Raising a child with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can upend a family’s world — that transformation can go unrecognized by those outside of it. Just as each child with autism presents unique ...
Being different is not a negative trait and is not something to hold you back. On World Autism Awareness Day, we speak to two mothers with autistic children as they shared their stories of challenges ...
Parents of autistic children are often told they need to mourn their child. This harmful narrative puts the onus on the child ...
Lihi Lapid is a best-selling Israeli novelist and author of an essay collection and children’s books, as well as a journalist and photographer who speaks regularly about women’s issues. Lihi Lapid ...
Studies suggest that parents of children with autism face higher risks of divorce than those of parents with neurotypical children. Source: pixelshot / Canva Pro Raising a child with autism can have a ...
The Department of Defense has refused to cover an autism therapy that has proved effective, argues guest columnist Hannah Rue ...
NEWARK, N.J. (PIX11) — There’s the Faith Evans, a legendary music artist with more than a quarter century’s worth of hits, and there’s the “other” Faith Evans; the supportive, hard-working mom who has ...
COLONIE — For local mother Laurie Frey, raising her autistic daughter, Brittany, has been a long, difficult journey filled with leaps backwards, periodically punctuated by smaller steps forward. Frey, ...
The month of April is Autism Acceptance Month. April is Autism Acceptance Month, a time to embrace the differences of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a developmental disability that ...
Every year on December 3, the global community observes the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDFPwD).Established by the United Nations, the day serves as a reminder of our collective ...