The creator of television’s “Parenthood” is back with a new show about a group of 20-somethings with autism all of… READ MORE
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by Carter Barrett/Side Effects Public Media (via Disability Scoop) | January 11, 2022 by Carter Barrett/Side Effects Public Media | January 11,… READ MORE
Three decades after the Americans with Disabilities Act took effect, new research finds that many physicians remain unaware of their… READ MORE
A woman with autism who worked for a company on the coast of North Carolina said she was flagged by… READ MORE
A new reality show featuring the family of a nonverbal teen with autism is coming to television. READ MORE
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by Shaun Heasley, Disability Scoop | December 9, 2021 A new effort is underway to help zoos across the nation become… READ MORE
by Shaun Heasley, Disability Scoop | December 3, 2021 With Christmas just around the corner, Santa Claus is set to turn… READ MORE
People with disabilities are nearly four times more likely than others to be victims of violent crime, according to new… READ MORE
by Bob Shaw, Pioneer Press/TNS | November 30, 2021 ST. PAUL, Minn. — Steve Orfield thinks a building design tailored to… READ MORE
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Legoland’s Peppa Pig Theme Park will be a Certified Autism Center when it opens in February… READ MORE
PHILADELPHIA — On the 110th day of 12-year-old Emmett Tolis’ residence at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, his mother returned from… READ MORE
In some U.S. communities autism prevalence is more than three times the national average, a new study suggests. READ MORE
LAS VEGAS — Octavian Lither is often left waiting at the bus stop each morning to be transported to his… READ MORE
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Temple Grandin, an animal scientist and one of the most well-known and accomplished adults with autism, is… READ MORE
New research points to a simple way to flag children at risk for autism that has the potential to cut… READ MORE
PITTSBURGH — When Katelyn Collins spotted a Harry Potter costume in August, she envisioned how perfect a lightning bolt would… READ MORE
Eight years after overhauling its approach, Disney is once again rolling out a new system for accommodating visitors with disabilities… READ MORE
“I can only do my best by controlling what I can and ignore what I cannot control.”
~Dustin
Home to the writings of an autisitc man that has had his share of life experiences over four decades but has bounced back greatly from adverisity to live an everyday independent life.