By Debra Muzikar, Co-Founder The Art of Autism The Art of Autism just received our first check from Facebook for $1,235.53! So many people have created birthday fundraisers for our nonprofit! The Art of Autism would like to thank Keri Bowers, David Weber, Dawn Curtis, Aisha Marie Michael, Hayl Storm…

This can work even after the "normal" potty training age is behind you.Source: The Autism Site

The drug mavoglurant has no effect on a brain circuit involved in social behavior in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome. That may explain why the drug failed to improve social behavior in people with the condition, researchers reported yesterday at the 2017 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting i…

The same techniques that generate images of smoke, clouds and fantastic beasts in movies can render neurons and brain structures in fine-grained detail. Two projects presented yesterday at the 2017 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington, D.C., gave attendees a sampling of what these p…

Neurodivergent artist Mahlia Amatina has created an exhibit about humanity, connectedness, and laundry. Exhibit opens at the Menier Gallery in London November 21 through December 2. Conceptual abstract artist Mahlia Amatina invites you to discover Around the World in 80 Washing Lines, an interactive…

A trio of drugs eases repetitive behaviors in mice by activating neurons in a brain region involved in motor control. Researchers presented the unpublished findings today at the 2017 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Repetitive behaviors, such as spinning or hand flapping, …

Young adults with autism who have intense sensitivity to taste show increased activation in social areas of the brain when they taste something sweet or look at pictures of food. The results suggest that taste sensitivity and social difficulties in autism involve similar areas of the brain. Research…

This is the first blood pressure guideline change in 14 years.Source: The Autism Site

A novel method allows researchers to rapidly generate multiple stem-cell colonies with mutations linked to autism or other conditions1. The method combines the gene-editing tool CRISPR with the ability to transform human stem cells into mature cells. It scales up the gene-editing process and uses cu…

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The Art of Autism is teaming up with Toys AUcross America for a series of giveaways intended to bring art to the autism community to unleash the beauty that is autism. Toys AUCross America would like this art set to go to an autistic child 18 or under. “These sets are for beginners, so budding…

Studies on this parenting method are preliminary but promising.Source: The Autism Site

We're beginning to see that referring to autism as either innate or regressive is over-simplifying it.Source: The Autism Site

Men and women with rheumatoid arthritis are at increased risk of having a child with autism, according to a large study based on medical records from Denmark1. By linking the risk to both parents, the new work hints that autism and arthritis share genetic roots. Rheumatoid arthritis is a condition i…