Thai firefighter Somchai Yoosabai became a super hero to an 8-year-old Thai boy Monday when he dressed up as Spider-Man to coax the boy from a third-floor building ledge. The boy, who has autism, had crawled out the window because he was scared during his first day at a Bangkok special needs school.
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Wednesday, March 25, 2009
"Spider-man saves boy with Autism"
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Saturday, March 14, 2009
President Obama Includes Funding For Autism In His FY 2010 Budget Proposal
President Barack Obama unveiled a Fiscal Year 2010 budget proposal that includes $211 million for the Combating Autism Act (CAA). This is the first year since the passage of the CAA that direct funding for autism has been included in the President’s budget proposal. Passed in 2006, the CAA authorized $920 million in federal funding over five years to fight autism through biomedical and environmental research, surveillance, awareness and early identification.
Read a summary of President Obama's proposed budget - which funding for autism.
Friday, March 13, 2009
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