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*The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD), the world’s largest provider of state-of-the-art, early intensive behavioral intervention for individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), is proud to announce Project Hope Foundation will begin to utilize Skills®, CARD’s online autism solution, to help maximize its treatment program for children with autism spectrum disorders. The foundation [...]
*50 Cent has been unveiled as the new ambassador for an autism charity in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The rapper signed on last month following a private visit to the Dubai Autism Center, where he met with children diagnosed with the condition. To show his dedication to the organization, the music mogul is handing [...]
*The Center for Autism and Related Disorders (CARD) will host a series of seminars on “California Insurance Funding for Autism Treatment” throughout California to educate parents on the new California law requiring most insurance providers to cover behavioral health treatment for autism spectrum disorders. The seminars will provide the most effective ways to access [...]
*Member of Grammy award winning group, Boyz II Men, Shawn Stockman shared in a heartfelt interview with CNN, his journey with raising an autistic child. The singer said shortly after his son, Micah’s first birthday, he began to notice some changes. At a loss of what to do, he felt hopeless and helpless. His son [...]
*Actress and mother of an autistic child, Holly Robinson Peete, and her hubby have opened up a free autism center and will likely be duplicated across the country. For years, she has been a huge advocate for autism awareness since her son RJ was diagnosed. She’s been on a mission to help other parents get [...]
*Holly Robinson Peete and Toni Braxton are among the stars set to participate in World Autism Awareness Day today (April 2). Peete, whose eldest son Rodney, Jr. was diagnosed with the developmental disorder, switched on blue lights at the Little Nell gala in Aspen, Colorado on Sunday to mark the annual fundraising drive. She tweeted [...]
*Holly Robinson Peete is an icon and spokesperson for Autism Speaks. Recently, she and her husband, Rodney, attended the inaugural Blue Tie-Blue Jean Ball at the House of Blues in Los Angeles for the organization. Dedicated to the cause of bringing awareness to autism, Peete is the mother of an autistic son. “I’m on the [...]
*It’s always touching when celebrities show a different side of themselves and reveal those things, people or issues that are close to their hearts. Singer Bilal recently shared about raising an autistic son in which he dedicated his recent video, “Little One” to. His oldest son, Bashir was diagnosed with Autism some over four years [...]
*Autism is a complex developmental brain disorder that is becoming more prevalent in the U.S. everyday. This disorder does not have a cure and is affecting approximately 1 in 110 children. As more and more children are being diagnosed, many parents would like to know much sooner what their child’s facing and how to deal with it as [...]
*Holly Robinson Peete is using her gig as cohost of “The Talk” to give a big plug to National Autism Awareness month. Each Friday in April (starting tomorrow), the CBS chat show will focus on various aspects of the developmental disorder — from inspiring stories of teens living with autism to sage advice for parents [...]
*From Super Bowl success to super stardom in Hollywood, nothing prepared Rodney Peete and his wife actress Holly Robinson-Peete for the journey through autism that they would experience with their twin son Rodney Jackson, affectionately known as R. J. How they chose to handle it as a family is now the subject of two books [...]
*Holly Robinson Peete, whose son RJ was diagnosed with autism at age 3, is reportedly writing a new book about the challenges of living with the disability. According to WENN, the actress was inspired to pursue the project after hearing about a boy who was bullied at school because his classmates were unaware that he [...]
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