LINCOLN HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A family is left heartbroken after a tragic drowning at a Lincoln Heights park last week. A man jumped into a lake to save his son, who has autism. The boy survived, but his father drowned. Eyewitness News spoke with the victim’s widow and daughters, who shared that Juan Andrade…
LINCOLN HEIGHTS, LOS ANGELES (KABC) — A family is left heartbroken after a tragic drowning at a Lincoln Heights park last week. A man jumped into a lake to save his son, who has autism. The boy survived, but his father drowned. Eyewitness News spoke with the victim’s widow and daughters, who shared that Juan Andrade…
I’m tired of apologies from a school officials who rue a ‘broken system’ This First Person column is written by Wendy Litner, who lives in Toronto. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. Within an hour of dropping my son off at junior kindergarten, I’m called to pick him up. The…
I’m tired of apologies from a school officials who rue a ‘broken system’ This First Person column is written by Wendy Litner, who lives in Toronto. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. Within an hour of dropping my son off at junior kindergarten, I’m called to pick him up. The…
Autistic girls face a host of daily challenges, but periods can send sensory sensitivity into overdrive – and that’s a huge problem at school. But one brand is trying to change that, one period pant at a time. Periods can be tricky for teens to navigate at the best of times. Between mortifying leaks, inappropriate PE…
Autistic girls face a host of daily challenges, but periods can send sensory sensitivity into overdrive – and that’s a huge problem at school. But one brand is trying to change that, one period pant at a time. Periods can be tricky for teens to navigate at the best of times. Between mortifying leaks, inappropriate PE…
UCLA researchers capture early movement delays to greatly advance early prediction of autism UCLA Health researchers are seeking to develop a new wearable technology to catch one of the earliest but often overlooked signs of autism and other developmental conditions in infants. Supported by a $3.1 million grant from the National Institute of Neurologic Disorders…
UCLA researchers capture early movement delays to greatly advance early prediction of autism UCLA Health researchers are seeking to develop a new wearable technology to catch one of the earliest but often overlooked signs of autism and other developmental conditions in infants. Supported by a $3.1 million grant from the National Institute of Neurologic Disorders…
Sarah Kernion says the diagnosis reshaped everything she once imagined for her children. Sarah Kernion, a Union County mother of three, says she learns to find celebrations and wins in the smallest moments. Her two youngest children, Milly and Mack, are nonverbal and have been diagnosed with autism. Kernion says the diagnosis reshaped everything she…
Sarah Kernion says the diagnosis reshaped everything she once imagined for her children. Sarah Kernion, a Union County mother of three, says she learns to find celebrations and wins in the smallest moments. Her two youngest children, Milly and Mack, are nonverbal and have been diagnosed with autism. Kernion says the diagnosis reshaped everything she…