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Rewiring Children
Amy O'Dell's school may or may not transform the brains of autistic kids. At the moment, its techniques are more art than science.
May 5, 2008
Amy O'Dell works out of a house in a bosky suburb 20 miles outside Atlanta. The upstairs kitchen doubles as an office and consultation room. Downstairs there's a cabinetlike device with inflatable plastic sacks to stimulate muscles and calm hyperactive children. In other rooms and cubicles O'Dell and her aides work with children forming sounds and matching colors.
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Amy O'Dell knew her son could learn.
O'Dell's son, Jacob Wuttke, was diagnosed as a toddler with pervasive developmental disorder —- meaning something was wrong but nobody seemed sure what it was.
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When residential builder Clyde Clem was asked to build a new school for the Jacob's Ladder Neurodevelopmental Learning Center for Students, he couldn't say no.
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Teen's selfless fundraising benefits special school
13-year-old raises $6K to honor friend
April 11, 2007
When most people think about what activities occupy a typical 13 year-old boy's time, they imagine video games, music and enthusiastic interest in girls. Jake Abraham, however, is that rare adolescent who sees beyond himself and his immediate environment.
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Roswell mother finds true career teaching her son
Founder of Jacob's Ladder inspires others to follow her
January 17, 2008
Roswell architect Zachary Henderson has a long resume of public service – spearheading the North Fulton Chamber, the Community Foundation of North Fulton and currently vice president of the LeitaLift Foundation – so at a time when most folks are slowing down, he was not looking for a new community project in which to become involved.
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