Estimates for autism’s prevalence in three U.S. states reveal significant inequalities in how children of different races and ethnicities are counted and assessed, according to two new studies. In Wisconsin and Colorado, black and Hispanic children are more likely than white children to lack health …

By Lydia Wayman Every year, I look forward to the OCALICON autism conference in Ohio. The three days are the one time I get to be with my autistic friends who share my passion for advocating. It’s an absolute whirlwind from start to finish. Teachers, therapists, and family members come to OCAL…

If a blind person wants to read a book, they either have to get a braille version of it, or get it converted to audio so they could start listening to its content. Wouldn’t it be nice if they could just grab a book, and a braille accessory could start converting the book’s text to braill…

Only about 0.1 percent of children in the Western Cape province of South Africa have autism, according to a review of school records. The unpublished results were presented today at the 2017 Regional International Meeting for Autism Research in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The worldwide prevalence of…

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This is infuriating.Source: The Autism Site

His head and legs were the only areas covered.Source: The Autism Site

I am an adult with autism. I am different not less. Well, that is until I have a meltdown, or don’t understand something or pace for hours at night. In which case, I am difficult, incompetent, hyperactive, disruptive, unprofessional and those things make me different. By Kaelynn Partlow Go onli…

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Sometimes the smallest of actions can be a great act of kindness.Source: The Autism Site

This year’s top papers deepen our understanding of autism’s genetics and reveal mixed results from trials of autism therapies. As we do every year, we asked autism researchers to help us pick the most ‘notable’ papers of the previous 12 months — ones that greatly enhanced our knowledge of autism or …

By Chloe Rothschild My involvement with health care professionals increased in August 2015. I was hurting and exhibiting behaviors as a result of pain in my bladder. All I could communicate was “tummy hurt,” because I did not recognize the difference between stomach and bladder pain. My parents too…

A deep-learning method can detect autism’s “fingerprints” on a brain scan and predict a person’s social-communication difficulties, according to a new study. The tool can also spot brain features that distinguish the brains of autistic men from those of autistic women, according to another study fro…

Autistic people who have trouble identifying their emotions, a condition known as alexithymia, are likely to have anxiety, depression and problems with social communication, according to a new study1. Alexithymia may also contribute to worsening mental health: People with severe alexithymia are more…