If a blind person wants to read a book, they either have to get a braille version of it, or get it converted to audio so they could start listening to its content. Wouldn’t it be nice if they could just grab a book, and a braille accessory could start converting the book’s text to braill…

His head and legs were the only areas covered.Source: The Autism Site

A new method enables researchers to plot activity in the zebrafish brain’s system for spatial orientation and balance1. The technique could provide insight into the brain’s vestibular system and the problems with balance and coordination that sometimes occur in people with autism. About 80 percent o…

ABA is Functional. Unique. Natural. Here’s a great process to create a FUN ABA goal: 1. ABA goals are functional. This means goals are chosen because they are of importance to the child and the child’s ability to be a part of the community. That is, within the family, school, at the groc…

"He's my world and I want to give him the best life."Source: The Autism Site

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"Anything could've happened to him."Source: The Autism Site

Mice that lack a segment of chromosome 22 — a mutation associated with autism — have unusually sparse connections between brain regions, according to a new study1. The missing links result from problems with mitochondria, the minute ‘energy factories’ within cells. The mitochondria in the mutant mic…

October is National Disability History Month and National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Richard Pimentel was one of the first disability activists to work with United States government agencies and Fortune 500 companies in diversity training and providing employment for people with disabili…

Autistic people who have trouble identifying their emotions, a condition known as alexithymia, are likely to have anxiety, depression and problems with social communication, according to a new study1. Alexithymia may also contribute to worsening mental health: People with severe alexithymia are more…

By: Michelle Zeman, MA, BCBA Board Certified Behavior Analysts (BCBAs) often work with the Autistic community. However, you may not often run into an Autistic BCBA. There are Autistic BCBAs who support and have a career in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), and as one I would like to share my p…

She never expected a photo of a bakery cake would go viral!Source: The Autism Site

I’d like to take a moment to offer some thoughts on the written public comment submitted to this November 2015 meeting of the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.  Prior to this meeting we received 71 comments, which are available online at the IACC site, iacc.hhs.gov. This reflects the l…

This is copied directly from the IACC announcement.  The meeting will be open to any who wish to attend, though registration is required if you want to comment.  You can also mail in comments, and you can watch the proceedings by NIH webcast or listen on conference call:I hope to…