autism

'They wouldn't treat me like I was made of glass': Autistic IDF recruits complete service

"I was excited to join the army like everyone else, that they wouldn't treat me like I was made of glass,” Ori Weiss said.

Bedouin grandmothers' of autistic children transform lives, study demonstrates

The study's outcomes underscore the need for a holistic approach to autism support and intervention that encompasses the wider family network.

Remembering Noya Dan on Autism Awareness Day

It would have taken just a little humanity for Hamas to leave this girl and her grandmother alive, but the terrorists possessed no such humanity.

Israel seeks after-school programs for autistic youth amid manpower shortage

The Education Ministry is considering alternative options, including after-hour programs, for autistic youth due to a shortage in special-ed staffers at daycare centers

By URI SELLA
24/03/2024

20 years of Darkaynu: The year-in-Israel program for Jews with special needs

Darkaynu’s overall goal is to teach them practical skills for living a Jewish life, encompassing Shabbat observance and kashrut. 

Alexithymia: Why many people struggle with expressing emotions

Alexithymics have difficulty naming their feelings, expressing them, or valuing them. Emotions are remote abstractions, pesky bothers to be brushed aside, denied, and ignored

By MIRIAM ADAHAN
24/02/2024

Gut microbiome potential connection to autism revealed - study

Philadelphia Eagles football team foundation has named discovery among 34 projects specializing in cutting-edge autism research.

Autism Spectrum Disorder prevalence nearly doubles in Israel in five years

The increase is due to expansion of the definition and an increase in awareness by parents and educational frameworks.

Female mice are at the same risk of autism as males - study

A new rodent study from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem reveals striking similarities in synaptic abnormalities and behavioral patterns between male and female mouse models of ASD.

Mount Scopus campus, Hebrew University Jerusalem

Parents of autistic children struggle during war, Hebrew U study reveals

Elevated stress has been triggered in parents of autistic children following the October 7 massacre and during the Gaza war.

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