This month’s ASAT feature comes to us from Shannon Wilkinson, M.ADS, BCBA. 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! I am a Special Education Teacher at th…

By Megan Amodeo Being a parent of a teen can be a difficult and challenging road these days. There are so many situations that parents in the ‘80’s and ‘90’s never had to navigate. Today’s teenagers have access to the entire world right at their fingertips. This can be a real challenge for an autist…

Older men and women are more likely than young ones to have a child with autism, according to multiple studies published in the past decade. Especially when it comes to fathers, this parental-age effect is one of the most consistent findings in the epidemiology of autism. The link between a mother’s…

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He will be attending the University of the Sunshine Coast in 2018 to study social science.Source: The Autism Site

The idea that a high level of intelligence helps some autistic people in their daily lives crops up often in Hollywood depictions and casual conversation. The concept even has some scientific support. In the late 1960s and early 1970s, several researchers suggested that a high intelligence quotient …

The backdrop to the play was formed of art work of Art of Autism artists – curated by Keri Bowers by Shelly Leachman What a ride for the “ ‘A’ Train.” The play written, performed, produced and directed by UC Santa Barbara scholars — a work that first debuted on campus — has taken the top prize…

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Business: Happy Hands Toys Motto: Happy Hands. Happy People. Fidgets that are fun, fashionable and functional. What does Happy Hands Toys do? We sell fidgets and sensory toys for kids and adults who need to fidget or stim. Whether it be anxiety, autism, sensory, or just for fun; we hope that our pro…

Young children with autism are no more likely than those without the condition to sustain injuries that require medical attention, according a study of more than 2,000 children1. However, injuries are common among children with attention problems. About 30 percent of children with autism meet the cr…

Though research on this medicine was newly published, the history behind it goes back all the way to 1993.Source: The Autism Site

November is National Entrepreneur Month. The Art of Autism is focused on autistic entrepreneurs and organizations that assist them. As part of this series of blogs I had a chance to talk with Jenny Anderson, Director of Celebrate Edu, a nonprofit which provides curricula and workshops that assist pe…

Maya Radhakrishnan, who is 10th grade, has asked that the Art of Autism readers help her with a research project she is doing for a Civil Rights class. She would like if those who are autistic answer a few questions. Passing for Neurotypical Interview Questions 1. How old are you? Are you in high-sc…

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