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Can child prodigies help us understand autism?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/can-child-prodigies-help-us-understand-autism/2016/05/16/db42d4a2-17a2-11e6-924d-838753295f9a_story.html

Can child prodigies help us understand autism? A new book looks at a dozen prodigies and considers what we might learn from them.

Rutherglen mother fights to keep support for her autistic son
http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/local-news/rutherglen-mother-fights-keep-support-7789766 .97

Rutherglen mother fights to keep support for her autistic son Amanda Ayton, from Spittal, is one of many parents protesting at the potential closure of the Lanarkshire Autism One Stop Shop.

I am like you, but I am also different to you': Brave nine-year-old makes touching speech to her entire school about having autism

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3547970/I-like-different-Brave-nine-year-old-makes-touching-speech-entire-school-having-autism.html

Brave nine-year-old makes touching speech to her about having autism Fourth grader Keira Meikus got up during the school announcements of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic School in Alabama, earlier this month, making a speech before all 450 students.

A boy wrote a poem about living with Aspergers and it will break your heart a little

Read more: http://metro.co.uk/2016/04/14/a-boy-wrote-a-poem-about-living-with-aspergers-and-it-will-break-your-heart-a-little-5816848/

This boy's poem about living with Aspergers will break your heart a little 'I feel like a boy in outer space.'

Alex: 'I hope it makes people aware of autism'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/35949807

Alex: 'I hope it makes people aware of autism' - CBBC Newsround A ten-year-old boy with autism is starring in a new film about what it's like to have the condition. He tells us what he hopes the film will achieve...

My love, devotion and fear for my autistic son
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/men/fatherhood/my-love-devotion-and-fear-for-my-autistic-son/

My love, devotion and fear for my autistic son Noah was a millennium baby. He was born in Barnet Hospital in north London, a month early, on 16 July 2000. He was due on the same day as my oldest friend’s son – but the similarities ended there. Noah was late with everything: he didn’t sit up until he was six months and only learnt to walk at 21 m…

People with autism DO care about others: 'Cold' and 'antisocial' traits are actually down to a separate condition
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3513641/People-autism-care-Cold-antisocial-traits-actually-separate-condition.html

People with autism DO care about others Alexithymia - which can be found in the general population - causes a lack of emotional concern and is common in people with autism, according to a study published in the journal Scientific Reports.

World Autism Awareness Day: Video shows you what it's like to live with autism
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/world-autism-awareness-day-video-shows-you-what-its-like-to-live-with-autism-a6965166.html

Powerful video lets you experience what it's like to be autistic A video has been made to convey the experience of living with autism.

The short film, entitled 'Can you make it to the end?', was released by The National Autistic Society to coincide with World Autism Awareness Day.

Mostly shot in first person, it was made to highlight the sen…

Autism mum says her son cannot deal with noises or parties but his condition lets him see wonder
http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/autism-mum-says-son-cannot-7634268

Autism mum says BBC drama The A Word has struck a chord Mum Janine Wigmore, 45, says the BBC drama The A Word reveals what life with an autistic child

Autistic children are a pleasure, not a problem
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/wellbeing/mood-and-mind/autistic-children-are-a-pleasure-not-a-problem/

Autistic children are a pleasure, not a problem Siobhan and Mark Keaney always suspected there was something slightly different about their son, Sean. As a two-year-old he would wake in the summer months screaming at the daylight, prompting his parents to smear the windows with black paste to simulate darkness. They wondered about his obsession w…

School goes purple for autism awareness
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/north-east/fraserburgh/861421/school-goes-purple-autism-awarenss/

School goes purple for autism awareness - Press and Journal A north-east school has turned the skyline purple to raise awareness of autism. Fraserburgh Academy transformed its clock tower into a symbol for autism awareness week, which runs until Friday, while pupils take part in lessons about how the disability affects people in every day life. The National…

Man with Asperger's pens book to help parents and carers of children with the condition
http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/14343871.Man_with_Asperger_s_pens_book_to_help_parents_and_carers_of_children_with_the_condition/

Man with Asperger's pens book to help parents and carers of children with the condition A MAN living with Asperger’s Syndrome has written a book about his experiences growing up and living with the condition.