Teens4Autism Rocks Out

Teens bands support autism awareness with concert

"...It would be easy see the Teens4Autism show at the Austin Music Hall this Saturday, Sept...."

Sept. 7, 2009 Music Post by Margaret Moser

Austin Goes to Park City

Zombies and Mongols do the 'Dance

"...the unknown after their 4-year-old child is diagnosed with autism...."

Jan. 16, 2009 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Danes Coming to Austin for Biopic?

"...about Temple Grandin, who found success despite suffering from autism, is slated for an October shoot at Austin Studios...."

Aug. 18, 2008 Screens Post by Joe O'Connell

Naked City

News briefs from Austin, the region, and elsewhere

"...to parents like Holly Castille, a member of the Autism Society of Austin and mother of an 8-year-old autistic..."

June 20, 2008 News Feature

TEA Is Taking Over Special Ed at AISD and Parents Aren’t Happy

Now that’s the tea

"...officials were very slow to evaluate her child for autism after they initially diagnosed her with emotional difficulties. "I've..."

April 7, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

The Good House

Sigourney Weaver drags this addiction drama out of comfortable numbness

"...Lifetime-movie country. A subplot involving an unstable boy with autism is a tacked-on plot device to add some tension,..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Movie Review by Josh Kupecki

Cha Cha Real Smooth

The pains of growing up in this touching portrayal of post-college love

"...both wasting and representing. As for Lola, her profound autism means she's three years older than everyone in her..."

June 17, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Music

Inadvertently controversial drama tries to make magic from autism

"...caregiver for her half-sister, a teenager diagnosed with severe autism...."

Feb. 12, 2021 Movie Review

Ex-NFL Star Joe Barksdale Moves to Austin to Tackle Music

After a drastic career change, Barksdale looks for understanding and self-reflection

"...advice of his therapist and received a polarizing diagnosis: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD). He himself terms it as "functioning..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Music Feature by Derek Udensi

The Blech Effect

The case against the king of biotech investment indicts corporate culture

"...have to raise their son - diagnosed with profound autism but facing something much worse as the story goes..."

Aug. 25, 2020 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

How Medical Cannabis Provider Compassionate Cultivation Is Adapting to COVID-19

Ineligible for federal aid, Compassionate Cultivation adjusts to a new paradigm: more deliveries and less contact

"...qualifying conditions were expanded to seven new categories, including autism, terminal cancers, and multiple sclerosis...."

May 1, 2020 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

The People's Gallery at City Hall Shows Women With Disabilities in a New Light

The Bold Beauty Project of Texas exhibits portraits of courageous women from across the state

"...the mother of a daughter with cerebral palsy and autism, this mix of hyper-visibility (of difference) and invisibility (of..."

Feb. 22, 2019 Arts Feature by Laura Jones

The Rider

Powerful docudrama of life on the range.

"...be shot dead, or a family member on the autism spectrum who is not “explained” or treated as either..."

April 27, 2018 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The Accountant

Math, mayhem, and murder abound in this somewhat confusing thriller

"...is a math savant-cum-assassin. Although he is on the autism spectrum, Wolff is a high-functioning individual. Among the movie’s..."

Oct. 14, 2016 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

SXSWedu Announces 2016 Speakers

Autism thought leader Temple Grandin to deliver keynote speech

"...of the list is keynote speaker Temple Grandin. As Autism has become a burning issue in education and health..."

Oct. 23, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Make Way for Monarchs

Council’s zoning meeting takes time for butterflies, health care

"...asked staff to budget Applied Behavior Analysis coverage for autism therapy into proposed budget (more coverage in Thursday's print..."

May 19, 2015 News Post by Michael King

Sun to Set on Severely Disabled Patients

Austin State Supported Living Center cottages to be shuttered

"...Wallace, 33, suffers from severe autism, and receives specialized care at the Austin State Supported..."

Aug. 15, 2014 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Unconventional Love Stories

1, 2, 3, 4, tell me that you love me more

"...for physical touch and its emotional connectivity, but his autism both fuels and complicates his obsession. His friends Carlo..."

March 7, 2014 Screens Feature by Jessi Cape

The AggreGAYtor: January 23

What happened today in gay? Here’s your QILTBAG recap of queer news.

"...Autism and dementia are punishments from God for being nice..."

Jan. 23, 2014 Qmmunity Post

Can Tim League Win With 'Irma La Douce'?

Alamo experiments with theatrical on demand for Tura Satana

"...for the near future. Stoner comedy/social commentary Austin High, Autism doc A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism, plus..."

July 3, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Civics 101

"...AUTISM SPEAKS FUN DAY Delta Sigma Pi hosts this afternoon..."

March 30, 2012 News Column

Access Denied

Cap Metro saving money means hardship for neediest riders

"...their daughter, Debbie, who suffers from profound mental retardation, autism, and blindness. Debbie lives at the Austin State Supported..."

July 8, 2011 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Northern Exposures

Reflections on the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival

"...quest to find effective treatment for their son with autism, a quest that led them to Austin's HALO (Helping..."

Sept. 25, 2009 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

Gigli

"...affliction – which seems to jump from Tourette’s to autism to God knows what else – is the fault..."

Aug. 1, 2003 Movie Review by Kimberley Jones

The Hightower Report

An anonymous Congressman gives generously to Eli Lilly by sticking it to autistic children; and something stinks at the Pentagon -- literally.

"...preservative that contains mercury and that might have caused autism and other neurological damage in many children who took..."

Jan. 3, 2003 News Column by Jim Hightower

Austin Plans Its First All Abilities Playground on Onion Creek

The right to play

"...people with mobility issues, difficulties with hearing and vision, autism, and intellectual or developmental disabilities. Council Member Vanessa Fuentes..."

Jan. 12, 2024 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Will Texas Expand Medical Marijuana Access?

Weed be a lot cooler if we did

"...patients with intractable epilepsy. Several other qualifying conditions, including autism, multiple sclerosis, and terminal cancer, were added in later..."

April 21, 2023 News Feature by Dex Wesley Parra

Check Out Czech That Film Texas

The celebration of Czech cinema returns with comedy and horror

"...Lion for her role as Tereza, a librarian with autism, one of the many fascinating and wonderful characters that..."

April 4, 2023 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

SXSW Goes Monster Hunting With Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amongst Thieves

Evil Dead Rises and more added to festival lineup

"...the world with the sensitivity of a person with autism. (U.S. Premiere)..."

Jan. 11, 2023 SXSW Post by Richard Whittaker

Free Will Astrology

Your weekly horoscope, December 9-15

"...believes he is neurodiverse because he is on the autism spectrum. That's an advantage, he feels, giving him the..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Column by Rob Brezsny

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