Gloria's son has had his hair cut at that Great Clips location twice before. She says they've always been able to work with him. The post Hairstylist Refused Haircut for 5-Year-Old with Autism. Now His Mom Is Pushing for Change appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Once properly trained, healthcare providers could play a critical role in helping families decide whether and when their autistic children should get driver's licenses. The post Very Few Pediatric Providers Discuss Whether Their Patients with Autism Should Drive, Study Shows appeared first on The A…

Stressful situations induce social deficits in mice with a mutated copy of the autism-linked gene SHANK3, according to a new study. Eliminating a stress-related protein that regulates SHANK3 restores typical social functioning in the animals, the work also shows. This connection may help to explain …

Recently, Phillip O’ Keefe, a 62 year old from Australia with ALS took over Synchron CEO Thomas Oxley’s twitter and tweeted this: no need for keystrokes or voices. I created this tweet just by thinking it. #helloworldbci— Thomas Oxley (@tomoxl) December 23, 2021 Phillip sent this tweet…

As we close out 2021, The Art of Autism would like to acknowledge our 2021 top blog posts. All of them were older blog posts yet still get a lot of traction because of search engine ranking. We are grateful to the many people who submit to our website. #1 Samantha Crafts: Female and Autism / Asp…