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Guaranty Trust Holding Company Plc, through its 2023 GTCO Autism conference will be educating Nigerians on autism and providing free consultations. A statement by the organisation on Sunday explained that the conference, titled, ‘Empowering voices for autism,’ will hold in Lagos, on July 24 and 25, 2023. It added that the conference, an offshoot of…

Congenital heart malformations used to be a death sentence for many newborns. But as medical care and surgeries have improved, most infants born with heart defects — nearly 1 in 100 babies in the United States — live to adulthood. As they do, another matter has come to light: As many as half of people…

CNN  —  Some people browse TikTok and Instagram for recipes, memes and colorful takes on the news. Erin Coleman says her 14-year-old daughter uses these apps to search for videos about mental health diagnoses. Over time, the teen started to self-identify with the creators, according to her mother, and became convinced she had the same…

Izakuje Kamandoora and Ricardo Mbaeva noticed their son walking on his toes and when angry, he would hit his head against the wall. Additionally, little Denzil would randomly start spinning while standing or rub any object on his face and mouth. “Honestly speaking; no signs of autism in his early days or maybe it could…

Sometimes something small will remind me how far we both have come on this journey. My autistic daughter loves getting a mani/pedi. She comes with me to every appointment. She looks forward to it and she loves going on IG looking at nail colours for her upcoming visit. It wasn’t always this way. In fact,…

Film about rapper with autism living in Seattle keeps selling out shows A group of artists are creating a huge buzz around their new movie ‘FANTASY A Gets A Mattress,’ a dark comedy starring a local rapper that is set in Seattle. SEATTLE – A group of artists are creating a huge buzz around their…

Children with Autism Enjoy Summer Fun at Camp FRIEND YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – For most children, attending a summer camp is all about making new friends and engaging in interesting, fun activities. Children with autism attending Camp FRIEND (Finding Rewards In Every New Day), want nothing different. The day camp held at the Jewish Community Center…

Written by Alison Spanoghe, Behavior Analyst, Autism Spectrum Therapies (AST) When I first started working in a school system with children on the autism spectrum in the early 2000s, my leaders told me to stick to my instructions — no matter what. They told me this would be best for the children in the long run.…

Our family has settled into life with autism. We know that when we go on an outing we need to be prepared for all scenarios. Honestly it has become second nature. It is how we operate. We accept it. Last night I was watching a TV show. It was featuring a family of four who…