April is Autism Awareness month and New Horizons Behavioral Health offers programs for adults with autism. New Horizons day programs are located in Columbus, Hamilton, Lumpkin, and Cuthbert. According to their website,…
(CNN) - A new study finds the measles, mumps, and rubella vaccine does not raise the risk of Autism. And it does not trigger autism in kids who are at risk of it. Those are the conclusions of a…
In Your Health Minute, Taking prenatal vitamins early in pregnancy might lower the risk of autism in high-risk kids. A new study followed over 200 children who had sibling…
Baseball is more than just a game for 22-year- old Taylor Duncan. Duncan is on the autism spectrum and growing up, he wanted to be a part of a team more than anything. But,…
The Invictus Transformational Mental Health and Wellness Home has become such a source of controversy here in East Columbus neighbors literally rushed up to our cameras hoping somebody, anybody would pay attention to what…
(KPRC) Lindsay Willrich works in education and after a long day, she says, a weighted blanket puts her right to sleep. "I felt very relaxed when I had it on," Willrich explains. She says…
(CNN) - According to a new study; children with autism spectrum disorder are significantly less likely to be fully vaccinated than children unaffected by autism. The study was published Monday in the journal Jama Pediatrics. It found that 80% of…
In Your Health Minute, A new government study finds more children in the US are being diagnosed with a developmental disability. Researchers say nearly seven percent of children…
Music may soothe the savage beast, but a new study says it doesn't do anything for Autism. A group of Norwegian researchers found that music therapy plus standard care does not improve Autism symptoms any better than standard care…
Brain scans might help detect autism in babies long before they show any symptoms. Scientists at the University of North Carolina studied the brains of 59 6-month-olds with a family history of autism. Scans measured over 26-thousand connections between…
