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PHOTOS: Sumner County Autism Benefit Ride - The Tennessean

2018-06-04T13:05:00.001-05:00

PHOTOS: Sumner County Autism Benefit Ride
The Tennessean
Motorcycle riders in the Sumner County Autism benefit ride get ready to hit the road in Gallatin, TN on Saturday June 2, 2018. David Cardaciotto. Erica Daniels put together a Sumner County Autism benefit ...

Autism Benefit Ride proceeds go toward Gallatin's Miracle Park - The Tennessean

2018-06-04T13:00:00.001-05:00

The Tennessean

Autism Benefit Ride proceeds go toward Gallatin's Miracle Park
The Tennessean
The first-ever Sumner County Autism Benefit Ride took place at Triple Creek Park in Gallatin on Saturday, June 2. Motorcyclists took a scenic ride through the major cities in Sumner County, and the public was invited for food, beverages, a silent ...

Eagles Autism Challenge Raised $2.5 Million to Benefit Autism Research at the AJ Drexel Autism Institute - Drexel Now

2018-06-04T12:55:00.001-05:00

Drexel Now

Eagles Autism Challenge Raised $2.5 Million to Benefit Autism Research at the AJ Drexel Autism Institute
Drexel Now
Representatives from the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute and the other beneficiaries — the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health — are working to determine what exact research they'll undertake as a ...

Pearls for a Purpose: Autism Society to host Night of Hope fundraiser - American Press

2018-06-04T11:40:00.001-05:00

American Press

Pearls for a Purpose: Autism Society to host Night of Hope fundraiser
American Press
The Autism Society of Southwest Louisiana will host its inaugural Pearls for a Purpose: A Night of Hope fundraiser Friday, June 8, at Treasures of Marilyn's at 3510 Fifth Ave. The event will serve as the main fundraiser of the year for the Autism ...

PHOTOS: Sumner County Autism Benefit Ride - The Tennessean

2018-06-04T11:25:00.001-05:00

The Tennessean

Islander to face her fear of heights for Autism Jersey - Jersey Evening Post

2018-06-04T10:45:00.001-05:00

Jersey Evening Post

Islander to face her fear of heights for Autism Jersey
Jersey Evening Post
She is taking part in the event in support of Karen Gallichan, the manager of the Autism Jersey Boutique in Bath Street, who is preparing to swim the Channel this September to raise £10,000 to fund life enhancing opportunities for adults on the autism ...

Autism Benefit Ride proceeds go toward Gallatin's Miracle Park - The Tennessean

2018-06-04T10:35:00.001-05:00

The Tennessean

Inaugural Eagles Autism Challenge Raises $2.5M for Research - Philadelphia magazine

2018-06-04T10:25:00.001-05:00

Philadelphia magazine

Inaugural Eagles Autism Challenge Raises $2.5M for Research
Philadelphia magazine
Although conditions weren't ideal for the first annual Eagles Autism Challenge 5K run and bike ride, a little rain couldn't stop the Super Bowl champions from raising more than $2.5 million in donations to help fund autism research and programs in ...
Here's how much was raised by the Eagles first Autism ChallengePhiladelphia Business Journal

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Making summer travel easier for families with a child on the autism spectrum - WTNH.com (press release)

2018-06-04T09:35:00.001-05:00

WTNH.com (press release)

Making summer travel easier for families with a child on the autism spectrum
WTNH.com (press release)
WATERBUR, Conn. (WTNH) - "It can be isolating when you have a child with autism so it's important to get out and travel, see family," says Jimna Miller, as she sits with her son, Cal, who is on the spectrum. When she was planning a trip to Disney ...

Cleveland police searching for missing 12-year-old girl with autism ... - cleveland.com

2018-06-04T09:25:00.001-05:00

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Cleveland police searching for missing 12-year-old girl with autism ...
cleveland.com
The girl, who goes by Christina Hines and Christina Pettit, left the home about 7 a.m., her mother told police.
UPDATE: Missing 12-year-old girl with autism found safe | fox8.comfox8.com

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Understanding autism in adults - ABC News

2018-06-04T09:15:00.001-05:00

ABC News

Understanding autism in adults
ABC News
Have you ever found yourself in a social situation where you feel intensely uncomfortable? Or at a concert where the noise is unbearable? Or at the supermarket perhaps when the choices before you just seem too difficult to navigate? While many of us ...

Gaming group is helping autistic kids and their parents - Beckley Register-Herald

2018-06-04T08:20:00.001-05:00

Gaming group is helping autistic kids and their parents
Beckley Register-Herald
John and Christal Barton of Lincoln County are parents to three boys who are "on the spectrum," the autism spectrum. They're well-acquainted with the joys of parenting kids who aren't "neurotypical," and they're also aware of the needs that autistic ...

Controlling seizures may aid children with autism - The Columbian

2018-06-04T08:00:00.001-05:00

The Columbian

Controlling seizures may aid children with autism
The Columbian
A new Penn study suggests early life seizures may switch on synapses in the brain that can lead to further developmental delays in children with autism and other intellectual disorders, including language and learning deficits. Dreamstime. By Rita ...

