New Report Examines Health and Healthcare for People with ASD
National Autism Indicators Report Includes Health Information Across the Lifespan The A.J. Drexel Autism Institute recently published it’s sixth report in the National Autism Indicators Report series, which gave a comprehensive picture of what health and healthcare look like for individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) across the lifespan. Overall, the Drexel researchers found that […]
Infants Born Via C-Section Have Higher Risk of Infections During Early Childhood
Missed Opportunity For Microbiome Foundation May Influence Immune Development A recent international study published in PLoS Medicine discovered that babies born via cesarean section were hospitalized more often in early childhood for infection compared to infants delivered vaginally. This increased risk remained until the children turned 5 years old. The most common infections observed in […]
Government Report Details Special Education Struggles During Pandemic
Delivering Related Services to Students at Home Proved Extremely Difficult The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently issued a report fulfilling their monitoring and oversight responsibilities under last March’s CARES Act. In this report, the GAO examined challenges and experience gained during last spring’s distance learning due to COVID-19. The research team studied two vulnerable […]
Families View Mask Order as Discriminatory Against Students in Special Education
Attorneys Feel San Diego Unified’s Policy May Violate Federal Disability Law Sensory defensiveness, a hallmark of autism, makes wearing a face mask a near impossibility for some individuals with the disorder. This is the case for a 5-year-old boy who has been diagnosed with both an intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Unfortunately his […]
British Survey Finds 128,000 Children at Risk for Delayed Autism Diagnosis Due to COVID
Suspected Cases May Be Undiagnosed or Misdiagnosed as Crucial Services Remain Closed Autism Parenting Magazine recently conducted a data analysis which showed that an estimated 128,160 children with suspected autism are running the risk of not receiving a proper diagnosis due to the continuing COVID-19 lockdowns. The report generated from this troubling analysis points to […]
More Housing Options Desired for Adults with Developmental Disabilities
Severe Housing Shortage Produces Creative Living Ideas Crosspoint Bridge is an upcoming 15-acre planned community on the outskirts of Indianapolis that will offer homes to adults with and without developmental disabilities. This unique and pioneering housing project will provide homes of various sizes and also include a community center which will host social clubs and […]
