Medical debt can become a recurring nightmare if you're not careful.Source: The Autism Site

"I looked left, looked right — I didn’t see my son," his mom said.Source: The Autism Site

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Zebrafish show two patterns of neuronal activity as they sleep, and these patterns are analogous to rapid eye movement (REM) — or ‘dream sleep’ — and non-REM sleep in people1. The findings suggest the fish could be used as models to study how sleep is altered in autistic people. Zebrafish are often …

Not only did Thimothy manage to see the world from his son's perspective, but the photo project also helped to bond the father and son together even more.Source: The Autism Site

A behavioral therapy called pivotal response treatment (PRT) boosts the communication skills of autistic children with language delay better than do standard speech and autism therapies, a small study suggests1. PRT therapists use various strategies to motivate autistic children to talk during play.…

One of the tenets of ABA is to provide evidence-based practice. The best way to help us do this is to keep up with the literature! Each month, Sam Blanco, PhD, LBA, BCBA will select one journal article and provide discussion questions for professionals working within the ABA community. The following…

An experimental leukemia drug and a chemical in black pepper ease breathing and movement problems in a mouse model of Rett syndrome, according to a new study1. Rett syndrome is a rare brain condition related to autism, caused by mutations in the MECP2 gene. Because the gene is located on the X chrom…

Preventable injuries are the leading cause of death for Canadians under the age of 45. Unfortunately, individuals with autism are two to three times as likely to experience a preventable injury as those without. Children with autism are particularly prone to poisoning, suffocation and wandering that…

One of the tenets of ABA is to provide evidence-based practice. The best way to help us do this is to keep up with the literature! Each month, Sam Blanco, PhD, LBA, BCBA will select one journal article and provide discussion questions for professionals working within the ABA community. The following…

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Three months ago, Annie Ciernia moved to Canada after more than a decade in California. Already, she likes her new home. Her daily ritual includes a morning run that takes her through a leafy forest — and she can (almost) see the ocean from her house. Ciernia is a newly minted assistant professor of…

Nea Hanscomb is the CEO and Founder of Appropo Software, LLC and a parent of a child with nonverbal autism. When she noticed how engaged he was with his tablet, she started searching for speech recognition apps. Not finding anything that would fit her son’s interest or needs, she decided to develop …

Researchers have created a microscopic particle that traps immune molecules found in a woman that are linked to autism in her child1. The experiments occurred in a dish, and no clinical application is imminent. But the work offers proof of principle that giving a particle like this to pregnant women…