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Autism My son was diagnosed with Autism at the age of 2 years and 3 months.  A month later he was on intensive one-on-one home-based therapy.  By five, he was in a regular mainstream school, totally indistinguishable from his peers. I s...

The youngest kindergarteners are more likely to be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder  than their older peers, a study says.  The finding raises concerns that less mature kids are being misdiagnosed....

Reuters IndiaRivals sceptical of Google's net neutrality plansTelegraph.co.ukGoogle's proposals on net neutrality have caused controversy among its major peers – Facebook, Skype, Amazon and eBay have all suggested that they would not be inclined t...

New York Daily NewsFlabby abs can lead to early deaths, says study: Bulging bellies can double ...New York Daily NewsA decade-long study has found that adults with bulging bellies are twice as likely to die as their svelte peers. The study, published Mond...

For optometrist Tom Little, known to many as “Dr. Tom,” Afghanistan's acute and endless need for vision care has been a consuming interest for three decades. NBC’s Mike Taibbi reports. (Nightly News)...

Teenagers today consider e-mail to be a "grown-up medium," and not ideal for day-to-day communication with their peers. Facebook and text messaging are preferred. But when they get older, they may return to the more "formal" e-mail....

Comedian Puts Her Foot In Her Mouth AgainWiki Peers (blog)Another famous comedian who built his entire stage show around offending others is Don Rickles. His Vegas act insults more people in the audience. ......

TCF Financial Corp. reported its 61st consecutive profitable quarter Thursday on higher revenue and cost cuts, but the market punished the bank for a 10 percent rise in bad loans since the end of March. Net income at the Wayzata-based regional...

Insurer swiftcover.com has won the Marketing Initiative of the Year award at the British Insurance Awards 2010, hosted at the Royal Albert Hall. The insurer’s efforts in advertising were recognised following its successful multi-platform campaign wh...

WILMINGTON, Mass. -- Don Sweeney wants to make one thing clear: Being a first-round draft pick doesn't make you an exception. It doesn't make you a lock to crack the Bruins' roster -- this year, next year or any year. "Last time I...