Autism
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Author Teams Up with Autism Society San Diego for National Autism Awareness Month
April is National Autism Awareness Month, which has a mission of helping to increase the understanding and acceptance of those who are autistic. According to the Centers…
WonderWorks Myrtle Beach Plans Special Needs Sensory Day
Photo courtesy of WonderWorks Special needs children and adults in the Myrtle Beach area can have fun and learn about science at an upcoming event that was designed just…
Matt Scott to Run Organization for Autism Research Marathon in NYC
New York, N.Y. Our good friend Matt Scott (fiancé of our lovely Lion and Global Advisor, Stacee Mandeville) is running the marathon for Autism! (The Organization for Auti…
Sixteenth Annual Leadership Awards Reception Rocks New York
New York, N.Y. What an absolutely amazing event last week! The breadth of our activities over the last sixteen years blew me away. Our St. John’s University event, featur…
World Autism Day, Young Filmmaker Interviews Ban Ki-moon
New York, N.Y. Young filmmaker Benjamin Rosloff’s visit to the United Nations Headquarters in New York City and his interview with U.N.’s Secretary General, Ban Ki-Moon.…
Report: Animals’ Presence May Ease Social Anxiety in Kids with Autism
New York, N.Y. When animals are present, children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) have lower readings on a device that detects anxiety and other forms of social aro…
Voice of Hope for Autism: The Joey Lowenstein Foundation
New York, N.Y. Some of the greatest discoveries in human history have been the result of accidental or unexpected circumstances. While the mind usually recalls great inno…
Luce Leader Grows at Yale: from Anti-Bullying to Autism Awareness
New Haven, CT. In the study of psychology, there is a term called 'feature integration theory.' The term describes how we visually combine details to identify unified obj…
Autistic Teen Leader Joey Lowenstein Wows Me at NYU Gala
New York, N.Y. I have traveled extensively over the years searching for worthwhile initiatives and like-minded individuals dedicated to the promotion of positive social c…