The behavior should last at least six months.Source: The Autism Site

For those on the autism spectrum a 9 to 5 job doesn’t always work By Morgan Giosa One of my biggest struggles in life has been adhering to a structured work environment. In school, my teachers and I were always at odds. I was a bit of an eccentric troublemaker and experienced a lot of anger,…

Michael McCreary sees himself as "an enigma cloaked in mystery and wrapped in bacon."Source: The Autism Site

Were police tactics really necessary to discipline a young boy with special needs?Source: The Autism Site

Neither the ICD nor the DSM takes THIS into account when categorizing autism spectrum disorders.Source: The Autism Site

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The Art of Autism is focusing on blogs of those who have a dual-diagnosis. By Jacqueline Lee At the beginning of January, I started two government internships concurrently. The first internship was a paid one which essentially laid me off once they were done – w…

It's common in the general population and in people with autism but is often under-diagnosed. Source: The Autism Site

Could you survive without wet wipes?Source: The Autism Site

Some of these are surprising!Source: The Autism Site

"She just put handcuffs on me and told me I needed to go with her."Source: The Autism Site

Briana Blankenship stopped her car in the middle of the drive-thru lane to capture this priceless moment on camera.Source: The Autism Site

If not carefully controlled, pica can be self-injurious or even deadly.Source: The Autism Site

Critics of the move to ban wet wipes say it would create an unfair burden on the parents of special needs children. Source: The Autism Site

“Rather than healing our child of his developmental disability, God healed me of my spiritual disability,” Diane Dokko, author of Unbroken Faith: Spiritual Recovery for the Special Needs Parents By Ron Sandison Diane Dokko Kim felt devastated when her son Jeremy at 18 months was diagnos…