Girls with autism have more difficulty making and executing plans than do boys with the condition, a new study suggests. They also have relatively poor daily-living skills, such as personal hygiene, cooking and using public transportation1. The results suggest that girls with autism would benefit fr…

If you have a runner in your classroom, you don’t need a gym membership and have long ago put away those cute wedges. Every time the door opens you head jerks around to make sure it isn’t your little guy. The starbucks barista has your venti triple shot ready for you every morning before you get the…

Megan shares why she dreads all of the parent meetings at the beginning of a school year. By Megan Amodeo Every new school year I stress over back-to-school night. It has everything to do with adult socialization. As soon as August rolls around, I start fretting about parental events that always coi…

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Many people with autism have atypical responses to sensory stimuli: Some appear to be hypersensitive, such that a clothing tag is unbearably scratchy; others may be so tolerant that touching a hot stove top yields a burn but no pain. The prevalence of sensory issues among autistic people, as detaile…

A new method uses DNA mutations to maintain a detailed record of series of cellular events1. The system, called DNA-based Ordered Memory and Iteration Network Operator (DOMINO), could also enable researchers to study cell signaling, control the sequence and timing of gene expression in cells, and tr…

By Nils Skudra In recent weeks, I have begun watching the miniseries Annika, a Scottish crime drama revolving around Annika Stranhed (Nicola Walker), a Marine Homicide detective who investigates a series of murders in Glasgow, Scotland, while trying to navigate a challenging relationship with her re…

Roughly 7 percent of children with autism eventually lose their diagnosis, swapping social problems and language difficulties for more typical skills and behaviors. But it is unclear whether this transition is associated with a return to typical brain function or reflects a compensatory process. New…

After weeks of will-they-or-won’t-they tensions, the U.S. House of Representatives managed to pass its Republican replacement for the Affordable Care Act (ACA) yesterday by a razor-thin margin. The vote was 217-213. Democrats who lost the battle are still convinced they may win the political war. A…

Researchers pinpointed the exact hour a heart attack was likeliest to occur.Source: The Autism Site

Issue 16’s Big Question What coping skills or accommodations help you/ and or your child with Autism Spectrum Disorder when traveling? Gretchen McIntire, our Guest Editor, asked this question to the #ActuallyAutistic Community on Twitter and Facebook. Here’s what they had to say: “I’m pretty cool w…

Reposted with permission from How To ABA All kids have trouble waiting for things that they want. They even have trouble waiting in line at the grocery store. Waiting is a huge skill. So once our learners have mastered some early instructions, like come here or sit down, then we typically start w…

“Harmonium” is an innovative sign language adventure and music game centered around Melody Macato, a 10-year-old Filipina-American girl who is Deaf. In the game, Melody aspires to create a unique type of music that is accessible to her friends, combining visual and tactile elements. The …

A new chart of DNA’s loops and twists reveals its three-dimensional (3-D) structure in the developing brain. It shows that a genomic region involved in controlling gene expression may influence a gene located far away on a linear genome, as long as the two regions abut in 3-D space1. The findings ha…