Category: Communication

Rapid population growth, an aging population, and a national physician shortage are putting increasing strain on the Sacramento region’s health systems. These difficulties impact all facets of medicine, but they also have significant ramifications for people with autism and...

A small program in Seal Rock is quietly changing the lives of people on the autism spectrum with calm, steady horses. Founded by Marla Bowman, Reach For The Stars provides therapeutic horsemanship for people with autism and other physical...

Shop Class in Oak Park, Sacramento, has created a model for what inclusive education can be for neurodiverse children and young adults. It is much more than a shop class with machines and tools. Shop Class is a space...

Access to healthy living for many adult autistic individuals does not begin with the motivation or willpower to do so; it begins with access to safe spaces where they can be comfortable, as well as being understood. Research indicates...

Jojo Duenas has been a football coach for sixteen years. When his three-year-old son was diagnosed with autism, Jojo wanted to make sure sports could feel safe and joyful for him. He noticed that most programs were not built...

Recently, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made headlines by calling the rise in autism cases an “epidemic.” Speaking at the White House, he said the growing number of children diagnosed with autism is a serious...

A new study from the UC Davis MIND Institute found that autistic children are much more likely to struggle with stomach and digestive problems than children who are not on the spectrum. These are referred to as gastrointestinal (GI)...