Scottish scientists discover
gene 'linked to autism'
Cambridge study identifies
27 genes
Gene variant on chromosome
17 'may increase risk of autism'
Warning over nutritional
deficiencies in autistic children
Hyperbaric
oxygen treatment gains some
credibility
AROUND
THE GLOBE:
Mother
sues teacher shown slapping autistic boy on
YouTube
Autistic teenager fools
airline executives with his pose as
tycoonke
Outraged French parents
condemn 'le packing; (the wrapping of
autistic children in damp, refrigerated sheets): Temple Grandin gives Looking
Up her views
Abuse of word 'autism'
banned in Portuguese Parliament - but we
show that such misuses are still rife elsewhere in the world
New Chinese autism
organisation founded: its director
speaks to Looking Up
in Beijing
THE GARY McKINNON
AFFAIR: Britain agrees to extradite
hacker
with Asperger's syndrome to the US. We look at the full story - and
speak to Professor Simon Baron-Cohen, who confirmed McKinnon's
diagnosis of Asperger's in 2008
LOOKING
BACK: We take an in-depth analysis of
the remarkable
global celebrations of World Autism Awareness Day, from the United
States and Canada to Britain, Ireland, France, India, Qatar,
Brunei,
Turkey and Cameroon.
EMPLOYMENT:
Successful Danish
firm expected to open branch in
Scotland: its director, Thorkil Sonne, tells Looking
Up
about his plans
Man with
Asperger's syndrome wins case for unfair dismissal
Autism and
wine-making - a natural fit in Japan
From rags to
riches: meet the 29-year-old woman with
autism in Grand Rapids, Wyoming, who runs a successful rags
company
AUTISM IN
AFRICA:
Algeria: 'Just
where are
autistic children in
Algiers?' PLUS: The Algerian film-maker,
Jean-Pierre Lledo,
on the documentary he made about autism
Ghana: A
country where autism is still not considered
a disability
AUTISM AND THE ARTS:
'Don't give up,'
says first-time novelist
Autistic
playwright needs funding
PROFILE:
Didi Conn ('Frenchy'
in the 1978 hit musical, Grease)
and her autistic son, Danny
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