It is rare these days to find an autism researcher who does not proclaim the value of advice from the autism community. In fact, consultations with people on the spectrum and their families are now the norm in autism research. Community concerns Bridging science and life on the spectrum. This new n…

By Leigh Marcos Today, more than 1 in 68 children are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Studies reveal that nearly 1 in 6 children have a developmental disability that ranges from speech and language impairments to serious developmental disabilities. Over the past decade, more investmen…

It took them three years to get to this point.Source: The Autism Site

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By Alison, the American iMum It’s important that EVERYONE on the autism spectrum have a voice! Even those who are nonverbal have a lot to say. As a part of our #Activate4Autism movement, we asked The iMUMS to share their expertise about the AAC apps that are helping autistic individuals communicate.…

On the website of the company Neurocore, an illustration of an anthropomorphized human brain, complete with hopeful eyes and a wide smile, is pumping iron. “A stronger brain makes anything possible,” says the tagline next to the cheery brain. This concept — body-building for the brain — is the premi…

It's the little things that make a big difference.Source: The Autism Site

It's one of the nearly 250 sick and twisted stories about abuse and neglect that have come to light in NSW schools in Australia.Source: The Autism Site

Touch screen devices are a way of life for many of us. We use them not only to be productive, but also for entertainment (watching videos, playing games), tracking expenses, shopping online, reading news – you name an activity, and it’s highly likely that these devices can help us accomp…

How to Contribute to a Non-Event Event:   Step 1: Look at your wardrobe for appropriately formal yet professional Gala wear     Step 2: Franticly search for someone to watch your kids/cats/parents Step 3: Relax! Forget about the first 2 steps, you don’t actually need to go anywhere…

A new method offers an efficient way to examine gene expression in individual cells from postmortem brain tissue1. Scientists typically measure gene expression by looking at messenger RNA (mRNA), the intermediary between DNA and protein. Traditional methods for doing this require large batches of ce…

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Yet the young man doesn't consider himself a hero.Source: The Autism Site

Many of the monkeys living on Cayo Santiago, an island off Puerto Rico, are likely to have survived Hurricane Maria, which pummeled the island on 20 September. But the storm’s aftermath has left the island’s more than 1,500 rhesus macaques — including some used for autism research — in jeopardy. Mar…