Those on the autism spectrum can affirm, through their own experiences and discussing with their peers, that each... The post 24 Year Old with Autism Owns and Operates Flower Farm with Family appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

On 20 September 2017, Hurricane Maria passed over Cayo Santiago, an island off the coast of Puerto Rico that is home to more than 1,500 non-native rhesus macaques. The eyewall, the most chaotic and destructive region of the storm, hit the island with 155-mile-per-hour winds, blowing in every directi…

Heading out to get groceries is a common errand that generally isn’t given a second thought. For many... The post Trader Joe’s Partners with Life Skills App to Make Shopping Easier for Customers with Autism appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Police tried to get the woman to unbuckle herself and unlock the door, but she couldn't follow their directions. The post Woman Arrested After Allegedly Leaving Nonverbal Autistic Woman in Hot Car for 40 Minutes appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Power Up Your Self-Care By Becca Lory Hector Flowers are amazing teachers. Most of them bloom every Spring, only to wilt away come Fall. Think about that. Without fail, no matter how traumatic the past Fall was, come the following Spring, out pop the flowers to once again to fulfill their purp…

Dysfunction in a brain circuit that regulates movement may contribute to some of the motor learning difficulties associated with autism, according to a new mouse study. The mice lack one copy of a chromosomal region called 16p11.2. Up to about one-third of people with this deletion have autism, and …

Each of us face our own sets of challenges that impact our day to day lives. The sometimes... The post Author with Aspergers Hopes to Inspire Others with Disabilities Through His Stories and Artwork appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Hi there! I’m Grace Huckins, Spectrum’s editorial intern, your host for the Community Newsletter this week. Two new preprints on medRxiv have generated a buzz on Twitter. Both look at how common genetic variants, rare variants and sex interact to affect an individual’s chances of having autism. The …

The Art of Autism thanks all the artists who contributed to our 3rd Annual Women’s History Month Art Contest in March 2021. This year we had more submissions than ever. Thirty-five artists participated, some with many entries. Thank you curator Kimberly Gerry-Tucker for curating this exhibi…

A novel imaging approach enables researchers to capture 3D pictures of brain spheroids — spherical cultures of brain cells — and their internal structures. The method could help scientists study early brain development and better understand what goes awry in autism. Researchers usually image spheroi…

Last year, jazz composer and musician Justin Morell contacted the Art of Autism about his project All Without Words. Justin had composed jazz music that was inspired by his autistic son Loren. He wanted some artists to listen to the music and create a piece of art based on their experience of his …

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Sluggish fetal head growth toward the end of the second trimester foretells poor performance on tests of cognition, language and fine motor skills at age 2, according to a new international study. By the time a child shows developmental delays, which are common in autism, “a lot of other things have…

By Austin John Jones Some people say that people on the spectrum are not capable of love. This is not true. People on the spectrum are very capable of love. Even more challenged men and women on the autism spectrum are capable of love and can be very affectionate towards the people they love and car…