Were police tactics really necessary to discipline a young boy with special needs?Source: The Autism Site

Neither the ICD nor the DSM takes THIS into account when categorizing autism spectrum disorders.Source: The Autism Site

Many women with traits of autism or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) report having been sexually abused as a child, according to a study of 4,500 people1. It’s unclear why girls with these conditions are at heightened risk of sexual abuse. It may be because girls on the spectrum have …

The setting of this year’s International Society for Autism Research annual meeting (INSAR) — Rotterdam, Europe’s largest port — could not have been more appropriate. The meeting brought together autism researchers from across the field and all over the world to present their latest findings and exc…

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The Art of Autism is focusing on blogs of those who have a dual-diagnosis. By Jacqueline Lee At the beginning of January, I started two government internships concurrently. The first internship was a paid one which essentially laid me off once they were done – w…

It's common in the general population and in people with autism but is often under-diagnosed. Source: The Autism Site

The proportion of children with autism who qualify as ‘minimally verbal’ depends on the criteria researchers use to identify them. The findings suggest that some characteristics of minimally verbal children, including nonverbal intelligence quotient (IQ) and ability to function in everyday life, var…

A greater proportion of 3-year-old girls than boys with autism have psychiatric features such as anxiety and angry moods. These young girls also tend to have poor daily-living and other ‘adaptive functioning’ skills. Researchers presented the unpublished results yesterday at the 2018 International S…

Many children eventually diagnosed with autism lose social skills between 18 months and 3 years of age. But few parents notice this trend, according to data from a large Norwegian study. Researchers presented the unpublished results yesterday at the 2018 International Society for Autism Research ann…

Children with autism show much less restraint when confronted with one of their interests, compared with their typical peers. And this lack of self-control may interfere with their ability to perform cognitive or everyday tasks. Researchers presented the unpublished results today at the 2018 Interna…

Could you survive without wet wipes?Source: The Autism Site

The post Dividing autism; novel messengers; million-dollar mark and more appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Mutations in certain genes contribute specifically to autism, and others only to developmental delay. This finding suggests that, despite overlap between the two conditions, they can be distinct in origin. Researchers presented the unpublished results yesterday at the 2018 International Society for …

Some of these are surprising!Source: The Autism Site