Meet The Adorable Julia, ‘Sesame Street’ First-Ever Muppet With Autism
Autism Daily Newscast first reported on the initiative, entitled “See Amazing in All Children,” in the summer o f 2104. It started with a photo-op at the Empire State Building with Sesame Street character Abby Cadabby and Bob and Suzanne Wright, the co-founders of Autism Speaks. According to a press release on the Autism Speaks blog, […]
Researchers hope to revolutionize autism diagnosis through Autism & Beyond app
New York — A team of researchers from Duke are hoping to revolutionize how autism is diagnosed in young children through an iPhone app called ‘Autism & Beyond’. The researchers are working closely with Apple in hopes of improving how autism is diagnosed in children today. Due to the surge of the number of children […]
Autism book nominated for Samuel Johnson Prize
London — Steve Silberman’s “Neurotribes”, a book that explores autism, has been nominated for a Samuel Johnson Prize. Autism Daily Newscast book review can be read here. The Samuel Johnson Prize is the leading literary award-giving body in the U.K. It recognizes non-fiction books written in the English language, and has been named after essayist […]
Insights into Autism with Paddy-Joe Moran
Autism and Anxiety – Part 1 – why are people with autism more likely to experience anxiety?
Anxiety is something that can affect anyone. It can cause feelings of nervousness, fear and stress, as well as making those that suffer from it physically ill. Anxiety can come in small amounts, or it can be so extreme that those affected can not bring themselves to leave the house. It`s well known that people […]
Parent’s Corner
Finding strength through the struggle
I saw this quote several months ago, and it hit me. It touched something in my soul. I immediately wrote it down in my journal, and then wrote my own words underneath. This whole mothering thing is a tough job. It’s a constant battle of knowing what to do and when to do it. When to say a […]
Exploring Autism
Autism and Neuro-developmental delay – It’s not all about the money.
If you’ve been following this series hopefully by now your child should be feeling less stressed and perhaps even has one sense that actually gives accurate information about the world around him. So what should you do next? People who make the mistake of thinking that the problems are behavioral will tend to follow a […]
