SAN ANTONIO – Many native households typically have issue gaining access to fundamental autism companies in Bexar County. A brand new institute at Texas A&M-San Antonio desires to reverse these developments.
The Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention stories that about 1 in 44 kids has been recognized with Autism Spectrum Dysfunction, and the numbers are greater for Hispanic communities.
“One in every of our initiatives is to assist with the evaluation and the analysis course of,” mentioned Sarah Minner, director of the Institute for Autism and Associated Issues at Texas A&M-San Antonio.
Minner was not too long ago named the inaugural director of IARD, which she describes as a multi-faceted hub seeking to assist South Texans identified with autism.
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“To have the ability to home the analysis, to supply group companies, to fill the gaps within the important analysis companies and to the group,” mentioned Minner.
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In response to Autism Lifeline Hyperlinks (ALL), there are practically 1,200 native households on a waitlist for a proper diagnostic evaluation with many of those households residing in south Bexar County.
(Through Institute for Autism and Associated Issues at Texas A&M-San Antonio.)
These are the households which have signed with ALL, which is a coalition of companies and organizations working collectively to supply high quality companies and sources for autism.
“We’re hoping to shorten the waitlist by offering direct companies to college students and for people locally whereas additionally rising clinicians right here on campus,” mentioned Minner.
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(Through Institute for Autism and Associated Issues at Texas A&M-San Antonio.)
Knowledge from the Facilities for Illness Management and Prevention in 2021 projected there are 30,000 folks identified with autism residing in San Antonio.
The common wait time for households to judge their kids ranges from 1 yr outdated to 18 months, throughout a important developmental interval.
There’s additionally a scarcity of service suppliers south of downtown.
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“There’s solely lower than two handfuls of ADA clinicians that dwell on this space, so there’s a particular want for skilled employees that reside within the space. And for households who might have differing circumstances,” mentioned Minner. “When you get kids evaluated sooner and entry to companies sooner, they’re going to have higher long-term outcomes with regard to employment charges, with the ability to dwell on their very own take care of themselves.”
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The institute is the primary of its variety in South Texas and can embody a free clinic for folks residing within the south Bexar County space. It is going to additionally characteristic a cell bus unit that may exit on to the group for assessments.
The institute can even assist adults with autism who’ve aged out of the general public faculty system.
“There’s a want for long-term companies and help. We’re speaking about adults with disabilities who want funding for companies reminiscent of wheelchairs, for day-rehabilitation applications,” mentioned Minner. “I imagine everyone can work to some capability and get to fill a spot locally and dwell their finest lives. It actually simply means growing a group that’s well-equipped to service people with autism.”
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Minner mentioned eradicating boundaries and giving entry to households in elements of the county who want it most is the first objective for the institute.
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“The college is actually grounded in fairness and focuses on bringing sources to south Bexar County,” mentioned Minner. “We will actually change the lives of people with rising this institute.”
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MINNESOTA — The first rule of Designated Hitter Club? Learn to perform in Designated Hitter Club.
Texas Rangers first baseman Jake Burger certainly has. He started at designated hitter Tuesday vs. the Minnesota Twins at Target Field and has played the position in four of the club’s last eight games.
“He just seems comfortable DHing,” Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said. “Some guys don’t want to DH, but he’s done a good job at it so we’re going to keep him there.”
Bochy said that Burger’s defense has been too good at first base to keep him at designated hitter long term and acknowledged that he will return to the field soon. But, while the club rotates players through the designated hitter position in the wake of Joc Pederson’s broken hand, Burger functions as a plus option.
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The 29-year-old has a career .258/.293/.559 slash line in 68 games at designated hitter. His .852 OPS is the highest he’s posted at any position that he’s started double-digit times and he entered play Tuesday with a 6 for 12 line and two home runs at designated hitter this season.
The Rangers have gotten a league-worst .521 OPS out of the designated hitter position this year. Pederson, who had a .507 OPS before he fractured his wrist, did drag that number down significantly. Bochy believes that the players who succeed in the role are the ones that can become accustomed to “all the free time” in between innings.
