Apart from boosting concentration, jigsaw puzzles can help improve one’s fine motor, problem-solving and visual-spatial ...

The Health and Human Services Department under Kennedy took unprecedented steps to change how vaccines are evaluated, ...

Many museums, zoos and other attractions are Certified Autism Centers, meaning “at least 80% of their customer facing staff is highly trained, fully equipped and certified in the field of autism ...

Editor’s note 4/18/2025: The Cougar published an image of a puzzle piece which is a controversial symbol in the autistic community. We heard our readers’ concerns and will update the graphic to ...

The academic journal Autism removed the puzzle piece from its cover in 2018, in recognition of its harmful connotations. That said, the symbol is still frequently used, appearing in search engines ...

It featured not just a puzzle piece but the image of a , meant to depict autism as a puzzling condition that caused suffering. In 1999, the Autism Society of America introduced a covered in ...

During an emergency, knowing how to approach and communicate with someone with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is crucial to the safety of both the firefighter and the individual.

Wright co-owns LJ Wright Ironworks and Design, located at 5407 Coffeen Ave., and got to work designing a statue incorporating a colorful butterfly and puzzle piece, two common symbols of autism ...

Since 2011, the Autism Self Advocacy Network has framed April as Autism Acceptance Month, stating that “acceptance of autism as a natural condition in the human experience is necessary for real ...

Autism Acceptance Day was adopted by the United Nations on Dec. 18, 2007, and serves to raise awareness about autism while promoting the acceptance of people with autism spectrum disorders.