Actress and comedian Tisha Campbell made Sacramento the first stop on the tour for her new memoir, “The A Word: A Mother’s Journey Through Autism and Love.” On Sept. 9 she spoke at Underground Books with former Mayor Kevin Johnson about raising her eldest...
Most weekends, Bree Juan and her 15-year-old son Skylar drive from Orange County to a busy corner in Koreatown. There they set up BreeSky’s Quesadillas, a food stand named by combining their names. What started as a simple way to keep Skylar engaged has...
Scientists have created the most detailed molecular map of autism assembled so far, a development that could eventually shift how the condition is studied and treated. A team at the University of California, San Francisco used artificial intelligence along with lab-grown brain tissue to...
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...