researchers found that more than one-third of young adults with an autism spectrum disorder had not gotten a job or gone into higher education since high school. And that number was much higher compared with young adults with learning disabilities or ...
Young Adults with Autism At Disadvantage After High School MyHealthNewsDaily
Many Autistic Youth Struggle Right After High School PsychCentral.com
Postsecondary education and employment among youth with an autism spectrum ... Left Brain/Right Brain
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Young adults with autism lag in school, work 
Chicago Tribune
Researchers found that more than one-third of young adults with an autism spectrum disorder had not gotten a job or gone into higher education since high school. And that number was much higher compared with young adults with learning disabilities or ...

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Innovative Software Program Gains Ground in the Education of America's Growing ... 
MarketWatch (press release)
New online software products like BrainPro(R) Autism provide support and deliver positive changes in the brain, improving both reading and social skills for students with neurological disorders. Based on 30 years of research into how the brain learns ...

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Fledgling ex-servicemen's charity on learning curve 
Burton Mail
Michael Dawes and Ian Bradley learned about the latest treatment methods at the UK and European Symposium on Addictive Disorders held in London. Ian Bradley and Michael Dawes, two of the founders of Project C, attended the UK and European Symposium on ...

 

Walkathon to benefit children with communication disorders 
Tillsonburg News
By Chris Abbott, Tillsonburg News Approximately one in 10 Canadian children have speech or language delays or disorders. Speech and language disorders affect virtually every aspect of a child's life from learning in school to behavior, to socializing ...

 

Los Olivos Rotary supports PathPoint programs 
Santa Ynez Valley News
PathPoint's partnership with the Los Olivos Rotary Foundation will support PathPoint's Life Learning Center (LLC) and Life Center Independence (LCI) programs serving people with cerebral palsy, autism, Down syndrome, and other disorders in PathPoint's ...

 

Colorful, technological approach to autism 
MyCentralJersey.com
Nish Parikh CEO of WebTeam Corp., developed Shanesh Colors Program, an interactive, educational intervention program for children with learning disabilities or with autism or autism spectrum related disorders. Parikh works at a kiosk with Sahil Patel, ...

 

Patient en route to hospital found dead in Mid Sussex pond 
The Argus
This provides treatment for men and women with mental illness, personality disorders or mild learning disabilities. A police spokesman said: ?At 5.30pm on Wednesday police were called to the roundabout off the southbound A23 at Hickstead, ...

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Mental illness is the leading cause of hospitalization for active-duty troops 
Nextgov
15 years after she lost the ability to move her body, Cathy Hutchinson is learning how to use her brain to control a robotic arm. Traffic to agency's website has risen 55 percent since 2010 redesign. Howard Schmidt, who coordinated the Obama ...