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Bowie State star balances school, softball and motherhood
A softball star at Bowie State University relied on teamwork off the field as a student-athlete and mother of a boy diagnosed with autism.
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Bowie State star balances school, softball and motherhood
Teamwork can involve more than people on the field, court or ice. It can also include the team behind you at home, providing support along the way. That’s certainly the case for one Bowie State softball player. News4’s JP Finlay reports.
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Metro Features Voices of Children With Autism
For Autism Acceptance Month, transit systems across the country are using the voices of children with autism to do their announcements. News4’s Derrick Ward introduces a teen now starring on D.C.’s Metro system.
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Maryland Mom Documents Son's Journey With Autism Online
Doctors told a Maryland mother that her son may never talk. But after years of hard work, he’s not only talking but thriving. News4’s Jummy Olabanji shares the family’s inspiring story during Autism Awareness Month. You can follow Katryce (@thefunnymomma) on Instagram.
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Metro Raising Awareness With Announcements From People With Autism Through April
Metro recorded 26 people with autism making boarding and safety announcements to be played throughout the system this month as part of Autism Awareness Month.
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Autism Now More Common Among Black, Hispanic Kids in US
For the first time, autism is being diagnosed more frequently in Black and Hispanic children than in white kids in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday released the new estimates of how common autism is. It estimates that 1 in 36 children who were age 8 in 2020 had autism. That’s up from 1 in...