Autism

2023 - 3 - 29

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See Me As I Am: A courageous journey with autism (Aljazeera.com)

A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl diagnosed with autism who tries to find her place in the world.

Later, as Rima approaches her 18th birthday, she must slowly learn to become more independent and find her own way regardless of her diagnosis. Rima tries to navigate the Danish education system as she attends a special needs class together with her best friend, Sarah. A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl diagnosed with autism who tries to find her place in the world.

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'Flourishing' measure may not hold up for autistic children (Spectrum)

They then used a statistical analysis to group related items into three domains: social competence, behavioral control and school motivation. Autistic children ...

Autistic and non-autistic children with similar flourishing scores should have similar scores on each of the 10 items, Ross says. After Ross and her team controlled for measurement bias, the flourishing gap between autistic and non-autistic children narrowed in all three subdomains. Ross’ team is interviewing caregivers and autistic youth, asking them to narrate their thought processes while answering questions for the NSCH. Autistic children scored lower than non-autistic children on the social competence and behavioral control domains, the study suggested. “It’s a sign of how we’re evolving our science.” But a recent [re-analysis](https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.2900) of the data, published in February in Autism Research, has revealed evidence of potential measurement bias.

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Eagles Award Grant for Autism Research to Israeli Professor ... (Jewish Exponent)

Since 2018, the Philadelphia Eagles' Autism Foundation has given out millions of dollars in grants each year. Before 2023, all of the recipients were based ...

“The ultimate goal of this grant is to level up drugs and therapeutics for treatment.” ■ Amal believes the grant from the Eagles will not only help his research but “open the doors for collaboration all over the world.” A small amount of money would have allowed Amal to investigate one mutation. Amal discovered that there’s an elevation of nitric oxide in the brain and blood samples of autistic children, so he started trying to find therapeutics. It was a field without “a lot of pharmacology and drug development, and this is what I am,” the professor added. “In many ways, 2022 was a record-setting year for the Eagles Autism Foundation, but we know there is more work to be done. Jeffrey Lurie, who is doing great work and giving great effort to the autism field,” Amal said.

Novel Therapeutic Solutions are Needed as Autism Rates Increase (Yahoo Finance)

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 29, 2023) - Nova Mentis Life Science Corp. (CSE: NOVA) (FSE: HN3Q) (OTCQB: NMLSF) ("NOVA" or the ...

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Autism prevalence is on the rise (WILX-TV)

LANSING, Mich. (WILX) - Although her kids may act differently than their peers, mom Bethany Gregory said her family is just like any other.

With autism becoming more widespread, Gregory said increasing awareness and education is going to become more important. We’re going to be sitting next to them,” she said. Even if it doesn’t lead to a diagnosis, Kisting said screening can be crucial in securing an early diagnosis. I thought, well, autistic kids are not affectionate, and he was very affectionate,” she said. And yet, she learns more about it every single day, and she’s hoping others are willing to learn along with her, as autism prevalence continues to climb. Within the first few years of 7-year-old Benjamin’s life, Gregory said she was already noticing her son’s lack of speech.

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British Airways launches visual guide for autism-friendly flying (The National)

BA's Visual Guide to Flying is the first initiative in the UK to improve accessibility and accommodation for people with autism.

Additionally, communication barriers and misunderstandings with airline staff can further increase stress and discomfort during air travel for people with autism. Autism is a neurological condition that affects social interaction, communication and behaviour. A walk-through was then conducted to identify environmental issues that could contribute to triggers, while user journeys or scenarios were created and developed into simple autism-friendly steps in the form of sentences, which were then visually supported with artwork. He said: “We’re looking forward to further strengthening and enhancing our partnership going forward.” I fully understand the importance of having a crew and staff that comprehend the autism spectrum and how to provide assistance.” Air travel can be a trigger for individuals with autism due to a variety of factors, including unfamiliar and overwhelming sensory stimuli, changes in routine, and unpredictable schedules.

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Dr A. M Reddy organizes International Autism Camp in Delhi NCR (ANI News)

New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI/PNN): Autism is not a disease. It is part of a range of developmental disorders known as autistic spectrum disorders (ASD).

Reddy](/topic/dr-am-reddy), the Director and Founder of the Dr. [health care](/topic/health-care), [education](/topic/education) and opportunities to engage and participate in their communities. (ANI/PNN) [WHO](/topic/who) is also working on [WHO](/topic/who) Comprehensive mental health action plan 2013-2030 and World Health Assembly Resolution WHA73.10 for "global actions on epilepsy and other neurological disorders", which calls on countries to address the current significant gaps in early detection, care, treatment and rehabilitation for mental and neurodevelopmental conditions, which include autism. All people, including people with autism, have the right to enjoy the highest attainable physical and mental health standards. New Delhi [India], March 30 (ANI/PNN): Autism is not a disease.

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Autistic and gifted: 'We have no support' (BBC News)

A mother to a gifted autistic girl has resorted to home-schooling her daughter, because she says the school system offers no suitable support for her needs.

It includes proposals to bring state-funded specialist providers up to a standard comparable to that of independent schools, create new guides for professionals to help them provide the right support and invest in 33 new special free schools. However, he still struggles and "the school tells us he does about 10 minutes of learning a day - that's not enough learning," Nick says. "He lacks the social awareness of other people. Once she became aware that an independent school was an option, she looked through the choices and found no mention of special support for gifted children with autism. "His peers were reading it for weeks. But he loves problem-solving and maths, and in Year Two, when he did complete one test, he got 100%. The teachers were gobsmacked. A mother to a gifted autistic girl has resorted to home-schooling her daughter, because she says the school system offers no suitable support for her needs. Some pupils can find a mainstream classroom difficult to access." The reasons families are unhappy vary, he says. This means that independent school route is not usually achieved without a fight between parents and councils, Mr Purser adds. Many mainstream schools, she says, seemed willing to help.

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Autism park to be set up at Tanur (The Hindu)

The park will have facilities to address learning disabilities, behavioural issues, and communication problems of autistic children.

Abdurahiman said the GLP School at Tanur had the infrastructure to host the park. The Public Works department will be in charge of the park construction. The government has sanctioned ₹70 lakh for setting up an autism park at Government LP School, Tanur.

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