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Waldo Yan had some trepidation at first.
As an employee with UCLA Adaptive Recreation, the second-year political science student had seen a variety of disabilities and impairments but had never worked with autistic children before.
He wasn’t really sure what to expect, and frankly, was a little bit afraid.
Steven Kapp stared intently at the ground before him as he talked, avoiding eye contact and choosing his words carefully.
“It’s easier for me to concentrate if I’m looking at something that’s not moving,” he said.
He had always known he was different, but didn’t know why.
It is sundown in a rural region of south India.
As night descends on a small village, a woman in a tattered sari sets fire to a composition of dung and firewood.
It’s a scene that can be observed in bars across the country. A man and a woman make eye contact across the room, and when she holds his gaze for just another moment, he works up the courage to come over and say hello.
With 20 quick and simple questions, UCLA-affiliated researchers can assess the extent of a person’s loneliness.
Tonight, less than a week before Valentine’s Day, students attending the On-Campus Housing Council’s Sextravaganza can be made to feel dizzy and attempt to apply a condom.
With high school behind her, Katya Schoenberg is looking forward to four years of living in the moment.
