• Judge grants unusual effort by state lawmakers to delay the execution of a Texas man

    Judge grants unusual effort by state lawmakers to delay the execution of a Texas man

    Oct 17, 2024 10:55 PM EST

    ... say she had fallen out of bed in Roberson’s home after being seriously ill for a week. Roberson’s lawyers have also suggested his autism, which was undiagnosed at the time of his daughter’s death, was used against him as authorities became suspicious of him because of his ...

  • New wearable technology takes us into the minds of babies

    New wearable technology takes us into the minds of babies

    Sep 28, 2024 09:30 PM EST

    ... with the help of a wearable brain imaging device. The new technology can track cognitive functions and may one day help identify early signs of autism or ADHD. ITV News science correspondent Martin Stew reports. ... John Yang:  When a baby fusses or cries exhausted, parents may wish they could know ...

  • Voters in Pennsylvania county with record of picking the winner share views on candidates

    Voters in Pennsylvania county with record of picking the winner share views on candidates

    Sep 09, 2024 10:35 PM EST

    ... is a truck driver and a lifelong Democrat voting for Harris. Like her, he opposes abortion bans and as the father of a child with autism, he was appalled at attacks on VP-nominee Tim Walz’s son, who has a non-verbal learning disorder. Perhaps most of all, Carlos ...

  • How the U.S. insurance system makes finding mental health care difficult

    How the U.S. insurance system makes finding mental health care difficult

    Aug 30, 2024 10:45 PM EST

    ... can't keep up with them. Stephanie Sy: So there are also many claims that get denied on the basis of what the industry calls medical necessity. You spoke to a therapist who experienced that. Here's what Anna DiNoto, who provides therapy for children with autism, had to say.

  • People with disabilities face extra hurdles amid national housing shortage

    People with disabilities face extra hurdles amid national housing shortage

    Aug 27, 2024 10:25 PM EST

    Judy Woodruff: And from the beginning, people with and without disabilities took part in workshops to decide what the buildings design and services should look like, including 33-year-old Isaac Haney-Owens, who has autism. He showed us around The Kelsey's sensory garden. Isaac Haney-Owens, The Kelsey ...

  • WATCH: Trump speaks at campaign rally in Arizona, joined onstage by RFK Jr.

    WATCH: Trump speaks at campaign rally in Arizona, joined onstage by RFK Jr.

    Aug 23, 2024 04:25 PM EST

    ... he repeated his pledge to establish a panel — “working with Bobby” — to investigate the increase in chronic health conditions and childhood diseases, including autoimmune disorders, autism, obesity and infertility. A year ago, some would have thought it inconceivable that a member of arguably the most storied family in Democratic politics ...

  • Hundreds arrested as anti-immigrant protesters wreak havoc in across England

    Hundreds arrested as anti-immigrant protesters wreak havoc in across England

    Aug 05, 2024 10:35 PM EST

    ... death at a dance class in Southport in Northwest England; 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana, British-born son of Rwandan parents, with a history of autism, has been charged with three counts of murder and 10 of attempted murder. The supposed motive for the riots has now pivoted to anger ...

  • The causes and consequences of a decline in doctors going into pediatric care

    The causes and consequences of a decline in doctors going into pediatric care

    Jul 28, 2024 09:40 PM EST

    ... that neurologist and we were told this was January we were told the next available appointment was in April. Kimberly Tiedeken: My younger child has autism and cognitive delays. We needed a neuro psych evaluation that has an 18 month waitlist. Melissa Busse: I called eight different practices, different providers ...

  • FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety

    FDA brings lab tests under federal oversight in bid to improve accuracy and safety

    Apr 29, 2024 08:57 PM EST

    ... per week from hospitals and clinics. Others advertise directly to consumers — including some claiming to measure the risk of developing ailments like Alzheimer’s and autism. FDA officials have long voiced concerns about the accuracy of some tests, pointing to patients who have received inaccurate results for heart disease, Lyme ...

  • Works from artists with disabilities featured in historic exhibition in San Francisco

    Works from artists with disabilities featured in historic exhibition in San Francisco

    Apr 22, 2024 10:25 PM EST

    ... Susan Janow: When I first started going to Creative Growth, I found art and started drawing, and I just -- that was my calling. Jeffrey Brown: Joseph Alef, who has autism, paints most days at Creative Growth. Going to Creative Growth, that's been a very important part of your life.