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Arizona Sonoran News

Arizona Sonoran News

Student Newswire of The University of Arizona School of Journalism

Arizona Sonoran News

Autism Spectrum Disorder: No two alike

Autism Spectrum Disorder: No two alike

Gabby Goduco May 2, 2018

One in every 68 children is impacted by autism, according to the National Autism Association. Autism effects the section of the brain that’s responsible for social skills, communication and cognitive...

Echoing Hope Ranch is a 10 acre land that serves as a residential service to adults with autism. Along with its four houses, it features a chicken coop, an alpaca farm, two greenhouses, a garden, two ponds and sheep running around the grass. (Photo by Joanna Daya)

Adults with autism face the harsh reality of limited support services

Joanna Daya March 3, 2016

In a quiet area in Hereford, Arizona, stands a ranch that is different from all others. The 10-acre Echoing Hope Ranch, built in 2009, has four houses, a chicken coop, a couple of alpacas, a...

Art studios painting new lives

Art studios painting new lives

Tyler McDowell-Blanken October 30, 2014

  Art serves as an outlet for many. For participants in ArtWorks, an art program for adults with developmental disabilities located just off of the University of Arizona campus, the work that they...

One of Wing's students with autism plays with a toy register. Intermountain Centers for Human Development emphasizes the importance of math skills by rewarding students "bear bucks," which they can use to buy prizes.

Autism Program Blossoms at Special Needs School

Austin McEvoy March 29, 2014

On the wall of a very special classroom hangs a piece of red construction paper embossed with the words, “Each of us is a flower growing in life’s garden.” Surrounding the message are the photos...

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