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Autistic children are withdrawn in their own world so the day that Neil Bedard, 6, reached up and kissed his mother on the cheek, it was a major break(...)
Autistic children are withdrawn in their own world so the day that Neil Bedard, 6, reached up and kissed his mother on the cheek, it was a major break(...)

Autistic children are withdrawn in their own world so the day that Neil Bedard, 6, reached up and kissed his mother on the cheek, it was a major break(...)

Date7/7/1976
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  • Autistic children are withdrawn in their own world so the day that Neil Bedard, 6, reached up and kissed his mother on the cheek, it was a major break(...)
  • Autistic children are withdrawn in their own world so the day that Neil Bedard, 6, reached up and kissed his mother on the cheek, it was a major breakthrough. This special learning and behavior disorder affects one in every 10,000 children and often locks them into an isolated world. [Incomplete]
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Original Toronto Star caption: Autistic children are withdrawn in their own world so the day that Neil Bedard, 6, reached up and kissed his mother on the cheek, it was a major breakthrough. This special learning and behavior disorder affects one in every 10,000 children and often locks them into an isolated world. [Incomplete]
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025927F
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      One-to-one teaching techniques are used by child care worker Kathy Zabel, who was hired by Hilda and Del Bedard to help their autistic 6-year-old son,(...)
      One-to-one teaching techniques are used by child care worker Kathy Zabel, who was hired by Hilda and Del Bedard to help their autistic 6-year-old son,(...)
      Slaughter, Mike
      7/7/1976
      Bruce Gorrill, president of Ontario Society for Autistic Children, swings his own autistic son, John, 12
      Bruce Gorrill, president of Ontario Society for Autistic Children, swings his own autistic son, John, 12
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      5/29/1974
      Listen to the sound, says Juliana Lau, as she tries to persuade 7-year-old Neil Bedard to uncurl his fingers
      Listen to the sound, says Juliana Lau, as she tries to persuade 7-year-old Neil Bedard to uncurl his fingers
      Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
      2/9/1977
      Different world: Julian McDermott, an autistic 20-year-old from Niagara Falls, loves his taps, VCR and video games
      Different world: Julian McDermott, an autistic 20-year-old from Niagara Falls, loves his taps, VCR and video games
      Stawicki, Andrew
      2/17/1989
      Image shows a Seven-year-old Jennifer is intrigued by a politician John Bosley's beard during a…
      Interesting chin: Seven-year-old Jennifer is intrigued by John Bosley's beard during a session of craft-making at the Sunnybrook Park day camp for autistic children
      Griffin, Doug
      7/21/1987
      So long, Johnny. Revenue minister and former world skating champion Otto Jelinek plants one on Johnny Esaw's cheek at dinner last night honoring the b(...)
      So long, Johnny. Revenue minister and former world skating champion Otto Jelinek plants one on Johnny Esaw's cheek at dinner last night honoring the b(...)
      Esaw, Johnny, 1925-2013
      2/18/1990
      Fond memories: Isabella Linton, 88, who watched the first Santa parade in 1905, and Dr. John Maxwell, 79, who took part in it while he was a high school and university student in the 1920s. remember the early parades as the extravaganzas of the day. Linton also got her own children up at 6 a.m. to get downtown from Weston for the annual event.
      Fond memories: Isabella Linton, 88, who watched the first Santa parade in 1905, and Dr. John Maxwell, 79, who took part in it while he was a high school and university student in the 1920s. remember the early parades as the extravaganzas of the day. Linton also got her own children up at 6 a.m. to get downtown from Weston for the annual event.
      Griffin, Doug
      10/30/1985
      Alex Baumann, 18, of Sudbury, overcame a shoulder injury to break his own world record while winning a gold medal in the 200-metre individual medley a(...)
      Alex Baumann, 18, of Sudbury, overcame a shoulder injury to break his own world record while winning a gold medal in the 200-metre individual medley a(...)
      Baumann, Alex
      12/2/1979
      It was a switch from the usual back-to-school routine today when Jessica Lineham, 5, happily kissed mother Jessica goodbye at Market Lane school while(...)
      It was a switch from the usual back-to-school routine today when Jessica Lineham, 5, happily kissed mother Jessica goodbye at Market Lane school while(...)
      Spremo, Boris
      9/3/1985
      Bob Yuill: We should take all the beer bottles out, get the ceilar cleaned up, and put the wife's snow shovel away on the shelf, the controller says, with tongue firmly implanted in his cheek
      Bob Yuill: We should take all the beer bottles out, get the ceilar cleaned up, and put the wife's snow shovel away on the shelf, the controller says, with tongue firmly implanted in his cheek
      Darrell, Dick
      4/29/1982
      Reward: Ross McLeod, tired and sweat-bedecked, gets kissed for his efforts from his four-year-old daughter, Melanie, at the finishing area in Varsity Stadium
      Reward: Ross McLeod, tired and sweat-bedecked, gets kissed for his efforts from his four-year-old daughter, Melanie, at the finishing area in Varsity Stadium
      McConnell, Colin
      5/30/1982
      Triumphant, Robert Bourassa kissed his wife, Andree, on his election as Quebec premier in 1970
      Triumphant, Robert Bourassa kissed his wife, Andree, on his election as Quebec premier in 1970
      Bourassa, Robert, 1933-1996
      4/29/1970