By Henny Kupferstein, M.A. Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) for autistics is based on Pavlov’s operant conditioning for dogs. In this video, you can see the lone dog waiting for permission to have fun. Watching this clip, I can almost hear the ABA kid saying, “Miss Ashley–what am I working for? Aft…

By Ron Sandison Early in my adult life autism caused me to be underemployed for all the degrees I had earned including a Master of Divinity from Oral Roberts University. My first two years after seminary I was employed part-time as a telemarketer and part-time in a church as an intern for youth min…

Holidays can be challenging for everyone in the family. Your to-do lists get longer, your routines are switched around, and all the little stresses can be especially difficult for your child with autism. Here are a few tips to ease the difficulties related to Halloween. For Preschool & Elementar…

People with autism who are admitted to the hospital for self-injury tend to have low intelligence quotients (IQs) and severe repetitive behaviors, according to a new study1. Not all individuals who engage in self-injury at home do so when admitted to a hospital, where professionals watch them closel…

Estimates for autism’s prevalence in three U.S. states reveal significant inequalities in how children of different races and ethnicities are counted and assessed, according to two new studies. In Wisconsin and Colorado, black and Hispanic children are more likely than white children to lack health …

By Christa Holmans, Neurodivergent Rebel It’s April, and many autistic people online know what that means, although some have been lucky enough to miss it. For those who have been, until now, blissfully unaware. I’m about to reveal the truth, what “Autism Awareness Month” …

This week, in continuing the spirit of Autism Awareness, we’re excited to feature a two-part expert article on a social problem-solving intervention method by Steven Gordon, PhD, ABPP, and Michael Selbst, PhD, BCBA-D, who are the founder and directors of Behavior Therapy Associates, P.A.  Here…

"Yep. You wench. You’re like a pygmy. You’re like a pygmy thing."Source: The Autism Site

Sometimes the smallest of actions can be a great act of kindness.Source: The Autism Site

Finding My Way Books core belief is that inclusion matters. They publish children’s picture books to tell the true stories of children with disabilities across all genders, race, cultures and environments. Jo Mach launched the website and book series because she knew that inclusion is the key to ope…

If I were to ask you right now, what types of activities does your learner like to do, and what types of activities is your learner resistant to, you’d probably be able to respond pretty quickly to both questions. For instance, you might say, my son loves to practice addition facts, but he is resist…

A deep-learning method can detect autism’s “fingerprints” on a brain scan and predict a person’s social-communication difficulties, according to a new study. The tool can also spot brain features that distinguish the brains of autistic men from those of autistic women, according to another study fro…

It wasn’t until Anna Remington had nearly finished collecting data that she uncovered the flaw in her study. A couple of years ago, Remington, then a lecturer at University College London, was investigating how people determine whether someone is trustworthy. She and her colleagues showed participan…

If you saw the Microsoft in Education event yesterday in which Microsoft unveiled many new features and products for classes and students, you may have heard the presenters mention Learning Tools for OneNote as well. Learning Tools, and specifically Immersive Reader, which is perhaps the main compon…