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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.
The band's name has been a controversial topic, though the group has claimed that rather than mocking it, they are paying homage to autism and the people affected by it. [1] [3] [5] In 2009, Hansen told an interviewer, "People have thought that we're making fun of autistic people, but nothing could be further from the truth. The name is an ...
The song was a cross between a battle cry and an appeal for understanding: "Hello to you out there in normal land. You may not comprehend my tale or understand." The repeated refrain "I'm Spasticus, I'm Spasticus, I'm Spasticus Autisticus" made explicit reference to the line "I'm Spartacus" from the 1960 film Spartacus .
You Can Play These Songs with Chords is an early (1996–97) demo from the rock band Death Cab for Cutie, which at the time consisted entirely of founder Ben Gibbard.This demo was originally released on cassette by Elsinor Records.
A video showing the bond between a teenager with autism and his younger brother has people in tears. In the now-viral Instagram reel, Cooper, who is 13 and nonverbal, is practicing saying his ...
An earworm happens when you have the “inability to dislodge a song and prevent it from repeating itself” in your head, explains Steven Gordon, M.D., neurotologist at UC Health and assistant ...
Jason McElwain was born on October 20, 1988, to David and Debbie McElwain, and was diagnosed with autism at two years old. [4] [5] Jason and his family lived in Greece, New York, a suburb of Rochester, New York. [4] He initially struggled when interacting with other children, but began to develop social skills as he grew older. [6]
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 ...