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![This image from an electron microscope shows a cross-sectional view of an oligodendrocyte (blue) among nerve fibers coated with myelin (dark red). In models of autism spectrum disorder, oligodendrocytes appear to create too much or too little myelin.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/myelin-1-6c52a304393682c7af30dc55fe9be4f88cc5ca01-scaled-e1580846573235-900x422.jpg)
Researchers Link Autism To A System That Insulates Brain Wiring
By: Jon Hamilton | NPR
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Brains affected by autism appear to share a problem with cells that make myelin, the insulating coating surrounding nerve fibers that controls the speed at which the fibers convey electrical signals.
![Kent State hosted its firts 'sensory-friendly' game on Saturday for fans like April Stevens' son, who has autism, but loves basketball and Kent State's Kalin Bennett -- the first autistic player signed by a Division I program.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/IMG_0090-e1577128438557-900x422.jpg)
Kent State Men’s Basketball Hosts First “Sensory-Friendly” Game
By: Kabir Bhatia | WKSU
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Kent State University’s Men’s Basketball team – the first Division I team to sign an autistic player – hosted its first “sensory-friendly” game over the weekend, bringing in people who may not… Read More
![Marijuana plants sit under LED lights inside the Veg Room, in Eastlake, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/AP_18275415718749-e1547060267555-900x422.jpg)
Medical Marijuana for Autism, Anxiety?
By: WOUB News Team
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COLUMBUS — The State Medical Board’s Medical Marijuana Expert Review committee unanimously voted Wednesday to recommend two conditions be added to the list of qualify conditions that doctors can recommend be… Read More
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Sensitive Santa: A Kinder, Gentler Kringle For Kids With Special Needs
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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I’m not usually one to name-drop but my brother Pat Meehan is Santa Claus. A real, professional Santa. Sitting in his home office fresh from work, he’s wearing black suspenders… Read More