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Stephen Stills and Neil Young Will Play Annual Autism Benefit

2015-02-25 03:00:46| Apparel - Topix.net

HOLLYWOOD, CA, February 24, 2015: Stephen Stills, Neil Young, Shawn Colvin, The White Buffalo, Steve Earle, Chris Stills and emcee Jack Black with many special guests, will return to Los Angeles on Saturday, April 25th at The Hollywood Pantages Theatre f or the 3rd rd Light Up The Blues Concert - An Evening of Music to Benefit Autism Speaks, the world's leading autism science and advocacy organization. Also performing are three artists with autism: Spencer Harte featuring Petra Haden, Nick Guzman and Matt Savage .

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Teen with Autism Receives Special Birthday Surprise - from a Vacuum Salesman

2015-01-20 21:58:11| Appliances - Topix.net

A vacuum-loving teen with autism received the birthday surprise of a lifetime this past weekend, thanks to his mother's determination and a big-hearted vacuum salesman. Dylan Johnson was never into "normal" toys, his mother, Jodie Greene, told CBS 6 in Virginia .

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Breathing Pollution During Pregnancy Raises Child's Risk of Autism

2014-12-19 20:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Nature World: It should come as no surprise that if an expecting mother breathes air of poor quality, her child might suffer for it. Lung development trouble, premature births, and other complications have all been associated with severe air pollution. However, a new study has now linked air pollution with autism as well. This is not the first time risk of autism development has been tied to maternal air pollution exposure. However, according to researcher Marc Weisskopf, the senior author of the new study,...

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For kids with autism, a 'flight' to ease stress

2014-12-07 10:11:29| Airlines - Topix.net

With boarding passes in hand, children with autism spectrum disorders and their families took part in an air travel rehearsal at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Fifty families experienced a typical day at an airport, from check-in and security to receiving peanuts and pretzels from flight attendants onboard a Southwest Airlines jet for a 30-minute simulated "flight" that never left the gate.

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Discovery of 100-Plus Genes Tied to Autism May Improve Treatments

2014-10-29 21:52:43| Biotech - Topix.net

And researchers say they are on their way to discovering up to 1,000 genes overall that may contribute to the disorder. And researchers say they are on their way to discovering up to 1,000 genes overall that may contribute to the disorder.

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