They took action to help out an autism mom and her son.Source: The Autism Site

Many of us across the country enjoyed a warmer than usual fall and early winter in 2015. It was a wonderful respite for those of us that often endure unreasonable amounts of layers well before the official winter months of January and February. For those of us with autistic children, the warmer fall…

Gene expression profiles for more than 1,600 cells from a small section of the mouse brain have revealed 49 different cell types, nearly twice as many as had previously been identified in this brain area. The findings may help researchers home in on specific cell types that are involved in autism1. …

This documentary shows that people on the spectrum are just that: people.Source: The Autism Site

In a feat of genetic engineering, researchers can now manipulate the DNA of human stem cells to faithfully recreate certain large structural changes that occur in people1. The method could reveal how these genetic glitches sometimes lead to autism. The new approach takes advantage of the wildly popu…

Here’s how Jacquemont describes what he’ll discuss during the session: Testing for genetic variants in individuals at risk for autism and related neurodevelopmental disorders is now relatively widespread in clinical practice, and case-control studies have associated many variants with one of these c…

Autistic people, diagnosed or not, are not here to prove themselves to you, me or anyone else by virtue of “how autistic they are.” By Jocelyn Eastman CN: A Teensy Bit of Vulgarity and Bad Language for effect I’m truly a lucky woman. I don’t have any diagnosed children who would have compelled…

Every child, one way or the other, sooner or later, starts to read stories from children's books. These books are short and sweet, introduce children to objects around them, and help them understand a lot of important concepts at a very early age.But how would a blind or visually impaired child lear…

They were told to put him in an institution. But this is what they did instead.Source: The Autism Site

So many people could benefit from this practice.Source: The Autism Site

‘Really Autism? You going to start before I even have a cup of coffee?’ Yes really. That was posted in an Autism ‘support’ group. I couldn’t resist replying ‘Really Neurotypical? You need a coffee first?’ The poster replied asking why I was offended. I explained I am Autistic and I found the f…

About 1 in 4 children with autism speak few or no words, and those who do speak often have trouble following complex language. A new analysis of 22 studies of people with autism points to a possible anatomical source for some of these language problems1. Most people rely largely on the brain’s left …

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It was only a matter of time before this happened.Source: The Autism Site