We were thrilled to feature Chris Bonnello of Autistic Not Weird after the release of his YA SciFi  novel, Underdogs. It’s a dystopian future story featuring autistic, dyslexic and other neurodiverse heroes. Since our interview, Underdogs has been such a success Chris’ publisher asked for a second n…

Around 650 million people around the world have some disabilities, and 10% of that population uses wheelchairs. Recently, Apple  announced that Apple Watch's next update will enable wheelchair users to use it for keeping track of calories burned as well as their fitness goals. What's remarkable…

The question of autism’s heritability is compelling for researchers and laypeople alike, but many people in both groups misunderstand its definition. Heritability is defined as the proportion of variation in a condition that is attributable to variation in genetics. Heritability estimates can influe…

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Find a better way to manage your time and check more things off your to-do list this school year! Created with ABA principles by Dan Sundberg, PhD, the Self Management Planner is perfect for those who have busy and frequently changing schedules and want something that will do more than schedule time…

An Art of Autism interview with Elaine Hall, acting coach for the Netflix series Atypical How did you become involved with the series Atypical? Casting Directors for the series Atypical called me at The Miracle Project seeking actors with autism to portray actors with autism on Season 2 of the …

People who have mutations in a gene called PHF21A tend to have a constellation of traits and conditions, including autism, according to a new study1. PHF21A encodes a protein that is part of a massive complex that binds to DNA. The gene’s exact function is unknown, but studies suggest it prevents ne…

The government of Doug Ford, premier of Ontario, Canada, recently announced its intentions to overhaul the Ontario Autism Program, something the province’s minister of children, community and social services has described as a “broken … Liberal mess” that the Conservatives inherited. My son, Seb…

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Areva Martin is an award-winning attorney, best-selling author, legal commentator, talk show host, and a critical voice for social justice. By Ron Sandison Areva Martin has a son Marty who has autism. I interviewed Areva Martin for Black History Month because her advocacy for Marty reminded me of m…

A 32 year old woman in India, whose tuberculosis manifested in her spine, ended up with a curved posture that obstructed her spinal cord, resulting in progressive weakness in her limbs. The disease caused so much damage to her spine in 10 different vertebrae that there was no support between her sku…

Motor problems in autistic infants parallel those in infants with other developmental conditions, according to research based on hundreds of children1. The findings dash the hopes of scientists hoping to find signature delays associated with autism that would help them diagnose the condition early. …

For years, autism research has been mostly male-centric. This resulted in boys and men receiving autism diagnoses much... The post 19-Year-Old Woman with Autism Creates Viral TikTok Videos to Spread Awareness About ASD appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

More autistic voices than ever were represented at the national Autism Society Conference this summer. Self-advocates are stepping up and taking center stage to talk about their experiences and offer advice worth hearing and taking to heart. The Autism Society Conference does a great job at being in…