My Brother Rocks the Spectrum

My Brother Rocks the Spectrum

Autism spectrum disorder refers to a range of neuro-development disorders which involve repetitive behavior and difficulties with communication. Sarah and Andrew Reilly of Springfield have five children, and three of them are on the spectrum. The couple wants to help...
Autism & Classroom Learning

Autism & Classroom Learning

Tonight, Carolee McGrath is joined by Kathyrn Mahony, the District Coordinator of Westfield Public Schools, and Sherry Elander, a transition specialist, to discuss the East Mountain Transition Services, a program to assist those with disabilities in developing social...
American Graduate: CLEAR

American Graduate: CLEAR

In our continuing American Graduate series, we feature a program for children with autism. The city of Westfield launched a program called CLEAR, a few years ago in order to provide the best services possible in the district for children with autism spectrum disorder...
Disability Awareness

Disability Awareness

Autism is a neurodevelopment disorder, and some of the symptoms of autism spectrum disorder include repetitive patterns of behavior and involve difficulty with social interaction. Carolee McGrath spoke with John Robinson, a local author, successful business owner and...
Autism Awareness Month

Autism Awareness Month

April is National Autism Awareness Month, representing an opportunity to promote autism awareness, autism acceptance and draw attention to the tens of thousands facing an autism diagnosis each year. Bruce Waslick, MD from Baystate Medical Center discusses the latest...

Autism Speaks

Your baby is not showing the normal signs of development and just have that nagging feeling that something isn’t right. The doctor confirms the worst—your child has autism. Monica Donnelly is from and lives in West Springfield & is 2014 co-chair of the...

Autism

Bruce Waslick, MD of Baystate Child Behavioral Health at Baystate Medical Center  discusses autism, the particular challenges parents and children face with an Autism diagnosis and clinical drug trial  pf a possible medicine to help treat autism, which Baystate Med...

Vayu Vest

Guests: Chris Leidel, Vayu Vest co-creator, Brian Mullen, PhD, and Frieda Luftglas The Vayu vest is a new and medical device that uses deep pressure therapy—a sensory-based intervention which has been observed to relieve anxiety, reduce self-injurious behavior, and...