Autism News from Topix

Trends may come and go, but fashion is forever. Thankfully, this summer is all about the girly, decorated, blingy point of view.

The Bridge , FX's adaptation of the Dutch drama, will premiere Wednesday, July 10 at 10/9c, the network announced Thursday.

As many as 20% of American children suffer with a mental disorder. Over the past decade that number has been increasing at a rate which causes concern for families and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention .

SHORT HILLS, NJ Keller Williams Realty of Summit/Short Hills is hosting a fundraising house tour on Monday, June 3, from 10:30 AM to 1:30 PM in Short Hills to benefit Autism New Jersey.

In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill.

David Huffman leaves Eastlake Elementary with his children Moira, 8, and Wendy, 5. Moira attends Eastlake and Wendy will start kindergarten there next year.

It has long been known that diversity in the work place has its benefits. Most notably, different thought processes allow for multiple options concerning problem solving.

Today, Binteo announced the beta launch of their innovative social networking site, Binteo.com. The new personalized online community is designed to facilitate connections among like-minded enthusiasts with the added advantage of real-time engagement with experts in focused categories including photography, cooking, gardening and autism.

It says that it sees a "potential competitive advantage to leveraging the unique talents of people with autism, while also helping them secure meaningful employment." "By concentrating on the abilities that every talent brings to the table, we can redefine the way we manage diverse talents," said Luisa Delgado, SAP executive board member in a ... (more)

The Academy of the Sacred Heart held its 126th graduation ceremony recently. Brooke A. Bourgeois of Metairie is the salutatorian of the Class of 2013.

SAP, one of the largest software companies in the world, doesn't see autism as a disability.

MedStar Health Youth Baseball Clinic: The Nationals will join MedStar Health in hosting the first MedStar Health Youth Baseball Clinic of the season, to highlight the importance of being active and maintaining a healthy diet.

When Martin Weaver crosses the stage during Henry Clay High School's 2013 graduation ceremonies at Rupp Arena Saturday afternoon, his mother Suzanne Weaver will give him his diploma.

The Academy of the Sacred Heart held its 126th graduation ceremony recently. Victoria M. Lulich of Gretna is the valedictorian of the Class of 2013.

Dual grade I winner and first-crop sire Pioneerof the Nile saw his first winner May 12 as juvenile filly Zarnica won her first start in a 1,000-meter race in Russia at the Rostov-On-Don Hippodrome.

A settlement was reached in a lawsuit against a local mobile home park's owners, but are residents happy? Kenneth and Sharon Mayes were sued by the Attorney General's Office last month after selling the Hilltop Mobile Home Park site in Centre County.

For this month's blog entry, I thought it would be nice to highlight one of our students and what Keshet means to his family.

A Sedgwick County judge appeared to be teetering between prison and probation Thursday as he prepared to sentence a former Clearwater Middle School teacher for sexually abusing a 15-year-old former student.

Lawmakers and activists congregated at the capitol Thursday morning to press for action on a bill that would allow state government to monitor "chemicals of concern" in consumer products.

Opportunity Networks' 23rd annual Souhegan Valley Golf Classic and Dinner Auction will be held Thursday.