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For Mothers Of Black Children With Disabilities, Living With Twice The Fear

Allison Norlian

Kim Kaiser’s son was 10 years old when she first spoke with him about the challenges he’d face as a black man with disabilities. It’s a conversation they’ve continued every day since, and it covers a little bit of everything. How should he act in public? Where should he put his hands? How should he respond if police stop him? What type of people should he avoid? In the days following George Floyd’s death, Kaiser was careful to speak with her son about that, too. Her son, now 14, had questio ..

Autism researchers discover genetic 'Rosetta Stone'

Science Daily

Distinct sets of genetic defects in a single neuronal protein can lead either to infantile epilepsy or to autism spectrum disorders (ASDs), depending on whether the respective mutations boost the protein's function or sabotage it, according to a new study by U ..

Couple builds a community for their adult son with autism

Allison Slater Tate

Debra Caudy's youngest child, Jon, was diagnosed with moderate to severe autism when he was four years old, and her life changed forever. Now, her family is trying to change the lives of others living with autism. At the time of Jon's diagnosis, Caudy was ..

Donald Trump will be a disaster for autistic people

Emily Willingham

Donald Trump has never been a fan of disabled people. He's got an obsession with the appearance of being "weak" or "crazy," was hyperfocused on the idea that Hillary Clinton had some kind of neurological disorder like epilepsy, which he clearly viewed as a sor ..

Autism Speaks no longer searching for a "cure" for autism

Melissa Dahl

Autism Speaks, a leading autism advocacy group in the U.S., has quietly made a small but potentially meaningful change to its focus: According to a new mission statement, it will no longer be seeking a “cure” for autism spectrum disorder. As reported late ..

My son's autism made me fearsome

Telegraph

On a hot September afternoon in 2001, my son was born. ‘My little boy,’ I said, and the words felt wonderful. I was 39 when I had George*. The pregnancy had been tricky, but here he was in my arms, rosy and beautiful. I assumed that motherhood would make m ..

How one entrepreneur refused to let his autism hold him back

Takara Small

Joe Steffy, who was born with down syndrome and later diagnosed with autism, was told he would likely never be hired for a normal day job. Officials at his school told him he would struggle to communicate, have a difficult time caring for himself, and likely a ..

The unexpected effect ‘Pokémon Go’ had on a boy with autism

Kimberly Yam

One boy with autism is catching ‘em all ― and discovering a new side of himself in the process. For Ralphie Koppelman, a 6-year-old who was diagnosed with autism, socializing can be uncomfortable. He has difficulty making eye contact and engaging in co ..

Raising a child with autism: How optimism can help to cope

University of Miami

Humans are resilient, even facing the toughest of life's challenges. How individuals and families deal with demanding and emotionally charged circumstances plays a large role in how they view and face the world and the possible outcomes of a difficult situatio ..

Budding 18 year-old model with autism has important message

Mathew Rodriguez

On a recent episode of actress Holly Robinson Peete's reality show For Peete's Sake, her son RJ Peete, an aspiring model, participated in a photo shoot. As the families perused the photos together, Peete had an important message for others with autism watching ..

A doctor said my son had 'no hope.' At 30, he doesn’t let autism hold him back

Robert Hughes

Recently a momentous, fabulous, electrifying thing happened. My son, my wife and I got into the car, and she asked him, as she always does, where he would like to go. “No idea,” he said. No idea!? Ellen and I sat up in our seats. Our spirits rose ..

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