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Mental Disability Evidence Turns 2003 ELF Fire-Bombing Case on its Headnew

A court will finally hear arguments on whether a former graduate student's developmental disorder to blame for his involvement in a radical environmentalist plot to strike back against American wastefulness by firebombing gas-guzzling Hummers.
Pasadena Weekly  |  Jake Armstrong  |  09-21-2009  |  Environment

A Ho-Hum Predictability in 'Adam'new

"I'm not Forrest Gump, you know," deadpans Adam when Beth gifts him a box of chocolates. Unfortunately, Adam is a pedestrian film in which, protagonist's eccentricities aside, you pretty much know what you're going to get.
INDY Week  |  Neil Morris  |  08-28-2009  |  Reviews

'Adam' is Pretty Schmaltzynew

The movie's trajectory is more that of a made-for-TV special than a feature, and its subplot concerning Beth's fraudulent father is completely extraneous.
Baltimore City Paper  |  Jeff Niesel  |  08-25-2009  |  Reviews

'Adam': Star-Crossed Loversnew

Hugh Dancy and Rose Byrne co-star in this love story about a guy with Asperger's Syndrome and the girl who lives next door.
Austin Chronicle  |  Kimberley Jones  |  08-14-2009  |  Reviews

Joey Grew Upnew

In spite of their skills, autistic people have trouble entering the workforce because they're not team players. A Pennsylvania task force reports there’s currently very little help available for autistic adults seeking jobs. Third in a three-part series
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Rich Lord  |  10-08-2004  |  Science

The Bill for Alexandernew

The cost of educating kids with autism is high, and as the number of autism diagnoses skyrockets, schools and states are struggling to pay the tab. Second in a three-part series
Pittsburgh City Paper  |  Rich Lord  |  09-30-2004  |  Science

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