• FDA bans shock device used on mentally disabled patients

    FDA bans shock device used on mentally disabled patients

    Mar 04, 2020 07:56 PM EST

    ... have been used by only one place in the U.S., the Judge Rotenberg Educational Center of Canton, Massachusetts, a residential school for people with autism and other psychiatric, developmental or mental disabilities. School administrators have called the shocks a last resort to prevent dangerous behaviors, such as head-banging ...

  • Her son's language disorder inspired this cutting-edge art exhibit

    Her son's language disorder inspired this cutting-edge art exhibit

    Feb 18, 2020 11:25 PM EST

    ... heat map of areas that are particularly active for some kind of process. Jeffrey Brown: In 2018, before the artists got to work, curator Sarah Schleuning brought them together with scientists and medical researchers who study brain function, autism and dementia and much more. Dan Krawczyk was one of them.

  • How vaccine hesitancy is contributing to deadly measles resurgence

    How vaccine hesitancy is contributing to deadly measles resurgence

    Feb 13, 2020 11:35 PM EST

    ... by the science. Andriy Cherenkov (through translator): No one is showing the other side. There are many harmed children, for example, my nephew. He has autism. Hari Sreenivasan: Pediatrician Anna Kukharuk says that idea changes quickly after exposure. Anna Kukharuk (through translator): Some people say that measles is a children ...

  • UK's health chief slams Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand

    UK's health chief slams Gwyneth Paltrow's lifestyle brand

    Jan 31, 2020 10:26 PM EST

    ... vaccination rates, first prompted by skepticism about the vaccine suggested in a discredited scientific study in a 1998 medical study that linked the shot to autism. A spokeswoman for Goop said the company “takes efficacy and product claims very seriously" and noted it has a legal and compliance team that ...

  • Evelyn Yang details alleged sexual assault by doctor

    Evelyn Yang details alleged sexual assault by doctor

    Jan 17, 2020 05:18 PM EST

    ... speak out after seeing the positive reception she and her husband had been getting on the campaign trail by being open about their son's autism. "Something about being on the trail and meeting people and seeing the difference that we've been making already has moved me to share ...

  • Behind the troubling rise of uninsured American kids

    Behind the troubling rise of uninsured American kids

    Dec 23, 2019 11:40 PM EST

    ... No, not the phone. Sarah Varney: Heather Hantz says her son's struggles intensified after he was cut from Medicaid and missed five months of autism therapy. Last summer, Hantz called the state Medicaid office to change her mailing address and found out the state of Tennessee had canceled Harrison ...

  • We read these 29 books in 2019. You should too

    We read these 29 books in 2019. You should too

    Dec 10, 2019 10:46 PM EST

    “NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity” by Steve Silberman I’m FULL of feelings and cannot recommend the book I’m finishing right now enough. It’s called “NeuroTribes” by Steve Silberman. It is the most thorough, understanding, accurate and good-hearted explanation of the ...

  • How Illinois schools put thousands of children in seclusion

    How Illinois schools put thousands of children in seclusion

    Nov 30, 2019 10:31 PM EST

    ... went through, what happened? Jodi Cohen: So, Jace died last year. He died of a seizure in his sleep. He had epilepsy as well as autism. We showed her the reports and she just cried and cried. She said, I had no idea. They wrote all of this down. And ...

  • How to keep conspiracy theories from ruining your time with family

    How to keep conspiracy theories from ruining your time with family

    Nov 26, 2019 02:44 PM EST

    ... for replacement facts also explains why some popular falsehoods can be so hard to combat. Scientists have shown repeatedly that vaccines don’t contribute to autism, but they also aren't entirely sure what actually causes autism. “So it becomes hard to replace ‘vaccines cause autism’ with something else,” despite ...

  • Snow and cold records fall as arctic air mass lingers

    Snow and cold records fall as arctic air mass lingers

    Nov 12, 2019 07:24 PM EST

    ... Patrol said an 8-year-old girl died in a three-vehicle wreck. Officials in central Wyoming searched for a 16-year-old boy with autism who disappeared Sunday wearing only his pajamas. In Chicago, a plane landing Monday at O'Hare International Airport slid across the runway. No one ...