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Like many people with autism, Hannah is so acutely sensitive to sound that she'll catch every word of a conversation occurring elsewhere in the house, which may account for much of her knowledge. She is also hypersensitive to visual input. Gazing directly at things is difficult, so she often relies on her almost preternatural peripheral vision. Hannah's newfound ability to communicate has enabled her intellect to flower, but it also has a dark side: she has become painfully aware of her own autism. Of this, she writes, "Reality hurts...
...large, people with ASD have difficulty bringing different cognitive functions together in an integrated way. There is a tendency to hyperfocus on detail and miss the big picture. Coordinating volition with movement and sensation can be difficult for some. Chandima Rajapatirana, an autistic writer from Potomac, Md., offers this account: "Helplessly I sit while Mom calls me to come. I know what I must do, but often I can't get up until she says, 'Stand up,'" he writes. "[The] knack of knowing where my body is does not come easy for me. Interestingly I do not know...
...rare event that has occurred less than once a year in the past decade, and a drug offense has not been the publicly acknowledged reason for a dismissal in over 10 years.Although pre-college offenses are not considered in determining financial aid, they are still taken into account during the admissions process, according to College administrators.The debate outside Harvard, however, is one that has been going on—quietly—in the legislative and legal arenas for some time.PARTY LIKE IT’S 1998In 1998, Congress passed the HEA Aid Elimination Penalty, which added a new question...
...been removed from the previously passed legislation, then the Council must follow the most recent rule on the subject, Article 7 of the Constitution, which called for a majority. With bravado and raucous applause, UC Representative Eric I. Kouskalis ’07 countered Greenfield’s account, and delivered a report from a professional parliamentarian to boot. According to the parliamentarian, since the UC had passed a revised version of Article 7 without any mention of bylaws requirements, then the UC must revert back to standards written in the original 1982 Constitution. UC President John S. Haddock...
...Prevention Specialist Gordon W. Braxton said. Winthrop Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment adviser M. Ellen Phelps, a Kennedy School student, said that disparities that exist in Durham—where Duke is located—between the white upper-class community and the rest needs to be taken into account. “The Durham majority-minority situation is important,” Phelps said. “The Duke environment is like Harvard in that there’s a lot of rich white students, and that sets up a lot of tension.” Nicole M. Laws...