By Ashleigh Evans, MS, BCBA Board certified behavior analysts (BCBAs) are instrumental in the development and oversight of ABA services. Working in the ABA field can be incredibly rewarding, but also isolating and exhausting. One recent study found that 72% of ABA professionals experience moderat…

The two journals, although differing in initial support, both realized the need for a publication focused exclusively on the neurodiverse experience. The post New journals seek to fill neurodiversity gap appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

“…it is highly significant that a young actor with autism was selected for the role of Alan and that the filmmakers worked with him in a very sensitive and empathetic manner.” By Nils Skudra I recently had the opportunity to watch Dear John, a heartwarming 2010 film based on Nichol…

There are a variety of suicide interventions designed to improve social connection that could be adapted for autistic people, but first the field must work to dismantle the damaging and inaccurate notion that autistic people are uninterested in social interaction. The post People who need people: Le…

The proteins are part of a newly discovered complex that mends genetic damage exclusively in neurons. The post To repair DNA, neurons harness autism-linked proteins appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Ocean Eversley is a self-taught artist who started painting in 2020 during the pandemic. She use’s art (i.e., poetry, acrylic painting, collage, and photography) to express the beauty and the suffering she sees in the world. In addition, she uses art to highlight the injustices that BIPOC (Black, In…

The research community was abuzz this week with chatter about Nature’s new policy on registered reports, a 3D genome atlas of the cerebellum, and a study that measured brain activity in freely moving octopuses. The post Community Newsletter: Registered reports; cerebellum genome; octopus brain…

Ocean Eversely is a self-taught artist who started painting in 2020 during the pandemic. She use’s art (i.e., poetry, acrylic painting, collage, and photography) to express the beauty and the suffering she sees in the world. In addition, she uses art to highlight the injustices that BIPOC (Black, In…

Here is a roundup of news and research for the week of 27 February. The post Spotted around the web: Synaptic vesicle recycling; telehealth diagnoses; registered reports appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

Mice and rats, for example, gravitate toward their mother’s bedding over bedding that is clean or smells of a different dam. The post Serotonin initiates earliest social bonds appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to make an approval decision on the first-ever drug for girls and women with Rett syndrome by 12 March. The post Debut drug for Rett syndrome at edge of approval appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

By Heather Hoeft, B.S., M.Ed., LBS1 | Reposted with permission from The Autism Helper Many of us know the advantages to ABA (applied behavior analysis) and what it can do for not only people with Autism, but in changing any human behavior. ABA was not started because of Autistic individuals. ABA …

Time is running out to expose this disreputable push for profit over care and change insurance, funding and training practices for the better. The post Private equity harms autism service market appeared first on Spectrum | Autism Research News. Source: Spectrum News

This month’s newsletter takes a close look at the orphan drug program in the United States, several cannabis-based therapies and a secondary analysis of bumetanide, among other new developments in autism-related drug trials. The post Going on Trial: Orphan drugs; CBD; bumetanide appeared first…