Autism brains show widespread alterations in structure - Spectrum

2018-06-04T06:40:00.001-05:00

Spectrum

Autism brains show widespread alterations in structure
Spectrum
Buitelaar and his colleagues analyzed magnetic resonance imaging scans from 1,571 people with autism and 1,651 controls, all aged 2 to 64 years. The scans came from 49 sites, spanning 13 countries, in the autism arm of the Enhancing Neuroimaging and ...

Children With Autism Wait for Help Amid Kansas Medicaid Woes - U.S. News & World Report

2018-06-04T06:10:00.001-05:00

Children With Autism Wait for Help Amid Kansas Medicaid Woes
U.S. News & World Report
Children With Autism Wait for Help Amid Kansas Medicaid Woes. Parents in Kansas say long waitlists and shortages of insurance providers are reducing access to therapy for their children with autism. June 2, 2018, at 11:03 a.m.. Children With Autism ...

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Fee-paying schools not providing special classes for children with autism - Irish Times

2018-06-04T04:10:00.001-05:00

Irish Times

Fee-paying schools not providing special classes for children with autism
Irish Times
Fee-paying schools do not provide any special classes for children with autism or learning disabilities, it has emerged. Disadvantaged schools, by contrast, have much higher concentrations of students with special needs, according to an Irish Times ...

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Children With Autism Wait for Help Amid Kansas Medicaid Woes - U.S. News & World Report

2018-06-04T03:20:00.001-05:00

Neurotech's upgraded autism device gets Italcert approval - Finfeed

2018-06-04T02:10:00.001-05:00

Finfeed

Neurotech's upgraded autism device gets Italcert approval
Finfeed
Neurotech International Limited (ASX:NTI) — developer of quality medical solutions improving the lives of children with autism — has today announced that Italcert, its independent regulator for CE compliance, has approved considerable improvements to ...

Girl Writes Book For Her Little Brother With Autism - CBS Boston

2018-06-03T16:10:00.001-05:00

CBS Boston

Girl Writes Book For Her Little Brother With Autism
CBS Boston
With the help of her mom and a few others, Marin wrote the story and even drew the characters for her new book called “Ninos Dinos: A Book Dedicated To All Kids With Autism.” The family is donating all the proceeds from the book to several autism ...

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Josh Greenfeld, Who Chronicled His Son's Autism, Dies at 90 - New York Times

2018-06-03T15:55:00.001-05:00

New York Times

Josh Greenfeld, Who Chronicled His Son's Autism, Dies at 90
New York Times
Josh Greenfeld, an Oscar-nominated screenwriter who was also acclaimed for three forthright books about his autistic son, died on May 11 in Los Angeles. He was 90. His oldest son, the writer Karl Taro Greenfeld, said the cause was pneumonia. In the ...

Cleveland police searching for missing 12-year-old girl with autism, left home to go to Wendy's - cleveland.com

2018-06-03T14:15:00.001-05:00

cleveland.com

Cleveland police searching for missing 12-year-old girl with autism, left home to go to Wendy's
cleveland.com
The girl has autism, is functional and is also reportedly diagnosed with ADHD, police said. She is 4-foot, 11-inches tall, weighs 94 pounds and was last seen wearing a navy blue shirt with buttons and khaki pants with a hole in them, police said. A ...
UPDATE: Missing 12-year-old girl with autism found safefox8.com
Family of missing 12 year old Cleveland girl with autism ask for help in finding herCleveland 19 News
Cleveland police searching for missing 12-year-old with autismWKYC.com

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Hundreds Attended The Autism Speaks Walk Held In Mount Laurel - CBS Philly

2018-06-03T13:30:00.001-05:00

CBS Philly

Hundreds Attended The Autism Speaks Walk Held In Mount Laurel
CBS Philly
LAUREL, N.J. (CBS) — It was also a special day for families in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, as they participated in the annual Autism Speaks Walk on Saturday. Philadelphia Irish Festival Postponed Until June 24 Due To Rain. The event took place at ...

Now Reading : Autism Articles - Autism Parenting Magazine (blog)

2018-06-03T13:25:00.001-05:00

Autism Parenting Magazine (blog)

Now Reading : Autism Articles
Autism Parenting Magazine (blog)
Top autism articles previously published in Autism Parenting Magazine that focus on issues that affect people with autism, including Asperger's syndrome. Articles include best ways to master skills and find everyday solutions.

Body of missing Arizona boy with autism found in river - Daily Journal

2018-06-03T12:55:00.003-05:00

Daily Journal

Body of missing Arizona boy with autism found in river
Daily Journal
Authorities in western Arizona have found the body of an 8-year-old nonverbal autistic boy who had gone missing. A kayaker notified Bullhead City authorities early Sunday after coming across the child's body in the Colorado River. Bullhead City Police ...

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UPDATE: Police find 12-year-old girl with autism - News 5 Cleveland

2018-06-03T12:55:00.001-05:00

News 5 Cleveland

UPDATE: Police find 12-year-old girl with autism
News 5 Cleveland
Police said they have found a girl with autism who went missing from St. Clair Avenue Sunday morning. The girl's mother told police the child left the home at 15412 St. Clair Avenue around 7 a.m. to go to Wendy's and did not return. A witness claimed ...