Autism can be diagnosed earlier, study suggests
Earlier diagnosis could also mean earlier intervention
Autism Awareness
Autism and the danger of children wandering off
According to surveys, about half of children with autism were reported to wander
Screen for autism as early as 16 months, experts say
Advocates hope to lower the age of autism diagnosis in the U.S., because early intervention can help kids
Man with autism outgrows swing set, gifted new one
Cobey Thomas is 6'10'', 200 pounds and loves swinging – but he can't use any old swing set
More evidence on safety of MMR vaccine
A study published in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine is one of the largest yet to show there is no link between the MMR vaccine and autism. Dr. Sophia Jan, division chief for general pediatrics at Cohen Medical Center in New Hyde Park, New York, joined CBSN to discuss the study.
Woman with autism becomes lawyer
This woman with autism was once non-verbal – now she's a practicing lawyer, who spoke at her law school graduation.
Boy with autism named homecoming king
Watch the sweet moment a high school student with autism realized his classmates just elected him homecoming king.
Boy with autism wins lifetime supply of favorite peanut butter
This 15-year-old boy with autism won a lifetime supply of his favorite peanut butter and now he's sharing his stash with furloughed workers.
Savings running out for Illinois federal worker
If the partial government shutdown doesn't end today, some 800,000 federal workers will miss another paycheck on Friday. The shutdown began 32 days ago. One federal worker in Illinois says his family has been dipping into their savings to pay for their son’s medical needs, but they’ll soon run out of resources. Major Garrett reports.
Study hopes to find genetic links to autism
The largest genetic study of autism in the country is underway. The project's mission is to enroll 50,000 families, speeding up research and finding genetic links to autism. Mireya Villarreal reports.
Girl with autism forms bond with "Cinderella"
Five-year-old Layla Lester, who has autism, loves princesses. When Layla spotted Olivia Spark in Akron Falls Park, posing for her wedding day photos, Layla was sure she was Cinderella. The two formed an immediate, special bond. Steve Hartman has their story "On The Road."
A house painting job for the starry-eyed
Lubek Jastrzebski and Nancy Nemhauser, of Mount Dora, Fla., noticed their autistic son, Chip, kept opening the same art book and turning to the same page: Van Gogh's "The Starry Night." They were inspired to paint a mural on their house based on the masterpiece. But could a city housing ordinance against graffiti defeat such ambitious artistic expression? Steve Hartman reports.
Companies open doors to talent with autism
More and more companies are recruiting workers on the autism spectrum, changing the face of workplace diversity and bringing valuable skills to bear
Welcoming autism into the workplace
Nearly three years ago, when tech giant Microsoft announced that it was starting a pilot program to hire autistic workers, they received more than 700 resumes within a few weeks. German software maker SAP has instituted a program to bring people with autism into its workforce worldwide, and other companies are following suit. By all accounts, giving those on the spectrum an opportunity to use their talents productively has been a tremendous success. Lee Cowan looks at the changing face of workplace diversity. (Originally broadcast on February 11, 2018.)
"Far From the Tree" author interview
"Far From the Tree," a best-selling book and now film, follows families as they deal with extraordinary challenges, including learning to embrace and understand the differences of children with autism, dwarfism and Down syndrome. Author Andrew Solomon joined CBSN to discuss his book and the new documentary.
Dogs help autistic kids at dentist
These service dogs don't mind the dentist, and now they're helping autistic kids fear it less by sitting in their laps during teeth cleanings.
"Significant" increase in kids with autism
A new report from the CDC estimates that 1 in 59 children in the U.S. live with autism spectrum disorder. That's a 15 percent increase over a four-year period. CBS News' Laura Podesta reports on some of the possible reasons behind the rise.
Boy overcomes autism to build Titanic replica
Despite "titanic" challenges, the teen built a record-breaking replica; now, he's building a better world
Could new drug make a difference for kids with autism?
Researchers are studying whether a first-of-its-kind drug can help with symptoms of autism
Hiring autistic workers
Nearly three years ago, when tech giant Microsoft announced that it was starting a pilot program to hire autistic workers, they received more than 700 resumes within a few weeks. German software maker SAP has instituted a program to bring people with autism into its workforce worldwide, and other companies are following suit. By all accounts, giving those on the spectrum an opportunity to use their talents productively has been a tremendous success. Lee Cowan looks at the changing face of workplace diversity.
