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This article discusses various issues related to complications associated with growing up with autism which is a neurological disorder characterized by language problems, repetitive behaviors and difficulty with social interaction. Autism strikes in childhood, but it is not simply a childhood disorder. The disorder continues to challenge medical researchers and parents and family.

The article reflects on how parents should behave when their children become independent adults. Parents worry that their kids will never get jobs and end up home after graduation, living in the basement. It's not an unreasonable fear. Many kids graduate with debt from student loans, which makes it difficult to find affordable housing even if they do find work. Many parents feel that letting go attitude is hard because the stakes seem so much higher than when they were starting out. During college and the first years after graduation, young adults should he learning to make decisions for themselves and dealing with the consequences. INSET: 12 Steps to Independence.

The article discusses the sleeplessness of women at stages throughout their lives. In recent years, there has been a growing recognition, by doctors and patients, that what might seem like simple new-mom fatigue or menopausal angst could actually be a physical or psychological problem that can be relieved with changes in sleep routines, medication or devices like CPAP. At menopause, many women say hot flashes and night sweats min their sleep, although recent research suggests the brain mechanism behind these arousals may be more complicated. With conditions like premenstural syndrome that are unique to women and higher rates of mood disorders that can affect sleep, it's no surprise more women than men report trouble sleeping.

The article presents information on various studies conducted to find the impact of fats on the health of a person. In the studies conducted to find the effect of fats on the health of a person researchers found no statistically significant difference in breast-cancer risk between women on a low-fat diet and women who had made no changes in what they ate. According to the author, the science researches that are conducted are biased due to several reasons including money, drug promotion, researchers' lack of knowledge and so on. Also, the published studies on the same topic can vary enormously in terms of sample size, demographics, data and design.

The article presents information on the increasing development of middle-aged romantic and sexual relationships. The 77,702,865 Americans born between 1946 and 1964 came of age in the era of sex, drugs, and rock and roll. While the last two may have lost some appeal over the years, sex and relationships remain front and center as the oldest baby boomers turn 60 this year. That's largely because more boomers are single than any previous cohort of forty- to sixty-somethings. Although boomers usually still meet the old-fashioned way--through friends, neighbors or relatives--a growing number are searching on the Internet.

This article presents information on the affair between Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles. It is reported that after 35-year of courtship, the Prince of Wales and Camilla Parker Bowles have decided to get into the institution of matrimony. Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles would finally marry on April 8, 2005. They have stuck with each other through marriage to others, divorce, scandal, parental scorn and a reported pelting by rolls in a Wiltshire grocery. However, it is informed that the Prince has also been increasingly unhappy with the treatment engendered by Camilla's hazy status.

This article focuses on the dangers of overindulgence and teaching how and where to draw the line. It's an unanticipated legacy of the affluent '90s, parents who can't, or don't, set limits. Now a growing number of psychologists are warning of the dangers of overindulgence and teaching how and where, to draw the line. Elosie Goldman struggled to hold the line. She knew it was ridiculous to spend $250 on a mini iPod for her 9-year-old son. After doing a neighborhood-mom check and finding that her son's peers were indeed wired for sound, Goldman caved, but not without one last attempt to salvage some lesson about limits.

New technology is helping brain scientists unravel the mysteries of the night. Dreams have captivated thinkers since ancient times, but their mystery is now closer than ever to resolution, thanks to new technology that allows scientists to watch the sleeping brain at work. Neuroscientists are gleaning insights into how people learn by studying the physiology of dreaming in adults and children. Psychologist G. William Domho'ffand his colleagues at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have meticulously cataloged and posted more than 17,000 dreams.

Discusses the nature of insomnia. Causes of the condition; Steps that can be taken by insomniacs to eliminate the condition; Factors that determine an individual's sleeping habits; Stages of sleep; Health implications of sleeping disorders. INSETS: Sounds of Sleep, by Mary Carmichael.;Mysteries of Sleep.;Bored With Sleeping?, by Julie Scelfo.;Taking Control, by Marcia Hill Gossard.

Reports on the lives of teenagers in the United States in the late 1990s. How teens feel lonely; Role played by the Internet, television, and computers; Statistics on teenagers; Comments made by Barbara Schneider a sociologist and author of the book `A Tribe Apart'; Pressures felt by teenagers; How the parent-child relationship changes during the teenage years.

Presents information on the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales. Description of the procession of the cortege to Westminster Abbey; Details on the funeral service and speakers; Hillary Clinton and Mohamed Al Fayed among others who attended the service; Description of the behavior of the monarchy and public reaction before and after the funeral. INSET: A brother speaks out, by Peter McGrath and William Underhill..

