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Research has been carried out in the UK and Australia on the cost-return on investment of these measures. Over a period of eight years, employment support for people with high-functioning autism or Asperger syndrome in the UK yielded a profit. [222] Specific measures for people with autism are more effective than general measures. [223]
A Macon business owner selling natural soap has found a unique way to make his shop a vehicle for good deeds. Joshua Hess founded The Sassy Alpaca in 2019, a store that offers 100% natural soap.
People diagnosed with autism, a neurodevelopmental disorder, typically have trouble with social communication and interactions; some are nonverbal, making it difficult for them to convey their ...
Due to a lack of support for his autism, Nicholas Thornton has spent over 10 years confined to dementia care homes, psychiatric units and A&E wards. Now, following The Independent's report on his ...
The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, Inc. (CARD) is an organization that provides a range of services based on applied behavior analysis (ABA) for children and adults on the autism spectrum. CARD was founded in 1990 by Doreen Granpeesheh. The Blackstone Group, a private equity firm, acquired CARD in 2018.
Brenda Smith Myles (born 1957) [1] is an American author and researcher on the topic of the autism spectrum. As of 2021, she has written more than 300 articles and books on autism spectrum disorder. [2] She was once found to be the world's second most productive applied researcher in ASD, by the University of Texas. [3]
The Autism Community in Action (TACA) (formerly known as Talk About Curing Autism) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2000 by Lisa Ackerman [3] and based in Irvine, California. The mission statement is "TACA provides education, support and hope to families living with autism". [ 4 ]
This may be especially true for young people—recent studies have found that social media use is associated with negative social comparisons – leading to reduced well-being, more envy, and ...