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Autistic people may find eye contact uncomfortable. They may rock back and forth or flap their hands, particularly when they feel anxious. And they sometimes have trouble answering questions — all traits that can confuse and alarm law-enforcement officers, firefighters and ambulance crews who aren’t…

“Mindfulness has freed me from years of sadness and frustrations that I originally thought were because I was autistic but now I feel that those past experiences with sadness and frustration were because I did not know how to be mindful and create my own happiness,” Travis Breeding By Tr…

Differently-abled heroes now have a place in comic book stores next to classic heroes such as Superman, Iron Man, Batman and Wonder Woman.Source: The Autism Site

Dear Readers, It’s been an eventful year, full of surprises. At Spectrum, our year was more even, and the surprises were mostly pleasant as we followed the steady upward trend of autism discoveries. After our rebranding and relaunch in September 2015, we embraced our new identity and website. And we…

From the very beginning, it was the founders’ mission to make Zoom a magazine for the autism community BY the autism community. It was important that the majority of our writers and contributors be autistic themselves. Our advisory board is made up of valued community leaders who have provided their…

Through his parent’s love and support, Michael now is an author, has a third-degree black belt, a Master’s degree in Business Administration, and a career as a data processor. By Ron Sandison Michael Goodroe is an amazing young adult on the autism spectrum. He is the author of What Autism Gave Me: …

Monitoring the movements of worms can point to potential treatments for autism. In a new study, researchers screened drugs for their ability to normalize swimming in worms with mutations linked to the condition1. Roundworms have a simple nervous system consisting of 302 neurons. Researchers have lon…

Eventually, he started a band with two of his friends, who are also autistic.Source: The Autism Site

Women whose children are severely autistic have lower serotonin levels than do those whose children have mild or moderate autism traits, a new study suggests1. Serotonin is a signaling molecule in the nervous system. Nearly one in three people with autism has elevated levels of serotonin in his bloo…

The drug mavoglurant has no effect on a brain circuit involved in social behavior in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome. That may explain why the drug failed to improve social behavior in people with the condition, researchers reported yesterday at the 2017 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting i…

Those on the spectrum are at a high risk for this. Is your child one of them? If so, here are some ways to help.Source: The Autism Site

A new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine has the power to reveal the brain’s structure and activity at unprecedented resolution. The machine produces a magnetic field of 10.5 tesla — more than three times that of a typical hospital machine and 50 percent stronger than that of the most powerful…

Thanks to companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin, space travel is becoming more of a reality for regular citizens of our beautiful planet. As companies and space agencies start providing these rides in the future, it is imperative that we make considerations for and provide the right accommodations t…