This is a heartbreaking reality for some people on the spectrum.Source: The Autism Site

"She spoke directly to my son. She treated him like a person with feelings and a voice and worth."Source: The Autism Site

Here are some practical things you can do to help a stressed parent of an autistic child.Source: The Autism Site

April 2 is World Autism Awareness Day. The Art of Autism believes Acceptance is different than Awareness. In honor of Autism Acceptance, when people open their Apple App store today, they will see a curated selection of Apps for Autism Acceptance. Here is what it looks like in Today’s Section.…

We all have these kinds of stories!Source: The Autism Site

One of the couple's children has autism and requires full-time care.Source: The Autism Site

By Stephie King I was going stir crazy as usual. I needed an outlet. My modus operandi was to be emotional while having no outlet and to seek emotionlessness in thought. I stifled myself until I couldn’t handle stress. Usually I would cry. I used to cry all day. This went on for years. Over se…

By Amanda Ronan In my first years of teaching in the early 2000s, very few students had been identified as having Autism. Throughout my ten years of teaching, though, that number began to grow rapidly, as Autism diagnoses and awareness began to increase. I felt like I knew so little about how to hel…

Males and females on the spectrum can exhibit different traits.Source: The Autism Site

Check your pantry!Source: The Autism Site

His family sued to force the Scouting Association to make activities accessible to all children.Source: The Autism Site

By Ron Sandison On March 9, 2018, I met Malcolm Wang and his mom Karen at the Autism Alliance of Michigan’s 4th annual Navigating Autism conference. Malcolm is a sixteen year old junior at Northville High School who has autism and epilepsy. He is a photographer and self-advocate.    In six…

His family sued the Boy Scouts of America over the decision.Source: The Autism Site

“Roman J. Israel, Esq.” takes a unique approach as a film about autism since its portrayal is made from the vantage point of an African-American lawyer with Asperger’s Syndrome,” Nils Skudra By Nils Skudra On a recent occasion I had the opportunity to watch the film “Roman J. Israel, Esq.,” s…