Autism News from Topix

Shayne Whyte with his parents Muriel and Ron, outside Shayne's house on May 9, 2013.

Vanessa Woods is a research scientist and Brian Hare is an associate professor of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University.

This roll of the dice is coming up snake eyes for the Knights of Columbus, as well as the area charities it supports.

Sir Harry Burns made the call ahead of the launch of a nationwide campaign next week to boost take up.

The 5th Annual Pink Pump Affair, sponsored by Toyota, Walmart and Wells Fargo, will benefit LA's only free summer camp for children with autism, their siblings and peers.

I brought Kirby to this week's session with Julian instead of Benny . I thought Benny needed to rest as he had been working a lot lately and Kirby really likes seeing Julian.

Gavin Brown, 8, and Abbie Callahan, 11, high-five Regina High School senior Kayla Wolfe as they compete in the three-legged race during a track and field day of the Weber Dolphins Sports Club on Wednesday, May 15, 2013, in Iowa City, Iowa.

1822 - South American rebels commanded by Antonio Jose de Sucre defeat Spanish royalists on the slopes of volcano Cerro Pichincha in Ecuador.

Positive Partnerships facilitator Jessica Tucker, from Warrnambool, Shannon Rea, from Childers Cove, and Positive Partnerships project manager Karen Jones, from Sydney, at the workshop.

Walz-Lund Enterprises was recently certified by the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to design and produce its own permit-to-carry training materials.

More than $30,000 in prizes and giveaways are up for grabs at Monday's inaugural "Fore! Autism Golf Tournament." Hosted by Woodland's Autistic Programs Foundation, all money raised at the charity event will benefit the organization, which aims to provide traditional childhoods to autistic children.

Participants will tee off all day long during the fundraiser at one of Waterfront Properties and Club Communities' golf neighborhoods.

The California State Senate approved bill SB 126 Friday which renews the autism insurance mandate established by SB 946 through 2019.

The fifth annual Camp Spectrum will be held at Lee University's Helen DeVos College of Education from June 17-20. Camp Spectrum, a day camp for individuals with autism, will run Monday through Thursday, beginning at 8 a.m. and finishing at noon each day.

The next meeting of the autism book group is from 6-8 p.m. Discussed will be 'Plastic Ocean' by Captain Charles Moore.

Danville, VA Saturday, 28 cities around our nation will walk to bring awareness to Angelman Syndrome, and Danville is on the list.

Children living with social, physical and mental challenges, can find nature-themed treatment at Glade Run Adventures in Zelienople.

In the first successful experiment with humans using a treatment known as sensory-motor or environmental enrichment, researchers documented marked improvement in young autistic boys when compared to boys treated with traditional behavioral therapies, according to research published by the American Psychological Association.

Obama Cares: On the Friday before Mother's Day, President Obama explained how the Affordable Care Act is helping women .

Angela Schoepke, student teaching at Madison Memorial High, hopes to land a first-year teaching job.