FDA Warns Sensory Jewelry May Pose Health Risk
January 16, 2019
The FDA issued a notice in late December that jewelry meant to provide sensory stimulation has been linked to health risks include choking, strangulation, injury to the mouth, and infection....
Self-Advocate Haley Moss Admitted to Florida Bar
January 14, 2019
Last week, Haley Moss, self-advocate and member of the OAR community, became a member of the Florida Bar after graduating from the University of Miami School of Law....
Traits of autism identifiable across cultures
January 11, 2019
A new study indicates that the Autism Spectrum Quotient, previously not used as a clinical diagnostic tool, may point to commonalities that could be used to create a global autism screening tool....
All employees at this tech firm are on the spectrum
January 09, 2019
Auticon, a California technology firm, employs over 150 employees, all of whom are on the autism spectrum. ...
“Intelligence” tests often inaccurate for those with autism
January 07, 2019
Tests meant to assess cognitive ability are often inaccurate for children on the autism spectrum who may respond differently from neurotypical peers, showing them as less capable than they are. ...
Can Meditation Help Sensory Overload?
December 31, 2018
One hectic morning, in a rush to hustle my three kids out the door, I found my 8-year-old son sitting cross-legged in the bathroom, eyes closed, his hands resting gently on his knees. He said he was meditating. I was skeptical, but the peaceful look on his face told me...
From Australia to Green Bay, for an Autism School
December 28, 2018
Joe and Susan Bashta traveled all the way from Australia for something they could find only in Green Bay. It was an autism school, the like of which exists nowhere else on the planet. And it’s having success where others have failed. “We are discovering our son for the first...
Mother’s Booklet for Son with Autism about Voting
December 27, 2018
When Nathaniel Batchelder, a 28-year-old who has autism, voted Thursday in the midterm elections, “we were on such a high,” said his mother, Susan Senator. Batchelder has “a pretty severe developmental disability and a lot of anxiety and communication issues, but he’s very eager to learn everything about the world,”...
Giving a Voice: Purdue Technology Assists Nonverbal Children with Autism
December 26, 2018
Two Purdue-licensed technologies assisting speech and language development in children with nonverbal autism have won awards from the German Academic International Network (GAIN) and the Anna Kennedy Online Charity. SPEAKall! and SPEAKmore! mobile applications won GAIN’s best startup idea and Anna Kennedy Online Charity’s Autism Hero Entrepreneurial Award....
Autism Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Work
December 24, 2018
Aaron Glick is a maestro in assembling pizza boxes just so. This young man on the autism spectrum performs this task — which most employees dislike — “faster and better than anyone,” Mark Foley, manager at MOD Pizza’s West Galleria location, told the Chronicle’s Suzanne Garofalo....
New videos raise autism awareness in diverse Minnesota communities
December 21, 2018
Getting young kids tested for autism as soon as they start showing classic signs of the disorder can be vital for long-term development and readiness for school. But getting that message out to parents in all of Minnesota’s diverse communities has been a struggle. Minnesota mom Sheletta Brundidge, a longtime...
Schoolgirl Writes Book to Explain Autism
December 20, 2018
a 12-year-old schoolgirl from England was inspired by her brother, who has autism. She wrote the book in hopes to educate others about autism, with the end goal of classmates to stop bullying her brother. 23,000 copies will be sent out to primary schools across England....
