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Girls with autism have more difficulty making and executing plans than do boys with the condition, a new study suggests. They also have relatively poor daily-living skills, such as personal hygiene, cooking and using public transportation1. The results suggest that girls with autism would benefit fr…

By Mari-Anne Kehler What do you get when you fall in love? As Dionne Warwick sang: “You only get lies and pain and sorrow. So far at least, until tomorrow, I’ll never fall in love again.”* Another school year ends, and I’m reminded of the endless cycle of heartbreak. “Why is mom wiping her eyes?! Wh…

They don't block sound. Here's what they do, instead.Source: The Autism Site

"Every single thing that meant something to him he lost in a matter of 22 days, at nine years old, and being autistic."Source: The Autism Site

This week, Dr. Val Demiri PhD, BCBA-D, LBA offers some helpful advice on how to improve collaboration between professionals from different disciplines. As professionals, collaborating with others in your work environment is an essential skill that may have been historically overlooked as part of the…

By Lydia Wayman As an autistic advocate and writer, I’ve read most autism books available in the English language. Since autism is so different in each individual, I only see snippets of my experience in most of them. My favorite reads take me inside the author’s world through their writing an…

A component of marijuana called cannabidiol eased seizures in children with Dravet syndrome, a potentially fatal form of epilepsy, in a late-stage clinical trial1. Dravet syndrome stems from mutations in sodium channels, most often in a gene called SCN1A. A gene in the same family, SCN2A, is a top a…

“The best way to have a career you love is if YOU are dedicated to the hard work it will take,” Angela Felice Mahoney, designer of I Can Work curriculum By Ron Sandison As a young adult with autism my greatest struggle was gainful employment. After I graduated with my Master of Divinity,…

There's a huge difference between the way we talk about neurotypical and neurodivergent victims, and that's wrong.Source: The Autism Site

If one were to summarize the state of brain research on autism in a sentence, it might be: “We have many findings, but little understanding.” Neuroimaging research on autism has been enormously productive in the past decades, including tens of thousands of results. But few of the studies have been r…

So here's what they did...Source: The Autism Site

They may be better at communication and social skills than boys, but that doesn't mean their autism is less challenging.Source: The Autism Site

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