Chickens help autistic teen Summer Farrelly make sense of humans
While growing up, people didn’t make much sense to Summer Farrelly, but chickens always did. Living with autism…
RFK Jr. calls reducing ultraprocessed foods ‘spiritual warfare’
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. ramped up his condemnation of ultraprocessed foods during an…
Mother of autistic children shares experience in wake of suspected double murder-suicide
A mother of two children with disabilities living in regional WA wants other families to know there is…
Model revealed for Thriving Kids, the NDIS alternative for some children with developmental delay or autism
After months of uncertainty and speculation, the federal government has revealed how its National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)…
Wildfire smoke in late pregnancy may raise autism risk
A study of more than 200,000 mother-child pairs finds that repeated days of wildfire smoke during late pregnancy…
New Research Debunks Trump and RFK Jr.’s Claims Linking Tylenol to Autism
The Trump administration’s plan to blame autism on women using acetaminophen (a.k.a. Tylenol) during pregnancy is getting more…
Study debunks Trump claims, shows no link between acetaminophen and autism
Ahead of a White House press conference on autism in September, Donald Trump made a deliberate effort to…
Paracetamol use during pregnancy not linked to autism, ADHD or intellectual disability
Taking paracetamol during pregnancy does not increase the risk of autism, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), or intellectual disability…
Taking paracetamol during pregnancy not linked to autism or ADHD in children, Lancet study finds
There is no evidence using paracetamol during pregnancy increases the risk of autism in children and discouraging its…
Employee Was Terminated After Multiple Write Ups And A PIP, So She Refused To Help Her Former Boss When He Reached Out To Her The Next Day » TwistedSifter
Pexels/Reddit Some workplaces can be a little unfair when it comes to termination. In this story, an employee…
What is developmental delay and how can you to tell if your child has one?
One of the biggest changes to disability support in a generation is the new Thriving Kids program. The…
Engineered sensor reveals the brain’s hidden chemical conversations
Scientists have engineered a protein able to record the incoming chemical signals of brain cells (as opposed to…