SWITCH: Mobile | ePaper | Subscribe

Homes Rentals Jobs Autos Contests

Autism

Free workshops for parents of children with autism, Asperger's on Wednesday

Last updated Monday, May 21, 2012 - 11:29pm

OGDEN — Families of Autism and Asperger’s Standing Together and the Weber County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday will partner for free workshops aimed at equipping parents and first responders with important information.

Asperger's, Autism, Utah, Weber County Sheriff's Office Read more Comments

This photo released by the family of Thomas Consel shows Thomas, now 20-years-old, on holiday with his family aviation museum Los Angeles U.S. in 2009. Some French parents resort to sending their children abroad to get adequate treatment. In most developed countries, children with autism are usually sent to school where they get special education classes. But in France, they are more often sent to a psychiatrist where they get talk therapy meant for people with psychological or emotional problems. Catherine Consel, mother of Thomas, was horrified when she and her husband found out their autistic son Thomas, now 20, had been subjected to regular packing sessions for three years while he was treated in a Bordeaux hospital. Consel is convinced Thomas would have fared better had the family stayed in the U.S., where he was born. (AP Photo/Family HO)

France treating autistic kids with psychotherapy

Maria Cheng The Associated Press

Last updated Friday, May 18, 2012 - 10:21am

LONDON -- In most developed countries, children with autism are usually sent to school where they get special education classes. But in France, they are more often sent to a psychiatrist where they get talk therapy meant for people with psychological or emotional problems.

Autism, France, International Read more Comments

Kelly Andrus plays with her son Bradley, in his classroom at Children’s Choice Learning Centers Inc., in Lewisville, Texas. Bradley, who turns three in a couple of weeks, was diagnosed a year ago with mild autism. For the first time in nearly two decades, experts want to rewrite the definition of autism. Some parents fear that if it’s narrowed and their kids lose the label, they may also lose out on special therapist. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

After $1B, experts see progress on autism’s causes

Mike Stobbe The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, April 9, 2012 - 10:46am

ATLANTA — More than $1 billion has been spent over the past decade searching for the causes of autism. In some ways, the research looks like a long-running fishing expedition, with a focus on everything from genetics to the age of the father, the weight of the mother, and how close a child lives to a freeway.

Autism, Health, Medical, Research, National Read more Comments

Fundraiser benefits school for autistics

April Hale Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, April 7, 2012 - 10:24pm

LAYTON -- Fighting for a good cause has become Sean Powers' goal.

Education, Autism, Benefits, Fundraiser, Utah Read more Comments

(NICHOLAS DRANEY/Standard-Examiner) Krissie Summerhays (from left), Ryan Miller and Dr. Michael Stevens answer questions at an autism panel at Weber State University.

WSU seminar: More autistic adults is a looming issue

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Saturday, March 31, 2012 - 6:25pm

OGDEN -- Jordan Wilde has a job he adores at Ridley's Family Market in Morgan.

Autism, Funding, Seminar, Utah, Weber State University, Featured Read more Comments

Utah at high end for autism rates

Mike Stobbe The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 4:28pm

ATLANTA — One child out of 88 in the U.S. is believed to have autism or a related disorder, an increase in the rate attributed largely to wider screening.

Advocacy groups seized on the new number as further evidence that autism research and services should get more attention.

Features, Autism, CDC, Health, Medical research Read more Comments

Jeremy Hauck appears in 2nd District Court in Farmington for a hearing on Sept. 6, 2006. Hauck is accused of killing his mother and stuffing her body in a freezer. He was 18 when the crime occurred, and he is now 23 and in Utah State Hospital, being forced to take medication in an attempt to make him competent to stand trial. (MATTHEW ARDEN HATFIELD/Standard-Examiner)

Evaluations to determine if Hauck can stand trial in mother's murder

Loretta Park Standard-Examiner

Last updated Monday, March 26, 2012 - 7:55pm

FARMINGTON — Attorneys are continuing to wait for the results of two mental competency evaluations before they go forward in a murder case that is almost six years old.

Public defender Todd Utzinger said Monday in 2nd District Court that it will take at least two months before the two evaluators can complete the mental competency assessments of Jeremy Jacob Hauck.

