Sometimes, families who have kids with an autism spectrum disorder just need a little extra help. That's where books about autism and autism spectrum disorders come into play.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

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Some people with an extra copy of the autism-linked chromosomal region 16p11.2 have no obvious symptoms, whereas others have autism, schizophrenia, severe cognitive impairment or below-average intelligence1. The first effort to examine this variability in intelligence suggests that other genetic fac…

What I’m learning from Kevin’s DBT classes. By Debra Muzikar The first Wednesday of each month at 4:00 PM Kurt and I drive to El Cajon and pick up Kevin. We take Kevin out to dinner at his favorite little Mexican restaurant in University Heights. After our meal we walk to an office build…

Five to 16 percent of children are affected by Sensory Processing Disorder. But what is it?Source: The Autism Site

This girl wanted to march with her band but was wheelchair-bound. That's when her dad stepped in...Source: The Autism Site

Because kids with disabilities are just as intelligent as their other peers.Source: The Autism Site

Parents of kids at Barnes Intermediate School will never say that cartoons are harmful for their children. Not after this.Source: The Autism Site

Brian Be, movement addict / dancer Spoke N Motion Dance.org features him in his solo during their spring show at the Colorado Ballet. Watch “Loss & Joy … a father’s story.” *** FB: BrianBeArts Twitter: BeArtsWellness Email: BeArtsWellness@gmail.com SpecialAcademy.org/…

A rearrangement on chromosome 16 seen in roughly 1 percent of people with autism usually occurs on the chromosome inherited from the mother, according to a study published 31 December in the American Journal of Human Genetics1. Other studies have found that autism-linked mutations are more likely to…

Being autistic is not about living in a vacuum, sucking in everything around you, living in an existence shutout from your environment. If anything, the environment becomes more real, more painful, more evident. By Jocelyn Eastman Part 1 in a 3-Part Series TW/CW: Upsetting dialogue, discussion of p…

Update 1/18/2016 I’m collecting favorite quotes about autism from some of my favorite people. Please share your own in the comments and if I like it, I’ll add it to the list. 1. “If you’ve met one person with autism, you’ve met one person with autism,” Dr. Stephen…

Remember Bruce Hall? The legally blind photographer who was raising money to publish  a book consisting of photographs of his twins with Autism? Well, Bruce managed to raise the amount needed to publish that book right just before the campaign ended. Also, this post is not about that campa…