Kyungho Jeon is a blind virtuoso percussionist from South Korea who would love to play in an orchestra one day. However, because of his blindness, he has been told that he cannot since he cannot see the conductor. When Rolf and Vahakn, a team of father and son who build musical instruments for peopl…

A street musician in Dublin performed "You've Got a Friend in Me" for a seven-year-old with autism on the train. A video of the performance, along with the child's reaction, quickly went viral. The post Street Musician Makes 7-Year-Old With Autism’s Day By Singing “You’ve Got A Fr…

Photo of Bruce Campbell and Fandemic Tour CEO John Macaluso As a geeky lover of pop culture, what’s more fun than getting to be around and interact with some of your favorite celebrities? Or how about seeing the artists who create your favorite comics?  What about experiencing some great panels on p…

By Megan Amodeo I have been thinking about social norms lately. These thoughts were prompted by my youngest daughter’s refusal to conform to certain social niceties. Ever since my youngest bright eyed, dark haired, third daughter was born, she has refused to follow socially acceptable forms of…

When Biel, Jaume Ping and Constanza Lucero’s son, was a toddler, he used to fall over a lot and had trouble navigating environments. Soon after being diagnosed with low vision, the parents founded Biel Glasses – a company that makes smart glasses to improve mobility and personal autonomy for t…

It's an honor that very few Boy Scouts end up achieving.Source: The Autism Site

The 20-year-old student was strapped into his seat when the 69-year-old man yelled obscenities at him and hit him in the face. The post Nonverbal Autistic Student Hit in Face During Meltdown by Adult Who Claimed He Was “Trying to Help” appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The …

When was the last time you slowed down and got out of your daily grind? When was the last time you unplugged and let your daily distractions fall by the wayside?  Most of us stay plugged in for way too much of the time. The result is drained energy and decreased effectiveness.  Power up by unpluggin…

Teaching language skills is one of the most frequent needs for children with autism, but also one of the most misunderstood skillsets amongst both parents and practitioners. The desire to hear your learner speak in full sentences can be overwhelming, making it especially difficult to take a step bac…

The First Step of Teaching Self-Monitoring andImplementation of The Self & Match System Educators have long known the wide-range of variables that impact the behavioral success of our students.  Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of students were educated in-person; l…

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Millions of infants have benefited from Don Bailey’s work as a member of the U.S. Advisory Committee on Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children. For six years, he helped decide which conditions doctors should screen for in all babies born in the United States. The program is one of the country’…

You never dreamed it would be like this. Now how do you make it stop?Source: The Autism Site

An analysis of spontaneous mutations in nearly 11,000 individuals with developmental delay or autism implicates 253 genes in one or both conditions; 49 of the genes are new candidates1. The study pools data from individuals with either diagnosis — an approach that increases the numbers, and strength…