Category: Autism News

Boy With Autism Wins Golf Tournament Despite Having Only Played Three Rounds in His Whole Life A boy named Bayleigh Teepa-Tarau recently shook the golf world, especially in his home country of New Zealand. The 12-year-old, who is on the autism spectrum, won a national tournament despite only having every played just three rounds of…

The global Autism Parenting Summit is returning in October 2023.  Imagine 32,000 attendees, 30+ world-class speakers, 4 informative days, and 1 global event  – the Autism Parenting Summit is back!  The Summit, hosted by Autism Parenting Magazine, is a free virtual event on October 13th, 14th, 15th, and 16th.  Doctors, psychologists, educators, advocates, and people…

​ A retired police officer from New Rochelle, New York, has been charged with embezzling roughly $24,000 from a charity he founded in honor of his autistic son, and spending the money for his own personal purposes. Christopher Greco, 52, and a 25-year veteran of the New Rochelle Police Department who retired in August 2021,…

Inside: In this heart-to-heart conversation, Rachel Le, an autistic mom of three neurodivergent kids, opens up about her and her children’s diagnoses, their overwhelming journey, and the ray of hope she found using the Calm the Chaos framework. Powered by RedCircle Ever feel like you’re just bouncing around rock bottom… everything is exhausting and difficult… …

Growing up as an autistic teenager in the early noughties, I often struggled with the prejudices of the people around me. When I obsessed over specific interests, failed to make eye contact and was socially awkward, I would be told that there was something “wrong” with me. For a long time, I internalized these assessments;…

It was supposed to be an opportunity to bring the field together. In January, the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, part of of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, held an online symposium on minimally verbal and nonspeaking autistic people. It drew in nearly 50 researchers and other stakeholders, with the goal…

Join Hower Kwon, MD, on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 from 7 to 8:30pm to learn more about Autism and ADHD. Dr. Kwon presents an informative program to discuss Autism and ADHD, conditions which can both be present in a child.  Hower Kwon, MD, is the psychiatrist at his Bellevue Child Behavior Center. Dr. Kwon brings…

Autism is a spectrum, and every individual’s experience with it is unique. While some might not even realize they’re on the spectrum, others face daily challenges, often compounded by societal misunderstandings and stigmas. Common struggles include maintaining eye contact, preferring solitude, or navigating conversations. Enter the story of Chris, a 33-year-old diagnosed with autism. Living…

It’s no news to most people that air pollution kills. A 2014 World Health Organization study found that global total is about 7 million annually. A 2021 Harvard study put that toll at 8.7 million.  But there are less lethal impacts as well. A newly published scientific review of 218 studies in Environmental Health Perspectives found that exposure to toxics like air pollution and…

Halloween tips for kids with autism spectrum disorders There’s a lot about Halloween that can be tricky for kids on the autism spectrum. The holiday is full of everything out of the ordinary: costumes, candy, and a certain amount of chaos. Routines get replaced with class parties, strange sights and sounds, and droves of costumed-kids…