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The center was established to help families who have autistic children.

FSU, FAMU, TCC receive millions in record $101.5 billion state budget The $101.5 billion budget signed last week by Gov. DeSantis includes major victories for Florida State, Florida A&M and Tallahassee Community College. One of the big winners was the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, which received $14,649,185. Here are other items included in the 2021-2022 state budget: Florida State University: Lottery fund; $71,303,155 College of Medicine: $51,190,268 FSU College of Business Building (Legacy Hall): $30,500,000 (PECO funding) Interdisciplinary Research Commercialization Building:  $23,49...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The University of Illinois is offering a new, virtual summer...

Audio for the story. April is Autism Acceptance Month. WNIJ talked to a Rockford couple who said music helped their son after his diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder.   Some children show signs of being on the spectrum as early as 12 months old,  according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Alan and Charlotte Abanes say their son David was about 15 months old when they noticed a decline in his speaking.   “All of a sudden we had just a setback. We had his hearing tested at the time,” Charlotte said. “That was fine. So, we started speech therapy then. But we didn'...

April 25, 2021 URBANA, Ill – Katie Stafford and her husband struggled to understand their young daughter’s unfamiliar behavior, which seemed so unlike the usual tantrums and behavioral quirks of childhood. Julia barely slept. She refused to eat most foods. She was hyper-focused on specific topics. She could care less about opinions or instructions from authority figures. As early as 3 years old, she was diagnosed with attention deficit/hyperactive disorder. She was given a sensory processing disorder diagnosis, because, among other things, she demonstrated a strong aversion to putting on ...