The Art of Autism kicks off Black History Month 2022 with a poem by Art of Autism board member Angela Weddle. Do you have a poem, art or a blog to share? Email info@artautism.com. My Mother Stands by Angela Weddle My mother stands in front of Robert E. Lee. My mother stands in front of me. My moth…

February is Black History Month. If you have someone you’d like to add to this post, please comment below. 1. Anita Cameron Anita is one of the original disability rights activitists in the United States. She worked on the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Read more about…

FMRP, the protein associated with fragile X syndrome, binds different molecules depending on its location in neurons, according to a new study in mice. Fragile X syndrome, which often co-occurs with autism, is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability. People with the condition have …

Hello, and welcome to the first Spectrum Launch of 2022. In this newsletter, we aim to provide guidance and resources for early-career autism researchers. To start off, let’s talk about getting grants. For context, not all researchers need grants. Some are funded through so-called ‘hard money’ — tha…

February is Black History Month. If you have someone you’d like to add to this post, please comment below. 1. Anita Cameron Anita is one of the original disability rights activitists in the United States. She worked on the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Read more about…

“Jack LOVES Joe. He loves everything about him.” Hello Games, a British video game company relaunched a video game after receiving a request from the parent of an autistic child. Joe Danger is a fun, zero to hero style side scrolling game that involves guiding Joe Danger, the protagonist, thro…

Here it is — your weekly update on important autism research tweets, fresh baked from the computer. Jessica Steinbrenner, advanced research scientist at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her colleagues tweeted a thread via Aut…

By Aaron Bouma For my peoples with disabilities, stigma is something we continuously face. It is how we are perceived to be, to act, and what we are believed to be capable of as well as what expections people have when they become involved with us. Expectations can be like a scale. It can be good …

Monty Hernandez is not like other 12 year olds. He is already graduating high school this May and... The post 12-Year-Old Boy With Autism Graduates High School, Attends College In The Fall appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Fostering kids can be a tough adjustment for families, and fostering children who have a disability can be... The post Foster Teen With A Passion For Painting Is Patiently Waiting For Someone To Adopt Her appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

34-year-old Tima Suluvale and her uncle attended the Kansas City Chiefs game, but were unable to get seats... The post Kind Man Sat Next To Woman With Autism Who Was Sitting Alone During Chiefs Game appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

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Some rare mutations linked to autism may boost a person’s chances of having the condition less than prior work suggests, according to a new study, but they can also raise the likelihood of having other conditions. Repeated or missing stretches of DNA, or copy number variations (CNVs), increase the c…

My name is Ari – I am reaching out from Nina Day Casting, we are a casting agency in New York currently working on a campaign for a new real-life video chat tool that is launching to improve communication for people across the ASD spectrum. We are looking for real people with ASD who may be f…