Into Your (Joe’s) World by Michael C. Kregler As a composer, I’ve always tried to follow this self-imposed advice: in order to create authentic and convincing music, be sure to a) study great composers, and b) write within your own experience. The latter would become especially significant when, in …

Sef almost never talks, but he spoke for 6 full minutes at graduation.Source: The Autism Site

“Dear Behavior BFF, bedtime is the absolute worst time of day. I dread putting my kids to bed because they draw everything out with so much drama! They argue, complain, cry, you name it! Why is it so hard? Can you help us?” Unfortunately, you are not alone in this one. Bedtime can be hard for so man…

Autism is significantly more common in boys than in girls. This skewed sex ratio has been recognized since the first cases of autism were described in the 1940s. The exact reasons for the ratio remain unclear. It could be rooted in biological differences between the sexes. Or, some experts say, it m…

"The meltdowns are going to happen, people need to know how to react to the meltdowns--and that's where we were failed."Source: The Autism Site

Most school-age children with autism have at least one other psychiatric condition, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), anxiety or depression. Similarly, traits of autism and of other conditions that do not qualify for a diagnosis often co-occur in the general population. What e…

Mice and people missing a copy of a chromosomal region called 16p11.2 show similar patterns of weak brain connections. The results suggest that the mice faithfully represent at least some features of people with this deletion. “In the mouse, these connectivity networks are preserved; they recapitula…

“Be thankful for autism. God shines brightest in weakness, and it comes with strengths that enable us to fill certain job roles better than others would (a talent, if you will).” Peter Lantz By Ron Sandison Recently I had the opportunity to interview Peter Lantz about his career creating…

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A new mouse model of a top autism gene suggests that synchrony of brain networks is a better measure of the gene’s effect than is the mice’s behavior1. This is the fourth mouse model of CHD8 mutations. These mice have one inactivated copy of CHD8. None of the models show significant problems in soci…

By Helen Wallace-Iles When you have a child, there’s something nobody tells you: suddenly your first priority becomes another person’s needs instead of your own, and this can take a lot of getting used to. Then comes the twist: as soon as you’ve adjusted to them being totally dependent on you, you h…

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A new method helps researchers map the patterns of chemical tags in large batches of cells1. These chemical tags, called methyl groups, attach to the DNA base cytosine when it is followed by a guanine, and influence the expression of the associated gene. Tagging patterns vary from one cell to the ne…

About 64% of autism families report receiving respite care.Source: The Autism Site