Autism Diagnosis Continues To Evolve Decades After ‘Case 1’
Eighty years after the first person was diagnosed with autism, people on the spectrum are still fighting to erase the stigma surrounding the disorder. The post Autism Diagnosis Continues To…
NICOA Introduces a New Toolkit to Better Understand Indigenous People Living with Disabilities
NICOA Introduces a New Toolkit to Better Understand Indigenous People Living with Disabilities Tags Yahoo News Details By Kaili Berg July 14, 2023 The National Indian Council on Aging (NICOA)…
Autism Services Provider To Close At Least 23 Offices
A major autism services provider operating in 27 states is reportedly set to close at least 23 offices and lay off nearly 1,000 employees citing “challenges faced through and following…
Medicaid Aims To Better Serve Adults With IDD, Aging Caregivers
Upwards of a million U.S. households include an adult with IDD supported by an aging caregiver and that number is expected to grow. Now, Medicaid officials are making a push…
Teenager On Autism Spectrum Communicates Through His Artwork
At 14, Viktor Bevanda is semi-verbal and needs help dressing and feeding himself, but his artistic skills have won him 500,000 TikTok followers, appearances at art shows and he even…
Sensory Adapted Dental Rooms Reduce Autistic Children's Stress During Teeth Cleaning
Sensory Adapted Dental Rooms Reduce Autistic Children’s Stress During Teeth Cleaning Sensory Adaptations to Improve Physiological and Behavioral Distress During Dental Visits in Autistic Children Published: 2023-06-03Author: University of Southern…
Leveraging AI for greater health outcomes – CommBank
AI-led mental health companion drives greater inclusion … Her experience in disability services and seeing the impact of the pandemic on …
AI tool outperforms human emergency call handlers in identifying stroke, new study shows
Researchers utilised this data to train an AI framework to firstly … is the second leading cause of death and a major cause of adult disability, …
OCHA Asks For Urgent Funding To Help Disabled People In Afghanistan – Khaama Press
… a range of initiatives offering crucial support, such as healthcare, therapy, assistive technology, and inclusive educational initiatives.
Autism Screening Tool Found to Be Effective but Has Limitations
M-CHAT-R/F Autism Screening Tool Effective But Has Limitations Screening Tools Help to Identify Children Who Are Most Likely to Have Developmental Concerns Published: 2023-05-20 – Updated: 2023-05-21Author: UC Davis MIND…