By Austin John Jones You ever had a bowl of ramen that was so good you didn’t want it to end? You ever been so happy you wanted to hold onto that feeling forever? Dopamine. The chemical in our brain that makes us feel good. That makes us feel happy. That makes us feel pleasure. It’s an a…

The director of the Center for Neural Science shares a ghost story and talks about his collaboration with Todd Sacktor. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Hamy Downs Aged out, of a cage Aged out, in a rage Aged out, turn the page Aged out, Aged out, Aged out Aged out, on the street Aged out, in the heat Aged out, incomplete Aged out, Aged out, Aged out Aged out, feeling so meek Aged out, unable to speak Aged out, labeled a freak Aged out, Aged …

This article was originally an ASAT feature. It comes to us from Alan Schnee, PhD, BCBA-D. 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’ve …

Being able-bodied comes with many privileges that are often overlooked, such as the ease of standing up, sitting down, or reaching for items without assistance. To address the challenges faced by those with lower limb disadvantages, Chronus Robotics, a company based in Lithuania, has developed a sel…

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 29 January. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Ron Sandison In November, I became the first licensed Assemblies of God minister diagnosed with Autism in their hundred year history. Out of 38,000 credited ministers, I am the only one diagnosed with Autism. I speak at 25 churches a year on Autism and faith. Since 2015, I have spoken live to 250…

The protein products of ANK2 and SCN2A interact to regulate dendritic excitability. SourceSource: Spectrum News

This month’s ASAT feature comes to us from Kate McKenna, MEd, MSEd, MS, BCBA, Association for Science in Autism Treatment, and Brittany Hardie, PT, DPT, Melmark. To learn more about ASAT, please visit their website at www.asatonline.org. You can also sign up for ASAT’s free newsletter…

Efforts to define “frank” or “classic” forms of the condition build on several assumptions that the science has not yet borne out. SourceSource: Spectrum News

by Daniel Antonsson Does it feel like your hard earned cash disappears way too fast, leaving your bank account almost empty until the next salary? There is a cure for this, but you need to start to live a life far below your means. Take it to the next level and let saving be a game. Being autistic c…

The Speech Accessibility Project, backed by tech giants like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft, and conducted by the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is actively recruiting U.S. and Puerto Rican adults with Parkinson’s Disease, Cerebral Palsy (CP), Down Syndrome, ALS, and Stroke or …

Here is a roundup of autism-related news and research spotted around the web for the week of 22 January. SourceSource: Spectrum News

By Frank Sterle Jr As a boy with an undiagnosed Autism Spectrum disorder, my grade 2 teacher was the first and most formidably abusive authority figure with whom I was terrifyingly trapped. I cannot recall her abuse in its entirety, but I’ll nevertheless always remember how she had the immoral audac…