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Down Syndrome Awareness Month!

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month sponsored by the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS). In honor of Down syndrome awareness, NDSS hosts events to celebrate the accomplishments and promote the acceptance and inclusion of individuals with Down syndrome. NDSS got … Continue reading

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Campuses Light Up for Autism Awareness

The Autism Speaks organization is encouraging college campuses to get involved with Autism Awareness Month through its Autism U Campaign. Autism U is a collective effort among institutions of higher learning to get students and student organizations to partake in … Continue reading

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How different are the brains of people on the autism spectrum?

NPR has a great piece on autism studies showing how the brains of people on the autism spectrum operate different from those without autism. Researchers used functional MRI (fMRI) to compare the brains of people with and without autism as … Continue reading

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