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Baltimore's Kennedy Krieger Institute is an internationally known facility that focuses on research and education related to pediatric developmental disabilities. Faculty and researchers at Kennedy Krieger focus on various specializations, including autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, feeding disorders, learning disabilities and spinal cord injuries. Institute experts in various fields provide professional training across the United States and abroad. In addition to ongoing research, the institute operates more than 40 outpatient clinics around Baltimore, inpatient units for several disorders, and community programs to provide services to families. Kennedy Krieger Institute's Department o...
Baltimore's Kennedy Krieger Institute is an internationally known facility that focuses on research and education related to pediatric developmental disabilities. Faculty and researchers at Kennedy Krieger focus on various specializations, including autism, cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, feeding disorders, learning disabilities and spinal cord injuries. Institute experts in various fields provide professional training across the United States and abroad. In addition to ongoing research, the institute operates more than 40 outpatient clinics around Baltimore, inpatient units for several disorders, and community programs to provide services to families. Kennedy Krieger Institute's Department of Special Education offers day-school programs to students aged 3-21 with a wide range of disabilities at their Fairmount, Greenspring and Montgomery County campuses. The institute also maintains The Resource Network that shares resources and research on development disabilities including autism and related disorders across Maryland. The institute's largest fundraising effort is the Festival of Trees, which displays more than 300 decorated trees, wreaths and gingerbread houses designed by local artists, businesses and community groups. Awards are given out and display items are sold, with the proceeds going to Kennedy Krieger Institute research, treatment and education programs.
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Free assessments for children at risk for autism
Kennedy Krieger Institute announced a new, pilot initiative to help identify the red flags of autism spectrum disorders in infant siblings of children with ASD as early as possible. Research studies have found that for families who have one child with...Tags: American School for the Deaf, Behavioral Conditions, Autism, Hospitals and Clinics
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Letters to the Editor - Nov. 27
GOP House wants middle class to foot the debt bill To the editor: John Boehner, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, had a post-election press conference where he declared that a tax increase for the higher income brackets (what President Obama...Tags: Small Businesses, U.S. House of Representatives, John Boehner, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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Zumba offered
Christ’s Reformed Church will hold a Zumba gold/toning session every Monday and Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. The church is at 130 W. Franklin St. in Hagerstown. The dance exercise is for those active seniors who enjoy keeping fit while exercising to...Tags: Reformed, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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AAUW to hold used book sale
Editor's note: This column was corrected on Oct. 21 at 3:02 p.m. to properly identify Salem Avenue Elementary School teacher Brittany Sprecher in a caption that accompanies the photo of Washington County Deputy Schools Superintendent Boyd Michael’...
Tags: Reformed, Services and Shopping, Grocery Coupons, Entertainment Events, Halloween
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Treasure sale
The Washington County Museum of Fine Arts will present its 13th annual Treasure Sale Nov. 2 and 3. The preview reception will be Friday, Nov. 2, from 5 to 7 p.m. There will be refreshments and a silent auction. It costs $20 per person to attend....Tags: Services and Shopping, Arts and Culture, Museums
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AAUW Used book sale
The Hagerstown Branch of the American Association of University Women will hold its annual fall used book sale Thursday, Oct 18, and Friday, Oct. 19, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Oct. 20, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the gym of the Arc of Washington...Tags: Spaghetti, Arts and Culture, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Habitat for Humanity International, Literature
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Deadline is today for transitioning youth webinar hosted by Kennedy Krieger Institute
A webinar, “Mental Health Issues in Transitioning Youth,” will be from 1 to 2 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25. Trish Shepley, manager of clinical social work at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, will be the speaker. Registration for the...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics
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Family thankful for teen's recovery from head injury
kate.alexander@herald-mail.comNo one knows for sure what happened Jan. 17. Jeremy Barkdoll of Boonsboro said he remembers telling his 13-year-old son, Jakob, to go get the mail. He looked away for a few seconds and when he turned around, the boy was lying on the ground, his four-...Tags: Health, Injuries and Wounds, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Hospitals and Clinics, Coma
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Kennedy Krieger researchers pinpoint cause of rare disease
It's a dream Ida Heck never really expected to come true. Her family has raised about $1 million since 2005 for research into the rare disorder that afflicts her 8-year-old daughter, Jenna, resulting in cognitive deficits, seizures, long-lasting...
Tags: Diseases and Illnesses, Seizures, Science and Technology, Glaucoma, Migraine
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Hug made major contributions to Baltimore's institutions
The obituary for Richard E. Hug (May 7) fell far short of honoring the legacy of a man who dedicated so many years to helping make Baltimore's non-profits better able to fulfill their missions. While the obit focused on Dick's political fundraising,...
Tags: National Aquarium Baltimore, Obituaries, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
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Connecting workers on the autism spectrum with tech jobs
Data entry is repetitive and hard to do well — that is, quickly and accurately. Shane Foley is great at it. The 21-year-old Ellicott City man works on two computer screens, eyeing images of handwritten sheets on one and clicking the information...
Tags: Ellicott City, Behavioral Conditions, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Business, Howard County
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A ROAR of support in Roland Park for national Autism Awareness Month
Sitting at the kitchen counter, playing a game on his mother's cellphone, Nick Brooks looked like any other 13-year-old, except for an occasional hand clap and the burbles that his brothers affectionately call "Nicky noises." Soon, he got bored with the...Tags: Breads, Roland Park, Soups, Behavioral Conditions, Apple iPad
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