73% of autistic children saw a plateau in their progress at age 6, while only 27% continued to improve after that point. The post Study Shows Age 6 May Be a Turning Point for Most Autistic Children, Requiring Extra Support appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

"This was our first time that we saw someone being so negative, so angry, so different about our child." The post Family Disturbed After Restaurant Customer’s Rude Comments About Their Autistic Son appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Autism trait severity decreases from age 3 to 6 in most autistic children, but that progress then stalls for nearly three-quarters of them, according to a new long-term study. The findings suggest that age 6 — when elementary school usually begins — is a key turning point for autistic children, when…

"I'm so grateful that (my son) has met a kind Samaritan." The post Mother of ASD Child Helps Teen with Autism Who Got on the Wrong Bus appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

The post Webinar: Stephen Kanne and Gaia Novarino on autism research and clinical practice, one year since COVID-19 appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Many autism researchers use neuroimaging techniques to better understand how the brain differs between autistic and non-autistic people. But much of that work excludes autistic people who are minimally verbal or have intellectual disability — largely because researchers have assumed scanning such in…

By Christa Holmans, Neurodivergent Rebel Every April has been intense since learning I was Autistic at the age of twenty-nine. I’ve been shifting more of my focus into my educational work and focusing on re-educating workplaces on Autistic and NeuroDivergent inclusion, so this April has been one …

Autistic children with sensory issues show more pronounced changes in heart rate in response to unpleasant sounds and brushing against rough surfaces than their non-autistic peers do, a new study shows. The result suggests that heart-rate variability may be a sensitive indicator of sensory issues in…

Angela Demo Casting is currently casting the independent feature film Cha Cha Real Smooth. They are searching for a young actress (10-15 years old) on the autism spectrum to portray the lead role of LOLA. The character description for LOLA is below and you can find further details about the film he…

April 2 was World Autism Awareness Day and the entire month of April is Autism Awareness Month. In order to bring awareness around Autism in their local communities and to prepare police officers as well as Autistic individuals to safely interact during a traffic stop, three different police depart…

Hello, and welcome to the Community Newsletter! I’m your host, Chelsey B. Coombs, Spectrum’s engagement editor. A lot of online chatter in the autism research community this week swirled around a letter published in The Lancet, titled “Erroneous NICE guidance on autism screening.” The researchers wh…

Acceptance By Rachel Pretlow Let the waves be open! Let the light shine in! Let us embrace parts of us Where we have never been! The wind picks up and lofts me On coast and sea and shore To desert fruits and poppy seeds And to the Mother’s core I am a pollinator I fly with birds and bees I feel the …

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Genes influence autistic people’s reactivity to sights, sounds and other sensory cues, whereas environmental factors shape their tendency to notice and seek out such stimuli, a new study in twins suggests. Sensory issues, such as hypersensitivity to noise or an impulse to touch certain textures, are…