Under the bill, those with autism or communication disabilities could make voluntary notions on their driver's licenses to indict their diagnoses. The post New Bill Would Allow Drivers With Autism To Have A Unique License So Cops Could Identify Their Special Needs appeared first on The Autism Site …

Having autism made school more challenging for him, but he didn't let that stop him from pursuing his education and being at the top of his class. The post Student With Autism Graduates From High School As Valedictorian appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

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Worms and zebrafish missing both copies of the gene CHD7 have a disrupted cellular signaling pathway, a dearth of inhibitory neurons and behavioral challenges. The stimulant drug ephedrine restores all of these changes, according to a new study. People with a mutated copy of CHD7 often have CHARGE s…

Regina thought in-person sessions would change everything for her son, but he wasn't allowed in after the receptionist realized he wouldn't wear a mask. The post 2-Year-Old Boy with Autism Turned Away from In-Person Therapy Because He Can’t Wear a Mask appeared first on The Autism Site News. S…

An animated mouse reenacts common behavioral experiments and can be used to train algorithms that automatically track lab animals’ movements. The approach could help researchers analyze mouse behavior more efficiently. Researchers typically use video cameras to capture the behavior and movements of …

Until I began my career in creative chemistry, I hadn’t considered my characteristics of my autism as evolutionary advantages. By Burnett Grant In recent years, it has become clear to me that higher education is viewed by many people as a means to get a job, something that hadn’t occurred to me whe…

Everyone does it! In a global pandemic, we do it more since our mouths are covered by masks. What is it? Some people call them signs, talking with your hands, body language, and if we want to get real fancy, gesticulations… But let’s keep it simple… gestures. My newest favorite gesture, in …

Today, we are going to take a closer look at Differential Reinforcement of Incompatible behavior (DRI). DRI is defined as “a procedure for decreasing problem behavior in which reinforcement is delivered for a behavior that is topographically incompatible with the behavior targeted for reduction…

David Celiberti, PhD, BCBA-D, Maithri Sivaraman, MSc, BCBA, and Yash GuptaAssociation for Science in Autism Treatment Resistance associated with dental visits is an all-too-common challenge for many individuals with (and without) autism spectrum disorder (ASD).  Such resistance can lead…

On my first day returning to the office after over a year of working from home and Zoom, I felt as if I had lost all of my leaving-the-house skills. What shoes did I wear? What could I pack for lunch? Did I have time to drink my coffee at home or would I need to bring a travel mug? Where I used to b…

According to Harvard University social skills are the top factor in getting a job. Is your teen or young adult prepared? Social skills are especially difficult for individuals on the autism spectrum, however many of these skills can be learned, and with practice, can become habit. Social skills are …

Interview by Jenny BristolIllustration by Rebecca Burgess Hari Srinivasan is a minimally-speaking autistic advocate and college student at UC Berkeley, California. He works tirelessly as a student, research assistant, and teacher. He is a Psychology major with a minor in Disability Studies, and s…

In April 2020, as the world went into lockdown and laboratories shuttered, Elizabeth Berry-Kravis was on the move. Her team’s clinical trial of a potential treatment for fragile X syndrome — one of the most common inherited forms of intellectual disability and a leading genetic cause of autism — was…