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Pittsburgh Artistry Professionals Present Mission Makeover For Autism Awareness-
Please join Co-Hosts Pretty Living PR, Charity by Dawn Lilly cosmetics, Jacqueline’s Salon, and The Gallery by Debi Weiss for a unique charity event, Mission Makeover in dedication of Autism Awareness Month. Held on April 20, 2013 at Cavo in the Strip District, Mission Makeover will fundraise for the Autism Center of Pittsburgh with an entertaining makeover competition. The first-of-it’s-kind event,…
Music Therapy now available at Autism Center of Pittsburgh!
MUSIC THERAPY Address language, communication, social, cognitive, behavioral skills and more Music interventions to focus on goals/needs of each individual. All ages/varying diagnoses North and South Hills Locations Facilitated by a Board-Certified Music Therapist Sign-Up Now!! and for more information: Call 1-855-HOPE360 Autism Center of Pittsburgh, Hope (and music) Happen Here
New Discovery in Autism Research
Researchers at the Biozentrum of the University of Basel announced a major breakthrough in autism research in the September 13, 2012, issue of the journal Science that was reviewed at the Alpha Galileo web site the same day. Professor Peter Scheiffele and ProfessorKaspar Vogt identified a specific dysfunction in neuronal circuits that is caused by autism and developed a means to reverse that dysfunction. Mice lacking the gene…
ACP’s Own Kristin Gallagher On The Connecticut Shooting Linked To Aspergers Syndrome
PITTSBURGH — With several national reports claiming that the Connecticut school shooting gunman, Adam Lanza, had Asperger’s syndrome, a high-functioning form of autism, one local expert said that such a violent act is not a trait of the disease. Kristin Gallagher, a mother of an autistic daughter and a son with Asperger’s, and who works…