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Major League Baseball Player Thrills Child in the Stands who has Autism
Last week, Kansas City Royals baseball player Jeff Francoeur took time out from batting practice to say hello to an excited young fan --...
Math Prodigy Proud of His Autism
Jake Barnett, an Indianapolis 13-year-old, has been acing college math and science courses since he was eight years old. At 13, he is a...
Pro Surfers Hold Camps for Kids With Autism in the Ocean Waves
In Maryland, more than a hundred autistic children gathered on the beach in Ocean City this week to experience the feeling of catching a...
Toys R Us Launches “Be A Hero For Autism” Fundraising Campaign
Toys"R"Us yesterday announced the launch of its nine-week in-store fundraising campaign to benefit Autism Speaks, North America's largest autism science and advocacy organization.The company...
Scientists Unravel Secret Behind 130 Brain Diseases Like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Autism
Scientists have isolated a set of proteins that accounts for over 130 brain diseases, including diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, epilepsies and...
Children With Autism Get Help From Therapy Dogs
Considered “bombproof,” meaning she will remain calm in nearly any situation, Shadow, a well-trained therapy dog, volunteers at the Anderson Center for Autism in...
Jon Stewart and 50 Top Comedians Align on TV Tonight for Autism
George Clooney, Chris Rock, Tina Fey and Jon Stewart are aligning for a super-sized charity event and telethon tonight to raise money for autism....
Students With Autism Learn How To Succeed At Work
People with autism often have a hard time finding and keeping jobs, so more schools are creating programs to help students with autism get...
Oxytocin Shows Promise in Autism
Social function improved in autism-spectrum patients treated with the hormone oxytocin, according to a small study. Known for inducing nurturing in new...
Devices Could Help Children With Autism to Speak
Imagine feeling ill and being unable to tell anyone what hurts. Or longing for pizza on your eighth birthday but ending up with...
Blue Laser Could Lead to Autism Cure
Lasers could one day cure, or at least aid in the search for drugs that treat diseases ranging from autism to schizophrenia, according to...
Boy With Autism Helps Save Mom in Labor (Video)
On the first day of April, which is "Autism Awareness Month", an eleven year-old Salt Lake City area boy reacted to an emergency with...
Autism: The Musical
Autistic children write and perform a musical, while moms explain that the "Miracle Project" changes forever their kids, who once were in their own...
Jon Stewart Hosts a Comedians Benefit for Autism
"Jon Stewart will host the second "Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education" on April 13 at the Beacon ...
Boy’s Autism Unlocked By Singing
David Militello, 8, says music, especially singing the National Anthem, helps to unlock his mind from the grip of Asperger's, a milder form...
Autism Gene Breakthrough Hailed
"Scientists have found new autism genes by scanning the largest collection of families with multiple cases of autism ever assembled. The monumental task of...
Autism Eases, Given Body’s Own Oxytocin
Hug The Monkey is a Web site about oxytocin, the hormone of love and enjoyment: Lewis Mehl-Madrona is an M.D. who doesn't see...
Chelation a Possible Cure for Autism
Parents and caregivers are crediting the process of chelation with curing their son of autism. He went from not responding to his parents and...
Dogs Placed in Elementary Schools Making a Big Difference in Academics and Mental Health for Michigan Students
To help reduce anxiety—and open the way for learning—several elementary schools in Michigan have enrolled service dogs as full-time happiness ambassadors—and it is paw-sitively...
Three Castaways Stranded on Island Rescued After Spelling Out ‘HELP’ Using Leaves
Castaways stranded on an island in Micronesia were rescued after spelling out ‘HELP’ in palm leaves.
The U.S. Coast Guard picked up the three sailors...