Autism
Autism Dating Series Wins Emmy For Best Reality Show
A reality show following adults with autism as they pursue dating and relationships snagged multiple Emmy Awards, including one recognizing it as the best series of its kind.
Study May Point Way To New Autism Treatments
In what researchers are hailing as a landmark move, a new study is helping to explain how autism-linked genes rewire the brain potentially opening the door to treatments for the developmental disability.
Federal Panel Adopts Overhauled Autism Plan
A key panel approved a sweeping new autism agenda calling on the government to restructure its priorities and nearly double its investment in the developmental disability.
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National Alert System For Missing Persons With Autism In The Works
A first-ever initiative will establish a specialized national alert system and bring together three different federal agencies to beef up the response if individuals with autism go missing.
MAHA’s Treatments For Autism: Camel’s Milk, Stem Cell Injections — And Spelling Therapy
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s autism panel is championing a controversial communication method. Critics warn of abuse — and fake "telepathy."
Children With Autism Are Drowning In Stormwater Ponds. What Can Be Done?
Multiple children with autism have died after wandering into stormwater retention ponds prompting advocates in one state to push for legislation mandating barriers around them.
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Nonprofit Helps Adults With Disabilities Gain Job Skills As Repair Technicians
By teaching adults with disabilities to repair phones, laptops and other electronic devices, a nonprofit is working to arm them with employable skills and get them on a career path.
Doctors, Advocates Call Out Trump For Claims About Autism
President Donald Trump signed an executive order that he says will address rising autism rates, but advocates and medical experts counter that the move is dangerous and his comments are misleading.
Feds Urge States To Adopt New Rules For Autism Therapy
The Trump administration wants state Medicaid programs to implement guardrails for autism therapy providers amid concerns about skyrocketing costs and questionable practices in the field.
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CDC Faces Renewed Criticism Over Stance On Autism, Vaccines
For the second time in a year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated a key page on its website about autism and vaccines, doubling down on the idea that the science is unsettled.
This Teen Once Had Hundreds Of Seizures A Day. Now He Can Walk Thanks To An Experimental Drug
A medication tailored to Connor Dalby's genetic characteristics cut his seizures by 90%, allows him sleep better and ride in a car without screaming. There's hope it could help others.
After Uproar, Feds Back Off Rushed Effort To Approve New Autism Plan
Federal officials are delaying a meeting of a key autism panel after advocates became alarmed that the public was given just days to comment on a plan to reshape the government's approach to the disability.