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A mutant virus that infiltrates neurons and delivers genes to the nucleus can illuminate long-range connections in the brain1. Neurons that connect distant brain areas are necessary for coordinating complex behaviors. Researchers can trace their paths in laboratory animals using so-called recombinan…

It’s a myth people with autism don’t have a sense of humor. Matt Kaiser proves the stereotype wrong. By Matt Kaiser My name is Matt Kaiser. I am 42 years old and am on the autism spectrum. For the last 10 years, I’ve been a performing stand-up, improvisation, prop routines, clowning and …

Warm water, gentle hands, the melodious voice of a caring nurse, and--best of all--a tiny newborn baby with a face of absolute serenity. It doesn't get any better than this video!Source: The Autism Site

Sundays are special at Autistry. The workshop combines older teenagers, generally juniors or seniors in high school, with some of our college age students (Friday guys). When not studying for their college classes, the older students help the others with their projects and often join in LARP (Live…

Women who are overweight or obese when pregnant increase their risk of having a child who is later diagnosed with autism by about 30 percent. The finding is based on a meta-analysis of more than 500,000 mother-child pairs1. The analysis also uncovers a 16 percent hike in autism risk for every 5 kg/m…

Male mice with a DNA deletion linked to autism have trouble falling asleep, according to a new study1. Female mice with the same mutation fare well with sleep. All mice with the mutation are hyperactive. Researchers could use the mice to test treatments for sleep disturbances and hyperactivity — pro…

Update 11/21/2016 I’m collecting favorite quotes about autism from some of my favorite people. Please share your own in the comments and if I like it, I may add it to the list. 1. “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism,” Dr. Stephen Sho…

For deaf people, participating in a group conversation, where there’s constant chatter going on among multiple people, can sometimes be painful. Reading lips, trying to hear with a lot of background noise, and keeping track of who is saying what can get tricky, and in many cases, deaf people m…

James Sullivan is an extremely talented man on the autism spectrum. He has a degree in filmmaking and has his own YouTube channel. He writes, films, edits, performs, sings and talks about anything and everything in today’s pop culture scene. He’s interesting to talk to and fun to be arou…

Teaching parents of toddlers with autism how to recognize and respond to their children may result in stable improvements in these children’s social communication and other autism features. The findings, published 25 October in The Lancet, come from the largest study yet to explore the long-term eff…

Diagnoses like autism, ADHD and dyslexia, to name a few, are examples of neurodiversity. The battle may be harder, but hope is not yet lost. By Carly Fulgham The last civil rights battle just got harder. You may think I mean the fight for equal pay for women, or equal protection under the law for no…

The effects of autism mutations on brain volume might be reversible, even in a mature brain, according to unpublished data presented yesterday at the 2016 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego. The new work focuses on mutations in MeCP2, which lead to a condition called Rett syndrome …

Videos of mothers and their infants interacting with each other may contain clues to autism risk. The unpublished results were presented Tuesday at the 2016 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in San Diego. The researchers presented a new screen, called the Welch Emotional Connection Scale, that…