I am the proud parent of two amazing, inspiring teenage girls. We fill our evenings and weekends with my unproven algebra tutoring and driving school. I sometimes struggle in my roles as tutor, math instructor, interpreter for the male gender … and father. Life Science Autism research and the real …

Poor handwriting can lead to classroom "failures" that have nothing to do with intelligence.Source: The Autism Site

They hope this means the drug will hit shelves sooner than it would have otherwise.Source: The Autism Site

Daina Krumins is an artist, filmmaker, and children’s fiction writer.  Her Asperger way of seeing the world is unconventional and the world has taken notice! Her work has received several film and video awards. A creative person to her core, Daina has also penned, “Marion and Stella,” historic…

In this episode, host Jacob Brogan explores how and why some women try to hide their autism. There are benefits to keeping the condition concealed, but this camouflaging comes with psychological costs. The post Spectrum Stories: Camouflaging autism traits appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Researc…

A new catalog aims to help clinicians evaluate the daily challenges people with autism face, and the environment in which they live1. The catalog is the result of an intensive international effort, initiated in 2012. It could lead to accommodations and treatments tailored to individuals on the spect…

By Nils Skudra The ABC miniseries “The Good Doctor,” which has become an extremely popular television show of late, features the English actor Freddie Highmore as Shaun Murphy, a young medical genius with “high-functioning autism” and Savant Syndrome. In the TV Series, Shawn is hired at …

More than half of kids with ASD prefer to walk this way.Source: The Autism Site

The anonymous sender said they would file a formal complaint to council if action was not taken.Source: The Autism Site

The post Fake autism claim; knocking out anesthesia; haunting milestone and more appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

A new map that analyzes gene expression one cell at a time shows how various cell types mature and form the brain’s distinctive structures1. The findings suggest that a particular type of neural stem cell plays a role in autism. During development, cells called glia generate new neurons. These neuro…

High-five to the researchers who came up with this!Source: The Autism Site

"He died the same way he lived -- he put himself second."Source: The Autism Site

The same processes that enable the brain to store new memories may also control many autism genes, a new study suggests1. Candidate genes for autism are more than three times as prevalent in the genetic regions that become active after mice learn a new task as would be expected by chance, the resear…