Yogurt Improves Gut Barrier Function
Harvard Study Shows Improvement in Gut Permeability Inflammatory Marker Many individuals with autism have gastrointestinal issues which involve a “leaky gut”, or permeability of the gastrointestinal tract lining. The permeability allows substances to enter the bloodstream such as the inflammatory cytokine, soluble CD14, which is a marker of gut hyperpermeability. A new study looked at […]
Tragic Autism Wandering Case Triggers Change at the FBI
Agent Develops Checklist of Baseline Questions for Missing Children with ASD A North Carolina community was left reeling when the body of a six-year-old boy with autism was discovered in a local park partially submerged in a creek. It was just two years ago when Maddox Ritch wandered off from his family at Gastonia Park. […]
New Study Reveals COVID-19 Restrictions Greatly Affected Individuals with Developmental Disabilities
Caregiver Survey Reported Losses of Educational and Healthcare Services Researchers from UCLA, Rutgers University and the National Institute of Mental Health recently released a study showing that individuals with developmental disabilities have experienced critical losses of educational and medical therapies since the coronavirus stay-at-home orders began last March. By using a survey in which 818 […]
How to Identify and Understand Autism Research
The Autism Research Institute’s New Guide Sifting through scientific and medical autism spectrum disorder studies can be very overwhelming. The Autism Research Institute (ARI) understands this feeling and has recently published a helpful guide for caregivers to interpret and assess research. ARI’s guide provides information like where to find research, descriptions of study types, and […]
Federal Civil Rights Commission Urges End to Subminimum Wage
Currently Employers Can Pay Workers with Disabilities Less The Federal Minimum Wage Since 1938, a provision in Section 14 (c) of the Fair Labor Standards permitted employers to obtain certificates from the Department of Labor which allowed paying individuals with disabilities less than the federal minimum wage ($7.25 per hour). Cities and states across the […]
At Home Sensory Activities as Remote Learning Continues
Sensory Processing Disorder Parent Support Offers Helpful List While distance learning policies remain in place for many school districts across the country, it has become essential for parents to satisfy their children’s needs for sensory integration activities. A parent support group for children with sensory processing difficulties has published a helpful list of 100 activities […]
