On a daily basis, police officers responding to calls for service face myriad questions in sizing up the people they encounter: Are they armed? Injured? Combative? Inebriated? Suicidal? On drugs? Physically ill? Mentally ill? A fugitive? A threat to themselves or others?Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen A. Zappala Jr. said officers need to add another

I found this on Time.comWith no approved medications to treat autism, more parents are turning to alternative therapies  to help their kids. A new study published in the Journal of Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics found that among parents of 600 children between ages two and five with autism (453) and developmental delays (125), 40% reported using homeopathic

"Stories circulating online, claiming that I said my son Evan may not have autism after all, are blatantly inaccurate and completely ridiculous," McCarthy tweeted on Jan. 3. "Evan was diagnosed with autism by the Autism Evaluation Clinic at the UCLA Neuropsychiatric Hospital and was confirmed by the State of California (through their Regional Center). The

I followed the recipe from the back of the BAKER'S Unsweetened Chocolate box, but I substituted gluten free flour for regular flour and margarine for butter.  They were fantastic!  Here is the recipe - What You Need 1 pkg.  (4 oz.) BAKER'S Unsweetened Chocolate 3/4 cup margarine 2 cups sugar 4 eggs 1 tsp. vanilla 1

Ever since Jenny McCarthy’s son Evan was diagnosed with autism in 2007, she’s been the public face of the disorder, founding an organization to the cause, writing about it in books, and stridently slamming vaccines as a potential cause. But in a new interview with Time magazine, McCarthy is changing her tune. Evan, who no

Not much is known about what causes autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), a group of developmental disorders characterized by social, communication and behavioral difficulties. While they can't be cured, there are some treatments that may help manage the disorders. Early intervention is encouraged to obtain the best outcomes with a child’s development, and include behavioral therapy

Susan Boyle, the Scottish singer, spent a lifetime believing she had “brain damage.” Christina Gleason, a copy editor in New York, always thought of herself as a little "weird." But both womenwere diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder as adults, and both say that diagnosis brought them immense relief.Their stories echo that of countless others who

The stigma and ignorance surrounding mental disabilities may have led the parents of teens who bullied a classmate with autism to blame the victim. On Monday, WHO-TV reported that students at an Iowa high school had posted a video online mocking the involuntary movements of classmate Levi Null, a 13-year old with Asperger’s syndrome. “People

I found a recipe on FoodNetwork.com provided by Paula Deen substituted gluten free all-purpose flour and it was delicious! Ingredients3 1/4 cups all-purpose gluten free flour1 1/2 teaspoons salt1 teaspoon ground nutmeg2 teaspoons baking soda1 teaspoon ground cinnamon3 cups sugar1 cup vegetable oil4 eggs, beaten1/3 cup water2 cups grated zucchini1 teaspoon lemon juice1 cup chopped

NOW in its sixth week, the search for Avonte Oquendo, a 14-year-old boy from Queens with autism, is shining a light on the issue of wandering among people with autism. On Oct. 4, Avonte managed to slip away after lunch from his school in Long Island City — even though he was known to wander