It’s no secret that kids and young teens love Halloween and everything that comes with it – the... The post Couple Creates Their Own Halloween Haunted House For Son With Autism appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

About 15 years ago, psychologist Geoff Bird began to question a long-held tenet in autism research: the idea that all autistic people struggle with empathy. For Bird, it just didn’t make sense. In his experience, both autistic and non-autistic people vary widely in their ability to sense or feel ano…

14-year-old Della Calder is nonverbal due to a rare genetic condition called Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome, which is caused by... The post Teen Created App To Help His Non-Verbal Sister And Others Like Her Communicate appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Activating serotonin receptors in the medial septum, a region along the brain’s midline, reverses social-memory deficits in a mouse model of autism, according to new research. The results reveal a new mechanism by which serotonin shapes social function and suggest that the chemical messenger’s effec…

Studying postmortem brain tissue from people with autism is critical to understanding the cellular and molecular changes associated with the condition. But this rare resource lacks diversity: Most brains donated to science come from people of Western European heritage. Cultural and language barriers…

THE AMAZING SEASONS a poem by Ishaan Holloway I see magic in the Kingdom of colour, I see pure joy, I see love in the air, I see hope, I see freshness, I see nature in its bounty, I see beautiful Fall in all its glory. THANKSGIVING a poem by Ishaan Holloway Thanksgiving is a time to celebrate, The …

Depending on where you are in this world, you may see public transportation like trains and buses have arrangements for wheelchair users where seats already installed can be folded and concealed so that a wheelchair user can simply wheel in, occupy that spot, secure their wheelchair to the vehicle f…

The beginning of the 2021 school year also marks another homecoming, which means it’s time for students to... The post Senior With Autism Is Crowned Homecoming King At His High School appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Hello, and welcome to Spectrum’s Community Newsletter. In this edition, we’re coming to you with social media musings from #ASHG21, which took place virtually (again) last week — something several attendees lamented online. According to Twitter chatter, the posters were particularly problematic. For…

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Autistic teenagers with cognitive inflexibility, a rigid thinking style that makes it difficult to switch tasks or adjust goals, are prone to emotional and behavioral issues as young adults, according to a new longitudinal study. Teaching these teenagers to be more flexible — for example, by practic…

Even partial loss of the autism-linked gene SYNGAP1 impairs the brain’s ability to respond to sensory experiences, according to a new study in mice. The finding may help to explain why people with SYNGAP1 mutations tend to have learning difficulties and a high tolerance for pain. The SYNGAP1 protein…

I once was a girl with a dream to belong, to overcome, to change the story written for her. I once was that girl who couldn’t walk, couldn’t count, couldn’t win, couldn’t love, couldn’t fit in. By Martina L. Beattie I once knew a girl with red-brown hair to her back and hazel-gree…

The First Step of Teaching Self-Monitoring andImplementation of The Self & Match System Educators have long known the wide-range of variables that impact the behavioral success of our students.  Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, the majority of students were educated in-person; l…