GREAT KILLS -- Two 13-year-olds with autism are sharing a special bond. He saved her life, performing the Heimlich maneuver at school, and he learned it from watching a cartoon! "She choked by ...

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Miriam Starobin, 12, remembered the animated character doing the Heimlich maneuver in an episode and used it to dislodge gum from the throat of a classmate. When her best friend turned purple, Miriam ...

LIDO BEACH, N.Y. — When her best friend turned purple, Miriam Starobin’s thoughts turned to yellow — cartoon hero SpongeBob SquarePants. The denizen of fictional undersea Bikini Bottom was being ...

LONG BEACH, N.Y. A 12-year-old Long Island girl is crediting SpongeBob SquarePants for teaching her how to help her choking friend. Miriam Starobin and her best friend, Allyson Golden, were in music ...

Autistic seventh-grader Brandon Williams learned a lifesaving lesson from watching “SpongeBob SquarePants” — and had a chance to use the move when his pal started choking at school. Williams, 13, ...