• 31 books you should add to your holiday reading list

    31 books you should add to your holiday reading list

    Dec 19, 2016 10:47 PM EDT

    ... while because of the dynamism of the author. John Elder Robison describes how his life changed after Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. Elder is on the the autism spectrum and has written extensively about his life, but the idea of an awakening of sorts where you realize that even some of the ...

  • Treatment with hallucinogenic mushroom drug shows promise for patients with deep anxiety

    Treatment with hallucinogenic mushroom drug shows promise for patients with deep anxiety

    Dec 01, 2016 09:29 PM EDT

    ... treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder. Smaller studies have been conducted or are underway testing psilocybin against depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety in adults with autism and against alcohol, cocaine and tobacco addictions. A handful of studies in Europe are testing LSD and other psychedelics for similar uses. Beyond the ...

  • What the candidates offer to Americans with disabilities, a growing voting bloc

    What the candidates offer to Americans with disabilities, a growing voting bloc

    Nov 02, 2016 11:33 PM EDT

    ... he said, seeing this actually gives -- makes my stomach hurt. JUDY WOODRUFF: He is Sara's son, Ben Breaux, a 16-year-old with nonverbal autism. Ben can't speak out loud, so he communicates by spelling out his thoughts, letter by letter. After seeing a lot of Donald Trump ...

  • PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 1, 2016

    PBS NewsHour full episode Nov. 1, 2016

    Nov 01, 2016 11:36 PM EDT

    ... still not know about Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton? Also: Iraqi forces push into the Islamic State-held city of Mosul, the debate over bilingual education in schools, the value of political strategists, finding health insurance for children with autism and why some conservative voters don’t trust the government.

  • Why even insured Americans struggle to get mental health care

    Why even insured Americans struggle to get mental health care

    Nov 01, 2016 11:28 PM EDT

    ... producer Sheraz Sadiq bring us a story of a single mother struggling to use her benefits to get treatment for herself and her son with autism. APRIL DEMBOSKY: On a Sunday afternoon, Natalie Dunnege and her boyfriend, Russell Lifson, head to the park with Natalie's 13-year-old son ...

  • FDA weighs crackdown that could shut hundreds of stem cell clinics

    FDA weighs crackdown that could shut hundreds of stem cell clinics

    Sep 11, 2016 09:15 PM EDT

    Scientists on Monday will urge the Food and Drug Administration to crack down on rogue clinics across the country that market stem cell treatments for a dizzying array of ailments from autism to paralysis to erectile dysfunction. But the move comes at an awkward time — because research on stem cell ...

  • PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 10, 2016

    PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 10, 2016

    Aug 11, 2016 12:03 AM EDT

    Wednesday on the NewsHour, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake reacts to a scathing review of her city’s police force. Also: Two views on what makes a person fit for the presidency, creating a place in the world for people with autism, appalling conditions in refugee camps off the Australian ...

  • How machines are learning to read your mood

    How machines are learning to read your mood

    Aug 10, 2016 11:28 PM EDT

    Can artificial intelligence be emotionally intelligent? In Boston, researchers have programed BB-8, the little droid from “Star Wars: The Force Awakens,” to detect expressions and determine how people are feeling. And that technology is being adapted for marketing, video games, even therapy for children diagnosed with autism. The NewsHour’s April Brown reports.

  • PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 9, 2016

    PBS NewsHour full episode Aug. 9, 2016

    Aug 10, 2016 12:05 AM EDT

    Tuesday on the NewsHour, Republican Sen. Susan Collins steps up to say she will not vote for Donald Trump. Also: Turkey and Russia meet amid strained relations with the U.S., giving adults with autism the tools to build a life, an assistant principal lives a day in the life of a 9th grader, the human...

  • First-generation college attendees test out campus life

    First-generation college attendees test out campus life

    Jul 28, 2016 07:05 PM EDT

    Colleges are working harder to provide summer experiences for top high school students who may be the first in their families to attend college.