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autismvox.com » Autism Vox - Oct 4, 2008
A study of autism among 378 Cambridge University students has found that autism is up to seven times more common among mathematicians than among students in other disciplines, and that it was also five times more …
Also tagged: health, disability, music, science, genetics, family, autism, genes, parenting, asd, savant, pdd nos, asperger, family blog, autism blog, disabilities blog, simon baron cohen
engadget.com » Engadget - Oct 2, 2008
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets In another foray into the realms of improbable brain research, mad scientists in Australia claim to have found a way to boost your intelligence to Rain Man-esque levels using magnets and …
Also tagged: brain, creativity, thinking cap, rainman, sydney university, thinkingcap, thinking helmet, allan snyder, allansnyder, sydneyuniversity, thinkinghelmet
autismvox.com » Autism Vox - Sep 19, 2008
A theatre production of the 1988 movie Rain Man opens this week at the Apollo Theatre, today’s 24dash reports. The National Autistic Society has been involved with the production from the script and even rehearsals …
Also tagged: health, art, disability, movies, family, autism, films, tom cruise, drama, parenting, myth, asd, dustin hoffman, stereotypes, pdd nos, asperger, family blog, autism blog, disabilities blog
autismvox.com » Autism Vox - Aug 16, 2008
First, I must confess: I was very fond of My So-Called Life, the TV show that brought actress Claire Danes to fame, and that only lasted (sigh) one season. For better and for worse, I still channel “Angela Chase” and …
Also tagged: health, disability, books, movies, family, autism, hbo, parenting, sigourney weaver, actors, claire danes, asd, my so called life, stereotypes, pdd nos, asperger, family blog, temple grandin, autism blog, disabilities blog
autismvox.com » Autism Vox - Aug 15, 2008
HBO is planning a biopic of autistic author and animal expert Temple Grandin starring……….Claire Danes, Reuters reports, who would follow in the footsteps of Sigourney Weaver (Snowcake) and Dustin Hoffman (Rain Man) in …
Also tagged: health, disability, movies, family, autism, hbo, parenting, sigourney weaver, actors, claire danes, asd, my so called life, pdd nos, asperger, family blog, temple grandin, autism blog, disabilities blog
autismvox.com » Autism Vox - Aug 8, 2008
According to the claim that vaccines or something in vaccines can be linked to autism—the source of much discussion and dissent for most of my son’s life—-autistic persons are “damaged” and “injured”; they were once …
Also tagged: books, information, media, evidence, science, government, genetics, autism, mercury, legal issues, literature, parenting, psychology, cause, asd, vaccines, representation, pdd nos, kids health, asperger, mitochondrial disease, vaccine court, hannah poling, autism blog, kids blog, literary theory, curious incident
autismvox.com » Autism Vox - Aug 7, 2008
According to the claim that vaccines or something in vaccines can be linked to autism—the source of much discussion and dissent for most of my son’s life—-autistic persons are “damaged” and “injured”; they were once …
Also tagged: books, information, media, evidence, science, government, genetics, autism, mercury, legal issues, literature, parenting, psychology, cause, asd, vaccines, representation, pdd nos, kids health, asperger, mitochondrial disease, vaccine court, hannah poling, autism blog, kids blog, literary theory, curious incident
valleywag.com » Valleywag - Jul 17, 2008
A recent photo of sunglass-sporting Digg CEO Jay Adelson with slightly more nerdy Google cofounder Larry Page sent reader theodp on an '80s nostalgia trip. (Photo by Reuters, photoillustration by theodp)
Also tagged: google, digg, photoshop, jay adelson, larry page
gadling.com » Gadling - Jul 14, 2008
Filed under: Arts and Culture, History, Learning, Blogs, Stories Every time John Ur covers a state via its cinematic hot spots in his series "Cinematic Road Trip" for Intelligent Travel, I look to see which movies …
Also tagged: cinema, cinematical, a christmas story, cleveland, cincinnati, columbus, achristmasstory, the shawshank redemption, rainman, union terminal, unionterminal, john ur, johnur, intelligent travel, intelligenttravel, theshawshankredemption, movie locations, movielocations, the roebling bridge, theroeblingbridge
defamer.com » Defamer - Jul 1, 2008
Radar reports that our favorite box office trailblazer, Josh Hartnett, has finally given up hope of nailing zingers on 30 Rock or appearing in a mildly successful movie and moved on to simpler pursuits: the London …
Also tagged: tom cruise, josh hartnett, denzel washington, katie holmes, amanda peet, julia roberts, dustin hoffman, david schwimmer, kathleen turner, broadway babies