Clothing that incorporates self-soothing therapy is aimed at empowering patients to take charge of their symptoms.Source: The Autism Site

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

In September 1933, Mary and Beamon Triplett of Forest, Mississippi, welcomed their first child into the world. At first, Donald appeared to be a healthy, normal baby boy. But that soon began to change. Donald developed inexplicable behaviors, staring into space for lengthy amounts of time or repeati…

Since before he was born, Dylan has been surrounded by music. The result? Incredible!Source: The Autism Site

This new app might make diagnosis easier.Source: The Autism Site

A new computer program allows researchers to track the formation and migration of all neurons in the roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans. The tool, described 3 December in eLife, may help to reveal how autism-linked mutations affect the developing nervous system1. C. elegans is a familiar model for stu…

We want to be on the same page because we don’t want your children to be another statistic. By Jocelyn Eastman Part 2 in a 3-Part Series Part 1 – I am standing right here  – Don’ Speak for Me TW/CW: Violence and abuse in multiple forms, murder of disabled and autistic person…

Since before he was born, Dylan has been surrounded by music. The result? Incredible!Source: The Autism Site

This new app might make diagnosis easier.Source: The Autism Site

Brian O’Roak is rarely seen without a baseball cap. As a postdoctoral researcher, he was known for being intense and focused, sometimes responding to questions with a raised eyebrow beneath the bill of the cap, along with a noncommittal “Hmm …” He may be no less intense or focused these days at Oreg…

Many therapies with the intent to cure are dangerous to our health. We are not science experiments. We are human beings. We are your children. By Jocelyn Eastman Part 3 in a 3-part series Part 1 – I am Standing Right Here – Don’t Speak for Me Part 2 – I am Standing Right Here…

Since before he was born, Dylan has been surrounded by music. The result? Incredible!Source: The Autism Site

He may not wear a costume to conceal his identity, but he can solve complex puzzles in the blink of an eye and use his abilities to build computers.Source: The Autism Site

Having polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a hormonal disorder that affects up to 15 percent of women of childbearing age, increases the risk of having a child with autism by 59 percent1. The risk for obese women with the disorder is higher still — about double that of women who do not have PCOS. The …