Vickie Lawrence, the founder of Dancing Around the Oak Tree Art Studio, is on a mission to provide arts education and support to San Diego’s disabled community. Established in 2014, this nonprofit organization offers a safe and supportive space for individuals with disabilities to explore thei…

LEGO recently launched Braille Bricks, an innovative educational product aimed at helping blind and visually impaired children learn Braille. These specialized LEGO bricks are part of a broader educational initiative that seeks to make the process of learning Braille more engaging and accessible. …

Some researchers are pushing back — with mixed results. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of news and research spotted around the web for the week of 4 September. SourceSource: Spectrum News

This collection of Spectrum stories explores some of the evolving debates, challenges and methods used to make an autism diagnosis. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By: Nicole Gorden, M.S., BCBA, LBA Helping children with autism understand and express emotions is beneficial for their social and emotional development. One effective way to support this is by incorporating emotion flashcards into natural environment teaching (NET) activities. Below, we will exp…

Synaptic changes in the brain region could drive a core trait of fragile X syndrome, a new mouse study suggests. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The new tool could help clinicians diagnose autism in children younger than 3, the findings show. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Researchers on social media reacted to a new version of the Neuropixels probe and a study of sex differences in the brain. That and more in this week’s Community Newsletter. SourceSource: Spectrum News

Here is a roundup of news and research spotted around the web for the week of 28 August. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The nation needs to build capacity to support the roughly 20 percent of children in Australia who have developmental delay. SourceSource: Spectrum News

The Holland Bloorview clinician and research director discusses how growing up on a small island shaped her career and the existential questions that keep her up at night. SourceSource: Spectrum News

This article, concerning a study performed in Austria by lead investigator Dr. Georg Kobinia, is currently unavailable because it is the subject of a lawsuit filed by Dr. Kobinia in the Austrian courts. The lawsuit was initially dismissed by the trial court in Vienna but was partially reinstated on …

Voles reared primarily by their fathers show altered synapse density. SourceSource: Spectrum News