Credit: Getty Images One of the challenging things about being a parent to an autistic child is seeing them misunderstood and excluded, both by adults and their peers. I often felt that way as a child as well, even though I didn’t know I was neurodivergent at the time, and I often found comfort and belonging…
V Eating behaviors and early feeding patterns shape gut bacteria in children with autism. Targeted diets and probiotics may help remodel microbial communities linked to intestinal inflammation. Study: Influence of Eating Behavior and Dietary Patterns on Gut Microbiota Formation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Image credit: Juriah Mosin/Shutterstock.com A recent study published in the journal Nutrients reveals…
omentum Health Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity platform backed by MCR Companies, has launched with the acquisition of Advanced Autism Center for Treatment, a provider of autism and developmental therapy services. The transaction establishes Momentum Health Partners’ initial platform and reflects the firm’s strategy of partnering with founders and clinicians to build and scale healthcare services organizations,…
CAPE CORAL, Fla. — When you first meet 28-year-old actress Tal Anderson, you can’t help but notice her bright smile. Growing up in Cape Coral, Tal found her voice through improv classes. Performing became a way to navigate the challenges of autism and living with an auditory processing disorder. “My first experience with theater was…
After a career spent grappling with the neural underpinnings of autism, Uta Frith is unwavering in her controversial call to scrap our current view of the condition and start again Uta Frith seems remarkably cheerful and content for someone who’s spent six decades trying and failing to get to grips with her life’s obsession. “Very little has stood the test of…
Hopeful news for families; study counters belief that nonverbal children won’t acquire speech after age 4 March 4, 2013 Many parents of children with autism have been told that if their child isn’t speaking by age 4 or 5, he or she isn’t likely to ever do so. Some researchers have countered this view –…
Holli Stapleton says she “saw it coming,” but still had to navigate the reality after the diagnosis Landon; Holli Stapleton and her family.Credit : Tina Ortega with Captured Moments In a video on TikTok, Stapleton shared a compilation of her youngest son, Landon, kicking his feet. Though she initially dismissed it as something most babies do, she…
OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A mother-son team is behind critical training to help police and deputies understand how to identify and communicate with individuals who have autism. Donna Lorman has spent years developing the half-day and full-day programs, and she was inspired by her son Drew. “When Drew was 5 years old, I was faced…
A Carter & MacRae Elementary School parent is considering sending her daughter to a new school after she was able to exit the building and travel half a mile through Lancaster city as she attempted to go home. Allaura Eby’s daughter has autism. It was the second time her daughter left school without permission or…
NORTH FORT MYERS, Fla. — A North Fort Myers mother is in custody after reports that her 5-year-old child with autism was left alone at her house for almost eight hours. According to the Lee County Sheriff’s Office, neighbors on Caterina Court contacted deputies after spotting the child near the road outside of the home….