Presents information on the life and death of Princess Diana of Britain. Her troubled marriage to Prince Charles; Her early life; Her parenting of her two sons; Diana's charitable works; Her public persona; Diana's efforts to build a private, personal life after her divorce; Her relationship with Dodi Fayed. INSETS: A mother before all else, by Sarah Van Boven.;The man in her life, by C.K. Binswanger..

Focuses on Caroline Bouvier Kennedy Schlossberg at the time of her brother John F. Kennedy Jr.'s July 1999 death. Personal qualities attributed to her; Speculation about her future and continued ability to maintain privacy; Family and family life in New York City; Written works; Friends; Relations with Kennedy cousins.

The article reports on the marriage of Prince Charles and his long-term fiancée Camilla Parker Bowles. It took more than three decades, countless illicit assignations, and two divorces and then perhaps a bit of divine intervention to keep threatened rain away. But under clear skies, amid a sea of fabulous hats only English women can get away with, Prince Charles finally married the woman he says he has always loved--Camilla Parker Bowles. The day was meant to be low-key. Only about 20,000 people lined the streets to cheer them on.

Radical Cheerleaders might seem like an oxymoron, but in the last few years, teenage and twenty-something activists around the world have turned an American tradition into potent political theater. There are Radical Cheerleading squads from Burlington, Vt., and San Diego, as well as France, Poland and even Japan. Some squads carefully choreograph routines and wear matching outfits, complete with pompoms and megaphones. Others go for a more eccentric look. It's a grass-roots movement, usually spread when someone sees a squad in action — at WTO protests, for example, or antiwar demonstrations. What unites them are causes, from protesting the Iraq war to fighting racism, sexism, homophobia and capitalist exploitation. Cheerleading is the ironic medium for their message. INSET: ECONOMIC BUST.

Focuses on a group of top women educators running the top universities in the U.S. Growth of women and female colleagues in the university; Commitment of officials to promote women's career; Maintenance for the rank of the group through academic network.

The article offers suggestions related to the development of children who are less than 3 years old. It is advised that they should not be pressed hard for taking lessons such as academics, gymnastics and classical violin as it would hamper their mental development. It is suggested that parents should play and talk with their child. They are also advised to play music to their kids as it would help them develop their listening skills.

The article focuses in the relationship of Kate Middleton and Prince William, grandson of Queen Elizabeth of England. Middleton met Prince William at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland and she was compared to the late Princess Diana Spencer since both are subjects of the paparazzi. The couple had been together a year after Middleton modeled for a negligee where William paid for a front row seat. It is reported that William may soon ask her for marriage but not until he is 28.

The article presents information on the changes in the custom of marriage taking place among the North Americans. In a new book, a marriage historian says romance wrecked family stability. The North Americans are the only known society that completely shuns marriage. Instead, says Stephanie Coontz in her new book, "Marriage, a History," brothers help sisters raise the children they conceive through casual sex with non-family members. The North Americans are the only known society that completely shuns marriage. Instead, says Stephanie Coontz in her new book, "Marriage, a History," brothers help sisters raise the children they conceive through casual sex with non-family members.

At some points in their encounters with the outside world, Harvard University students are forced to admit that they do attend Harvard, not just some school "in Boston." This is known in Cambridge as "dropping the H bomb." Last fall, junior Camilla Hrdy and her friend Katharina Cieplak-von Baldegg, a sophomore, decided that-awkwardness aside— H Bomb was the perfect title for a magazine they wanted to start about a subject that just doesn't get enough attention: sex. The two earnestly filled out forms to win university approval and were ready to roll this winter when The Harvard Crimson published an article describing the project as a "porn" magazine.

Writer Laura Hillenbrand has spent the past 16 years so debilitated by chronic fatigue syndrome that at times she can move only her eyelids. In September 2000, after she turned in the manuscript of the movie "Seabiscuit," she got so sick that it was many months before she could write again. Horses had been her passion since she climbed atop a pony named Marylegs at her father's farm near Antietam, Maryland. By the mid-1990s, Hillenbrand was writing for horse magazines.

Analyzes the personal life of Princess Diana of Wales revealed by her former butler, Paul Burrell. Description about the characteristics of Diana; Impact of revelations on the royal family of Wales.

Presents an obituary for Elizabeth, Queen Mother of Great Britain, who died of natural cause in the year 2002. Age of the queen mother; Marriage to King George VI; Impact of the death of King George VI on Elizabeth.

Reports on the controversy over the `whole math' or new math concept in California in 1997. Version of math stressing word problems and critical thinking over traditional computation; California Board of Education voting on revised math standards emphasizing a back-to-basics approach; Independent commission convened to devise math standards; Comments from proponents of new math.