Fifty years ago, few people had heard of the term ‘autism,’ let alone known anyone with a diagnosis. Not surprisingly, many adults with autism over the age of 50 have never been diagnosed; others received their diagnoses late in life. In either scenario, these adults enter old age facing a loss of i…

“Tell me I can’t so I can show you that I can,” Armani Williams By Ron Sandison What were your greatest challenges having autism? I feel like my greatest challenges of having autism is the communication and social interaction. All my life I have been dealing with issues growing up but I hav…

2015 has opened with a bang at Autistry! Lots of new faces: students and staff. New projects are starting and older projects are being completed. We are all overcoming the temptation to linger in projects that we love so we don’t have to strike out into the unknown territory of a new project. …

Keri Bowers Art of Autism Co-Founder and film maker Normal Films had the opportunity to visit Shannon Penrod in the Autism Live Studio with a 3-part interview this month. Keri talks about her new film  Normal People Scare Me Too. Keri talks about The Art of Autism Nonprofit. Keri Bowers and Film P…

Many people have jobs that require them to use their upper body skills for doing labor intensive tasks like welding, plumbing pipes, heavy lifting, etc. However, it is not easy or possible to perform these tasks for those who have lost that ability because of injuries or disabilities. Ekso Bionics, …

Kodi Lee had the judges and his mom in tears.Source: The Autism Site

Books for Kids By Autistic Authors By Adriana White As a school librarian, I work hard to create a diverse collection of middle grade and young adult books. Being autistic, I also try to include books by autistic authors, whenever possible. And beyond the library walls, I speak at conferences …

By Aaliyah Holt Over 80% of autistic adults are unemployed. Only a small percentage of us are working. Why is this? There are several reasons why we struggle with jobs. The lack of education on autism makes it difficult in life. We see the world in black and white. It’s like people are speakin…

It didn’t take long for the watch, which, for the longest time, had just one purpose (of telling time!), to go smart. For a smart watch, telling time is just one of the hundreds (if not thousands?) of features it is expected to have. Blind people have used always used Braille watches to tel…

Those interested should reach out as soon as possible. Optomen USA is their final stages of casting applicants. Documentary producers at Optomen USA are looking for people with neuro-divergent conditions such as Aspergers, autism, or Tourette Syndrome who would like their assistance finding employme…

“I want my audience to look at the individual instead of being SO focused on the next big intervention or technique,” Dr. Karen Clark By Ron Sandison Q. What was your greatest challenge raising a son with autism? Funny that one of the greatest challenges in raising my son who has autism …

(c) 2007-2011 John Elder RobisonSource: Raising Cubby

Are there solutions out there for people with low vision to help them see things around them much more clearly than they are used to? We know there is the eSight eyewear available that captures images via a camera and displays them in screens housed in the eyewear. Although a viable solution, one bi…

A newly developed maze comprising 37 hexagonal platforms may offer researchers an accurate measure of rodents’ ability to navigate their surroundings1. The design, which resembles a honeycomb, could help researchers better assess the animals’ spatial skills and study their hippocampus, a brain regio…