“We meet children where they are in order to get them where they need to be, ” Kristine Barnett By Ron Sandison On June 26, Kristen Barnett came to my parent’s house in Rochester Hills, Michigan, for the filming of  the new Laurence Becker documentary Fierce Love and Art. I was …

Lechal, an innovative Indian brand from Ducere Technologies has introduced a one-of-its-kind product for those who love to explore new places. They have literally brought navigation to your feet! The Lechal pods can be used in the Lechal insoles that are then placed inside the sports shoes. The pods…

The inner ear holds more secrets than you know.Source: The Autism Site

Scientists don't know for sure what tends to cause them, but it's probably not this commonly-blamed issue.Source: The Autism Site

In working with individuals with autism, my goal is always to help them move towards independence. Recently, I was speaking with a colleague about an intervention I had done in which a child independently began his bedtime routine (brushing teeth, changing into pajamas, etc.) when his VibraLite watc…

By Trisha Katkin Autism training, professional development, workshops, no matter what you call it, all of us need it, but few receive it. Some of us dread the idea of training of any kind because it means sitting in a stuffy conference room all day, listening to someone talk endlessly about “fluff” …

The gene-editing tool CRISPR may cause thousands of unintended mutations, but critics say it’s way too soon to accuse it of infidelity1. A two-page study, published 30 May in Nature Methods, put biology’s hottest technique in the crosshairs, questioning its ability to rewrite DNA with the precision …

I am Syance and I would like to say that my experience at the California State Museum in Sacramento was a blessing and a miracle because I almost did not get to go.  When I received the email, which confirmed that the people in charge of the museum chose my artwork to be a part of this installa…

This deserved a mic drop.Source: The Autism Site

A drug used to treat type 2 diabetes reverses behavioral and brain abnormalities in a mouse model of fragile X syndrome1. The drug, called metformin, has few side effects, so there is little risk in expanding its use to fragile X syndrome. “It’s low-hanging fruit,” says lead researcher Nahum Sonenbe…

“Synchronicity is evident when a Life is ABLAZE with ReFIREment,”  Laurence A. Becker By Ron Sandison On March 22, I was delighted as I opened a letter from Dr. Laurence A. Becker founder of Creative Learning Environments and the producer of With Eyes Wide Open, a documentary film of the life …

We often talk about supporting children with autism, sensory processing dysfunction, ADHD, and other diagnoses, but children grow up to be adults, and often continue to need ongoing therapeutic support. Weighted blankets can help support the needs of children and adults alike. The benefits of weight…

Help your learner navigate their town, shop for groceries and tell time with these fun and educational games! *Promotion is valid until July 10th  2017 at 11:59pm ET. Offer cannot be applied to previous purchases, combined with any other offers, transferred, refunded, or redeemed and/or exchanged f…

Two seemingly different genetic influences contribute to autism: inherited factors and spontaneous mutations. We are racing to discover more about each of these paths, and yet this should not be viewed as a race. Indeed, an ‘either-or’ framing may well shortchange what we can learn about how these t…