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Local youth launches Fernie non-profit
08 Nov 2024 02:42 GMT
… dedicated to empowering and supporting youth with special needs siblings through … as a support group, where youth can talk about their experiences … up with a sister with autism that motivated her to create …
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The ketamine crisis has crept up on British youth
07 Nov 2024 18:42 GMT
Our hearts and gratitude go to “Nick” and Jack Curran for so bravely sharing the devastating impact ketamine has had on their lives (The agony of ketamine addiction: ‘I felt like I was peeing glass’, 5 November). Their stories starkly illustrate the …
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Lions Club fetches pair of autism service dogs for Vernon youth
07 Nov 2024 16:25 GMT
… children on the spectrum, an autism service dog can be life … summer, two more Vernon youth have received that life-changing … to provide five autism service dogs to Vernon youth in need.
Maggie … more than $100,000 for autism support dogs, according to Sharon …
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Autistic Community through Advocacy, Learning and Empowerment for youth
07 Nov 2024 11:44 GMT
… designed specifically for an autistic advocacy school for autistic youth, equipping them with … the Associação Portuguesa Voz Do Autista Portugal (APVA) stated, “ACTIVATE … on participatory autism research which aims to contribute to autistic emancipation in …
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Local youth launches inspiring non-profit
07 Nov 2024 09:31 GMT
In an inspiring show of compassion and dedication, Amy Attalla, a 17-year-old graduate of Fernie Secondary School, is set to launch ‘Sibshops Fernie,’ a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting siblings of special needs children.
Motivated by her …
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Screen time and autism, TikTok and birth control, fighting disinformation
05 Nov 2024 20:03 GMT
… risk of being diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder by the … 145 had a parent-reported autism diagnosis.
Instead, they point … raises the question: What if autistic kids just happen to seek … of public health scrutiny around youth mental health, more research …
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Positively SWFL: Thrive Academy helping youth and young adults with autism spectrum disorder
05 Nov 2024 01:12 GMT
… dedicated to empowering youth and young adults with autism spectrum disorder.The … dedicated to empowering youth and young adults with autism spectrum disorder.
The …
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McLean County to host youth and family behavioral health resource fair
04 Nov 2024 23:19 GMT
… behavioral health providers at its Youth and Family Resource Fair … Baby Fold, the Center for Youth and Family Solutions [CYFS], … includes the Immigration Project and Autism McLean.
By getting additional … will have seats for both youth and guardians who have …
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R.I. mother and father appear in Superior Court after 3-year-old son drowned in neighbor’s pool in 2023
08 Nov 2024 22:23 GMT
… his older brother, who has autism and was known to “sneak … , of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families, said three of …
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20 trans & nonbinary Election Night winners you need to know
08 Nov 2024 21:46 GMT
… marginalized families while also protecting youth within the state.
Mari Cordes … County, Pennsylvania. She’s Jewish, autistic, and bisexual. Salisbury ran on …