The ultra-comfortable shoes are designed with "sensory-inclusive elements, including a calming color palette and design features that focus on the senses."Source: The Autism Site

As the coronavirus pandemic disrupts the work of researchers around the world, academic journals are adjusting their expectations for what and how they publish. Some editors expect an initial ‘boom’ in papers as scientists newly blocked from entering their labs find themselves with more time to writ…

Autism prevalence in the United States continues to rise, according to a new study of 8-year-old children in 11 states1. Boys are 4.3 times as likely as girls are to have autism, a ratio that is consistent with previous estimates. The report, released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Pre…

“We’d have been social distancing for 13 years now without a faithful furry friend to keep Alex safe,” said the mother of an 13-year-old autistic child. Source: The Autism Site

Nearly 45% of children and adolescents with ASD use medications that have negative side effects on dental health.Source: The Autism Site

By Sam Blanco PhD, BCBA, LBA, Mordechai Meisels MS, BCBA, LBA, Bryan J. Blair, PhD, LABA, BCBA-D, and Laura Leonard MS, BCBA, LBA As providers of services to people with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD), we are experiencing an unprecedented situation given the impact of COVID-19 on nearly all se…

By Megan Amodeo Do you ever think about what might happen if you can’t follow your daily scheduled events? Let’s face it, life can be uncomfortable. We don’t always have control over our daily activities. You probably never give a second thought to your daily routine, unless things don’t go ac…

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From identifying a new antibiotic to generating the first-ever image of a black hole, machine learning is changing how scientists approach questions in many fields. Autism researchers are being equally creative, using machine-learning methods to improve diagnosis, classify the condition into subtype…

As we get older, we realize that making friends is not easy. To make things worse, a pandemic, like the one we are experiencing today (caused by Coronavirus), absolutely shuts down any possibilities of going out to a social gathering to interact with people. But pandemic or not, it can be even more …

Autistic Author Interview Travis Breeding Travis Breeding has written over 15 books about his experiences with autism. Writing is a special interest and hobby for Travis. He feels it is important that people on the autism spectrum use their knowledge and talent to communicate what it feels lik…

COVID-19 has descended. To save lives and mitigate the burden on the U.S. healthcare system, we must shelter in place. But where does that leave people with disabilities, especially the many who need special services and service providers to survive? To contain the pandemic, governments have, for go…

Following a series of scandals in the United Kingdom over people with autism being held against their will and mistreated in hospitals, a watchdog group has issued a legal challenge to the government. The incidents highlight that the entire system of care for people on the spectrum is in need of an …

Lucas eats about 20 packets of chips a day, leaving his mother scrambling to find enough of them for him.Source: The Autism Site