autism

This Sunday, September 18th a fundraiser for 5 year old Malakai will take place at the Red Dirt Pavilion in Buffalo Gap. The event will raise money needed to provide Malakai with a service dog.

Little kids sitting on Santa's lap at the mall is as much a part of the holiday season as egg nog and ugly sweaters, but it's an experience one autistic girl never got to enjoy.

I was shopping with my son at the Mall of Abilene a while back. Near the main entrance, we saw a small, maybe 5 year old boy, having what appeared to be an epic meltdown. With a mom holding the boy by the hand, the child screaming and trying his best to wiggle away to freedom. We’ve all witnessed this situation, right?

Calling all parents, family members and teachers, the Abilene Region 14 Education Service Center and the Autism Speaks foundation are hosting the "12th Annual Autism Extravaganza" kick-off luncheon at the ACU Hunter Welcome Center. The featured speaker is Lynn Stansberry Brusnahan, PhD. Dr. Brusnahan will share her unique experiences, as she and her young adult son with autism present th

A family in Ontario, Canada is in shock after this anonymous hate letter was written about a young boy living with severe autism. In interviews with CityNews, Karla Begley said her son Max, 13, stays with his grandmother in the morning during the summertime...

A growing number of children are being diagnosed with autism and autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The last figure I heard was that 1 out of 110 children is diagnosed with ASD. With more and more children being identified to have this neurological disorder, the need for additional research, education and other resources becomes more and more necessary. There are a lot of ways you can show support fo

What exactly causes autism is still uncertain, but researchers are investigating the possibility that a mother having the flu while she is pregnant may increase the likelihood of her child being born with the condition.

The 8th annual Greater Abilene Walk Now For Autism Speaks is coming this Saturday, April 14th at the Abilene Zoo. Registration begins at 9am. It's an event that will attract thousands to raise money for Autism advocacy and research. Even Elvis will be there!

There have been differences of opinions in what causes autism over the past few years.  There has been new research released that now shows a link to giving birth to siblings less than 2 years apart may increase the autism risk in the younger sibling...