“Then once you do, you like it,” Bochy said with a smile. “Sign me up for that in the next life, DHing, that’d be the perfect job.”
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A largely peaceful march in downtown Austin on Monday condemning the uptick in immigrant detentions across the country dispersed when law enforcement fired tear gas into a portion of the crowd that refused to leave.
The protest, organized by the Party for Socialism and Liberation’s Austin branch, began outside state Capitol grounds at around 7 p.m. as several hundred protesters condemned raids conducted in recent weeks by U.S. Immigration Customs and Enforcement. The group guided the mile-long march and chants through downtown toward the J. J. “Jake” Pickle Federal Building before circling back to the Capitol.
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While the organizers announced the end of their gathering just after 8 p.m., more than a hundred protesters continued marching as police told them to leave the streets. Some rerouted back to the federal building but were blocked from it by law enforcement, who eventually fired tear gas canisters into the crowd.
Speakers during the protest and those who marched in downtown Austin said ICE and law enforcement were operating without due process for people they have detained in raids. Some, including Valerie Cruz, an Austin resident and first generation American, came to share their solidarity with undocumented immigrants they say have been villainized by law enforcement.
“I had the privilege of my family being able to come here ‘the right way,’ you know what they say, right? And not everybody has that privilege, not everyone has that luxury, and that’s why I’m here,” Cruz said.
A protest in Dallas also occurred on Monday evening, following two others on Sunday in San Antonio and Houston. All four were inspired by protests against ICE in Los Angeles over the weekend, which started after a series of ICE immigration sweeps and arrests sparked outcry from locals, according to CalMatters.
Protesters bang their fists and write messages on the doors at the entrance of the J.J. “Jake” Pickle Federal Building during a protest against ICE in Austin on Monday.
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State and federal authorities have escalated their presence in Los Angeles as protests have continued. The Pentagon on Monday deployed 700 Marines to Los Angeles hours before protesters gathered in Austin. Those Marines are in addition to the 2,000 National Guard troops sent by the Trump administration to Los Angeles.
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Austin Police Department and Texas Department of Public Safety officers gathered and at times surrounded the protesters as they moved through downtown. At one point, a DPS officer fell off their motorcycle while attempting to corral protesters, and shortly afterward, another officer shot pepper spray at a protester who was not near the fallen motorcycle. That protester, who did not wish to be named, was incapacitated after being sprayed in their face.
According to one eyewitness, at least two people were detained, but APD and DPS did not immediately respond to requests for confirmation. It was also unclear whether anyone was injured by the tear gas.
A Department of Public Safety officer sprays a chemical deterrent at a protester during a demonstration against ICE in downtown Austin on Monday. The spray was used after a DPS officer lost control of their bike in the crowd.
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RICHARDSON, Texas — A former player for the Dallas Cowboys is facing criminal charges after police say he struck and killed a motorcycle rider while driving drunk, then left the scene.
A news release from the Richardson Police Department says Kelvin Joseph Jr., 25, of Allen, Texas, is charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor, and collision involving personal injury or death, a second-degree felony.
The crash occurred just before 5 a.m. Saturday on the North Central Expressway, police say. The driver of the motorcycle, Cody Morris, a 27-year-old woman from Plano, Texas, died at the scene.
About 45 minutes later, Joseph reportedly contacted police and said he had been involved in the crash while driving his BMW sedan. Police say Joseph showed signs of being intoxicated while he spoke with officers.
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WFAA Channel 8 reports Joseph was released from jail Sunday morning.
The Cowboys drafted Joseph, a defensive back, in the second round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He played only two seasons with the Cowboys, then was traded to Miami. He also has played for Seattle and Indianapolis.
According to the Dallas Morning News, Joseph currently is playing for the DC Defenders in the United Football League. The Morning News reports that in March 2022, Joseph was in an SUV from which two people fired shots into a group of people in a parking lot. Police determined Joseph was not a shooter, the Morning News reports.
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