SYRACUSE — The Lakes Area Autism Network will hold its fourth annual Run for Autism on Saturday, Nov. 4 at Wawasee High School.

CEDAR RAPIDS, IOWA — A Cedar Rapids teenager is feeling lost without his service dog.

TALLAHASSEE, FLA. — A Florida mom is deeply grateful after a Seminoles football player stopped by her son’s school and ate lunch with him.

CULVER CITY, CALIF. — Superstition, according to most people, says black cats are unlucky. But Jordan is not most people.

MISHAWAKA — Local police say they often get calls from worried parents or caregivers asking for help finding a loved one who has wandered off. Mishawaka police say it happens at least once a week. A little-known program offered in our area can help offer some peace of mind.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, TENN. — Senior prom is supposed to be a happy rite of passage for high school students, but a Montgomery County dad says his special needs son’s prom turned into a nightmare.

ELKHART COUNTY — The easiest way to calm a kid down may be candy and a movie. For an autistic Elkhart County teen, he’d rather run with police. A sheriff’s deputy took the young man under his wing, after a 911 call earlier this year ended in a jog. Seven runs later, Lt. Casey Lehman and Jack (name changed for privacy reasons) are keeping pace.

SOUTH BEND — It’s true that a dog is man’s best friend, but sometimes the relationship can go beyond friendship.
The McGillem family says they never would have imagined a fury friend would be the reason why they say their son is happier than he’s been before.

HOUSTON — What started as a pitch on YouTube turned into the sweet sound of donations by many, including mega music star Taylor Swift.

GRANDVILLE, MICH. — Landon Johnson’s Christmas list was not unlike the list of any little boy.

KENT COUNTY, MICH. — A Michigan woman is getting lots of attention on social media after sharing a heartwarming encounter she had at a Meijer bakery on Facebook.

By ANNE GREGORY Media Relations, Manchester University NORTH MANCHESTER — Emma Nellans will present, “Autism Awareness: My Work with One Extraordinary Child,” at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Cordier Auditorium on the North Manchester campus of Manchester University. The event is free and is open to the public. The Argos native became passionate about …read more.

NEW YORK — A new character joined Sesame Street Wednesday morning.

WARSAW — The Bowen Center and the Lakes Area Autism Network have announced several Autism-related events for the second half of 2015.

Parents, students and community members are invited to attend this free event. Tippecanoe Valley High School is privileged to host an early college awareness presentation from ISM College Planning. ISM College Planning promotes educated decision making for higher education choices to students and families. Strong choices before college are the best way to limit debt …read more.

The Lakes Area Autism Network (LAAN) has announced an event, Light the Sky for Autism Awareness Month. The event is scheduled to be from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 26, at Central Park in Warsaw. At the event, participants will launch lanterns designed to contrast with the evening sky and send an uplifting message …read more.

Lighthouse Autism Center, an ABA therapy center for children with autism, will be holding a community interest meeting in Warsaw to determine if expansion to Kosciusko County is needed. Lighthouse Autism Center provides intensive year round daily therapeutic intervention for children with autism based on the science of Applied Behavior Analysis.  Over 50 years of …read more.

On Oct. 27, at the Parkview Huntington Community Gala, Parkview Huntington Hospital and Parkview Health System announced that the hospital will develop a comprehensive center for the treatment of autism, to open in early 2013. The Parkview Huntington Hospital Autism Center will provide therapeutic and rehabilitation services for children age 2 to 18 and support …read more.