A new autism database solves a problem that plagues many gene repositories: counting the same participant multiple times across studies1. Genetic databases pull their data from studies that link participants’ DNA with a particular condition, but some individuals participate in multiple projects. Dat…

It would have been impossible without you.Source: The Autism Site

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has over the past week taken multiple actions against makers of stem-cell products. On 5 December, the agency warned California-based Liveyon that its unapproved stem cell products “put patients at risk” due to the possibility of microbial contamination. O…

People with mutations in CHD8, a top autism gene, tend to be tall and have large heads, according to a new study1. They also tend to have intellectual disability. The traits define a unique condition that the researchers call ‘CHD8 overgrowth syndrome.’ Autism is known to be associated with an unusu…

What will you do with your slime?Source: The Autism Site

Differential Reinforcement of High Rates of Behavior (DRH) is “reinforcing only after several responses occur at or above a pre-established rate” (Mayer, Sulzer-Azaroff, & Wallace, 2013). There are times when a behavior is already in a student’s repertoire, but you may want to increase the …

Jessica Wilberforce is a qualified solicitor who has been working as a teaching assistant and copy writer so she has the flexibility to take her son to and from school and be with him as much as possible. I love being a mum more than anything else in the world and my son and I have a terrific bond.…

Nearly one-third of autistic young people put themselves or others in danger in any given three-month period, according to a new study1. And nearly one in four of these young people will not have seen a mental health professional in that time. The study, which looked at autistic people aged 3 to 25 …

The drug popularly known as ecstasy may boost sociability through brain circuits distinct from that underlying its ‘high.’ The new work may help researchers design a drug that improves social interactions without a potential for misuse. Researchers presented the unpublished findings yesterday at the…

Since the inception of voice assistants like Amazon Echo and Google Home, a lot more products have voice assistants built in now – be it smartphones, headphones, various devices around the house, and even vehicles. It is estimated that by 2023 there will be 8 billion voice assistants in use! …

"Ty was star struck. He was so excited and happy."Source: The Autism Site

The alarming cell phone video shows Nick's attacker punching and kicking him repeatedly on his head and body while standing over him.Source: The Autism Site

Autistic people look at the world differently than others do. Even the earliest descriptions of autism noted atypical gaze as a key feature of the condition. Since then, it has become accepted that people with autism do not make the type of eye contact others generally expect — sometimes it’s too li…

Over Thanksgiving weekend, the workers gifted Mary with her very own costume that matches those of the people she loves to run outside to see.Source: The Autism Site