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CWRUcio, Case Western Reserve University’s Quidditch team, will host its annual 5K Run for Autism Sunday, Sept. 22, from 8 to 10 a.m. on DiSanto Field, located at 1747 E. 118th St. Along with CWRU for Autism Acceptance, the group is partnering with Cleveland Clinic’s Lerner School for Autism and…

One in 36 children in the United States have Autism Spectrum Disorder according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the growing number of diagnoses allows for more visibility but can also include some misconceptions. With April being Autism Awareness Month—and April 2 being Autism…

Members of the Case Western Reserve University community are invited to join the Schubert Center for Child Studies for an upcoming seminar. Rita Obeid, instructor in the Department of Psychological Sciences at the College of Arts and Sciences, will present “A Strength-Based Approach to Autism: A…

The CWRUcio Quidditch Team and CWRU for Autism Acceptance will collaborate to host their second annual Spartan Run for Autism. This 5K event will pass through a large part of the north side of Case Western Reserve University’s campus Sunday, Sept. 18, at 9:30 a.m., with the starting line on DiSanto…

Through a generous grant from the Corinne L. Dodero Foundation for the Arts and Sciences, the Case Western Reserve University Program for Autism Education and Research (PAER) seeks innovative pilot projects to address the need for greater understanding of autism spectrum disorders, the fastest…

The CWRUcio Quidditch Team and CWRU for Autism Acceptance will host the Spartan Run for Autism Sunday, Sept. 5, at 9 a.m. This 5K charity run/walk is open to all members of the Cleveland community and will begin on DiSanto Field. The route will pass through the Case Western Reserve campus,…

CWRU for Autism Acceptance will host its first-ever virtual Autism Professions Panel Friday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. (EST). The panel will feature guest speakers who work with and advocate for individuals with autism in a variety of settings, from medicine to social work to education. Attendees will be…

Autism Speaks U of Case Western Reserve University will hold its annual spring fundraiser, the Light It Up Blue Luncheon, April 13 from noon to 2 p.m. in the Thwing Center ballroom. At the event, speakers will share their experiences with individuals on the spectrum and research in the field. There…

Almost two decades of research demonstrates autism is diagnosed later in children of color than white children, and that their service experiences and outcomes often are worse. David Mandell, the Kenneth E. Appel Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine,…

The International Center for Autism Research and Education has received $38,000 from Eastlake Middle School over the past eight years, as the school’s student council regularly hosts fundraising dances for the center. This year, David E. Biegel, the Henry L. Zucker Professor of Social Work Practice…