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WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Every now and then, Ali McDonough wakes from a nightmare about her brother. There's the one where she relives the last moments of Andrew's life. He died in July 2007 in his hospital bed while Ali was holding him. Or the one where Andrew dies from cancer, but in a different way. Or the one where she has to tell Andrew his leukemia has come back, a moment that never actually happened. "I'm not over it and I never will be," said Ali, now 27. "If we could have switched spots ... I would have." She is one of the estimated 5...
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — More and more Delaware companies are seeking out people with autism because they're finding they have qualities — particularly their attention to detail and fierce loyalty — that make them high performing employees. Statistics show that about 70 to 90 percent of people with autism in the U.S. are highly underemployed or unemployed. Katina Demetriou, director of Autism Delaware's Productive Opportunities for Work & Recreation, said Delaware is at the forefront in terms of states looking at employing autistic peopl...
