August 19th, 2008
Yet another report of an autistic individual—Angel Brooke McKinnley, a 22 year old woman in Provo—-who is missing. There’s been numerous stories about autistic children and adults missing this summer, and Project Lifesaver has been mentioned a couple of times. A friend’s son has one of the Project Lifesaver devices and I was surprised […]
By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 8 comments
June 17th, 2008
20-year-old Justin Bailey has been missing since Sunday from his Kamas, Utah, home. KUTC reports that Bailey, who is autistic, is about 5’ 10” and weighs 120 pounds, has short brown hair and hazel eyes, and was last seen wearing jeans and a gray t-shirt. I remember Jacob Allen being lost for a few days […]
By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 15 comments
May 21st, 2008
Two comments by officials in two Utah insurance companies suggest how much is still not known about autism. From today’s Salt Lake Tribune:
“Is it even a defined disease? It’s a heart-breaking condition, but they don’t know the etiology, they don’t know the source,” said SelectHealth’s Medical Director Ken Schaechar. Autism is one of five pervasive […]
By Kristina Chew, PhD -- 16 comments
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