The President and CEO Bill Hornbuckle of MGM Resorts International recently announced a $1 million pledge to a Las Vegas autism foundation in an effort to provide job training and employment opportunities for adults living…
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The Grant A Gift Autism Foundation recently held its annual event in Allegiant Stadium, home of the Las Vegas Raiders, and it was a resounding success. The event raised over $2 million for autism-related research,…
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Researchers have identified that the amygdalae in autistic children with anxiety show greater volume than those of autistic children without anxiety. This suggests that the brain mechanisms underlying anxiety in autistic youth are related to…
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Rhiannon Lloyd-Williams, now a 42-year-old female from Llangynfelyn in Ceredigion, UK, was recently diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) when she was 35 years old. According to Rhiannon, she had been working with autistic children…
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Medical insurance claims data may help predict the likelihood of autism in kids, according to a new study published in the BMJ Health & Care Informatics Research. Researchers have created a machine that assesses the…
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It's a miracle! Three years after vanishing from home in California, Connerjack Oswalt, an autistic teen, has been found alive in a shivering cold parking lot in Utah. Connerjack's parents had given up hope of…
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Autism is a neurological developmental disorder that impacts social skills, communication, and behavior problems. A child with Autism may have difficulty making eye contact, may not speak, or may engage in repetitive behaviors. While autism…
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It all started when Jennifer Minsky and her two-year-old son, Ezra, were boarding a JetBlue flight from New York to Cancun. The two-year-old has autism and consequently felt uncomfortable wearing a mask because of sensory…
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Report Details DoD’s Misuse of Science to Make Case The Department of Defense (DoD) is bending science to justify cutting critical, medically necessary services for military children with autism to save money, according to a…
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The Department of Health and Human Services is evaluating alternative service delivery models aimed at achieving better care for patients, better health for our communities and lower costs through improved health outcomes. The Division of…
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