For amputees, people with spinal cord injuries, stroke patients, and other who have bad motor skills, a mouse for computers or their finger(s) for tablets or phones  are not the most feasible ways to operate their devices. GlassOuse, a new Bluetooth operated  eye and mouth controlled devic…

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If you are an arts and culture enthusiast living in or planning a visit to The Windy City, the Chicago Cultural Accessibility Consortium is definitely worth checking out. It highlights over twenty Chicago-area cultural organizations with accessible offerings. We took a look at several and were excit…

Matthew is a deep thinker, and an overthinker, a composer, a photographer, and a poet. He even has a poem about “overthinking about overthinking.” #FreeMatthewRushin By Matthew Rushin with His Friends & Family  In January of 2019, Matthew experienced loss of consciousness and had …

Sometimes total strangers are awesome.Source: The Autism Site

One of the most difficult tasks educators face is managing classroom behaviors and implementing effective behavior management systems.  There is nothing wrong with teachers applying positive reinforcement contingencies (such as implementing token boards, marble jars, or using teacher delivered …

This past weekend, 17-year-old Jada Braxton won the title of Miss Photogenic at the Miss Saraland pageant in... The post Teen With Autism Is Crowned ‘Miss Photogenic’ At Beauty Pageant appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

This afternoon a group of MIT and Mass General researchers released a study called “Autism as a disorder of prediction.” In this paper, they argue that autistic people “experience things they don’t understand,” because our predictive ability is impaired.Read the paper hereInteresting as this sounds,…

Only 10% of visually impaired children now learn to read Braille. These LEGO bricks aim to change that.Source: The Autism Site

Some traits of autism are associated with obvious differences in brain structure, according to two new studies of same-sex twins. The scope of the alterations depends on the person’s sex, one of the studies suggests. Girls with autism or autism traits show structural differences in 11 brain regions …

By Leanne Libas “If my child was autistic, I would say to them them: ‘Baby, it’s going to be okay. There’s nothing wrong with you,'”Leanne Libas As I look back at the blogs I’ve written for The Art of Autism, I started wondering what should I write for the last month of the year. Then, I…

“Hiring autistic people solves many problems. It allows their skills to be utilized and takes a burden off the system,” Steve Andrews By Debra Muzikar Last month, I had the pleasure to interview Steve Andrews, founder of Platinum Bay Technologies. Over a cup of coffee he shared his story and laid ou…

Diego Raf Diaz has a dream. He wants to use his talent as an animator to tell the real stories of autistic people. He’s calling it, “The Gift of Autism.” Diego was diagnosed with autism at an early age. He says that watching videos had a huge impact on him, especially Pinocchio and…

Consider two scenarios. A 2-year-old girl is not yet speaking. The girl was removed from her original home because of neglect, and her pediatrician suspects her language delay is due to emotional trauma. The girl’s adoptive parents suspect their toddler may not be learning to talk because she is har…