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A cafe in the Montreal area is giving students with autism valuable workplace skills, preparing them for jobs in the food services industry.
According to Easterseals, the day camp program is "designed for individuals age 8 and up with mild to moderate disabilities or disabling conditions such as cerebral palsy, Down syndrome, autism, coordination issues, etc."
Source: https://newstalk1280.com/ixp/71/p/easterseals-seeking-sponsors-volunteers-ican-bike-camp/
A COLLEGE for young people with autism and associated difficulties held its annual Spring Fayre last week.
A coming-of-age story about a teenage girl diagnosed with autism who tries to find her place in the world.
Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/witness/2023/3/29/see-me-as-i-am-a-courageous-journey-with-autism
A controversial 1998 paper claimed vaccines caused autism, but it was later retracted.
Source: https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/rfk-vaccines-autism-kennedy-rcna91489
A convicted sex offender living on the same property as a summer camp for children with autism in Essa Township was arrested, along with his wife, two days after Ontario Provincial Police issued a rare public advisory about him.
A discovery made by a researcher at Ste-Justine Hospital could completely change science’s understanding of autism.
And often the targeted businesses are of the mom-and-pop variety, with TTP citing examples: "an organization that supports families of children with autism, a school district in Appleton, Wisconsin, and an online test prep service for nursing students."
Source: https://www.newser.com/story/336785/swiss-apple-growers-not-thrilled-with-apple.html
And the number of autism services per child in that area was 10 times less than what was typical nationwide.
An initial 33-item version was developed and revised; informants administered the revised 39-item version to 1,467 children and adolescents, including 104 with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
A program called Work Possibilities is helping people with autism practice social and communication skills in the workplace.
Source: https://www.denver7.com/new-ph-d-program-in-autism-could-help-spur-new-research
As an environmental lawyer, he fought for mothers who worried that their kids had developed autism because of their childhood vaccines.
Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-rfk-jr-s-outrage-machine-runs-on-scientific-half-truths/
A spokesperson said health and care staff will also receive learning disability and autism training.
As she pursues her medical degree and a doctorate in neuroscience, she also chairs the state autism council and advocates for others.
At any age an autism diagnosis is a major event.
Autism Advocacy Day is one part of AFAM’s mission to highlight the experiences of people living with autism spectrum disorder, and unite them and their families together.
‘Autism Champions’ have been designated at civic venues to “help make them more welcoming and accessible to those with autism and their families”, councillors have been told.
Blue is a colour that evokes feelings of calm and is a symbol of acceptance, which can sometimes be challenging for those with autism.
But discussion of his anti-vaccine activism often overlooks how it affects people with autism.
But sadly, people who have autism and other mental health conditions seem to be exempt from this rule.