Employees at a Florida Trader Joe's sang and danced for an 18-month-old toddler who was having a meltdown while his mom was trying to check out.Source: The Autism Site

When the principal called the boy's mom, she didn't even tell her that he was far off the school grounds -- she just said he wouldn't come inside.Source: The Autism Site

The loss of 21 genes on chromosome 3 substantially raises the risk of autism, a new study suggests1. The so-called 3q29 deletion increases schizophrenia risk by as much as 40-fold, but also appears to increase the risk of autism by 16-fold in males and 34-fold in females. The deletion is associated …

Brain organoids made from typical human stem cells begin to show synchronized neuronal firing patterns after growing in a dish for at least four months1. Organoids that carry a mutation linked to autism do not show the same patterns. The activity in the typical organoids involves periods of neuronal…

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Two new maps show the entire nervous system of the adult roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans. Because these worms have a relatively simple nervous system, they are useful for studying conditions involving brain development, including autism. Scientists have, for instance, used CRISPR gene editing in C.…

Sometimes the smallest of actions can be a great act of kindness.Source: The Autism Site

A new study that combines data from more than 20 million births has found that a cesarean section delivery is associated with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). However, the study does not indicate that cesarean section deliveries cause autism or ADHD. The truth is much mor…

A drug that treats tumors and epilepsy in people with tuberous sclerosis complex does not boost their intelligence or ease autism traits, according to the results of a year-long clinical trial1. The results are a blow to researchers who had hoped that the drug, everolimus, would serve as a much-need…

More than 80 percent of counties in the United States do not have diagnostic centers for autism, according to a new database1. And across the country, autistic people live, on average, about 22 miles from a diagnostic center. The findings are from an online database called GapMap, which displays abo…

Brody's mom didn't even have to explain his disorder to Snow White. She knew just what to do.Source: The Autism Site

"Yep. You wench. You’re like a pygmy. You’re like a pygmy thing."Source: The Autism Site

In 1987, psychologist Ole Ivar Lovaas reported that the optimal ‘dose’ for an autism therapy he had developed was 40 hours a week. The intensive therapy, a type of applied behavior analysis (ABA), led to “normal” functioning for 9 of 19 children with autism in his study, he said1. Just 10 hours of t…

A new rule to restrict legal immigration in the United States, published by the Trump administration this month, is sowing confusion and anxiety even among immigrants not directly affected by it, as fear spreads faster than facts, immigration and health policy experts say. The rule would allow the f…