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…

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…

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

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…

Compiled by Art of Autism Board member Keri Bowers “I created this digital piece of Amy Sherald to honor her boldly compelling persona, vision and art. Sherald famously painted Michelle Obama, The Bathers, and Breonna Taylor, among other critical portraits of everyday black identity. I am drawn to h…

San Francisco’s LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired, along with other community organizations, are urging state regulators to approve Waymo’s permit for its 24/7 self-driving car service. These organizations argue that autonomous vehicles are safer and provide more accessibili…

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative announced plans Wednesday to support bioRxiv, a website where researchers can share results before the drawn-out process of peer review. Facebook billionaire Mark Zuckerberg and his physician wife Priscilla Chan launched the initiative in 2015. Last year, they pledged …

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By the time he was four years old, he had memorized many different songs and could play them by heart. Now, he amazes the world with his musical abilities. The post Meet Derek Paravicini, The Blind Autistic Savant With Perfect Pitch appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Tentative Date for casting is by June 30, 2022 Produced by: Universal Television for NBC Outside Dates: July 11th – July 20th in NYC SEEKING: ROLE OF ALEX RAMIREZ: can play the role of 30s – late 40s. Neurodiverse. Alex has autism spectrum disorder, and is brought by their mother, Grace, to see Dr. …

It’s rare to find a film like Please Stand By, a coming-of-age story about a creative autistic female. It’s even rarer to discover so many people behind the film who care about shining a positive light on autism…People like Manda Mosher. Manda is a singer/songwriter and her latest single ‘Cold Cold …

The setting of this year’s International Society for Autism Research annual meeting (INSAR) — Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port — could not have been more appropriate. The meeting brought together autism researchers from across the field and all over the world to present their latest findings and exc…

Every day that Janet van der Laak drives between car dealerships in her sales job, she keeps size 12 shoes, some clothes and a packed lunch — a PB&J sandwich, fruit and a granola bar — beside her in case she sees her 27-year-old son on the streets. “’Jito, come home,” she always tell…

People with particularly low levels of FMRP, the protein lacking in those with fragile X syndrome, are more likely to also have autism and severe intellectual disability, according to a new study1. The lower the level of FMRP, the more severe a person’s traits. The findings could help researchers id…