The need for helpful autism resources is ongoing at every stage of an autistic individual’s development. It’s important to stay ahead of your child’s (or student’s) needs so you are ready to shift direction or take on a new course of action. The ultimate goal is that we find the people, programs and…

Research from Ad Council found that 66% of parents with kids under the age of 6 don’t have their children screened at all. Source: The Autism Site

Problems with protein-filled parcels called exosomes contribute to Rett syndrome, a condition related to autism, a new study suggests1. Exosomes traverse the blood and deliver their cargo by fusing with cells. When the cells are neurons, this triggers the birth and maturation of neurons and their co…

17 October 2019: Heading to Chicago The Society for Neuroscience (SfN) meeting gets underway on Saturday morning in Chicago, Illinois. This year marks a special anniversary: The Society for Neuroscience is turning 50. To celebrate, the conference will feature a preview of an art installation by ARTE…

3-year-old Remi described her visit to the restaurant as "happy." The post Restaurant Goes Above and Beyond to Accommodate Autistic Girl and Others Like Her appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Are you familiar with Guides on Apple Maps? A feature introduced with iOS 14, Guides allow you to make a collection of places based on interests or needs. For example, you can create a Guide of all bookstores in your city or hidden gems no one else knows of! Recently, Gallaudet University, the wo…

For some pregnant women, taking the nutritional supplement carnitine may lower the risk of having a child with autism, a new mouse study suggests. Previous studies have hinted at a link between autism and a common genetic defect that prevents the body from synthesizing carnitine. The new findings, p…

By Lei Wiley-Mydske In this issue, Lei writes about creating the first autism lending library that is focused on the ideals of neurodiversity and autism acceptance. Now she is helping others do the same in their communities. This article is part of our cover series on four autistic trailblazers who …

“A self portrait is an artist being honest with himself, taking the time to go into the spotlight to try to find something they didn’t know about themselves.”  Aaron Erik Mitchell Aaron Eric Mitchell “Negative Digits” Negative Digits is about the struggles that peo…

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These specific waffles are pretty much all 10-year-old Jerico has eaten for the last year. Now they're discontinued. The post Community Comes Together to Help Autistic Boy Who Will Only Eat Discontinued Waffle Brand appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Amy Bockerstette has just become the first person with Down syndrome that will compete at a national collegiate... The post Golfer Amy Bockerstette Makes History as the First Person with Down Syndrome to Compete for National Collegiate Title appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism…

A Letter to My Little Self By Keri Bowers Circa 1965… The yellow bus squealed to a halt. As the doors flung open, the angry man yelled “I’ve been searching for you; get on this bus right now, Keri!” I do not know why I chose to walk home from kindergarten to my house faraway on Franklin Avenue in Ho…