Autism

Empathy's Failings And Surprises

Shawn Wen and Frank Stasio — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:45:36 +0000

What is this ability to step into someone else’s shoes? To imagine how they feel, to hurt for them or to be happy for them?

New Clinic to Treat Rare Disorder

Catherine Brand — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:50:00 +0000

UNC Chapel Hill this afternoon will officially mark the opening of its new Comprehensive Angelman Syndrome Clinic at the Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities. Anne Wheeler is a psychologist at CIDD; she's also co-coordinator for the new clinic. She says Angelman Syndrome is a rare congenital disorder that occurs in about 1 in 15-thousand births.

Paying For The Future

Dave DeWitt — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 10:00:00 +0000

Today is child advocacy day at the State Legislature. Hundreds of people who support early childhood development programs like Smart Start and More at Four are expected to descend on Raleigh. They will argue that the programs provide much-needed support to low-income families.