Researchers have achieved a significant milestone in understanding how autism develops in the womb, potentially paving the way for future treatments. Autism spectrum disorders, affecting about 1 in 100 children globally, involve challenges with social interaction and communication. The degree of the…

Reposted with permission from the Applied Behavioral Science Institution in Michigan According to the CDC, as many as one in 44 children fall somewhere on the autism spectrum. Receiving a diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder can be frightening and cause uncertainty when it comes to treatment. Fo…

by Christian Berman Before I was diagnosed with Autism, this was how I related to my dear maternal Grandpa Jules. I had a few years with him, not even knowing that our time was limited. I was just coming into this big beautiful world full of love & My Grandpa Jules David Cohen had just 6 years…

The National Geographic Society estimates there are over 300 variations of sign language globally. The Odd Gentlemen is contributing to this diversity by introducing Harmonium Sign Language (HSL) for their upcoming game, “Harmonium: The Musical.” In the game, the protagonist Melody and t…

New research is resurfacing old ideas about where the protein forms the disease’s hallmark plaques. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Last week, the North East Ambulance Service (NEAS) in England introduced a groundbreaking British Sign Language (BSL) Relay Service to assist deaf individuals during emergencies. Starting in May, all ambulances in the region are now equipped with iPads featuring the SignVideo app. This app enables f…

By Nils Skudra This week I had the opportunity to watch “I Can”, a faith-based film based on the true story of Katelyn Pavey, a young girl born with only one fully formed arm who pursues her passion for softball in the face of adversity, with the encouragement of her parents. As a disabi…

Today marks the launch of the Disability Culture Lab (DCL) — the first-ever nonprofit disability media and narrative lab, with a mission to shift the narrative on disability from fear and pity to solidarity and liberation and move the needle on ableism from indifference to action. For more inform…

Old heuristics to acknowledge contributors—calling out first and last authors, with everyone else in between—don’t work well for large collaborative and interdisciplinary projects, yet they remain the default. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Kadin McElwain Picture this situation: you’re leaving the hospital after a checkup for some simple blood work. You fasted the day before and now you’re ready to head home, put your feet up, and have a lovely steak dinner. You earned it for having an amazing appointment, after all. As …

This month’s ASAT feature comes to us from Juliana Oliveira, PhD, BCBA-D, and Alice Shillingsburg, PhD, BCBA-D (University of Nebraska Medical Center – Munroe Meyer Institute). To learn more about ASAT, please visit their website at www.asatonline.org. You can also sign up for ASAT’s …

Emerging methods make it possible to combine the two tactics from opposite ends of the analytic spectrum, enabling scientists to have their cake and eat it too. SourceSource: Spectrum News

by Daniel Antonsson When I was growing up, I never thought much about eating in a specific way. I ate the food that I liked and my mum was a good chef, so I was fed well. In school, I liked most of the food that we received and I always looked forward to going to the dining room. I moved around quit…

Be My Eyes, a groundbreaking app designed to aid the blind and visually impaired, has launched its award-winning application on Windows desktop, available now on the Microsoft Store. Announced at Microsoft’s Build Week in Seattle, this expansion brings the Be My AI feature from their successfu…