Conversations between an autistic and a typical person involve less smiling and more mismatched facial expressions than do interactions between two typical people, a new study suggests1. People engaged in conversation tend to unconsciously mimic each other’s behavior, which may help create and reinf…

Unlike many books on autism, this young man used his real-life experiences to create a book that really gives readers an insider's view of the disorder.Source: The Autism Site

After a difficult day, this little boy with autism was acting out…until one stranger made a huge difference.Source: The Autism Site

Pregnant women, like everyone else, get sick. And like everyone else, their bodies try to fight infection and, importantly, keep it from reaching the growing fetus. If the mother’s immune system successfully defeats the virus before the developing baby is exposed or if the virus never crosses the pl…

Blind students at Priestley Smith School in Birmingham have been using 3D pens to draw and “see” their creations by touching and feeling the raised, freshly created objects. Before that, they had to ask someone else to draw, and get it altered on raised paper. The 3Doodler Start, release…

“‘Your child got away but it wasn’t that big of a deal’ was kind of how [the daycare] played it."Source: The Autism Site

October is Disability History Month. Nicole talks about the 30th Anniversary of ADA and what she hopes for the next 30 years. By Nicole LeBlanc This year the Disability Community will celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that was signed into law on July 1990 …

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…

Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley from Jersey Shore has always been open about her family. Since her son Greyson’s autism... The post Watch Jenni “JWoww” Farley’s 4½-Year-Old Son Read Two Years After Autism Diagnosis appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

When Adam Cutshall was in his mid 20s, he was building a mini golf course for his when a bit of carelessness with power tools caused an injury to his pinky finger which was ultimately amputated. Now 47, Adam has been repeatedly denied insurance over the years to get a prosthetic finger, which can co…

In recent years, technology has cropped up to help kids on the spectrum, but this may be the cutest one yet.Source: The Autism Site

Star-shaped brain cells from children with autism release inflammatory molecules that harm neurons, a new study suggests1. Researchers derived the cells, called astrocytes, from the children’s teeth, and cultured them alongside neurons. The new work hints that blocking inflammatory molecules from as…

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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…