A clinical report published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in June recommends that pediatricians evaluate children as early as possible for global developmental delays/intellectual disabilities. Genetic disorders account for up to 50% of diagnoses of developmental delays and intellectual disabilities. Diagnosing the causes as early as possible provide multiple benefits, the report’s writers note,…
The Rehearsal has created buzz among autistic viewers, as well as others. In this HBO reality TV series, comedian Nathan Fielder creates life-like practice sessions with sets and scripts to help people prepare for important life events. In season 1, he helped someone confess to a friend that they did not have a master’s degree…
Collecting Autistic Peoples’ Health Records CBS News reported that on Friday, April 25, a Department of Health and Human Services official walked back an earlier National Institutes of Health (NIH) announcement that the health department is creating an autism registry. “We are not creating an autism registry. The real-world data platform will link existing datasets…
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is planning a large study to look into potential connections between autism and vaccines, according to a March 10 Reuters article, even though extensive past studies have found no links. While the CDC has not provided details about the study, The Washington Post reported that the…
On February 13, President Donald Trump established through executive order the Make America Healthy Again Commission with a charge to investigate and address “the root causes of America’s escalating health crisis, with an initial focus on childhood chronic diseases,” including autism. He selected Robert Kennedy Jr., who was recently confirmed by Congress as Secretary of…
An estimated 61.8 million people, or one in 127, around the world were autistic in 2021, according to new data from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 recently published in The Lancet. As noted on the Learning Disability Today website, this estimate is substantially higher than the 2019 estimate of one in 271. While…
The Autism CARES Act was signed by President Biden on December 23, becoming law just before 2024 became 2025. The Act renews and expands federal support for research, services, and training related to autism and other developmental disabilities through September 2029, as noted in a press release put out by Senator Susan Collins (R-ME), a…
The United States is facing a supply-demand problem, as noted by Education Next in a 2024 article. In May 2024, the Report on the Condition of Education found that a record number of students with disabilities were enrolled in an educational institution. The number of U.S. students ages 3 to 21 served under the Individuals…
The Department of Labor announced at the end of September that its Office of Disability Employment Policy has chosen “Access to Good Jobs for All” as the theme for National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM), which was observed in October. NDEAM annually celebrates the contributions of the nation’s disabled workers and showcases supportive, inclusive policies…
“Love on the Spectrum U.S.” won two Emmys at the 76th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in September. Northern Pictures, the Australian company that produces both the Australian and U.S. shows, won for outstanding casting for a reality program and another for outstanding director for a reality program. Three cast members of the U.S. show’s…
