Autism

Gary Weitzen, a Brick Township father of an Autistic son, is among one hundred winners out of nearly 7,000 nominees to receive $1,000 in a national "Kernals of Kindness" contest by Jolly Time Pop Corn.

Autism Speaks invites the public to the kick-off dinner of one of its major annual fundraising walks in Long Branch.

A new bill introduced in Washington would allocate $1.3 billion in funding for autism research and initiatives, as well as addressing the needs of autistic children who are "aging out" of current programs.

A newly passed bill reauthorizes $1.3 billion in funding for autism research and programs for the next five years.

It's National Autism Awareness Month.

Today is the 7th Annual World Autism Awareness Day .... Get details

In an effort to raise awareness for autism, schools, businesses, commissioners and staff from six state agencies and others worldwide will assemble and blow bubbles today.

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows the rate of autism in U.S. children has gone up by 30 percent in the last two years, from 1 in 88 then to 1 in 68 now.

Amidst two high-profile cases of autistic teenagers wandering off, two organizations are banding together to raise awareness on the issue.

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