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…

Children with autism tend to carry variants in stretches of DNA that flank autism genes. These regions, once dismissed as ‘junk DNA,’ are now known to sometimes control the expression of genes that play key roles in brain development. The study is small, with just 53 families that each include one p…

TRIGGER WARNING: This post contains information about sexual assault and/or violence which may be triggering to survivors. by W.E.Powers A seven-year-old girl sits in her tree house mending a Barbie who has just suffered catastrophic injuries. Plastic army men, following the orders of her two young…

An evaluation of 11 tests of social skills has identified 8 that give credible results in autistic adults1. People with autism often have trouble with social skills, including with perceiving and interpreting social information. However, training programs for these skills are difficult to evaluate b…

Prospective U.S. Health and Human Services secretary Tom Price, currently chairman of the House Budget Committee, brings a distinctive to-do list to the agency. And, if confirmed by the Senate, he will have tremendous independent power to get things done. Although he will report to the president, he…

In recent years, we have seen newer technologies provide guidance to people with visual impairment as they navigate from one point to another. A combination of beacons, bluetooth and phone gives a person step by step guidance on where to walk, where to turn, and how to reach their destination with e…

Only half of autistic people who commit suicide have a diagnosis of depression, and this study sheds some light on why that could be.Source: The Autism Site

“What (Kedar) would tend to do would be to eat a lot of food at one time," his mom said. "It would go into the lungs and that would be catastrophic."Source: The Autism Site

This is despicable.Source: The Autism Site

It's not clear why or how his chase ensued, but Jonathan ran after the ball — and wound up in the middle of a busy intersection.Source: The Autism Site

Autistic infants who are enrolled in long-term studies have milder autism traits and better life skills than other children with the condition, according to an analysis of 29 studies1. The added scrutiny from parents and the researchers influences the children’s development, the analysis suggests. “…

Whether we are at home or work, we don’t really pay attention to the many sounds that surround us, and that we depend on to take action. Think of the microwave beeping – if it beeps, our food is cooked. If an infant is crying, we need to feed her or stop doing what we are doing and atten…