"He sat patiently while she cried ... He didn't once make us feel like we were taking too long or being a nuisance." Source: The Autism Site

Innovation doesn’t cease to amaze us, does it? Continuing similar creativity that this dad came up with for his daughter, the AbleGamers Charity, along with AT Makers, has come up with an adapter called Freedom Wing that connects a person’s wheelchair to XBox so they can use the wheelcha…

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…

Whether the text is too small, the meaning of the icons are hard to identify and remember, or one finds themself making accidental calls because of the complexity of modern smartphones, Simple Smartphone may be a helpful solution. Simple Smartphone strips down the complicated features of a typica…

People with visual impairment have very limited access to the outdoors, especially when it comes to activities like hiking. Hiking trails typically are uneven and sometimes treacherous, proving to be unsafe. In addition, blind people are unable to read signage available because they are usually not …

Project Gameface is a promising new project by Google that is designed to make gaming more accessible in the future. Inspired by Lance Carr, a quadriplegic video game streamer, Project Gameface is a hands free gaming mouse that enables people to control their computer cursor with their head movem…

After a difficult day, this little boy with autism was acting out…until one stranger made a huge difference.Source: The Autism Site

Check out this Color Sorting Jar Activity designed by Lavinia Pop from In My World! This printable activity includes four different color jars: red, orange, yellow, and green. It also includes sixteen different corresponding images, four for each color jar. To create the color sorting jar, you cut a…

Tom Iland was diagnosed with autism at age 13. Life has not been easy, and he has worked hard to meet many of his goals, including driving, living on his own, graduating from college and having a girlfriend. In his first book he shares insights and things he’s learned through experience to help othe…

By Robert Watkins Portrayals of autism in popular media have, more often than not, depicted autism from a neurotypical perspective. From relatively early portrayals, such as the films Rain Man and Temple Grandin, to more recent films like The Imitation Game and Life Animated. Even Netflix’s va…

The heritable factors that underlie autism significantly overlap with those that influence unusual sensory responses, a new study of more than 12,000 twin pairs suggests1. The findings reinforce the idea that sensory sensitivities are a core feature of autism. They also hint that a better understand…

The employee kept insisting the dog was a pet.Source: The Autism Site

When strangers came to visit my booth, they asked, “Did you really take all of these photos?” They did not know that an autistic person could do that kind of work. They were surprised! By Malcolm Wang I am really lucky that I live in a small town that has a lot of exhibition opportunities for young …

Autistic people described as ‘high functioning’ because they do not have intellectual disability often still struggle with daily living skills, according to a study of more than 2,000 people on the spectrum1. The data should put the term ‘high functioning’ out of commission for good, the researchers…