Infant siblings of children with autism have motor problems at 6 months of age, regardless of whether they have autism themselves. But at 18 months, only those who also have autism still show certain motor difficulties, such as an inability to track movement with their eyes. Researchers presented th…

Robert Watkins reviews the film Please Stand By from his autistic perspective and interviews screenwriter Michael Golamco about the film’s origins and the inspiration behind his Star Trek-loving, autistic female protagonist. By Robert Watkins The act of writing is very comfortable to me. It fits ver…

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Isaac Roman says that, as a young man, he grew up with no friends. All alone he sought help from a trusted mentor who encouraged him to develop his love of writing, ideas, and characters, all “warped into one big fantasy world.” When he turned 18, he channeled his dreams and creativity into his firs…

Hello, and welcome to this week’s community newsletter! I’m your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, Spectrum’s engagement editor. First I want to remind you again about our Spectrum reader survey. We want to know what you think about our site and how we can make it even better. Participants have a chance to w…

Tinnitus, the condition that causes constant ringing or buzzing in the ears, has been mysterious for a very long time. Recently, scientists learned that shocking the tongue can reduce its symptoms for a prolonged period of time. Biomedical engineer Hubert Lim found this by accident. While experim…

Open Bionics, a pioneering UK-based robotics firm, has made a significant breakthrough in the field of prosthetics with the introduction of the Hero Gauntlet, a state-of-the-art 3D printed finger device. This innovative prosthesis was custom-designed for Suleman Chohan, a 50-year-old London resident…

9 May 2017: Heading to San Francisco The West Coast home of hippies, techies and the Golden Gate Bridge is host to this year’s International Meeting for Autism Research (IMFAR). Now in its 16th year, IMFAR is the oldest and largest autism research meeting in the world — and it grows every year. On W…

By Linish Balan When my father died, I was so sad … no different than any other son in the world. Yet while taking the traditional bath after the funeral (in India people bathe after funerals), I started to laugh out loud very loudly. Fortunately, only one of my cousins was there with me at that ti…

Who is Lucero Wiley? …and, why has she dedicated her upcoming Ironman 70.3 World Championship race to Conner Cummings, our Zoom Autism Magazine Ambassador and Editor-at-Large? First, you have to understand Lucero and her fierce determination to make ours a better world. She’s a first-generatio…

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Girls with autism have slightly less severe restricted and repetitive behaviors than do boys on the spectrum, according to one of the largest studies of sex differences in children with the condition1. The difference is small and is seen only in children aged 5 and younger. Boys and girls older than…

The Harvey family finally tried Autism Swim, and it made a world of difference!Source: The Autism Site