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11.01.2024 / 23:29

ABC retires ‘The Good Doctor’ after 7 seasons

Dr. Shaun Murphy is canceling his appointments and retiring from San Jose St. Bonaventure Hospital.ABC said its veteran hospital drama “The Good Doctor,” starring Freddie Highmore, will end after its upcoming seventh season, which premieres Feb.

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B.C. dad spreads love, acceptance after only 1 child came to his son’s birthday

A B.C. dad said he hopes that by sharing a recent experience about his son’s birthday party, he can help bring about some change for those who may be viewed as different.

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Autistic teen dreams of dancing for Ireland at 2024 Olympics

The pandemic isn't the first time 15-year-old Jack Doyle has had to cope with big challenges in his life.

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COVID-19: People with intellectual disabilities in Montreal finally getting shots

Coronavirus: Parents of Quebecers with developmental challenges call for vaccine priority Alexandre Grant, whose twin brother Jonathan has autism and a developmental disability, told Global News they had been pushing for months since people with those conditions, like his brother, are at greater risk for contracting the virus.“We know that people with intellectual disability are at higher risk for getting COVID,” said Grant.

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COVID-19: Vaccination begins in West Island for some adults living with autism

COVID-19 shots this week at a clinic in Beaconsfield.It was given to those who live in intermediate and family-type settings and group homes, between ages 16 and 65.

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A B.C. boy with autism eats nothing but Nature’s Path waffles. Now they’re discontinued

autism along with extreme oral aversion and complex eating challenges, making it difficult for him to stomach any other kind of food. So besides a smoothie discreetly packed with vegetables and vitamins, it’s 24 waffles a day, seven days a week.But now Jerico’s family is facing a stressful impact on their food supply: the B.C.

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Coronavirus: Music, community service help Mississauga man with autism cope during pandemic

autism spectrum disorder, it’s been a lifeline.“I like music… Music is my way of expressing myself,” he said.Ron is used to performing for large audiences.He taught himself how to play the piano at the age of seven, his parents explained proudly.

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B.C. kids with autism and their caregivers lack support during pandemic: survey

COVID-19 pandemic has cut off supports for children with autism and their caregivers, leaving them feeling abandoned by the British Columbia government, advocates and researchers say.The neglect of neurodiverse kids with special needs has been “so overwhelming that something fairly radical has to be done by this new government if families are going to rebuild any trust,” said Deborah Pugh, the executive director of ACT – Autism Community Training.Pugh said she was “stonewalled” by provincial officials in the New Democrats’ last minority government and she’s calling on Premier John Horgan to help now that he has a newly elected majority.

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Minecraft group helping children on autism spectrum build social skills

COVID-19 pandemic. It can feel isolating, but with creativity there are ways to stay connected.Autism Services of Saskatoon has created a Minecraft group to help children on the autism spectrum improve social skills.

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Boy with autism, 13, shot several times by police after mom calls for help in Salt Lake City

police shot him while responding to a crisis intervention call from his mother in Salt Lake City, Utah.Linden Cameron, who has autism, was shot several times while running away from police late on Sept. 4, his mother Golda Barton told KUTV.

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Durham families fear COVID-19 effect on autistic children’s education

autism say they’re concerned about how the coronavirus pandemic will affect their students in the long term.According to Tara Stone, a Whitby, Ont., mother and autism advocate, ongoing uncertainty the spread of the virus, and about whether or not COVID-19 protocols have limited the supports needed by their kids, has many parents opting to keep their kids at home.“People are having to make a decision between income, going back to work and sending their children to school,” Stone said.Stone is choosing not to send her autistic eight-year-old son, Aiden, back to school. Instead, he will be learning from home.

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Coronavirus: Toronto man calls for awareness, understanding of medical-related mask exemptions

mask when he goes inside a store or office, but for medical reasons he says he can’t do so. “I’m on the autism spectrum, and for that reason I don’t wear a mask,” Sherk told Global News in an interview, adding he was diagnosed more than two decades ago.“I have sensory issues that can lead to panic attacks and anxiety, it can lead to hyperventilating, and that’s a breathing issue.”Under City of Toronto bylaw 541-2020, which requires masks to be worn in public buildings, there was an exemption that gave Sherk and others the right to abstain from wearing a face covering.

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YouTube mom Myka Stauffer says she gave up adopted son with autism

YouTube personality Myka Stauffer updated her social media profiles this week to say that she is now the proud mother of four children — not five — after re-homing her adopted son who had autism.

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Christine McGuinness ‘blamed herself’ for children’s autism struggles after their diagnosis

Christine McGuinness has heartbreakingly admitted that she blamed herself after discovering her three children all had autism.

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Kingston single mother says she’s waited months for provincial funding for her son with autism

A mother from Kingston, Ont., is asking the provincial government for help after she says she hasn’t received funding in months for her son who has autism.

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Coronavirus: Accessibility advocate calls on Ford government to provide support for special needs students

A Toronto-based accessibility advocate is calling on the Ontario government for a comprehensive plan to remove barriers that online learning creates for students with disabilities.

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Children with autism struggle to cope amid COIVID-19 pandemic, therapist says

Being away from school, family and friends during the coronavirus pandemic has been hard on kids across the Maritimes, especially those who live with autism.

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Katie Price shares sweet video as son Harvey celebrates Autism Dance Day

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Penticton company providing virtual therapy to children with special needs during pandemic

When Stephanie Chambers heard that her son’s weekly therapy sessions were being suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic, she admits she became worried.

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‘He thrives on routine’: COVID-19 pandemic impacting Durham families affected by autism

April is World Autism Month, typically an opportunity for raising awareness of autism spectrum disorder and starting and having a conversation as a community.

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Coronavirus: Liberal MNA Jennifer Maccarone discusses changing routines for children with autism

While the novel coronavirus pandemic and the social-distancing measures in place to combat it have upended the lives of virtually everyone on the planet in recent weeks, the situation has had a perhaps unusually stressful impact on those on the autism spectrum, many of whom rely upon daily routine and access to specialized services.

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N.S. mother shares ‘overwhelming’ experience of caring for kids with autism during COVID-19

Caring for children with autism spectrum disorder can be difficult at the best of times, but during a pandemic, one Nova Scotia mother says the task is “overwhelming.”

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