A special moment was captured by his mother as she took pictures of his first day.Source: The Autism Site

Some children diagnosed with autism by age 2 show unusual responses to sights, sounds and textures as infants, according to a new study1. For example, the infants may cover their ears in response to ordinary conversation or shrink from being touched; they may also be slow to react to pain or changes…

James Reed shares his experiences attending different colleges in California. As a Freshman, I began attending college at the University of California, Santa Cruz. I requested single room accommodations in the first week of classes and received them in the third week. During those initial weeks livi…

The most common forms of autism — those that don’t occur as part of a rare genetic syndrome — are strongly heritable. But despite this distinctly biological basis, the condition’s variability has stymied the search for biomarkers, which might be used to improve diagnosis, track prognosis and identif…

Research roundup New tools such as cultured progenitor cells have given researchers insight into placenta formation. Nature Reviews Genetics Researchers studying the evolutionary progression of microglia, the brain’s immune cells, have identified a core group of genes that are turned on in the mic…

Autism researchers are reaching out to families to build the nation’s biggest repository of genetic information to date from individuals with the condition. Unveiled today, the ambitious new project, called SPARK, aims to gather information from 50,000 people with autism, along with their relatives.…

Most autism researchers are familiar with the saying: “If you’ve seen one child with autism, you’ve seen one child with autism.” The phrase is often used to underscore the heterogeneous nature of autism, and it has certainly influenced the way I think about the condition. But another statement, this…

You never stop being a mom.Source: The Autism Site

He was bedridden for three months.Source: The Autism Site

Interview with Author, Sally J. Pla I read children’s book, Benji, the Bad Day, and Me and fell in love with a story about siblings—one autistic and one neurotypical—where it’s the autistic sibling who shows compassion and empathy for his brother. I reached out to the author, Sally J. Pla, to find o…

One of the tenets of ABA is to provide evidence-based practice. The best way to help us do this is to keep up with the literature! Each month, Sam Blanco, PhD, LBA, BCBA will select one journal article and provide discussion questions for professionals working within the ABA community. The following…

Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley from Jersey Shore has always been open about her family. Since her son Greyson’s autism... The post Watch Jenni “JWoww” Farley’s 4½-Year-Old Son Read Two Years After Autism Diagnosis appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

By Ashleigh Evans, MS, BCBA Children with autism and other neurodivergence commonly struggle with transitions. The shift from summer to the start of a new school year is one of the most challenging transitions. Getting back into a new routine is not easy and often requires support and patience th…

Hillary Clinton made political history last week by proposing a plan to ramp up autism research and services as part of her presidential bid. Previous campaign discussions about autism have hyped fears of an autism epidemic or even resurrected the long-debunked vaccine link. By contrast, Clinton’s p…