Family Hope Center for People with Disabilities Achieves Certified Autism Center™ and Down Syndrome Center of Excellence™ Designations Being recognized as a Certified Autism Center and a Down Syndrome Center of Excellence represents a significant milestone in Family Hope Center’s journey.” — Dr. Joelle Al Asmar, CEO of Family Hope Center DOHA, QATAR, June 9,…
Professor Ruth Grossman, left, and Gabriela Garcia, MS ’26 present research at the INSAR conference in Prague in April 2026. Courtesy photo Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) Professor Ruth Grossman, director of Emerson’s Facial Affective and Communicative Expressions (FACE) Lab, traveled to Prague, Czech Republic in April, along with research coordinator Elana Groves and CSD graduate student Gabriela Garcia, MS…
TDF has announced the initial offerings for its 15th season of Autism Friendly Performances. The season, which will include ten productions, will kick off with the first-ever AFP of Lincoln Center Theater’s Tony-winning revival of Ragtime on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at 1 p.m. at the Vivian Beaumont Theater. Additional shows include the first-ever AFP of The Great Gatsby on Sunday, September 27, 2026 at 1 p.m. at…
HOXIE, Ark. — Families in Lawrence County and across Northeast Arkansas will soon have access to specialized autism services closer to home as Outcomes ABA prepares to open its new clinic in Hoxie. Located at 1600 SW Broad Street, Outcomes ABA will become Lawrence County’s first ABA therapy clinic, expanding access to evidence-based autism services…
Cathy Kelley shares personal diagnosis during interview. The newest episode of Insight with Chris Van Vliet featured a chat with WWE backstage interviewer/correspondent Cathy Kelley. As the conversation moved along, the idea of a Total Divas reboot was brought up. Kelley was asked if she’d be open to being part of it and if she feels she’d…
Summary: Researchers uncovered a precise molecular mechanism to restore NMDA receptor (NMDAR) hypofunction, a core pathology in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The research shifts focus away from traditional, highly toxic systemic targets toward Slc6a20a/SLC6A20, a glycine transporter heavily localized within cognition-related brain regions like the cortex and hippocampus. Utilizing antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) in adult mouse models…
Not everyone communicates through language. Finding alternative ways to bond is simpler than you may think. Cheyenne Buckingham, right, and her sister at home in Columbus, Ohio, in 1999. (Brook Buckingham) Column by Cheyenne Buckingham From a young age, I realized that my connection with my sister was fundamentally and profoundly different from my peers’ relationships…
Photo courtesy of the Office of Sen. Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. More than 400 community members attended the fourth annual Autism and Developmental Disabilities Walk and Resource Fair at Phil “Scooter” Rizzuto Park in South Richmond Hill on May 30. The program was held to spread awareness about autism and developmental disabilities, promoting available resources along the way. In…
Lorenzo Lopez, 36, died at a facility he has been going to for more than a decade, attorney said. MESA, Arizona — An East Valley family is demanding answers after their loved one, who was developmentally disabled, was found dead inside a van belonging to an organization that had been caring for him. The family…
By mimicking the behaviour of a child and claiming a history of abuse, Amanda Maria Souza de Oliveira managed to deceive volunteers and her foster family for over a year before an online search exposed a nationwide fraud network. In a chilling real-life twist reminiscent of the horror film Orphan, a Brazilian family was…