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Using a clever culture method, scientists can transform human stem cells into a specific blend of neurons that increase brain activity and those that dampen it. The technique could help researchers find factors that lead to an imbalance of excitatory and inhibitory activity in the brain, a disparity…

Hearing people always assume that there is only one way to enjoy music, and that is by listening/ hearing to it. In a world dominated and driven by able bodied privilege, that assumption is prevalent, and when a deaf person shows up at a concert, heads turn. However, deaf people can enjoy music in w…

Two known features of the autism brain — dense connections between nearby neurons and excess folding of the brain’s surface — may be linked, according to a new study1. The findings suggest that excess surface pleating underlies the unusually strong local connections in the brains of people with auti…

By Tom Iland When you have autism, social interactions can be one of the most difficult aspects of life. Uncertainty and an underlying fear of rejection may cause people with autism to avoid interacting with others rather than seizing the opportunity to get to know people. People like me on the au…

There are tons of articles and lists about the best apps for kids with autism. However, you may be missing out on one of the best possible uses of tablets and smartphones for improving services for your learner: the camera app that is already built into the device. A wealth of research has shown the…

What does self-acceptance really mean? Do you really need to like yourself? I have thought about these particular questions more than I would like to recently. I have two teenage and one tween-age daughter. Junior high and high school can be particularly brutal and cruel especially when you are a te…

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Brains from people with autism show patterns of gene expression similar to those from people with schizophrenia, according to a new analysis1. The findings, published 24 May in Translational Psychiatry, deepen the connections between the two conditions, says study leader Dan Arking, associate profes…

Autism comic strip by autistic artist Carissa P. depicts “Baby Talk” by Debra Muzikar A couple weeks ago my Facebook friend Stefanie shared with me this audio clip she recorded on her I-phone. Stefanie just turned 49. In the audio clip you can hear her neighbor (who has known her since …

People with autism show unusually frequent fluctuations in synchronized activity between brain regions, suggests a new imaging study. The findings may help to explain the inconsistent results from studies of connectivity in autism1. Numerous research teams have uncovered altered connectivity in peop…

By Paul Gomez My name is Paul. This is a list of my disabilities with their corresponding percentage issue of said disabilities: 1) – Non-Indepedent 32% 2) – Anti-social 36% 3) – Emotionally Sensitive 78% 4) – Discouraged 69% 5) – Distracted/Zones Out 67% 6) – Tem…

Sangeetha and V Chakrapani, a couple from Mumbai, India, never thought that innocuous questions from their children would one day prompt them to open a Centre for Autistic children.Sangeetha and V Chakrapani are parents to four children (one boy and three girls), two of whom are Autistic. The four c…

Doug Oliver of Nashville, TN, who was legally blind last year, can now not only see, but can also drive a car after a stem cell treatment helped him regain his vision he had lost because of a hereditary condition.Doug had full vision that he lost over a decade because of his condition and went from …