A big hurdle for people in wheelchairs is that they need accessibility (ramps, automatic doors, alternative entrances) to enter buildings conveniently. They may be familiar with accessibility options at places they frequent but how about a new location they need to visit? A new restaurant or busines…

When Randy Mueller decided to retire from his grocery sign painting business, he made sure one of his employees, Patrick, stayed on with the new owner.Source: The Autism Site

I love a good tongue-twister!Source: The Autism Site

The rate of autism among 4-year-olds is lower than that among 8-year-olds, suggesting that many children go undiagnosed until they start school. New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) put the prevalence of autism among these younger children at 1 in 751. The findings…

You'd never know it by looking at his amazing drawings today, but when he was younger, D.J. Svoboda could barely grasp a pen.Source: The Autism Site

These two share the most adorable bond!Source: The Autism Site

Hillary Clinton made political history last week by proposing a plan to ramp up autism research and services as part of her presidential bid. Previous campaign discussions about autism have hyped fears of an autism epidemic or even resurrected the long-debunked vaccine link. By contrast, Clinton’s p…

In recent years, technology has cropped up to help kids on the spectrum, but this may be the cutest one yet.Source: The Autism Site

Here's how 6-year-old Olivia Anders ran a lemonade stand in Troy, Michigan, to meet her fundraising goal for an autism service dog.Source: The Autism Site

The post Extraordinary minds: The link between savantism and autism appeared first on Spectrum. Source: Spectrum News

An international team of researchers has launched the largest genetic study of postmortem brain tissue to date. The goal of the project, called PsychENCODE, is to reveal common genetic players in a trio of neuropsychiatric conditions, including autism1. The project, detailed 25 November in Nature Ne…

A study indicates this teaching method may even be counterproductive to learning!Source: The Autism Site

In recent years, technology has cropped up to help kids on the spectrum, but this may be the cutest one yet.Source: The Autism Site

The first effort to sequence genes tied to autism in postmortem brain tissue reveals a range of harmful mutations in people with the condition. The findings, reported 2 December in Neuron, underscore the tremendous diversity of genes that can contribute to autism. They also lend support to studies t…