Autism News from Topix

Circle of Champions awards recipients for 2012 pose after receiving plaques for their outstanding work with the developmentally disabled.

Though in some cases it's getting down to the wire, there is still time to register for summer camps in Brooklyn.

Pictured are, Ethan Banks and his sister, Mallory Banks with friends at the Autism Awareness bake sale.

A New Hyde Park woman working as a personal assistant and bookkeeper stole more than $200,000 from her employer and an autism awareness foundation run by her boss' wife, Nassau County prosecutors said Tuesday.

The Giles County Autism Focus Group's annual Autism Walk will be held this Saturday, May 4, from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. "We're raising awareness for autism but also on top of that we use the funds to purchase educational tools for children with autism to use," said event coordinator Catharine Petch.

The New Canaan-based nonprofit foundation, Magical Music for Life, will be presenting its second annual "Tunes in Times Square" benefit concert on Sunday, May 5, on the Broadway Pedestrian Plaza in New York City.

Lori also recommends the Treasure Valley Autism Society: asatvc.or g . This is a great place to donate funds as well and have them be used for local Treasure Valley families! This site uses Facebook comments to make it easier for you to contribute.

Winn Army Community Hospital on Fort Stewart is hosting a special autism awareness presentation Tuesday titled, "Pulling the Puzzles Apart." The program will be facilitated by the hospital's Chief Dietitian, Captain Todd Heer, whose 3-year-old son was diagnosed with autism nearly two years ago.

Nina Wall Cote, Director of the PA Bureau of Autism Services discusses the latest statistics with Sherry Christian and Steve Knight on CBS 21 News This Morning.

The claim that autism is linked to Lyme disease has been greatly exaggerated, according to researchers at Columbia University.

It is the end of April, and the end of the month-long Autism Awareness themed lunches.

Autism spectrum disorder is difficult to diagnose, but a blood test that is accurate in diagnosis may help with early interventions.

Sarah Still has Aspergers and has spent years working a variety of jobs that don't seem to fit her needs.

The parents of a boy who was arrested for selling marijuana at a Riverside County high school claim he was the victim of discrimination because he's autistic.

Health officials in the UK have announced a national catch-up program to target 10-16 year olds who did not receive the combined measles , mumps , and rubella vaccination in early childhood due to fears about links with autism .

The parents of a boy who was arrested for selling marijuana at a Riverside County high school claim he was the victim of discrimination because he's autistic.

Sarah Still has Aspergers and has spent years working a variety of jobs that don't seem to fit her needs.

AN ORPINGTON family, housed for two years in a property that failed to meet their disability needs, have been moved - to a house they say is even more unsuitable.

He avoids eye contact with a stranger who tries to initiate a conversation with him, and seems eager to run away Rio Wyles is a rapper with autism who performs with the Performing Arts Studio West.

ISLAMABAD: Scientists have found a way of detecting and quantifying an infant`s risk of autism in the womb itself, says a new study conducted by scientists in the US.