Don't lose your dinosaur. Ever.Source: The Autism Site

In honor of International Peace Day, the Art of Autism is posting a series of blog posts in September with the theme of peace. by Kimberly Gerry-Tucker When tasked with writing a peace essay, I sat here staring at the blank computer page for more time than I care to admit. So… here goes. I was in th…

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He was on his way to pick his daughter up from school, but then saw she'd already wandered home. Source: The Autism Site

His friends and family are heartbroken.Source: The Autism Site

A new brain implant pumps chemical signals directly into a target region to ease seizure-like activity in mice1. Clinicians could use the implant to treat neurological conditions such as epilepsy. Roughly 25 percent of people with autism have epilepsy. Medications for epilepsy only work in 70 percen…

Whether a mutation is harmful, and how harmful it is, depends on what other genetic variants an individual carries. Scientists have long believed this to be the case, and a new study provides compelling evidence that variants that control gene expression are often involved1. Specifically, the study …

By Tom Iland I received some questions this morning from a mother whose son with autism didn’t want to be called “high-functioning” and suggested she use another term. She asked me if I’ve ever felt this way – is it possible many kids feel this way and we don’t know it? and what other terms ca…

"... the fact that someone would go out of their way to make someone else feel bad is so heartbreaking to me." Source: The Autism Site

This month’s ASAT feature comes to us from Sabrina Freeman, PhD, ASAT’s Consumer Corner Coordinator. To learn more about ASAT, please visit their website at www.asatonline.org. You can also sign up for ASAT’s free newsletter, Science in Autism Treatment, and like them on Facebook! It’…

Autistic children in the United Kingdom are increasingly being suspended or expelled from school because of ‘behavioral problems,’ official figures show. Some regions in the U.K. have seen a 100 percent increase in these types of exclusions since 2011. Research carried out by myself and …

Compounds that mimic a cancer drug restore expression of the key gene mutated in Angelman syndrome, a condition related to autism, according to a new study1. The drug was sidelined because of severe side effects, but the new compounds revive the approach. Angelman syndrome is a genetic condition cha…

By Tracey Cohen I always knew I was different but never understood why.  I aimed to please, but the world was too fast, noisy, unpredictable and innately counter-intuitive. Yet I was told by family and professionals in more ways than one that I was wrong – I was the problem. And I was told that…