The Sensory Santa visit is designed for children with sensory disorders, such as autism, to meet with Santa in a quieter and calmer environment. Families can book their preferred time, which means no queuing, and the setting is quiet. Children are given time to feel comfortable in the new surrounds and with a specially trained Santa and helpers
New proteins have been discovered which are contained in saliva that can act as biomarkers of ASD, thereby helping in early identification of ASD in patients. This discovery has been made by scientists at the Clarkson University, Potsdam in New York
Two years ago, the CDC updated its estimate of autism’s prevalence from 1 in 110 to 1 in 88. Now we’re up to 1 in 68. What do these new numbers mean for individuals on the spectrum and their families?
