Jonathan and Jacob Tobin raised more than £22,000 as part of the 29-strong team’s 270km challenge Jonathan and Jacob Tobin during Norwood’s 270km Tuscany Challenge, which raised £120,000 for the charity. A father and son were among 29 Norwood supporters who raised £120,000 after completing a demanding 270km cycling challenge through the Tuscan countryside. Jonathan…
EL PASO, TEXAS (KFOX14/CBS4) — A former elementary school principal is facing charges after being indicted last month in a case involving the injury of a 5-year-old student with autism, according to court records obtained by KFOX14/CBS4 on Monday. Greg Hatch, former principal of Hueco Elementary School from the Socorro Independent School District, was arrested on…
RICHMOND, Ky. (WKYT) – A Richmond father is behind bars after being charged with first-degree child abuse on Sunday. The Richmond Police Department responded to a call in the Mount Rushmore Drive area to investigate a report of an unsupervised small child clad only in a diaper walking alone in the vicinity of a busy…
HARSHAW, Wis. (WJFW) — Autism is a range of different conditions and abilities that can affect how someone interacts and sees the world. Aurora’s Guiding Light Foundation (AGLF) began as a way to empower people with autism and their families. The nonprofit held an event Sunday to bring awareness and acceptance to autism. The day started…
Miami Autism Dad Victor Antunez interviews Marquia Robinson, CEO of Hope for Miami, and Program Manager Mercy Parada, about a Miami-Dade nonprofit that serves over 6,000 people a year and made a deliberate choice in 2012 to open its doors to children with disabilities. Marquia and Mercy break down the afterschool and summer programs that…
Cultural norms and health system failures make it difficult for kids to access the care they need The CDC’s latest data show autism prevalence is 1 in 31 children in the United States. That is 16% higher than the previous estimate in 2020. It is the kind of number that should change how health systems allocate resources,…
SOUTHWICK, Mass. (WGGB/WSHM) – A golf tournament was held in Southwick on Monday, benefitting FOCUS Center for Autism and the Fresh Start School. Those in attendance were able to enjoy a round of golf at the Ranch Golf Club with a barbecue lunch and a buffet dinner. There were also contests, silent auctions, and raffles….
NOLENSVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – The Nolensville Police Department is participating in an initiative to improve communication with people that have disabilities during traffic stops. To better reach those with disabilities, such as autism, Nolensville police launched the Blue Envelope Program this past weekend. The way it works is if a person is pulled over, they…
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. – DeKalb County police are searching for a missing 20-year-old man who walked away from a Lithonia group home nine weeks ago. Searching for Alex What we know: Albert “Alex” Waugh disappeared April 14 after walking away from a group home on the 1700 block of South Stone Mountain Road. The missing man has brown…
Recent increases in ADHD and autism spectrum disorder diagnoses have coincided with a broadening of diagnostic criteria. Credit: MART PRODUCTION for pexels. The rise in the number of cases of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism spectrum disorder (ASD) always gets quite a bit of attention from both the public and the media. This has led…