UCLA awarded $10M grant to study autism in African-Americans
NBC Southern California - The National Institutes of Health awarded UCLA a grant to study the genetic causes of autism in African American children...
Autism Speaks launches new campaign for Latino, black parents
NBC LATINO - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 88 children in the United States has an autism spectrum disorder, being most common among boys (1 in 54)...
Charmin bear charms autistic boy
TODAY - This is a story about a boy, a bear and bathroom tissue. When a giant corporation took time out to send a token of affection to a small admirer, it made a family’s day...
Mom thanks hero bus driver for saving falling daughter
NEW YORK - A grateful mother thanked the hero bus driver who caught her 7-year-old daughter in a terrifying three-story plunge from a Brooklyn building Monday...
50 Cent apologizes for autism tweets
Rapper 50 Cent has apologized for his insensitive tweets about autism and deleted them from his Twitter timeline. Several people were outraged by his comm…
Holly Robinson is angry with 50 Cent
theGRIO REPORT - Rapper/actor 50 Cent is currently receiving backlash from fans, after tweeting an insensitive comment about autism...
23-year-old overcomes autism to try out for Olympics
DALLAS FORT-WORTH - Devin Ross never thought a life in the pool would be his ticket to success...
Autism not diagnosed as early in minority children
WASHINGTON (AP) - Early diagnosis is considered key for autism, but minority children tend to be diagnosed later than white children...
Fired McDonald’s manager punches woman's autistic kids
NEWS ONE - Reportedly, a McDonald's manager was arrested for punching a woman with Autistic kids...
Mom talks after kid left on school bus
VIDEO - An autistic 6-year-old was left on a school bus all day and the mother wants answers...
