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RED BANK, N.J. — Karen Fluharty exhaustively searched 40 places across the country where her son Ryan could go when he “fell off the services cliff,” as a young adult with autism. “None of them were a fit. They were either group home-like settings where individuals needed higher 1:1 support. Or located in neighborhoods that…

LiNC-IT works with 44 employers to help employees on the autism spectrum succeed at work, recognized as national model. RALEIGH: North Carolina’s employment program for early career autistic professionals, LiNC-IT, has achieved an important milestone, Governor Roy Cooper announced. Since the Governor launched the program in 2018, LiNC-IT has supported 100 individuals with autism spectrum…

If you’re a parent or guardian of children with autism, navigating through the vast material online can be overwhelming, especially when you don’t know where to start. There are a multitude of websites tailored specifically to provide information and support to parents of children with autism. MUO VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH…

Being an autism parent can be a challenge when you don’t have a community of support and understanding. We are in a different phase of life than many of our friends who want to support us, but don’t truly understand the joys, tribulations, extreme victories and moments of defeat. It can be a lonely journey,…

Rocquel Jones is sick with fear for her son, Kyle, a 19-year-old with a warm smile. He has autism, speech issues, and anxiety. He’s 6 feet tall, 190 pounds, but in many ways has the openness of a child. He ran away from his Philadelphia high school 12 days ago and no one knows where…

Estimated read time: 4-5 minutes SALT LAKE CITY — Researchers over time have identified hundreds of genes that seem to contribute to brain disorders. Now a Stanford University-led research team has used high-tech tools and a petri dish brain model to understand some of the process that leads to neurodevelopmental disorders, including autism. They hope…

For the first time in over a decade, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention network that tracks the prevalence of autism is expanding to include another developmental disability. The agency said that five of its Autism and Developmental Disabilities Monitoring Network sites will start keeping tabs on the incidence of cerebral palsy in their…

Moving on: Nearly 40 percent of autistic toddlers no longer meet the condition’s diagnostic criteria by the time they are school age, according to a new study. olgasparrow / Adobe Stock Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Connecticut A study published 2 October in JAMA Pediatrics reports that 79 of 213 children who…

Here is some expert advice from Michelle Ridsdale on peer relationships related to autism. Sometimes, parents are concerned about their children’s peer relationships. They want to know what the experts say and what things parents should look for in their autistic child’s behavior, attitude, self-esteem, etc. Positive peer relationships and peer acceptance are difficult for…