The growing acceptance of autism in the workplace
More and more companies are recruiting workers on the autism spectrum, changing the face of workplace diversity and bringing valuable skills to bear
Autistic students' iPad band
For years Adam Goldberg, a classical pianist who teaches music at a school in Queens, New York, struggled to break through to his students who have serious learning disabilities, such as autism, until he started using instruments virtually anyone can play: an iPad. The P177Q iPad Band is more than just a musical collective; the experience has helped students speak and communicate who never had before. Tracy Smith reports.
Autistic teen tackled by cop
An autistic teenager in Arizona is speaking out about a confrontation with a police officer that left him with multiple cuts and bruises. The 21-minute encounter was caught on the officer's body camera. The cop tackled the boy after mistaking his mannerisms for signs of drug use. Jamie Yuccas reports.
New Kid on the Street
60 Minutes visits "Sesame Street" for the first time and films the debut of their new Muppet character, Julia, who has autism
How "Sesame Street" created Julia, the new Muppet with autism
This week, 60 Minutes introduces a Muppet on the spectrum. Meet the mother who brings Julia to life and go behind the scenes to see how she was developed
Health
Recalled Vienna Beef hot dogs might contain metal fragments
Maker of Chicago-style hot dogs says 2,000 pounds of beef frank links may be contaminated with "extraneous material"
Purely Elizabeth granola may contain glass, plastic or rocks
Maker says some breakfast and snack products sold nationwide may contain foreign matter like rocks, glass or plastic
Trump weekend tweets on abortion aim to tone down debate
A senior White House official didn't believe the president would have signed the Alabama law if he were governor
A low-fat diet can lower a woman's breast cancer risk, study suggests
The American Society of Clinical Oncology's 20-year study looked at 49,000 women split into two groups with varying diets
The world's oldest pharmacy
Rose water was just one creation of the Dominican monks who in the 13th century began experimenting with alchemy at Florence's Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy
Jimmy Carter won't teach Sunday School this week after all
The 94-year-old fell and fractured his hip at his home in Plains, Georgia, Monday morning and later underwent hip replacement surgery
CBD craze causing confusion with different state laws
The $600 million industry is touted as a remedy for everything from aches and pains to stress
Abortion still legal in Alabama, Georgia despite new laws
After a flurry of new legislation, women in Georgia and Alabama aren't sure what's still legal in their state
Missouri just passed "one of the strongest" anti-abortion bills
The new law does not have an exception for victims of rape or incest
Viral #YouKnowMe campaign asks women to post about abortions
Actress Busy Philipps took to social media to encourage women to speak out about their abortions using the hashtag #youknowme
Missouri bill would prohibit abortion after 8 weeks
"We have the opportunity to be one of the strongest pro-life states in the country," Missouri Governor Mike Parson said Wednesday
Computerized program could help with traumatic brain injuries
Most people recover from mild traumatic brain injury, but others continue to experience symptoms
OxyContin maker denies "stunningly overbroad" claims from states
45 states and about 2,000 local and tribal governments now have recent legal action against Purdue Pharma
Low-fat diet may cut risk of dying from breast cancer, study finds
Doctors say the results show a way women might improve their odds of survival
New report "a wake-up call" on leading risk to newborns
"High-income countries have seen virtually no progress," the study finds
U.S.
