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Federal officials are developing the first specialized national alert system aimed at improving responses when autistic children or adults go missing. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the National Autism Missing and Endangered Person Alert Initiative late last week. HHS is partnering with the Department of Justice and the Federal Emergency Management

Spanish-speaking families will find focused support this September at the UC Davis MIND Institute. The eighth annual Aprendiendo Juntos conference takes place Saturday, September 19, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the institute on 50th Street in Sacramento. The name means “learning together,” and every part of the day runs in Spanish. Families, specialists,

Fifty years ago, autism was considered rare. Early studies estimated only two to four children out of every 10,000 were autistic. By 2000, the CDC reported about 1 in 150. Today the figure stands at roughly 1 in 31. That sharp rise has sparked one of the most intense debates in public health: Is autism