Autism - Videos
Eye-tracking has become the tech trend du jour. Advertisers use data on where you look and when to better capture your attention. Designers employ it to improve products. Game and phone developers utilize it to offer the latest in hands-free interaction.
This academy teaches children with autism every aspect of filmmaking, from editing to acting. Parents are thrilled watching their children work in groups.
Dr. Steven Sussman, Ph.D, child & adolescent psychologist, co-founder of the Child & Teen Success Centers in NY and NJ offers an overview of pervasive developmental disorders.
New Britain's Hospital for Special Care is working to become one of the country's first patient centered medical centers in the country. Specifically, this move is being done to better serve children with autism and have all the resources needed to deal with the disability.
Dawn Nuefeld is a wife, model, actress, and former VH1 Reality show star. But she is also be the mother of a child diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum. Nuefeld talks about the challenges, obstacles and ways families live with Autism.
Relationships can be a mystery for all of us. But navigating the world of dating while dealing with autism can be an even more daunting challenge. An upcoming film, "Autism In Love," explores the issues faced by the autistic looking for a soul mate.
Relationships can be a mystery for all of us. But navigating the world of dating while dealing with autism can be an even more daunting challenge. An upcoming film, "Autism In Love," explores the issues faced by the autistic looking for a soul mate. Guest Arman Khodaei shares his story.
Full Segment: Relationships can be a mystery for all of us. But navigating the world of dating while dealing with autism can be an even more daunting challenge. An upcoming film, "Autism In Love," explores the issues faced by the autistic looking for a soul mate.
Autism is troubling for parents enough without adding the hassle of traveling, but some parents have found ways to deal with it at the airport.
Full Segment: April is Autism Awareness month and actress Holly Robinson Peete joins us to discuss her personal connection to the disorder and what we need to do to understand it.
April is Autism Awareness month and actress Holly Robinson Peete joins us to discuss her personal connection to the disorder and what we need to do to understand it.
Parent-reported cases of autism are significantly higher now than they were just five years ago, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Dr. Ron J Steingard joins Abby to discuss.
Brian Tozzo, who has Asperger's, works as a software tester and explains how he has flourished while working in a corporate environment.
Full Segment: Autism Spectrum rates increased in the 90s. Now many from this "first wave" are adults facing the challenge of planning for employment, housing, and retirement.
Animal therapy may help children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder.
Full Segment: Broadway shows are being altered to accommodate autistic audience members. We talk about the big impact subtle changes can have for those on the autistic spectrum.
Broadway shows are being altered to accommodate autistic audience members. We talk about the big impact subtle changes can have for those on the autistic spectrum. Joining Nancy Redd to discuss are guests Lisa Carling, Jaime Bleiweiss and Lisa Brodwin.
400,000 kids are living with Down Syndrome. One in 88 will be born Autistic. One in five will deal with a mental illness. Now, a music legend is helping these kids find their voices .
Alyona, Nancy and Jacob discuss the trendy stories of the week, including a boy with autism who's given medical marijuana to help his condition.
Though the Government knows vaccines don't cause autism, it pays misinformed families who threaten to sue. How should we respond to fears that are popular, but false?
There are a ton of diets out there that claim to help you lose weight, but one mom swears by a unique diet that she says helped her daughter lose the symptoms of a brain disorder that hits one in 88 kids.
Visiting Santa is a special tradition that many children look forward to each Christmas. But the hustle and bustle of a shopping mall can be overwhelming for some children with an autism spectrum disorder.
Aspergers, known as high IQ autism, usually involves speech and behavior modification treatment.
Full Segment: After 17 years as its own disorder in the psychiatry "bible," Asperger's is being removed and collapsed under "autism spectrum disorder." What are the implications?
After 17 years as its own disorder in the psychiatry "bible," Asperger's is being removed and collapsed under "autism spectrum disorder." What are the implications? Andrew Raymond, who diagnosed him self with Asperger's, weighs in.
Aaron Winston tells his story about how he turned a passion for video games into a career, in spite of his on going struggle with Autism.
Dr. Kimberly Williams talks about the possible causes for autism and similar Pervasive Development Disorders.
Yori is a service dog from Canine Companions for Independence that is making a world of difference in the lives of students at Hope Elementary. By Deanne Goodman
Dr. Kimberly Williams explains the basics of Autism, one of the pervasive development disorder and its symptoms.
Learn about Asperger's Syndrome with child psychologist Dr. Kimberly Williams.
