For those not on the spectrum, a meltdown and the level of overwhelm it entails may be hard to comprehend. The post What Triggers Autism Meltdowns? appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Two new wireless devices can synchronize neuronal activity in multiple mice at once, enabling researchers to explore how brain-to-brain synchronization underlies social behaviors. The devices, described in Nature Neuroscience in May, make use of optogenetics, a technique in which pulses of light act…

‘’I do not know what I may appear to the world, but to myself I seem to have been only like a boy playing on the sea-shore, and diverting myself in now and then finding a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary, whilst the great ocean of truth lay undiscovered before me.’’ -Issac Newton B…

By Lyric Holmans, Neurodivergent Rebel There is a phrase I’ve seen used on multiple occasions in online Autism circles and spaces – “I am my child’s voice.” Often, mainly when we are younger, our parents do speak on our behalf, making sure our needs are met with the exp…

In theory, researchers know how to reverse many of the debilitating effects of Rett syndrome: Boost expression of the protein MECP2. People with the condition typically have a mutated copy of the MECP2 gene and, as a result, deficient levels of its protein. This loss leads to intellectual disability…

By Anton Spivack Recently I posted this article, calling out the musical Jagged Little Pill for its non-binary erasure, to a Facebook page for Mensans who are fans of Broadway. None of the commenters supported me, they just blasted me, accusing me of calling them transphobic and dismissing everythi…

The van driver picked the boy up from school as scheduled but apparently forgot about him and drove home without dropping him off. The post Family Searches for Answers After 7-Year-Old with Autism Was Left Alone in School Van appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Zemi Yenus, a pioneering teacher and advocate for autistic children in Ethiopia, died of COVID-19 on 11 May. She was 60. We, Zemi’s colleagues, are deeply saddened by her passing. She was a kind and determined mother of a son with autism. And she was instrumental in raising autism awareness in…

A simple friendly conversation with an employee turned into a much bigger deal for this little family. The post Mom of Two Boys with Autism Grateful After Store Employee’s Kind Gesture for Her Sons appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Eye-gaze patterns when people look at a face relate more to alexithymia, a condition marked by difficulties recognizing one’s own emotions, than to autism, according to a new study. The findings suggest that some emotion-processing differences considered core to autism are actually due to alex…

The post Webinar: Kate MacDuffie on the ethics of predicting autism in infancy appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Researchers are testing a new way of making science, especially chemistry, accessible for blind students. This method involves creating edible and non-edible gummy version of models of molecules that can be felt by students with their tongues. Many science books have detailed and stunning imagery…

Hello, and welcome to this week’s Community Newsletter! I’m your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, Spectrum’s engagement editor. We’re starting this week with a study in Autism that looks at researchers’ views on and experiences of including autistic people in study decision-making. Laura Crane, deputy direc…

The post Spotted around the web: Extraordinary talents, face value, autism app appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News