A New York speech pathologist is using improvisational theater, better known as “improv,” to help young adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) to develop their social skills. Bob Domingo, PhD, a speech language pathologist and assistant professor at Long Island University Post
Deputies in Florida recently saved a Tampa girl who was reported missing and found in a swampy, wooded area. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) posted a video on Facebook showing the rescue, which took place on Monday evening. “On February 26,
For most kids, Halloween is all about how much candy they can stuff in their bags or buckets. But for some kids, such as those with autism, the activity can be a little more daunting. The blue Halloween bucket trend first started
Veteran radio broadcaster Ken Bruce has received an MBE at Buckingham Palace, as he revealed: “It wasn’t something I ever thought would happen to me.” On Friday, the former BBC radio presenter, 72, who has an autistic son, Murray, was recognised for
A significant share of kids with autism tend to “outgrow” the disorder within a few years of diagnosis, a new study has found. Researchers from Boston Children’s Hospital followed 213 children who were diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as toddlers (between
Pregnant or breastfeeding women who consume diet soda or other foods and drinks containing aspartame could experience higher rates of autism diagnoses in their sons, a new study has revealed. Researchers at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
A mom of a child with autism is assuring other parents that their autistic children “do not need to be fixed” — rather, they need to be better understood. Kelley Coleman, author of the upcoming book, “Everything No One Tells You About
Researchers are proposing using artificial intelligence technology to help diagnose autism spectrum disorder. In a recent article published in Scientific Reports, researchers from Brazil, France and Germany reportedly used magnetic resonance imaging to train a machine learning algorithm. The work – in
A young man from Cerritos, California, has beaten the world record for the fastest time to solve a Rubik’s Cube. Max Park, 21, unscrambled a 3x3x3 cube in just 3.13 seconds at a World Cube Association event in Long Beach, California, on
Tony Snell, a former NBA first-round pick of the Chicago Bulls in 2013, revealed Friday that he was diagnosed with autism last year. Snell, 31, learned his diagnosis after he and his wife noticed that their son, Karter, wasn’t reaching developmental milestones