As the end of the school year approaches and students are let out on vacation, it’s important for us to consider the risks of elopement and overall neighborhood safety for children with autism. This month, we’re sharing a special feature from ASAT written by Kate Britton, EdD, BCBA and B…

Efforts to strengthen the United States’ tattered mental health system, and help millions of Americans suffering from mental illness, are getting a big boost this week, thanks to a mammoth healthcare package moving through Congress. Key provisions from a mental health bill approved last summer…

Older men and women are more likely than young ones to have a child with autism, according to multiple studies published in the past decade. Especially when it comes to fathers, this parental-age effect is one of the most consistent findings in the epidemiology of autism. The link between a mother’s…

The school has no choice but to honor the restraining order and monitor Ezra at all times.Source: The Autism Site

“you get line dancing, you get the dance trains going on, you get party circles happening, dance-offs, air guitar  …” By Austin John Jones This blog post is all about fun and releasing excess energy. This time I am going to talk about what I like to call “Random Public Dance P…

By Raquel Abiahy Fashion is often seen as a dazzling world of creativity, individuality, and self-expression. But for someone like me, an autistic model and activist, it can also be a space filled with challenges, misunderstandings, and exclusion. I’ve spent much of my life navigating the intersecti…

By Alicia Marshall, MAT, BCBA LBS The transition back to school and back to a new routine is always an exciting, yet bittersweet time for students and educators. Carefree summer days are in the past, and getting back into a structured daily routine can be an overwhelming process. However, new tea…

Daina Krumins is an artist, filmmaker, and children’s fiction writer.  Her Asperger way of seeing the world is unconventional and the world has taken notice! Her work has received several film and video awards. A creative person to her core, Daina has also penned, “Marion and Stella,” historic…

I’m an adult with sensory sensitivities and diagnoses of both Aspergers and selective mutism. I remember what it was like to be a child with those challenges. Low-lifes took advantage of me. Adults who knew better laughed at me. Peers waved their hand in front of my face: “Yoo hoo! Is anybody …

Mutations that lead to heart problems present from birth may also boost the risk of autism. The finding, published 4 December in Science, reveals an unexpected genetic link between congenital heart disease (CHD) and neurodevelopmental disorders1. Roughly half of all children with severe CHD have neu…

Great decorating idea for nonprofits and schools who have dances and parties. By Debra Muzikar I received an email last week asking if I would like to review the AtmosFX Digital Design projector (Retail $199) for the Art of Autism. The email stated that the AtmosFX was created in 2008 by an MTV prod…

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A team of researchers is trialing a fast approach to autism drug development: simultaneously testing candidates in people and in mice. Their approach has so far revealed that one drug, Tideglusib, is ineffective in mouse models of autism, and it might have been abandoned — except that it seems to wo…

It’s difficult to know what advice to give when schools are shutting down and parents are faced with an unknown period of time without services. Here are a few ideas for how to approach each day with your child with autism. Our goal is not only to ease this transition (for your child and your entire…