People who lose one eye have the option to get a fake eye (also called glass eye) – a prosthetic eye that helps them improve their appearance. This lifelike prosthetic eye is typically made from acrylic and is handmade by technicians called ocularists. The current process of manually creating …

Hello, and welcome to Spectrum’s Community Newsletter. Autism researchers on Twitter pondered questions around autism prevalence this week after two new estimates came out. Jack Underwood, a clinical research fellow at the University of Cardiff in Wales, posted a thread about new work that found an …

Autism prevalence in the United States rose to 1 in 44 children in 2018, up from 1 in 54 in 2016, according to a new study examining autism prevalence among 8-year-olds in 11 states. As in previous years, the uptick is likely due to improvements in identification, diagnosis and referrals to services…

"If I could have sat in the bed with her and die as well, I would have done. Coco was my absolute world, and living without her is almost too much to bear." The post Parents of Autistic Girl Who Died of Sepsis Say Doctors Tried to Blame Her to Cover Up Their Errors appeared first on The Autism Site …

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Last month, the Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) met for the second time this year. Part of their discussion touched on how to make selections for their Summary of Advances, a list of studies given to policymakers to represent “groundbreaking and significant progress” in the field. T…

“Synesthesia is a gift but it is also a beautiful language that needs its own translation.” Jeremy Sicile-Kira The essay below was written by 17-year old Abigail Delizo for a University of Toronto assignment for a course on Creating Community: Art, Identity and Belonging. Communicatio…

The rate of autism diagnosis in the United States continues to climb. Thanks in part to better awareness... The post New Data From the CDC Suggests That 1 in 44 U.S. Children Has Autism appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Losing access to the baby food leaves young Libby with only Weetabix to eat, which could cause malnourishment. The post 3-Year-Old with ASD and Food Selectivity Will Soon Run Out of One of the Only Foods She’ll Eat appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Children who are diagnosed with autism before 2 and a half years of age show greater gains in their social skills, on average, than children who are diagnosed later, according to a new study. Early diagnosis is widely thought to be important because it makes it possible to treat children early, yet …

A widely criticized 2019 paper describing a study that used stem cells to treat autistic children has been retracted after the authors failed to disclose that participants had paid thousands of dollars to participate. The retraction comes two years after Spectrum reported that a family member of one…

Logan fundraises each year to buy sensory toys as Christmas gifts for kids with special needs. The post Boy with ASD Who Used to Dislike Christmas Now Helps Get Gifts for Other Kids with Sensory Needs appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

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More than half of autistic people in the United States have an average or above-average intelligence quotient (IQ), an uptick over previous estimates, a new longitudinal study of children in Minnesota suggests. The rise could reflect a heightened awareness and understanding of the condition, as well…