Minecraft Helps Kids with Autism Learn Social Skills
Minecraft helps kids with autism learn social skills through the gaming process, offering ways to communicate without having to appear “socialized.” Microsoft’s Minecraft skin editor determines More...
Zietchick Research Institute: How is vision affected by autism spectrum disorder
Autism is characterized by a clustering of difficulties in communication, social interactions and repetitive behaviors. Usually diagnosed in early childhood, it occurs in about 1 in 100 children throughout the world. More...
Missing autistic boy Zavire Portis found dead in Inglewood park swimming pool
The body of a nonverbal 9-year-old boy with autism, Zavire Dion Portis, was found in a swimming pool at an Inglewood park in California, just hours after he was reported missing at the same park, authorities said. Zavire More...
Autism: Rates among racial minorities increasing faster
Autism rates among racial minorities in the United States have increased by double digits in recent years, with black rates now exceeding those of whites in most states and Hispanic rates growing faster than any More...
New Jersey teen, Scott Kologi, murders family on New Year’s Eve: Steve Kologi, Linda Kologi, Brittany Kologi, Mary Schultz all dead
Just ahead of New Year’s Eve, a 16-year-old boy used a rifle to shoot and kill his parents, sister and a family friend inside the parents’ home in a coastal city in southern New Jersey. The Monmouth More...
The Use of Stress Balls for the Treatment of Autism
While autism is untreatable, some things can help reduce some of the main symptoms of the condition – the sensory symptoms. One of these things is the use of stress balls. Individuals with autism, children and More...
Autism complexities: Chronic GI distress, sleep disturbances and ADHD
Autism Speaks today issued the first in a series of annual, in-depth reports on special topics in autism. Autism and Health: Advances in Understanding and Treating the Health Conditions that Frequently Accompany More...
