Joss Bates was dropped off at his Ahwatukee home last weekend to find 114 notes hanging around his front yard, displaying quotes, words of comfort, love and encouragement written on them from friends and family.

For the past year and a half, Garrett Porterfield has been taking Pilates once a week to help with his posture and to strengthen weak ankles.

Colt Sample, a student at Kyrene Altadeña Middle School, recently built a sensory room to help students with Autism or on the spectrum.

If you were to go into a bookstore to find “Marcelo in the Real World,” by Francisco X. Stork, it would be shelved in the young adult section and while it is an excellent choice for young readers (receiving 15 awards since its publication in 2009), it is also a story that will touch adult hearts and keep them turning pages to see how a 17 year old deals with a moral crisis that deeply affects the adults in his world.

What is it about children and animals that touches our hearts, and in this case caused an entire community to rally their support.

Niels Arden Oplev's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was one of the great cinematic achievements of 2010, ranking No. 4 on my best films of the year wrap-up. Since American audiences are incapable of sitting through a Swedish movie with subtitles though, it was inevitable that we would get a remake based on the international best-selling novel. The good news is that in the hands of director David Fincher and a stellar cast, the American version doesn't disappoint. While it may not play as freshly to those who love the original Swedish film, this remake is still a gripping and immensely well-made retelling for American audiences.

Niels Arden Oplev's "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" was one of the great cinematic achievements of 2010, ranking No. 4 on my best films of the year wrap-up. Since American audiences are incapable of sitting through a Swedish movie with subtitles though, it was inevitable that we would get a remake based on the international best-selling novel. The good news is that in the hands of director David Fincher and a stellar cast, the American version doesn't disappoint. While it may not play as freshly to those who love the original Swedish film, this remake is still a gripping and immensely well-made retelling for American audiences.

Many children today are being diagnosis with attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Asperger's and autism. We sometimes focus on the behavior, but never really understand what causes the behavior.

Many children today are being diagnosis with attention deficit disorder (ADD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), Asperger's and autism. We sometimes focus on the behavior, but never really understand what causes the behavior.

Becoming successful in college, a career and socially can be a challenge for anyone. But for people who have Asperger's syndrome, autism or other disorders, it can be even more difficult.

Many parents want to know if their child has Asperger syndrome?

Many parents want to know if their child has Asperger syndrome?

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Golf tourney rescheduled

A Leap BEYOND Tutoring

A Leap BEYOND Tutoring

A Leap BEYOND Tutoring

Chamber needs fireworks funding by end of May

$1 million Millionaire Raffle tickets sold in AF, Chandler