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Four years of incremental climb-downs by the U.S. have produced no progress on Iran’s nuclear program. Secretary of State Rice thinks this time may be different
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Written by on Monday, July 21st, 2008 in Latest News.
AP – Residents along the Texas-Mexico border kept a watchful eye on Tropical Storm Dolly on Monday, stocking up on plywood, generators and flashlights as forecasters predicted the storm would strengthen into a hurricane later this week and make landfall.
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Written by on Monday, July 21st, 2008 in Latest News.
“When Michael Savage, radio talk show host, said July 16 that 99% of children with autism were “brats” who should be told to “cut the act out,” one could only wonder if he somehow got his childhood “A” disease diagnoses mixed up. Maybe he was thinking of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, a condition characterized by inattention, hyperactivity and impulsivity. ADHD affects 2 million children and can be treated with behavior modification or drugs, but for many decades, children with the disorder were considered to be just terrible kids who misbehaved, and poor parenting was pointed to as the cause. But autism? Does anyone doubt that it’s a significant developmental disorder? It’s characterized by poor social interaction, problems with communication — both verbal and nonverbal — repetitive activities and hand flapping. Those are problems a 2- or 3-year-ancient, the age at which the disorder is often diagnosed, would have distress thinking up. But when the New York Times gave Savage a chance to clarify himself, he said that while his estimate that nine out of 10 kids are faking it might have been a small high, he said he was proud to have prodded a discussion. He stuck by his comments. Meanwhile, as protesters from Autism United, a coalition of advocacy organizations, gathered today outside the New York City WOR radio studio, which employs Savage, parents such as Martin Schwartzman, whose 15-year-ancient son Robbie has autism, are up in arms. “I couldn’t know why someone could be so heartless and so insensitive, and also so ignorant for a national talk show host,” Schwartzman said on WCBS-TV.” Autism is considered a developmental disability. These kids are not brats, nor are they incapable of learning!
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