Story by Ashley Antle. Video by Tom Riehm.You will have a hard time finding someone better suited than Parker Vickers to help children choose and build a cuddly friend at the Build-A-Bear Workshop at Cook Children’s Medical Center. Funny, charismatic...
By Jean YaegerAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) made school a struggle for 17-year-old Moses Hernandez as far back as kindergarten.“Basically I was all over the place. I would talk a lot, always. I couldn’t stay focused on one thing,” h...
“Life is all about how you handle Plan B”
My mom gave me a ceramic plaque with this quote on it several years ago when I was going through a tough time. Over the years, it’s amazing how many times this quote has rung true. Plan B has meant … A div...
Recently, we reported on the increase in children, ages 3 to 17, diagnosed with autism in the United States.
Joyce Mauk, M.D., CEO and medical director of the Child Study Center, believes the increase in more kids being diagnosed is because examin...
A new survey shows a significant increase in the number of children, ages 3 to 17, diagnosed with autism in the United States.
But the research may simply be a matter of parents being more mindful of autism than they were previously.
“What is t...