Researchers have engineered two generations of monkeys with mutations in SHANK3, a top autism gene. The first generation shows traits reminiscent of the condition, according to a study published today in Nature1. The researchers are the first to engineer monkeys using the gene-editing tool CRISPR an…

There are many young people and children who love to play Minecraft. However, some, because of their disabilities, are unable to do so, especially if they cannot move their arms or fingers to control the mouse. To make Minecraft accessible to people with disabilities, SpecialEffect, a charity organi…

Even though the baby can't technically talk, he is still trying to have a full-blown conversation!Source: The Autism Site

A typical day for Adam Guastella begins with a cat in his face and ends with wrestling his three sons, aged 6, 8 and 12 years. In between, he might meet with autistic people in his clinic, scan their brains or coach them in managing their social anxiety. As a professor and clinical psychologist at t…

The group of friends tried desperately to defend themselves before their entire night was completely ruined, but the aides weren’t having any of it.Source: The Autism Site

Ralph and his family were almost to the front of the line when they learned the Spider-Man ride had broken down.Source: The Autism Site

By Gretchen Leary Photo credit: Per Ardua Photography This is one of those defining moments in my life where you stick your toe in and take a deep breath before you just dive in. Sometimes being true to who we are and owning every little piece of who we are can seem more frightening than anything e…

Amanda Bacon’s eating disorder was growing worse. She had lost 60 percent of her body weight and was consuming about 100 calories a day. But that wasn’t sick enough for her Medicaid managed-care company to cover an inpatient treatment program. She says she was told in 2017 that she would have to wei…

About 0.75 percent of young children in northern Vietnam have autism, according to a large study of children in the region1. The study is part of a rare effort to systematically determine the prevalence of autism in the country and may represent the most accurate estimate yet. Three other studies fr…

“What people forget is that autism is a developmental disability. It’s not a learning disability. We’re not all nerdy guys who are good at math like Sheldon on the ‘Big Bang Theory.’ We come in all shapes and sizes. I want to create a paradigm shift to view students with autism as the bright…

Rachel Barcellona has some of the best answers we've ever heard to some tough questions.Source: The Autism Site

It's not clear why or how his chase ensued, but Jonathan ran after the ball — and wound up in the middle of a busy intersection.Source: The Autism Site

When a mom discovered an unusually large mark on the roof of her baby’s mouth, she was immediately worried.Source: The Autism Site

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