Early intervention is key. A brain test like this could get many the therapy they need before the signs of autism are readily visible.Source: The Autism Site

            Using a consistent, auditory stimulus as part of your reinforcement strategy can be a powerful addition for improving behaviors. It allows for students to be reinforced without necessarily looking at you, which can be great if you ar…

Boosting levels of the chemical messenger serotonin makes mice that model autism more social, according to a study published today in Nature1. The study suggests the approach may do the same in people with autism. It also offers an explanation for why antidepressants do not ease autism traits: They …

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How an accidental brush by an autistic savant with a silent movie classic has changed one of the world’s most recognizable films into Hollywood’s first 3D motion picture. By Carl Hernz For those not familiar with the ways of children with autism, a toy in our hands can all too often serve its …

Misunderstanding social nuances is a common issue for people with autism.Source: The Autism Site

For the past 20 years, my colleagues and I have run a social-skills group for children with autism, ages 5 to 18 years. Our program teaches the children how to recognize their own emotions, have conversations, solve problems and build genuine friendships. About five years ago, some of those who had …

Children who have a rare extra copy of one segment on chromosome 15 have better cognitive abilities and daily living skills than those with a duplication that forms an extra chromosome, a new study suggests. With 60 children aged 3 to 18 years, the study is the largest yet to compare the two types o…

Charlie Keeble is a creative and innovative intellectual with a taste for developing new and original ideas. He says that he wasn’t always positive about his autism because he was brought up in a judgemental society that dismissed him as being too awkward to be able to achieve anything. He turned to…

Fearfulness and shyness in babies and toddlers predict features of autism at age 7, according to a new study1. But early problems with impulse control and hyperactivity do not augur autism features. The findings suggest that autism and anxiety have similar roots in the brain, but autism and attentio…

Helen Wallace-Iles explains different types of empathy and dispels myths about autism and empathy. By Helen Wallace-Iles So many of the general public believe that autistic people don’t feel empathy towards others, so this post is designed to help set the record straight. First of all, what is empat…

A new method enables scientists to monitor the activity of key molecules involved in the growth and remodeling of connections in the brain1. These changes form the cellular basis of learning and brain development. Certain molecules within neurons act as switches that modulate the strength of neurona…

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