Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sia has apologized to the autistic community for her directorial debut “Music” after the film generated backlash for its casting ...

Music has emerged as a powerful tool for supporting children with autism spectrum disorder, particularly in managing anxiety and enhancing focus. Research consistently shows that carefully selected ...

"MUSIC in no way condones or recommends the use of restraint on autistic people," Sia tweeted Ale Russian is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

MAUMEE, Ohio — After 18 years, Acoustics for Autism is still going strong. The free music festival started at a single bar in uptown Maumee but has become the biggest music event in the area every ...

Acoustics for Autism returns to Uptown Maumee with 107 bands on 10 stages, raising money for Project iAm's autism-related ...

Music therapy has been used for decades to help children with autism spectrum disorder improve their impulse control and social and communications skills. Teaching them how to beat out repetitive ...

“I was born ready,” Zayne Harshaw said as he sat with his parents and began to share about his life. For Harshaw, it seemed he was ready even when others were not. Diagnosed with autism at age 4, he ...

The controversy surrounding Sia and the depiction of autism in her recent film Music continues to grow. In recent days, a Change.org petition calling for the Golden Globes to rescind the film's two ...

I do not think Ziegler is making fun of anyone. However, a lack of malice does not reduce the acute discomfort of watching her clumsily ape disability. Ziegler is a teenager, and by reassuring her ...

As a psychologist as well as a linguist, I am fascinated by the idea of how music and language can shape our brain, and how our brain attunes to musical and speech sounds differently. I study this ...