By Austin John Jones I want to talk about something very personal to me: relationships. I have had fairly minimal experience with being in relationships. I have had 4 online dating relationships (which didn’t work out), and I would say 2 “serious” real life relationships. One of them is the current …

"My son might not be able to talk, but he knows perfectly well what is going on around him. He isn't even ten years old and he knows that he is unwelcome."Source: The Autism Site

You've heard of "high-functioning" autism, but it doesn't mean what you think it does.Source: The Autism Site

He very easily could have told Colin he was busy, or to come back later, or any number of things, but he didn’t.Source: The Autism Site

“It was so amazing to see the smile on his face and just how excited he was."Source: The Autism Site

Autism is not a disease… it is a difference. My ribbon celebrates these differences by including words that I associate with who I am. Wen of Zen, cover image title “Autism Talking” Started in 2005 in an online forum for autistic people, Autistic Pride Day, June 18, is a day to cel…

This fascinating experiment was intended to gauge if and how bystanders intervene.Source: The Autism Site

The connection actually isn't that bizarre. The rotavirus targets insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas -- which are the same cells that are affected in people with Type 1 diabetes.Source: The Autism Site

By Megan Amodeo I was always a quirky child. I remember playing with other kids in my neighborhood, but I relished spending time alone in a small fort a made in my backyard between some bushes and the neighbor’s fence. Actually, it was just a ditch I dug in the dirt. It was a small and cozy space an…

By Kimberly Gerry-Tucker I have an abacus in my basement. It’s got a wooden frame and is about the height of a Kindergartner. My late mother worked in the school system over 25 years and when the classroom updated their room, my mother took the abacus from the discard pile. When I walk by it t…

Any man can be a father, but it takes a special type of person to be a Dad. On this Father’s Day the Art of Autism shares a TedX talk by one of the most dynamic dads I know – KultureCity founder Dr. Julian Maha, a very special dad, who is creating environments around the world that are …

I live in Melbourne, Australia and have been exhibiting and selling my art since I was 8 years old.  I sculpt, draw and paint.  I love working with foam, pipe cleaners, clay, and plasticine.  I sew dresses for my 3 dimensional figures. My imagination, ideas and thoughts are always so busy in my m…

Only half of autistic people who commit suicide have a diagnosis of depression, and this study sheds some light on why that could be.Source: The Autism Site

There is no excuse for this type of abuse.Source: The Autism Site