Families who live with autism rebuild frayed ties as pandemic eases
COVID-19 disrupted the patterns of life and family visits that are critical for the well-being of Mainers with autism.
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At the Portland Museum of Art this month, Celeste Henriquez shows her daughter, Abigail Henriquez Peck, the paintings she made that were inspired by her. Abigail recently moved back to Maine but she lived in New Hampshire during most of the pandemic, and her mother could only visit infrequently and for an hour at a time.
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Celeste June Henriquez, a Portland artist, guided her 18-year-old daughter, Abigail Henriquez Peck, through the Portland Museum of Art last week until they reached the place where her two oil paintings, “Big House” and “Snow Coming,” hung from the walls.
News Transcript News Briefs, May 26
News Transcript News Briefs, May 26
law enforcement officers have been sworn in as the department’s newest full-time
police officers.
Officer with the Manalapan Police Department since October 2019.
He previously served as a Class II Special Law Enforcement Officer with the Point
Pleasant Beach Police Department after graduating from the Ocean County Police
Academy in May 2018. Schou has a Bachelor’s Degree from Stockton University.
Patrolman Hayden Hrymack has served as a Class II Special Law Enforcement
Officer with the Manalapan Police Department since January 2021.
He is a graduate of the Monmouth County Police Academy and previously served
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Elon Musk: Is It Asperger s or Level 1 ASD?
May 14, 2021 When billionaire Tesla founder Elon Musk revealed he has Asperger s syndrome on his recent
Saturday Night Live hosting gig, many applauded his transparency and the ability to speak about a condition that s often stigmatized.
Others, while still appreciating the honesty, point out that Asperger s is outdated terminology. It is no longer viewed as a diagnosis in the
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the bible used by mental health professionals to diagnose conditions. Instead, it falls under the umbrella of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The
DSM was last updated in 2013.
International Cooperation Award for NASA JPL s Michael Watkins, Michael Gross
The twin spacecraft of the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment Follow-On (GRACE-FO) mission illustrated here will track the evolution of Earth s water cycle by monitoring changes in the distribution of mass on Earth. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
In Brief:
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) is honoring Jet Propulsion Laboratory Director Watkins and Autonomous Systems Manager Gross, plus two European partners, for work on the GRACE missions.
JPL Director Michael Watkins. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
recently bestowed its 2021 International Cooperation Award on JPL Director Michael Watkins and JPL Autonomous Systems Manager Michael Gross, and their counterparts in Germany – Frank Flechtner of GFZ/German Research Centre for Geosciences and Albert Zaglauer of Astrium GmbH.