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...part of its bid to meet E.U. standards, Turkey last year approved legislation making "honor killings" - the practice of men killing their female relatives for perceived immoral behavior - punishable by life in prison. But a growing number of female suicides in southeastern Turkey, the country's poorest and most conservative region, this year has raised suspicion that women are now being forced to kill themselves to spare their male relatives a jail term. In the province of Batman (pop. 500,000) hospital records show there have been 31 attempted female suicides this year, already more than last year's total...
...only intervention for autism supported by peer-reviewed scientific studies. Properly implemented by well-trained therapists, ABA can help children with autism learn to talk, read, write, relate to their peers and participate fully and productively in their families and communities. ABA is a science, and as behavior analysts, we at Alpine are accountable for every moment we spend with our students. Their days are filled not only with laughter and fun but also with learning opportunities aimed at reaching each student's full development. TIME undersold the potential of ABA and the accomplishments of Alpine's phenomenal students, families...
...particularly appreciated Wallis' reporting on the two autism intervention programs, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Floortime. The behaviorist method of ABA may still be the predominant approach, but Floortime's child-directed, playfully interactive techniques are also changing children's lives. My son attended a preschool using Floortime, and it made all the difference in the world. He blossomed there and is now a bright child with an active social life in a mainstream elementary school. I hope Wallis' story helps parents who are still in the painful early stages of this journey...
...years after their suicide attempt, 94% were still alive or had died from natural causes. "When a person is unable to kill himself in a particular way," Seiden wrote, "it may be enough to tip the vital balance from death to life - findings confirm previous observations that suicidal behavior is crisis-oriented and acute in nature." Seiden concluded 28 years ago that "the justification for prevention and intervention such as building a suicide prevention barrier is warranted. And the prognosis for suicide attempters is, on balance, relatively hopeful...
...write this behavior off as closed-minded, but essentially benign. It is, after all, hardly different than the opinion held by those in the facebook group “I Don’t Hook up with Republicans...