By Austin John Jones I want to talk about something very personal to me: relationships. I have had fairly minimal experience with being in relationships. I have had 4 online dating relationships (which didn’t work out), and I would say 2 “serious” real life relationships. One of them is the current …

"My son might not be able to talk, but he knows perfectly well what is going on around him. He isn't even ten years old and he knows that he is unwelcome."Source: The Autism Site

You've heard of "high-functioning" autism, but it doesn't mean what you think it does.Source: The Autism Site

A few years ago, I went in to observe an ABA therapist I was supervising. The first thing I noticed when I walked in to observe was that she did her entire session at a long wooden table, sitting side-by-side with her student. She was working with a ten-year-old girl with Aspergers. One of her goals…

A saliva test designed to help clinicians diagnose autism is expected to be available in the next few weeks. The test detects the levels of 32 small RNA molecules in saliva that its creators say distinguish autistic children from controls1. But some experts are skeptical of the test’s accuracy and v…

Keeping inclusive design and accessibility at the forefront , and making sure that every customer has an uninterrupted experience while watching tv, Comcast recently announced a new eye tracking interface that allows people with disabilities to channel surf with just their eyes. Primarily designe…

He very easily could have told Colin he was busy, or to come back later, or any number of things, but he didn’t.Source: The Autism Site

“It was so amazing to see the smile on his face and just how excited he was."Source: The Autism Site

Understanding how touch is altered in autism could yield an early marker of the condition. Host Kaitlyn Schwalje reports. Read the related story here. The post Spectrum Stories: What social touch says about autism appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Graeme Simsion’s new book, “The Rosie Result,” is the final installment of a trilogy focused on Don Tillman, a man who Simsion has implied since the first book is autistic. The first novel in the series, “The Rosie Project,” won multiple international awards and was lauded by Bill Gates. It charted …

Autism is not a disease… it is a difference. My ribbon celebrates these differences by including words that I associate with who I am. Wen of Zen, cover image title “Autism Talking” Started in 2005 in an online forum for autistic people, Autistic Pride Day, June 18, is a day to cel…

This fascinating experiment was intended to gauge if and how bystanders intervene.Source: The Autism Site

The connection actually isn't that bizarre. The rotavirus targets insulin-producing beta cells in the pancreas -- which are the same cells that are affected in people with Type 1 diabetes.Source: The Autism Site

By Megan Amodeo I was always a quirky child. I remember playing with other kids in my neighborhood, but I relished spending time alone in a small fort a made in my backyard between some bushes and the neighbor’s fence. Actually, it was just a ditch I dug in the dirt. It was a small and cozy space an…