Autism

OASIS tlc is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote inclusion and acceptance of autistic individuals into their local communities by establishing environmentally exemplary farm centers that provide meaningful work, peaceful and healthy residences and community interaction ...

I am paying it forward and igniting a global awareness of helping families with Autism Spectrum Disorders. This passionate mission is based on mindfulness on how we treat, speak and handle our families and children both at home and in school. It ...

Rutgers University is partnering with the Mel Karmazin foundation to launch an initiative that establishes a center for adults with autism to live and work independently in the university setting.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 1 in 45 children in New Jersey have been identified as Autism Spectrum Disorder. That is the highest rate in the nation.

It has long been believed that the increase in autism rates across New Jersey and the rest of the country is due, in part, to the improvements in diagnosis and classification.  A new study at Penn State University suggests as much.

The measure in the state Legislature that was spurred by an autistic 19-year-old's ocean plunge in Manasquan on a dare last February clears a Senate committee and heads for a full upper-house vote.

Man, I love this kid!

New Jersey has the highest rate of autism diagnosis in the nation. One out of every 45 children is found to have some type of condition on the autism spectrum. In response, the NJ Department of Health is funding studies to develop what's called the "Autism Health Needs Medical Home Pilot Project."

While the cause of autism remains a mystery researchers at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark are continuing to try and figure out why the Garden State's rate has increased over the past decade and remains the highest in the nation.

It's a labor of love helping the children each year with our Making Miracles Radiothon ... please help us help the kids. ~ Shawn & Sue     This Year's "Making Miracles Radiothon" takes place Friday, December 5th at the Ocean County Mall in Toms River. Join Shawn & Sue ...