PRIEST RIVER — West Bonn School District staff have been pitching in to keep schools open and fill in the gaps when there are staff vacancies. At the Feb. 16 WBSD board meeting, administrators presented their reports for the first quarter of the school year. Staff have been working double shifts and through their prep […]
Early on in her first postdoctoral position, Hollis Cline demonstrated her characteristic flair for creative problem-solving. Cline, who calls herself Holly, and her advisor, neuroscientist Martha Constantine-Paton, wanted to study the brain’s “topographic maps” — internal representations of sensory input from the outside world. These maps are thought to shape a person’s ability to process […]
Improving Identification: Rising autism prevalence numbers are more likely to be due to improved identification and diagnosis than a real change in prevalence, experts say. Martin Barraud / Getty Images The autism prevalence in the United States rose to 1 in 44 children in 2018, up from 1 in 54 in 2016, according to a […]
Learn about the role social workers play in meeting the needs of students in the local school district. Joseph Cress The parents were looking for adequate childcare. A family needed help with the rental. A student sat in the dark with the electricity turned off. It’s been a very busy first semester for Angelina Romano, […]
Opening up: The outcry on social media has led some researchers to improve their communication with the autistic community. Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Images For Spectrum 10K, the time from start to limbo was less than three weeks: An online outcry from autistic advocates forced the researchers behind the effort – the largest autism genetics […]
