Last year I wrote about local mom Vicki Hill and how she one one of five people from across the world to win a Marigold Ideas for Good grant of $5,000 to help fund scholarships for nonPareil, the nonprofit institute which trains her son, Ryan Riedel, and other young adults with autism spectrum disorders to
Nearly 30 percent of young children with autism also have symptoms of ADHD — a rate that’s threetimes greater than the general population, according to a new study published in the journal For the study, researchers asked parents of children (ages 4-8) enrolled in a community-based study of child development about symptoms of attention and
A Trinity College study in Wednesday offers evidence that a strict diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates could reverse symptoms of autism.The study, published Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE, looked at the behaviors of mice bred to have the behavioral characteristics of autism. The mice were fed a high-fat, low-carb diet, known
Hyperactive brain cells firing together could be an early indicator of autism and developmental disabilities, a team of UCLA researchers has found.Networks of neurons were found to be firing in a highly synchronized and seemingly unrelenting fashion, even through sleep, in the brains of juvenile mice that have a genetic abnormality similar to one that
Some South Florida children with autism are finding refuge from loud noises, bright lights and stress by learning a new technique to calm themselves: yoga.A Pompano Beach yoga teacher, Louise Goldberg, has published a new book that documents what she has learned teaching in several South Florida programs for kids with disabilities and has offered
In one key way, Brandon Brooking is like millions of other 16-year-old American boys: He loves NASCAR.But Brandon is also affected by autism, making it a bit tougher to enjoy the speedway sport up close. "Like many people with autism, Brandon focuses on one thing -- and for Brandon that thing is racing," said Melissa
Ashley Bays took her toddler into M Spa Salon in Portage, Michigan, for a simple haircut but left with a "severe tongue lashing," according to a witness whose Facebook post about the event went viral.Customer Vanessa Hunt wrote about her outrage at watching salon owner Michelle Mott allegedly dress down Bays and 2 ½-year-old Grayson
Denny Hamlin, driver of the No.11 FedEx Toyota for Joe Gibbs Racing will be sporting a new look this weekend at Dover for the FedEx 400 benefiting Autism Speaks. This is the third year Hamlin has underwent a makeover of his car for this race. FedEx is sponsoring the Sprint Cup race at Dover, with
In 1998, Carol Stock Kranowitz wrote a book called the Out of Sync Child. It detailed her observations of sensory processing disorders in children she had taught over the prior 20 years. Although I am sure she didn’t intend the book to describe asynchronous neurophysics – her observations were true and ultimately insightful. It turns
Autism advocates are praising a German software company for its plan to hire people with autism as software testers, programmers and data quality assurance specialists. SAP, which employs more than 65,000 people worldwide, said it sees a "potential competitive advantage to leveraging the unique talents of people with autism, while also helping them to secure
