VOLUME 5 NUMBER 7, 2012, 40-page Print Edition

RESEARCH NEWS:  

• Older men 'more likely to father a child who develops autism'
  
• Meet Zeno, the social robot
  
• First approved study to test whether stem cells can reduce symptoms of autism
  
• Defective gene discovered
  

AROUND THE GLOBE:

• 'As inhospitable as Mars': Just how did an autistic man survive for weeks in the remote Escalante Desert?
  
• 23-year-old man denied a heart transplant - because he's autistic
  
• British mother waits half a century for son's diagnosis
  
• Reprieve for teacher who forced autistic boy to eat crayons dipped in hot sauce
  
• Police claim mother starved autistic son to death
  
• Lack of hospital space leads to Montreal man finding himself behind bars
  

ASPERGER'S SYNDROME:

• Pole dancer conquers her fears
• Decision on Gary McKinnon's extradition to the US delayed until October
  

THE WORLD ACCORDING TO MONIQUE:   Monique Post on 'The many languages of autism'

AUTISM AND SPORT:

• The 2012 London Paralympics - People with learning difficulties back in the Games after 12 years
• Golf champion ERNIE ELS on why he wants to be remembered for his work for autism
  

LEGISLATION:    Why July 26, 2012 was a landmark date

AUTISM IN THE ARTS:    The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time makes it on to the stage

OBITUARY:  Dr PATRICIA RODIER