Autism Awareness Month — helping those with the diagnosis feel seen, heard, and loved
April is Autism Awareness and Acceptance Month — a time to help those with the diagnosis feel seen, heard, and loved.
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ONE ON ONE: SC parent speaks about experience with autism, helping other parents
Anja Wilson’s son Cortland was first diagnosed with autism at age 3.
ONE-ON-ONE: USC professor explains recent autism study
April has been designated as Autism Acceptance Month.
ABC’s of Education: Richland One ‘RoboKind’ levels playing field for students
Richland One is helping level the playing field for students with special needs with the help of a humanoid
Study: New technology to detect Autism earlier shows promise
Doctors may soon have new technology to diagnose Autism in children more quickly and accurately.
Early Intervention Professionals Week recognizes those who help children with special needs
“When you receive the news that you have an autistic child and you know nothing about it, it does help to have someone to lean on and talk to, Colson said.
Officers with Columbia PD undergo autism training
“Once you know one person with autism, you know one person with autism. No two of them are the same. So this gives officers kind of the view on the spectrum of autism, what their behaviors can look like in a crisis, and that it’s not necessarily malicious or the intent is to hurt themselves or others, but how can they de-escalate the situation on scene and help this person get to safety,” Turner says.
Officer creates registry to help find loved ones with Alzheimer’s who wander
“It’s like a pre-plan if someone goes missing. We have all the information ahead of time. Because there’s been times we’ve responded to missing persons and it turns out we’ve driven by them because we didn’t have a good picture or description of them,” Lt. Haig says.
SC State Museum provides autism training to Summer Camp Educators
The classes are provided by the SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs.
The South Carolina State Museum and the South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs are teaming up to offer training to the museum’s Summer Camp Educators, hoping to better serve children with autism and other special needs.
Chrysler to soon offer autism-friendly accessory package
Chrysler will soon be helping passengers with autism in a huge way!
Chrysler will soon be helping passengers with autism in a huge way!
