Autism
By Sonam Saxena Efforts to stop Asian-American hate are far from over. On November 30, hundreds of Philadelphians rallied to demand “justice and safety” for Asian-Americans. This comes in response to increasing violence, with the recent example of an 18-year old girl assaulted by four teenagers on the SEPTA in a racially-charged attack. Events like […]
Cross-posted from Penn LDI’s Blog By Megan McCarthy-Alfano Screening tools for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often fail to identify ASD among children from low-income families and racial/ethnic minority groups, particularly when English is not the family’s primary language. A new visually-based tool may reduce these disparities at a pivotal point in children’s development. In Pediatrics, Zuleyha Cidav, David Mandell, and […]
Sonam Saxena Adjusting to quarantine looks different for everyone. For individuals on the autism spectrum, the substantial daily changes associated with the pandemic have proven especially challenging and confusing. Many recently-published stories detail the challenges that individuals with autism or individuals caring for them currently face, including this one by STAT, this one by […]