Mental Health Zeitgeist

A bill to require insurance companies to cover diagnosis and treatment of autism in children is the first bill filed in the state Senate for the 2009 legislative session.

Associated Press - November 20, 2008 2:55 PM ET OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - A bill to require insurance companies to cover diagnosis and treatment of autism in children is the first bill filed in the...

Thursday, November 20, 2008 at 1:50 p.m. OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- A bill to require insurance companies to cover diagnosis and treatment of autism in children is the first bill filed in the state Senate for the 2009 legislative session.

Thursday night is your chance to help an organization that has served the Greenville Community for more than 17 years. Dogs for Autism is an organization that uses carefull trained dogs to assist families with different disabilities.

It was four minutes that turned a kid from Rochester, New York, into a star and a new hero for Autism awareness. It's his goal to help the nation learn more about the developmental disorder.

Ben Smith fiddled with the frayed sleeve of his brown sweatshirt last Friday, just hours after he had sat before a packed room of state officials and residents concerned about autism.

After Julia Smith, 10, learned the puzzle piece was a symbol for autism, she started using her crafts to raise money for children with autism.

(ARA) - Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is on the rise, now affecting approximately 1 in 150 children, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Alexander Leigh Center for Autism in Lake in the Hills is filling up with students, and the nonprofit school is seeking $65,000 from a fundraiser to expand.

University of Houston-Clear Lake’s Center for Autism and Developmental Disorders is establishing a new research clinic to provide assessment and treatment services for children who exhibit severe problem behaviors, such as self-injurious behavior, aggression, and property destruction.

Noteworthy and the Utah Valley Handbell Ringers will be the featured performers at "A Family Holiday Charity Concert" on Friday at 6:30 p.m. at the Provo Tabernacle. All proceeds will go directly to the GIANT Steps autism preschool in Orem.

The Greater Lewisville Special Education PTSA will hold its December program, a book discussion about “See Sam Run,” from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Dec. 11. Meet local Author Peggy Heinkel-Wolfe, a parent who lives in Argyle. The book is about her experience and growth in raising her son Sam, who has autism.

Autism support groups, educational partners and national agencies will be in Columbus until Friday for one of Ohio's biggest autism awareness events this year. The Network of Autism Training and Technical Assistance Programs Conference is being hosted for its second year in the Greater Columbus Convention Center by the Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence

TRURO – God’s Middle Name plays at the Marigold Cultural Centre on Nov. 26 at 7:30 pm. Don’t miss this wonderful, live theatre production that takes you through the trials and tribulations of autism.

A UC Davis researcher is leading new study that focuses on environmental factors as possible triggers of autism.

Earlier this year, we introduced you to a man in Cary with autism who uses his art to help others.

Governor Jim Gibbons signed an executive order Wednesday creating the Commission on Autism Spectrum Disorder and charged it with continuing the work of the Nevada Autism Task Force, which dissolved by statute earlier this year.

"COLORS OF A SPECTRUM" is the first photography workshop and exhibit for persons with Autism in Davao City.