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About Autism Positive Parenting In “Autism Positive Parenting,” Sharon Daven, offers a compassionate and insightful guide for parents, caregivers, and educators on the journey of raising an independent autistic child. Sharon happens to be a mother of one autistic son and a grandmother of one ADHD grandson. Drawing from her own experiences and a wealth…

The Metuchen Milers: Steps of Hope Virtual 5K is a virtual run where you can run at any location in the world. You must run or walk (or both) a full 5K (3.1 miles) at one time. You can do this on the day of your choice starting at 12:00AM Friday, October 20 until 11:59…

In an unexpected turn of events, Kanye West engaged in a text exchange with Elon Musk and dropped a surprising revelation. Contrary to his previous claims of being bipolar, West stated that he has “signs of autism” resulting from a car accident he was involved in back in 2002, according to TMZ. West, who had…

Rapper Kanye West is opening up like never before seen in a new series of text messages that he recently sent out to good pal and tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.  The famous fashion designer of the brand Yeezy did not shy away from adding how he was suffering from autism after getting involved in a…

Anchorage School District Chief Academic Officer Sven Gustafson speaks to hundreds of people gathered to hear about the district’s change to career academy high schools. (Tim Rockey/Alaska Public Media) The Anchorage School District officially launched their “career academies” initiative for area high schools during a conference at the University of Alaska Anchorage on Thursday. Hundreds…

Leadership of an anti-violence nonprofit that runs programs within the Allentown School District is calling for the removal of a school board director over what they called “unprofessional” behavior. Promise Neighborhoods of the Lehigh Valley staff said they filed a formal complaint with the district about Director Phoebe Harris and want her removed from the…

Experts and parents of special needs children hail these moves as a good first step, but in practice, how far does it address their needs? And does it bring Singapore closer to being an autism-friendly society? “I was a bit afraid just now because Dzakwan was getting a bit agitated. But because he had some…

Cell spectrum: Single-cell techniques identify subtypes of interneurons that have distinct shapes and firing patterns. Allen Institute for Brain Science New catalogs detail thousands of cell types that populate the human brain and that of our closest primate relatives. The findings appear in 21 papers published today in Science, Science Advances and Science Translational Medicine.…

Sometimes we forget how much simple acts of kindness mean to others or how they can transform a day. But leading with compassion is so important because we never really know what other people are going through beneath the surface. And often, people are going through more than we think. This story from Florida reminds…