Drug manufacturer Roche has been granted breakthrough status by the FDA for its latest drug Balovaptan!The FDA has granted breakthrough status to Roche’s new autism drug, Balovaptan. Balovaptan aims to treat autism by modulating the activity of vasopressin, which is a hormone that researchers have been trying to target for several years. Balovaptan works by
The classic Second City comedy club in Chicago is expanding comedy classes to offer teenagers with autism the chance to learn the ancient traditions of comedy!As understanding grows about autism, some businesses and community groups are expanding traditional activities to include teenagers with autism. The Second City comedy club in Chicago is just one of
The rates of autism in United States children seem to be stabilizing a new report has found. A study conducted in the United States from 2014 to 2016, has shown that rates of autism in children in the United States have leveled out. The study uncovered some interesting results because for the last
Children and adults with autism are far more likely to have insomnia or other sleep problems. Between 44 and 86 percent of children with autism have trouble sleeping, compared with 10 to 16 percent of children in the general population. Lack of sleep, especially in young children, can interfere with development, neurological processing and memory, and
For many children with autism, Christmas can be an extremely overwhelming time of the year. Sensitive Santa could be the solution many parents have been searching for!When you combine the massive crowds of people shopping, the noise, and lights,it can be a traumatic and terrifying experience for young children with autism and other sensory conditions.
Or is TV and Hollywood giving us a sugar-coated version of autism which is better suited to what entertainment executives think viewers want to watch? Let’s have a look. There has been several movies and television shows released lately which have autism as the main theme. Atypical is currently airing on Netflix, and The
The new play “Uncommon Sense” follows the lives of four young adults with various forms of autism, giving viewers an intimate experience with the realities of the autism spectrum. It is not the first play to every feature autistic characters, but much like “The Curious Incident of The Dog in the Nighttime”, is an early
