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The school disputes the claims and says they've never punished Nathan for his actions.Source: The Autism Site
28.09.2019 · From The Autism Site
By Aaron Bouma As an autistic that studies conflicts around the world I have been monitoring the situation in Ukraine for a long time. Of course I knew it was coming but February 24, 2022, was anything but a normal night. When missile strikes and armoured units started coming across the Ukrainian bo…
02.12.2022 · From The Art of Autism
New data from Sweden challenge the idea that parents of autistic children refrain from having more children, a practice known as ‘reproductive stoppage1.’ “There is no reason to make alarmistic statements and add to the unnecessary stigma that sometimes is associated with having children with psychi…
08.02.2020 · From Spectrum News
"He sat patiently while she cried ... He didn't once make us feel like we were taking too long or being a nuisance." Source: The Autism Site
01.06.2019 · From The Autism Site
Considered the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence, Alan Turing’s idiosyncrasies have led some historians to speculate that he may have had Asperger’s syndrome. Editor’s Note: Asperger’s syndrome is a previously used diagnosis which was under the autism …
09.07.2021 · From The Art of Autism
A drug that has shown promise for treating fragile X syndrome eases features of another condition associated with autism, suggests a new mouse study1. The study shows that the drug, arbaclofen, improves cognitive and social functioning in mice missing a chromosomal region called 16p11.2. Many childr…
02.11.2017 · From Spectrum News
The employee kept insisting the dog was a pet.Source: The Autism Site
29.11.2018 · From The Autism Site
The heritable factors that underlie autism significantly overlap with those that influence unusual sensory responses, a new study of more than 12,000 twin pairs suggests1. The findings reinforce the idea that sensory sensitivities are a core feature of autism. They also hint that a better understand…
18.01.2018 · From Spectrum News
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11.10.2017 · From Different Roads to Learning
The post Spotted around the web: Week of 17 December 2018 appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News
22.12.2018 · From Spectrum News
My name is Beth Lipari and I am a Casting Director in Los Angeles, working along with my casting partners, Sarah Katzman and Lisa Beach, on a feature film called WILDFLOWER, featuring a strong, supporting part for a woman with IDD. Based on a true story, it will bring to life a young woman’s…
07.07.2021 · From The Art of Autism
Two known features of the autism brain — dense connections between nearby neurons and excess folding of the brain’s surface — may be linked, according to a new study1. The findings suggest that excess surface pleating underlies the unusually strong local connections in the brains of people with auti…
02.06.2016 · From Spectrum News
When Rafael was two years old, he was diagnosed with autism. His parents took him to different therapists, but traditional therapies didn't seem to help him.Source: The Autism Site
25.10.2019 · From The Autism Site
The Art of Autism thanks Bob DeMarco and Keri Bowers for creating a short film documenting the history of The Art of Autism that was shared for the first time in April on the big screen at San Diego Autism Society Autism’s Got Talent event at Del Mar.  The film highlighted some of our many pro…
07.05.2021 · From The Art of Autism
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