Families aided with early opening hours, reduced fluorescent lighting and parent-led autism awareness trained staff. Toys R Us stores across the UK have opened their doors to an autism-friendly shopping experience, thanks to the efforts ...
Tags: Christmas, fluorescent lighting, Toys
The Tire Choice is supporting children with autism as the official tire and automotive service partner of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers soccer team. As part of the partnership, the Strikers will host over 12 soccer clinics for the ...
Tags: Tire, Tyre, Auto Parts
Doctors and parents have long struggled to understand the strange sensory tricks autism can play on a child's mind. Ordinary noises -- screeching car alarms, knocking radiator pipes, even the whirr of a fan -- can be intolerable to children ...
Tags: autism, neurodevelopmental disorder, children health, Mark Wallace
Nearly 40 percent of preschoolers with autism are getting some kind of complementary or alternative therapy for their condition, with nutritional supplements and special diets being the most common things parents try, a new study shows. ...
Tags: preschoolers health, autism, alternative therapy, nutritional supplements
Using a mouse model, US researchers have linked neurodevelopmental symptoms similar to those seen in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) patients to changes seen in the bacteria in the animals' guts. ASD is diagnosed when individuals exhibit ...
Tags: Probiotics, Autism, Treatment for Autism
Hospital-diagnosed maternal bacterial infections during pregnancy were associated with an increased risk of autism spectrum disorders in children, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published Dec. 23 in the Journal of Autism and ...
Children with autism can benefit from a type of therapy that helps them become more comfortable with the sounds, sights and sensations of their daily surroundings, a small new study suggests. The therapy is called sensory integration. It ...
Adults with autism who were intentionally infected with a parasitic intestinal worm experienced an improvement in their behavior, researchers say. After swallowing whipworm eggs for 12 weeks, people with autism became more adaptable and ...
Tags: autism, parasitic intestinal worm
The Allnex Romano d'Ezzelino, Italy facility was recently honored with the national Premio Imprese per la Sicurezza Award for continuous improvement in its safety performance. Sponsored by the National Industry Association (Confindustria) ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Coating
A dose of oxytocin, sometimes called the love or bonding hormone, may enhance brain activity in children with autism spectrum disorders, U.S. researchers say. First author Ilanit Gordon and senior author Kevin Pelphrey, both of the Yale ...
Tags: Oxytocin, Social Attunement, Autism, Health News
A dose of oxytocin, sometimes called the love or bonding hormone, may enhance brain activity in children with autism spectrum disorders, U.S. researchers say. First author Ilanit Gordon and senior author Kevin Pelphrey, both of the Yale ...
The Tire Choice and the University of Miami-Nova Southeastern University Center for Autism and Related Disabilities (CARD) recently sponsored a series of soccer clinics in South Florida for children with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). ...
Tags: tire, fights, Autism, South Florida
I was really pleased to be asked, as a special needs parent, to write an article for ToyNews. As with anything I write, I think about my approach and I started by looking up the definition of toys. This is what good old Wikipedia said: ...
Tags: Autism Mumma, Toys
The Center for Autism and Related Disorders, the world's largest provider of effective, early-intensive behavioral intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorders, is proud to announce its new product line with Paper Clouds ...
Tags: Autism, artwork, children, Paper Clouds Apparel
TheSpeedGamers of Dallas-Fort Worth ended their weeklong Pokemon marathon by raising$58,993 on behalf of ACT Today!(Autism Care and Treatment Today!),a national non-profit organization whose mission is to provide access to care and ...
Tags: autism, ACT Today, TheSpeedGamers Pokemon Marathon, Fort Worth