Tag: education
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spotlightIn the fall of 1980, when he left his hometown of St. Louis, Missouri, for undergraduate studies at Cornell University in upstate New York, John Constantino was determined to pursue one of two careers: a doctor or a school teacher.
“If I didn’t make it in med school, I figured being a...→
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newsResearchers in Minneapolis and Sweden are investigating reports of so-called autism clusters among children from immigrant Somali populations. Some scientists say the clusters may be the result of a vitamin D deficiency — a largely untested hypothesis.
A report from Swedish neurologists, published on 1 August, says the prevalence of autism spectrum...→
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blogFor many parents with autism, the ultimate goal is to have their children lead lives that are as ‘normal’ as possible — and that includes attending mainstream schools, where their child would be just like everyone else.
The problem is, many of these children are not like everyone else, and aren’t treated...→
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newsIn February 2006, psychology researcher Gary Mesibov introduced an electronic diary to a few teens with autism at his clinic in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
The diary, a personal digital assistant (PDA), was programmed to help the teens track their performance in school and interact with their peers. Mesibov and his collaborators...→
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