/tags/autism Autism en-US Copyright Fri, 27 Oct 2023 09:30:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-10-27/masked-coming-out-as-autistic-in-adulthood Many autistic people assigned female at birth remain undiagnosed at 18, so what's it like to get an autism diagnosis in your adulthood? Anita meets two women whose paths to a diagnosis started on the internet. Plus a non-binary photographer shares how their late autism diagnosis has informed their marriage and sense of self. Fri, 27 Oct 2023 09:30:00 GMT /podcast/embodied-podcast/2023-10-27/masked-coming-out-as-autistic-in-adulthood Gabriela Glueck, Amanda Magnus, Anita Rao /news/2022-10-21/nc-dps-plans-more-trainings-to-help-first-responders-interact-better-with-people-who-have-autism The autism awareness training for emergency responders is part of a statewide effort. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 21:21:09 GMT /news/2022-10-21/nc-dps-plans-more-trainings-to-help-first-responders-interact-better-with-people-who-have-autism Sharryse Piggott /arts-culture/2020-01-09/expanding-access-why-raleigh-little-theatre-is-making-an-effort-to-cast-actors-with-disabilities Actors make their living by telling the stories of other people. It is a craft marked by embodying a completely different life. But sometimes this process… Thu, 09 Jan 2020 17:29:57 GMT /arts-culture/2020-01-09/expanding-access-why-raleigh-little-theatre-is-making-an-effort-to-cast-actors-with-disabilities Josie Taris, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-09/expanding-access-why-raleigh-little-theatre-is-making-an-effort-to-cast-actors-with-disabilities Actors make their living by telling the stories of other people. It is a craft marked by embodying a completely different life. But sometimes this process… Thu, 09 Jan 2020 17:29:57 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-01-09/expanding-access-why-raleigh-little-theatre-is-making-an-effort-to-cast-actors-with-disabilities Josie Taris, Frank Stasio /health/2019-09-12/autism-fathers-rise-to-the-occasion Dwayne Ballen spent the early years of his childrens’ lives jetting between the East and West Coasts. He worked as a sportscaster in Los Angeles, but his… Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:10:58 GMT /health/2019-09-12/autism-fathers-rise-to-the-occasion Josie Taris, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-09-12/autism-fathers-rise-to-the-occasion Dwayne Ballen spent the early years of his childrens’ lives jetting between the East and West Coasts. He worked as a sportscaster in Los Angeles, but his… Thu, 12 Sep 2019 16:10:58 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-09-12/autism-fathers-rise-to-the-occasion Josie Taris, Frank Stasio /health/2019-05-03/in-lawless-world-of-service-dogs-many-families-suffer All the counseling, therapy and medication did little to ease 9-year-old Sobie Cummings' crippling anxiety and feelings of isolation. A psychiatrist… Fri, 03 May 2019 15:10:59 GMT /health/2019-05-03/in-lawless-world-of-service-dogs-many-families-suffer Associated Press /arts-culture/2018-08-16/a-job-is-worth-more-than-money-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities The transition from high school to college or the job market is difficult for many people, but it can be especially difficult for people with… Thu, 16 Aug 2018 16:33:36 GMT /arts-culture/2018-08-16/a-job-is-worth-more-than-money-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2018-08-16/a-job-is-worth-more-than-money-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities The transition from high school to college or the job market is difficult for many people, but it can be especially difficult for people with… Thu, 16 Aug 2018 16:33:36 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-08-16/a-job-is-worth-more-than-money-for-people-with-developmental-disabilities Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /health/2018-05-08/nc-families-struggle-to-access-treatment-for-children-with-autism One in 57 8-year-old children in North Carolina is diagnosed with autism, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But new… Tue, 08 May 2018 16:06:05 GMT /health/2018-05-08/nc-families-struggle-to-access-treatment-for-children-with-autism Anita Rao, Frank Stasio