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School segregation on the rise 65 years after Brown v. Board
Although white students are becoming a minority in the public school system, they are seeing increasingly fewer students of color in their classrooms
Wrongfully convicted man to get $1.5 million after 46 years in prison
While behind bars, Richard Phillips turned to painting, even supporting himself with his art after he was released
Volunteer describes the moment abducted girl was saved
8-year-old Salem Sabatka was snatched in broad daylight over the weekend, prompting a frantic search
Michael Bennet introduces climate change plan
He announced his plan just after a weekend of campaigning in Iowa, touring farms and areas affected by extreme flooding
HBO's big test after "Game of Thrones": Don't lose viewers
Subscribers to the cable network's streaming service have a history of leaving in droves after season finales
Politics
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Michael Bennet introduces climate change plan
He announced his plan just after a weekend of campaigning in Iowa, touring farms and areas affected by extreme flooding
Cohen testified Trump attorney pushed him to lie to Congress
Cohen told the House Intelligence Committee that Jay Sekulow instructed him to lie about the timing of negotiations to build a Trump Tower in Moscow
Federal judge orders accounting firm to hand over Trump financial records
U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta ordered the president's accounting firm to comply with a subpoena and hand over records
Trump jokes about serving 5th term: "We'll drive them crazy"
"Maybe if we really like it a lot — and if things keep going like they're going — we'll go and we'll do what we have to do," the president told his ardent supporters
"Reform is here": New Chicago mayor pledges change
Lori Lightfoot, Chicago's first black female and openly gay mayor, is vowing to combat gun violence and corruption
World
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"Trade War" song with anti-U.S. lyrics goes viral in China
The song went viral on Chinese social media as trade tensions escalate between the world's two biggest economies
Doctors end life support for man in landmark right-to-die case
Lambert has been in a vegetative state since 2008 while family and doctors have debated his future
Guatemalan teen is latest child to die in U.S. custody
The boy was "found unresponsive" Monday morning after spending the night at a border patrol facility in Texas, according to agency officials
Convicted Russian agent Maria Butina releases video from jail
Russian gun-rights activist serving U.S. prison sentence for acting as an unregistered foreign agent
Eiffel Tower closes down after man scales the monument
In 2015, someone else climbed the tower, dodging security cameras as he went
Entertainment
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Trio of handwritten wills discovered in Aretha Franklin's Detroit home
The latest one is dated March 2014 and appears to give the famous singer's assets to family members
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Shows and movies you'll want to stream in May
HBO's big test after "Game of Thrones": Don't lose viewers
Subscribers to the cable network's streaming service have a history of leaving in droves after season finales
Met Gala 2019: Red carpet looks
See what all your favorite celebrities wore to fashion's biggest night
Why director Ava DuVernay wept while screening "When They See Us"
Ava DuVernay says she wanted to "humanize" the teens in the four-part Netflix series
Technology
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Wall Street wants Elon Musk to stow the "sci-fi" projects
Tesla's stock price fell to its lowest level since 2016 after an influential stock analyst questioned its prospects
Stock prices drop on Huawei ban, particularly chipmakers and technology stocks
The U.S. decision to ban technology sales to China's Huawei hammered the technology sector, especially chipmakers
FCC chief supports T-Mobile and Sprint merger
Ajit Pai said the corporate combo will bring faster mobile broadband to rural America and hasten rollout of 5G technology
Google makes move against Chinese telecom giant Huawei: Report
The search and mobile giant's apparent move follows Trump's executive order that effectively bans the Chinese company in the U.S., according to Reuters
Flying cars: Ready to take off
After decades of promises, flying cars are finally becoming real, though they won't look like what "The Jetsons" promised
Science
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Michael Bennet introduces climate change plan
He announced his plan just after a weekend of campaigning in Iowa, touring farms and areas affected by extreme flooding
Nature up close: Our javelina scare
A trip through the Amazon brought Judy Lehmberg up-close-and-personal with a herd of peccaries
Nature up close: Wild horses of the Outer Banks
Videographer Carl Mrozek on the mustangs, descended from the horses left behind by Spanish colonialists, who are survivors on the beaches of North Carolina
Does "climate change" need a makeover? Some think so. Here's why.
"It's now a crisis, an emergency, and we need to engage people to demand smart policy and innovation."
High winds scrub SpaceX launch of internet relay satellites
While disappointing, SpaceX was taking no chances with launch of its heaviest payload to date
Health
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Recalled Vienna Beef hot dogs might contain metal fragments
Maker of Chicago-style hot dogs says 2,000 pounds of beef frank links may be contaminated with "extraneous material"
Purely Elizabeth granola may contain glass, plastic or rocks
Maker says some breakfast and snack products sold nationwide may contain foreign matter like rocks, glass or plastic
Trump weekend tweets on abortion aim to tone down debate
A senior White House official didn't believe the president would have signed the Alabama law if he were governor
A low-fat diet can lower a woman's breast cancer risk, study suggests
The American Society of Clinical Oncology's 20-year study looked at 49,000 women split into two groups with varying diets
The world's oldest pharmacy
Rose water was just one creation of the Dominican monks who in the 13th century began experimenting with alchemy at Florence's Santa Maria Novella Pharmacy
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HBO's big test after "Game of Thrones": Don't lose viewers
Subscribers to the cable network's streaming service have a history of leaving in droves after season finales
Betting on a sports scholarship for kids' college? Don't
Some parents are delaying retirement in hopes that a child's athletics pursuits will pay off in the long run
Recalled Vienna Beef hot dogs might contain metal fragments
Maker of Chicago-style hot dogs says 2,000 pounds of beef frank links may be contaminated with "extraneous material"
Wall Street wants Elon Musk to stow the "sci-fi" projects
Tesla's stock price fell to its lowest level since 2016 after an influential stock analyst questioned its prospects
Who is Morehouse billionaire benefactor Robert F. Smith?
