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Community Enterprise in Scotland (CEiS), which owns software company Specialisterne, has become a force in autism advocacy. Previously known for recruiting workers with autism, Specialisterne has been awarded a humongous grant of £407,036, or the American equivalent of approximately $616,492 by the BIG Lottery Fund to expand its company program to Glasgow in the [...]
As if autism weren’t hard enough to identify, a U.K. study has recently discovered that children with autism were being punished and excluded for their aggressive behaviors prior to diagnosis. Most of the children were thought to have had rude behavior, when they really were afflicted with autism. As a result almost 4,000 school children [...]
While the pressures of raising a child with autism take its toll on the parents and family, many forget the insurmountable frustrations the individual endures every day. Most recently, Ryan Emory of Greenville, a teen with autism, has expressed his increasing pains through the act of suicide.
Recently, as Emory was being transported back to his [...]
Quinn, a boy from Oregon diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, has a hard enough time fitting in and socializing with his classmates. When the opportunity came for Quinn to join his fellow students at an overnight field trip to Upham Woods in the Dells, his mother Cathy Hasslinger was heartbroken to discover that the school district [...]
By digging into Oxytocin, autism researchers are finding new clues into the missing piece of the autism cure puzzle. And, just in time for Valentines Day, the industry’s top doc’s are looking into love.
Kohl’s Department Stores and Kohl’s Kids Abilities Program, has developed a new autism community program. Make Friends With Autism is designed to educate business partners and communities with tools that support these partnerships. This bi-lingual autism program is the first of its kind in the country.
