autism

Health

Children with autism may see speech improvement with off-label prescription drug

An off-label prescription drug, leucovorin, has shown promising results in helping some non-verbal children with autism discover the ability to…

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US Election 2024

Trump’s ‘Make America Healthy Again’ commission to target autism, chronic diseases

President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on Thursday to establish the Make America Healthy Again Commission,…

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Entertainment

Kanye West suggests autism explains his ‘episodes.’ Advocates say that’s harmful — and false

In recent news, there has been a troubling trend of linking autism with antisemitic behavior, highlighting a dangerous misconception that…

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Health

Bill Gates likely had autism as a child, he reveals: ‘Wasn’t widely understood’

Bill Gates, the co-founder of Microsoft and a tech billionaire, has revealed in his upcoming memoir, “Source Code: My Beginnings,”…

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Health

Learning about Indigenous views of autism opened the door to accepting myself

Embracing My Indigenous Gift: A Journey of Self-Discovery As a Cree filmmaker and storyteller based in Prince Albert, Sask., I…

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Health

Autism Speaks is leaving Canada. Is that a good thing?

In a surprising turn of events, Autism Speaks has recently announced its decision to pull out of Canada by the…

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Sports

Jenson Brooksby talks about life with autism

Jenson Brooksby, the rising star in the tennis world, recently opened up about his journey with autism spectrum disorder in…

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Health

Sask. mother elated that son with autism, ADHD and ODD to be allowed back to school full-time after 5 years

A Saskatchewan mother, Chelsea Vansickle, is overjoyed and relieved that her son, Aaiden, will finally be able to attend school…

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Health

Autism risk could rise with air pollution, study suggests

A new study led by Hebrew University of Jerusalem suggests that air pollution, particularly the type emitted in car exhaust,…

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Politics

Canada’s new autism strategy does nothing to address treatment backlog, families say

Some parents of severely autistic children say they are profoundly disappointed with Canada’s new national plan for autism — which provides no…

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