This segment of Access Houston we welcome Nichole Wilson, the founder of Autism Moms Are Beautiful, to talk about mothers who have children on the autism spectrum. We also talk about AMAB Magazine which is a digital magazine, the AMAB Talent Show, and the Autism Moves Rock Video on Facebook, as well as the organization’s […]

April 2 was Autism Awareness Day, an internationally recognized holiday put in place to raise awareness about those dealing with autism throughout the world. Last year, Majic 107.5’s Maria More sat down with Tisha Campbell-Martin for an exclusive interview, during which the actress—whose son was diagnosed with autism—shared ways to support children dealing with the developmental disorder. “As […]

Plus, Pastor Shirley Caesar is trying to make bank from the #UNameIt Challenge and nearly 1,000 people run with autistic boy after quitting team over attack.

https://twitter.com/Radio_951/status/792827176412442624 Chase Coleman was just like any other freshmen athlete in high school — he loved to stay active. The 15-year-old student finally found his sport after realizing the he excelled at track and field. Nothing could hold Coleman back from success, but his nonverbal autism meant that he had a little more of a disadvantage […]

Chase Coleman was running in the middle of the road when Martin MacDonald, a White 57-year old man, got out of his car, pushed Chase to the ground and yelled, "Get out of here."

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Singer Janelle Monáe took to Twitter on Wednesday evening to mourn the loss of her thirty-seven-year-old cousin, Natasha Hays.

On Tuesday, several Florida State football players visited the children who attended Montford Middle School. It was lunch hour when the Seminoles’ junior receiver got to meet a young man named Bo Paske. Bo is an autistic student who usually doesn’t have people sitting with him during lunch and when Travis walked by he saw […]

“One of the first things I did was to get down to his level, take a deep breath and not say anything for a couple minutes,” Officer Purdy said in an interview with WSOC.

Meanwhile, scientific data shows that the two are not correlated at all. So what truth is the Oscar-winner still looking for?

Florida’s Legoland Resort has partnered up with Autism Speaks to make their resort more autism-friendly. This new addition to the park now helps to accommodate everyone and that’s including people with special needs. The announcement was made days before the Autism awareness day on April 2nd came about. Orlando Sentinel  ✔‎@orlandosentinel Legoland Florida Resort partners with Autism […]