Younger siblings of children with autism who have insecure attachments to their caregivers are more likely to be diagnosed with autism than are siblings with secure attachments, according to the first study to explore this link1. The findings do not suggest that insecure attachments cause autism. Bu…

Children with autistic older siblings have bigger neural responses than controls do in the brain networks that process faces, according to a new study1. The researchers followed these children from infancy to age 7, looking for relationships between neural signals and the children’s face-processing …

The surviving twin is in critical condition.Source: The Autism Site

“There was nothing that triggered a flag until the bill. There was a behavior management fee for $75 which, was the first time we’d seen that.”Source: The Autism Site

Never miss a post! Sign up for our mailing list. As a career behavior analyst who has learned, taught, and practiced in the field for over 25 years, I have heard many mischaracterizations of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). These are not new, but they are pervasive, divisive, and most import…

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Many children with autism have difficulties with language, such as confusing pronouns or repeating words and sounds. Even those who know as many words as their typical peers often have challenges with intonation and prosody. In his research, Stephen Camarata, professor of hearing and speech sciences…

Several regions in the outer layer of the brain are thicker in children and young adults with autism than in their typical peers, a new study finds. The differences are greatest in girls, in children aged 8 to 10 years, and in those with a low intelligence quotient (IQ)1. During typical development,…

T-Pull Door Closer Makes Opening & Closing Doors Easy For People With Disabilities For able bodied people, opening and closing a door is something that is never considered a chore. It’s easily done every time without putting much thought to it – grab the door knob/handle and push …

Gary was working on Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride when a woman approached him and asked if he had Asperger's.Source: The Autism Site

Autistic children and adults report poor physical and mental health and quality of life compared with the general population, according to a new survey1. And autistic girls and women report a lower quality of life than do autistic boys and men. Scientists often assess quality of life using concrete …

This is a great idea for families at home with nothing to do during stay-at-home mandates.Source: The Autism Site

Some people with autism have an unusually large head: This fact has been known since autism was first described in the 1940s. But debate about this finding has raged ever since. How many people with autism have a large head? What causes the enlargement? And does it have any bearing on outcome? Here …

Now the 21-year-old author, Ido Kedar, is on an urgent mission to correct the many misconceptions surrounding his condition.Source: The Autism Site