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Colby Brown, Asperger’s Syndrome will help me ‘survive’ : INTERVIEW

Shân Ellis — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 23:00:00 +0000

It’s not often in my capacity as a reporter I come across a story that makes me smile. There have been two stories recently that have made me do just that, about people who are triumphing on the face of adversity. The first was the story of Carly Fleischmann, who has overcome the odds to […]

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DriveFit driving app – from concept to reality

Shân Ellis — Mon, 06 May 2019 23:00:00 +0000

Learning to drive, it’s one of those milestones in any teenagers lives, a transition into adulthood, a huge leap into dreams of independent living, and self sufficiency through employment. Having an Asperger’s Syndrome diagnosis does not dampen the enthusiasm of a person who wants to learn how to drive, Autism Daily Newscast explored the possibility […]

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New York performance artist using emoji to explore autism empathy

Shân Ellis — Sun, 30 Sep 2018 23:00:00 +0000

Emoji. Haven’t we all from time to time had a disagreement about what one means? If a smiley face actually means smile, or an upside down frown? The emoji has been about now for just over 14 years, and become a standard form of communication at the end of a text, in an email, twitter […]

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Study reveals link between autism and synaesthesia

Shân Ellis — Sat, 29 Sep 2018 23:00:00 +0000

Researchers from Cambridge University led by Professor of Developmental Psychopathology Simon Baron-Cohen have found a link between the condition Synaesthesia to autism. Synaesthesia is a condition which present in individuals causing them to taste or see colours when presented with a specific word. A person with synaesthesia could see a colour for a specific place name, […]

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Chris Goodchild – Autism is a Painful Gift

ADN — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 23:00:00 +0000

The BBC Health news site states that there are nearly half a million adults in the UK with undiagnosed autism. The Royal College of GPs have now launched a training programme that aims to raise the awareness of autism and to help in the improvement of diagnosis. In a short interview with the BBC,Chris Goodchild […]

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UK eleven year old Aspergers boy competes for Christmas number one

News In Brief — Mon, 28 May 2018 23:22:13 +0000

Buckinghamshire, UK – A schoolboy with Aspergers who’s mother hadn’t heard him sing until last year is vying for the UK chart’s top spot with a song he composed himself. He sung for the first time at last year’s school Christmas concert and blew his audience away. Fynnjan Leach-Verhoeven penned the song from tunes that […]

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Autism Research: August 11 2013 Week in Review

Igor Berezner — Sat, 19 May 2018 17:42:10 +0000

It has been an active week for research related to autism. As reported earlier this week. Autism Daily Newscast reported on Thursday, a new scientific study found distinct similarities between symptoms of anorexia nervosa sufferers and those diagnosed with Autism. In addition, Autism Daily Newscast reported research that showed differences in the functioning of brains […]

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Autism today in South Korea and related Social Attitudes

Contributor — Fri, 18 May 2018 21:33:11 +0000

According to a recent study, the prevalence of autism amongst children in South Korea is estimated to be 2.64% of the population of school age children. This can be defined as a high figure from a medical-social perspective, where the highest rates have been in the US were the statistics are usually cited as 1.8% […]

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Recent study shows correlation between rise of ASD-related Internet searches and Autism

News In Brief — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 19:57:20 +0000

Philadelphia – A recent university study indicates that there is a sizeable and consistent increase of Internet searches pertaining to ASD during Autism Awareness Month. By utilizing Google application software, researchers at Drexel University were able to detect a correlation between the amount of Web searches containing the terms “autism” and “Asperger’s” throughout the month […]

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Karen Irvani, Founder of Banbury based ‘Parents Talking Asperger’s’ group

News In Brief — Mon, 14 Aug 2017 07:49:45 +0000

Karen Irvani from Banbury, UK – Founded and is Principle of Parents Talking Asperger’s group. Karen set up the Facebook group in February 2012 and since then it has trebled in size. The first group meeting of 20 people was held in her sitting room. Today there is an average of 60 people attending the […]

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