Seriously MAGIC Wheelchairs The nonprofit, Magic Wheelchair, is an organization that “builds epic costumes for kiddos in wheelchairs — at no cost to families.” Founder, Ryan Weimer, first built a magic wheelchair in 2008. Ryan’s son, Keaton, was diagnosed with SMA at 9-months. W…

The barber noticed that the boy as calmer outside, so they moved the chair to the front of the shop.Source: The Autism Site

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A new resource that traces individual neurons in the mouse brain may reveal how distant brain regions communicate1. Researchers typically study how the brain sends information from one region to another by watching groups of neurons as they interact. But few studies have mapped single neurons within…

More than 600 volunteers banded together to find the little boy, joining multiple law enforcement agencies, the FBI, K-9 units, and a state patrol helicopter.Source: The Autism Site

The students at Prairieview Elementary School in Michigan welcomed their beloved school therapy dog into the student body with an official school photo.Source: The Autism Site

After five days jam-packed with thousands of research presentations and crowds, the 49th annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) has drawn to a close. Over the course of the meeting, some 30,000 neuroscientists gathered to present and absorb the wealth of information in posters, lecture…

Children who are born with heart problems are 32 percent more likely to have autism than their typical peers are, according to a large study1. Unexpectedly, milder defects are strongly linked to autism, but more serious ones are not, the researchers found. A growing body of research shows that child…

When Rafael was two years old, he was diagnosed with autism. His parents took him to different therapists, but traditional therapies didn't seem to help him.Source: The Autism Site

If you're looking to raise kids who are confident, these methods and practices will help.Source: The Autism Site

Mice missing one copy of a gene called DDX3X have widespread developmental delay, as well as sensory, motor and behavioral problems. The traits mirror those of people with a mutation in the gene. DDX3X first emerged as an autism gene in 2015 when researchers identified mutations in the gene in peopl…

Rats missing UBE3A, the gene mutated in people with Angelman syndrome, squeak frequently but tend not to be responsive to the play and squeaks of other rats. Angelman syndrome is characterized by autism, developmental delay, speech problems and seizures. The rats’ behavior is strikingly similar to t…

Researchers have monitored the active genome in brain organoids over the course of nearly two years. The patterns they see may hold clues about where and when in the developing brain scientists should look for autism’s origins. The researchers presented the unpublished work yesterday at the 2019 Soc…

A single dose of cannabidiol, a component of marijuana, eases seizures and improves learning and sociability in mice with mutations in an autism gene called CDKL5. The results add to growing evidence that cannabidiol, or CBD, can treat epilepsy and autism. Researchers presented the work yesterday at…