autism

A 16-year-old with autism recently got the chance to meet the first mice in the world engineered to have the same genetic abnormality he has.

U.S. autism numbers have been on the rise for several years, but experts believe that reflects more awareness and wider availability of services.

Before she was diagnosed with ADHD, Ryan Peete had trouble focusing but wasn’t sure why, “I kept beating up on myself and would hate myself for being so spacey all the time,” she says. For ADHD Awareness Month, Ryan and her mom, Holly Robinson Peete, told us what they’ve learned about ADHD since Ryan’s diagnosis.

A brightly painted lifeguard tower adorned with hearts of various colors was officially unveiled Friday on Mother’s Beach in Marina del Rey, highlighting a county program to better equip first-responders with tools to interact with children and adults with autism.

Fashion has always been a personal passion for Jovana Mullins. But when the designer began volunteering her weekends as a fashion mentor with the art therapy program at the Center for All Abilities in 2017, she had no idea her life was in for such a dramatic turn.

In one art therapy session, Led Bradshaw asked his autistic son Jake to draw himself as a superhero. The drawings inspired the central character and other heroes comic “Jake Jetpulse.”

A mother and dozens of concerned parents protested outside the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) Wednesday night after police were called to a boy’s school bus because the boy, who has autism, kept taking off his mask.

Led Bradshaw’s son Jake was 3 years old when he was diagnosed with autism. Art therapy for Jake led to inspiration for Bradshaw, a professional comic book artist. In a new episodes of Craig Melvin’s “Dads Got This,” Bradshaw told Craig about how his son’s passion led to the development of a comic book series, “Jake Jetpulse.” Five books...

A new child is introduced this month on the animated TV show “Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum” who is a little different

Sia’s first time directing a feature film, “Music,” may have nabbed her two Golden Globe nominations, but the pop star is now under fire for the portrayal of her autistic main character, who was played by the neurotypical actor and dancer Maddie Ziegler. Dr. Daniel Bober, a psychiatrist who treats patients with autism, joined LX News to discuss the controversy....

A lawsuit against a Louisiana sheriff and seven deputies says deputies sat on and kept a chokehold on a shackled, obese, severely autistic 16-year-old for nine minutes until he died a year ago.

When San Francisco’s de Young Museum put out an open call last summer for artworks by Bay Area artists for a special exhibition, it got nearly 11,000 submissions, which a jury then whittled down to just under 800 — not knowing who the artists were behind the works. It came as a surprise when it was revealed one of the…

A mother of an autistic child is pleading with thieves to return a bike that was stolen from her home over the weekend, saying the bike was specially customized for her son.

A mother of an autistic child is pleading with thieves to return a bike that was stolen from her home over the weekend, saying the bike was specially customized for her son.

A 13-year-old with autism is hospitalized after getting shot several times by Salt Lake City police.

Researchers at the University of California San Diego School Medicine are seeking 30 children from ages 7 to 14 with autism spectrum disorder to take participate in a study to determine if CBD could help in reducing behavioral symptoms.

A judge has sided with Walt Disney World in ruling that the theme park resort can refuse to give unlimited front-of-the-line passes to an autistic man whose mother says the accommodation should be made under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Local authorities are investigating YouTubers Myka and James Stauffer after receiving “several inquiries regarding the welfare” of their adopted son, whom they recently announced they had placed with another family. The Stauffers faced backlash last week after they announced they were permanently placing their son, Huxley, with another family. The couple adopted Huxley from China in 2017 and said they were not aware...

Myka, 32, was joined by husband James Stauffer as she told her 717,000 YouTube subscribers that their adopted son Huxley is no longer living with them. Known as “rehoming,” the couple struggled to hold back tears as they candidly detailed their decision to place the toddler in a new home that will better suit his medical needs.

Dozens of San Diego non-profits have been forced to cancel events and fundraisers because public health restrictions put in place during the coronavirus pandemic. But instead of pulling the plug on the 16th annual Race For Autism, the National Foundation for Autism Research (NFAR) is taking their race online.   Chelsea Asaro is an outreach specialist with NFAR. She’s also a...