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Early diagnoses, intervention keys when autism suspected


The Civic Association and Paramount Theater Building "Lighting It Up Blue"

A new federal study says one-in-88 children has at least some symptoms of autism, many more than previously thought. Civic Association Chairman & CEO Bob Wright and his wife Suzanne, who founded Autism Speaks in 2005 after their grandson was diagnosed with the disorder, talked to Rebecca Jarvis about the challenges faced by families with kids with autism. Bob Wright is the former chairman of NBC Universal. 

Watch for the "Light It Up Blue" campaign! The Civic Association and Paramount Theater Building in the Town of Palm Beach have lit up the building with blue light. Drive by tonight!

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CLICK HERE TO SEE THE "THIS WEEK IN PALM BEACH" EMAIL Click Here to Join the Email List for this Popular E-News Publication HEADLINES: > Civic Association Annual Meeting - State of the Town & Kunkel Awards > Zoning Commission Reworks Overlay Proposal WATER NEWS - Town to Pay $200k to $500k Yearly for Water Reclamation Facility Upgrade - Public Hearing to be Held on State Road 7 Extension Plans > Save a Life with an AED for Your Home or Business > POLICE NEWS - Police put Three Officers on Administrative Leave During Probe - Union Rep Puleo Blasts Probes, Police Execs in Email to Town Manager Elwell > Civic Association Luncheon Photos with Tom Brokaw Sidebar: > GRIDLOCK! - Let The Traffic Gridlock Begin! - Sewage pipe Replacement Project to Close A1A, Cut Land Link to South End > TOWN OF PALM BEACH PROPERTY > Town engineer Jim Bowser May be Asked to Stay on After Retirement > AMICI Specials > Dredging Lake Worth Inlet Raises Sea Turtle Safety Concerns C ...

By Michael Stein, Co-Chair, Civic Association Healthcare Committee Long gone are the days when people used to quip that the airport was the best place to go for medical treatment in the Town of Palm Beach. Today, the community offers quality healthcare services that will soon include greater help for victims of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA). The Town of Palm Beach Fire-Rescue Department, along with the help of the Palm Beach Civic Association and the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association, are developing a plan to encourage local businesses, organizations, and residents to buy Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), to be available on site to respond to cardiac emergencies in their places of business and homes.  Although paramedics usually arrive in less than five minutes, earlier use of an AED will save lives. According to the American Heart Association, SCA is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, striking more than 300,000 people each year.  Only about five percent of its ...

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE "THIS WEEK IN PALM BEACH" EMAIL Click Here to Join the Email List for this Popular E-News Publication HEADLINES: >CIVIC ASSOCIATION MEET THE DIRECTORS LUNCHEON Featured Speaker, Civic Association Director Ambassador Nancy Brinker >CIVIC ASSOCIATION ANNUAL AWARDS EVENT -Tom Brokaw lauds volunteer U.S. Army in Afghanistan for service, sacrifice - Alex Dreyfoos Receives "Bill" Brooks Award for Community Service - Lenoard Lauder Receives General Alexander Haig -Tom Brokaw Interviewed About Super Tuesday Before Civic Association Annual Awards Luncheon Event >Civic Association Directors in the News - Civic Association Chairman and CEO Bob & Suzanne Wright Share Successes of Autism Speaks - Civic Association Director E. Llwyd Ecclestone: The man behind PGA National - When it Comes to Sand, Consider the Town as a Whole - By E. Llwyd Ecclestone - EXCO Resources, Inc. Announces Appointment of Civic Association Director Wilbur L. Ross, Jr. as New Director >Annu ...