Here is the AP Lifestyles Digest for the week of April 13.
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WORK
Be Well-Working Well-Autism-Accommodations: There are ways to make meetings or workplaces more accommodating for people on the autism spectrum. Simple actions include allowing noise-canceling headphones, letting people know it’s OK to pace during meetings, sharing written meeting agendas in advance and allowing for written communication during team discussions. UPCOMING Thursday, illustration.
AI-Workplace-Poll: More American workers are experimenting with artificial intelligence in their jobs, but there is a cohort of employees who remain skeptical, new Gallup polling finds. UPCOMING Monday, photos.
BE WELL
Mental Health: The United States — especially its youth — is in mental crisis, data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show. How to spot and help someone in a mental health crisis. SENT Monday, photos.
GARDENING
Plastics: It’s seed-starting and planting season, and that means it’s likely buying season. This year, consider not only the gardening gear and plants you bring home, but also whether they’re made of, contained in or wrapped in plastic. By Jessica Damiano. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.
FOOD
Voracious-Mushroom Soup: Shiitake mushrooms from a farm on Martha’s Vineyard inspire a flavorful soup recipe from Chris Fischer in his cookbook “The Beetlebung Farm.” SENT Monday, photos.
Meat Raffles: WACONIA, Minn. -- Minnesota lawmakers are looking to increase prizes won at meat raffles, a beloved tradition in Minnesota and a few other states where people lay down small bets for a chance to win a package of meat. With meat prices increasing, the limit on prize values made the prize of limited value. Money raised goes to charity. UPCOMING Tuesday, photos.
TRAVEL
Germany Dementia Tours: The Berlin Zoo is host to specialized tours for people who live with dementia as part of a Christian organization’s efforts to cater to the country’s aging population and their caregivers. Museums and other cultural institutions across the globe have added barrier-free tours and guides, some of it made possible by advances in technology. UPCOMING Wednesday, photos, video.
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In case you missed it:
BE WELL: Music Festivals; Parked Car-Mental Health; Single Therapy Session; Hearing Aids; Menopause Products.
AMERICA 250 CULTURE: America 250-The Baseball; America 250-Tap Shoes; America 250-The Levittown House; US Route 66 Centennial. With: US Route 66 Centennial Road Trip.
TECH: One Tech Tip-Reviving an iPod.
MONEY: Car Buying-Out of Reach; Money Matters-Spending Shocks.
WORK/FASHION: Tailors-Labor Shortage, with Photo Gallery.
GARDENING: Strawberry Pots.
RELIGION: Religious AI Chatbots.
TRAVEL: Japan-Mt Fuji-Cherry Blossom Woes; Mississippi Pocket Museum.
FASHION: GLF-Masters-High Fashion; Britain-Sovereign's Style.
TOYS: Lego Building Blind.
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