The protective dog clearly made an impression on the toddler, who kept repeating “puppy, puppy” when he was reunited with his father. The post Missing Toddler Found Safe In Care Of Loving Pit Bull appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Mice missing the autism gene CNTNAP2 sleep more at night, when they should be active, and groom themselves more than usual when exposed to light at night, according to a new study. Both disruptions disappear when the mice are given the sleep hormone melatonin1. The findings suggest alterations in th…

Cognoa, a company that makes digital therapeutics and diagnostic tools, recently submitted a new tool to FDA that could help pediatricians and parents identify children with Autism at a much younger age, enabling them to get the care and assistance they need much sooner. If and when there’s a concer…

Our next goal is to mask ONE MILLION MORE frontline workers! The post One Million Masks Donated! But GreaterGood Will Continue to Help Where It’s Needed Most appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Unlike typical toddlers, those with autism tend not to share experiences involving sound — dancing to music with their parents, for example, or directing a parent’s attention toward a cat’s meow — according to a new study1. Sharing sounds in this way is a form of joint attention — focusing on someth…

Autistic people share some brain structure differences with people who have other neuropsychiatric conditions, including schizophrenia and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a massive new brain-imaging study1. These shared differences stem from the atypical development of …

The Autism Wellness Center of Southwest Michigan is currently open and is referred to as a "sensory-managed autistic sanctuary." The post A Sensory-Safe Personal Training Studio For People On The Spectrum Has Opened In Michigan appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Autistic Author Interview Samantha Grierson Samantha (Sam) Grierson’s later-in-life autism diagnosis in 2018 changed the course of her life forever. After an initial shock, the diagnosis became the driving force behind her creativity and allowed her to revive her love of writing. We caught up …

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Some people in the audience were moved to tears when they experienced it for themselves. The post Autistic Dance Groups Wows The Judges On Reality Show Competition appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

He was found wandering the streets with no family and must've remembered what it was like to have nothing. The post Autistic Man Donates His Vacation Savings To A Hurricane Victim appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

When Tony Zador is thinking about the brain, he’s often exercising his body. A professor of neurosciences at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York, Zador has run five miles a day, seven days a week since he was 18. “That’s when the ideas sort of click into place,” he says. His bagel-fueled after…

Jordan is happier and calmer now, and the whole family is able to go out more without worrying for his safety. The post Service Dog Keeps Boy with Autism Safe by Tracking Him When He Tries to Run Off appeared first on The Autism Site News. Source: The Autism Site

Some preterm babies who are later diagnosed with autism show increasing developmental delays during infancy, according to a new study1. This distinct pattern could help doctors identify autism in preterm babies and start them on therapies in infancy, says Li-Wen Chen, pediatric neurologist at Nation…