Around one and a half year ago, scientists at the Northwestern University developed a 3d printed Hyperelastic Bone that not only encourages bone regrowth but actually grows as the body grows. This is especially important when making implants in children. By 3D printing an implant the exact size and…

“Audio can give you information, but it can’t give you literacy.” – Chris Danielsen for the National Federation of the Blind Even though Braille literacy is associated with better job outcomes, estimates suggest that only ten percent of blind children learn how to read Bra…

The Maryland-based autism therapy company Learn It Systems was a small operation with big ambitions when it caught the eye of a major private equity firm called LLR Partners. At the time, in 2016, hundreds of small providers across the United States offered applied behavioral analysis (ABA), the mos…

When I first met Jeremy, he seemed like a shy but sweet 7-year-old. He brought a plastic dinosaur to the clinic and was playing with it on the floor. I crouched down to his level and gently expressed interest in the toy. He was excited to learn that we had more dinosaurs for him to play with. (I hav…

Daina Krumins is an artist, filmmaker, and children’s fiction writer.  Her Asperger way of seeing the world is unconventional and the world has taken notice! Her work has received several film and video awards. A creative person to her core, Daina has also penned, “Marion and Stella,” historic…

Art of Autism announcement: Autistic Pride Day is June 18 – send your art, poetry and blog submissions to info@artautism.com. By Ron Sandison The Honey Badger Award: a Fierce Advocate: A Force to Be Reckoned With is given each April by Spectrum Inclusion to celebrate an entrepreneur and advoca…

I’m an adult with sensory sensitivities and diagnoses of both Aspergers and selective mutism. I remember what it was like to be a child with those challenges. Low-lifes took advantage of me. Adults who knew better laughed at me. Peers waved their hand in front of my face: “Yoo hoo! Is anybody …

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The finding was based on a study of 155 kids who were asked to play an optical illusion game.Source: The Autism Site

Although Martin is nonverbal, he has an amazing ability to copy any song he hears. Prepare yourself for chills as you listen to him sing!Source: The Autism Site

More than 80 percent of counties in the United States do not have diagnostic centers for autism, according to a new database1. And across the country, autistic people live, on average, about 22 miles from a diagnostic center. The findings are from an online database called GapMap, which displays abo…

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For amputees, people with spinal cord injuries, stroke patients, and other who have bad motor skills, a mouse for computers or their finger(s) for tablets or phones  are not the most feasible ways to operate their devices. GlassOuse, a new Bluetooth operated  eye and mouth controlled devic…

Sometimes total strangers are awesome.Source: The Autism Site