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Hair of Fame Salon Raises $6,800 to Help National Autism Center Offer Critical Information and Services
MEDIA RELEASE Randolph, Mass. – Representatives from Hair of Fame salon in Springfield, Mass., have presented May Institute’s National Autism Center with a check for $6,800 to support programs and services that benefit individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). […]
Autism rates rise again
[District Administration magazine] Autism rates soared by nearly 30 percent between 2008 and 2010, according to an April study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. About one in 68 eight-year-olds was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2010—a rate that has more than doubled since the year 2000, when 1 in 150 children were identified. Read the full article here.
All Sides with Ann Fisher
[WOSU 89.7 FM, NPR affiliate in Columbus, Ohio] Dr. Hanna Rue, Executive Director of the National Autism Center, discusses topics including the new CDC autism rate, recent New England Journal of Medicine study about the development of autism in the womb, access to care, legislation, and insurance. Listen Here
Commentary: Joint Statement from the National Autism Center and May Institute Regarding CDC’s New Rate of One in 68 Children Identified with Autism Spectrum Disorder
MEDIA RELEASE Randolph, Mass. – The following joint commentary by May Institute’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and the Executive Director of the National Autism Center, was distributed on the PR Newswire on March 28, 2014. The statistics recently released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) about the increase in the prevalence rate of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in U.S children (one in 68) are startling to some and disturbing to all of us touched by autism. […]
Self-Management Strategies for Students with Autism
[Examiner.com] According to the National Autism Center’s National Standards Report, Self-management is amongst the interventions or treatments identified in the category of “established” or effective treatments. Read the full article here
Medical professionals talk autism
Dr. Hanna Rue, National Autism Center Executive Director, speaks at the Autism Spectrum Lunch and Learn April 25, 2013, on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Read the full article here
Drastic Numbers Underscore Need for More Autism Services
[The Provider] A new estimate released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that one in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism. While prevalence rates continue to be debated and the cause(s) for the increases remain elusive, we must not lose sight of the critical realities this upward trend emphatically underscores. […]
National Autism Center Awarded $25,000 Grant from Autism Speaks
MEDIA RELEASE Randolph, Mass. – The National Autism Center (NAC), May Institute’s Center for the Promotion of Evidence-based practice, has been awarded a $25,000 grant from Autism Speaks to educate military families with children who have autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The Center was the only Massachusetts-based nonprofit selected to receive an Autism Speaks’ community grant in 2012. […]
Commentary from May Institute and National Autism Center Regarding One in 50 School Kids Has Autism, CDC Says
MEDIA RELEASE Randolph, Mass. – A new estimate released from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that one in 50 U.S. schoolchildren has autism. While prevalence rates continue to be debated and the cause(s) for the increases remain elusive, we must not lose sight of the critical realities this upward trend emphatically underscores. […]
Adapting K12 for Students with Autism
[District Administration Magazine] Educators are learning that there are scientifically proven treatments and protocols that can help them meet federal and state requirements, stretch budgets, avoid litigation and assist families who must continue educating students long after the last bell rings. Read the full article here