Thanks to the power of the Internet, people can respond to Down syndrome with empathy.
It's hard enough for a typical child to keep up with the hyper-competitive scene that is youth sports today. But if your child has autism, he or she can barely get into the game from the get go....
Isaiah Garnet loves hockey. He wanted to share that feeling with others who weren't as fortunate. And out of that came the San Diego Chill.
Allen Zderad of Forest Lake, Minnestoa is finally able to see his wife for the first time in over ten years thanks to a new clinical treatment.
It was a story that moved Stan Lee into action: an autistic boy named Jamel Hunter, who reportedly didn't say a word until he was in preschool.
Controversial plans to changes some of the rules governing special education in Michigan could get a second chance at approval.
Many took time to tell me about challenges faced by those living with disabilities that most of us could not imagine.
The lack of opportunity for older children and adults with special needs have provided the impetus for Senate President Andy Gardiner to turn a personal journey into a legislative mission
Infiniteach, a Chicago startup, is building learning tools for the one in 68 children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders today
I think it is important for parents to understand it is not only the learning disability that causes problems but also the anxiety and paralysis that compounds the learning disability. Acting defiant may be a way of protecting oneself from the fear o...
In the last decade or so, articles lamenting and/or questioning the role of technology in our modern lives have become nearly as ubiquitous as smartphones. Does technology free us or limit us? Is it changing humanity for better or worse? What are the social impacts on our children? We struggle...
Some are 'among the very best decipherers I have ever seen,' says training course commander
- IDF, satellite, Autism, decipher, imagery
In employment disability discrimination charges filed between 2005 and 2010, the most commonly cited disabilities were those not immediately obvious to others.
A father hopes to create an app that will help parents find restaurants and parks that are suitable for autistic children.
Films that focus on disability are frequently overlooked by festivals and audiences. Reelabilities, a 15-city festival, is bucking the trend, showcasing films by and about people with disabilities.
A Utah family is using photography and a YouTube channel to spread positivity about Down syndrome and is hoping to create a calendar to inspire others.
The company pitched its latest effort to boost the diversity of its workforce as well as to provide opportunities to an untapped talent pool.
Reduced sounds, brighter lights, and an opportunity to learn about the show ahead of time make plays a more pleasant experience for those with autism. But the most important thing is a non-judgmental environment.
There's no bond like the one between a boy and his dog, but 6-year-old Mark Fontana and his pup Echo have something even more special.
On the first Saturday of each month, the Bay Area Autism Job Club gathers at the ARC building, located at 11th and Howard streets in San Francisco’s South of Market area. Though many of the members have at least some college education — and a significant number have college degrees — the majority are on the employment margins. Yet the club and hundreds of other local initiatives across the United States are quietly experimenting with new employment structures for adults with autism and other neuro-diverse conditions — cerebral palsy, dyslexia, learning disabilities. The efforts are driven by changing social mores of inclusion, and often by the fierce energy of families and friends of workers with neuro-diverse conditions, as well as by the workers themselves. From an employment perspective, each has a different ability/disability set — or as autistic author Temple Grandin notes, “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism.” Identify and market the competitive advantage of a job seeker with autism. Walgreens reports that its workers with autism are showing greater attention to detail and regular attendance than other workers. [...] too, do some of the small businesses explicitly formed to hire workers with autism: Several small ventures employing adults with autism in software quality control have been launched, including ULTRA testing in New York, and the Specialists Guild in the Bay Area. Much of the writing on autism employment is about the higher functioning adults, but there also is a significant part of the autism community that is more severely affected with little speech ability and great difficulties in fitting into workplaces. Parents and advocates are carving out business opportunities through the Internet economy and through new forms of supported employment.
Every April 2, Autism Speaks, an advocacy organization, encourages landmarks to “Light It Up Blue” -- adding or tinting external lights as a sign of solidarity. The Empire State Building, the Tokyo...
The founders of the world's top tech companies have traits that are common in those with the syndrome.