Investor worth $5 billion pledged to pay off $40 million in student debt for Morehouse College's entire class of 2019
Crime
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Wrongfully convicted man to get $1.5 million after 46 years in prison
While behind bars, Richard Phillips turned to painting, even supporting himself with his art after he was released
Wrongfully convicted man awarded $1.5M
In 1971, Richard Phillips was arrested for a crime he didn't commit. After 46 years in prison, he was finally set free. As Steve Hartman explains, he's now getting compensation for the time he lost.
Volunteer helped find abducted girl
When an 8-year-old girl was taken in broad daylight near Fort Worth, Texas, a group of volunteers went looking for her. One man saw the suspect's car and called for help. Omar Villafranca has the story.
Volunteer describes the moment abducted girl was saved
8-year-old Salem Sabatka was snatched in broad daylight over the weekend, prompting a frantic search
"Reform is here": New Chicago mayor pledges change
Lori Lightfoot, Chicago's first black female and openly gay mayor, is vowing to combat gun violence and corruption
Space
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High winds scrub SpaceX launch of internet relay satellites
While disappointing, SpaceX was taking no chances with launch of its heaviest payload to date
NASA wants to send first woman to the moon
NASA is gearing up to send American astronauts back to the moon by 2024, and it hopes to include a woman for the first time. The Trump administration has asked Congress to approve an additional $1.6 billion for NASA's budget. CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joined CBSN to discuss the ambitious plans.
NASA vows to make ambitious plan to return to the moon "a reality"
The newly announced Artemis program, named after the Greek goddess of the moon, intends to land astronauts on the South Pole of the moon by 2024
Trump backs early moon landing with funding request
Trump administration asks Congress to kick-start NASA moon mission with $1.6 billion in additional 2020 funding
Shrinking moon may be causing "moonquakes"
NASA says the moon is shrinking and it may be creating so-called "moonquakes." Scientists say the moon's interior is cooling and causing it to shrivel up like a raisin. The shrinking has caused ridges on the moon's surface called "thrust faults" -- where one section of crust is pushed up over a neighboring part. Scientists now believe those faults are to blame for the tremors.
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Trump goes after Joe Biden at Pennsylvania rally
President Trump held a Make America Great Again rally in Montoursville, Pennsylvania, on Monday night. He went after Joe Biden as new polls show the former Vice President leading in the state. Joe Micek, editor-in-chief of Pennsylvania Capital-Star, joins CBSN to discuss the key concerns on voters’ minds.
Google bars Huawei from Android updates
Google is blocking Chinese technology giant Huawei from future updates to some of its phone apps, such as YouTube and Google Maps. This comes as the White House has blacklisted Huawei over concerns that the company could spy on American data networks. BBC News technology correspondent Rory Cellan-Jones reports.
Trump jokes about serving 5th term
In a spirited campaign rally Monday night, a bullish President Trump called on his fervent supporters in rural Pennsylvania to mobilize for his reelection bid, telling them he could potentially serve a fifth term in the White House with their help. Watch his remarks here.
Buttigieg weighs in on Trump during Fox News town hall
South Bend, Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg was the latest Democrat to appear on a Fox News town hall over the weekend. CBSN political reporter Caitlin Huey-Burns joins CBSN's "Red and Blue" to discuss what he had to say, plus the rest of today's campaign 2020 headlines.
Judge rules against Trump in financial records dispute
A federal district judge ruled to uphold a subpoena for President Trump's financial records. CBS News political correspondent Ed O'Keefe explains the President's reaction to the ruling, as well as his stance on restrictive anti-abortion legislation passed in several states.