Loudoun family pushes for change after son, who has autism, is suspended from bus

A Loudoun County family seeks accountability from school officials, claiming the education and behavioral plans of their son, ...

What Every Family Needs to Hear About Autism and Early Intervention: Insights From Cristina Busu

A recent study found that family participation in therapy directly improves children’s social communication and emotional ...
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Educator no longer with Weatherford ISD after video shows restraint of autistic boy

A Weatherford ISD educator is no longer with the district after a video showed her restraining a special needs student with her legs. The incident happened last year, but the parents say they were not ...
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RFK Jr. Claims Early Childhood Circumcision ‘Doubles’ Autism Risk

During a Cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, "Children who are circumcised early have double the rate of autism," adding it is "highly likely because ...
Pet Rescue Report

Senior shepherd ‘Buddy’ with energy of caffeinated toddler spent years helping autistic child reaches out for new family

At the Dogtoli Dog Rescue located in Coral Springs, Florida, an 11-year-old German shepherd blend named Buddy needs to be front and center on social media news so he can find the perfect home. After ...
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The St. Peter’s difference: Unlocking every child’s potential through personalized learning

St. Peter’s School provides an educational community that understands children as individuals from Montessori preschool through high school. MANSFIELD – Located in downtown Mansfield, St. Peter’s ...
IEEE

Hierarchical Reinforcement Learning for Joint Source-Channel Optimization in Real-Time XR Video Transmission

Abstract: Extended reality (XR) is becoming a crucial application in the shift from 5G to 6G networks, providing immersive experiences that combine real and virtual environments. However, the ...
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Mother of Autistic Children Calls RFK Jr.’s Autism Claims “Almost Laughable”

Author Taylor Harris discusses the impact of the Trump administration's autism claims. Recent claims made by President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in which they falsely linked ...
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Deputy, victim's brother rescue autistic child from Port Richey lake

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office shared body camera video showing a tense rescue where a 17-year-old ran into a lake to rescue his younger sibling with autism. Trump Issues Strongest Warning Yet ...
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Lawmaker proposes 'Purple Alert' after tragic death of autistic child

Bloomsburg, Pa. — State Rep. Robert Leadbeter (R-Columbia) announced he intends to introduce legislation — dubbed Aiden’s Law — to establish a “Purple Alert” system in Pennsylvania to ensure the ...
IEEE

Self-Supervised Graph Transformer with Contrastive Learning for Brain Connectivity Analysis Towards Improving Autism Detection

Abstract: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) provides useful insights into the brain function both during task or rest. Representing fMRI data using correlation matrices is found to be a ...