Crime, Murder, Autism, Court, Evaluations, Gun, Knife, Mental Health, Mental illness, Utah, Featured Read more Comments

Autistic child arrested for shoplifting

Alexia Campbell Sun Sentinel

Last updated Thursday, March 15, 2012 - 5:07pm

BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. -- Police this week arrested a boy with autism on shoplifting charges after they say he walked out of a Boynton Beach Mall store with a greeting card in his hand.

A Spencer Gifts store employee called police Sunday after stopping the 12-year-old boy leaving with the $2.95 card, according to a Boynton Beach police report.

A manager at the store declined to comment when reached by phone Wednesday afternoon. A few hours later, however -- after news media inquiries and an outcry on Facebook -- store managers told police they no longer would press charges against the boy.

Crime, Arrested, Autism, Facebook, Shoplifting, National Read more Comments

COURTNEY PERRY/Star Tribune
David Hastings can't wait to take his driver's test and get his license, even though he has waited until he is 22. Hastings has Asperger's a form of autism, and traditional driver's education classes have not worked so he has gone through a special program to learn his driving skill. He is shown in Mendola Heights, Minn.

Driving instructors shift gears for students with disabilities

Jeff Strickler Star Tribune (Minneapolis)

Last updated Sunday, March 11, 2012 - 7:43am

MINNEAPOLIS -- Like many young men counting down the days until they can drive, David Hastings has March 15 circled in red: It's the day he takes his behind-the-wheel driver's test. Is he confident he'll pass the test? "Yes, I am," he announced firmly.

Hastings had to master more than the usual challenges to get to this point. For one thing, he's 22, not 16. And he has autism.

Traditional driver's education classes haven't worked well for him.

But now that he's studying to be a graphic designer, he figures he needs a car for independence. He's determined that his form of autism, Asperger's, won't stop him from achieving either goal.

Features, Asperger's, Autism, Disabilities, Driver's ed, Driver's license, Driving Read more Comments

Autism to be topic of WSU program

Nancy Van Valkenburg Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, March 8, 2012 - 11:46pm

OGDEN — Registration is now open for a program at Weber State University, titled “Autism: Coming of Age.”

Education, Autism, Utah, Weber State University Read more Comments

Baby's gaze may be first sign of autism

Shari Roan Los Angeles Times

Last updated Sunday, January 29, 2012 - 8:33am

An early symptom of autism might be found in a baby's gaze, researchers reported Thursday.

Diagnosing autism as early as possible is of critical importance. Studies show the earlier therapy begins, the more likely the child can overcome the deficits linked to the brain disorder.

Features, Autism Read more Comments

Statue stolen from center for autistic children

Contributed The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, January 11, 2012 - 6:18pm

SALT LAKE CITY -- Salt Lake City police are looking for a $24,000 bronze statue they say was stolen from the Carmen B. Pingree Center for Children with Autism.

Crime, Autism, Statue stolen, Thieves, Utah Read more Comments

Campaign launched to detect disabilities in children early

Staff Standard-Examiner

Last updated Thursday, November 10, 2011 - 12:37am

SALT LAKE CITY -- In Utah, one in every nine children has a special health care need, chronic health condition or disability.

In an effort to educate parents about childhood development, including early warning signs of autism and other developmental disabilities, the Utah Department of Health on Wednesday launched the "Learn the Signs, Act Early" campaign at University of Utah Health Care's Westridge Health Center.

Features, Autism, Children, Disability, Health, Utah Department of Health, Weber Plus Read more Comments

Early warning signs of developmental disabilities

Contributed Standard-Examiner

Last updated Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 10:43am

SALT LAKE CITY — In Utah, one in every nine children has a special health care need, chronic health condition, or disability.

Autism, Disabilities, Health Read more Comments

Gene cluster is missing in children with autism

Dlitha Ricks Newsday

Last updated Tuesday, October 11, 2011 - 1:27pm

NEW YORK -- A cluster of genes is missing in children with autism, scientists at New York's Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory have discovered, a finding they say moved them a significant step toward unmasking the genetic underpinnings of the condition.

Features, Autism, Genetics, Medical research Read more Comments