A story of accompanying my younger brother to his Senior Prom. By Elizabeth Osborn He wags his tail when he’s happy … my 17-year old brother that is. He has Asperger Syndrome. He’s a Senior in High School and I know he’s happy when he wags his tail like our puppy dog. His smile is so big that …

The New England Confectionery Company, otherwise known as NECCO, is sadly no longer producing these conversational candies.Source: The Autism Site

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“The tables have turned I am now the stud that wrestlers are afraid to face on the mat.” Caiden Hooks By Ron Sandison Caiden Hooks finds motivation to overcome every challenge by his favorite Scripture 2 Corinthians 5:7, “For we live by faith, not by sight.” Multi-talented Caiden qualified for the …

“I’m unique. I’m a geek.” That is our self-acceptance mantra here at Geek Club Books. We embrace our differences and celebrate who we are. Our geekiness and love of pop-culture is what connects us to each other. Many of us enjoy attending conventions where we can immerse ourselves in our favorite fa…

“We have spent so much time arguing about this and that that we can’t agree on anything. And agreement is the only way to make change.” By Carly Fulgham In February I wrote a blog about the words that matter. Frustrated at all the time I saw being spent around words that don’…

The adaptive collection features everything from princesses to pirates and includes sensory-friendly looks with flat seams and no tags. Source: The Autism Site

Interview by Jenny BristolIllustration by Rebecca Burgess Anthony Harrison lives in the Washington, D.C., area and spends his days taking care of his cats, pursuing his varied interests, and, in his day job, progressing the field of human-robot interaction. Anthony works as a research psychologis…

Here it is, Merry Christmas, everybody’s having fun…..aren’t they? Whilst families all over the world are excitedly looking forward to Christmas, that’s not necessarily the case for everyone. Christmas can be a very difficult time… The post 8 ideas for an Autism Frien…

Alaqua Cox, stepping into the Marvel universe as the lead in the new Disney+ series Echo, embarked on an intense training regimen, working with a stunt team five days a week to master the physical demands of her role. As the first Native American lead in a Marvel series, her preparation involved hon…

Restricted interests and repetitive behaviors constitute one of two criteria that define autism in the diagnostic manual for psychiatry. But this domain encompasses a wide range of traits that may appear in a variety of combinations, and with different severity, among people with autism. Here, we de…

All eyes will be on Stockholm, Sweden, next week as the winners of this year’s Nobel Prizes are announced. Predictions for prizes in physiology, medicine and chemistry include several researchers whose work is relevant to autism. A few fortune-tellers have set their sights on the creators of a techn…

By Andy Dreisewerd For all intents and purposes, or should I say “Purr-poses?” My name is Andy, I am 32 years of age, I have been doing artwork since I could pick up a pen or pencil. About 3 years ago, I had an experience that lead me to further polish my love for drawing what most consi…

Theo Bennett had surgery to remove cataracts from both eyes after being diagnosed with congenital cataracts just a month before.Source: The Autism Site