A few years ago, New York Times published an article that had 36 questions. These questions could supposedly make two complete strangers fall in love with each other. How well do these questions work? The video below shows two people matched up for a blind date, and both of them are deaf. Patric…

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My son’s school is closed for the next few months.  What information should I get from the teacher in order to effectively teach my son, and what can we do to promote carryover from school to home? Answered by Mary Jane Weiss, PhD, BCBA-D and David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D As we all kn…

Hi there, and welcome to the Spectrum community newsletter! I’m your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, Spectrum’s engagement editor. We used this week to recover from SfN Global Connectome, but that doesn’t mean everyone else stopped posting. Let’s jump in. Our first post of the week comes from Desi R. Jones…

Marathons and triathlons are no easy feat, but Scott Frasard finishes them with ease. He’s ran nearly 60... The post Autistic Triathlete Helps 15-Year-Old Boy With Autism Complete His First 5K Run appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

At this years IMFAR autism science conference I saw several presentations on seemingly obvious topics.  For example, one study (DaPaz, University of California at San Francisco) assessed the responses of 89 parents to their children’s autism.  The comments were grouped into three categorie…

I don’t need flowers, candy, cards or a special day to know that I am loved, especially by my son with Aspergers Syndrome. There’s a myth that people with autism can’t show love. But they can. You just have to notice because it won’t be expressed in ways you might expect. It may be subtle but it’s t…

Becca Lory shares her personal music therapy playlist for staying positively autistic By Becca Lory, CAS, BCCS Two nights ago, I was getting ready to meet some friends for dinner and drinks. I didn’t want to go. I mean, I’m an autistic introvert, I almost never want to go. In any case, the time had …

A new database that details the ages at which children attain milestones could help clinicians spot developmental delays and autism sooner1. Children usually reach developmental milestones such as speaking and walking by a certain age. Pediatricians use these cutoffs to screen for developmental dela…

Autistic people do not follow other people’s eye movements to focus their attention in the same way that non-autistic people do, a new eye-tracking study reports1. The work adds to a growing understanding of what drives social attention in people with autism. It also points to a potential biomarker …

Girls and women with mutations in the autism-linked gene DDX3X may be particularly vulnerable to anxiety and self-harm. Researchers presented the unpublished findings virtually today at the 2021 International Society for Autism Research annual meeting. (Links to abstracts may work only for registere…

TCS Auto Program in the Springfield Automotive Complex, Springfield, MA (c) J E RobisonWe are in our second year of the TCS Auto high school program and we’re starting to get questions about the program.  I’ve listed a few common questions and answers below.Who is behind the TCS Auto Progr…

This month’s featured article from the Association for Science in Autism Treatment (ASAT) is by Executive Director David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D and Denise Lorelli, MS on the abundance of so-called “therapies” available for children with autism, why some fall trap to these “th…

Autism politics is like faculty politics on PCP. An Interview with John Pitney Jr., Professor of Politics, Claremont McKenna College, Author of The Politics of Autism: Navigating the Contested Spectrum By Debra Muzikar Why did you decide to write the book The Politics of Autism: Navigating the Con…