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Currently in the U.S., 1 in 68 children are born with autism. With the prevalence of autism being so common now, one would think that more technological based outlets would be available. As is ...
Shana Nichols, the author of Girls Growing Up on the Autism Spectrum, said that it is an "excellent read" as well as a "celebration of the culture of AS womanhood." [9] Nichols also said that Simone writes with "passion, honesty and truth". [9] The book won a gold medal for the Sexuality/Relationships category in the 2011 IPPY Awards.
Despite the growing diagnosis of autism, which has been estimated to affect more than 2 million children and teens across the country, experts and advocates have bemoaned glaring gaps in services ...
Teachers give autistic students extra time to answer when they ask them a question. Autistic children take time to process information but they are listening and will respond. Schools dedicated to being autism friendly, like Pathlight School in Singapore, designed their campus to offer students "dignity" in an autism-friendly environment. There ...
The University of North Carolina TEACCH Autism Program creates and disseminates community-based services, training programs, and research for individuals of all ages and skill levels with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), to enhance the quality of life for them and their families across the lifespan.
An autistic child. The struggle for services. The 911 calls. This is the harrowing story of how one mom scrambled to get help for her son and keep her head above water.
NEXT for AUTISM is a non-profit organization founded in 2003 to address the needs of autistic people and their families. The organization was founded by Laura and Harry Slatkin and Ilene Lainer. One of NEXT for AUTISM's most well known accomplishments was opening the first charter school in New York to exclusively serve autistic students. [1]
Parental punishments have officially gone digital. Ignore No More is an app created by a Texas mother Sharon Standifird that allows parents to lock their child's phone with a simple four-digit code.