MEMPHIS, Tenn. — May is National Water Safety Month. And with pools set to open soon, one Mid-South program is working to save lives for children with autism. FOX13 told you about Memphis rapper Kia Shine’s Aquatism program last year. Now, it’s expanding. “It’s just a very calm and relaxing thing,” Kia Shine Coleman explained….
Ruder Elementary School recognized autism awareness month in April with a wall-sized celebration of inclusion and “nuerodiversity” at the school. The mural was a sun and each ray was created by the students in the school explaining what they thought made them unique — something they “shined” in. Under teacher and speech pathologist Trisha Quiram…
Ruder Elementary School recognized autism awareness month in April with a wall-sized celebration of inclusion and “nuerodiversity” at the school. The mural was a sun and each ray was created by the students in the school explaining what they thought made them unique — something they “shined” in. Under teacher and speech pathologist Trisha Quiram…
PHILADELPHIA – A 5-year-old boy with autism who is nonverbal was left on a school bus twice in one week, according to his mother, raising concerns about the safety of children with special needs during school transportation. Family says substitute bus driver failed to drop off child twice What we know: The boy, who attends the SPIN…
PHILADELPHIA – A 5-year-old boy with autism who is nonverbal was left on a school bus twice in one week, according to his mother, raising concerns about the safety of children with special needs during school transportation. Family says substitute bus driver failed to drop off child twice What we know: The boy, who attends the SPIN…
LA VISTA, Neb. — This month marks five years since Ryan Larsen went missing. He was 11 years old when he walked out of La Vista West Elementary School on May 17, 2021. Ryan was last seen at the Southfield Apartment Complex near 84th and Harrison streets, where he lived with his mom and older sister….
LA VISTA, Neb. — This month marks five years since Ryan Larsen went missing. He was 11 years old when he walked out of La Vista West Elementary School on May 17, 2021. Ryan was last seen at the Southfield Apartment Complex near 84th and Harrison streets, where he lived with his mom and older sister….
A New Jersey family is threatening to sue a Monmouth County program for adults with developmental disabilities after their 22-year-old son fell from a third-floor window and died while under the program’s care. Justin McCafferty, who grew up in Brick, died April 15 while attending the Fort Monmouth Day Program in Oceanport. The program, which accepts individuals…
A New Jersey family is threatening to sue a Monmouth County program for adults with developmental disabilities after their 22-year-old son fell from a third-floor window and died while under the program’s care. Justin McCafferty, who grew up in Brick, died April 15 while attending the Fort Monmouth Day Program in Oceanport. The program, which accepts individuals…
SALT LAKE CITY — What looks like playtime inside this clinic is actually carefully structured therapy. From stacking objects to navigating emotions, every activity is designed with a purpose. “If our students and our kids are having fun, then they’re learning,” Aubri Evans, an occupational therapist at the University of Utah’s Life Skills Clinic, said. For children…