Community rallies on WhatsApp and Facebook to trace parents of lost child with autism Sharjah skyline. Photo used for illustrative purposesGulf News Archives Sharjah: A community-wide effort spanning social media and Sharjah Police’s collaboration led to the reunion of a young non-verbal autistic boy with his family in several hours after he was found alone…
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Differences in how certain brain regions communicate with one another may help explain why individuals with higher levels of autistic traits tend to experience more shame and less guilt than others, according to a new study published in Personality Neuroscience. Shame and guilt are both emotions that arise in response to perceived wrongdoing, yet they are…
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (WNDU) – Indiana is pausing signups for new autism therapy providers, a move state officials say is meant to strengthen oversight and address rising costs. The pause was announced Tuesday and is set to last at least six months starting Saturday. Because there’s been confusion about what the change does (and doesn’t)…
(RNS) — Hardwick was known for his disability advocacy and dynamic preaching. Pastor Lamar Hardwick speaks at Tri-Cities Church in East Point, Ga. (Photo by Tonesha Smith Photography) (RNS) — The Rev. Lamar Hardwick, a disability activist, author and preacher known as “The Autism Pastor,” died on May 22. He was 47 years old. “With…
Autism NEPA Funding Supports Doctoral Capstone Projects, Community Programming, and Student Learning Opportunities DALLAS, Pa. — Misericordia University occupational therapy faculty members Dr. Lori Charney and Dr. Orley Templeton have received a $5,000 grant from Autism NEPA to support three community-based programs. The grant will fund two doctoral capstone projects and a community-based…
An international team of researchers from Europe and Australia will contribute to MICRO-NEST, a €6 million Horizon Europe project applying innovative approaches to identify markers of autism in children born before 37 weeks of gestation. According to the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (2021), autism is among the top ten causes of nonfatal health burden for people under the age of…
With over 5,000 funds and many launching daily in the exchange-traded fund (ETF) universe, there are a select few that can capture both industrial utility and deep human significance. One of those ETFs launched with the introduction of the Defiance Autism Impact ETF (ASD) from Defiance ETFs — a leader in thematic and income-focused ETFs since 2018. Given its…
The drowning of a 6-year-old West Chester boy has prompted state lawmakers to improve emergency alerts for missing children with autism. The drowning of a 6-year-old West Chester boy has prompted state lawmakers to improve emergency alerts for missing children with autism. Joshua Al-Lateef Jr., who had autism and was nonverbal, died on Nov. 21,…
She feared she was not up to raising a special-needs child, but a heaven-sent Aussiedoodle puppy stepped up to lend a hand. I’m a talker—I have a habit of talking to every person I see—but that afternoon in March 2015, I sat beside my husband, Andy, on the 45-minute drive home from the Marcus Autism Center in…