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My sincerest apologies to anyone who attempted to find this web site and got a domain parking service. The site never went down, the domain “ldresources.org” did. It was my own oversight. For those interested, let me explain. How it works Web sites live on computers called web servers. A web server usually sits in [...]

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Stanley I. Greenspan, Developer of ‘Floor Time’ Teaching, Dies at 68 Dr. Stanley I. Greenspan, a psychiatrist who invented an influential approach to teaching children with autism and other developmental problems by folding his lanky six-foot frame onto the floor and following their lead in vigorous play, died April 27 at a hospital in Bethesda, [...]

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Small California town fears birth defects linked to toxic waste It’s like Erin Brockovich never happened.

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Chemical Exposure Linked to Attention Deficit Disorder in Children Children exposed in the womb to chemicals in cosmetics and fragrances are more likely to develop behavioral problems commonly found in children with attention deficit disorders, according to a study of New York City school-age children published Thursday. [via Alex Forbes]

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Parkinson’s: The Pesticide Links Taken together, 30-plus years of research add up to an increasingly persuasive conclusion: exposure to pesticides and other toxins increases the risk of Parkinson’s disease, and we are only now beginning to wrestle with the true scope of the damage. [via kottke.org]

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