My name is Beth Lipari and I am a Casting Director in Los Angeles, working along with my casting partners, Sarah Katzman and Lisa Beach, on a feature film called WILDFLOWER, featuring a strong, supporting part for a woman with IDD. Based on a true story, it will bring to life a young woman’s…

When COVID-19 shut down a school for special needs students, one pupil used the time to embark on... The post Organization Powered By Volunteers with Autism is Helping the Food Insecure in Their Community appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

At least six police departments and sheriff's offices have assisted in transporting the 23-year-old back to his home, three states away. The post Law Enforcement Teams Up to Help Stranded Autistic Man Get Home to Indiana from Alabama appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Autistic Emotions Happy, sadness, envy, fear, and surprise— 6 emotions, 6 logics, all misunderstood. Smile, tears, growl, grimace, whimper, and jaw dropping— 6 actions, 6 expressions, all human. Comedy, tragedy, revenge, rival, horror, and plot twist— 6 encounters, 6 experiences, all stories. Y…

Sign the pledge and help us change the way we talk about autism from grief to relief! The post Cultural Studies Show It’s Time To Change The Autism Lexicon appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Interview with Chad Chenail, Producer and Staff Writer, America’s Test Kitchen Kids Kids are as deeply engaged as their parents in listening to podcasts, so it’s important that the content created for them is inclusive and diverse, so every listener can find themselves in the stories. Chad…

By Jordan Wilson-Dalzell There are many ways you can show up and support autistic people. First, remember to listen to us. We are the experts on autism and our own lived experiences. Support autistic folks in your lives by listening to them first, and learn from autistic voices in general. A place…

MagnusCards gives users more confidence and helps them spot signs of fraudulent activity. The post New Banking App Teaches People with Autism How to Make Transactions Securely appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Thousands of people with autism may be going undiagnosed due to this error. The post Graduate Students Discover Serious Error in Autism Screening Guidelines appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Tory Ridgeway’s dreams were dashed when the Navy rescinded his scholarship because of his autism diagnosis. Tory Ridgeway’s dream for the last decade is to serve his country through participating in the military as an aero-space engineer. Tory is an Eagle Scout who graduated from high s…

My 5 Self-Care Summer Practices There have been countless afternoons that I’ve spent shivering in my living room while doing school work and client work with my AC blasting at 60 looking out at the warm sun wondering why I feel so disconnected. Why the world feels more empty and cold. So, I’m mak…

Art therapy has been used for years as way to connect with individuals who think more visually or... The post How Art Therapy Can Help Children with Autism and Untreated Trauma appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

The Navy letter cited "academic skills and developmental disorders," but Tory believes they were referring to his autism. The post Navy Retracts ROTC Scholarship Offer from Young Man on the Autism Spectrum appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

By Nils Skudra This week I took the opportunity to watch The Theory of Everything, a 2014 biographical film about the renowned cosmologist and physicist Stephen Hawking who struggled with ALS (commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease) throughout his life but achieved remarkable success and internation…