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Children with autism have an excess of spontaneous mutations in DNA that controls the expression of autism genes, a new analysis suggests1. This finding contradicts similar analyses from other teams. The study also found that many children with autism carry multiple spontaneous mutations, some of th…

By Alex Frank My sister Mia, who is now 24 years old, was at a crossroads before being employed at Popcorn for the People. Most people who are autistic or have special needs struggle intensely to find some form of employment. In fact, the unemployment rate for adults with disabilities in America is …

Foster care is intended as a temporary solution for children whose parents cannot care for them. At any one time, about half a million children in the United States are in foster homes. Policy points: Frank talk about policy issues in autism The foster care system has a reputation as a place for ch…

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A new paradigm in music creation has been officially recognised at the prestigious International Sound Awards 2019 at the World Music Showcase, Reeperbahn Festival Hamburg Germany this week. LOOPFREE is a wireless musical device which allows any player lightning fast wireless control of elaborate…

Editor’s Note: Find updates from past contributors to “The View From Here” at the end of this article.  By Douglas Sparling  I have lived two lives of “before and after.” One frustrated by uncertainties, the other embracing every moment. I have lived an imperfect life, flawed but not broken. I am a…

We have heard quite a bit about universal design and accessibility recently but what do they look like when actually implemented in real life? To promote universal design in houses, the Cerebral Palsy Foundation recently launched a new campaign called “Accessibility Is Beautiful” that…

More than 12% of American adults face difficulties walking or climbing stairs due to disabilities, relying on mobility aids like wheelchairs, which, while helpful, come with limitations. Traditional wheelchairs often restrict social interaction, as users are not at eye level with others and must use…

Due to issues surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, more than half of America’s school districts are experiencing a severe... The post Retired FBI Executive Becomes School Bus Driver To Help Kids During Shortage appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

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…

Dear Readers, Can you believe it? It’s been 10 years since Spectrum — well, one version of Spectrum — launched. In that time, we’ve changed branding colors from red to purple to yellow to a true spectrum, grown from a team of 1 to 11, written and edited thousands of articles about autism research, a…

By Jackie Edwards Most kids, regardless of whether they are in preschool, elementary, middle or high school, love helping in the kitchen. Not only is cooking a valuable life skill to acquire, but it also teaches a sense of independence and provides children with some control over their diets. While …

Brain activity modulates the expression of autism-linked genes in some human neurons, according to a new study. The findings could help to explain how genetic variants linked to autism factor into brain development. “As far as I know, this is one of the first papers that looks at human neurons and a…