The 9-year-old boy was forced to relieve himself in a cup in the middle of the crowded airplane.Source: The Autism Site

Susan Adrian writes books for kids and teens, and lately, she’s been reimagining fun retellings and sequels to favorite classics. A fourth-generation Californian, she now lives in the Big Sky country of Montana. She’s always had a lifelong fascination with all things British, especially stories for …

About four years ago in Groningen, a city in the north of the Netherlands, a teenager with autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder began acting out at school. The boy’s family appealed to the local government to get him a psychological assessment. But the officials told the family that r…

“A mentor is someone who allows you to see the hope inside yourself,” Oprah Winfrey By Nils Skudra Over the course of my life, I’ve found having a close mentor is extremely valuable since a mentor is an individual that I can confide in and who offers important lessons. During the two and…

"It’s not autism that makes it difficult to live with autism. It’s the world we’ve created that is not geared in our favor."Source: The Autism Site

The letter starts, "Hey, Hoarders!" and asks the family to remove their "dumpster diving children's play stuff" from the yard.Source: The Autism Site

There is nothing wrong with theses children, they are just trying to get by themselves, like everyone else. By Jeffrey Sabins Let me ask a quick question. When you think of a child with autism which one in the photo do you see? Don’t feel bad, don’t feel judged, just be honest. No one will know, unl…

Kelvin's mother says the inappropriate award is a form of bullying by his son's teachers.Source: The Autism Site

No one noticed 14-year-old Michael was missing for over an hour.Source: The Autism Site

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A new tool calculates the chances of having a seizure in pregnant women who have epilepsy, a condition that often accompanies autism1. Epilepsy is particularly dangerous for pregnant women, raising their risk of death 10-fold. However, taking certain epilepsy drugs during pregnancy is thought to inc…

The woman was a licensed daycare provider for several children.Source: The Autism Site

“I always wonder what would happen if I was in a car accident with my daughter in the car and I was unable to let the doctors know that my daughter could not have a MRI due to having a cochlear implant."Source: The Autism Site

The timing of treatment is crucial for conditions related to autism — and more so for some conditions than for others, two new studies in mice suggest1,2. One study, published today in Neuron, suggests that mutations in the autism gene SCN2A can be treated into adulthood. But the other study, publis…