• 'There’s no end in sight.' Millions fear loss of unemployment benefits amid pandemic

    'There’s no end in sight.' Millions fear loss of unemployment benefits amid pandemic

    Dec 04, 2020 10:40 PM EST

    ... tried with no success. While she received the first $1,200 stimulus check allocated by the CARES Act, her 20-year-old son, who has autism and had not held a job before, did not. She said she was “dumbfounded” to see Congress going on holiday break “when bread lines ...

  • For older workers, pandemic unemployment could be career-ending

    For older workers, pandemic unemployment could be career-ending

    Nov 19, 2020 11:20 PM EST

    ... job. Paul Solman: Instead, Madfis is doing something less rewarding financially, but far more emotionally, running a nonprofit to teach jobs skills to women with autism, like her American Girl-loving daughter Izzie. Woman: I'm learning how to accept feedback. With customers, I learn how to control my temper ...

  • For caregivers, a difficult job becomes nearly impossible during the pandemic

    For caregivers, a difficult job becomes nearly impossible during the pandemic

    Oct 19, 2020 10:35 PM EST

    ... and some family caregivers to hear what their past few months have been like Matt Berzok. My son Ben is a 16-year-old with autism. When the pandemic started, Ben went from being fairly structured and programmed to all of a sudden having no structure. It was pretty anxiety ...

  • WikiLeaks' Assange won't get U.S. extradition ruling this year

    WikiLeaks' Assange won't get U.S. extradition ruling this year

    Oct 01, 2020 06:28 PM EST

    ... in the U.S. They said Assange's mental health deteriorated while he took asylum inside the embassy and that he was diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. His legal team argued that Assange would very likely face solitary confinement in the U.S. immediately that would put him at ...

  • How ‘upcycling’ discarded ingredients into food is gaining momentum

    How ‘upcycling’ discarded ingredients into food is gaining momentum

    Sep 13, 2020 09:28 PM EST

    ... source of protein. She hopes to perfect a crunchy biscuit out of it.Jonathan Deutsch: We’re using it for selective eaters. Children on the autism spectrum who prefer crunchy crispy things, often don’t get enough protein because if you think about protein, meat, dairy, beans, tofu and peanut ...

  • Advocacy group says police shooting of autistic teen reveals shortfalls in mental health crisis response

    Advocacy group says police shooting of autistic teen reveals shortfalls in mental health crisis response

    Sep 09, 2020 08:50 PM EST

    ... 911 call records have not been released. The boy's mother, meanwhile, told Salt Lake City's KUTV that she informed police her son has autism, was unarmed and did not know how to regulate his behavior. Barton hoped they would help deescalate the situation and calm him down. Instead ...

  • Students have their own demands for school reopening

    Students have their own demands for school reopening

    Aug 21, 2020 10:22 PM EST

    ... concerned about how vulnerable groups will fare with remote learning. Jonathan Fratz, a rising ninth grader at San Pedro High School in Los Angeles, has autism; he struggled with distance learning in the spring, even though he was able to receive the accommodations for students with disabilities outlined in his ...

  • Rent and other monthly anxieties deepen as aid falls off

    Rent and other monthly anxieties deepen as aid falls off

    Jul 31, 2020 03:55 PM EST

    ... Michael Kunzelman, Silver Spring, Maryland ___ Ruqayyah Bailey has lost much of her independence and wants to get her life back on track. Bailey, 31, has autism. Until March, she lived in her own apartment, worked part time as a cashier at a St. Louis cafe, and attended college. The coronavirus ...

  • 30 years after ADA's passage, what it means to these Americans with disabilities

    30 years after ADA's passage, what it means to these Americans with disabilities

    Jul 27, 2020 10:40 PM EST

    ... is Alice Wong. And I'm a disabled activist in San Francisco. Max Barrows: My name is Max Barrows. I am a person on the autism spectrum. I speak up for people with disabilities throughout the state. Britney Wilson: I think it's safe to say that my life wouldn ...

  • WATCH: Minnesota governor signs police accountability bill into law

    WATCH: Minnesota governor signs police accountability bill into law

    Jul 23, 2020 07:46 PM EST

    ... board that licenses officers, makes changes in arbitration rules affecting police unions and requires more training on dealing with people with mental health issues and autism. The bill passed after nearly two months of difficult negotiations that followed Floyd's death on May 25 and the ensuing unrest that spread ...